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Amy Boyd - Environmental Studies and Biology

Phone: 828-771-2018
E-Mail: aboyd@warren-wilson.edu
Address : CPO# 6074
Warren Wilson College Box 9000
Asheville, NC 28815-9000

Arrival Year: 2001

Education: Ph. D. from University of Arizona

Publications:
* Boyd, A. E. 2004. Breeding system of Macromeria viridiflora (Boraginaceae) and geographic variation in pollinator assemblages. American Journal of Botany 91: 1809-1813.

* Boyd, A. E., and J. Cooper, 2004. The needs of trees. Science Activities 41: 17-21.

* Boyd, A. E. 2003. Phylogenetic relationships and corolla size evolution among Macromeria (Boraginaceae). Systematic Botany 28: 118-129.

* Boyd, A.E. 2002. Morphological analysis of Sky Island populations of Macromeria viridiflora (Boraginaceae). Systematic Botany 27: 116-126.

* Slentz, S., Boyd, A.E., & McDade, L.A. 1999. Morphological differentiation among Madrean sky island populations of Castilleja austromontana (Scrophulariaceae). Madrono 46(2): 100-111.

* Smith, B., Forman, P.D., & Boyd, A.E. 1989. Spatial patterns of seed dispersal and predation of two myrmechochorous forest herbs. Ecology 70(6):1649-1656.

Research:
--Three-way interactions between spring vetch, ants, and aphids
--Control of aphids on greenhouse lettuce via herbal preparations
--Determination of effective pollinators of Japanese honeysuckle
--Determination of soil requirements for maximum growth in native pitcher plants

Projects:
* Service learning projects with students in collaboration with local organizations: North Carolina Arboretum, Botanical Gardens at Asheville, Owen Middle School, Haw Creek Elementary School, The Health Adventure, and others.

* Received a Kenan Fellowship to study tropical botany in Kauai, Hawaii (2002)

* Served as consultant and author for The Nature Conservancy, North Carolina Southern Mountain Region's monitoring manual for rare and endangered plant species (completed in Spring 2003).

* Consultant and collaborator for Haw Creek Elementary School's science enhancement initiative, Project Synergy.

* Organized and taught Worldwide Course on tropical ecology and conservation in Costa Rica, Spring 2003