Y. Brandvain

This study uses RenSeq to analyze R genes in Silphium integrifolium across a rainfall gradient, finding a positive correlation between precipitation and R gene count.

The paper tests for environment-dependent hybrid incompatibilities in threespine stickleback by comparing excess heterozygosity in F2 hybrids raised in different environments.

The paper develops a linkage map for Silphium integrifolium to identify the sporophytic self-incompatibility locus, successfully mapping it and identifying potential gene candidates.

The paper models S-allele evolution in two populations with gene flow, finding that nonself-recognition-based self-incompatibility often disfavors introgression or leads to S-allele replacement.

This study uses population genomics to trace the invasion of wild tomato on the Galapagos Islands, revealing hybridization with endemic species and its impact on fruit color evolution.

The paper identifies widespread maternal expression of genes and transposable elements in maize endosperm using whole genome assemblies from reciprocal crosses, revealing imprinted expression patterns and fused transcripts.

This study investigates how autopolyploidy affects population genetic signals of hard sweeps using coalescent simulations.

The paper models the dynamics of self-incompatibility haplotypes in angiosperms, showing how new haplotypes can increase or decrease in number based on gene conversion rates and population size.

This study shows that gene flow plays a significant role in the rapid evolution of cave-related traits in Mexican tetra, challenging the classic hypothesis of disuse and drift.