New directions in plant ecological development

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Bauhinia guianensis

Polygonum persicaria, sun and shade leaves

Invited participants

Anthony Bradshaw	Liverpool University, UK
Kathleen Donohue	Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Candace Galen	University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, USA
Alastair Fitter	University of York, UK
Angela Hodge	University of York, UK
Andre Kessler	Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Ariel Novoplansky	Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel
Johanna Schmitt	Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Jack C. Schultz	Penn State University, University Park, PA, USA
Harry Smith	University of Nottingham, UK
Fernando Valladares	CSIC Madrid, Spain
Rens Voesenek	University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Cynthia Weinig	University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN, USA

Symposium logo, Plant eco-devo response to low- and high-light environments by Sam Day. Illustrations: Quantitative variation in Arabidopsis flowers is influenced by genetic background, seasonal setting, and their interaction, courtesy of Cynthia Weinig. Fine lateral roots of Tremulina tremulus courtesy of Michael Shane. Bauhinia guianensis, mature lianoid form suspended from the host canopy courtesy of Nick Rowe and Thomas Speck. Leaves produced by inbred genetic replicates of Polygonum persicaria raised in sun (left) and shade (right), courtesy of Sonia Sultan. Further details on some of these images can be found in the April 2005 issue of New Phytologist which contains a feature on plant ecological development. New directions in plant ecological development is sponsored by the New Phytologist Trust.

Last updated: January 17, 2007