2014/06/30

Daily life in Colorado - Part 4

Research

My field season is slowly winding down with the flowers setting seeds (a.k.a. nutlets).  However, the nutlets contain elaiosomes that are removed by ants (and the plants are also eaten by deers), thus I have to be extra diligent in nutlet-collecting before other creatures get to them first.

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Ants also steal nectar from flowers.  Here is one removing the flower.

2014/06/20

Daily life in Colorado - Part 3

Research

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One of my study species - Mertensia brevistyla.

2014/06/12

2014/06/04

Daily life in Colorado - Part 1

I am certain I will have many posts like this which are just random assortment of photos that I take on a daily basis.

Research

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Collecting Mertensia fusiformis flowers.
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