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SUMMARY:Hybrid Mimulus Flowers Attract A New Pollinator - Foen Peng (Haver
 ford College\, USA)
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DESCRIPTION:*Host* Glover Lab Group\n\n*Abstract* Successful pollination i
 s a prerequisite for the reproduction of the ~325\,000 flowering plant spe
 cies. Many flowers have evolved a suite of floral traits that enable speci
 alized associations between the flower and a particular pollinator (e.g.\,
  bees\, hummingbird\, hawkmoth)\, recognized as the pollinator syndrome. T
 hese traits include flower color\, scent\, shape\, orientation\, and necta
 r rewards. Because evolutionary transitions from one pollinator syndrome t
 o another (e.g.\, from bee- to hummingbird- pollination) require coordinat
 ed changes of multiple floral traits\, with each trait controlled by multi
 ple genes\, one would predict that pollinator syndrome switches are diffic
 ult and should happen infrequently. Yet these switches occur rapidly in na
 ture and have been extensively documented. As such\, the evolution of poll
 inator syndromes is one of the most intriguing examples of polygenic adapt
 ation in nature. In this talk\, I will discuss some of the projects that m
 y lab has been pursuing to understand the mechanisms underlying pollinator
  syndrome switches. \n\n*Please note the seminars are for University Of Ca
 mbridge members ONLY.*
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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