Genetic diversity loss in the Anthropocene

M Exposito-Alonso, TR Booker, L Czech, L Gillespie… - Science, 2022‏ - science.org
Anthropogenic habitat loss and climate change are reducing species' geographic ranges,
increasing extinction risk and losses of species' genetic diversity. Although preserving …

Understanding local plant extinctions before it is too late: bridging evolutionary genomics with global ecology

M Exposito‐Alonso - New Phytologist, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding evolutionary genomic and population processes within a species range is
key to anticipating the extinction of plant species before it is too late. However, most models …

Seed size variation impacts local adaptation and life-history strategies in a perennial grass

S Razzaque, RW Heckman… - Proceedings of the …, 2023‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Seed mass is an ecologically important trait that often differs considerably among ecotypes.
Yet, because few studies examine the impacts of seed mass on adult life-history traits, its …

Evolutionary Analyses of Gene Expression Divergence in Panicum hallii: Exploring Constitutive and Plastic Responses Using Reciprocal Transplants

GB Bhaskara, T Haque, JE Bonnette… - Molecular biology …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
The evolution of gene expression is thought to be an important mechanism of local
adaptation and ecological speciation. Gene expression divergence occurs through the …

Quantitative genetic-by-soil microbiome interactions in a perennial grass affect functional traits

A Khasanova, J Edwards… - … of the Royal …, 2023‏ - royalsocietypublishing.org
Plants interact with diverse microbiomes that can impact plant growth and performance.
Recent studies highlight the potential beneficial aspects of plant microbiomes, including the …

The ecology and quantitative genetics of seed and seedling traits in upland and lowland ecotypes of a perennial grass

S Razzaque, TE Juenger - Evolution Letters, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Plants have evolved diverse reproductive allocation strategies and seed traits to aid in
dispersal, persistence in the seed bank, and establishment. In particular, seed size …

Fine‐scale spatial genetic structure in a locally abundant native bunchgrass (Achnatherum thurberianum) including distinct lineages revealed within seed transfer …

C Osuna‐Mascaró, AC Agneray… - Evolutionary …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Analyses of the factors sha** genetic variation in widespread plant species are important
for understanding the evolutionary history and local adaptation and have applied …

A pleiotropic flowering time QTL exhibits gene-by-environment interaction for fitness in a perennial grass

X Weng, T Haque, L Zhang, S Razzaque… - Molecular Biology …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Appropriate flowering time is a crucial adaptation impacting fitness in natural plant
populations. Although the genetic basis of flowering variation has been extensively studied …

Seed traits and recruitment interact with habitats to generate patterns of local adaptation in a perennial grass

S Razzaque, TE Juenger - Journal of Experimental Botany, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
A fundamental challenge in the field of ecology involves understanding the adaptive traits
and life history stages regulating the population dynamics of species across diverse …

Transcriptome and DNA methylome divergence of inflorescence development between 2 ecotypes in Panicum hallii

X Weng, H Song, A Sreedasyam, T Haque… - Plant …, 2023‏ - academic.oup.com
The morphological diversity of the inflorescence determines flower and seed production,
which is critical for plant adaptation. Hall's panicgrass (Panicum hallii, P. hallii) is a wild …