I am broadly interested in the patterns and processes of genetic diversity and local adaptation across different organisms. My research currently focuses on two main groups: slime moulds (Myxomycetes) and club mosses (genus Diphasiastrum).
My research on nivicolous myxomycetes lies at the intersection of molecular ecology, environmental genomics, and phylogenetic biogeography. We use DNA barcoding (18S rDNA) to identify species, and examine how snow cover, temperature, and geographic barriers shape their genetic and distributional patterns in mountainous regions — currently, across Eurasian regions.
My research on the genus Diphasiastrum (club mosses) focuses on evolutionary genetics, phylogeography, and population genomics, using cp-SSR markers, nuclear markers, genome-wide SNP data, and flow cytometry to investigate hybridization, cryptic speciation, and reticulate evolution across different regions.
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