2015/06/30

June update - Research-related photos

Here are some photos related to my research.

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Mertensia fusiformis

Mertensia fusiformis

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M. brevistyla

Mertensia brevistyla under visible and UV spectrum
One of the things I was interested in finding out this summer was if there are any UV patterns in M. fusiformis and M. brevistyla flowers. Here are M. brevistyla flowers under visible and UV spectrum (compared to the M. fusiformis pictures).  I guess the answer is no.

I also did a lot of pollinator observations this month to examine the assemblage differences between the two flowering species (M. brevistyla and M. fusiformis).  Here are some of the pollinators I saw.

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Syrphid fly visiting M. fusiformis.

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Syrphid fly on M. ciliata (not my study species).

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Syrphid fly after visiting M. fusiformis.

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Halictid bee visiting M. fusiformis

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Halictid bee visiting Mertensia brevistyla

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Halictidae bee on Mertensia fusiformis

Halictidae bee on Mertensia fusiformis

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Halictid bee visiting M. brevistyla

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Anthophora sp. visiting M. brevistyla

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Anthophora sp. visiting M. fusiformis
 
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Osmia sp. visiting M. fusiformis

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Osmia sp. visiting Mertensia fusiformis
Osmia sp. visiting M. fusiformis

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Osmia sp. visiting M. brevistyla


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Anthidium manicatum visiting Mertensia brevistyla
 Anthidium manicatum visiting M. brevistyla

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Bombus flavifrons visiting M. brevistyla

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Bombus flavifrons on Mertensia brevistyla

Bombus californicus visiting Mertensia fusiformis
B. californicus visiting M. fusiformis

Bombus californicus visiting Mertensia fusiformis

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B. bifarius visiting M. fusiformis

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Bombus bifarius visiting Mertensia fusiformis

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B. sylvicola and an ant visiting M. fusiformis

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 B. sylvicola visiting M. fusiformis

Bombus sylvicola visiting Mertensia fusiformis

Bombus flavifrons visiting Mertensia fusiformis
 B. flavifrons visiting M. fusiformis

Rocky Mountain Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thetis) visiting Mertensia fusiformis
One of the most interesting pollinators I saw was this Rocky Mountain Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thetis) visiting M. fusiformis

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Six nutlets instead of the usual four - might be somatic mutation.

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Nutlets-setting

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 I set up some mixed-array to study pollinator preference and constancy using fluorescent dye as an analogue for pollen transfer.

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Checking for fluorescent dye in flowers.

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Starting next month (i.e., tomorrow), I will be carrying out another project where I will visit different Mertensia species in Colorado, Utah, and Arizona and measure/compare their reproductive and vegetative traits.

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