Ep. 376 - Adventures in Azalea Pollination
In Defense of Plants Podcast
In Defense of Plants
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 3 July 2022
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
Azaleas are beloved by many yet countless mysteries remain about the ecologies of various species. For instance, who are their main pollinators? Are they the same or different across azalea species? And, what do swallowtail butterfly wings have to do with azalea reproduction? These kinds of questions and more are what drives the research interests of Dr. Mary Jane Epps. Join us as we discuss the wild world of azalea pollination syndromes. This episode was produced in part by Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone and welcome to the indefensive plants podcast, the official podcast of |
| 0:04.8 | Inefensiveplants.com. |
| 0:06.1 | What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this week? |
| 0:10.3 | I am doing great because I am talking to an ecologist who studies an amazing group of plants |
| 0:15.2 | and their wonderfully interesting pollination ecology. |
| 0:18.9 | Joining us from Mary Baldwin University is Dr. Mary Jane Epps, and she, among other things, |
| 0:24.4 | studies azalea pollination. |
| 0:26.8 | It is far more complex and dynamic than I ever imagined, and for such a charismatic and |
| 0:31.8 | well-loved group of plants, there's almost nothing known about them in terms of their reproductive |
| 0:36.3 | ecology. |
| 0:37.2 | But Dr. Epps is working to change that. |
| 0:39.3 | I don't want to steal any of her thunder, so let's just jump right into it. |
| 0:42.4 | Without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. Mary Jane Epps. |
| 0:45.8 | I hope you do. |
| 1:12.6 | Oh, well, hello everybody and thank you so much for having me on In defensive Plants. |
| 1:18.7 | I'm very excited to be here. |
| 1:21.2 | So I am really a natural history nut, born and raised. And I just have been excited about all different |
| 1:32.3 | groups of organisms, often typically with a core focus on plants. But actually, you know, |
| 1:39.7 | it's funny because in the course of my education, there's so much pressure to specialize, |
| 1:49.0 | you know, specialize, specialize. And I was interested in so many different things. And for a while, |
| 1:55.6 | I thought I wanted to specialize in mosses. And then I took an entomology course and got really |
| 2:00.4 | interested in that. And then I |
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