Research: Plant systematics and population genetics, chromosome evolution, phylogenetic and comparative analysis
Adaptive Evolution of Freezing Tolerance in Oaks Is Key to Their Dominance in North America.
Adaptive Evolution of Freezing Tolerance in Oaks Is Key to Their Dominance in North America. Ecol Lett. 2025 Feb; 28(2):e70084.
PMID: 39980380
Macroevolutionary inference of complex modes of chromosomal speciation in a cosmopolitan plant lineage.
Macroevolutionary inference of complex modes of chromosomal speciation in a cosmopolitan plant lineage. New Phytol. 2025 Mar; 245(5):2350-2361.
PMID: 39722216
Divergent ecological selection maintains species boundaries despite gene flow in a rare endemic tree, Quercus acerifolia (maple-leaf oak).
Divergent ecological selection maintains species boundaries despite gene flow in a rare endemic tree, Quercus acerifolia (maple-leaf oak). J Hered. 2024 Aug 20; 115(5):575-587.
PMID: 38881254
Divergence and reticulation in the Mexican white oaks: ecological and phylogenomic evidence on species limits and phylogenetic networks in the Quercus laeta complex (Fagaceae).
Divergence and reticulation in the Mexican white oaks: ecological and phylogenomic evidence on species limits and phylogenetic networks in the Quercus laeta complex (Fagaceae). Ann Bot. 2024 May 13; 133(7):1007-1024.
PMID: 38428030
Ancient tree genomes for old questions.
Ancient tree genomes for old questions. Mol Ecol. 2024 Feb; 33(3):e17259.
PMID: 38179684
Genomic hotspots of chromosome rearrangements explain conserved synteny despite high rates of chromosome evolution in a holocentric lineage.
Genomic hotspots of chromosome rearrangements explain conserved synteny despite high rates of chromosome evolution in a holocentric lineage. Mol Ecol. 2024 Dec; 33(24):e17086.
PMID: 37486041
Evolutionary history shapes grassland productivity through opposing effects on complementarity and selection.
Evolutionary history shapes grassland productivity through opposing effects on complementarity and selection. Ecology. 2023 08; 104(8):e4129.
PMID: 37342067
Drought response strategies are coupled with leaf habit in 35 evergreen and deciduous oak (Quercus) species across a climatic gradient in the Americas.
Drought response strategies are coupled with leaf habit in 35 evergreen and deciduous oak (Quercus) species across a climatic gradient in the Americas. New Phytol. 2023 08; 239(3):888-904.
PMID: 37282764
Niche evolution in a northern temperate tree lineage: biogeographical legacies in cork oaks (Quercus section Cerris).
Niche evolution in a northern temperate tree lineage: biogeographical legacies in cork oaks (Quercus section Cerris). Ann Bot. 2023 05 15; 131(5):769-787.
PMID: 36805162
Tree species and genetic diversity increase productivity via functional diversity and trophic feedbacks.
Tree species and genetic diversity increase productivity via functional diversity and trophic feedbacks. Elife. 2022 11 29; 11.
PMID: 36444645