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genomic bases of morphological divergence and reproductive isolation driven by ecological speciation in Senecio (Asteraceae) by Chapman, M. A, Hiscock, S. J, Filatov, D. A

“…Ecological speciation, driven by adaptation to contrasting environments, provides an attractive opportunity to study the formation of distinct species, and the…”
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Lessons from natural and artificial polyploids in higher plants by Hegarty, M, Coate, J, Sherman-Broyles, S, Abbott, R, Hiscock, S, Doyle, J

“…Polyploidy in higher plants is a major source of genetic novelty upon which selection may act to drive evolution, as evidenced by the widespread success of…”
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Interspecific crossing and genetic mapping reveal intrinsic genomic incompatibility between two Senecio species that form a hybrid zone on Mount Etna, Sicily by Brennan, A C, Hiscock, S J, Abbott, R J

“…Studies of hybridizing species can reveal much about the genetic basis and maintenance of species divergence in the face of gene flow. Here we report a genetic…”
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Molecular genetic and quantitative trait divergence associated with recent homoploid hybrid speciation: a study of Senecio squalidus (Asteraceae) by Brennan, A C, Barker, D, Hiscock, S J, Abbott, R J

“…Hybridization is increasingly seen as a trigger for rapid evolution and speciation. To quantify and qualify divergence associated with recent homoploid hybrid…”
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Why do different oceanic archipelagos harbour contrasting levels of species diversity? The macaronesian endemic genus Pericallis (Asteraceae) provides insight into explaining the 'Azores diversity Enigma' by Jones, K E, Pérez-Espona, S, Reyes-Betancort, J A, Pattinson, D, Caujapé-Castells, J, Hiscock, S J, Carine, M A

“…Oceanic archipelagos typically harbour extensive radiations of flowering plants and a high proportion of endemics, many of which are restricted to a single…”
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Host-driven divergence in the parasitic plant Orobanche minor Sm. (Orobanchaceae) by THOROGOOD, C. J., RUMSEY, F. J., HARRIS, S. A., HISCOCK, S. J.

“…Many parasitic angiosperms have a broad host range and are therefore considered to be host generalists. Orobanche minor is a nonphotosynthetic root parasite…”
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Compatibility interactions at the cellular level provide the basis for host specificity in the parasitic plant Orobanche by Thorogood, C. J., Hiscock, S. J.

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Sporophytic self-incompatibility in Senecio squalidus (Asteraceae): S allele dominance interactions and modifiers of cross-compatibility and selfing rates by Brennan, A C, Tabah, D A, Harris, S A, Hiscock, S J

“…Understanding genetic mechanisms of self-incompatibility (SI) and how they evolve is central to understanding the mating behaviour of most outbreeding…”
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Host-specific races in the holoparasitic angiosperm Orobanche minor: implications for speciation in parasitic plants by Thorogood, C.J, Rumsey, F.J, Hiscock, S.J

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Orobanche minor is a root-holoparasitic angiosperm that attacks a wide range of host species, including a number of commonly cultivated…”
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complex nature of allopolyploid plant genomes by Hegarty, M.J, Hiscock, S.J

“…Polyploidy is a major creative force in plant evolution, from ferns to flowering plants. Estimates suggest that B70% of owering plants have undergone at least…”
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Seed viability determination in parasitic broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche) using fluorescein diacetate staining by THOROGOOD, C.J, RUMSEY, F.J, HISCOCK, S.J

“…Fluorescein diacetate (FDA) was investigated as a potential viability stain for seeds of holoparasitic broomrapes Orobanche and Phelipanche (Orobanchaceae),…”
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Self-incompatibility in Senecio squalidus L. (Asteraceae) by Hiscock, Simon J.

“…The Asteraceae, one of the largest families of flowering plants, shows an extreme diversity of breeding systems with many species having a pronounced…”
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Gene flow between alien and native races of the holoparasitic angiosperm Orobanche minor (Orobanchaceae) by Thorogood, Chris J, Rumsey, F. J, Harris, S. A, Hiscock, S. J

“…The holoparasitic angiosperm Orobanche minor parasitizes a diverse range of flowering plants from at least 16 orders in both the monocots and eudicots…”
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Genetic control of self‐incompatibility in Senecio squalidus L. (Asteraceae): a successful colonizing species by Hiscock, Simon J.

“…Senecio squalidus (Oxford ragwort) is a well‐known introduction to the British flora that has proved to be an extremely successful colonist over the last 150…”
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871 FRAGMENT BASED DISCOVERY AND GENOTYPIC PROFILING OF A SERIES OF DIRECT ACTING ANTIVIRAL AGENTS WITH A NOVEL MODE OF ACTION by Saalau-Bethell, S, Woodhead, A, Graham, B, Richardson, C, Murray, C, Holding, F, Chessari, G, Jhotti, H, Willems, H, Coyle, J, Verdonk, M, Vinkovic, M, Thompson, N, Williams, P, Rich, S, Hiscock, S

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878 PRE-CLINICAL CHARACTERISATION OF A NOVEL DIRECT ACTING ANTIVIRAL AGENT WITH A NEW MODE OF ACTION by Wilsher, N, Saalau-Bethell, S, Woodhead, A, Millemaggi, A, Graham, B, Hamlett, C, Murray, C, Norton, D, Rees, D, Chiarparin, E, Willems, H, Lewis, J, Fazal, L, Carr, M, Hodder, M, Reader, M, Thompson, N, Pathuri, P, Rich, S, Hiscock, S, Martins, V, Sanders, M

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Pollen recognition and rejection during the sporophytic self-incompatibility response: Brassica and beyond by Hiscock, Simon J., McInnis, Stephanie M.

“…Many hermaphrodite flowering plants avoid self-fertilization through genetic systems of self-incompatibility (SI). SI allows a plant to recognize and to reject…”
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The Diversity of Self-Incompatibility Systems in Flowering Plants by Hiscock, S. J., McInnis, S. M.

“…Flowering plants are the most successful group of land plants and dominate the earth's vegetation with around 300 000 species. This success is, in part, the…”
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Population genetics of sporophytic self-incompatibility in Senecio squalidus L. (Asteraceae) II: a spatial autocorrelation approach to determining mating behaviour in the presence of low S allele diversity by Brennan, A.C, Harris, S.A, Hiscock, S.J

“…We recently estimated that as few as six S alleles represent the extent of S locus diversity in a British population of the self-incompatible (SI) coloniser…”
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Unilateral incompatibility within the Brassicaceae: further evidence for the involvement of the self-incompatibility (S)-locus by Hiscock, S.J. (Department of Plant Sciences, Oxford (United Kingdom)), Dickinson, H.G

“…Unilateral pollen-pistil incompatibility within the Brassicaceae has been re-examined in a series of interspecific and intergeneric crosses using 13…”
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