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Polyploidy as a mechanism for surviving global change by Sessa, Emily B.

“…This article is a Commentary on Cai et al., 221: 565–576…”
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Nested radiations and the pulse of angiosperm diversification: increased diversification rates often follow whole genome duplications by Tank, David C., Eastman, Jonathan M., Pennell, Matthew W., Soltis, Pamela S., Soltis, Douglas E., Hinchliff, Cody E., Brown, Joseph W., Sessa, Emily B., Harmon, Luke J.

“…Our growing understanding of the plant tree of life provides a novel opportunity to uncover the major drivers of angiosperm diversity. Using a time-calibrated…”
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On the widespread capacity for, and functional significance of, extreme inbreeding in ferns by Sessa, Emily B., Testo, Weston L., Watkins, James E.

“…Homosporous vascular plants utilize three different mating systems, one of which, gametophytic selfing, is an extreme form of inbreeding only possible in…”
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The C-Fern (Ceratopteris richardii) genome: insights into plant genome evolution with the first partial homosporous fern genome assembly by Marchant, D. Blaine, Sessa, Emily B., Wolf, Paul G., Heo, Kweon, Barbazuk, W. Brad, Soltis, Pamela S., Soltis, Douglas E.

“…Ferns are notorious for possessing large genomes and numerous chromosomes. Despite decades of speculation, the processes underlying the expansive genomes of…”
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Sex and the Single Gametophyte: Revising the Homosporous Vascular Plant Life Cycle in Light of Contemporary Research by HAUFLER, CHRISTOPHER H., PRYER, KATHLEEN M., SCHUETTPELZ, ERIC, SESSA, EMILY B., FARRAR, DONALD R., MORAN, ROBBIN, SCHNELLER, J. JAKOB, WATKINS, JAMES E., WINDHAM, MICHAEL D.

“…Homosporous vascular plants are typically depicted as extreme inbreeders, with bisexual gametophytes that produce strictly homozygous sporophytes. This view is…”
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Phylotranscriptomics Illuminates the Placement of Whole Genome Duplications and Gene Retention in Ferns by Pelosi, Jessie A., Kim, Emily H., Barbazuk, W. Brad, Sessa, Emily B.

“…Ferns are the second largest clade of vascular plants with over 10,000 species, yet the generation of genomic resources for the group has lagged behind other…”
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Historical Biogeography of Sub‐Saharan African Spleenworts by Howard, Cody Coyotee, Kamau, Peris, Väre, Henry, Hannula, Liina, Juslén, Aino, Rikkinen, Jouko, Sessa, Emily B.

“…ABSTRACT Aim Ferns are globally distributed, yet the number of studies examining the historical evolution of African taxa is relatively low. Investigation of…”
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Molecular circumscription and major evolutionary lineages of the fern genus Dryopteris (Dryopteridaceae) by Zhang, Li-Bing, Zhang, Liang, Dong, Shi-Yong, Sessa, Emily B, Gao, Xin-Fen, Ebihara, Atsushi

“…The fern genus Dryopteris (Dryopteridaceae) is among the most common and species rich fern genera in temperate forests in the northern hemisphere containing…”
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Polyploidy and environmental stress response: a comparative study of fern gametophytes by Blake-Mahmud, Jennifer, Sessa, Emily B, Visger, Clayton J, Watkins, Jr, James E

“…Climate change is rapidly altering natural habitats and generating complex patterns of environmental stress. Ferns are major components of many forest…”
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Evolutionary Conservation of ABA Signaling for Stomatal Closure by Cai, Shengguan, Chen, Guang, Wang, Yuanyuan, Huang, Yuqing, Marchant, D. Blaine, Wang, Yizhou, Yang, Qian, Dai, Fei, Hills, Adrian, Franks, Peter J., Nevo, Eviatar, Soltis, Douglas E., Soltis, Pamela S., Sessa, Emily, Wolf, Paul G., Xue, Dawei, Zhang, Guoping, Pogson, Barry J., Blatt, Michael R., Chen, Zhong-Hua

