Replicated adaptive radiation in Viburnum (Adoxaceae)
In collaboration with Erika Edwards (Yale U), Michael Donoghue (Yale U), Mark Olson (IBUNAM) and Deren Eaton (Columbia U) we are studying the evolution of a replicated adaptive radiation in Viburnum (Adoxaceae).
We are characterizing abiotic and biotic components of the niche occupied by species pairs with drastically divergent leaf morphologies, and itnegrating these with genomic, anatomical and physiological approaches to understand drivers of this fascinating case of replicated leaf form evolution in plants. We are focusing on species pairs with divergent morphologies that occur in cloud forests of Puebla, Oaxaca, and Chiapas in Mexico. This is an NSF funded project.
In collaboration with Erika Edwards (Yale U), Michael Donoghue (Yale U), Mark Olson (IBUNAM) and Deren Eaton (Columbia U) we are studying the evolution of a replicated adaptive radiation in Viburnum (Adoxaceae).
We are characterizing abiotic and biotic components of the niche occupied by species pairs with drastically divergent leaf morphologies, and itnegrating these with genomic, anatomical and physiological approaches to understand drivers of this fascinating case of replicated leaf form evolution in plants. We are focusing on species pairs with divergent morphologies that occur in cloud forests of Puebla, Oaxaca, and Chiapas in Mexico. This is an NSF funded project.