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SUMMARY:The evolution of floral morphology in the Antirrhineae and its rel
 ationship with pollinator shifts - Celilia Martinez-Perez
DTSTART:20120622T123000Z
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CONTACT:Suzy Stoodley
DESCRIPTION:In recent years the function of several genes involved in flow
 er development has been elucidated\; however little attempt has been made 
 to match it with the ecological and evolutionary profiles of plant groups.
  The tribe Antirrhineae\, which includes the model species Antirrhinum maj
 us and Linaria vulgaris\, presents a good degree of variation in floral mo
 rphology that can be related to pollen vectors. My project analyses how di
 fferent flower developmental programmes are involved in plant-animal coevo
 lution with the aim of producing a detailed picture of the molecular evolu
 tionary events underlying pollinator shifts. I have begun by characterisin
 g different floral traits and mapping them onto the group phylogeny\, to d
 etermine the importance of floral change with pollinator shifts for the ev
 olution of this group. Future work will look at the evolution of the genes
  responsible for the development of these traits such as MIXTA\, necessary
  for the formation of conical cells\; and Invaginata\, involved in the for
 mation of nectar spurs.
LOCATION:Department of Plant Sciences\, Large Lecture Theatre
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