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A. Muthama Muasya is affiliated with the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Their research primarily focuses on Agricultural and Biological Sciences, with a strong emphasis on Plant Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Molecular Biology, and Forestry.

The scientist's main topics of work include Plant Diversity and Evolution, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies, Plant and Animal Studies, African Botany and Ecology Studies, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, and Plant Parasitism and Resistance.

Frequent publication venues for Muasya's work include:

  • South African Journal of Botany
  • Annals of Botany
  • Phytotaxa
  • Taxon
  • Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society

Some of the recent papers they contributed to are:

  • A new classification of Cyperaceae (Poales) supported by phylogenomic data, 2021, Journal of Systematics and Evolution
  • Botanical Monography in the Anthropocene, 2021, Trends in Plant Science
  • Biology and resource acquisition of mistletoes, and the defense responses of host plants, 2022, Ecological Processes
  • Land use and land cover changes and their impact on ecosystem service values in the north-eastern highlands of Ethiopia, 2023, PLoS ONE
  • Global analysis of Poales diversification - parallel evolution in space and time into open and closed habitats, 2023, New Phytologist

The scientist frequently collaborates with a number of co-authors, including:

  • C. H. Stirton
  • Daniel A. Zhigila
  • S.B.M. Chimphango
  • Tammy L. Elliott
  • B. du Preez

Best Publications

  • Origin and diversification of the Greater Cape flora: Ancient species repository, hot-bed of recent radiation, or both?

    G. Anthony Verboom;Jenny K. Archibald;Freek T. Bakker;Dirk U. Bellstedt

  • Savanna fire and the origins of the ‘underground forests’ of Africa

    Olivier Maurin;T. Jonathan Davies;T. Jonathan Davies;John E. Burrows;Barnabas H. Daru

  • Phylogeny of Cyperaceae Based on DNA Sequence Data: Current Progress and Future Prospects

    A. Muthama Muasya;David A. Simpson;G. Anthony Verboom;Paul Goetghebeur

  • Extinction risk and diversification are linked in a plant biodiversity hotspot.

    T. Jonathan Davies;T. Jonathan Davies;Gideon F. Smith;Dirk U. Bellstedt;James S. Boatwright

  • Spiny plants, mammal browsers, and the origin of African savannas.

    Tristan Charles-Dominique;Tristan Charles-Dominique;T. Jonathan Davies;Gareth P. Hempson;Bezeng S. Bezeng

  • Phylogenomics of C4 Photosynthesis in Sedges (Cyperaceae): Multiple Appearances and Genetic Convergence

    Guillaume Besnard;A. Muthama Muasya;Flavien Russier;Eric H. Roalson

  • A revised evolutionary history of Poales: origins and diversification

    Yanis Bouchenak-Khelladi;A. Muthama Muasya;H. Peter Linder

  • Evolutionary Switch and Genetic Convergence on rbcL following the Evolution of C4 Photosynthesis

    Pascal-Antoine Christin;Nicolas Salamin;A. Muthama Muasya;Eric H. Roalson

  • Phylogeny of Cyperaceae based on DNA sequence data - a new rbcL analysis

    D.A. Simpson;A. Muthama Muasya;M.V. Alves;J.J. Bruhl

  • Towards a new classification of the giant paraphyletic genus Cyperus (Cyperaceae): phylogenetic relationships and generic delimitation in C4 Cyperus.

    Isabel Larridon;Kenneth Bauters;Marc Reynders;Wim Huygh

  • A new classification of Cyperaceae (Poales) supported by phylogenomic data

    Isabel Larridon;Isabel Larridon;Alexandre R. Zuntini;Étienne Léveillé‐Bourret;Russell L. Barrett

  • Phylogenetic relationships in Cyperaceae subfamily Mapanioideae inferred from pollen and plastid DNA sequence data.

    David A. Simpson;Carol A. Furness;Trevor R. Hodkinson;A. Muthama Muasya

  • Affinities in C3Cyperus lineages (Cyperaceae) revealed using molecular phylogenetic data and carbon isotope analysis

    Isabel Larridon;Marc Reynders;Wim Huygh;Kenneth Bauters

  • Phylogenetic relationships in Cyperus L. s.l. (Cyperaceae) inferred from plastid DNA sequence data

    A. Muthama Muasya;David A. Simpson;Mark W. Chase

  • What is a Genus in Cypereae: Phylogeny, Character Homology Assessment and Generic Circumscription in Cypereae

    A. Muthama Muasya;Alexander Vrijdaghs;David A. Simpson;Mark W. Chase

  • Taxonomic changes in C-3 Cyperus (Cyperaceae) supported by molecular data, morphology, embryography, ontogeny and anatomy

    Isabel Larridon;Marc Reynders;Wim Huygh;Kenneth Bauters

  • Phylogenetic exploration of commonly used medicinal plants in South Africa

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  • A Phylogeny of Isolepis (Cyperaceae) Inferred Using Plastid rbcL and trnL-F Sequence Data

    A. Muthama Muasya;David A. Simpson;Mark W. Chase;Alastair Culham

  • Land use and land cover changes and their impact on ecosystem service values in the north-eastern highlands of Ethiopia

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  • Biodiversity assessments in the 21st century: The potential of insect traps to complement environmental samples for estimating eukaryotic and prokaryotic diversity using high-throughput DNA metabarcoding.

    Camila D. Ritter;Sibylle Häggqvist;Dave Karlsson;Ilari E. Sääksjärvi

  • A Floral Ontogenetic Approach to Questions of Homology within the Cyperoideae (Cyperaceae)

    Alexander Vrijdaghs;A. M Muasya;P Goetghebeur;Pieter Caris

  • Integrating local ecological knowledge and management practices of an isolated semi-arid papyrus swamp (Loboi, Kenya) into a wider conservation framework.

    Taita Terer;A. Muthama Muasya;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;Farid Dahdouh-Guebas;George G. Ndiritu

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Goetghebeur
Paul Goetghebeur Ghent University
Erik Smets
Erik Smets Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Mark W. Chase
Mark W. Chase Royal Botanic Gardens
Eric H. Roalson
Eric H. Roalson Washington State University
Michelle van der Bank
Michelle van der Bank University of Johannesburg
Félix Forest
Félix Forest Royal Botanic Gardens
Carl-Otto Ottosen
Carl-Otto Ottosen Aarhus University
Eva Rosenqvist
Eva Rosenqvist University of Copenhagen
William J. Bond
William J. Bond University of Cape Town
Vincent Savolainen
Vincent Savolainen Imperial College London

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