Nina Rønsted

Synchronizing speciation, extinction, and dispersal to island paleodynamics through Bayesian phylogenetics in a Hawaiian plant radiation

The paper introduces a Bayesian phylogenetic framework to infer divergence times, ancestral ranges, and diversification rates in Hawaiian plants without fossil calibration.

An updated DNA barcoding tool for Aloe vera and related CITES-regulated species

The paper introduces an updated DNA barcoding tool for Aloe vera and related CITES-regulated species, validated for accurate species identification using 189 nuclear markers.

Nuclear phylogenomics reveals strong geographic patterns in the evolutionary history of Aloe and related genera (alooids)

This study uses nuclear phylogenomics to resolve the taxonomy of Aloe and related genera, revealing strong geographic patterns in their evolutionary history.

A highly contiguous, scaffold-level nuclear genome assembly for the Fever tree (Cinchona pubescens Vahl) as a novel resource for research in the Rubiaceae

The paper presents the first highly contiguous nuclear and organelle genome assemblies for C. pubescens, enabling research on alkaloid biosynthesis and evolutionary relationships within the Rubiaceae family.

Museomic approaches to genotype historic Cinchona barks

The paper compares two high-throughput sequencing methods for genotyping degraded Cinchona barks and finds that a target capture kit provides more comprehensive data than genome skimming.

Did a plant-herbivore arms race drive chemical diversity in Euphorbia?

The study examines how geographic separation influenced chemical diversity in Euphorbia, finding reduced diterpenoid diversity in American species compared to Eurasian and African ones, suggesting adaptation to herbivory pressure.