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RECENT EVENTS

January 25, 2016 - Lab renovations begin!!!!

October 2, 2015 - Press release for NSF Dimensions of Biodiversity grant with Matt Olson, Steve Defazio, and Larry B. Smart (See GRANTS, below): Poplars, perfumes, willows and insects: Understanding tree biodiversity

August 19, 2015 - Press release for NSF EAGER grant with Caroline Chaboo and Alex Trillo (See GRANTS, below): Caroline Chaboo awarded NSF EAGER grant

PAPERS

January 22, 2016 - Journal of Chemical Ecology article included in the first issue of Jan 2016: Keefover-Ring, K., A. Trowbridge, C.J. Mason, and K.F. Raffa. 2012. Rapid induction of multiple terpenoid groups by ponderosa pine in response to bark beetle-associated fungi. 42: 1-12 Journal of Chemical Ecology PDF With the COVER!!:

December 2015 - Plant, Cell and Environment article included in the first issue of Jan 2016: Barnes, P.W, M.A. Tobler, K. Keefover-Ring, S.D. Flint, A.E. Barkley, R.J. Ryel, and R.L. Lindroth. 2015. Rapid modulation of UV-shielding in plants is influenced by solar UV radiation and linked to alterations in flavonoids. 39: 222-230 Plant, Cell & Environment PDF

December 18, 2015 - The "real" PDF of the AoB PLANTS article posted online: Keefover-Ring, K. 2015. Bergamot versus beetle: evidence for intraspecific chemical specialization. 7 : plv132 AoB PLANTS PDF

December 11, 2015 - Jounral of Chemical Ecology article published online: Keefover-Ring, K., A. Trowbridge, C.J. Mason, and K.F. Raffa. 2015. Rapid induction of multiple terpenoid groups by ponderosa pine in response to bark beetle-associated fungi. Journal of Chemical Ecology PDF

November 19, 2015 - Jounral of Chemical Ecology article accepeted: Keefover-Ring, K., A. Trowbridge, C.J. Mason, and K.F. Raffa. 2015. Rapid induction of multiple terpenoid groups by ponderosa pine in response to bark beetle-associated fungi. Journal of Chemical Ecology

November 16, 2015 - AoB PLANTS article published online: Keefover-Ring, K. 2015. Bergamot versus beetle: evidence for intraspecific chemical specialization. AoB PLANTS

November 13, 2015 - Journal of Plant Ecology article published online: Keefover-Ring, K., K. Rubert-Nason,A.E. Bennett, and R.L. Lindroth. 2015. Growth and chemical responses of trembling aspen to simulated browsing and ungulate saliva. Journal of Plant Ecology

July 15, 2015 - Plant, Cell and Environment article published online: Barnes, P.W, M.A. Tobler, K. Keefover-Ring, S.D. Flint, A.E. Barkley, R.J. Ryel, and R.L. Lindroth. 2015. Rapid modulation of UV-shielding in plants is influenced by solar UV radiation and linked to alterations in flavonoids. Plant, Cell & Environment PDF

GRANTS

July 6, 2015 - NSF DEB 1547851 grant awarded: EAGER: The evolution of anti-predator defenses in tortoise beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae) $149,637.00. Lead PI: Caorline Chaboo; Co-PIs: Alex Trillo and Ken Keefover-Ring

September 1, 2015 - NSF DEB 1542479 grant awarded: Dimensions US-China: Collaborative Research: Allozomes and dioecy in plants as drivers of multi-level biodiversity. $459,656.00 to Keefover-Ring, Lead PI Wisconsin

April 27, 2015 - NSF DEB 1456592 grant awarded: SG: Growth-defense tradeoffs, context dependency and genetic variation in aspen: implications for plant-insect interactions. $150,000.00. Lead PI: Rick Lindroth; Co-PIs: Eric Kruger and Ken Keefover-Ring