# Indicates UofM graduate student; § UofM undergraduate student; † Fulbright Fellow; *Co-First Author
2026
🌼 Siniscalchi, C.M., J.B. Cândido, E.R. Moore-Pollard, J.L. Gomez, S. Dahal, J.R. Pirani, R. A. Folk, J.R. Mandel, B. Loeuille. Phylogenomics reveal widespread ancient hybridization in the evolution of Lychnophorinae (Vernonieae, Asteraceae). Taxon.
2025
🌻 Ellestad P.A., E.R. Moore-Pollard, C.M. Siniscalchi, R. Thapa, L.E. Watson, J.M. Bonifacino, J.R. Mandel. Ancient hybridization and phylogenetic discordance: Exploring evolutionary complexity in Asteraceae. Applications in Plant Sciences, in press.
🌼 Bonifacino J.M., Uruguay Flora Working Group. Uruguay’s Online Flora: a new resource connecting Science, Society, and Conservation. Taxon, doi.org/10.1002/tax.70085
🌻 Moore-Pollard, E.R.*, Ellestad,P.A.*, Cliver, B.R.*, Baczyński, J. Pollard, M.D., Meharg Z., Willoughby, A.C., Drewry, S., Harkess, A., Bonifacino, J.M., Nimchuk, Z.L, Burke, J.M., Jones, D.S., Mandel, J.R. Gene duplication dynamics and regulatory evolution shape the diversification of Asteraceae. bioRxiv 2025.10.29.685401. doi.org/10.1101/2025.10.29.685401
🌼 Herrando-Moraira, S., C. Roquet, J.A. Calleja, Y-S Chen, K. Fujikawa, M. Galbany-Casals, N. Garcia-Jacas, S-C Kim, J-Q Liu, L. Liu, J. López-Alvarado, J. López-Pujol, J.R. Mandel, I. Mehregan, A.N. Sennikov, R. Vilatersana, L-S Xu, A. Susanna. Testing evolutionary hypotheses for the world’s main hotspot of temperate alpine flora using Saussurea (Compositae) as a model. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2025.108420
🌻 Jones, D.S., R. Selby, P. Jimenez-Sandoval, A. C. Willoughby, E. Yaklich, A.T. DiBattista, J. Baczynski, F. Wang, T. Zhang, V. Gurung, A.D. Crook, A-O. Roman, E. R. Moore-Pollard, R. Schuld, J.R. Mandel, P. Elomaa, J.M. Burke, J. Santiago, Z.L. Nimchuk. Floral innovation through modifications in stem cell peptide signaling. bioRxiv 2025.06.27.661788; doi.org/10.1101/2025.06.27.661788
🌼 Moore-Pollard, E.R., P.A., Ellestad, P.A., J.R. Mandel. Phylogenomic challenges in polyploid-rich lineages: Insights from paralog processing and reticulation methods using the complex genus Packera (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). bioRxiv doi.org/10.1101/2025.09.14.676143
2024
🌻+🍄 Brown, S.P., J.R. Mandel. Rapid restructuring of rhizosphere and endospheric fungal communities with drought in multiple lines of domesticated sunflower. Phytobiomes, doi.org/10.1094/PBIOMES-06-23-0049-R.
🌼 Moore-Pollard, E.R., D.S. Jones, J.R. Mandel. Compositae-ParaLoss-1272: Complementary sunflower specific probe-set reduces issues with paralogs in complex systems. Applications in Plant Sciences, doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11568.
🌼 Roeble, L, K. J. van Benthem, P. Weigelt, H. Kreft, M.L. Knope, J.R. Mandel, P. Vargas, R.S. Etienne, L. Valente. Island biogeography of the megadiverse plant family Asteraceae, Nature Communications, doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51556-7.
2023
🍄 Weaver, M.A., C. Bowen, L.C. Park, A. Bastidas, S.G. Drewry#, J.R. Mandel. Genetic diversity of Aspergillus flavus on maize in Guatemala and identification of potential biocontrol isolates. Foods, doi.org/10.3390/foods12203864.
