S. Y. Strauss

Germination responses to changing rainfall timing reveal potential climate vulnerability in a clade of wildflowers

This study examines how changes in rainfall timing affect germination in 11 wildflower species, finding that later rains and cooler temperatures reduce germination rates and fractions, with phylogenetic constraints and climate change impacts observed.

Strengthened mutualistic adaptation between teosinte and its rhizosphere biota in cold climates

The paper investigates how abiotic stress gradients affect mutualistic adaptation between teosinte and its rhizosphere biota, finding stronger local adaptation in colder sites but greater average benefits from less stressful biota.

Adaptive phenotypic divergence in an annual grass differs across biotic contexts

This study shows that rhizosphere biota alter trait expression and covariance in teosinte, influencing local adaptation and responses to environmental changes.

Evolutionary responses to conditionality in species interactions across environmental gradients

The paper proposes the CoCoA hypothesis, predicting adaptation and co-adaptation in species interactions along environmental gradients based on interaction conditionality.