PATRICIA PERONI

Academic Background:

B.A., SUNY College at Plattsburgh; Masters of Library Science, SUNY at Albany; M.S. Bucknell University; Ph.D., Duke University
Reference Librarian, Bucknell University
Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology, UNC Greensboro.
Associate Professor of Biology, Davidson College

Professional Organizations: AIBS, CUR, Sigma Xi, Botanical Society of America, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

Recent Publications:

Steven, J.C.*, P.A. Peroni, and E. Rowell*. in press. The effects of pollen addition on fruit set and gender expression in the andromonoecious herb horsenettle (Solanum carolinense). American Midland Naturalist.
McCauley, D., J. Stevens*, P.A. Peroni, and J.A. Raveill. 1966. The spatial distribution of chloroplast DNA and allozyme polymorphisms within a population of Silene alba. American Journal of Botany 83:727-731.
Peroni, P.A. 1995. Field and laboratory investigations of seed dormancy in red maple (Acer rubrum L.) from the North Carolina Piedmont. Forest Science 41(2):378-86.
Peroni, P.A. 1994. Invasion of red maple (Acer rubrum L.) during old field succession in the North Carolina Piedmont: Age structure of red maple in young pine stands. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 121(4):357-9.
Peroni, P.A. 1994. Seed size and dispersal potential of Acer rubrum (Aceraceae) samaras produced by populations in early and late successional environments. American Journal of Botany 81:1428-1434.

Current Research Interests:

Demography and ecological genetics of seed banks in a white campion (Silene alba) metapopulation

Seed bank density and genetic composition
Effects of seed banks on metapopulation dynamics
Evolutionary implications of dormant seed banks

Evolution and maintenance of andromonoecy in horsenettle (Solanum carolinense)

Potential role of pollen limitation in maintenance of andromonecious breeding system
Clonal structure of horsenettle populations in relationship to pollinator movement

Demography and ecological genetics of striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum L.)

Trade-offs between vegetative growth and sexual reproduction
Seed and seedling ecology
Genetic structure within and among populations

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Teaching Interests:

Introductory biology, ecology, evolutionary biology, biostatistics and experimental design, and botany. All courses require independent library and/or laboratory/field projects and are writing intensive.

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or (704) 892 - 2330