Matthew G. Johnson, Biology grad student
Education:
B.S., Duke University, 2006
Office Location: 371B Biological Sciences Building
Email Address: matt.johnson@duke.edu
Web Page: http://www.duke.edu/~mgj4
Specialties:
Evolution
Ecology and Population Biology
Systematics
Research Categories: evolutionary genetics, inbreeding depression, mating systems, bryology
Current projects: Mating System Variation in Sphagnum, Determinants of Mating Success in Natural Bryophyte Populations, Phylogenetics of the S. macrophyllum species complex, Evolution of microsatellite alleles in Sphagnum
Research Description: Third-year Grad student in the Shaw lab. I am currently studying the mating systems in the peatmoss genus Sphagnum, a genus which has considerable variation in sexual system, ecology, ploidy, and phylogenetic structure. I am investigating the connection between these axes of variation and mating patterns (whether inbred or outcrossed offspring are produced). In addition, I am investigating certain populations at a detailed level, to understand the temporal, spatial, and phenotypic variation behind mating success.
Duke Biology Box 90338 Durham, NC 27708 Phone: 919-660-7372 Fax: 919-660-7293