Three 3-hour nature walks (e.g., Aldrich Park, UCI
Ecological Preserve, UCI Arboretum, Duck Ponds, Irvine
Arboretum, UC South Coast Field Station) will be scheduled
at an organizational meeting. On those walks, we will look
at phenomena that are in the center of interest to research
in plant cell and developmental biology, such as plant
tumors, galls and nodules, the effect of stress on plants,
mechanisms that determine the shape and color of plants or
drive fertilization and seed production. We will take
pictures and produce a photographic summary (website) of the
walks to conclude the course. It is my goal to open your
eyes for previously unnoticed wonders and to change the way
you view and walk green nature in the future. There will be
one organizational class meeting on Friday, April 3, from
4-5 PM (108 Greenhouse) to schedule the three nature walks
and to select the locations. Attendance at the
organizational meeting and all nature walks is required.
