Patterns of constitutive and induced herbivore defence are complex, but share a common genetic basis in annual and perennial monkeyflower

ML Blanchard, DB Lowry, LM Holeski - Functional Ecology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite multiple ecological and evolutionary hypotheses that predict patterns of phenotypic
relationships between plant growth, reproduction and constitutive and/or induced resistance …

Evolved and Plastic Gene Expression in Adaptation of a Specialist Fly to a Novel Niche

RA Steward, J Ortega Giménez, S Choudhary… - Molecular …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
How gene expression evolves to enable divergent ecological adaptation and how changes
in gene expression relate to genomic architecture are pressing questions for understanding …

Adaptation to seasonal reproduction and environment‐associated factors drive temporal and spatial differentiation in northwest Atlantic herring despite gene flow

AP Fuentes‐Pardo, R Stanley, C Bourne… - Evolutionary …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how marine organisms adapt to local environments is crucial for predicting
how populations will respond to global climate change. The genomic basis, environmental …

The assembly and annotation of two teinturier grapevine varieties, Dakapo and Rubired

EJ Ritter, N Cochetel, A Minio, P Cousins, D Cantu… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Background Teinturier grapevine varieties were first described in the 16th century and have
persisted due to their deep pigmentation. Unlike most other grapevine varieties, teinturier …

Just add water: A simple floral bud injection method for stable Agrobacterium-mediated transformation in two ecotypes of Mimulus guttatus

LE Stanley, D Lowry - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Stable transformation is the biggest challenge for studying gene function in plants. In most
plant species, stable transformation requires the development of arduous tissue culture and …