Research in the Ferguson lab focuses on plant systematics—the study of plant diversity—and explores questions of phylogeny, taxonomy and evolutionary process.
My research program focuses on plant systematics, the evolutionary study of plant diversity.
Area(s) of Specialization
Plant systematics; Phylogeny and evolution of Phlox (Polemoniaceae).
Research:
- Phlox phylogeny and Taxonomy
- Phylogenetic relationships of Phlox
- Cytotype variation among and within species
- Population genetics of Phlox, linking to questions of species boundaries
- Floristics and refinement of taxonomy for the genus.
Subject areas: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
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