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  1. Hopkins, R., and M.D. Rausher, Pollinator-mediated selection on flower color allele drives reinforcement, Science, vol. Science Express online (2012) .
  2. Smith, S. D., and M. D. Rausher, Gene loss and parallel evolution contribute to species difference in flower color., Molecular Biology and Evolution, vol. 28 (2011), pp. 2799-2810 .
  3. Hopkins, R., and M.D. Rausher, Identification of two genes causing reinforcement in the Texas wildflower Phlox drummondii., Nature, vol. 469 (2011), pp. 411-415 .
  4. Hopkins, R., D. A. Levin, and M. D. Rausher, Molecular signatures of selection on reproductive character displacement of flower color in Phlox drummondii, Evolution, vol. Online Early View (2011), pp. DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01452.x .
  5. M. T. J. Johnson, R. G. FitzJohn, S. D. Smith, M. D. Rausher, and S. P. Otto, . Loss of sexual recombination and segregation is associated with increased diversification in evening primroses., Evolution, vol. 65 (2011), pp. 3230–3240 .
  6. Streisfeld, M. A., D. Liu, and M. D. Rausher., Differential constraint and predictable patterns of evolutionary rate variation among anthocyanin-regulating transcription factors., New Phytologist, vol. 191 (2011), pp. 264-274 .
  7. Baucom, R. S., S-M. Chang, J. M. Kniskern, M. D. Rausher, and J. R. Stinchcombe., Morning glory as a powerful model in ecological genomics: tracing adaptation through both natural and artificial selection., Heredity, vol. 2011 (2011), pp. 1-9 .
  8. M. A. Streisfeld and M.D. Rausher, Population genetics, pleiotropy, and the preferential fixation of mutations during adaptive evolution., Evolution, vol. 65 (2011), pp. 629-642 .
  9. Majetic, C. J., M. D. Rausher, and R. A. Raguso, The pigment-scent connection: do mutations in regulatory vs. structural genes differentially alter floral scent production in Ipomoea purpurea?, South African Journal of Botany, vol. 76 (2010), pp. 632-642 .
  10. D. L. Des Marais and M.D. Rausher, Parallel evolution at multiple levels in the origin of hummingbird pollinated flowers in Ipomoea, Evolution, vol. 64 (2010), pp. 2044-2054 .
  11. Johnson, M. T. J., S. D. Smith, and M. D. Rausher, The effects of plant sex on range distribution and allocation to reproduction., New Phytologist, vol. 186 (2010), pp. 769-779 .
  12. Wright, K. M., and M. D. Rausher, The evolution of control and distribution of adaptive mutations in a metabolic pathway, Genetics, vol. 184 (2010), pp. 483-502 .
  13. Stacey D. Smith, Richard E. Miller, Sarah P. Otto, Richard G. FitzJohn, and Mark D. Rausher, The Effects of Flower Color Transitions on Diversification Rates in Morning Glories (Ipomoea subg. Quamoclit, Convolvulaceae), in Darwin's Heritage Today: Proceedings of the Darwin 2000 Beijing International Conference., edited by M. Long, H. Gu, and Z. Zhou (2010), Higher Education Press, Beijing, China. .
  14. M. A. Streisfeld and M.D. Rausher, Altered Trans-regulatory control of gene expression in multiple anthocyanin genes contributes to adaptive flower color evolution in Mimulus aurantiacus., Molecular Biology and Evolution, vol. 26 (2009), pp. 433-444 .
  15. M.T.J. Johnson, S. D. Smith, and M.D. Rausher, Plant sex and the evolution of plant defenses against herbivores., Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci, vol. 106 (2009), pp. 1079-1084 .
  16. M.A. Streisfeld and M.D. Rausher, Genetic changes contributing to the repeated evolution of red floral pigmentation in Ipomoea, New Phytologist, vol. 183 (2009), pp. 751-763 .
  17. M.D. Rausher, Evolutionary transitions in floral color, Int. J. Plant Sci, vol. 169 (2008), pp. 7-21 .
  18. J. A. Lau, R. E. Miller, and M.D. Rausher, Selection through male function favors smaller floral display size in the common morning glory, Ipomoea purpurea (Convolvulaceae)., American Naturalist, vol. 172 (2008), pp. 63-74 .
  19. M. D. Rausher, Y. Lu, and K. Meye., Variation in Constraint vs. Positive Selection as Explanation for Evolutionary Rate Variation among Anthocyanin Genes., J. Molecular Evolution, vol. 67 (2008), pp. 137-144 .