🌻 Herrando-Moraira, S., Roquet, C., Calleja, J.A., Chen, Y.S., Fujikawa, K., Galbany-Casals, M., Garcia-Jacas, N., Liu, J.Q., López-Alvarado, J., López-Pujol, J. Mandel, I. Mehregan, L. Sáez, A. Sennikov, A. Susanna, R. Vilatersana, L-S. Xu. (2023) Impact of the climatic changes in the Pliocene-Pleistocene transition on Irano-Turanian species. The radiation of genus Jurinea (Compositae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107928
🌻 Moore-Pollard, E.R.#, J.R. Mandel. From paralogy to hybridization: Investigating causes of underlying phylogenomic discordance using the complex genus Packera (Senecioneae; Asteraceae). bioRxiv 2023.08.14.553290
🌻 Moore-Pollard, E.R.#, D.S. Jones, J.R. Mandel.Compositae-ParaLoss-1272: Complementary sunflower specific probe-set reduces issues with paralogs in complex systems. bioRxiv, 2023.07. 19.54908
🌻 Moore-Pollard, E.R. #, J.R. Mandel. Resolving evolutionary relationships in the groundsels: phylogenomics, divergence time estimates, and biogeography of Packera (Asteraceae: Senecioneae). bioRxiv, 2023.07. 18.549592
🌻 Mandel, J.R., E.R. Moore-Pollard#, J.M. Bonifacino. The Reinvention of Compositae: Vicki Funk’s legacy in the systematics of the largest plant family on Earth. International Journal of Plant Sciences; Guest Editors of Special Issue. doi.org/10.1086/725047
🌻 Moore-Pollard, E.R.#, J.R. Mandel. Packed with Packera Á. Löve & D. Löve: Brief history of the “aureoid Senecio” subgroup in Senecioneae. Capitulum 2(2): 51-58. doi.org/10.53875/capitulum.02.2.04uu
🌻 Ballou, S.M.#, K.A. Omand, J. Karberg, J.M. Bonifacino, J.R. Mandel. A harried past for a glabrous lettuce: Resurrection of Lactuca sanguinea Bigelow (Cichorieae), the wood lettuce from Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, USA. Capitulum 2(2): 57-62. doi.org/10.53875/capitulum.02.2.05
2022
🍄 Weaver M., K.A. Callicott, H.L. Mehl, J. Opoku, L.C. Park, K.S. Fields§, J.R. Mandel. Characterization of the Aspergillus flavus population from highly aflatoxin-contaminated corn in the United States. Toxins, 14(11):755. doi.org/10.3390/toxins14110755
🌻 Palazzesi L., J. Pellicer, V.D. Barreda, B. Loeuille, J.R. Mandel, L. Pokorny, C.M. Siniscalchi, M.C. Tellería, O. Hidalgo. Asteraceae as a model system for evolutionary studies: from fossils to genomes. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 200(2):143-164. doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boac032
🌱 Molofsky, J., B. Beckage, S. Boatwright, C. Hui, S. Keller, J.R. Mandel, D. Park, D.M. Richardson. Optimal differentiation to the edge of trait space (EoTS). Evolutionary Ecology, 36(5):743-752. doi.org/10.1007/s10682-022-10192-7
🌻 Lee, J.S, M. Jahani, K. Huang, J.R. Mandel, L.F. Marek, J.M. Burke, N.B. Langlade, G.L. Owens, L.H. Rieseberg. Expression complementation of gene presence/absence polymorphisms in hybrids contributes importantly to heterosis in sunflower, Journal of Advanced Research. doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2022.04.008
🌻 Hernández F.†, R.B. Vercellino, C. Pandolfo, J.R. Mandel, A. Presotto. Rapid evolution of seed dormancy during sunflower de-domestication. Journal of Heredity, 113(3):288-297. doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esac009
🍄 Weaver MA, N Mirza N#, JR Mandel, CD Boyette, SP Brown. Whole-genome sequence and draft assembly of the biocontrol fungal pathogen Albifimbria verrucaria CABI-IMI 368023. Microbiology Resource Announcements 11: e00909-21. doi.org/10.1128/MRA.00909-21
🌻 Moore, E.R#. C.M. Siniscalchi, J.R. Mandel. Reevaluating genetic diversity and structure of Helianthus verticillatus (Asteraceae) after the discovery of new populations. Castanea, 86(2):196-213. doi.org/10.2179/0008-7475.86.2.196
2021
🌱 Morris, A.B., C.J Baskauf, J.T. Diggs, A.N. Egan, D. Lincicome, J.R. Mandel, C.J. Visger. Conserving the flora of limestone cedar glade communities of the southeastern United States. In Imperiled: The Encyclopedia of Conservation, Elsevier.
🌼 Bonifacino, J.M., J.R. Mandel, A. Moore, E.R. Moore#, B. Loeuille, L. Roeble. CAPITULUM: The Compositae Newsletter Reloaded. Taxon. doi.org10.1002/tax.12571
🌻 Mandel, J.R. What’s all the hype about HybSeq? A brief history and introduction to target enrichment in Compositae. Capitulum 1(1): 44-47. doi.org/10.53875/capitulum.01.1.04. Download here: Mandel2021Capitulum.pdf
🌻 Moore, E.R.# What in the whorled: The rediscovery of Helianthus verticillatus Small (Heliantheae) over 100 years later. Capitulum 1(1): 61-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.53875/capitulum.01.1.07
🌻 Hernández, F†., R.B. Vercellino, C. Pandolfo, J.R. Mandel, A. Presotto. Rapid evolution of weedy traits during sunflower de-domestication: the importance of hybridization and standing genetic variation. bioRxiv, doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.21.445131
🌻 Siniscalchi, C.M., O. Hildago, L. Palazzesi, J. Pellicer, L. Pokorny, O. Maurin, I.J. Leitch, F. Forest, W.J. Baker, J.R. Mandel. Lineage-specific vs universal: comparison of the Compositae1061 and Angiosperms353 enrichment panels in the sunflower family. Applications in Plant Sciences, doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11422.
🌻 Siniscalchi, C.M., R.D. Edwards, J.L. Gomez§, E.R.Moore#, J.R. Mandel. Photosynthesis metabolism in the Compositae: current knowledge and future directions. Taxon. doi.org/10.1002/tax.12426
🌼 Thapa, R., R.J. Bayer, J.R. Mandel. Genetic diversity, population structure, and ancestry estimation in the Antennaria rosea (Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) polyploid agamic complex. Taxon. doi.org/10.1002/tax.12420
2020
🌼 Lichter-Marck, I, W. Freyman, G. Johnson, C.M. Siniscalchi, J.R. Mandel, A. Castro Castro, B. Baldwin. Phylogenomics of the rock daisy tribe (Perityleae; Asteraceae) provides new insights into morphological and chromosomal evolution. Journal of Systematics and Evolution. doi.org/10.1111/jse.12711.
🌻 Watson, L.E., C.M., Siniscalchi, J.R. Mandel. Phylogenomics of the Hyperdiverse Daisy Tribes: Anthemideae, Astereae, Calenduleae, Gnaphalieae, and Senecioneae (Asteraceae). Journal of Systematics and Evolution, doi: 10.1111/jse.12698.
🥕 Mandel, J.R., A.J. Ramsey, J.M. Holley, V.A. Scott, D. Mody, P. Abbot. Disentangling complex inheritance patterns of plant organellar genomes: an example from carrot. Journal of Heredity. doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esaa037.
🌻 Herrando-Moraira S., J.A. Calleja, M. Galbany-Casals, N. Garcia-Jacas, J-Q. Liu, J. López-Alvarado, J. López-Pujol, J.R. Mandel, N. Montes-Moreno, C. Roquet, L. Sáez, A. Sennikov, A. Susanna, R. Vilatersana. Generic boundaries in subtribe Saussureinae (Compositae-Cardueae): insights from Hyb-Seq data. Taxon. doi: 10.1002/tax.12314.
🌻 Goncalves, D.P., R.K. Jansen, T.A. Ruhlman, J.R. Mandel. Under the rug: Abandoning persistent misconceptions that obfuscate organelle evolution. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.106903u.
🌻 Susanna, A., B.G. Baldwin, R.J. Bayer, J.M. Bonifacino, N. Garcia-Jacas, S.C. Keeley, J.R. Mandel, S. Ortiz, H. Robinson, T.F. Stuessy. The classification of the Compositae: A tribute to Vicki Ann Funk (1947–2019). Taxon. doi:10.1002/tax.12235.
🌻 Thapa, R., R.J. Bayer, J.R. Mandel. Phylogenomics Resolves the Relationships within Antennaria (Asteraceae, Gnaphalieae) and Yields New Insights into its Morphological Character Evolution and Biogeography. Systematic Botany. 45(2):387-402.
🐍 Carrasco-Harris#, M.F., J.R. Mandel, C.M. Siniscalchi, S. Reichling, J.A. Cole. Population genetics of copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) within an urban forest. Herpetological Conservation & Biology, 51(1), 1–7.
