Research in the Whitney Lab focuses on the ecology and evolution of plants and their animal associates (including pollinators, seed dispersers, herbivores, and ant guards). Major themes include:
- Causes and consequences of interspecific hybridization
- Invasion biology
- Maintenance and effects of genetic diversity
- Evolution of genome size and polyploidy
- Evolution of flower color
Recent projects have been located in grasslands, deserts, forests, and alpine habitats. We employ a variety of techniques, including experimental field and greenhouse studies, techniques from molecular and statistical genetics, and phylogenetic comparative methods.
- Causes and consequences of interspecific hybridization
- Invasion biology
- Maintenance and effects of genetic diversity
- Evolution of genome size and polyploidy
- Evolution of flower color
Recent projects have been located in grasslands, deserts, forests, and alpine habitats. We employ a variety of techniques, including experimental field and greenhouse studies, techniques from molecular and statistical genetics, and phylogenetic comparative methods.
