Research Interests
Flowering plants exhibit a remarkable diversity of reproductive strategies, many of which enhance cross-pollination while balancing trade-offs between male and female function. My research explores the evolutionary origins and genetic mechanisms underlying sex-specific temporal mating strategies across diverse groups of hermaphroditic flowering plants. By integrating comparative genomics, phylogenetics, population genetic models and molecular genetics, I aim to uncover why and how these temporal strategies have evolved and are maintained over time.
Hosts: Noah Whiteman, Ben Blackman
Ph.D. Institution: UC Davis
