Department of Biology

Katherine Larson, CV

Education and Degrees:

B.S. Zoology, University of Oklahoma, 1979

M.S. Entomology, Oregon State University, 1982

Advisor: Ralph Berry
Master's Thesis Title: Influence of secondary metabolites of Mentha piperita L. on Tetranychus urticae Koch.

Ph.D. Botany, Northern Arizona University, 1989

Advisor: Thomas Whitham
Dissertation Title: Sink-source interactions between a galling aphid and its narrowleaf cottonwood host: within and between plant variation

Employment:

1992-Present. Assistant Professor, University of Central Arkansas

1992-summer. Summer Faculty, Flathead Lake Biological Station, University of Montana.

1990-1992. Post-doctoral Research Assistant, NSF grant "Structure and dynamics of herbivore communities in oak hybrid zones", P.I. Bill Boecklen, New Mexico State University

1989-1990. Research Assistant, NSF grant "Plant hybrid zones as sinks for pests, " P.I. Tom Whitham, Northern Arizona University.

1986-1989. Research Assistant, NSF grant "Variation in host suitability and mechanisms of resistance to parasite attack," P.I. Tom Whitham, Northern Arizona University.

1984-1986. Research Assistant, NSF grant "Ecological and evolutionary significance of within and between tree variation in resistance to parasite attack," P.I. Tom Whitham, Museum of Northern Arizona and Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff.

1983-1984. Research Associate, NSF grant "Cooperative Study of Small Mammals n the Brazilian Cerrado," P.I. Michael Mares, Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman.

1982-1983. Assistant Curator of Invertebrates, Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, Norman.

1979-1981. Research Assistant, NSF grant "Physiological and chemical interactions between peppermint and two-spotted spider mites," P.I. Ralph Berry, Oregon State University, Corvallis.

Professional Affiliations:

The Ecological Society of America
The Botanical Society of America
The Southwestern Association of Naturalists
The Natural Areas Association

Publications:

Larson, K. 2000. A comparison of the circumnutation behavior of orthotropic and plagiotropic shoots of an induced vine and its native congener. American Journal of Botany 87: 533-538.

Schweitzer, J. and K. Larson. 1999. Resource allocation of congeneric species of Lonicera in two growth habitats: implications for plasticity and invasibility. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 126: 15-23.

Larson, K. 1998. The impact of two gall-forming arthropods on the photosynthetic rates of their hosts. Oecologia 115:161-166.

Larson, K. and Whitham, T. 1997. Competition between gall aphids and natural plant sinks: plant architecture affects resistance to galling. Oecologia 109:575-582.

Boecklen, W. and K. C. Larson 1994. Gall-forming wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae) in an oak hybrid zone: testing hypotheses about hybrid susceptibility to herbivores. In: The ecology and evolution of gall-forming (eds: P. Price, W. Mattson, Y. Baranchikov), pp. 110-120.

Larson, K.C. and T.G. Whitham. 1991. Manipulation of food resources by a gall-forming aphid: the physiology of sink-source interactions. Oecologia 88:15-21.

Whitham, T.G., J. Maschinski, K. Larson, and K. Paige. 1990. The continuum of plant responses to herbivory: the negative to positive and underlying physiological mechanisms. In: P.W. Price, T. Lewinson, G. W. Fernandes and W. Benson (eds), Herbivory: Tropical and Temperate Comparisons, Wiley.

Larson, K. C. and R. E. Berry. 1984. Influence of peppermint phenolics and monoterpenes on twospotted spider mite (Acari: Tetranychidae). Environ. Entomol. 13:282-285.

DeAngelis, J. D., K. C. Larson, R. E. Berry, and G. W. Krantz. 1982. Effects of spider mite injury on transpiration and leaf water status in peppermint. Environ. Entomol. 11:975-978.

Manuscripts in Preparation:

Larson, K.C. and T.G. Whitham. Herbivore manipulation of phloem transport patterns on resistant and susceptible host plants. In preparation.

Larson, K. C. A field test of the role of morphological plasticity on the foraging success of two clonal, twining vines for support hosts. In preparation.

Presented Papers:

Larson, K. C. A field test of the role of morphological plasticity on the foraging success of two clonal, twining vines for support hosts. Ecological Society Annual Meeting, 1998.

Larson, K. C. Searching behavior contrasted in two con-specific twining vines: circumnutation rates impact support host location. Botanical Society Annual Meeting, 1998.

Larson, K. C. Herbivore induced galls influence the photosynthetic rates of galled leaves and neighboring ungalled leaves. Southwestern Association of Naturalists Annual Meeting, Fayetteville, AR, April 1997

Schweitzer, J. and K. C. Larson. Resource allocation of congeneric species of Lonicera in two growth habitats: implications for plasticity and invasibility. Presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists, San Marcos, Texas; April 1996. Honorable Mention for the Wilks Award for Best Student Paper.

