Dana L. Wrensch

Updated: 20 January, 2000

Major Research Interests: Arthropod genetics and population biology, Acarology, Evolutionary Genetics. Biology of spider mites and other Acari of economic importance.

My latest enthusiasms revolve around meiosis. See Wrensch, D.L., J.B. Kethley, & R.A. Norton. 1994. Cytogentics of holokinetic chromosomes and inverted meiosis: keys to the evolutionary success of mites, with generalizations on eukaryotes. Pages 282-342, in Mites: Ecological and Evolutionary Analyses of Life-History Patterns, M. Houck, ed. Chapman & Hall, NY.

My interest in sex ratio continues. See Wrensch, D.L. & M. Ebbert, eds. 1993. Evolution and Diversity of Sex Ratio in Insects and Mites. Chapman and Hall, Inc., NY. 630 pp.

Looking to the inside...
mite scan Iphideius degenerans (Berlese)

Larva (v.surface up) and Adult female (d. surface up)

by D. L. Wrensch
Department of Entomology
The Ohio State University
CREDITS:
Microscopy: OSU Campus Microscopy & Imaging Facility [Kathy Wolken], Confocal Laser Scanning Microscopy, BioRAD MRC-600 (Argon-Krypton laser), Rhodamine excitation.
Imaging: OSU Biomedical Communications Divison [Arthur Weeks], Computer Imaging, Adobe Photoshop.
Support: USDA NWNCRC 1998-'99 Grant to LK Tanigoshi, WSU & DL Wrensch, OSU.
Page Updated: 20 January, 2000
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