Anita Simha

Heritable variation in root bacterial microbiomes alters natural selection on host plants

The paper shows that heritable variation in root bacterial microbiomes influences natural selection on host plants by altering fitness outcomes based on plant genotype.

Urban Environments Reshape Reproductive Phenology in Plants Across the Tropics

This study uses iNaturalist and herbarium data to show urban areas in the tropics have longer plant reproductive durations and weaker seasonality compared to rural areas.

Spring ephemeral Erythronium umbilicatum may not be vulnerable to phenological mismatch with overstory trees

This study investigates the impact of early shading on Erythronium umbilicatum and finds no significant survival or flowering changes, suggesting it may not be vulnerable to phenological mismatch with trees.