S. Dodsworth

Variation of the Rdr1 gene insertion in wild populations of Nicotiana benthamiana (Solanaceae) and insights into recent species divergence

The paper uses genome-wide SNPs and multispecies coalescent methods to show that Nicotiana benthamiana is actually five distinct species, with LAB being one that split earlier from a common ancestor.

The Ecology of Palm Genomes: Repeat-associated genome size expansion is constrained by aridity

This study shows that aridity influences repeat community composition in palm genomes, with wetter environments associated with larger genomes and specific repeat expansions.

Phylogenomic discordance suggests polytomies along the backbone of the large genus Solanum

The paper investigates gene-tree discordance in Solanum, finding polytomies along its backbone due to rapid diversification and incomplete lineage sorting.

A Comprehensive Phylogenomic Platform for Exploring the Angiosperm Tree of Life

This paper introduces a phylogenomic platform for angiosperms, providing a large dataset and open tool for exploring the flowering plant tree of life.

Archaeogenomics of a ~2,100-year-old Egyptian leaf provides a new timestamp on date palm domestication

The paper analyzes an ancient date palm leaf to determine the timing of gene flow from wild relatives to domesticated date palms, finding hybridization occurred at least 2,100 years ago.

Hundreds of nuclear and plastid loci yield insights into orchid relationships

This study uses nuclear and plastid gene data to analyze orchid phylogenetic relationships, finding incongruence between nuclear and plastid trees and higher informativeness in nuclear genes.

Plastid phylogenomics resolves ambiguous relationships within the orchid family and provides a solid timeframe for biogeography and macroevolution

This study uses plastid phylogenomics to resolve ambiguous relationships within the orchid family and provides divergence times for biogeography and macroevolution.

Repeated parallel losses of inflexed stamens in Moraceae: phylogenomics and generic revision of the tribe Moreae and the reinstatement of the tribe Olmedieae (Moraceae)

This paper presents a phylogenomic study of the Moraceae family, revealing repeated losses of inflexed stamens and proposing a revised classification of the tribe Moreae.

Reconstructing Phylogenetic Relationships Based On Repeat Sequence Similarities

This paper introduces a method using repeat sequence similarities to infer phylogenetic relationships, showing congruence with standard DNA marker-based analyses in plants and insects.

A Universal Probe Set for Targeted Sequencing of 353 Nuclear Genes from Any Flowering Plant Designed Using k-medoids Clustering

The paper designs a universal probe set for targeted sequencing of 353 nuclear genes across flowering plants using k-medoids clustering, achieving high sequence recovery across diverse angiosperm lineages.