S. J. Franks

Fitness costs and benefits of gene expression plasticity in rice under drought

This study examines selection on drought-induced gene expression plasticity in rice, finding that housekeeping genes are disfavored to switch off under drought, while selection acts polygenically on co-expressed gene modules.

Patterns of population genomic diversity in the invasive Japanese knotweed species complex

This study analyzes genetic diversity in invasive Japanese knotweed species using population genomics, finding substantial diversity in the Japanese knotweed cluster despite no genetic structure or local adaptation.