Current Lab Members
Mitch Cruzan, Principal Investigator
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Professor of Evolutionary Biology
My primary research interests are in the fields of ecology, population genetics, and evolution. Our research projects focus on plant ecological and evolutionary genomics, the evolutionary outcomes of hybridization, and processes of adaptation, diversification, and speciation. Our research activities include population genetics, genomics approaches to estimate dispersal, plant reproduction, and the the evolutionary ecology of invasion.
My primary research interests are in the fields of ecology, population genetics, and evolution. Our research projects focus on plant ecological and evolutionary genomics, the evolutionary outcomes of hybridization, and processes of adaptation, diversification, and speciation. Our research activities include population genetics, genomics approaches to estimate dispersal, plant reproduction, and the the evolutionary ecology of invasion.
Graduate Students
Jaime Schwoch
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PhD Candidate
Clonal evolution in the common monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus.
jschwoch at pdx.edu
Clonal evolution in the common monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus.
jschwoch at pdx.edu
Karla de Lima Berg
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PhD Student
Developmental selection in the common monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus.
karla9 at pdx.edu
Developmental selection in the common monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus.
karla9 at pdx.edu
Ariana Walczyk
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PhD Student
Fitness effects of somatic mutations in the common monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus
awalczyk at pdx.edu
Fitness effects of somatic mutations in the common monkeyflower, Mimulus guttatus
awalczyk at pdx.edu
Ziqi Xie
MS Student
Fitness effects of introgressing clinal variants in an expanding Ranunculus hybrid zone.
zxie at pdx.edu
Fitness effects of introgressing clinal variants in an expanding Ranunculus hybrid zone.
zxie at pdx.edu
Undergraduates
Desmond Willson. Transmission ratio distortion due to meiotic drive in Mimulus guttatus.
Alexandra Larson. Bioinformatics processing to identify somatic mutations in Mimulus guttatus.
Anna Mele. Geographic variation in phenological shifts in early-spring herbaceous plants due to climate change.
Marissa Trimble. Salt tolerance of streamside and salt-spray ecotypes of Mimulus guttatus.
Kate Atchison. Pollination biology of Mimulus guttatus. (co-advised with Susan Masta
Annabel Jensen. Exploring options for independent research projects.
High School Students
Samantha Harder. St. Mary's Academy.