  20. L. C. Coberly and M.D. Rausher, Pleiotropic effects of an allele producing white flowers in Ipomoea purpurea., Evolution, vol. 62 (2008), pp. 1076-1085 .
  21. D. L. Des Marais and M.D. Rausher, Gene duplication of an anthocyanin pathway gene provides evidence for release from adaptive constraint., Nature, vol. 454 (2008), pp. 762-765 .
  22. K. L. Bright and M.D. Rausher, Natural selection on a leaf-shape polymorphism in the ivyleaf morning glory (Ipomoea hederacea)., Evolution, vol. 62 (2008), pp. 1978-1990 .
  23. R. A. Smith and M.D. Rausher, Selection for character displacement is constrained by the genetic architecture of floral traits in the ivyleaf morning glory., Evolution, vol. 62 (2008), pp. 2829-2841 .
  24. R. A. Smith and M.D. Rausher, Experimental evidence that selection favors character displacement in the ivyleaf morning glory, American Naturalist, vol. 171 (2008), pp. 1-9 .
  25. M. Vallejo-Marin and M.D. Rausher, Selection through female fitness helps to explain the maintenance of male flowers, American Naturalist, vol. 169 (2007), pp. 563-568 .
  26. M.D. Rausher, Comment on "Evolutionary paths underlying flower color variation in Antirrhinum", Science, vol. 315 no. 461a (2007) .
  27. J.M. Kniskern and M.D. Rausher, Natural selection on a polymrophic disease-resistance locus in Ipomoea purpurea, Evolution, vol. 61: 377-387 (2007) .
  28. M. Vallejo-Marin and M.D. Rausher, The role of male flowers in andromonoecious species: energetic costs and siring success in Solanum carilonense, Evolution, vol. 61 (2007), pp. 404-412 .
  29. R.A. Smith and M.D. Rausher, Close clustering of anthers and stigma in Ipomoea hederacea enhances prezygotic isolation from I. purpurea, New Phytologist, vol. 173 (2007), pp. 641-647 .
  30. M. Streisfeld and M.D. Rausher, Relaxed constraint and evolutionary rate variation between the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) floral anthocyanin regulators in Ipomoea, Molecular Biology and Evolution, vol. 24 (2007), pp. 2816-2826 .
  31. J. M. Kniskern and M.D. Rausher, Environmental variation mediates the deleterious effects of Coleosporium ipomoea on its host, Ipomoea purpurea, Ecology, vol. 87 (2006), pp. 675-685 .
  32. M.D. Rausher, The evolution of flavonoids and their genes, in The Science of Flavonoids, edited by E. Grotewold (2006), Springer .
  33. J.M. Kniskern and M.D. Rausher, Major-gene resistance to the rust pathogen Coleosporium ipomoeae is common in natural populations of Ipomoea purpurea, New Phytologist, vol. 171 (2006), pp. 137-144 .
  34. S-M. Chang, Y. Lu, M.D. Rausher, Neutral Evolution of the Non-binding Region of the Anthocyanin Regulatory Gene Ipmyb1 in Ipomoea., Genetics, vol. 170 (2005), pp. 1967-1978 .
  35. Zufall, R. A., and M.D. Rausher, Genetic changes associated with floral adaptation restrict future evolutionary potential, Nature, vol. 428 (2004), pp. 847-850 [pdf] .
  36. Mendelson, T. C., B. D. Inouye, and M.D. Rausher, Quantifying patterns in the evolution of reproductive isolation, Evolution, vol. 58 (2004), pp. 1685-1695 [pdf] .
  37. Fornoni, J., J. Nunez-Farfan, P. L. Valverde, and M.D. Rausher, Evolution of mixed strategies of plant defense allocation against natural enemies., Evolution, vol. 58 (2004), pp. 1685-1695 [pdf] .
  38. C. Fehr and M.D. Rausher, Effects of variation at the flower-color A locus on mating system parameters in Ipomoea purpurea, Molecular Ecology, vol. 13 (2004), pp. 1839-1847 [pdf] .
  39. M. T. Rutter and M.D. Rausher, Natural selection on extrafloral nectar production in Chamaecrista fasciculata: the costs and benefits of a mutualism trait, Evolution, vol. 58 (2004), pp. 2657-2668 .
  40. R. A. Zufall and M.D. Rausher, The genetic basis of a flower-color polymorphism in the common, Journal of Heredity, vol. 94 (2003), pp. 442-448 .
  41. Y. Lu and M.D. Rausher, Evolutionary rate variation in anthocyanin pathway genes., Molecular Biology and Evolution, vol. 20 (2003), pp. 1844-1853 [pdf] .
