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85
Citations
34077
World Ranking
630
National Ranking
223

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Member of the National Academy of Sciences
  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
  • 1986 - George Mercer Award, The Ecological Society of America

Overview

Douglas W. Schemske is affiliated with Michigan State University in the United States. Their research spans several disciplines within the biological and environmental sciences, focusing extensively on genetics, ecology, and molecular biology.

The scientist's principal fields of study include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Environmental Science

Within these broad areas, Schemske explores subfields such as:

  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Ecology
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Molecular Biology

Key research topics covered by Schemske include:

  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
  • Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals
  • Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Schemske has coauthored multiple papers with the following researchers:

  • Grant T. Godden
  • Andrew A. Crowl
  • Stephen Patten
  • Princess H. Abu
  • Susan J. Hall

Recent publications by Schemske provide insight into their research focus and include:

  • Ecological genetics of local adaptation in Arabidopsis: An 8-year field experiment (2023), published in Molecular Ecology
  • Temporal Variation in Selection Influences Microgeographic Local Adaptation (2023), published in The American Naturalist
  • Genome assemblies and comparison of two Neotropical spiral gingers: Costus pulverulentus and C. lasius (2023), published in Journal of Heredity
  • A landscape approach for identifying potential reestablishment sites for extirpated stream fishes: an example with Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus) in Michigan (2022), published in Hydrobiologia
  • Issue Information (2020), published in Ecological Monographs

Frequent publication venues associated with Schemske's work include:

  • Molecular Ecology
  • The American Naturalist
  • Journal of Heredity
  • Hydrobiologia
  • Ecological Monographs

Throughout their career, Schemske has received recognition from esteemed institutions, including:

  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences (2017)
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2003)
  • George Mercer Award, The Ecological Society of America (1986)

Best Publications

  • PATHWAYS, MECHANISMS, AND RATES OF POLYPLOID FORMATION IN FLOWERING PLANTS

    Justin Ramsey;Douglas W. Schemske

  • Evolution and the latitudinal diversity gradient: speciation, extinction and biogeography

    Gary G. Mittelbach;Douglas W. Schemske;Howard V. Cornell;Andrew P. Allen

  • THE EVOLUTION OF SELF-FERTILIZATION AND INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN PLANTS. I. GENETIC MODELS

    Russell Lande;Douglas W. Schemske

  • Is There a Latitudinal Gradient in the Importance of Biotic Interactions

    Douglas W. Schemske;Gary G. Mittelbach;Howard V. Cornell;James M. Sobel

  • Evaluating approaches to the conservation of rare and endangered plants

    Douglas W. Schemske;Brian C. Husband;Mary H. Ruckelshaus;Carol Goodwillie

  • EVOLUTION OF THE MAGNITUDE AND TIMING OF INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN PLANTS.

    Brian C. Husband;Douglas W. Schemske

  • NEOPOLYPLOIDY IN FLOWERING PLANTS

    Justin Ramsey;Douglas W. Schemske

  • Pollinator preference and the evolution of floral traits in monkeyflowers (Mimulus)

    Douglas W. Schemske;H. D. Bradshaw

  • Allele substitution at a flower colour locus produces a pollinator shift in monkeyflowers

    H. D. Bradshaw;Douglas W. Schemske

  • THE EVOLUTION OF SELF-FERTILIZATION AND INBREEDING DEPRESSION IN PLANTS. II. EMPIRICAL OBSERVATIONS.

    Douglas W. Schemske;Russell Lande

  • Components of reproductive isolation between the monkeyflowers Mimulus lewisii and M. cardinalis (Phrymaceae)

    Justin Ramsey;H. D. Bradshaw;Douglas W. Schemske

  • The biology of speciation.

    James M. Sobel;Grace F. Chen;Lorna R. Watt;Douglas W. Schemske

  • Filling key gaps in population and community ecology

    Anurag A. Agrawal;David D. Ackerly;Fred Adler;A. Elizabeth Arnold

  • Autopolyploidy in angiosperms: Have we grossly underestimated the number of species?

    Douglas E. Soltis;Pamela S. Soltis;Douglas W. Schemske;James F. Hancock

  • Flowering Ecology of Some Spring Woodland Herbs

    Douglas W. Schemske;Mary F. Willson;Michael N. Melampy;Linda J. Miller

  • Variation among floral visitors in pollination ability: a precondition for mutualism specialization.

    Douglas W. Schemske;Carol C. Horvitz

  • Genetic mapping of floral traits associated with reproductive isolation in monkeyflowers (Mimulus)

    H. D. J. Bradshaw;S. M. Wilbert;K. G. Otto;D. W. Schemske

  • Quantitative trait loci affecting differences in floral morphology between two species of monkeyflower (Mimulus).

    H. D. Bradshaw;Kevin G. Otto;Barbara E. Frewen;John K. McKay

  • Spatiotemporal Variation in Demographic Transitions of a Tropical Understory Herb: Projection Matrix Analysis

    Carol C. Horvitz;Douglas W. Schemske

  • Evolution of Reproductive Characteristics in Impatiens (Balsaminaceae): The Significance of Cleistogamy and Chasmogamy

    Douglas W. Schemske

Frequent Co-Authors

Jon Ågren
Jon Ågren Uppsala University
Carol C. Horvitz
Carol C. Horvitz University of Miami
Russell Lande
Russell Lande Imperial College London
Brian C. Husband
Brian C. Husband University of Guelph
Gary G. Mittelbach
Gary G. Mittelbach Michigan State University
Douglas A. Landis
Douglas A. Landis Michigan State University
Kaustuv Roy
Kaustuv Roy University of California, San Diego
Ingrid M. Parker
Ingrid M. Parker University of California, Santa Cruz
Robert J. Fletcher
Robert J. Fletcher University of Florida
Michael F. Thomashow
Michael F. Thomashow Michigan State University

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