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Research Grants

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Investigating conserved floral scent as a driver of hybridization

Project summary:

This project will investigate niche conservatism as a driver of hybridization using the hybrid zone between Heuchera americana and H. richardsonii. I will integrate phylogenomics and morphometrics with floral volatile methods. To build a comparative framework, I will conduct an investigation of cryptic species in the polyphyletic H. americana complex.

First Name:

Nicholas Engle-Wrye

nje59@msstate.edu

Highest degree:

Bachelor of Science

Year obtained:

2017

Applicant Status:

Current student

United States

Flowering plants

Relevant publications (minimum 1, maximum 4):

Folk, R.A., R.L. Stubbs, N.J. Engle‐Wrye, D.E. Soltis, and Okuyama, Y. 2021, Biogeography and habitat evolution of Saxifragaceae, with a revision of generic limits and a new tribal system. Taxon. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.12450

Figueroa, H.F., H. Marx, M.B. de Souza Cortez, C.J. Grady, N.J. Engle-Wrye, J. Beach, A. Stewart, R.A. Folk, D.E. Soltis, P.S. Soltis, and S.A. Smith. In review. Contrasting patterns of phylogenetic diversity and alpine specialization across the alpine flora of the American mountain range system. Alpine Botany.

N.J. Engle-Wrye In preparation. Morphometrics and phylogenomics reveals a new species of Heuchera (Saxifragaceae) in northern Mexico. Planning for submission to Systematic Botany.

Folk, R.A., N.J. Engle-Wrye, S.A. Dauber, K.L. Broussard, R.M. Conner, C.M. Siniscalchi. In Preparation. Phylogenetic and spatial determinants of leaf endophyte microbiomes in the flowering plant Heuchera.

Scoring Rubric

Your name:

c1. Scientific Merit

 

  • Scientific impact of the study in the proposed taxonomic group or the flora and funga of a geographic region – up to 10 points

  • Contribution to the generation of novel systematic/taxonomic/floristic data – up to 5 points

  • Quality and significance of questions being addressed – up to 10 points

  • Adequacy of methods for testing the research question (data collection/analysis/use of different tools) – up to 10 points

This proposal scores:

/35

C2. Community Building

 

  • Applicant’s potential for completing goals of the proposal within the time frame, and of professional success (based on CV, considering career stage) – up to 10 points

  • Explicit inclusion of (a) the use and generation of collections, and (b) conferring with taxonomic/nomenclatural experts – up to 10 points

  • Perceived need where more points are given for applicants from low- or middle-income countries – up to 5 points

This proposal scores:

/25

C3. Broader Impacts

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  • The proposal will yield durable benefits and be disseminated through publications (e.g., taxonomic revisions, checklists, new data provided for existing databases, websites) – up to 20 points

  • The proposal involves taxonomic training, fieldwork, and herbarium visits  – up to 10 points

  • The proposal involves outreach, mentoring, and mobility exchange  – up to 10 points

This proposal scores:

/40

Applicant Details

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Previous publications

Budget (USD):

2000

Mississippi State University

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