Kathleen Donohue

Summary

Affiliation: Duke University Medical Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Pleiotropy in the wild: the dormancy gene DOG1 exerts cascading control on life cycles
    George C K Chiang
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    Evolution 67:883-93. 2013
  2. ncbi Completing the cycle: maternal effects as the missing link in plant life histories
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Biology, Duke University, Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 364:1059-74. 2009
  3. ncbi The evolutionary ecology of seed germination of Arabidopsis thaliana: variable natural selection on germination timing
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    Evolution 59:758-70. 2005
  4. ncbi Niche construction through germination cueing: life-history responses to timing of germination in Arabidopsis thaliana
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    Evolution 59:771-85. 2005
  5. ncbi Diversification of phytochrome contributions to germination as a function of seed-maturation environment
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    New Phytol 177:367-79. 2008
  6. ncbi Major flowering time gene, flowering locus C, regulates seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana
    George C K Chiang
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106:11661-6. 2009
  7. ncbi DOG1 expression is predicted by the seed-maturation environment and contributes to geographical variation in germination in Arabidopsis thaliana
    George C K Chiang
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Mol Ecol 20:3336-49. 2011
  8. ncbi A new role for phytochromes in temperature-dependent germination
    M Shane Heschel
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    New Phytol 174:735-41. 2007
  9. ncbi Environmental and genetic influences on the germination of Arabidopsis thaliana in the field
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    Evolution 59:740-57. 2005
  10. ncbi Phytochrome mediates germination responses to multiple seasonal cues
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Plant Cell Environ 30:202-12. 2007

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Publications16

  1. ncbi Pleiotropy in the wild: the dormancy gene DOG1 exerts cascading control on life cycles
    George C K Chiang
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    Evolution 67:883-93. 2013
    ..In this case, one gene acting at the seed stage impacted the entire life cycle...
  2. ncbi Completing the cycle: maternal effects as the missing link in plant life histories
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Biology, Duke University, Box 90338, Durham, NC 27708, USA
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 364:1059-74. 2009
    ..Distinguishing the genotype(s) that control them is relevant for predicting the evolutionary trajectories and patterns of selection on progeny phenotypes and the genes underlying them...
  3. ncbi The evolutionary ecology of seed germination of Arabidopsis thaliana: variable natural selection on germination timing
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    Evolution 59:758-70. 2005
    ..The rate of evolution of germination timing may therefore strongly influence the rate at which species can expand their range...
  4. ncbi Niche construction through germination cueing: life-history responses to timing of germination in Arabidopsis thaliana
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    Evolution 59:771-85. 2005
    ..Therefore, the evolution of germination responses can influence the evolution of life histories in a general manner by altering natural selection on life-history traits and the genetic variation of these traits...
  5. ncbi Diversification of phytochrome contributions to germination as a function of seed-maturation environment
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    New Phytol 177:367-79. 2008
    ..This study identifies among the first genes to be associated with maternal environmental effects on germination...
  6. ncbi Major flowering time gene, flowering locus C, regulates seed germination in Arabidopsis thaliana
    George C K Chiang
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 106:11661-6. 2009
    ..Therefore, pleiotropy between these major life stages likely influences patterns of natural selection on this important gene, making FLC a promising case for examining how pleiotropy influences adaptive evolution...
  7. ncbi DOG1 expression is predicted by the seed-maturation environment and contributes to geographical variation in germination in Arabidopsis thaliana
    George C K Chiang
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Mol Ecol 20:3336-49. 2011
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  8. ncbi A new role for phytochromes in temperature-dependent germination
    M Shane Heschel
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    New Phytol 174:735-41. 2007
    ..This temperature-dependent activity of particular phytochromes reveals a potentially novel role for phytochrome pathways in regulating the seasonal timing of germination...
  9. ncbi Environmental and genetic influences on the germination of Arabidopsis thaliana in the field
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    Evolution 59:740-57. 2005
    ..Thus, the genetic potential exists for rapid evolution of appropriate germination responses in novel environments, facilitating colonization across a broad geographic range...
  10. ncbi Phytochrome mediates germination responses to multiple seasonal cues
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Ave Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Plant Cell Environ 30:202-12. 2007
    ..Phytochromes therefore appear to be involved in mediating seasonal germination timing, a trait of great ecological importance and one that is under strong natural selection...
  11. ncbi Evolution. Traversing the adaptive landscape in snapdragons
    Elena M Kramer
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    Science 313:924-5. 2006
  12. ncbi Genetic basis and consequences of niche construction: plasticity-induced genetic constraints on the evolution of seed dispersal in Arabidopsis thaliana
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    Am Nat 165:537-50. 2005
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  13. ncbi Seed after-ripening and dormancy determine adult life history independently of germination timing
    Rafael Rubio de Casas
    NESCent, 2024 W Main Street, Durham, NC 27705, USA
    New Phytol 194:868-79. 2012
    ..We conclude that the seed stage has a pronounced effect on life history, the influence of which goes well beyond the timing of germination...
  14. ncbi Relaxed selection in the wild
    David C Lahti
    Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
    Trends Ecol Evol 24:487-96. 2009
    ..We provide a prospectus and a framework for understanding relaxed selection and trait loss in natural populations. We also examine its implications for applied issues, such as antibiotic resistance and the success of invasive species...
  15. ncbi Niche construction through phenological plasticity: life history dynamics and ecological consequences
    Kathleen Donohue
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, 22 Divinity Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA
    New Phytol 166:83-92. 2005
    ..It provides examples whereby niche construction creates positive or negative feedbacks between phenotypes and environments, which in turn cause novel evolutionary constraints and novel life-history expression...
  16. ncbi Population differentiation and plasticity in vegetative ontogeny: effects on life-history expression in Erysimum capitatum (Brassicaceae)
    EunSuk Kim
    Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
    Am J Bot 98:1752-61. 2011
    ..We tested population differentiation and plasticity of life-history variation and explored the effects of plastic responses at the prereproductive stage on life-history expression...