Ph.D. Students Wanted! Ecology and evolution of plants and plant-animal interactions
My lab is broadly interested in the ecology and evolution of plants and their communities, often focusing on plant-animal interactions such as herbivory, seed predation, and seed dispersal. Major questions include how genetic diversity is maintained in nature, how invasive plant species acquire their invasive traits, and how genome size might affect plant ecology and evolution. We use a combination of field, greenhouse, phylogenetic and molecular genetic approaches. Students are expected to develop their own independent projects but will also have opportunities to collaborate on an NSF-funded investigation of hybridization and adaptation to herbivory in wild sunflowers. Rices Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EEB) program boasts an exceptionally active faculty and a dynamic group of graduate students. We also have great facilities, including new molecular labs and a new 3600 sq. ft. greenhouse. Areas of emphasis include interspecific interactions, mutualism, cooperation, herbivory, and invasion biology. Outstanding fellowship-based financial support is available for Ph.D. students. For more info please contact: Ken Whitney email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] personal webpage: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~kwhitney/ lab webpage: http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~planteco/index.html Please also check out the research pages for other Rice EEB faculty, many of whom are also accepting students: http://eeb.rice.edu/faculty.html
