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
• Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology, UNC Greensboro.
• Assistant Professor of Biology, Davidson College

Professional Organizations: AAAS, AIBS, CUR, Sigma Xi, Ecological Society of America, Botanical Society of America, Society for the Study of Evolution, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

Recent Publications:

• Peroni, P.A. (in press). Seed size and dispersal potential of Acer rubrum (Aceraceae) samaras produced by populations in early and late successional environments. American Journal of Botany.
• 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.

Current Research Interests:

• 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
• Ecological genetics of white campion (Silene alba) dormant seed banks
  • Seed bank density and genetic composition
  • Changes in viability and genetic composition during enforced dormancy
  • Evolutionary implications of dormant seed banks.

Teaching Interests:

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