Melissa Whitaker
@lycaeidesmelissa.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at East Tennessee State University
Plant-Insect interactions, Chemical Ecology, Herbivory, Pollination
Insufferable foodie
www.melissawhitaker.net
Plant-Insect interactions, Chemical Ecology, Herbivory, Pollination
Insufferable foodie
www.melissawhitaker.net
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Plant Science Research Weekly -- Review: Cycad chemicals and coevolution (New Phytologist) @shaylasalzman.bsky.social @jcarlosvillarreal.bsky.social @lycaeidesmelissa.bsky.social @evodivmet.bsky.social (Summary by Xavier Ozowara xozowara99@vt.edu) buff.ly/utBCK2L
#PlantaePSRW
#PlantaePSRW
Review: Cycads, chemicals, and coevolution | Plantae
Cycads are an ancient lineage of gymnosperms with fascinating ecological interactions. In a recent review, Salzman et al. examine the various adaptations of cycads, from attracting pollinators to…
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May 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Plant Science Research Weekly -- Review: Cycad chemicals and coevolution (New Phytologist) @shaylasalzman.bsky.social @jcarlosvillarreal.bsky.social @lycaeidesmelissa.bsky.social @evodivmet.bsky.social (Summary by Xavier Ozowara xozowara99@vt.edu) buff.ly/utBCK2L
#PlantaePSRW
#PlantaePSRW
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Floral nectar: Fifty years of new ecological perspectives beyond pollinator reward. Nice article from #MartaBarberis and #MassimoNepi on ecological function of nectar chemistry although overlooks the role of nectar metabolites in mitigating disease in bees. usiena-air.unisi.it/retrieve/e5b...
usiena-air.unisi.it
December 29, 2024 at 8:46 PM
Floral nectar: Fifty years of new ecological perspectives beyond pollinator reward. Nice article from #MartaBarberis and #MassimoNepi on ecological function of nectar chemistry although overlooks the role of nectar metabolites in mitigating disease in bees. usiena-air.unisi.it/retrieve/e5b...
Reposted by Melissa Whitaker
Big news from Finnish publication forum. Almost all MDPI and Frontiers journals will be downgraded to level 0 and thus are not considered as properly peer reviewed trustworthy scientific journals.
julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/news/chan...
julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/news/chan...
Changes to the classification
julkaisufoorumi.fi
December 16, 2024 at 10:12 AM
Big news from Finnish publication forum. Almost all MDPI and Frontiers journals will be downgraded to level 0 and thus are not considered as properly peer reviewed trustworthy scientific journals.
julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/news/chan...
julkaisufoorumi.fi/en/news/chan...
Know any promising students interested in plant-insect chemical ecology? The Whitaker lab at ETSU has two open master's positions for the 2025-2026 academic year!
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
docs.google.com
December 15, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Know any promising students interested in plant-insect chemical ecology? The Whitaker lab at ETSU has two open master's positions for the 2025-2026 academic year!
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Reposted by Melissa Whitaker
Reposted by Melissa Whitaker
🧪The 2025 Guarda Summer course is intended for master students and early PhD students in evolutionary biology.
14. - 21. June 2025 in the Swiss mountain village Guarda.
Web page with all details: tb.ethz.ch/education/gu...
Application is open now. Deadline is the 15. January 2025.
14. - 21. June 2025 in the Swiss mountain village Guarda.
Web page with all details: tb.ethz.ch/education/gu...
Application is open now. Deadline is the 15. January 2025.
Summer school:<br> Evolutionary Biology in Guarda
Information about the annual summer school Evolutionary Biology in Guarda
tb.ethz.ch
December 1, 2024 at 9:58 PM
🧪The 2025 Guarda Summer course is intended for master students and early PhD students in evolutionary biology.
14. - 21. June 2025 in the Swiss mountain village Guarda.
Web page with all details: tb.ethz.ch/education/gu...
Application is open now. Deadline is the 15. January 2025.
14. - 21. June 2025 in the Swiss mountain village Guarda.
Web page with all details: tb.ethz.ch/education/gu...
Application is open now. Deadline is the 15. January 2025.