Ph.D. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. May 2003. Major Advisor: Dr. Colin Chapman
M. S. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. August 1998. Major Advisor: Dr. Colin Chapman
Workshop in Applied
Phylogenetics and Supertree Construction at Bodega Bay Marine
Laboratory sponsored by University of California Davis. 2004.
Organization for Tropical Studies Tropical Biology Program 97-3 in Costa Rica. Summer 1997.
University of Florida Tropical Biology and Conservation Program in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Summer 1995.
B. A. Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. June 1992. Major Advisor: Dr. C. Robertson McClung
Dartmouth Foreign Studies Program in Environmental Studies, Kenya. Winter 1992.
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS
NESCent Postdoctoral Fellowship, 2006-2008.
National Science Foundation International Research Fellowship Program, 2005-2007.
Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation Travel Award for US Scientists. 2003.
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dissertation Fellowship, 2001.
Fulbright Grant, Runner up (Approved at the U.S. level), 2000.
Environmental Conservation Science in Uganda: Small Grants Program: Ford Foundation, 1999.
Explorer’s Club Fellowship, 1996.
Grinter Graduate Fellowship, 1995-1998.
Christopher G. Reed Prize for Outstanding Undergraduate Research, 1992.
Willard W. Eggleston Botany Prize for Undergraduate Botany Studies, 1992.
Cum Laude, 1991-1992.
Richter Memorial Trust Grant for Research in a Molecular Genetics Laboratory, fall 1991.
National Science Foundation
Research Experience for Undergraduates Grant: Dr. C. R. McClung,
Principal Investigator, spring 1991.
Waterhouse Grant for Research in a Molecular Genetics Laboratory, spring 1991.
Academic Citation in African and Afro-American Studies 7, The African Experience, winter 1991.
THESES AND PUBLICATIONS THESES
Zanne, A.E. 2003. Adaptations
to heterogeneous habitats: life-history characters of trees and shrubs.
Ph.D. dissertation. University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Zanne, A. E. 1998. Expediting
indigenous tree regeneration in degraded frasslands: plantations and
the effects of distance and isolation from seed sources. Master’s
thesis, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
Kaplan, A. E. 1991. Circadian
regulation of gene expression in Arabidopsis thaliana. Honors thesis,
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH.
PUBLICATIONS: SUBMITTED AND PUBLISHED
Chapman, C. A., L. J.
Chapman, A. E. Zanne, K. Kitajima, L. Kaufman, and M. J. Lawes.
Submitted. A 10-Year evaluation of life history strategies of forest
and gap tree species in an African tropical forest. Journal of Tropical
Ecology.
Zanne, A. E., S. S. Lower, Z.G. Cardon, and C. M. Orians. 2006. 15N partitioning in tomato: vascular constraints versus tissue demand. Functional Plant Biology. 33:457-464.
Zanne, A. E., K. P. Sweeney,
M. Sharma, and C. M. Orians. 2006. Patterns and consequences of
differential sectoriality in 18 temperate tree and shrub species.
Functional Ecology. 20: 200-206.
Ellmore, G. S., A. E. Zanne,
and C. M. Orians. In press. Comparative sectoriality in temperate
hardwoods: hydraulics and xylem anatomy. Botanical Journal of the
Linnean Society.
Chapman, C. A., L. J.
Chapman, A. E. Zanne, J. R. Poulsen, and C. J. Clark. 2005. A 12-year
phenological record of fruiting: implications for frugivore populations
nad indicators of climate change. In: J.L. Dew and J. Boubli (eds.),
Tropical Fruits and Frugiovres: The Search for Strong Interactions.
Kluwer Press.
Zanne, A. E. and C. A.
Chapman. 2005. Diversity of woody species in forest, treefall gaps, and
edge in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Plant Ecology. 178:121-139.
Zanne, A. E., C. A. Chapman,
and K. Kitajima. 2005. Evolutionary and ecological correlates of early
seedling morphology in East African trees and shrubs. American Journal
of Botany. 92: 972-978.
Orians, C. M., B. B. Babst,
and A. E. Zanne 2005. Vascular constraints and long-distance transport
in dicots. In: N. M. Holbrook, M. A. Zwieniecki (eds.), Vascular
Transport in Plants. Elsevier/AP co-imprint: Oxford. 355-371.