“…Abscisic acid (ABA)-driven stomatal regulation reportedly evolved after the divergence of ferns, during the early evolution of seed plants approximately 360…”
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Unraveling reticulate evolution in North American Dryopteris (Dryopteridaceae) by Sessa, Emily B, Zimmer, Elizabeth A, Givnish, Thomas J

“…The thirteen species of Dryopteris in North America have long been suspected of having undergone a complicated history of reticulate evolution via…”
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Early genome duplications in conifers and other seed plants by Li, Zheng, Baniaga, Anthony E, Sessa, Emily B, Scascitelli, Moira, Graham, Sean W, Rieseberg, Loren H, Barker, Michael S

“…Polyploidy is a common mode of speciation and evolution in angiosperms (flowering plants). In contrast, there is little evidence to date that whole genome…”
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Get the shovel: morphological and evolutionary complexities of belowground organs in geophytes by Tribble, Carrie M., Martínez‐Gómez, Jesús, Howard, Cody Coyotee, Males, Jamie, Sosa, Victoria, Sessa, Emily B., Cellinese, Nico, Specht, Chelsea D.

“…Herbaceous plants collectively known as geophytes, which regrow from belowground buds, are distributed around the globe and throughout the land plant tree of…”
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All tangled up: Unraveling phylogenetics and reticulate evolution in the vining ferns, Lygodium (Schizaeales) by Pelosi, Jessie A., Zumwalde, Bethany A., Testo, Weston L., Kim, Emily H., Burleigh, J. Gordon, Sessa, Emily B.

“…Premise Reticulate evolution, often accompanied by polyploidy, is prevalent in plants, and particularly in the ferns. Resolving the resulting non‐bifurcating…”
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Insights into the evolutionary history and widespread occurrence of antheridiogen systems in ferns by Hornych, Ondřej, Testo, Weston L., Sessa, Emily B., Watkins, James E., Campany, Courtney E., Pittermann, Jarmila, Ekrt, Libor

“…Summary Sex expression of homosporous ferns is controlled by multiple factors, one being the antheridiogen system. Antheridiogens are pheromones released by…”
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Phylogeny, divergence times, and historical biogeography of New World Dryopteris (Dryopteridaceae) by Sessa, Emily B., Zimmer, Elizabeth A., Givnish, Thomas J.

“…Premise of the study: Dryopteris is a large, cosmopolitan fern genus ideal for addressing questions about diversification, biogeography, hybridization, and…”
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Leaf form and photosynthetic physiology of Dryopteris species distributed along light gradients in eastern North America by Sessa, Emily B, Givnish, Thomas J, Tjoelker, Mark

“…Despite the ubiquity of ferns and at least tacit recognition by botanists that their physiology is unique among land plants, most studies on fern physiology…”
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Benefits and Limits of Phasing Alleles for Network Inference of Allopolyploid Complexes by Tiley, George P, Crowl, Andrew A, Manos, Paul S, Sessa, Emily B, Solís-Lemus, Claudia, Yoder, Anne D, Burleigh, J Gordon

“…Abstract Accurately reconstructing the reticulate histories of polyploids remains a central challenge for understanding plant evolution. Although phylogenetic…”
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Functional traits and trait coordination change over the life of a leaf in a tropical fern species by Krieg, Christopher P., Seeger, Kate, Campany, Courtney, Watkins, James E., McClearn, Deedra, McCulloh, Katherine A., Sessa, Emily B.

“…Premise Plant ecological strategies are often defined by the integration of underlying traits related to resource acquisition, allocation, and growth…”
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Niche divergence between diploid and autotetraploid Tolmiea by Visger, Clayton J., Germain-Aubrey, Charlotte C., Patel, Maya, Sessa, Emily B., Soltis, Pamela S., Soltis, Douglas E.

“…PREMISE OF STUDY: Polyploidy is common in eukaryotes and is of major evolutionary importance over both short and long time-scales. Compared to allopolyploids,…”
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