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Laboratory: Next-generation sequencing (WGS, RNAseq), Sanger, PCR, tissue culture
Other: GxE experiments, Reproducible Science, Taxonomy


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Sven Buerki

Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at Boise State University. My research interests are in the fields of genomics, evolutionary plant biology and bioinformatics.

My lab aims at contributing to advancing fundamental knowledge of the rules of life (with a genome-to-phenome focus) underpinning plants’ drought and heat tolerance. Such evidence is then used to forecast the effect of climate change on natural ecosystems and develop restoration practices. We are currently focusing our efforts on the sagebrush steppe of western North America by using Artemisia tridentata (or sagebrush) as model organism. This research is integrated into the EPSCoR NSF GEM3 project.

Education

PhD thesis

Department of Evolutionary Botany

University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2009 - 2005

  • Worldwide biogeography and systematics of Sapindaceae: a molecular and taxonomic survey combining large data sets and novel methodological approaches

Master of Science in Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution (with high distinction)

Department of Evolutionary Botany

University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2005 - 2000

  • Biogeography and systematics of the genus Gouania (Rhamnaceae) in the western Indian Ocean

Research Experience

Associate Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

Boise State University, ID

present - 2022

Dr. Christopher Davidson Endowed Chair in Botany

Department of Biological Sciences

Boise State University, ID

present - 2024

Biobanking consultant

Revive & Restore, Genetic Rescue of Endangered and Extinct Species

Sausalito, CA

present - 2023

Research associate

Missouri Botanical Garden

Saint-Louis, MO

present - 2019

Assistant Professor

Department of Biological Sciences

Boise State University, ID

2022 - 2017

Senior Curator in Charge, Ferns and General herbarium I & II

Department of Life Sciences

Natural History Museum, London, UK

2017 - 2016

Researcher

Department of Life Sciences

Natural History Museum, London, UK

2016 - 2015

Plant Evolutionary Biologist

Jodrell Laboratory

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2014 - 2012

Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellow

Jodrell Laboratory

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2012 - 2010

  • Funded by the Marie-Curie Intra-European program

SNSF postdoctoral fellow

Real Jardin Botanico

Madrid, Spain

2010 - 2009

  • Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation

Research Assistant

Department of Evolutionary Botany

University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2005 - 2003

Publications in peer-reviewed journals

Publication metrics

  • N. publications = 125 (29 as first and 43 as senior author)
  • N. publications @BSU = 43 (11 with graduate students)
  • Citation = 4208
  • H-index = 34
  • I10-index = 82

#127 Integrative species delimitation methods infer species boundaries in the Lomatium foeniculaceum complex and indicate an evolutionary history from the Southwest towards the Northeast in western North America

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, in press.

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2024

#126 A piece of the Piper puzzle: Systematics of Piper section Enckea, a Neotropical section in a giant genus

Systematic Botany, 49: 547–566.

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#125 Utilizing a comparative approach to assess genome evolution during diploidization in Artemisia tridentata, a keystone species of western North America

American Journal of Botany, 111: e16353.

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#124 Phylogenomics and the rise of the angiosperms

Nature, 629: 843–850.

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#123 High-resolution thermal imagery reveals how interactions between crown structure and genetics shape plant temperature

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, 10: 106–120

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  • Olsoy P, Zaiats A, Delparte D, Germino M, Richardson B, Roop S, Roser A, Forbey J, Cattau M, Buerki S, Reinhardt K, Caughlin T.
  • https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.359 (IF2022: 5.5)

#122 In Memoriam: Chris Davidson (1944–2022), the Idaho botanist who botanized the world

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 108: 479-491.

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2023

#121 Arbuscular mycorrhizae alter photosynthetic responses to drought in seedlings of Artemisia tridentata

Plants, 12: 2990.

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#120 A genotype × environment experiment reveals contrasting response strategies to drought between populations of a keystone species (Artemisia tridentata; Asteraceae)

Plant-Environment Interactions, 4: 201-214

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#119 A field-capable rapid plant DNA extraction protocol using microneedle patches for botanical surveying and monitoring

Applications in Plant Sciences, 11: e11529.

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#118 Acclimation and hardening of a slow-growing woody species emblematic to western North America from in vitro plantlets

Applications in Plant Sciences, 11: e11515.

