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Lucas C. Wheeler

University of South CarolinaORCID 0000-0002-9483-9792Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Systems Biology· 1

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Organism:plant (other)· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Carolyn A. WessingeriD· 2 shared Noah H Williams· 2 shared Alice M. Norton· 1 shared Benjamin W. StoneiD· 1 shared Joshua T. E. Stevens· 1 shared Palmer Lambert· 1 shared

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Rapid floral syndrome convergence in Penstemon through independent genetic variation

Benjamin W. Stone, Lucas C. Wheeler, Palmer Lambert, Noah H Williams, Carolyn A. Wessinger

This study identifies four independent origins of hummingbird syndrome in Penstemon and finds rapid floral trait convergence without stepwise modification or adaptive introgression.

bioRxiv · Jul 24, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Predictive links between petal color and pigment quantities in natural Penstemon hybrids

Joshua T. E. Stevens, Lucas C. Wheeler, Noah H Williams, Alice M. Norton, Carolyn A. Wessinger

The paper establishes predictive relationships between petal color and pigment quantities in Penstemon hybrids using spectral reflectance and anthocyanin measurements.

Integrative and Comparative Biology · Jun 15, 2023Peer-reviewedSystems Biology