Dr. Leticia Cabrera

Assistant Professor

Education

• PhD Botany - The University of Texas at Austin
• B.S. Biology - The National Autonomous University of Mexico

Courses Taught

• General Botany
• Biodiversity and Evolution
• Local Flora
• Biological Sciences Seminar
• Principles of Biology Laboratory
• General Biology
• Plant Systematics
• Plant Biology
• Plant Morphology
• Marine Botany
• Introduction to Biology
• Animal Anatomy and Physiology I and II
• Human Biology
• Nutrition
• Wellness and Fitness

Academic Interests

• Systematics of the Asteraceae
• Regional floristic studies
• Pollination of prairie plants

Scholarly Activity

• Dieringer, G. and L. Cabrera Rodríguez. 2023. Bee diversity and patterns of flower visitation in the genus Agalinis (Orobanchaceae) in North America. Arthropod-Plant Interactions  https://doi.org/10.1007/s11829-023-09999-0.    https://rdcu.be/dj9OW   IF: 1.7
• Dieringer, G. and L. Cabrera R. 2022. Phenotypic selection on staminal trichomes of Agalinis auriculata (Orobanchaceae) in relation to pollen transfer by bumble bees.  International Journal of Plant Sciences 183(9): 719-728.  https://doi.org/10.1086/722295.   IF: 2.6
• Dieringer, G. and L. Cabrera R. 2022. Stamen dimorphism, bee visitation, and pollen removal in three species of Agalinis (Orobanchaceae). Botany 100(4): 377-386.  doi: 10.1139/cjb-2021-0110.  IF: 1.32
• Pruski, J. F. and L. Cabrera R. 2018. Acourtia  In: Asteraceae. Compositae, nom. alt. Pp. 1–608. In: G. Davidse, M. Sousa S., S. Knapp & F. Chiang (eds.), Flora Mesoamericana, vol. 5, part 2. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis. (LOC 97156103).  IF: Contribution by invitation only
• Cabrera R., L. and J. Rzedowski. 2018. Familia Compositae, Tribu Gochnatieae. Fascículo 204. Flora del Bajío y de Regiones Adyacnetes, Instituto de Ecología, A.C., Centro Regional del Bajío, Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México.  IF: Contribution by invitation only
• Dieringer, G. and L. Cabrera R. 2017. Pollination and reproductive biology in a hill prairie population of Nothocalais cuspidata (Asteraceae: Cichorieae). American Midland Naturalist 177: 289-298.   doi: 10.1674/0003-0031-177.2.289.  IF: 0.73
• Dieringer, G., L. Cabrera R., and M. Mottaleb. 2014. Ecological relationship between floral thermogenesis and pollination in Nelumbo lutea (Nelumbonaceae). American Journal of Botany 101: 357-364. doi: 10.3732/ajb.1300370.  IF: 2.603
• Dieringer, G., L. Cabrera R., and J. García-Franco. 2005. Polinización en el Bosque Mesófilo, pp. 158-171. In: Historia Natural de la Reserva de la Biosfera El Cielo, Tamaulipas, México. G. Sanchez, P. Reyes-Castillo, and R. Dirzo (eds.), Instituto de Ecología y Alimentos, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Tamaulipas, México. Printed in Hong Kong.  IF: Contribution by invitation only
• Cabrera R., L. and G. L. Nesom. 2004. A new species of Chaptalia (Asteraceae: Mutiseae) from Mexico and rediscovery of Chaptalia mexicana.  Sida 20(4): 1363-1369.  IF: 0.25
• Cabrera R., L. and G. Dieringer. 2003. Pollen structure of Acourtia (Asteraceae), new findings, and some taxonomic considerations. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 164: 287-294.  IF: 1.53
• Dieringer, G. and L. Cabrera R. 2002. The interaction between pollinator size and the bristle staminode of Penstemon digitalis (Scrophulariaceae). American Journal of Botany 89: 991-997.  IF: 2.696
• Cabrera R., L. 2002. Cypsela development in Acourtia (Mutisieae, Nassauviinae, Asteraceae) and its taxonomic implications. International Journal of Plant Sciences 163(2): 227-233.  IF: 1.53
• Cabrera R., L. 2001. Acourtia (Asteraceae): Six new species and a historical account of Acourtia mexicana. Brittonia 53: 416-429.  IF: 0.23
• Dieringer, G. and L. Cabrera R. 2001. Pollination ecology of bristle staminodia in Penstemon digitalis (Scrophulariaceae) and Jacaranda acutifolia (Bignoniaceae). Biotam 12: 31-36.
• Dieringer, G. and L. Cabrera R. 2000. A comparison of size and sexual expression in populations of Arisaema macrospathum Benth. and A. dracontium (L.) Schott (Araceae). Aroideana 23: 31-35.
• Dieringer, G., L. Cabrera R., M. Lara, L. Loya, and P. Reyes-Castillo. 1999. Beetle pollination and floral thermogenicity in Magnolia tamaulipana (Magnoliaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 160: 64-71.
• Dieringer, G., P. Reyes-Castillo, M. Lara, L. Cabrera R., L. Loya. 1998. Endothermy and floral utilization of Cyclocephala caelestis (Coleoptera, Scarabaeoidea, Melolonthidae): a cloud forest endemic beetle. Acta Zoologica Mexicana. 73: 145-153.
• Dieringer, G. and L. Cabrera R. 1994. Sexual selection of anther trichomes and sexual dimorphism in Ibervillea lindheimeri (Cucurbitaceae: Melothrieae). American Journal of Botany 81: 111-118.
• Cabrera R., L. 1992. Five additions to the genus Acourtia (Asteraceae: Mutisieae). Acta Botanica Mexicana 20: 29-37. 
• Cabrera R., L. and G. Dieringer. 1992. Reproductive biology of a population of Acourtia runcinata (Asteraceae: Mutisieae) at the northeastern limit of its range. American Midland Naturalist 128: 83-88.
• Cabrera R., L. 1990. A new species of Acourtia (Asteraceae: Mutisieae) from Southern Mexico. Sida 14(2): 141-144.
• Cabrera R., L. 1989. A new species of Acourtia (Asteraceae: Mutisieae) from Chihuahua, Mexico. Sida 13(4): 419-421.

Other Professional Experiences

• Selected Committees:
  • Plant Variety Protection Advisory Board. United States Department of Agriculture (three two-year terms).
  • Graduate Faculty, College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Council
  • Graduate Curriculum
  • Program Review Evaluation Committee
• Peer Reviewer (Selected):
  • Illinois Academy of Sciences
  • Novon (Missouri Botanical Garden)