Michael R. Whitehead
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View article: <i>Corrigendum to</i> : Retention of an apparently functional plastome in an apparently mycoheterotrophic orchid, <i>Dipodium roseum</i> D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (Orchidaceae)
<i>Corrigendum to</i> : Retention of an apparently functional plastome in an apparently mycoheterotrophic orchid, <i>Dipodium roseum</i> D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (Orchidaceae) Open
Context Giving up photosynthetic function is a bold evolutionary step for a plant, yet the evolutionary transition from autotrophy to mycoheterotrophy has occurred dozens of times. Comparing plastome sequences of mycoheterotrophs and autot…
View article: Retention of an apparently functional plastome in an apparently mycoheterotrophic orchid, Dipodium roseum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (Orchidaceae)
Retention of an apparently functional plastome in an apparently mycoheterotrophic orchid, Dipodium roseum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. (Orchidaceae) Open
Context Giving up photosynthetic function is a bold evolutionary step for a plant, yet the evolutionary transition from autotrophy to mycoheterotrophy has occurred dozens of times. Comparing plastome sequences of mycoheterotrophs and autot…
View article: An innovative approach to using an intensive field course to build scientific and professional skills
An innovative approach to using an intensive field course to build scientific and professional skills Open
This paper reports on the design and evaluation of Field Studies in Functional Ecology (FSFE), a two‐week intensive residential field course that enables students to master core content in functional ecology alongside skills that facilitat…
View article: Population genomics and sexual signals support reproductive character displacement in <i>Uperoleia</i> (Anura: Myobatrachidae) in a contact zone
Population genomics and sexual signals support reproductive character displacement in <i>Uperoleia</i> (Anura: Myobatrachidae) in a contact zone Open
When closely related species come into contact via range expansion, both may experience reduced fitness as a result of the interaction. Selection is expected to favour traits that minimize costly interspecies reproductive interactions (suc…
View article: An innovative approach to using an intensive field course to build scientific and professional skills
An innovative approach to using an intensive field course to build scientific and professional skills Open
This paper reports on the design and evaluation of Field Studies in Functional Ecology (FSFE), a two-week intensive residential field course that enables students to master core content in functional ecology alongside skills that facilitat…
View article: Specific mycorrhizal associations involving the same fungal taxa in common and threatened Caladenia (Orchidaceae): implications for conservation
Specific mycorrhizal associations involving the same fungal taxa in common and threatened Caladenia (Orchidaceae): implications for conservation Open
Background and Aims In orchid conservation, quantifying the specificity of mycorrhizal associations, and establishing which orchid species use the same fungal taxa, is important for sourcing suitable fungi for symbiotic propagation and sel…
View article: Plant Mating Systems Often Vary Widely Among Populations
Plant Mating Systems Often Vary Widely Among Populations Open
Most flowering plants are hermaphroditic, yet the proportion of seeds fertilized by self and outcross pollen varies widely among species, ranging from predominant self-fertilization to exclusive outcrossing. A population's rate of outcross…
View article: Research-based learning: Designing the course behind the research
Research-based learning: Designing the course behind the research Open
It is hoped that the papers in this book have encouraged readers to share the authors' appreciation of the ecology of Kosciuszko National Parkits diversity, variability, subtlety and uniqueness.The authors also hope readers have been intri…
View article: Flood Risk to the Strategic Road Network in England
Flood Risk to the Strategic Road Network in England Open
\nIt is vital that flood risks from multiple sources to the national Strategic Road Network are well understood, to help minimise disruption, reduce risk to people and to help prioritise maintenance programmes. Highways England have undert…
View article: Pollination by sexual deception promotes outcrossing and mate diversity in self‐compatible clonal orchids
Pollination by sexual deception promotes outcrossing and mate diversity in self‐compatible clonal orchids Open
The majority of flowering plants rely on animals as pollen vectors. Thus, plant mating systems and pollen dispersal are strongly influenced by pollinator behaviour. In Australian sexually deceptive orchids pollinated by male thynnine wasps…
View article: Is there evidence of selection in the dopamine receptor D4 gene in Australian invasive starling populations?
Is there evidence of selection in the dopamine receptor D4 gene in Australian invasive starling populations? Open
Although population genetic theory is largely based on the premise that loci under study are selectively neutral, it has been acknowledged that the study of DNA sequence data under the influence of selection can be useful. In some circumst…