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Ecology and Evolution
Czechia
2023

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
56
Citations
11532
World Ranking
2842
National Ranking
16

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Czechia Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Ecology and Evolution in Czechia Leader Award

Overview

Jan Suda was affiliated with Charles University in the Czech Republic and contributed to various areas within the biological sciences, primarily focused on plant science and molecular biology. Their research spanned topics such as chromosomal and genetic variations, genomics and phylogenetic studies, and genetic diversity and population structure.

Their work also encompassed specialized areas including plant pathogens and fungal diseases, mycorrhizal fungi and plant interactions, and the ecology of lichens and fungi. These thematic interests align with their documented contributions to agricultural and biological sciences as well as biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Throughout their career, Jan Suda published several papers in diverse scientific venues. Notable publications include:

  • The ecology of palm genomes: repeat-associated genome size expansion is constrained by aridity (2022, New Phytologist)
  • Diverse fungal communities associated with the roots of isoetid plants are structured by host plant identity (2020, Fungal ecology)
  • Morphological and environmental differentiation as prezygotic reproductive barriers between parapatric and allopatric Campanula rotundifolia agg. cytotypes (2021, Annals of Botany)
  • The Ecology of Palm Genomes: Repeat-associated genome size expansion is constrained by aridity (2021, bioRxiv [Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory])

Jan Suda frequently collaborated with several researchers, with multiple coauthored works documented with Rowan Schley, Jaume Pellicer, Xue-Jun Ge, Craig F. Barrett, and Sidonie Bellot.

Their research appeared in various publication venues, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach:

  • New Phytologist
  • Fungal ecology
  • Annals of Botany
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

The scope of Jan Suda's scientific contributions involved integrating ecological, genetic, and molecular perspectives to explore plant genome characteristics, fungal community structures, and reproductive barriers in plant cytotypes. The combination of their work contributed to a richer understanding of plant-fungal interactions and genome evolution within varying environmental contexts.

Best Publications

  • Estimation of nuclear DNA content in plants using flow cytometry.

    Jaroslav Dole zcaron;Johann Greilhuber;Jan Suda;Jan Suda

  • The more the better? The role of polyploidy in facilitating plant invasions

    Mariska te Beest;Mariska te Beest;Johannes J. Le Roux;David M. Richardson;Anne K. Brysting

  • Flow Cytometry with Plant Cells

    Jaroslav Doleel;Johann Greilhuber;Jan Suda

  • Applications of Flow Cytometry to Evolutionary and Population Biology

    Paul Kron;Jan Suda;Brian C. Husband

  • Genome size diversity in orchids: consequences and evolution

    I.J. Leitch;I. Kahandawala;J. Suda;L. Hanson

  • Nuclear vs. plastid data: complex Pleistocene history of a circumpolar key species.

    P. B. Eidesen;I. G. Alsos;M. Popp;Ø. Stensrud

  • Flow cytometry with plant cells : analysis of genes, chromosomes and genomes

    Jaroslav Doležel;Johann Greilhuber;Jan Suda

  • Naturalization of central European plants in North America: species traits, habitats, propagule pressure, residence time

    Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Ameur M. Manceur;Christina Alba;Kirsty F. McGregor;Kirsty F. McGregor;Kirsty F. McGregor

  • The Incidence of Polyploidy in Natural Plant Populations: Major Patterns and Evolutionary Processes

    Brian C. Husband;Sarah J. Baldwin;Jan Suda

  • Circumpolar phylogeography of Juncus biglumis (Juncaceae) inferred from AFLP fingerprints, cpDNA sequences, nuclear DNA content and chromosome numbers.

    Peter Schönswetter;Jan Suda;Jan Suda;Magnus Popp;Hanna Weiss-Schneeweiss

  • Mixed-Ploidy Species: Progress and Opportunities in Polyploid Research.

    Filip Kolář;Martin Čertner;Martin Čertner;Jan Suda;Jan Suda;Peter Schönswetter

  • Chromosome Numbers and Genome Size Variation in Indian Species of Curcuma (Zingiberaceae)

    Jana Leong-Skornicková;Jana Leong-Skornicková;Otakar Sída;Vlasta Jarolímová;Mamyil Sabu

  • Reliable DNA ploidy determination in dehydrated tissues of vascular plants by DAPI flow cytometry—new prospects for plant research

    Jan Suda;Pavel Trávníček;Pavel Trávníček

  • Naturalized plants have smaller genomes than their non-invading relatives: a flow cytometric analysis of the Czech alien flora.

    M. Kubešová;L. Moravcová;J. Suda;V. Jarošík

  • Genome Size Variation in Central European Species of Cirsium (Compositae) and their Natural Hybrids

    Petr Bureš;Yi-Feng Wang;Lucie Horová;Jan Suda

  • Complex distribution patterns of di-, tetra-, and hexaploid cytotypes in the European high mountain plant Senecio carniolicus (Asteraceae)

    Jan Suda;Hanna Weiss-Schneeweiss;Andreas Tribsch;Gerald M. Schneeweiss

  • Klíč ke květeně České republiky

    Zdeněk Kaplan;Jiří Danihelka;Jindřich jun. Chrtek;Jan Kirschner

  • Genome Size Variation and Species Relationships in Hieracium Sub-genus Pilosella (Asteraceae) as Inferred by Flow Cytometry

    Jan Suda;Jan Suda;Anna Krahulcová;Pavel Trávníček;Pavel Trávníček;Radka Rosenbaumová

  • The hidden side of plant invasions: the role of genome size

    Jan Suda;Jan Suda;Laura A. Meyerson;Ilia J. Leitch;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek;Petr Pyšek

  • Flow Cytometry and Ploidy: Applications in Plant Systematics, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

    Jan Suda;Jan Suda;Paul Kron;Brian C. Husband;Pavel Trávníček;Pavel Trávníček

  • Flow Cytometry with Plants: An Overview

    Jaroslav Doležel;Johann Greilhuber;Jan Suda;Jan Suda

Frequent Co-Authors

Petr Pyšek
Petr Pyšek Czech Academy of Sciences
Peter Schönswetter
Peter Schönswetter University of Innsbruck
Gerald M. Schneeweiss
Gerald M. Schneeweiss University of Vienna
Manuela Winkler
Manuela Winkler BOKU University
Tomáš Herben
Tomáš Herben Charles University
Karl Hülber
Karl Hülber University of Vienna
Zuzana Münzbergová
Zuzana Münzbergová Charles University
Johann Greilhuber
Johann Greilhuber University of Vienna
Jaroslav Doležel
Jaroslav Doležel Czech Academy of Sciences
David M. Richardson
David M. Richardson Stellenbosch University

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