Browsing by Subject "Biology, Botany"
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A Molecular Phylogenetic Study of Historical Biogeography and the Evolution of Self-Incompatibility RNases in Indian Ocean Coffea (Rubiaceae)
(2010)A fundamental goal in the diverse field of evolutionary biology is reconstructing the historical processes that facilitated lineage diversification and the current geographic distribution of species diversity. Oceanic islands ... -
Host Constraints on the Post-glacial Migration History of the Parasitic Plant, Epifagus Virginiana
(2009)Because species respond individually to climate change, understanding community assembly requires examination of multiple species from a diversity of forest niches. I present the post-glacial phylogeographic history of an ... -
Seed Dispersal, Gene Flow, and Hybridization in Red Oak
(2010)<p>Understanding the ecological and evolutionary responses of plant species to shifts in climate (and other rapid environmental perturbations) will require an improved knowledge of interactions between ecological and evolutionary ... -
Systematics of the Lichen Family Verrucariaceae and Evolution of the Rock-inhabiting Habit within a Group of Ecologically Diverse Fungi (Chaetothyriomycetidae, Ascomycota)
(2007-12-04)Verrucariaceae are a family including mostly lichenized species (Verrucariales, Ascomycota). Its current generic classification, which mainly relies on three morphological characters (spore septation, thallus structure, ... -
The Effects of Dispersal on Macroecological Patterns
(2008-10-17)Ecologists have long sought to uncover the mechanisms behind large-scale, macroecological patterns in the distribution and abundance of species. Macroecological patterns are often attributed to the dynamics of dispersal ...
