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  • 1963 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Warren L. Wagner is affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Agricultural and Biological Sciences as well as Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. The scientist's subfields of study include Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology, Plant Science, Genetics, and Cell Biology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Plant Diversity and Evolution
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions
  • Fern and Epiphyte Biology
  • Genetic diversity and population structure
  • Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies
  • Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases

Wagner has contributed to a number of recent papers in various scientific journals. These include:

  • "Dispersal and adaptive radiation of Bidens (Compositae) across the remote archipelagoes of Polynesia," 2020, Journal of Systematics and Evolution
  • "RADseq resolves the phylogeny of Hawaiian Myrsine (Primulaceae) and provides evidence for hybridization," 2020, Journal of Systematics and Evolution
  • "Ethanol preservation and pretreatments facilitate quality DNA extractions in recalcitrant plant species," 2023, Applications in Plant Sciences
  • "Target Enrichment and Extensive Population Sampling Help Untangle the Recent, Rapid Radiation of Oenothera Sect. Calylophus," 2022, Systematic Biology
  • "Elucidating the Evolutionary History of Oenothera Sect. Pachylophus (Onagraceae): A Phylogenomic Approach," 2021, Systematic Botany

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • PhytoKeys
  • Journal of Systematics and Evolution
  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility
  • Applications in Plant Sciences
  • Systematic Biology

Collaborative work is a significant aspect of their research, with key frequent co-authors being:

  • Kenneth R. Wood
  • David H. Lorence
  • Matthew G. Johnson
  • Rick Overson
  • Rachel A. Levin

Warren L. Wagner was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1963.

Best Publications

  • Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i

    William L. Wagner;Derral R. Herbst;S. H. Sohmer

  • Hawaiian Biogeography: Evolution on a Hot Spot Archipelago

    Warren Lambert Wagner;V. A. Funk

  • Family-level relationships of Onagraceae based on chloroplast rbcL and ndhF data

    Rachel A. Levin;Warren L. Wagner;Peter C. Hoch;Molly Nepokroeff

  • FOSSIL EVIDENCE FOR A DIVERSE BIOTA FROM KAUA‘I AND ITS TRANSFORMATION SINCE HUMAN ARRIVAL

    David A. Burney;Helen F. James;Lida Pigott Burney;Storrs L. Olson

  • Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawai'i

    P. S. Green;Warren L. Wagner;Derral R. Herbst;S. H. Sohmer

  • Origins of Dioecy in the Hawaiian Flora

    Ann K. Sakai;Warren L. Wagner;Diane M. Ferguson;Diane M. Ferguson;Derral R. Herbst

  • A New Lineage‐Based Tribal Classification of the Family Caryophyllaceae

    Danica T. Harbaugh;Molly Nepokroeff;Richard K. Rabeler;John McNeill

  • Patterns of endangerment in the hawaiian flora.

    Ann K. Sakai;Warren L. Wagner;Loyal A. Mehrhoff

  • Speciation in Hawaiian angiosperm lineages: cause, consequence, and mode.

    Jonathan P. Price;Warren L. Wagner

  • Biogeographical and Ecological Correlates of Dioecy in the Hawaiian Flora

    Ann K. Sakai;Warren L. Wagner;Diane M. Ferguson;Diane M. Ferguson;Derral R. Herbst

  • Historical Biogeography and Ecology of the Hawaiian Silversword Alliance (Asteraceae): New Molecular Phylogenetic Perspectives

    Bruce G. Baldwin;Robert H. Robichaux;Warren L. Wagner;V. A. Funk

  • Interspecific hybridization in natural populations of Cyrtandra ( Gesneriaceae ) on the Hawaiian Islands: Evidence from RAPD markers

    James F. Smith;Charles C. Burke;Warren L. Wagner

  • Reconstructing ancestral patterns of colonization and dispersal in the Hawaiian understory tree genus Psychotria (Rubiaceae): a comparison of parsimony and likelihood approaches.

    Molly Nepokroeff;Kenneth J. Sytsma;Warren L. Wagner;Elizabeth A. Zimmer

  • A Comparative Study in Ancestral Range Reconstruction Methods: Retracing the Uncertain Histories of Insular Lineages

    John R. Clark;John R. Clark;Richard H. Ree;Michael E. Alfaro;Matthew G. King

  • Hawaiian angiosperm radiations of North American origin

    Bruce G. Baldwin;Warren L. Wagner

  • Testing geological models of evolution of the Isthmus of Panama in a phylogenetic framework

    Christine D. Bacon;Andrés Mora;Warren L. Wagner;Carlos A. Jaramillo

  • Progressive island colonization and ancient origin of Hawaiian Metrosideros (Myrtaceae).

    Diana M Percy;Adam M Garver;Adam M Garver;Warren L Wagner;Helen F James

  • The Hawaiian Archipelago is a stepping stone for dispersal in the Pacific: an example from the plant genus Melicope (Rutaceae)

    Danica T. Harbaugh;Warren L. Wagner;Gerard J. Allan;Elizabeth A. Zimmer

  • Paraphyly in Tribe Onagreae: Insights into Phylogenetic Relationships of Onagraceae Based on Nuclear and Chloroplast Sequence Data

    Rachel A. Levin;Warren L. Wagner;Peter C. Hoch;William J. Hahn

  • Evolution of Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) in the Pacific Ocean: the origin of a supertramp clade

    Quentin C. B. Cronk;Michael Kiehn;Warren L. Wagner;James F. Smith

  • Hawaiian Biogeography: Evolution on a Hotspot Archipelago

    Jon Bridle;W.L. Wagner;V.A. Funk

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen G. Weller
Stephen G. Weller University of California, Irvine
Elizabeth A. Zimmer
Elizabeth A. Zimmer National Museum of Natural History
Vicki A. Funk
Vicki A. Funk National Museum of Natural History
Peter H. Raven
Peter H. Raven Missouri Botanical Garden
Jun Wen
Jun Wen National Museum of Natural History
Gerard J. Allan
Gerard J. Allan Northern Arizona University
Bruce G. Baldwin
Bruce G. Baldwin University of California, Berkeley
Bengt Oxelman
Bengt Oxelman University of Gothenburg
Robert C. Fleischer
Robert C. Fleischer Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
Kenneth J. Sytsma
Kenneth J. Sytsma University of Wisconsin–Madison

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