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Richard A. Ennos is a researcher affiliated with the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. Their research mainly centers on the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, they have focused on subfields such as Plant Science, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Cell Biology, and Genetics.

The main topics of Richard A. Ennos's work include Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Plant Ecology and Soil Science, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Botany and Plant Ecology Studies, and Plant and Fungal Interactions.

Key recent publications by Richard A. Ennos cover a range of ecological and genetic studies:

  • "Exploring the potential for 'Gene Conservation Units' to conserve genetic diversity in wild populations," 2021, published in Ecological Solutions and Evidence
  • "Environmental factors and host genetic variation shape the fungal endophyte communities within needles of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris)," 2022, published in Fungal Ecology
  • "Clinal genetic variation and phenotypic plasticity in leaf phenology, growth and stem form in common ash (Fraxinus excelsior L.)," 2021, published in Forestry An International Journal of Forest Research
  • "Using genome resequencing to investigate racial structure, genetic diversity, sexual reproduction and hybridisation in the pine pathogen Dothistroma septosporum," 2020, published in Fungal Ecology
  • "Heritable genetic variation but no local adaptation in a pine-ectomycorrhizal interaction," 2020, published in Mycorrhiza

Richard A. Ennos frequently collaborates with other researchers including Stephen Cavers, Joan Cottrell, Annika Perry, J. Baker, and Joanne E. Taylor, with multiple joint publications reported.

Their work has been published in venues with a focus on ecology, evolution, and fungal biology. The most frequent publication venues associated with Richard A. Ennos include Fungal Ecology, Ecology and Evolution, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), SSRN Electronic Journal, and Ecological Solutions and Evidence.

Best Publications

  • Glacial Refugia: Hotspots But Not Melting Pots of Genetic Diversity

    Rémy J. Petit;Itziar Aguinagalde;Jacques-Louis de Beaulieu;Christiane Bittkau

  • Estimating the relative rates of pollen and seed migration among plant populations

    R A Ennos

  • Molecular phylogeography, intraspecific variation and the conservation of tree species

    A. C. Newton;Theo R. Allnutt;A. C. M. Gillies;A. J. Lowe

  • Next-generation hybridization and introgression

    A.D. Twyford;Richard Ennos

  • Effective seed dispersal across a fragmented landscape.

    Cecile F. E. Bacles;Cecile F. E. Bacles;Andrew J. Lowe;Andrew J. Lowe;Richard A. Ennos;Richard A. Ennos

  • The postglacial history of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) in western Europe: evidence from mitochondrial DNA variation

    W. T. Sinclair;J. D. Morman;R. A. Ennos

  • Effect of population substructuring on estimates of outcrossing rate in plant populations

    R A Ennos;R A Ennos;M T Clegg

  • Genetic diversity of barley landrace accessions ( Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare ) conserved for different lengths of time in ex situ gene banks

    H K Parzies;W Spoor;R A Ennos

  • HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY MATING PATTERNS IN REMNANT POPULATIONS OF THE FOREST TREE FRAXINUS EXCELSIOR L

    Cecile F. E. Bacles;Jaroslaw Burczyk;Andrew J. Lowe;Richard A. Ennos

  • Conserving taxonomic complexity

    Richard A. Ennos;Graham C. French;Peter M. Hollingsworth

  • Genetic variation in the vulnerable and endemic Monkey Puzzle tree, detected using RAPDs

    Sarah A Bekessy;Sarah A Bekessy;T R Allnutt;T R Allnutt;A C Premoli;A Lara

  • Quantitative studies of the mating system in two sympatric species of Ipomoea (Convolvulaceae)

    R. A. Ennos

  • Does complete plastid genome sequencing improve species discrimination and phylogenetic resolution in Araucaria

    Markus Ruhsam;Hardeep S. Rai;Sarah Mathews;T. Gregory Ross

  • Using organelle markers to elucidate the history, ecology and evolution of plant populations

    R Ennos;A Langdon;X Hu;W Sinclair

  • Resilience of forests to pathogens: An evolutionary ecology perspective

    Richard A. Ennos

  • Neutral DNA markers fail to detect genetic divergence in an ecologically important trait

    Sarah Adine Bekessy;Sarah Adine Bekessy;Richard A Ennos;Mark A Burgman;Adrian C Newton

  • Paternity analysis of pollen-mediated gene flow for Fraxinus excelsior L. in a chronically fragmented landscape

    C.F.E. Bacles;C.F.E. Bacles;Richard Ennos

  • Identifying the early genetic consequences of habitat degradation in a highly threatened tropical conifer, Araucaria nemorosa Laubenfels.

    C. J. Kettle;C. J. Kettle;C. J. Kettle;P. M. Hollingsworth;T. Jaffré;B. Moran

  • Multiple origins for Scots pine ( Pinus sylvestris L.) in Scotland: evidence from mitochondrial DNA variation

    W T Sinclair;W T Sinclair;J D Morman;R A Ennos

  • Chloroplast DNA diversity in Calluna vulgaris (heather) populations in Europe

    S Rendell;R. A Ennos

  • Neighbour joining trees, dominant markers and population genetic structure.

    P M Hollingsworth;R A Ennos

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Cavers
Stephen Cavers Natural Environment Research Council
Peter M. Hollingsworth
Peter M. Hollingsworth Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Adrian C. Newton
Adrian C. Newton James Hutton Institute
Andrew J. Lowe
Andrew J. Lowe University of Adelaide
Glenn R. Iason
Glenn R. Iason James Hutton Institute
Sarah A. Bekessy
Sarah A. Bekessy RMIT University
Luis Gil
Luis Gil Technical University of Madrid
Tanguy Jaffré
Tanguy Jaffré Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Mizeck G. G. Chagunda
Mizeck G. G. Chagunda University of Edinburgh
Eileen Wall
Eileen Wall Scotland's Rural College

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