publications
Williams EW, Zeldin J, Semski WR, Hipp AL, Larkin DJ. 2021. Phylogenetic distance and resource availability mediate direction and strength of plant interactions in a competition experiment. Oecologia 197: 459-469. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00442-021-05024-4 (This study is from my REU at the Chicago Botanic Garden)
Karron JD, Christopher DA, Semski WR. 2021. Pollen transport: Illuminating a key mechanism of disassortative pollination. Current Biology 31: R893-R895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.050
Christopher DA, Karron JD, Trapnell DW, Smallwood PA, Semski WR, Mitchell RJ. 2021. Selfing rates vary with floral display size and pollinator visitation rates in natural populations of Mimulus ringens. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13781
Christopher DA, Mitchell RJ, Trapnell DW, Smallwood PA, Semski WR, and Karron JD. 2020. Edge effects and mating patterns in a bumblebee-pollinated plant. AoB PLANTS 12: 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plaa033
Christopher DA, Mitchell RJ, Trapnell DW, Smallwood PA, Semski WR, and Karron JD. 2019. Hermaphroditism promotes mate diversity in flowering plants. American Journal of Botany 106(8): 1131–1136. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1336
Karron JD, Christopher DA, Semski WR. 2021. Pollen transport: Illuminating a key mechanism of disassortative pollination. Current Biology 31: R893-R895. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2021.05.050
Christopher DA, Karron JD, Trapnell DW, Smallwood PA, Semski WR, Mitchell RJ. 2021. Selfing rates vary with floral display size and pollinator visitation rates in natural populations of Mimulus ringens. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13781
Christopher DA, Mitchell RJ, Trapnell DW, Smallwood PA, Semski WR, and Karron JD. 2020. Edge effects and mating patterns in a bumblebee-pollinated plant. AoB PLANTS 12: 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1093/aobpla/plaa033
Christopher DA, Mitchell RJ, Trapnell DW, Smallwood PA, Semski WR, and Karron JD. 2019. Hermaphroditism promotes mate diversity in flowering plants. American Journal of Botany 106(8): 1131–1136. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1336
conference presentations
Semski WR, Mitchell RJ, Karron JD. Individual flowering schedules and floral display size in monkeyflower: a common garden study. Oral presentation. (The COVID-19 pandemic drove most conferences virtual, so I took advantage by presenting at as many as I could.)
2021. Scandinavian Association for Pollination Ecology (SCAPE) annual meeting. Virtual.
2021. Botanical Society of America annual meeting: Botany. Virtual.
2021. Society for the study of Evolution annual meeting. Virtual.
2021. American Society of Naturalists annual meeting: Asilomar. Virtual.
2020. Scandinavian Association for Pollination Ecology (SCAPE) annual meeting. Virtual.
2020. Botanical Society of America annual meeting: Botany. Virtual.
Semski WR, Karron JD, Mitchell RJ, Trapnell DW, Christopher DA, Smallwood PA, Porcher E, and Devaux C. Disentangling genetic and ecological factors influencing among-population variation in selfing rate in monkeyflower. 2019. Oral presentation. Society for the Study of Evolution annual meeting. Providence, RI.
Semski WR, Karron JD, Mitchell RJ, Trapnell DW, Christopher DA, Smallwood PA, Kornbluh A, Vizelka J, Porcher E, and Devaux C. Influence of herkogamy on selfing rate and pollen export in Mimulus ringens. 2018. Oral presentation. Botanical Society of America annual meeting. Rochester, MN.
2021. Scandinavian Association for Pollination Ecology (SCAPE) annual meeting. Virtual.
2021. Botanical Society of America annual meeting: Botany. Virtual.
2021. Society for the study of Evolution annual meeting. Virtual.
2021. American Society of Naturalists annual meeting: Asilomar. Virtual.
2020. Scandinavian Association for Pollination Ecology (SCAPE) annual meeting. Virtual.
2020. Botanical Society of America annual meeting: Botany. Virtual.
Semski WR, Karron JD, Mitchell RJ, Trapnell DW, Christopher DA, Smallwood PA, Porcher E, and Devaux C. Disentangling genetic and ecological factors influencing among-population variation in selfing rate in monkeyflower. 2019. Oral presentation. Society for the Study of Evolution annual meeting. Providence, RI.
Semski WR, Karron JD, Mitchell RJ, Trapnell DW, Christopher DA, Smallwood PA, Kornbluh A, Vizelka J, Porcher E, and Devaux C. Influence of herkogamy on selfing rate and pollen export in Mimulus ringens. 2018. Oral presentation. Botanical Society of America annual meeting. Rochester, MN.

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