A cis-regulatory point mutation at a R2R3-Myb transcription factor contributes to speciation by reinforcement in Phlox drummondii

Austin G Garner, Andrew C Cameron, Andrea E Berardi, Robin Hopkins. 2023. A cis-regulatory point mutation at a R2R3-Myb transcription factor contributes to speciation by reinforcement in Phlox drummondii. biorxiv. [PDF]

A multi-dimensional selective landscape drives adaptive divergence between and within closely related Phlox species.

Benjamin Goulet-Scott, Matthew C Farnitano, Andrea LM Brown, Charles O Hale, Meghan Blumstein, Robin Hopkins. 2023.A multi-dimensional selective landscape drives adaptive divergence between and within closely related Phlox species. biorxiv. [PDF]

Genomics highlight an underestimation of the urban heat island effect on red oak phenology

Megan Blumstein, Sophie Webster, Robin Hopkins, D Basler, DL Des Marais. 2022.Genomics highlight an underestimation of the urban heat island effect on red oak phenology. biorxiv. [PDF]

Phylogenomic patterns of divergence and gene flow detail the evolution of reinforcement and hybrid speciation in Phlox wildflowers

Austin Garner, Ben Goulet-Scott, Hopkins Robin. 2022. Phylogenomic patterns of divergence and gene flow detail the evolution of reinforcement and hybrid speciation in Phlox wildflowers. bioRxiv.[PDF]

Predicting how pollinator behavior causes reproductive isolation

Hopkins Robin. 2022. Predicting how pollinator behavior causes reproductive isolation. Ecology and Evolution.[PDF]

Cheers to Andrea and Robin! Check out their paper on floral morphology published in Frontiers in Plant Science journal.

Cheers to Andrea and Robin for their new paper out in Frontiers in Plant Science journal. The paper discusses the North American red-flowering Silene. Check it out here!

Christina joins the lab!

We are excited to welcome Christina Steinecke to the lab! Christina will be working in the lab as a graduate student and concentrating on speciation, major transitions and selfing. We are excited to have her become part of the our lab family!

Anna completes her fieldwork in the Midwest!

Anna completes three weeks of fieldwork on perennial Phlox in the Midwest

Andrew joins the lab!

We are excited to welcome Andrew Cameron to the lab! Andrew will be working in the lab as a lab technician. We are excited to have her become part of the our lab family!

Convergence without divergence in North American red-flowering Silene

Berardi Andrea E, Morejon Ana C Betancourt, and Hopkins Robin 2022. Convergence without divergence in North American red-flowering Silene. Plant Science [PDF]