Stephen A. Smith

Rates

I am very interested in the differential rates of evolution, both molecular and otherwise, of species. This has manifest in a broad range of studies that include, for example, differential rates of molecular evolution in plants (Smith and Donoghue, 2008), grasses (including different evolutionary patterns in C4 vs C3 plants; Edwards and Smith, 2010), and climatic evolution in plants (Smith and Beaulieu, 2009).

Relevant publications

  • Smith, S. A. and M. J. Donoghue. 2010. Combining Historical Biogeography with Niche Modeling in the Caprifolium Clade of Lonicera (Caprifoliaceae, Dipsacales). Syst. Biol. 590: 322-341. pdf
  • Smith, S. A, J. M. Beaulieu and M. J. Donoghue. 2010. An uncorrelated relaxed-clock analysis suggests an earlier origin for flowering plants. PNAS. 107: 5897-5902. pdf (F1000)
  • E. Edwards and S. A. Smith. 2010. Phylogenetic analyses reveal the shady history of C4 grasses. PNAS. 107: 2532-2538. pdf
  • Smith, S. A. and J. Beaulieu 2009. Life history influences rates of climatic niche evolution in flowering plants. Proc Roy Soc B. 276: 4345-4352. pdf
  • Evans, M. E., S. A. Smith, R. E. Flynn and M. J. Donoghue. 2009. “Climate, niche evolution, and diversification of the “bird-cage” evening primroses (Oenothera, sections Anogra and Kleinia). American Naturalist. 173: 225-240. pdf
  • Smith, S. A. and M. J. Donoghue. 2008. Rates of Molecular Evolution are Linked to Life History in Flowering Plants. Science. 322: 86-89.pdf (F1000)