Ep. 518 - The Complexities of Plant Reproduction

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2025

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

What does it mean to be a successful plant? Reproduction? Population growth? What factors influence these important events and which contribute more to a population through time? The answers to these questions are very complex and climate change is only making things harder to understand. Dr. Amy Iler and her colleagues are not afraid to try and tackle such questions. Join us as we explore her research on these factors and more in the Rocky Mountains. This episode was produced in part by Aaron, Gillian, Abi, Rich, Shad, Maddie, Owen, Linda, Alana, Sigma, Max, Richard, Maia, Rens, David, Robert, Thomas, Valerie, Joan, Mohsin Kazmi Photography, Cathy, Simon, Nick, Paul, Charis, EJ, Laura, Sung, NOK, Stephen, Heidi, Kristin, Luke, Sea, Shannon, Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, 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, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Now, more than ever, we need scientifically accurate information reaching people's ears.
0:04.4	And that's what In Defensive Plants always strives to do. But this podcast does not exist unless
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0:20.8	to bonus episodes. We're currently running a series about learning to garden better, and we're
0:25.1	talking everything from food to native plants and even aquatic plants in aquarium settings. So come
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0:34.4	over at patreon.com slash indefensive plants. I hope to see you over there.
0:39.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants podcast, the official podcast of indefensiveplants.com.
0:44.2	What's up? This is your host, Matt. Welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this week?
0:48.0	Today is one of those conversations that really makes you look at plants in a different way,
0:52.1	because it involves the intersection of phenology, snowm melt, pollinators, and plant population dynamics. We think of pollination
0:59.4	and reproduction is pretty straightforward most of the time. Something visits a flower,
1:03.0	it gets pollinated, it spreads its seed, its populations grow, but nothing in biology is that simple.
1:08.1	And plants are so weird on top of that. Joining us to talk about this is Dr. Amy Eiler, who is uncovering some really interesting
1:13.9	and sometimes surprising patterns in these interrelated areas, and throwing climate change and
1:19.3	all of the manifestations from that into the mix is only making this research more important.
1:25.0	I don't want to steal any of her thunder, so let's just jump right into it. Without further ado, here's my conversation with Dr. Amy Eiler. I hope you enjoy.
1:50.6	All right, Dr. Amy Eiler, welcome to the podcast. I am so excited to talk to you today.
1:52.4	But first, let's start off with an introduction.
1:55.1	Tell everyone a little bit about who you are and what it is you do.
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