Clemson University Department of Biological Sciences

Welcome! We explore the ecological and evolutionary processes that generate diversity in flowering plants. We address questions primarily focused on floral pigmentation and plant reproductive systems, spanning levels of biological organization from populations to large clades. We use a variety of approaches including ecological and quantitative genetics, phenotypic manipulation and pollination experiments, population genetics, and comparative phylogenetics.

LAB NEWS

12/15/2023: Jacob has a paper accepted at Evolution!

12/4/2023: Anita has a paper accepted at Proceedings B!

11/16/2023: Laura has a paper accepted at Ecology Letters!

11/15/2023: Jen successfully defended her MS Thesis!

09/28/2023: Jen won best lightning talk at Southeastern Population Ecology & Evolutionary Genetics (SEPEEG) 2023!

03/09/2023: Anita has a paper accepted at Heredity!

02/15/2023: Matt received an NSF CAREER award to evaluate the role of sensory drive in shaping flower color evolution.