Reproductive Ecology of Plants  

Bio 410/510

4 credit hours

MWF 11:30 - 12:20; lab 13:00 - 15:50

Text: Plant Breeding Systems by A.J. Richards

Final Exam is here (read all three papers before answering question 2).

    Paper 1 is here
    Paper 2 is here
    Paper 3 is here

Current Syllabus (subject to change)


Course Requirements (plus hints on writing your term paper)


List of students and emails

Chapter 9

Discussion Papers This Week

Lecture Topics

Sept 26    Introduction        
               Floral morphology     
               Pollination syndromes        *Discussion paper    


Oct 3        Sexual reproduction
                Sex theory                   
                 TBA                                 *Discussion papers

Oct 10     Selfing and outcrossing     
               Selfing and inbreeding     
                Mating system estimation        *Discussion paper   

Oct 17      Pollination - Floral morphology  
                Pollination - Behavior      
                Pollination - Pollinators        *Discussion paper

Oct 24      Pollen development        
                Pollen germination/growth
                    - Read this paper   
                Pollen tube growth/fertilization    *Discussion paper

Oct 31      Self Incompatibility     
                    - Read this paper too   
                Pollen-style interactions      
                Ovule development/abortion        *Discussion paper       

Nov 7       Isolating Mechanisms          
                Sexual Selection      
                no class                       

Nov 14     Ovules, Seeds and Fruits                 
                Asexual Reproduction             
                Seed dispersal                *Discussion paper
          
Nov 21    Conservation - Rare Plants      
                    - Case Studies     
                no class                          
                no class                       

Nov 28     Conservation - Invasive Species             
                Experimental Analysis of Plant Reproduction             
                Review and discussion               

Useful Links:
       Dictionary of Botanical Terms
       Early Angiosperm Evolution

For more information contact Mitch Cruzan

Room 404, Science Building 1

Mail to: Cruzan@pdx.edu