Jarmila Pittermann

In a broad sense, I am fascinated by the high degree of plant morphological and physiological variation and I try to identify the adaptive strategies that underlie this diversity through my work in plant physiology, and plant structure and function. I examine at the functional costs and benefits of having one trait over another, and make an effort to place the results in an evolutionary and biogeographical context. In the end, my aim is to understand what constrains the physiological performance of the modern flora, and whether the trends can be explained by integrating a phylogenetic and paleo-ecological perspective into my results.
Type
Party
Party Type
person
Access Privileges
Division of Plant Science
Given Name
Jarmila
Surname
Pittermann
Brief Description
Ph.D. University of Utah M.Sc. University of Toronto, Canada B.A. & Sc. McMaster University, Canada
Full Description
In a broad sense, I am fascinated by the high degree of plant morphological and physiological variation and I try to identify the adaptive strategies that underlie this diversity through my work in plant physiology, and plant structure and function. I examine at the functional costs and benefits of having one trait over another, and make an effort to place the results in an evolutionary and biogeographical context. In the end, my aim is to understand what constrains the physiological performance of the modern flora, and whether the trends can be explained by integrating a phylogenetic and paleo-ecological perspective into my results.
Email Address
jpitterm@ucsc.edu
Postal Address
Earth & Marine Sciences A308 University of California Santa Cruz, CA 95064
Phone Number
831.459.1782
Fax Number
831.459.5353
Website Address
https://www.eeb.ucsc.edu/faculty/dept-faculty/pittermann.html
Fields of Research
060705 - Plant Physiology; 060203 - Ecological Physiology
Keywords
plant physiology
Status: Published
Published to:
  • Australian National University
  • Australian National Data Service
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