Debbie Swarthout's Profile

Name:
Debbie Swarthout
Member Since:
October 18, 2006
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Last Logged in:
October 18, 2006
Biography:

Debbie J. Swarthout is an Assistant Professor of Biology at Hope College. Her research focuses on the physiology involved in the regulation of water-use efficiency in plants under different environmental conditions, from whole plant to protein levels of organization. She teaches introductory level courses in biology as well as upper level courses in plant physiology and plant-animal interactions. She is currently developing a collaborative interdisciplinary course that deals with the chemical aspects of ethnobotany. As part of the Liberal Arts education perspective at Hope College, she also teaches a freshman level seminar that deals with “What does it mean to love someone or something?” Dr. Swarthout received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Botany from the University of Cape Town, South Africa, and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, USA.

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Debbie Swarthout's Content

Title Role Content Type Website Date
Transpiration Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Stomata Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Sterile pollen Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Stigma Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Staminode Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Self-compatibility Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Radial symmetry Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Pollen Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Photosynthesis Author Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Nectar Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Hood pollen Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Flower ovary Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Flower petal Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Fertile pollen Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Fertilization Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Co-evolution Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Cannon ball tree (Couroupita guianensis) Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010
Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) in the New World Topic Editor Article Encyclopedia of Earth 21 August 2010