2019
🌻 Jones, K.E., T. Fér, R.E. Schmickl, R.B. Dikow, V.A. Funk, S. Herrando-Moraira, C.M. Siniscalchi, A. Susanna, M. Slovák, R. Thapa#, L.E. Watson, J.R. Mandel. An empirical assessment of a single family-wide hybrid capture locus set at multiple evolutionary timescales in Asteraceae. Applications in Plant Sciences. doi:10.1002/aps3.11295
🌻Mandel, J.R., R.B. Dikow, C.M. Siniscalchi, R. Thapa#, L.E. Watson, V.A. Funk. A fully resolved backbone phylogeny reveals numerous dispersals and explosive diversifications throughout the history of Asteraceae. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 10.1073/pnas.1903871116
🌻 Siniscalchi, C.M., B. Loeuille, J.R. Mandel, J.R. Pirani. Using genomic data to develop SSR markers for species of Chresta (Vernonieae, Asteraceae) from the Caatinga. Brazilian Journal of Botany. doi.org/10.1007/s40415-019-00569-4.
🌷 Mandel, J.R., C.K Major§, R.J. Bayer, J.E. Moore. Combining studies of genetic diversity and demography in a long-lived clonal herb. PLoS ONE. 14(10): e0224123.
🌻 Siniscalchi, C.M., B. Loeuille, V.A. Funk, J.R. Mandel, J.R. Pirani. Phylogenomics yields new insight into relationships within Vernonieae (Asteraceae). Frontiers in Plant Sciences. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2019.01224.
🥕 Ramsey A.J.#, S.M. Ballou#, J.R. Mandel. Altered pollination ecology of a native plant species in the presence of an attractive non-native plant species. Rhodora. 121: 987, 159–173.
🌻 Hernandez, F. † Poverene, M., J.R. Mandel. Genetic diversity and population structure of wild sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in Argentina: reconstructing its invasion history. Journal of Heredity. 110: 6, 746–759.
🥕 Ramsey, A. J.#, D.E. McCauley, Mandel, J.R. Heteroplasmy and patterns of cytonuclear linkage disequilibrium in wild carrot. Integrative and Comparative Biology, https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icz102.
🥕 Mandel, J.R., J. Brunet. Gene Flow in Carrot. In: The Carrot Genome, Ed. P. Simon, M. Iorizzo, D. Grzebelus, R. Baranski. Springer-Verlag: Heidelberg, Dordrecht, London, New York, Tokyo.
🥕 Ramsey A.J. #, J.R. Mandel. When one genome is not enough: Organellar heteroplasmy in plants. Annual Plants Review online. doi:10.1002/9781119312994.apr0616
🌻 Thapa, R. #, R.J. Bayer, J.R. Mandel. Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for Antennaria corymbosa (Asteraceae) and close relatives. Applications in Plant Sciences. doi:10.1002/aps3.11268.
🌻 Herrando-Moraira S., J.A. Calleja, M. Galbany-Casals, N. Garcia-Jacas, J-Q. Liu, J. López-Alvarado, J. López-Pujol, J.R. Mandel, N. Montes-Moreno, C. Roquet, L. Sáez, A. Sennikov, A. Susanna, R. Vilatersana. Nuclear and plastid DNA phylogeny of the tribe Cardueae (Compositae) with Hyb-Seq data: A new subtribal classification and a temporal framework for the origin of the tribe and the subtribes. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 137: 313-332.
🌼 Mandel J.R. A Jurassic leap for flowering plants. Nature Plants 5: 455–456.
🥕 Phan V., D-T. Pham#, C. Melton#, A.J Ramsey#, B.J Daigle Jr., J.R. Mandel. icHET: Interactive Visualization of Cytoplasmic Heteroplasmy. Bioinformatics, doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btz300.
🌻 Dowell, J., E. Clark, T. Pliakas, J.R. Mandel, J.M Burke, L.A. Donovan, C. Mason. Genome wide association mapping of floral traits in cultivated sunflower (Helianthus annuus). Journal of Heredity. 10.1093/jhered/esz013 Cover Image.
2018
🌻 Hubner S., N. Bercovich, M. Todesco, J.R. Mandel, et al. Sunflower pan-genome analysis shows that hybridization altered gene content and disease resistance. Nature Plants, 5:54–62.