  42. L. C. Coberly and M.D. Rausher, Analysis of a chalcone synthase variant in Ipomoea purpurea reveals a novel function for the flavonoids: ameliorating heat stress, Molecular Ecology, vol. 12 (2003), pp. 1113-1124 [pdf] .
  43. J. R. Stinchcombe and M.D. Rausher, Evolution of tolerance to deer herbivory: modification caused by the abundance of insect herbivores., Proceedings of the Royal Society of London (Biological Sciences), vol. 269 (December, 2002), pp. 1241-1246 [pdf] .
  44. M. W. Hahn, M.D. Rausher and C. W. Cunningham, Distinguishing between selection and population expansion in an experimental lineage of Bacteriophage T7, Genetics, vol. 161 (December, 2002), pp. 11-20 [pdf] .
  45. N Underwood, and MD Rausher, Comparing the consequences of induced and constitutive plant resistance for herbivore population dynamics, American Naturalist (January, 2002) [pdf] .
  46. JR Stinchcombe, MT Rutter, DS Burdick, P Tiffin, MD Rausher, and R Mauricio, Testing for environmentally induced bias in phenotypic estimates of natural selection: theory and practice, American Naturalist (January, 2002) [pdf] .
  47. N Underwood, MD Rausher, and W Cook, Bioassay versus chemical assay: Measuring the impact of induced and constitutive resistance on herbivores in the field, Oecologia (January, 2002) [pdf] .
  48. JR Stinchcombe and MD Rausher, Diffuse selection on resistance to deer herbivory in the ivyleaf morning glory, Ipomoea hederacea, The American Naturalist, vol. 158 (January, 2001), pp. 376-388 .
  49. M.D. Rausher, Coevolution and plant resistance to natural enemies, Nature, vol. 411 (January, 2001), pp. 857-864 .
  50. S Paulsen and MD Rausher, Floral color polymorphism in Ipomoea purpurea: biased inheritance of the dark allele is not a general explanation for its maintenance, Journal of Heredity, vol. 96 (January, 2001), pp. 491-495 .
  51. J Kniskern and MD Rausher, Two modes of host-enemy coevolution., Population Ecology, vol. 43 (January, 2001), pp. 3-14 .
  52. B Subramaniam and MD Rausher, Balancing selection on a floral polymorphism, Evolution, vol. 54 (January, 2000), pp. 691-695 .
  53. N Underwood and MD Rausher, The effects of host-plant quality on herbivore population dynamics in a model system, Ecology, vol. 81 (January, 2000), pp. 1565-1576 .
  54. S-M. Chang and M.D. Rausher, The role of inbreeding depression in maintaining the mixed mating system of the common morning glory, Ipomoea purpurea., Evolution, vol. 53 (1999), pp. 1366-1376 [pdf] .
  55. P. Tiffin and M.D. Rausher, Genetic constraints and selection acting on toleracne to herbivory in the common morning glory, Ipomoea purpurea., American Naturalist, vol. 154 (1999), pp. 700-716 [pdf] .
  56. M.D. Rausher and S-M. Chang, Stabilization of mixed-mating systems by differences in the magnitude of inbreeding depression for male and female fitness components., American Naturalist, vol. 155 (1999), pp. 242-248 [pdf] .
  57. R.E. Miller, M.D. Rausher, and P. S. Manos., Phylogenetic systematics of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae) based on ITS and waxy sequences., Systematic Botany, vol. 24 (1999), pp. 209-227 .
  58. M.D. Rausher, R. E. Miller, and P. Tiffin., Patterns of evolutionary rate variation among genes of the anthocyanin biosynthetic pathway., Molecular Biology and Evolution, vol. 16 (1999), pp. 266-274 [pdf] .
  59. S-M. Chang and M.D. Rausher, Frequency-dependent pollen discounting contributes to maintenance of a mixed mating system in the common morning glory Ipomoea purpurea., American Naturalist, vol. 152 (December, 1998), pp. 671-683 [pdf] .
  60. P. Tiffin, R.E. Miller, and M.D. Rausher, Control of expression patterns of anthocyanin structural genes by two loci in the common morning glory., Genes and Genetic Systems, vol. 73 (1998), pp. 105-110 [pdf] .

Papers Accepted

  1. Chappell, T., and M.D. Rausher, Genetics of resistance to the rust fungus Coleosporium ipomoeae in three species of morning glory (Ipomoea)., PLoS One (2011) .

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