Research: Flowering plant evolution and systematics, phylogenetic and macroevolutionary theory, biodiversity informatics
Ultraconserved elements resolve phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history of African-Malagasy bent-winged bats (Miniopterus).
Ultraconserved elements resolve phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history of African-Malagasy bent-winged bats (Miniopterus). Mol Phylogenet Evol. 2023 11; 188:107890.
PMID: 37517508
Macroecological diversification of ants is linked to angiosperm evolution.
Macroecological diversification of ants is linked to angiosperm evolution. Evol Lett. 2023 Apr 01; 7(2):79-87.
PMID: 37033878
Pervasive hybridization during evolutionary radiation of Rhododendron subgenus Hymenanthes in mountains of southwest China.
Pervasive hybridization during evolutionary radiation of Rhododendron subgenus Hymenanthes in mountains of southwest China. Natl Sci Rev. 2022 Dec; 9(12):nwac276.
PMID: 36687562
Fossil-Informed Models Reveal a Boreotropical Origin and Divergent Evolutionary Trajectories in the Walnut Family (Juglandaceae).
Fossil-Informed Models Reveal a Boreotropical Origin and Divergent Evolutionary Trajectories in the Walnut Family (Juglandaceae). Syst Biol. 2021 12 16; 71(1):242-258.
PMID: 33964165
Reading light: leaf spectra capture fine-scale diversity of closely related, hybridizing arctic shrubs.
Reading light: leaf spectra capture fine-scale diversity of closely related, hybridizing arctic shrubs. New Phytol. 2021 12; 232(6):2283-2294.
PMID: 34510452
Grade of Membership models reveal geographical and environmental correlates of floristic structure in a temperate biodiversity hotspot.
Grade of Membership models reveal geographical and environmental correlates of floristic structure in a temperate biodiversity hotspot. New Phytol. 2021 11; 232(3):1424-1435.
PMID: 33932292
Sedimentary ancient DNA reveals a threat of warming-induced alpine habitat loss to Tibetan Plateau plant diversity.
Sedimentary ancient DNA reveals a threat of warming-induced alpine habitat loss to Tibetan Plateau plant diversity. Nat Commun. 2021 05 20; 12(1):2995.
PMID: 34016962
The Origins of Coca: Museum Genomics Reveals Multiple Independent Domestications from Progenitor Erythroxylum gracilipes.
The Origins of Coca: Museum Genomics Reveals Multiple Independent Domestications from Progenitor Erythroxylum gracilipes. Syst Biol. 2021 01 01; 70(1):1-13.
PMID: 32979264
The macroevolutionary dynamics of symbiotic and phenotypic diversification in lichens.
The macroevolutionary dynamics of symbiotic and phenotypic diversification in lichens. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 09 01; 117(35):21495-21503.
PMID: 32796103
Ancient orogenic and monsoon-driven assembly of the world's richest temperate alpine flora.
Ancient orogenic and monsoon-driven assembly of the world's richest temperate alpine flora. Science. 2020 07 31; 369(6503):578-581.
PMID: 32732426