Ecological and evolutionary consequences of phenotypic plasticity in plants
Course # 20517091.1
Mitrani Department of Desert Research, Blaustein
Institute for Desert Research,
Fall 2003-4, Tuesdays
For more details please contact Dr. Ariel Novoplansky
Office: 6596820, Fax: 6596821
Last updated
Course outline
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1. Classes and hierarchies of phenotypic
plasticity.
2. Signal perception and information processing
by plants.
3. Plant morphogenetical controls and their
ecological implications.
4. Plant foraging: strategies and mechanisms.
5. Phenotypic plasticity and the organization of
populations and communities.
6. Costs and limits of phenotypic plasticity.
7. Phenotypic plasticity and evolution:
consequences and implications.
8. On the differences between plants and
animals.
Course duties and grade components
1. Active participation (rather than mere
presence...) in classes and discussions (30%).
2. Coordination of a discussion on a selected
topic (20%).
3. A review paper or a research proposal (50%).
Nov 18 Inducible defenses in plants (Amir)
Nov 25 Plant foraging and division of labor in
plants (Michal)
Dec 2
Root communication and self/nonself discrimination (Elad)
Dec 9 The controversy over
plasticity genes (Asaf)
Dec 16 Consequences of plasticity for plant
competition (Dov)
Dec 23 Phenotypic plasticity and behavior (Gilli)
Dec 30 Maternal effects (Jayanti)
Jan 6 Phenotypic integration in
plants (Justin)
Jan 13 Plasticity and ontogeny
(Yafei)
Jan 20
Evaluation of adaptability of plasticity (Gal)
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