Department of Entomology
Dr. Liza M. Holeski
Post-doctoral Research Associate
Contact Information
Department of Entomology
University of Wisconsin, Madison
1630 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
Email: holeski@entomology.wisc.edu
Phone:
608-262-4319
Research Interests
Evolutionary genetics
Quantitative trait evolution in plant populations
Plant- herbivore interactions
Chemical ecology
I am currently working under the NSF FIBR grant "Community genetics, heritability, and evolution: Consequences of extended phenotypes."
Please see the link "Cottonwood group web page" below for more details about our research and a complete list of collaborators.
Education
B.A., Biology (with Distinction); B.A., Philosophy. St. Olaf College, 2001.
Ph.D., Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (with Honors). University of Kansas, 2007.
Publications
Holeski, L.M., M.J.C. Kearsley, and T.G. Whitham. 2009. Separating ontogenetic and environmental variation in resistance to herbivory in cottonwood. Ecology 90: 2969-2973. PDF
Holeski, L.M. , A. Vogelzang, G. Stanosz, and R.L. Lindroth. 2009. Incidence of Venturia shoot blight in aspen (Populus tremuloides Michx.) varies with tree chemistry and genotype. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 37: 139-145. PDF
Kelly, J.K., L.M. Holeski, and H.S. Arathi. 2008. The genetic correlation between flower size and water use efficiency in Monkeyflowers. Evolutionary Ecology Research 10(1):147-152. PDF
Holeski, L.M. 2007. Within and among generation phenotypic plasticity in trichome density of Mimulus guttatus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20: 2092-2100. PDF
Holeski, L.M. and J.K. Kelly. 2006. Mating system and the evolution of quantitative traits: An experimental study of Mimulus guttatus. Evolution 60(4): 711-723. PDF
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