Sitting Ducks: How Plants Use Chemical, Structural, and Toxic Defenses to Protect Themselves
Plants can't move; they are sitting ducks waiting to be eaten by a wide variety of insects, mammals, and fungi -- OR are they?
Plants have evolved a remarkable set of strategies to protect themselves. Plants can also warn each other about impending danger.
In this presentation, Dr. Christopher will reveal the tools plants use to thwart predators and save themselves!
Presenter bio: Dr. Dorothy Christopher is a biology professor at Western Connecticut State University, where she teaches courses on plant ecology and evolution. Dorothy's research focuses on plant-pollinator interactions, with particular attention to how these critical relationships are affected by climate change.
This program is supported by the Friends of the Cheshire Public Library and Cheshire Pollinator Pathway, thanks to a generous grant from the Petit Family Foundation
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