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Melissa Whitaker

@lycaeidesmelissa.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor at East Tennessee State University Plant-Insect interactions, Chemical Ecology, Herbivory, Pollination Insufferable foodie www.melissawhitaker.net

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American Society of Plant Biologists @aspbofficial.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
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
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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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Phil Stevenson @philstevenson.bsky.social · 29/12/2024
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...
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Tanja Pyhäjärvi @pyhatanja.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
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...
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Changes to the classification
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Melissa Whitaker @lycaeidesmelissa.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
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...
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Lars Chittka @larschittka.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
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Wie intelligent sind Bienen?
Von wegen Reflexmaschinen: Lars Chittka gibt faszinierende Einblicke in die kognitive Welt der Bestäuber.
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Johanna Mappes @jmappes.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
🧪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.
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Summer school:<br> Evolutionary Biology in Guarda
Information about the annual summer school Evolutionary Biology in Guarda
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