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The meeting will take place over two full days, 23–24 January
2005, with an informal reception and poster session on the evening
of the 23 January.
| Monday 23 January |
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| 09:00–10:00 |
Registration – tea and coffee |
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| 10:00–10:10 |
Welcome & introductions, Holly Slater, Sonia Sultan,
David Ackerly |
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| 10:10–10:35 |
Keynote remarks: Anthony D Bradshaw, Liverpool, UK
Unravelling phenotypic plasticity – why should we bother?
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| 10:35–11:20 |
Rens Voesenek, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands
Submergence-induced shoot elongation: from floodplain communities
to genes |
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| 11:20–12:05 |
Angela Hodge, University of York, UK
Plastic plants and patchy soils |
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| 12:05–12:50 |
Ariel Novoplansky, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev,
Israel
Amelioration of competitive responses in plants |
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| 12:50–13:50 |
Lunch |
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| 13:50–14:35 |
Johanna Schmitt, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
Adaptive evolution of seasonal timing in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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| 14:35–15:20 |
Kathleen Donohue, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
Developmental phenology, morphological plasticity, and habitat
selection in plants |
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| 15:20–15:50 |
Refreshment break |
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| 15:50–16:35 |
Jack Schultz, Penn State University, University Park,
PA, USA
The transcriptional intersection of plant development and defense
responses to insects |
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| 16:35–17:20 |
Andre Kessler, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
Ecological consequences of induced plant responses to herbivory:
a solanaceae example |
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| 17:30–19:30 |
Posters and drinks reception |
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| Tuesday 24 January |
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| 09:00–9:45 |
Harry Smith, University of Nottingham, UK
Signals and sensitivities in plant responses to density |
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| 9:45–10:30 |
Candace Galen, University of Missouri-Columbia, MO, USA
Rooted in the blues: a novel role for blue light signaling in the
foraging ecology of plants |
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| 10:30–11:00 |
Refreshment break |
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| 11:00–11:45 |
Fernando Valladares, CSIC Madrid, Spain
Why plants differ in the extent of their phenotypic plasticity?
An ecophysiological perspective |
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| 11:45–12:30 |
Cynthia Weinig, University of Minnesota, St Paul, MN,
USA
Genetic sources of adaptation and evolutionary constraint in heterogeneous
competitive environments. |
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| 12:30–12:35 |
Introduction to breakout discussions |
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| 12:45–13:45 |
Lunch |
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| 13:45-14:45 |
Breakout discussions |
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| 14:45-15:00 |
Break (15 minutes for discussion group leaders to collect thoughts) |
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| 15:00-16:00 |
Discussion group reports and final discussion |
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| 16:00–17:00 |
Closing reception – traditional afternoon tea |
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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
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