Larson, K. C and T. Whitham. Evaluating food resources for a gall-forming aphid: examining the physiology of sink-source interactions. Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, December 1989.

Larson, K. C and T. Whitham. Host plant architecture as a factor influencing resistance to a galling herbivore. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Davis, California, August 1988.

Larson, K. C and T. Whitham. Physiology of a gall-former/plant interaction: manipulation of host sink-source relationships by aphids. International Symposium on the Ecology and Evolution of Herbivores, Campinas, S.P., Brazil, March 1988.

Larson, K. C and T. Whitham. Physiology of a gall-former/plant interaction: manipulation of host sink-source relationships by aphids. Southwest Association of Biologists Annual Meeting, Payson, Arizona, November 1987.

Larson, K. C and T. Whitham. Host plant architecture as a factor influencing resistance to a galling herbivore. Southwest Association of Biologists Annual Meeting, Payson, Arizona, November 1987.

Larson, K. C and T. Whitham. Manipulation of host transport pathways by a gall-making aphid: the effect of competition between galls and plant sinks. Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Columbus, Ohio, August 1987.

Larson, K. C and T. Whitham. Food resources of Pemphigus gall aphids: the influence of gall location on sink-source relations. Entomological Society of America National Conference, Hollywood, Florida, December 1985.

Invited Seminars:

New Mexico State University, Department of Biology Seminar Series, Las Cruces, New Mexico. Contrasting patterns of movement in an introduced vine and its native congener. Presented: 25 Feb, 1999.

Hendrix College, Department of Biology, Conway, Arkansas. Invasive plant species: why they outcompete native species. Presented: 2 December 1998

Sierra Club, Conway Chapter, Conway, Arkansas. Invasive plant species and the urban lawn. Presented: 18 November, 1998.

University of Oklahoma, Department of Botany Seminar Series, Norman Oklahoma. Contrasting patterns of movement allow the invasive Japanese honeysuckle to outcompete its native congener, coral honeysuckle. Presented: 29 October 1998

University of Arkansas, EcoMunch, Department of Biology, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Contrasting patterns of movement in an introduced vine and its native congener. Presented: 23 September, 1998.

University of Central Arkansas, Sciences and Mathematics Faculty Presentation Series, Conway, Arkansas. Alien Invaders in Arkansas. Presented: 3 November, 1997.

University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Department of Biology, Little Rock, Arkansas. Food resources for Pemphigus betae: the role of plant architecture and competition between galls and plant sinks. Presented: April, 1993.

Texas Tech University, Department of Biology. Herbivory in plant hybrid zones: a comparision of cottonwood and oak hybrid zones, 1991.

New Mexico State University, Department of Biology. Food resources for Pemphigus betae: the role of plant architecture and competition between galls and plant sinks. 1991.

Kansas State University, Department of Biology. Bud competition, sink-source relationships, and cottonwood resistance to gall aphids. 1990.

University of Oklahoma, Department of Botany. Food resources for a galling aphid: the influence of sink-source relationships. 1989.

Northern Arizona University, Deptartment of Biology, Food resources for Pemphigus betae: the role of plant architecture and competition between galls and plant sinks. 1989.

Professional and Community Service

Reviewer for Ecology; 6 reviews 1994-8
Reviewer for Ecological Entomology; 2 reviews 1996-8

Student Presentation Awards Judge, Ecological Society of America 1998 Meeting
Arkansas State Science Fair Judge, 1993
Arkansas State Science Fair Judge, 1994
Arkansas Science Talent Search, Chair of Judges Committee, 1998


Arkansas Native Plant Society field trip leader, 1995
Forestry and Ecology Group Leader, Boy Scout Summer Day Camp, 1996
Botany Everyday, Day Leader, Girl Scouts, 1996
Greenbrier Intermediate School Science Symposium Presenter, 1998
Presentation on Exotic Plant Invasions for the UCA Science Symposium Series, 1997
Presentation on the Urban Lawn for the Sierra Club, Conway Chapter, 1998


Introduction for author James Kilgo at the Southern Autobiography Conference, UCA, 1997

Teaching Experience:

General Ecology - 9 semesters
Plant Ecology - 1 semester at University of Central Arkansas; 1 summer semester at the University of Montana, Flathead Lake Biological Station
General Botany - 6 semesters
Principles of Biology II (organismal level biology for majors) - 2 semesters
Biology for non-science majors - 1 semester
Graduate Seminar - 1 semester each:

The Ideas of E. O. Wilson
The Environemental Significance of Your Research Area
Gender Issues in Science