Molecular Ecology and Evolution

The main focus of our work is to identify candidate genes associated with flowering time and defence against herbivores in Scandinavian populations of Arabidopsis thaliana and A. lyrata . Molecular tools, including microarray screening and DNA sequencing, and ecological studies are used to deduce the relative roles of deterministic and stochastic factors shaping the patterns of variability in these populations.

Recent publications

Stenĝien, H. K., Fenster, C. B., Tonteri, A., and Savolainen, O. 2005. Genetic variability in natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana from northern Europe . Molecular Ecology 14: 137-148. (pdf)

Ericsson, D. L., Fenster, C. B., Stenĝien, H. K., and Price, D. 2004. Quantitative trait locus analyses and the study of evolutionary process. Molecular Ecology 13: 2505-2522. (pdf)

International collaborators:

Prof. Jon Ċgren, Uppsala University

Prof. Outi Savolainen, University of Oulu

Prof. Charles B. Fenster, University of Maryland

Available undergraduate and graduate projects

Research

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