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Brenda Molano-Flores
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1816 S. Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 MC–652 Phone: 217-265-8167 Fax: 217-265-5110 Email: molano@inhs.illinois.edu Title: Restoration Ecologist Office Location: NRB | ||
| Research |
Restoration ecology, plant-insect interactions, plant reproductive biology, T and E species, prairies. |
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| Professional affiliations |
Botanical Society of America, Ecological Society of America, Illinois Native Plant Society, Illinois State Academy of Science, Iowa Academy of Science, Natural Areas Association, Society for Ecological Restoration, and Torrey Botanical Society. | ||
| Selected publications |
Molano-Flores, B., J.A. Koontz, and M.A. Feist. 2007. Genetic diversity of the threatened species Agalinis auriculata (Orobanchaceae) and two congeners using RAPD and allozyme markers. American Midland Naturalist 158:279-291. Scott, L. and B. Molano-Flores. 2007. Reproductive output and biology of Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii (C.L. Boynt and Beadle) Cronq., (Sullivant’s coneflower, Asteraceae) a USDA Regional Forester Sensitive Species. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 134:362-368. Scott, L., B. Molano-Flores and J.A. Koontz. 2007. Comparisons of genetic variation and outcrossing potential between the sensitive species Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii (Asteraceae) and its cultivar. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Sciences 100:129-144. Molano-Flores, B., M.A. Feist, and J.A. Koontz. 2007. Seed germination of the Illinois-threatened Agalinis auriculata (Michx.) Blake (Orobanchaceae). Castanea 72:116-118. Mulvaney, C.R., B. Molano-Flores, and D.W. Whitman. 2006. Is insect herbivory contributing to the threatened status of Agalinis auriculata (Orobanchaceae) in Illinois? The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 133:560-565. Mulvaney, C.R., B. Molano-Flores, and D.W. Whitman. 2004. The Reproductive Biology of Agalinis auriculata (Michx.) Raf. (Orobanchaceae), a Threatened North American Prairie Inhabitant. The International Journal of Plant Sciences 165:605–614. Molano-Flores, B. 2004. Breeding systems of plants used for prairie restorations: a review. Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Sciences 97:95-102. Molano-Flores, B. 2004. Reproductive success of the federal endangered leafy prairie clover, Dalea foliosa in Illinois a third year of data. Castanea 69:9-14. Molano-Flores, B., M.A. Feist, and C.J. Whelan. 2003. Seed germination, seedling survivorship, and host preference for Agalinis auriculata (Orobanchaceae), an Illinois threatened species. Natural Areas Journal 23:152-157. Molano-Flores, B. 2002. Pollination biology and flower visitors of the gynodioecious species Lobelia spicata Lam. (Campanulaceae). The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 128:187-193. Molano-Flores, B. 2001. The reproductive biology of Eryngium yuccifolium Michx. (Apiaceae), a prairie species. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 128:1-6. |
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| Program Affiliates |
2004-Present: Affiliate Professor – Entomology Department, University of Illinois. 2003-Present: Affiliate Professor – Plant Biology Department, University of Illinois. 1999-Present: Adjunct Assistant Professor - Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Department, University of Illinois. |
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| Professional society involvement and activities |
2007-present. Associate Editor Natural Areas Journal. 2005-present. Chair of the Botanical Division – Illinois State Academy of Sciences. |
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| Education | PhD, University of Iowa, Iowa City, 1997 MS, University of Puerto Rico, 1991 BSc, University of Puerto Rico, 1988 | ||