evolution of plant breeding systems, hawaii natural history, plant systematics
Teaching
courses taught
EBIO 4500 - Plant Biodiversity and Evolution
Primary Instructor
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Spring 2018 / Spring 2019 / Spring 2020
Lect. and lab. Surveys plant types emphasizing diagnostic features of plants in general and major taxa in particular. Focuses on identity, morphology, anatomy, reproduction, ecology, geography, evolution, fossil record, and economic use of taxa. Recommended prerequisites: EBIO 1210 and EBIO 1220 and EBIO 1230 and EBIO 1240 (minimum grade C-).
EBIO 4510 - Plant Anatomy and Development
Primary Instructor
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Fall 2018 / Fall 2019
Lect. and lab. Introduces structures of seed plants, especially angiosperms, and developmental history of these structures. Studies cell types, and their location and function in plant tissues and organs. The laboratory provides an opportunity to examine plant tissues and to prepare tissues for examination by the light microscope. Stresses role of plant structures in the living plant. Recommended prerequisites:, EBIO 1210 and EBIO 1220 and EBIO 1230 and EBIO 1240 (minimum grade C-).
