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., R. Chase-Alone, and J.K. Kelly. The genetics of phenotypic plasticity in plant defense: Trichome production in Mimulus guttatus. American Naturalist, Accepted.
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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