I am a plant evolutionary biologist, with interests focused on phylogenetic biology, reproductive biology, and speciation. My phylogenetic work is directed toward advancing knowledge of flowering plants, including both existing patterns of diversity and the historical underpinnings of these patterns. Most of my work has had and continues to have a strong emphasis on tropical plants, and on the plant family Acanthaceae.
Speciation produces the diversity that phylogenetic biologists document.
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