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Rosana Zenil‐Ferguson

University of KentuckyORCID 0000-0002-9083-2972Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:statistical model· 3 Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:Bayesian inference· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Research Focus:ecology & biodiversity· 1 Organism:non-human primate· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1

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Carl J. RothfelsiD· 1 shared Carrie M. TribbleiD· 1 shared Christopher A. SearcyiD· 1 shared Eleanor HayiD· 1 shared J. Gordon BurleighiD· 1 shared Jacob B. LandisiD· 1 shared Kenneth R. WoodiD· 1 shared Layne HuietiD· 1 shared

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Morphological evolution and phylogeny are unlinked in Hawaiian Doryopteris (Cheilanthoideae: Pteridaceae)

Priscilla Lau, Xuening Zhang, Jacob B. Landis, J. Gordon Burleigh, Layne Huiet, Kenneth R. Wood, Miles K. Thomas, Rosana Zenil‐Ferguson, Carl J. Rothfels, Carrie M. Tribble

The paper uses genome-wide sequencing to study the evolutionary relationships and biogeography of Hawaiian Doryopteris, finding that phylogeny is more linked to geography and climate than morphology.

bioRxiv · Oct 9, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Abiotic Factors and Competitive Exclusion Drive Assembly Patterns in Two Insular Gecko Adaptive Radiations Displaying Ecomorphological Convergence

Phillip L. Skipwith, Nicolás Castillo-Rodríguez, Rosana Zenil‐Ferguson

This study examines two gecko lineages to determine if abiotic factors or competition drive speciation, finding that abiotic factors and competitive exclusion shape phenotypic divergence and convergence.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Mutualistic microbes drive niche expansion yet constrain diversification

Eleanor Hay, Rosana Zenil‐Ferguson, Michelle E. Afkhami, Christopher A. Searcy

This study shows mutualistic fungal endophytes in grasses expand ecological niches but constrain diversification, revealing a decoupling between niche expansion and speciation rates.

bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology