Ben Culver Katie Grabowski Professor Rob Pringle Where we were Mpala Research Centre Google Earth Living there Everything and we mean everything plants at least is sharp in Kenya Or thorny Or in some way trying to prevent you from eating it ID: 526661
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Associational Defense in Kenya
Ben Culver
Katie Grabowski
Professor Rob PringleSlide2
Where we wereSlide3
Mpala Research CentreSlide4
Google EarthSlide5Slide6
Living thereSlide7
Everything, and we mean everything
(plants at least), is sharp in Kenya. Or thorny. Or in some way trying to prevent you from eating it.
First lesson Slide8
Acacia brevispicaSlide9
Acacia melliferaSlide10
EuphorbsSlide11
Barleria!Slide12
Research Questions
How does a plant decide to invest in growth versus protection? What factors influence this decision?Slide13
-Barleria species
-Data collection and
analysis
-Tyler Coverdale’sresearch towards PhD
What we did/learnedSlide14
Working in the fieldSlide15
Experiments in the Field (I)Slide16
Experiments in the Field (II)Slide17
Sometimes you don’t always have what you need
Lesson in Field researchSlide18
Observations
Spine from an associated
plant
Spine from an unassociated plantSlide19
Top: unassociated plant
Bottom: associated plantSlide20
LMH exclosure plot
UHURUSlide21
Team BarleriaSlide22
TermitesSlide23
ReflectionsSlide24
-To Professor Rob Pringle for selecting us as interns
-To Tyler Coverdale for including us in his research
-To our field assistant Ibrahim for working with us each day
-To the Mpala staff for making each day comfortable
-To PEI for helping make this whole summer possible
Thank you