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#117 Phylogenomic analyses of Sapindales support new family relationships, rapid Mid-Cretaceous hothouse diversification, and heterogeneous histories of gene duplication

Frontiers in Plant Science, 14:1063174.

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  • Joyce EM, Appelhans MS, Buerki S, Cheek M, De Vos J, Pirani JR, Rizzo Zuntini , Bachelier JB, Bayly MJ, Callmander MW, Devecchi MF, Pell SK, Groppo M, Lowry II PP, Mitchell J, Siniscalchi CM, Munzinger J, Orel HK, Pannell CM, Nauheimer L, Sauquet H, Weeks A, Muellner-Riehl AN, Leitch IJ, Maurin O, Forest F, Nargar K, Thiele KR, Baker WJ, Crayn D.
  • https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2023.1063174 (IF2021: 6.627)

#116 Meta-analysis reveals challenges and gaps for genome-to-phenome research underpinning plant drought response

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(20):12297.

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2022

#115 Herbivory amplifies adverse effects of drought on seedling recruitment in a keystone species of western North American rangelands

Plants, 11(19):2628.

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#114 Genomic insights into cultivated Mexican Vanilla planifolia reveal high levels of heterozygosity stemming from hybridization

Plants, 11(16): 2090.

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#113 Uncovering haplotype diversity in cultivated Mexican vanilla species

American Journal of Botany, 109: 1120–1138.

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#112 A haploid pseudo-chromosome genome assembly for a keystone sagebrush species of western North American rangelands

G3 Genes|Genomes|Genetics, 12: jkac122.

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  • Melton AE, Child AW, Beard, Jr RS, Dumaguit CDC, Forbey JS, Germino M, de Graaff M-A, Kliskey A, Leitch AJ, Martinez P, Novak SJ, Pellicer J, Richardson BA, Self D, Serpe M, Buerki S.
  • https://doi.org/10.1093/g3journal/jkac122 (IF2021: 3.154)

#111 Flora of Singapore: A checklist and bibliography

The Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore, 74(Suppl. 1): 3–860.

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#110 Centralized project-specific metadata platforms: toolkit provides new perspectives on open data management within multi-institution and multidisciplinary research projects

BMC Research Notes, 15: 106.

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#109 A draft genome provides hypotheses on drought tolerance in a keystone plant species in Western North America threatened by climate change

Ecology and Evolution, 11: 15417-15429.

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2021

#108 The role of genome duplication in big sagebrush growth and fecundity

American Journal of Botany, 108: 1405-1416.

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#107 An updated infra-familial classification of Sapindaceae based on targeted enrichment data

American Journal of Botany, 108: 1234-1251.

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#106 Resolving species boundaries in a recent radiation with the Angiosperms353 probe set: the Lomatium packardiae/L. anomalum clade of the L. triternatum (Apiaceae) complex

American Journal of Botany, 108: 1217-1233.

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#105 Phylogenetics and comparative plastome genomics of two of the largest genera of angiosperms, Piper and Peperomia (Piperaceae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 163: 107229.

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#104 Pandanus grayorum (Pandanaceae), a new species endemic to north-eastern Queensland (Australia)

Australian Systematic Botany, 34: 327-335.

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#103 Harnessing large-scale biodiversity data to infer the current range of Vanilla planifolia (Orchidaceae)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 196: 407-422.

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#102 Otto Warburg and his contributions to the screw pine family (Pandanaceae)

Willdenowia, 51: 5-31.

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#101 G2PMineR: A genome to phenome literature review approach

Genes, 12(2): 293.

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#100 Neotypification of Pandanus odorifer, the correct name for P. odoratissimus (Pandanaceae)

Taxon, 70: 182-184.

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#99 Development of an in vitro method of propagation for Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata to support genome sequencing and genotype-by-environment research

Plants, 9 (12): 1717.

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2020

#98 Two new genera of Sapindaceae (Cupanieae) from the southern Pacific: Lepidocupania and Neoarytera

Candollea, 75: 269-284.

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#97 New combinations for two species in the genus Synima (Sapindaceae, Cupanieae) from Queensland (Australia)

Candollea, 75: 241-244.

