2012 Pollination Biology Field Course
Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri
Are you interested in pollination biology? The Canadian Pollination
Initiative (NSERC-CANPOLIN) is pleased to once again offer a 12-day
intensive pollination biology field course at the historic and
internationally-renowned Missouri Botanical Garden (MBG) in St.
Louis, MI. The course includes daily lectures and discussions, field
excursions, lab activities, and completion of an individual research
project. Topics to be covered include zoological diversity of
polinators, botanical basis and diversity of floral classification,
floral advertisement, floral rewards, pollinator foraging, abiotic
pollination, evolutionary ecology, breeding systems, and agricultural
applications.
Dates: April 16 - 27, 2012
Cost: CDN $500 (includes shared accommodation with cooking
facilities, field trips, and use of equipment). Participants will be
responsible for transportation to and from the course (a van will be
travelling from the Guelph area and participants from the area can
carpool), food, and other incidentals. Cost for local participants
not requiring accommodation is $100.
Instructors: Dr. Peter Kevan (U of Guelph) and Dr. David Bolger
(MBG), with guest lecturers (TBA).
Who is eligible: This course is available to grad students, post
docs, faculty and anyone else interested in pollination biology. A
pollination background is not required. Priority will be given to
CANPOLIN and MBG students and other biologists for whom the course
will have significant impact on their research and/or teaching.
For more information or to enroll, please contact Sarah Bates
(<mailto:[email protected]>[email protected]) or visit
<http://www.uoguelph.ca/canpolin>www.uoguelph.ca/canpolin
Space is limited, sign up today!
Deadline to enroll is February 15, 2012.
