Recent biogeographic and evolutionary studies have led to improved understanding of the
origins of exceptionally high plant diversity in the California Floristic Province (CA-FP) …

The genera Boechera (A. Löve et D. Löve) and Arabidopsis, the latter containing the model
plant Arabidopsis thaliana, belong to the same clade within the Brassicaceae family …

While hybridization has recently received a resurgence of attention from systematists and
evolutionary biologists, there remains a dearth of case studies on ancient, diversified hybrid …

The genetic mechanisms causing seed development by gametophytic apomixis in plants are
predominantly unknown. As apomixis is consistently associated with hybridity and …

Premise The phylogenetic relationships among the ca. 138 species of goldenrods
(Solidago; Asteraceae) have been difficult to infer due to species richness, and shallow …

Intraspecific variation in flower color is often attributed to pollinator‐mediated selection, yet
this mechanism cannot explain flower color polymorphisms in self‐pollinating species …

Chromosome rearrangements may result in both decrease and increase of chromosome
numbers. Here we have used comparative chromosome painting (CCP) to reconstruct the …

Abstract Model systems in biology expand the research capacity of individuals and the
community. Closely related to Arabidopsis, the genus Boechera has emerged as an …

Gametophytic apomixis (asexual seed formation without syngamy of female and male
gametes) is a highly interesting mechanism for researchers in plant biotechnology, genetics …

Plants have evolved a variety of mechanisms to respond and adapt to abiotic stress. High
temperature stress induces the heat shock response. During the heat shock response a …