Chapman, C. A., L. J.
Chapman, T. T. Struhsaker , A. E. Zanne, C. J. Clark, and J. R.
Poulsen. 2005. A long-term evaluation of fruiting phenology: importance
of climate change. Journal of Tropical Ecology. 21: 31-45.
Chapman, C. A., L. J.
Chapman, K. Vulinec, A. Zanne, and M. J. Lawes. 2003. Fragmentation and
alteration of seed dispersal processes: An Initial Evaluation of dung
beetles, seed fate, and seedling diversity. Biotropica. 35:382-393.
Chapman, C.A., L. J. Chapman,
A. E. Zanne, and M. Burgess. 2002. Does weeding promote regeneration of
an indigenous tree community in felled pine plantations in Uganda?
Restoration Ecology 10:408-415.
Zanne, A. E., and C. A.
Chapman. 2001. Expediting reforestation in tropical grasslands:
distance and isolation from seed sources in plantations. Ecological
Applications. 11:1610-1621.
Zanne, A. E., C. A. Chapman,
and B. Keith. 2001. Protecting terrestrial mammal communities:
potential role of pine plantations. Journal of African Ecology.
39:399-401.
Chapman, C. A., L. J.
Chapman, L. Kaufman, and A. E. Zanne. E. 1999. Potential causes of
arrested succession in Kibale National Park: growth and mortality of
seedlings. African Journal of Ecology 37:81-92.
Chapman, C. A., L. J.
Chapman, W. Wrangham, D. Kennard, and A. E. Zanne. 1999. Patterns in
fruiting and flowering phenology at two sites in Kibale National Park,
Uganda. Journal of Tropical Ecology 15:180-211.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Zanne, A. E. From tomatoes to
trees, evidence of plant vascular sectoriality. School of Botany and
Zoology. Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia.
March 2006.
Zanne, A. E., Z. Cardon, and
C. M. Orians. Plant vascular architecture and hydraulic sectoriality.
EcoFizz Annual Meeting, North Stradbroke Island, QLD, Australia,
November 2005.
Zanne, A. E. Plant functional
ecology: xylem end wall resistance. Postgrad Day. Ecological Society of
Australia, Annual Meeting, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, November 2005.
Zanne, A. E. and C. A.
Chapman. Tropical forest restoration: evidence from Uganda. Department
of Biological Sciences. Macquarie University, North Ryde, NSW,
Australia, May 2005.
Zanne, A. E. Angiosperm seed
size: influence of ecology and phylogeny. Department of Plant
Physiology and Anatomy. Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic.
February 2005.
Zanne, A. E. Tree vascular
constraints: anatomy, ecology, and phylogeny. Biology Department. Tufts
University, Medford MA. December 2004.
Zanne, A. E. Tree vascular
constraints: a survey from Arnold Arboretum. Herbarium Seminar Series,
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. November 2004.
Zanne, A. E. Does seed size
matter: relations with ecology and phylogeny. Systematics Seminar, Duke
University. Durham, NC. September 2004.
Ellmore, G. S., A. E. Zanne,
and C. M. Orians. Structural determinants of success and environmental
versatility in trees. Botanical Society of America, Annual Meeting.
Salt Lake City, Utah. August 2004.
Zanne, A. E., K. Sweeney, M.
Sharma, and C. M. Orians. Tree vascular architecture: why be sectored?
Ecological Society of America, Annual meeting, Portland, Oregon. August
2004.
Zanne, A. E. From seed size
to vessel size: Plant adaptations to varying environments. Biology
Department. Boston University, Boston, MA. April 2004.
Zanne, A. E. Juvenile tree
and shrub life-history character suites: associations with contrasting
habitats. Biology Department. Tufts University, Medford MA. October
2003.
Chapman, C. A. and A. E.
Zanne. Variation in Plant Successional Pathways: An African Example of
Why Animal Restoration is Difficult. Association for Tropical Biology
and Conservation, Annual meeting. Aberdeen, Scotland. July 2003.
Zanne, A. E. and C. A.
