The key process in speciation concerns the formation and maintenance of reproductive
isolating barriers between diverging lineages. Although species boundaries are frequently …

This study aimed to investigate the phylogenetic utility of genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS)
data in the southern South American subclade of Valerianaceae (Dipsacales). The variety of …

Reduced‐representation genome sequencing such as RAD seq aids the analysis of
genomes by reducing the quantity of data, thereby lowering both sequencing costs and …

Abstract Del Mar manzanita (Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastw. subsp. crassifolia (Jeps.) PV
Wells) is a federally listed endangered shrub found in San Diego County, California and …

Habitat fragmentation can restrict the dispersal of individuals from one population to another,
which often results in the loss of genetic diversity due to reduced gene flow, inbreeding, and …

Despite their ecological and evolutionary importance, fig trees still lack a resolved
phylogeny. We used multiple analytical approaches and 600 conserved RAD-seq loci …

Although hybridization has played an important role in the evolution of many species,
phylogenetic reconstructions that include hybridizing lineages have been historically …

This thesis addresses three research projects involving forest tree genetics and genomics.
The first (Chapter 2) examined mechanisms for the mixed genetic ancestry in many of the 48 …

For over a century, the origins and mechanisms underlying the diversification of the
enormous cosmopolitan genus Carex (> 2,100 species; Cariceae, Cyperaceae or sedge …

Safeguarding biological diversity from evolutionary lineages to ecosystems is a major
undertaking for humanity. Forensic conservation genetics for the protection of wild flora and …