Brenda B. Cameron

The origins and adaptive consequences of polyploidy in a dominant prairie grass

This study investigates the origins and adaptive consequences of polyploidy in the prairie grass Andropogon gerardi, finding that whole genome duplication is common and provides fitness advantages in xeric climates.

Parallel polygenic urban adaptation despite high gene flow in a coastal marine invertebrate

The paper investigates genomic signals of urban adaptation in Pacific purple sea urchins across three coastal cities, finding parallel polygenic adaptation despite high gene flow.

Portrait of a genus: genome sequencing reveals evidence of adaptive variation in Zea

The paper characterizes genomic variation across 744 Zea genomes, identifies adaptive variants, and highlights their potential for breeding applications.