Unveiling Nature’s Secrets: Exploring Selfing in Phlox cuspidata

Prof. Robin Hopkins alongside graduate students Bushra M. Shahid and Grace A. Burgin discuss selfie in Phlox cuspidata through experimental and genetic analysis. Read more about it here.

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Fluttering Pollinators: A Comprehensive Journey Through Each Stage of Phlox drummondii Pollination

Embarking on the intricate journey of pollination biology, this research unveils the hidden connections between the wildflower Phlox drummondii and its primary pollinator. Beyond the predictive power of floral syndrome traits, this empirical study offers a nuanced exploration, confirming the anticipated role of Lepidoptera in this floral dance.

By: Robin Hopkins, Grace A. Burgin, Olivia Bronzo-Munich, Austin G. Garner, Izzy A. Acevedo. You can read the research here

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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]

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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]

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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]

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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]

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Predicting how pollinator behavior causes reproductive isolation

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

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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]

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Plant carbohydrate storage: intra- and inter-specific trade-offs reveal a major life history trait

Blumstein Megan, Sala Anna, Weston David J., Holbrook Noel Michelle, and Hopkins Robin. 2022. Plant carbohydrate storage: intra- and inter- specific trade-offs reveal a major life history trait. New Phytologist.[PDF]

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Hybridization and introgression are prevalent in Southern European Erysimum (Brassicaceae)!species

Osuna-Mascaro Carolina, de Casas Rafael Rubio, Gomez Jose M., Loureiro Joao, Castro Silvia, Landis Jacob B., Hopkins R, and Perfect Francisco. 2022. Hybridization and introgression are prevalent in Southern European Erysimum (Brassicaceae)!species. Oxford University.[PDF]

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“A missing link” Connecting plant and pollinator population structure

Burgin Grace, and Hopkins Robin. A missing link” Connecting plant and pollinator population structure. 2022. American Journal of Botany.[PDF]

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Genomic analyses overturn two long-standing homoploid hybrid speciation hypotheses.

Goulet-Scott, B. E., A. G. Garner, and R. Hopkins. 2021. Genomic analyses overturn two long-standing homoploid hybrid speciation hypotheses. Evolution. [PDF]

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Cycad-Weevil Pollination Symbiosis Is Characterized by Rapidly Evolving and Highly Specific Plant-Insect Chemical Communication.

Salzman, S., D. Crook, M. Calonje, D. W. Stevenson, N. E. Pierce, and R. Hopkins. 2021. Cycad-Weevil Pollination Symbiosis Is Characterized by Rapidly Evolving and Highly Specific Plant-Insect Chemical Communication. Frontiers in Plant Science 12: 639368. [PDF]

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Butlin Roger K.,  Servedio Maria R., Smadja Carole M., Bank Claudia, Barton Nicholas H., Flaxman Samuel M., Giraud Tatiana, Hopkins Robin, Larson Erica L, Ortiz-Barrientos Daniel,  and Qvarnstrom Anna. 2021. Homage to Felsenstein 1981, or why are they so few/many species? Evolution.

Butlin Roger K.,  Servedio Maria R., Smadja Carole M., Bank Claudia, Barton Nicholas H., Flaxman Samuel M., Giraud Tatiana, Hopkins Robin, Larson Erica L, Ortiz-Barrientos Daniel,  and Qvarnstrom Anna. 2021. Homage to Felsenstein 1981, or why are they so few/many species? Evolution. [PDF]

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Adaptive variation and plasticity in nonstructural carbohydrate storage in a temperate tree species.

Blumstein, M., and R. Hopkins. 2020. Adaptive variation and plasticity in nonstructural carbohydrate storage in a temperate tree species. Plant, Cell & Environment. [PDF]

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An ancient push-pull pollination mechanism in cycads.

Salzman, S., Crook, D., Crall, J.D., Hopkins, R., Pierce, N.E., 2020. An ancient push-pull pollination mechanism in cycads. Science Advances 6, eaay6169. [PDF]

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A New Perspective on Ecological Prediction Reveals Limits to Climate Adaptation in a Temperate Tree Species.

Blumstein, M., Richardson, A., Weston, D., Zhang, J., Muchero, W., Hopkins, R., 2020. A New Perspective on Ecological Prediction Reveals Limits to Climate Adaptation in a Temperate Tree Species. Current Biology 30, 1447-1453.e4. [PDF]

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Local adaptation mediates floral responses to water limitation in an annual wildflower.

Suni, S. S., B. Ainsworth, and R. Hopkins. 2020. Local adaptation mediates floral responses to water limitation in an annual wildflower. American Journal of Botany 107(2): 209–218. [PDF]

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Sonicating bees demonstrate flexible pollen extraction without instrumental learning.

Switzer, C.M., Russell, A.L., Papaj, D.R., Combes, S.A., Hopkins, R., 2019. Sonicating bees demonstrate flexible pollen extraction without instrumental learning. Current Zoology 65, 425–436. [PDF]

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Autopolyploid lineage shows climatic niche expansion but not divergence in Arabidopsis arenosa.

Molina-Henao, Y. Franchesco and Robin Hopkins. 2019. Autopolyploid lineage shows climatic niche expansion but not divergence in Arabidopsis arenosa. American Journal of Botany 106(1):61-70. [PDF]

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The relationship between postmating reproductive isolation and reinforcement in Phlox

Suni, Sevan S. and Robin Hopkins. 2018. The relationship between postmating reproductive isolation and reinforcement in Phlox. Evolution 72(7):1387–1398 [PDF]

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Variation in context‐dependent foraging behavior across pollinators.