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#96 (2772) Proposal to conserve the name Pandanus ornatus Kurz (Benstonea ornata) against P. ornatus W. Bull with a conserved type (Pandanaceae)

Taxon. 69: 115-116.

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#95 Evolutionary origins of three rare Alpine-endemic species of Lomatium (Apiaceae) in the Wallowa and Elkhorn mountains of Northeastern Oregon

International Journal of Plant Sciences, 181: 748-765.

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#94 New Guinea has the world’s richest island flora

Nature, 584: 579-583.

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#93 Novelties from the Northern Mountains Complex of Madagascar V: A new threatened Pandanus (Pandanaceae) from the Kalobinono massif

Candollea, 75: 99-105.

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#92 Intraspecific variation in surface water uptake in a perennial desert shrub

Functional Ecology, 34: 1170-1179.

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#91 A new micro-endemic species of Alectryon (Sapindaceae) from Koghis forest, New Caledonia

Systematic Botany, 45: 156-162.

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#90 The ghost fruits of Madagascar: Identifying dysfunctional seed dispersal in Madagascar’s endemic flora

Biological Conservation, 242: 108438.

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#89 Influences of a prolific gut fungus (Zancudomyces culisetae) on larval and adult mosquito (Aedes aegypti) – Associated Microbiota

Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80: e02334-19.

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#88 Biogeography and ecological diversification of a mayfly clade in New Guinea

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7: 233.

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2019

#87 The role of Antarctica in biogeographical reconstruction: A point of view

International Journal of Plant Sciences, 180: 63-71.

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#86 Shedding new light on the origin and spread of the brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena L.; Solanaceae) and its wild relatives

American Journal of Botany, 105: 1175-1187.

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2018

#85 A new species and a new synonym in Pandanus subg. Rykia (Pandanaceae) in Thailand

Candollea, 73: 115-120.

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#84 Gymnosperms on the EDGE

Scientific Reports, 8: 6053.

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  • Forest F, Baloch E, Brummitt NA, Bachman S, Moat J, Ickert-Bond S, Hollingsworth PM, Liston A, Little DP, Mathews S, Rai H, Rydin C, Stevenson DW, Thomas P, Buerki S.
  • https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4 (IF2016: 4.259)

#83 Museum collections are the key to studying lemurs’ diet: gastrointestinal morphology of Cheirogaleus major

Systematics and Biodiversity, 16: 483-487.

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#82 Elevation in tropical sky islands as the common driver in structuring genes and communities of freshwater organisms

Scientific Reports, 7: 16089.

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2017

#81 Alectryon vitiensis: A new species of Sapindaceae endemic to Fiji

Novon, 25: 4210-429.

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#80 Untangling the reticulate history of species complexes and horticultural breeds in Abelia (Caprifoliaceae)

Annals of Botany, 120: 257-269.

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#78 How old are island endemics?

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 121: 469-474.

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#77 Large-scale phylogeny of Amorphophallus (Araceae) derived from nuclear and plastid sequences reveals new subgeneric delineation

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 184: 32-45.

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#76 Climatic niche evolution is faster in sympatric than allopatric lineages of the butterfly genus Pyrgus

Proceedings of the Royal Society, B, 284: 20170208.

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  • Pitteloud C, Arrigo N, Suchan T, Mastretta-Yanes A, Vila R, Dinca V, Hernández-Roldán J, Brockmann E, Chittaro Y, Kleckova I, Fumagalli L, Buerki S¶, Pellicier L¶, Alvarez N¶.
  • https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0208 (IF2015: 4.82)
  • ¶These authors supervised this work together and are considered as joint last authors.

#75 How many genera of vascular plants are endemic to New Caledonia? A critical review based on phylogenetic evidence

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 183: 177-198.

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#74 Biogeographical patterns of Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae) and their correlation with geological and climatic history in the Neotropics

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108: 34-48.

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#73 Two new threatened species of Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae) from Sabah (Borneo, Malaysia)

Candollea, 71: 257-263.

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2016

#72 Biogeography and evolution of the screw-pine genus Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae)

Candollea, 71: 217-229.

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#71 Pleurostylia serrulata and two allied new species from Africa are actually members of the New World Crossopetalum (Celastraceae)

Systematic Botany, 41: 851-864.

