Carbon cycling in Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes
Arabidopsis thaliana, widely used as a genetic model in plant science, has a expansive and environmentally varied natural range. Local populations of A. thaliana ("ecotypes") can be used to compare morphological, phenological, and physiological plasticity across a spectrum of locations representing different temperature, photoperiod, and precipitation regimes.
Working with Professor Hilary Callahan at Barnard College, I measured foliar gas exchange under different photoperiod and temperature growth conditions in three ecotypes representing a latitudinal transect from Northern Finland to Germany. This project aligned with multiple undergraduate research projects on intra-species competition between ecotypes and the resulting fitness responses.
Working with Professor Hilary Callahan at Barnard College, I measured foliar gas exchange under different photoperiod and temperature growth conditions in three ecotypes representing a latitudinal transect from Northern Finland to Germany. This project aligned with multiple undergraduate research projects on intra-species competition between ecotypes and the resulting fitness responses.
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