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24200
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1173
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435

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2003 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Thomas J. Givnish is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States. Their research spans multiple disciplines within the biological and environmental sciences, focusing on plant biology and ecology.

Their main fields of study include Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these areas, they have particularly contributed to subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Plant Science, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation, and Ecology.

The primary topics of their work reflect a broad engagement with plant and ecological systems. These topics include:

  • Plant and animal studies
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance
  • Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change

Thomas J. Givnish has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications across several respected venues. Frequent publication venues include the American Journal of Botany, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, The American Naturalist, Frontiers in Plant Science, and bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Among recent papers, the following stand out:

  • "A new carnivorous plant lineage (Triantha) with a unique sticky-inflorescence trap," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Phylogenomic resolution of order- and family-level monocot relationships using 602 single-copy nuclear genes and 1375 BUSCO genes," 2022, Frontiers in Plant Science
  • "Balancing read length and sequencing depth: Optimizing Nanopore long-read sequencing for monocots with an emphasis on the Liliales," 2023, Applications in Plant Sciences
  • "Asymmetrical pegs in square holes? Functional and phylogenetic determinants of plant community assembly in temperate forest understories," 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Fine-scale environmental heterogeneity and spatial niche partitioning among spring-flowering forest herbs," 2021, American Journal of Botany

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomas J. Givnish include Cécile Ané, Katherine A. McCulloh, Kenneth J. Sytsma, Evan Eifler, and Duncan D. Smith. These partnerships have manifested in multiple joint publications, reflecting ongoing research connections.

In 2003, Thomas J. Givnish was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

Best Publications

  • Adaptation to Sun and Shade: a Whole-Plant Perspective

    Thomas J. Givnish

  • COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF LEAF FORM: ASSESSING THE RELATIVE ROLES OF SELECTIVE PRESSURES AND PHYLOGENETIC CONSTRAINTS

    Thomas J. Givnish

  • Staggered flowering in the Dipterocarpaceae: new insights into floral induction and the evolution of mast fruiting in the aseasonal tropics

    P. S. Ashton;T. J. Givnish;S. Appanah

  • Adaptive significance of evergreen vs. deciduous leaves : solving the triple paradox

    Thomas J. Givnish

  • Molecular evolution and adaptive radiation

    Thomas J. Givnish;Kenneth Jay Sytsma

  • Ecological Determinants of Species Loss in Remnant Prairies

    Mark K. Leach;Thomas J. Givnish

  • Altitudinal gradients in tropical forest composition, structure, and diversity in the Sierra de Manantlán

    Thomas J. Givnish

  • Phylogeny, adaptive radiation, and historical biogeography in Bromeliaceae: Insights from an eight-locus plastid phylogeny

    Thomas J. Givnish;Michael H. J. Barfuss;Benjamin Van Ee;Benjamin Van Ee;Ricarda Riina;Ricarda Riina

  • Orchid phylogenomics and multiple drivers of their extraordinary diversification.

    Thomas J. Givnish;Daniel Spalink;Mercedes Ames;Stephanie P. Lyon

  • ON THE ADAPTIVE SIGNIFICANCE OF LEAF HEIGHT IN FOREST HERBS

    Thomas J. Givnish

  • On the Adaptive Significance of Leaf Form

    Thomas Givnish

  • Leaf and Canopy Adaptations in Tropical Forests

    T. J. Givnish

  • Sizes and Shapes of Liane Leaves

    Thomas J. Givnish;Geerat J. Vermeij

  • On the causes of gradients in tropical tree diversity

    Thomas J. Givnish

  • CARNIVORY IN THE BROMELIAD BROCCHINIA REDUCTA, WITH A COST/BENEFIT MODEL FOR THE GENERAL RESTRICTION OF CARNIVOROUS PLANTS TO SUNNY, MOIST, NUTRIENT-POOR HABITATS

    Thomas J. Givnish;Elizabeth L. Burkhardt;Ruth E. Happel;Jason D. Weintraub

  • Origin, adaptive radiation and diversification of the Hawaiian lobeliads (Asterales: Campanulaceae)

    Thomas J Givnish;Kendra C Millam;Austin R Mast;Thomas B Paterson

  • Adaptive radiation, correlated and contingent evolution, and net species diversification in Bromeliaceae

    Thomas J. Givnish;Michael H.J. Barfuss;Benjamin Van Ee;Ricarda Riina

  • Absorptive Trichomes in Brocchinia reducta (Bromeliaceae) and Their Evolutionary and Systematic Significance

    David H. Benzing;Thomas J. Givnish;David Bermudes

  • Ecology of plant speciation

    Thomas J. Givnish

  • ECOLOGICAL CONSTRAINTS ON THE EVOLUTION OF BREEDING SYSTEMS IN SEED PLANTS: DIOECY AND DISPERSAL IN GYMNOSPERMS.

    Thomas J. Givnish

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth J. Sytsma
Kenneth J. Sytsma University of Wisconsin–Madison
J. Chris Pires
J. Chris Pires Colorado State University
Dennis W. Stevenson
Dennis W. Stevenson New York Botanical Garden
Sean W. Graham
Sean W. Graham University of British Columbia
Kenneth M. Cameron
Kenneth M. Cameron University of Wisconsin–Madison
Rebecca A. Montgomery
Rebecca A. Montgomery University of Minnesota
Donald M. Waller
Donald M. Waller University of Wisconsin–Madison
Jerrold I. Davis
Jerrold I. Davis Cornell University
Paul H. Glaser
Paul H. Glaser University of Minnesota
Jim Leebens-Mack
Jim Leebens-Mack University of Georgia

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