L. T. Dunning

This study quantifies the rate and dynamics of lateral gene transfer (LGT) in grasses, showing high turnover and its role in generating genetic variation.

The paper investigates how ancestral plasticity contributes to adaptive evolution in two independently evolved lineages of zinc-tolerant Silene uniflora, finding that genetic assimilation of ancestral plasticity explains a third of constitutive differences between ecotypes.

This study uses whole genome sequencing to analyze hybridization and chloroplast capture between ecotypes of Themeda triandra in Australia, revealing gene flow and adaptive introgression.

The paper examines whether upregulating C4 characteristics in grass hybrids improves photosynthetic performance, finding that it depends on coordinated anatomical and biochemical changes.

This study shows that Silene uniflora rapidly adapted to zinc-contaminated soils without gene flow, revealing complex genetic responses to anthropogenic pollution.

The paper traces the evolutionary history of photosynthetic traits in Alloteropsis semialata, showing how secondary gene flow and divergence contributed to physiological diversity.

The paper identifies widespread lateral gene transfer among grasses, showing that it occurs across the entire family and is influenced by both opportunity and compatibility factors.