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Seeking summer research interns

The Echinacea Project posted job descriptions for field research internships for summer 2012 along with details about how to apply. Applications will be reviewed starting 29 February 29, 2012 and will be accepted until positions are filled.

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Are you interested in gaining field research experience and learning about the ecology and evolution of plants and plant-animal interactions in fragmented prairie? We are looking for 3-5 summer field researchers for an NSF-funded project on habitat fragmentation of the tallgrass prairie. We are investigating how small plant population size influences inbreeding, demography, pollination, and herbivory in the purple coneflower, Echinacea angustifolia. This is a great summer internship, REU, or co-op for those interested in field biology or conservation research.

No experience is necessary, but you must be enthusiastic and hard-working. You will survey natural plant populations, measure plant traits in experimental plots, hand-pollinate plants, observe & collect insects, and assist in all aspects of research. Housing is provided and there is a stipend. Undergraduate students have the opportunity to do an independent project as an REU participant.

Indian grass and big bluestem movement

Look at them go! For the first few seconds of the video, anway,

Scanning distance quality experiment

Hello Project Echinacea Flog!,
I’m glad to be posting my first post! I’m Ricardo Rivera, and I started working for the lab in December and it’s good to be back after the winter break. Seed cleaning for the 2011 harvest is close to being done and scanning achenes for counting is the next step. Karen Taira and I were given the task to try out a new scanning surface and provide feedback about how it could be improved. I have attached the report that Karen, Stuart and I completed.

Report:
Revised Scanning Glass experiment.pdf

Appendix
Control Image:
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3mm Glass to glass distance:
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5mm Glass to glass distance:
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7mm Glass to glass distance:
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9mm Glass to glass distance:
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13mm Glass to glass distance:
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