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From Left to Right: Austin Lynn; Anthony Myers; Rachel Hillabrand; Efrain Martinez; Sunshine Claymore; Emily Ehrenstrom; Sandra Arango-Caro; Erin Skornia; Livingstone Nganga; Sharon Carter; Krystal Chandler

2012 REU Photos - Symposium Pictures, Field Trip Pictures

2012 REU Summer Seminar Series
2012 REU Mentors and Projects

Participants and Projects
Austin Lynn, Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, MO
Ecology of the invasion of Ligusticum obtusifolium in the Shaw Nature Reserve: Examining biotic and abiotic factors.
Mentor: Dr. Sandra Arango-Caro
Abstract; Presentation

Anthony Myers, Harris-Stowe State University, St. Louis, MO
The microscopic study of morphological variation within seeds of Passiflora.
Mentor: Dr. Peter Jørgensen
Abstract; Presentation

Rachel Hillabrand, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Evaluating anatomical seed characters in the Loosestrife Family (Lythraceae).
Mentor: Dr. Shirley Graham
Abstract; Presentation

Efraín Martinez, University of Puerto Rico at Humacao, PR
Contributions toward a revision of Anthurium Sect. Polyneurium, new species from South America.
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Croat
Abstract; Presentation

Sunshine Claymore, Sitting Bull College, Mobridge, SD
Ethno-veterinary treatment of horses by the Great Sioux Nation.
Mentor: Karen Walker
Abstract; Presentation

Emily Ehrenstrom, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO
The role of edaphic substrate and precipitation on early life history stages in Leavanworthia.
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Albrecht
Abstract; Presentation

Dr. Sandra Arango-Caro, REU Co-PI and Coordinator

Erin Skornia, Lincoln University, Jefferson City, MO
Principal components analysis of morphological variation in the Ptelea trifoliata species complex.
Mentor: Dr. Wendy Applequist
Abstract; Presentation

Livingstone Nganga, University of Missouri, St. Louis, MO
DNA barcoding of plants at the Shaw Nature Reserve using matK and rbcL gene sequences: How effective is it at identifying species?
Mentor: Dr. David Bogler
Abstract; Presentation

Sharon Carter, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) study of pollen and trichome variation in Heliophila (Brassicaceae).
Mentor: Dr. Ihsan Al-Shehbaz
Abstract; Presentation