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Klaas H. Veenstra
Email: klaasv@ag.arizona.edu
Position: Post-doctoral research associate at the
University of Arizona, Department of Entomology
- Education:
- "Doctoral" degree in biology from the Rijksuniversiteit at
Leiden, The Netherlands (November, 1987).
Ph. D. in entomology with minor in statistics (with emphasis on
experimental design) at Louisiana State University, in Baton Rouge
(May 1994). Advisor: D. P. Pashley.
Research Experience:
- Thesis: Genetics of encapsulation ability in
Drosophila melanogaster against the parasitoid Asobara
tabida (advisors: C. Mollema & K. Bakker).
- Dissertation: Host plant adaptation in two strains of
the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda; Lepidoptera:
Noctuidae). My research interests in this project were the
evolutionary forces that determine host range in phytophagous
insects.
- Research Interests:
- Physiological adaptations in insects for long distance
dispersal
The evolution of host use in phytophagous insects
The causes of ecological specialization (including the importance
of "trade-offs")
- Professional Societies:
- Entomological Society of America, 1989 - Present
Society for the Study of Evolution, 1990 - Present
Recent Publications
De Jong, M. C. M., K. Veenstra, and W. M. Herrebout. 1988.
Asymmetry in Potential for Sexual Selection. In: Evolutionary
Approaches to Insect Communication Systems (M. C. M. De Jong),
private publ., Leiden
Veenstra, K. H., D. P. Pashley, and J. A. Ottea. 1995. Host-Plant
Adaptation in Fall Armyworm Host Strains: Comparison of Food
Consumption, Utilization, And Detoxication Enzymes Activities. Ann.
Entomol. Soc. Am. 88: 80_91.
Veenstra, K. H., D. P. Pashley, and J. A. Ottea. 1995. The
Relationship Between Host Plant Performance and Mixed- function
Oxidase Activity in the Two Strains of Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera:
Noctuidae): Results of Selection Experiments" (to be submitted to:
Evolution)
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