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Alexander Motten

Associate Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Biology
Biology
Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708-0338
130 Science Drive, 137 Biosci, Duke Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of the Practice Emeritus of Biology · 2016 - Present Biology, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

Recent Publications


Coexistence and reproductive isolation of two sympatric, deciduous forest species of Erythronium (Liliaceae)

Journal Article for submission to American Journal of Botany or American Midland Naturalist · 2009 Erythronium americanum and E. umbilicatum are spring wildflowers of deciduous forests in the eastern United States whose ranges overlap in North Carolina and Virginia.  E. umbilicatum is a diploid progenitor of E. americanum, an allotetraploid.  ... Cite

Anther-stigma separation is associated with inbreeding depression in Datura stramonium, a predominantly self-fertilizing annual.

Journal Article Evolution; international journal of organic evolution · November 2002 Genetically based variation in outcrossing rate generates lineages within populations that differ in their history of inbreeding. According to some models, mating-system modifiers in such populations will demonstrate both linkage and identity disequilibriu ... Full text Cite

ANTHER-STIGMA SEPARATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN DATURA STRAMONIUM, A PREDOMINANTLY SELF-FERTILIZING ANNUAL

Journal Article Evolution · 2002 Genetically based variation in outcrossing rate generates lineages within populations that differ in their history of inbreeding. According to some models, mating-system modifiers in such populations will demonstrate both linkage and identity disequilibriu ... Cite
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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University · 1982 Ph.D.