🌻 Herrando-Moraira S., J.A. Calleja, P. Carnicero-Campmany, K.Fujikawa, M. Galbany-Casals, N. Garcia-Jacas, H-T. Im, S-C. Kim, J. Liu, J. López-Alvarado, J. López-Pujol, J.R. Mandel, S. Massó, I. Mehregan, N. Montes-Moreno, E. Pyak, C. Roquet, L. Sáez, A. Sennikov, A. Susanna, V. Roser. Exploring data processing strategies in NGS target enrichment to disentangle radiations in the tribe Cardueae (Compositae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 128:69-87. 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.07.012.
2017
🌻 Mandel, J.R., M.S. Barker, R.J. Bayer, R.B. Dikow, K. Jones, S. Keeley, C.M. Siniscalchi, R. Thapa, L.E. Watson, V.A. Funk. The Compositae Tree of Life in the age of phylogenomics. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, Special Issue on Frontiers in Plant Systematics and Evolution. doi: 10.1111/jse.12265.
🌻 Badouin, H., J. Gouzy, C.J. Grassa, F. Murat, S.E. Staton, L. Cottret, C. Lelandais-Brière, G. Owens, S. Carrrère, B. Mayjonade, L. Legrand, N. Gill, N.C. Kane, J.E. Bowers, S. Hubner, A. Bellec, A. Berard, H. Bergès, N. Blanchet, M.-C. Boniface, B. Dominique, O. Catrice, N. Chaidir, C. Claudel, C. Donnadieu, T. Faraut, G. Fievet, N. Helmstetter, M. King, S.J. Knapp, Z. Lai, M.-C. Le Paslier, Y. Lippi, L. Lorenzon, J.R. Mandel, G. Marage, G. Marchand, E. Marquand, E. Bret-Mestries, E. Morien, S. Nambeesan, T. Nguyen, P. Pegot-Espagnet, N. Pouilly, F. Raftis, E. Sallet, T. Schiex, J. Thomas, C. Vandecasteele, D. Varès, F. Vear, S. Vautrin, M. Crespi, B. Mangin, J.M. Burke, J. Salse, S. Muños, P. Vincourt, L.H. Rieseberg, N.B. Langlade. 2017. The sunflower genome provides insights into oil metabolism, flowering and Asterid evolution. Nature, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature22380.
2016
🌱 Folk, R.A, J.R. Mandel, J.V. Freudenstein. Ancestral Gene Flow and Parallel Organellar Genome Capture Result in Extreme Phylogenomic Discord in a Lineage of Angiosperms. Systematic Biology, doi: 10.1093/sysbio/syw083.
🥕 Mandel, J.R., A.J. Ramsey, M. Iorizzo, P.W. Simon. Patterns of gene flow between crop and wild carrot, Daucus carota (Apiaceae) in the United States. PLoS ONE, e0161971. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0161971.
2015
🌻 Mandel, J.R., R.B. Dikow, V.A. Funk. Using phylogenomics to resolve mega-families: an example from Compositae. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, in press.
🥕 Mandel, J.R., D. E. McCauley. Pervasive mitochondrial sequence heteroplasmy in natural populations of wild carrot, Daucus carota spp. carota L. PLoS ONE, 10(8): e0136303. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0136303.
🌱 Folk, R.A, J.R. Mandel, J.V. Freudenstein. A Protocol for Targeted Enrichment of Intron-Containing Sequence Markers for Recent Radiations: A Phylogenomic Example from Heuchera (Saxifragaceae). Applications in Plant Sciences, 3(8): 1500039. doi:10.3732/apps.1500039.
🌻 Mason, C.M., C.D.A. Ishibashi, A.M. Rea, J.R. Mandel, J.M. Burke, L.A Donovan. Environmental requirements trump genetic factors in explaining narrow endemism in two imperiled Florida sunflowers. Conservation Genetics, doi:10.1007/s10592-015-0739-8.
🌻 Nambeesan, S.U., J.R. Mandel, J.E. Bowers, L.F. Marek, D. Ebert, J. Corbi, L.H. Rieseberg, S.J. Knapp, and J.M. Burke. Association mapping in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) reveals independent control of apical vs. basal branching. BMC Plant Biology, 15:84. doi:10.1186/s12870-015-0458-9.
2014
🌻 Mandel, J. R., E. V McAssey, S. Nambeesan, E. Garcia-Navarro, J. M. Burke. Molecular evolution of candidate genes for crop-related traits in sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). PLoS ONE, 10.1371/journal.pone.0099620.
🌻 Mandel, J. R., R. B. Dikow, V. A. Funk, R. R. Masalia, S. E. Staton, A. Kozik, R. W. Michelmore, L. H. Rieseberg, J. M. Burke. A target enrichment method for gathering phylogenetic information from hundreds of loci: an example from the Compositae. Applications in Plant Sciences, 2(2):1300085. Link to paper.
🌱 Baskauf, C. J., J. R. Mandel, D. E. McCauley. Population genetics of Braun’s rockcress (Boechera perstellata, Brassicaceae), an endangered plant with a disjunct distribution. Journal of Heredity, 105(2):265–275.
2013
🌻 Chapman, M. A., J. R. Mandel, J. M. Burke. Sequence validation of candidates for selectively important genes in sunflower. PLoS ONE, 8(8): e71941.
🌻 Mandel, J. R., S. Nambeesan, J. E. Bowers, L. F. Marek, D. P. Ebert, L. H. Rieseberg, S. J. Knapp, J. M. Burke. Association mapping and the genomic consequences of selection in sunflower. PLoS Genetics, 9: e1003378.
🌻 Gevaert, S. D., J. R. Mandel, J. M. Burke, L. A. Donovan. High genetic diversity and low population structure in Porter’s sunflower (Helianthus porteri). Journal of Heredity, 104(3): 407-415.
🌻 Mandel, J. R., E. F. Milton, L. A. Donovan, S. J. Knapp, J. M. Burke. Genetic diversity and population structure in the rare Algodones sunflower (Helianthus niveus ssp. tephrodes) and comparison to related sunflowers. Conservation Genetics, 14(1): 31-40.
2012
🥕 Mandel, J. R., E. A. McAssey, D. E. McCauley. Mitochondrial gene diversity associated with the atp9 stop codon in natural populations of wild carrot (Daucus carota ssp. carota). Journal of Heredity, 103(3): 418-425.
🌻 Bachlava, E., C. A. Taylor, S. Tang, J. E. Bowers, J. R. Mandel, J. M. Burke, S. J. Knapp. SNP Discovery and Development of a High-Density Genotyping Array for Sunflower. PLoS One, 7(1): e29814. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0029814.
2011
🌻 Mandel, J. R., J. M. Dechaine, L. F. Marek, J.M. Burke. Genetic diversity and population structure in cultivated sunflower and a comparison to its wild progenitor, Helianthus annuus L. Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 123(5): 693-704.
2010
🌻 Mandel, J. R. Clonal diversity, spatial dynamics, and small genetic population size in the rare sunflower, Helianthus verticillatus. Conservation Genetics, 11(5): 2055-2059.
🌱 Bentley, K. E., J. R. Mandel, D. E. McCauley. Paternal leakage and heteroplasmy of mitochondrial genomes in Silene vulgaris: evidence from experimental crosses. Genetics, 185(3): 961-968.
2009
🌻 Ellis, J. R., D. E. McCauley. Phenotypic differentiation in fitness related traits between populations of an extremely rare sunflower: conservation management of isolated populations. Biological Conservation, 142(8): 1836-1843.
2008
🌻 Ellis, J. R., K. E. Bentley, D. E. McCauley. Detection of rare paternal leakage in controlled crosses of the endangered sunflower Helianthus verticillatus. Heredity, 100(6): 574-580.
🌱 McCauley, D. E., J. R. Ellis. Recombination and linkage disequilibrium among mitochondrial genes in structured populations of the gynodioecious plant Silene vulgaris. Evolution, 62(4): 823-832. Faculty of 1000 article.
2007
🌱 Ellis, J. R., J. M. Burke. EST-SSRs as a resource for population genetic analyses. Heredity 99(2): 125-132. Cited 200+ times, 9/2013.
2006
🌻 Ellis, J. R., C. H. Pashley, J. M. Burke, D. E. McCauley. High genetic diversity in a rare and endangered sunflower as compared to a common congener. Molecular Ecology 15(9): 2345-2355.
🌻 Pashley C. H., J. R. Ellis, D. E. McCauley, J. M. Burke. EST Databases as a source for molecular markers: lessons from Helianthus. Journal of Heredity 97(4): 381-388.
Note: Prior to 2010, JR Mandel published under JR Ellis.