Robin Waterman
@robinwaterman.bsky.social
I'm a PhD student in Plant Biology and Ecology, Evolution & Behavior at Michigan State University's Kellogg Biological Station, working in the Conner Lab. I research agricultural weed evolution and plasticity.
We used slow-motion videos of wild radish pollinators to investigate the mystery of why mustard family flowers consistently have four long plus two short stamens. We propose the new hypothesis that pollination efficiency increases when pollinators move from one stamen type to another during a visit.
September 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
We used slow-motion videos of wild radish pollinators to investigate the mystery of why mustard family flowers consistently have four long plus two short stamens. We propose the new hypothesis that pollination efficiency increases when pollinators move from one stamen type to another during a visit.
Excited to announce our new paper "Testing adaptive hypotheses for an evolutionarily conserved trait
through slow-motion videos of pollinators", published in Royal Society Open Science: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251127. Thanks to co-authors Sally Song, Nicholas Bhandari, & @jeffreyconner.bsky.social!
through slow-motion videos of pollinators", published in Royal Society Open Science: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251127. Thanks to co-authors Sally Song, Nicholas Bhandari, & @jeffreyconner.bsky.social!
September 25, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Excited to announce our new paper "Testing adaptive hypotheses for an evolutionarily conserved trait
through slow-motion videos of pollinators", published in Royal Society Open Science: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251127. Thanks to co-authors Sally Song, Nicholas Bhandari, & @jeffreyconner.bsky.social!
through slow-motion videos of pollinators", published in Royal Society Open Science: doi.org/10.1098/rsos.251127. Thanks to co-authors Sally Song, Nicholas Bhandari, & @jeffreyconner.bsky.social!