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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# overview
Projects in my lab range from studying the dynamics of genetic diversity within species to the evolution of entire plant orders, and from regional patterns of community assembly to the global structure of phylogenetic and functional diversity. As climate changes, habitats fragment, and extinction rates rise, we use this evolutionary perspective to understand the processes through which species have evolved and assembled so that we are better equipped to protect them.

# keywords[]
2.2 Factors Relating To The Physical Environment

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Calvin College - (Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States)

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University of Wisconsin - Madison - (Madison, Wisconsin, United States)

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Genomic Polymorphism Associated with the Emergence of Virulent Isolates of Mycobacterium bovis in the Nile Delta.

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A new classification of Cyperaceae (Poales) supported by phylogenomic data

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Divergence and isolation of cryptic sympatric taxa within the annual legume Amphicarpaea bracteata.

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Biogeography of the cosmopolitan sedges (Cyperaceae) and the area-richness correlation in plants

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Making Carex monophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription

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Calibrated chronograms, fossils, outgroup relationships, and root priors: re-examining the historical biogeography of Geraniales

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Editorial: Phylogenomic Approaches to Deal With Particularly Challenging Plant Lineages.

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Genomic analysis of the emergence of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Middle East.

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Spatial phylogenetics reveals evolutionary constraints on the assembly of a large regional flora.

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Divergence times, historical biogeography, and shifts in speciation rates of Myrtales.

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Role of cytochrome P450 2B sequence variation and gene copy number in facilitating dietary specialization in mammalian herbivores.

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The spatial structure of phylogenetic and functional diversity in the United States and Canada: An example using the sedge family (Cyperaceae)

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Spatial phylogenetics of two topographic extremes of the Hengduan Mountains in southwestern China and its implications for biodiversity conservation.

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Macroevolutionary insights into sedges (Carex: Cyperaceae): The effects of rapid chromosome number evolution on lineage diversification

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Evolution of geographical place and niche space: Patterns of diversification in the North American sedge (Cyperaceae) flora.

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Inferring hypothesis-based transitions in clade-specific models of chromosome number evolution in sedges (Cyperaceae).

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Phylogenomics and historical biogeography of the monocot order Liliales: out of Australia and through Antarctica.

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Publisher Correction: Genomic analysis of the emergence of drug-resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the Middle East.

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Global analysis of Poales diversification - parallel evolution in space and time into open and closed habitats.

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Adaptive associations among life history, reproductive traits, environment, and origin in the Wisconsin angiosperm flora.

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Searching for the sister to sedges (Carex): resolving relationships in the Cariceae-Dulichieae-Scirpeae clade (Cyperaceae)

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Geographical vs. ecological diversification in Carex section Phacocystis (Cyperaceae): Patterns hidden behind a twisted taxonomy

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Turnover importance: Operationalizing beta diversity to quantify the generalism continuum

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Monocot plastid phylogenomics, timeline, net rates of species diversification, the power of multi-gene analyses, and a functional model for the origin of monocots.

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A tale of worldwide success: Behind the scenes of Carex (Cyperaceae) biogeography and diversification

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Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification.

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Orchid historical biogeography, diversification, Antarctica and the paradox of orchid dispersal

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Comparative transcriptomics and genomic patterns of discordance in Capsiceae (Solanaceae).

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Phylogeography, population genetics and distribution modelling reveal vulnerability of Scirpus longii (Cyperaceae) and the Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora to climate change.

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Digitization TCN: Collaborative: American Crossroads: Digitizing the vascular flora of the south-central United States

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Directorate for Biological Sciences - (Arlington, Virginia, United States)

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Evolution and Spatial Phylogenetics of the Texas Biota

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National Institute of Food and Agriculture - (Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States)

# streetAddress
Texas A&M University; Ecosystem Science & Management; 2138 TAMU

# organizations[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

# schools[]
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences