D. L. Des Marais

Genomics highlight an underestimation of the urban heat island effect on red oak phenology

The paper shows that urban heat island effects underestimate the impact of warming on red oak leaf-out phenology due to genetic differences between urban and rural sites.

Patterns of pan-genome occupancy and gene co-expression under water-deficit in Brachypodium distachyon.

The paper integrates pan-genomic analysis with transcriptomic data to examine how gene occupancy and co-expression patterns differ under drought stress in Brachypodium distachyon.

Tracking the Ancestry of Known and 'Ghost' Homeologous Subgenomes in Model Grass Brachypodium Polyploids

The paper identifies subgenomes in Brachypodium polyploids using phylogenomic methods and confirms the existence of ancestral genomes in polyploids.

Trait plasticity and covariance along a continuous soil moisture gradient

The paper examines non-linear trait responses to a continuous soil moisture gradient in Brachypodium species using function-valued traits and statistical methods.

Topological features of gene regulatory networks predict patterns of natural diversity in environmental response

The paper examines gene regulatory network topology in Arabidopsis thaliana to predict patterns of genetic variation in response to drought and cold stress.