W. J. Baker

Towards a phylogenomic classification of Magnoliidae

This study presents a comprehensive phylogenomic analysis of Magnoliidae, updating its classification by resolving previously ambiguous relationships and recognizing 21 families.

Global analysis of Poales diversification - parallel evolution in space and time into open and closed habitats

This study analyzes Poales diversification, showing parallel evolution into open and closed habitats across time and space, with distinct patterns in major families.

Genomic signatures of past megafrugivore-mediated dispersal in Malagasy palms

The paper examines how past megafrugivore extinctions in Madagascar affected genetic diversity and differentiation in Malagasy palms, finding higher diversity in megafruit species and links between extinct dispersers and reduced genetic differentiation.

Global Phylogeny of the Brassicaceae Provides Important Insights into Gene Discordance

This paper presents a comprehensive Brassicaceae phylogeny, identifies cytonuclear discordance due to hybridization, and proposes new tribes, providing a tool for biodiversity and plant biology studies.

The Ecology of Palm Genomes: Repeat-associated genome size expansion is constrained by aridity

This study shows that aridity influences repeat community composition in palm genomes, with wetter environments associated with larger genomes and specific repeat expansions.

A Comprehensive Phylogenomic Platform for Exploring the Angiosperm Tree of Life

This paper introduces a phylogenomic platform for angiosperms, providing a large dataset and open tool for exploring the flowering plant tree of life.

Hundreds of nuclear and plastid loci yield insights into orchid relationships

This study uses nuclear and plastid gene data to analyze orchid phylogenetic relationships, finding incongruence between nuclear and plastid trees and higher informativeness in nuclear genes.

Repeated parallel losses of inflexed stamens in Moraceae: phylogenomics and generic revision of the tribe Moreae and the reinstatement of the tribe Olmedieae (Moraceae)

This paper presents a phylogenomic study of the Moraceae family, revealing repeated losses of inflexed stamens and proposing a revised classification of the tribe Moreae.

The Demographic History of Micro-endemics: Have Rare Species Always Been Rare?

This study uses genetic data to show that many rare Madagascan plant species have experienced recent population declines, suggesting extinction risk can be predicted from demographic patterns, even with limited data.

A Universal Probe Set for Targeted Sequencing of 353 Nuclear Genes from Any Flowering Plant Designed Using k-medoids Clustering

The paper designs a universal probe set for targeted sequencing of 353 nuclear genes across flowering plants using k-medoids clustering, achieving high sequence recovery across diverse angiosperm lineages.