Click name to see page Return to Biological Sciences Armbruster, Jonathan Barbaree, James Best, Troy L. Bowling, Scott A. Boyd, Robert Bradley, James T. Brown, Alfred Chadwick, Nanette E. Cobine, Paul Dobson, F. Stephen Dute, Roland Feminella, Jack W. Fielman, Kevin Folkerts, Debbie R. Folkerts, George W. Goertzen, Leslie Guyer, Craig Halanych, Ken Henry, Raymond P. Hill, Geoffrey E. Hood, Wendy R. Jacobsen, Shawn Kearley, Matthew Kempf, Stephen C. Liles, Mark R. Lishak, Robert S. Locy, Bob Mendonca, Mary T. Miller, Michael E. Moss, Anthony G. Rashotte, Aaron Roberts, Sharon Santos, Scott R. Silo-Suh, Laura Singh, Narendra Suh, Sang-Jin Sundermann, Christine A. Wit, Lawrence C. Wooten, Marie W. Wooten, Michael C. Wysocka-Diller, Joanna

Roland R. Dute, Ph.D., Professor

Office Location:  030 Rouse Life Sciences Bldg. Mailing Address: Biological Sciences 101 Rouse Life Sciences Bldg. Auburn University, AL 36849 Tel: (334) 844-1646 Fax: (334) 844-1645 duterol@auburn.edu Laboratory Web Page

Education
B.S. Ohio State University
M.S. Ohio State University
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin

Research & Teaching Interests:
My research involves plant anatomy, in particular wood structure. In am interested in the construction and phylogeny of torus-bearing pit membranes. My teaching interests involve plant anatomy and general biology for majors.
 

Recent Publications
S. Jansen, Y. Sano, B. Choat, D. Rabaey, F. Lens, & R. Dute. 2007. Pit membranes in tracheary elements of Rosaceae and related families: new records of tori and pseudotori. American Journal of Botany 94: 503-514.

R. Dute, B. Jackson, R. Adkins, & D. Folkerts. 2007. Comparative anatomy of floral and vegetative organs of Commelina erecta (Commelinaceae). Southeastern Naturalist 6: 47-66.

R. Dute, D. Folkerts, J. Watkins, M. Saxon, & R. Boyd. 2004. Floral anatomy and pollination biology of Cyrilla racemiflora. Southeastern naturalist 3: 309-326.

C. Coleman, B. Prather, M. Valente, R. Dute, & M. Miller. 2004. Torus lignification in hardwoods. International Association of Wood Anatomists Journal 25: 435-447.


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