Karner Blue Butterfly

Manager

M. Gabriela Bidart-Bouzat, PhD

Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University

Karner Blue Butterfly research

The following research work is part of a collaborative effort between Dr. Bidart-Bouzat at Bowling Green State University and Dr. Tolson at the Toledo Zoo:

-Geographic variation in wild lupine secondary chemistry (i.e., alkaloids and other chemicals) and its potential effects on several KBB fitness and behavioral traits.

-The effect of environmental factors on the secondary chemistry of wild lupine.

-The association between variation in nutritional compounds (in leaf tissue and soils) and the secondary chemistry of wild
lupine.

Work Area:

Ohio

Contact Information:

Department of Biological Sciences
511 Life Sciences Building
Corner of Merry and N College
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH 43403

E-mail: gbidart@bgnet.bgsu.edu
Phone: 419-372-4644
Fax: 419-372-2024

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Last updated: January 3, 2013