Sagehen Creek Field Station

07 May, 10 AM - 22 May, 08 AM

We plan to continue working looking at the specificity and mechanisms of communication between sagebrush plants that leads to induced resistance to herbivory. This year we plan to address the following questions: 1)Is communication more effective between clones that are genetically identical compared to individuals that are genetically different? 2)Do relatives communicate more effectively than non-kin? 3)Can we characterize the chemical profile of the volatile signal? 4)Does this chemical profile help to explain the patterns of differential kin or self recognition? 5)Can we find a biological or chemical assay of resistance for sagebrush instead of relying on the amount of damage it receives over the season? 6)Over what time frame does volatile communication occur?

Visit #14869 @Sagehen Creek Field Station

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Under Project # 9784 | Research

Sagebrush Communication

faculty - University of California, Davis

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Rick Karban May 7 - 22, 2008 (16 days)
Rick Karban May 7 - 22, 2008 (16 days)
Rick Karban May 7 - 22, 2008 (16 days)

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Johnson Cabin (Upper Camp) 3 May 7 - 22, 2008