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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:HUH Seminar Series - Peter Kennedy
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SUMMARY:HUH Seminar Series - Peter Kennedy
DESCRIPTION:<p>	<strong>Peter Kennedy, Associate Professor<br>University of Minnesota</strong></p><p>	<strong>Topic</strong>: Partner choice in ectomycorrhizal symbioses: A case study using the fungal genus <em>Suillus</em></p><p>	<strong>Host Lab</strong>: Pfister</p><p>	<strong>Abstract:</strong><br>Despite the well-recognized functional importance of ectomycorrhizal fungi in forest ecosystems, the ecological and evolutionary factors controlling ectomycorrhizal partner choice remain poorly understood. Using an emerging model system for understanding plant-fungal coevolution, I will discuss a set of lab- and field-based experiments exploring the dynamics of ectomycorrhizal partner choice and specificity. Our results suggest that pre-colonization signaling as well as post-colonization sanctioning may both be key parts of mutualism maintenance for ectomycorrhizal symbioses. In addition, I will present evidence that current ectomycorrhizal fungal host associations may reflect “ghosts of mycorrhizal past”, which has important implications regarding host switching in light of forest disturbance and shifting host distributions.</p><p>	<strong>Research interests:</strong><br>Peter Kennedy is a fungal ecologist broadly interested plant-microbe interactions. He has worked most extensively on the ectomycorrhizal fungal symbiosis, focusing on how the structure of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities is influenced by factors such as interspecific competition, host specificity, and biogeography.</p><p>	 </p>
LOCATION:22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, Seminar Room 125
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DTSTART:20170912T160000Z
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