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Luiz Augusto Cauz‐Santos

University of ViennaORCID 0000-0003-1694-2433Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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

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Maarten J. M. ChristenhusziD· 2 shared Mark W. ChaseiD· 2 shared Dominik MetschinaiD· 1 shared James W. ByngiD· 1 shared John Godfrey ConraniD· 1 shared Kingsley Wayne DixoniD· 1 shared Ovidiu PauniD· 1 shared Rosabelle M. SamueliD· 1 shared

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2024-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Evolutionary BiologyPhytotaxaPeer-reviewedJun 29, 2026

Puzzling parasitic plants: phylogenetics and classification of Santalales revisited

Luiz Augusto Cauz‐Santos, James W. Byng, Mark W. Chase, Maarten J. M. Christenhusz

The paper revisits the phylogenetics and classification of Santalales, finding better-supported relationships and proposing a new taxonomic framework.

5 citationstop 1%

statistical modelphylogenetics / evolution

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Evolutionary BiologyMolecular EcologyPeer-reviewedAug 16, 2024

Recent speciation and adaptation to aridity in the ecologically diverse Pilbara region of Australia enabled the native tobaccos (Nicotiana; Solanaceae) to colonize all Australian deserts

Luiz Augusto Cauz‐Santos, Rosabelle M. Samuel, Dominik Metschina…·Mark W. Chase

The paper uses genomic data to show that Nicotiana section Suaveolentes colonized Australian deserts by adapting to arid conditions in the Pilbara region starting 5 million years ago.

7 citations

plant (other)whole-genome sequencing

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