Odum School Faculty

Dorset W. Trapnell Assistant Dean Odum School of Ecology University of Georgia Ecology Bldg. Athens, GA   30602-2202 (706) 542-6506 Fax: (706) 542-4819 e-mail: dorset@uga.edu Graduate Faculty

Education
Ph.D. - University of Georgia

Research Interests
Plant evolutionary biology and conservation genetics
Evolutionary impact of landscape level disturbance and fragmentation on herbaceous plant species, particularly neotropical orchids
Phylogeographic analyses for the purpose of identifying ancient refugia during the last glacial maxima and subsequent expansion zones of plant taxa due to global warming

Selected Publications
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Trapnell DW, Hamrick JL (2006) Floral display and intra-population mating patterns in the neotropical epiphytic orchid, Laelia rubescens. American Journal of Botany, 93, 1010-1018.

Trapnell DW, Hamrick JL (2006) Variety of phorophyte species colonized by the neotropical orchid, Laelia rubescens. Selbyana, 27, 60-64.

Schuettpelz E, Trapnell DW (2006) Exceptional epiphyte diversity on a single tree in Costa Rica. Selbyana, 27, 65-71.

Trapnell DW, Hamrick JL (2005) Mating patterns and gene flow in the neotropical epiphytic orchid, Laelia rubescens. Molecular Ecology, 14, 75-84.

Trapnell DW, Hamrick JL (2004) Partitioning nuclear and chloroplast variation at multiple spatial scales in the neotropical epiphytic orchid, Laelia rubescens. Molecular Ecology, 13, 2655-2666.

Trapnell DW, Hamrick JL, Nason JD (2004) Three-dimensional fine-scale genetic structure of the neotropical orchid, Laelia rubescens. Molecular Ecology, 13, 1111-1118.  

Trapnell DW, Hamrick JL, Giannasi DE (2004) Genetic variation and species boundaries in Calopogon (Orchidaceae). Systematic Botany, 29, 308-315 .

Windsor DM, Trapnell DW, Amat G (1996) The capitulum of a neotropical walkingstick, Calynda bicuspis, induces aboveground egg dispersal by the ponerine ant, Ectatomma ruidum. Journal of Insect Behavior, 9, 353-367.

Curriculum Vitae

Last Updated: January 24, 2007

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