Sagehen Creek Field Station

01 Jul, 07 AM - 08 Jul, 12 AM

This research is part of a larger project studying the diversity and natural history of caterpillars and their parasitoids. The data collected here will be combined with results from other sites that span wide climatic and latitudinal gradients in order to gain insight into the possible effects of climate change on plant-herbivore-enemy interactions and to examine effects of feeding ecology on diversity. The work consists of rearing caterpillars and their associated parasitoids while conducting laboratory and field experiments exploring caterpillar defenses. We will document plant/caterpillar/parasitoid diversity in the region, natural history, and parasitism rates. In the laboratory (at UNR), we will conduct experiments on the encapsulation process in caterpillars and examine how this may vary with host-plant quality.

Visit #17479 @Sagehen Creek Field Station

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Under Project # 10622 | Research

Climate change and multi-trophic interactions.

faculty - University of Nevada

Reservation Members(s)

lee dyer Jul 1 - 8, 2009 (8 days)
Group of 2 Faculty Jul 1 - 8, 2009 (8 days)
Group of 7 Volunteer Jul 1 - 8, 2009 (8 days)

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Classroom 10 Jul 1 - 8, 2009
Lab / Classroom 10 Jul 1 - 8, 2009
North Cabin (Upper Camp) 10 Jul 1 - 8, 2009
South Cabin (Upper Camp) 10 Jul 1 - 8, 2009