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Distribution of a plant parasite on its host and Reproductive and Somatic Effort

Distribution of a plant parasite on its host and Reproductive and Somatic Effort . BIOL 3060. Distribution of a plant parasite on its host: gall distribution on the flowering dogwood, Cornus florida. Flowering dogwood , Cornus florida. Midge fly , Resseliella clavula. Purpose.

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Distribution of a plant parasite on its host and Reproductive and Somatic Effort

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  1. Distribution of a plant parasite on its host andReproductive and Somatic Effort BIOL 3060

  2. Distribution of a plant parasite on its host: gall distribution on the flowering dogwood, Cornusflorida

  3. Flowering dogwood, Cornus florida

  4. Midge fly, Resseliellaclavula

  5. Purpose • To determine the distribution of midge galls on dogwood trees and to investigate some environmental factors that might influence distribution. Questions • 1) How are the galls distributed spatially? • Random vs. clumped vs. uniform • 2) Could # or distribution of galls be related to: • Size/age of the plant? Nearest neighbor distance? Sunny versus shady microhabitat?

  6. P1: Random Distribution • Parasites are randomly distributed within the environment. If midges flew until they “hit” a dogwood haphazardly … 20 20 20 30 30 20 40 40 20 20 20 30 30 30 40 30 20 20 10 20 30 40

  7. P2: Even Distribution • “Regular”: Organisms are evenly spaced in the environment. In our case, every tree would have the same number of galls. This would suggest that the parasites are competing for the trees. 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10

  8. P3: Clumped Distribution • Most trees have few parasites, and some a lot. • Typically associated with: • disease outbreaks • tree densities (“contagious”) • age-related effects 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 30 30 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 0 0 30 0

  9. Environmental Factors We are Measuring • Tree size • Older and infirm trees might be more likely to be attacked by the midge parasite. • Distance to nearest neighbor • If trees are close together, they might be more likely to attract galls. • Collect gall data in two habitats • Some microhabitats might be better for galls than others.

  10. Dogwood Identification (Winter) Both Flower buds (reproductive) Leaf bud (somatic)

  11. Bark: dark brown with squarish, scaly blocks. Young trees will be smooth and not as distinctive.

  12. Terminal Buds Examples of different numbers of bud scales Dogwood with two bud scales. Twigs are slender, green or purple.

  13. Leaf Scars Terminal bud Opposite leaf scars Dogwood leaf scars are opposite, small, and encircle twig. Example of alternate leaf scars

  14. Dogwood Identification Fruit: bright red, in clusters (late summer, fall) Flowers: white, four petals (spring) Leaves: opposite, veins curved

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