Brassicaceae

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A gain-of-function polymorphism controlling complex traits and fitness in nature. 
  • Ancient polymorphisms contribute to genome-wide variation by long-term balancing selection and divergent sorting in Boechera stricta. 
  • Antagonistic selection and pleiotropy constrain the evolution of plant chemical defenses. 
  • Asexual reproduction in a close relative of Arabidopsis: a genetic investigation of apomixis in Boechera (Brassicaceae). 
  • Balancing selection and trans-specific polymorphisms. 
  • Biogeographic distribution of polyploidy and B chromosomes in the apomictic Boechera holboellii complex. 
  • Boechera, a model system for ecological genomics. 
  • Comparative evolutionary analysis of chalcone synthase and alcohol dehydrogenase loci in Arabidopsis, Arabis, and related genera (Brassicaceae). 
  • Comparative genetic mapping in Boechera stricta, a close relative of Arabidopsis. 
  • Comparative genomics and regulatory evolution: conservation and function of the Chs and Apetala3 promoters. 
  • Comparative genomics in the Brassicaceae: a family-wide perspective. 
  • Complex trait divergence contributes to environmental niche differentiation in ecological speciation of Boechera stricta. 
  • Convergent evolution of a complex fruit structure in the tribe Brassiceae (Brassicaceae). 
  • Cross-species microsatellite markers for elucidating population genetic structure in Arabidopsis and Arabis (Brassicaeae). 
  • DIACYLGLYCEROL ACYLTRANSFERASE1 Contributes to Freezing Tolerance. 
  • Diploid apomicts of the Boechera holboellii complex display large-scale chromosome substitutions and aberrant chromosomes. 
  • Diversification and the evolution of dispersal ability in the tribe Brassiceae (Brassicaceae). 
  • Ecological differentiation facilitates fine-scale coexistence of sexual and asexual Boechera. 
  • Ecological factors influence balancing selection on leaf chemical profiles of a wildflower. 
  • Ecological genomics of Boechera stricta: identification of a QTL controlling the allocation of methionine- vs branched-chain amino acid-derived glucosinolates and levels of insect herbivory. 
  • Effects of maternal source and progeny microhabitat on natural selection and population dynamics in Alliaria petiolata. 
  • Evolution of the trnF(GAA) gene in Arabidopsis relatives and the brassicaceae family: monophyletic origin and subsequent diversification of a plastidic pseudogene. 
  • Expression profiling and local adaptation of Boechera holboellii populations for water use efficiency across a naturally occurring water stress gradient. 
  • Genetic trade-offs and conditional neutrality contribute to local adaptation. 
  • Geographic and evolutionary diversification of glucosinolates among near relatives of Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae). 
  • Geographic patterns of microsatellite variation in Boechera stricta, a close relative of Arabidopsis. 
  • Globally Relaxed Selection and Local Adaptation in Boechera stricta. 
  • High genetic diversity and population differentiation in Boechera fecunda, a rare relative of Arabidopsis. 
  • Host genotype and age shape the leaf and root microbiomes of a wild perennial plant 
  • Hybridization can facilitate species invasions, even without enhancing local adaptation. 
  • Identification of quantitative trait loci and a candidate locus for freezing tolerance in controlled and outdoor environments in the overwintering crucifer Boechera stricta. 
  • Life-history QTLS and natural selection on flowering time in Boechera stricta, a perennial relative of Arabidopsis. 
  • Local adaptation across a climatic gradient despite small effective population size in the rare sapphire rockcress. 
  • Microgeographic patterns of genetic divergence and adaptation across natural environments in Boechera stricta (Brassicaceae) 
  • Multilocus patterns of nucleotide diversity, population structure and linkage disequilibrium in Boechera stricta, a wild relative of Arabidopsis. 
  • On the origin and evolution of apomixis in Boechera 
  • Partial shotgun sequencing of the Boechera stricta genome reveals extensive microsynteny and promoter conservation with Arabidopsis. 
  • Phenotypic plasticity and adaptive evolution contribute to advancing flowering phenology in response to climate change. 
  • Photosynthesis and biomass allocation of radish cv. "Cherry Belle" in response to root temperature and ozone. 
  • Plasticity of plant defense and its evolutionary implications in wild populations of Boechera stricta. 
  • Quantifying effects of environmental and geographical factors on patterns of genetic differentiation. 
  • Rapid evolution in plant chitinases: molecular targets of selection in plant-pathogen coevolution. 
  • Rapid evolution of a pollen-specific oleosin-like gene family from Arabidopsis thaliana and closely related species. 
  • Recurrent polyploid origins and chloroplast phylogeography in the Arabis holboellii complex (Brassicaceae). 
  • Strong selection genome-wide enhances fitness tradeoffs across environments and episodes of selection 
  • Testing the optimal defense hypothesis in nature: Variation for glucosinolate profiles within plants. 
  • The ABC's of comparative genomics in the Brassicaceae: building blocks of crucifer genomes. 
  • The Boechera model system for evolutionary ecology. 
  • The ecological, genetic and genomic architecture of local adaptation and population differentiation in Boechera stricta . 
  • The evolution of intrinsic reproductive isolation in the genus Cakile (Brassicaceae). 
  • The evolution of quantitative traits in complex environments 
  • The influence of neighbor relatedness on multilevel selection in the Great Lakes sea rocket. 
  • Unifying genetic canalization, genetic constraint, and genotype-by-environment interaction: QTL by genomic background by environment interaction of flowering time in Boechera stricta. 
  • Variation and fitness costs for tolerance to different types of herbivore damage in Boechera stricta genotypes with contrasting glucosinolate structures.