Chapman. Juvenile tree and shrub life-history character suites:
Associations with contrasting habitats. Association for Tropical
Biology and Conservation, Annual meeting. Aberdeen, Scotland. July 2003.
Zanne, A. E. Adaptations to
heterogeneous habitats: life-history characters of trees and shrubs.
Zoology Department seminar series. University of Florida, Gainesville,
FL. February 2003.
Chapman, C. A., L. J.
Chapman, K. Vulinec, and A. E. Zanne. Fragmentation and alteration in
the seed-dispersal processes: dung beetles, seed fate, and seedling
diversity. Association for Tropical Biology, Annual meeting. Panama
City, Panama. August 2002.
Zanne, A. E. and C. A.
Chapman. Forest diversity and habitat specialization: Community versus
individual species patterns. Association for Tropical Biology, Annual
meeting. Panama City, Panama. August 2002.
Zanne, A. E. and C. A.
Chapman. Expediting Indigenous Tree Regeneration in Degraded
Grasslands: Plantations and the Effects of Distance and Isolation from
Seed Sources. Ecological Society of America, Annual meeting. Madison,
Wisconsin. August 2001.
Zanne, A. E. Makerere
Biological Field Station, Uganda. Reforestation in Kibale National
Park, Uganda. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute. June 2000.
Zanne, A. E. Expediting
Indigenous Tree Regeneration in Degraded Grasslands: Plantations and
the Effects of Distance and Isolation from Seed Sources. Department of
Zoology. University of Florida. January 1999.
Zanne, A. E. Expediting
Indigenous Tree Regeneration in Degraded Grasslands: Plantations and
the Effects of Distance and Isolation from Seed Sources. Department of
Zoology, Ecology Seminar. University of Florida. November 1998.
Zanne, A. E. Makerere
Biological Field Station, Uganda. Expediting Indigenous Tree
Regeneration in Degraded Grasslands. Smithsonian Tropical Research
Institute. June 1998.
Kaplan, A. E and C. A.
Chapman. Regeneration Patterns of Uvariopsis congensis. Ecological
Society of America meetings. Providence, RI. August 1996.
Kaplan, A. E. Demography of
an understory tree, Uvariopsis congensis, within and outside a stand.
University of Florida Graduate symposium. Gainesville, FL. 1996.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Guest lecturer for
Evolutionary Ecology class for 2 lecturers entitled “Building
Evolutionary Trees” and “Testing Hypotheses Using
Evolutionary Trees.” Tufts University, 2004.
Mentored 5 students conducting undergraduate research. Tufts University, 2003-2004.
Teaching Assistant for
undergraduate and graduate level Tropical Ecology and Conservation
course with guest lecture entitled “Restoration in Africa: Case
studies from Uganda” at Tufts University and field research
component in Costa Rica, 2003-2004.
Mentored 5 students conducting undergraduate research. University of Florida, 1998-2002.
Laboratory Instructor for
Non-majors Laboratory in Biology Science, University of Florida, fall
1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 2002 and spring 1999 and 2001.
Lecturer for Non-majors
Biology and Women’s Studies: Sex, Gender, and Mating Systems, A
comparison Across Living Organisms, University of Florida, spring 2002.
Co-designed and taught with Laura Sirot.
Laboratory Instructor for Non-majors Laboratory in Botany, University of Florida, fall 1999.
Laboratory Instructor for Vertebrate Zoology, University of Florida, spring 1997 and 1998.
Laboratory Instructor for Integrated Principles of Biology Part II, University of Florida, fall 1995, fall and spring 1996.
Assistant Laboratory Instructor for Terrestrial Ecology, Dartmouth College, fall 1994.
Laboratory Instructor for Molecular Genetics, Dartmouth College, summer 1993 and 1994.
Laboratory Instructor for Cell, Molecular and Developmental Biology, Dartmouth College, winter 1993.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Botanical Society of America International Tropical Timber Organization
REVIEWS Annals of Botany, American Journal
of Botany, Annales Zoologici Fennici, Austral Ecology, Biotropica,
Forest Ecology and Management, Journal of Applied Ecology, Oecologia,
Trees: Structure and Functio