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