Briggs, Heather M., Stuart Graham, Callin M. Switzer, and Robin Hopkins. 2018. Variation in context‐dependent foraging behavior across pollinators. Ecology and Evolution 8(16):7964-7973. [PDF]

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Correlated evolution of self and interspecific incompatibility across the range of a Texas wildflower

Roda, Federico and Robin Hopkins. 2018. Correlated evolution of self and interspecific incompatibility across the range of a Texas wildflower. New Phytologist.[PDF]

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Genomic Signatures of Reinforcement

Garner, Austin G., Benjamin E. Goulet, Matthew C. Farnitano, Y. Franchesco Molina-Henao, and Robin Hopkins. 2018. Genomic signatures of reinforcement. Genes 9(4):191 [PDF]

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Dispensing pollen via catapult

Switzer, Callin M., Stacey A. Combes, and Robin Hopkins. Dispensing Pollen Via Catapult: Explosive Pollen Release in Mountain Laurel (Kalmia latifolia). 2018. The American Naturalist 191:6 [PDF]

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Gene flow during reinforcement

Roda, Federico, Fábio K. Mendes, Matthew W. Hahn, and Robin Hopkins. 2017. Genomic evidence of gene flow during reinforcement in Texas Phlox. Molecular Ecology 26: 2317-2330. [PDF]

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Plant Physiology Review

Goulet, Benjamin E., Federico Roda, and Robin Hopkins. 2017. Hybridization in plants: old ideas, new techniques. Plant Physiology 173: 65-78. [PDF]

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Microbial communities of Lycaenid butterflies do not correlate with larval diet

Whitaker, Melissa RL, Shayla Salzman, Jon Sanders, Martin Kaltenpoth, Naomi Pierce. 2016. Microbial communities of Lycaenid butterflies do not correlate with larval diet. Frontiers in Microbiology 7:1920. [PDF]

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Neotropical spiral gingers

André, Thiago, Shayla Salzman, Tânia Wendt, Chelsea Specht. 2016. Speciation dynamics and biogeography of Neotropical spiral gingers (Costaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 103(2016) 55-63. [PDF]

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Strong reinforcing selection in a Texas wildflower.

Hopkins, Robin, Rafael F. Guerrero, Mark D. Rausher, Mark Kirkpatrick. Strong reinforcing selection in a Texas wildflower. 2014. Current Biology 24:1995-1999. (Featured in Current Biology Dispatch by Daniel Matute and Daniel Ortiz-Barrientos) [PDF]

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The cost of reinforcement: Selection on flower color in allopatric populations of Phlox drummondii.

Hopkins, Robin, Rausher, Mark D. The cost of reinforcement: Selection on flower color in allopatric populations of Phlox drummondii. 2014. The American Naturalist 183: 693-710. [PDF]

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The Unifying Wedge.

Stuart, Yoel, Daniel Bolnick, Robin Hopkins. 2014. The Unifying Wedge. Evolution 68: 614-616. (Invited book review) [PDF]

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2013 Reinforcement in plants.

Hopkins, Robin. 2013 Reinforcement in plants. New Phytologist 197: 1095-1103 [PDF]

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Strong differentiation across an edaphic gradient between the gabbro-endemic shrub Ceanothus roderickii (Rhamnaceae) and the soil generalist C. cuneatus.

Burge, D.O., R. Hopkins, Y. Tsai, P. Manos. 2013. Limited hybridization across an edaphic disjunction between the gabbro-endemic shrub Ceanothus roderickii (Rhamnaceae) and the soil generalist C. cuneatus. American Journal of Botany 100: 1883-1895. [PDF]

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“Speciation and Natural Selection” in the Princeton Guide to Evolution

Lowry, D.B. and Hopkins, R. 2013. “Speciation and Natural Selection” in the Princeton Guide to Evolution, edited by Jonathan Losos. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. (Invited book chapter) [PDF]

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Pollinator-mediated selection on flower color allele drives reinforcement

Hopkins, Robin, Mark D. Rausher. 2012. Pollinator-mediated selection on flower color allele drives reinforcement. Science 335: 1090-1092. (Featured in Current Biology Dispatch by John Pannell) [PDF]

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Molecular signatures of selection on reproductive character displacement of flower color in Phlox drummondii

Hopkins, Robin, Donald A. Levin, Mark D. Rausher. 2012. Molecular signatures of selection on reproductive character displacement of flower color in Phlox drummondii. Evolution 66:469-485 [PDF]

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Identification of two genes causing reinforcement in the Texas wildflower Phlox drummondii

Hopkins, Robin, Mark D. Rausher. 2011. Identification of two genes causing reinforcement in the Texas wildflower Phlox drummondii. Nature 469:411-414. [PDF]

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A latitudinal cline and response to vernalization in leaf angle and morphology in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae)

Hopkins, Robin, J. Schmitt, J. R. Stinchcombe. 2008. A latitudinal cline and response to vernalization in leaf angle and morphology in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae). New Phytologist 179: 155-164 [PDF]

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Oviposition decreased in response to enriched water: a field study of the pitcher-plant mosquito, Wyeomyia smithii

Hoekman, D., C. Terhorst, A. Bauer, S. Braun, P. Gignac, R. Hopkins, S. Joshi, K. Laskis, N. Sanscrainte, J. Travis, and T. E. Miller. 2007. Oviposition decreased in response to enriched water: a field study of the pitcher-plant mosquito, Wyeomyia smithii. Ecol. Entomol. 32:92-96. [PDF]

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Vernalization sensitivity in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae): the effects of latitude and FLC variation.

Stinchcombe, J.R., A.L. Caicedo, R. Hopkins, C. Mays, E.W. Boyd, M. D. Purugganan, J. Schmitt. 2005. Vernalization sensitivity in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae): the effects of latitude and FLC variation. American Journal of Botany 92(10): 1701-1707. [PDF]

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