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#70 Molecular phylogenetics and molecular clock dating of Sapindales based on plastid rbcL, atpB and trnL-trnF DNA sequences

Taxon, 65: 1019-1036.

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#69 Lifting the curtain on our knowledge of New Guinean Benstonea (Pandanaceae)

Phytotaxa, 275: 168-174.

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#68 A taxonomic revision of the endemic New Caledonian genus Storthocalyx Baill. (Sapindaceae)

Systematic Botany, 41: 387-400.

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#67 Generic delimitations, biogeography and evolution in the tribe Coleeae (Bignoniaceae), endemic to Madagascar and the smaller islands of the western Indian Ocean

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 96: 178-186.

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#66 Collections-based research in the genomic era

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 117: 5-10.

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#65 Uncovering cryptic parasitoid diversity in Horismenus (Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae)

PLoS ONE, 10(9): e0136063.

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2015

#64 A macro-ecological perspective on CAM photosynthesis evolution in Afro-Madagascan drylands: Eulophiinae orchids as a case study

New Phytologist, 208(2): 469-481

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#63 The genus Pandanus Parkinson (Pandanaceae) on Halmahera Island (Moluccas, Indonesia) with descriptions of three new species and a key to the species on the island

Candollea, 70: 179-195.

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#62 Phylogenetics of Eulophiinae (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae): evolutionary patterns and implications for generic delimitation

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 179: 43-56.

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#61 Novitates neocaledonicae II. Acropogon moratianus Callm., Munzinger & Lowry, sp. nov. (Malvaceae, Sterculieae): a rare and threatened new species from New Caledonia

Adansonia, sér. 3., 37(1): 131-137.

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#60 Evolutionary history and leaf succulence as explanations for medicinal use in aloes and the global popularity of Aloe vera

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15: 29.

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#59 Incorporating evolutionary history into conservation planning in biodiversity hotspots

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, serie B, 370: 20140014.

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#58 A long distance dispersal hypothesis for the Pandanaceae and the origins of the Pandanus tectorius complex

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 83: 20-32.

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#57 The transfer of Eulophia beravensis Rchb.f. to Oeceoclades Lindl., a genus with its centre of diversity in Madagascar (Eulophiinae, Orchidaceae)

Candollea, 69: 201-205.

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2014

  • Bone RE, Sanz E, Buerki S.
  • (IF2013: 0.440)

#56 Rediscovery of the genus Tsingya Capuron (Sapindaceae) and its phylogenetic position

Candollea, 69: 195-200.

N/A

  • Buerki S, Doherty R, Gautier L, Callmander MW.
  • (IF2013: 0.440)

#55 Notes on Benstonea (Pandanaceae) from the islands of Halmahera, New Guinea and Sulawesi

Phytotaxa, 175: 161-165.

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#54 Taxonomic novelties in Neotropical Chrysobalanaceae: towards a monophyletic Couepia

Phytotaxa, 172 : 176-200.

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#53 Timing and tempo of evolutionary diversification in a biodiversity hotspot: Primulaceae on Indian Ocean islands

Journal of Biogeography, 41: 810-822.

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#52 Proto-South-East Asia as a trigger of early angiosperms diversification

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Special Issue: Ecology and evolution on oceanic islands: broadening the botanical perspective, 174: 326-333.

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#51 Mediterranean origin and Miocene–Holocene Old World diversification of meadow fescues and ryegrasses (Festuca subgenus Schedonorus and Lolium)

Journal of Biogeography, 41: 600-614.

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#50 Pollinator shifts as trigger of speciation in painted petal irises (Lapeirousia: Iridaceae)

Annals of Botany, Special issue on Pollinator-driven speciation, 113: 357-371.

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#49 New Caledonian lineages of Psychotria (Rubiaceae) reveal different evolutionary histories and the largest documented plant radiation for the archipelago

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 71: 15-35.

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#48 A taxonomic revision of the endemic New Caledonian genus Podonephelium Baillon (Sapindaceae)

Systematic Botany, 38: 1105-1124.

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2013

#47 Evolutionary history of the Afro-Madagascan Ixora species (Rubiaceae): species diversification and distribution of key morphological traits inferred from dated molecular phylogenetic trees

Annals of Botany, 112: 1723-1742.

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#46 A snapshot of extinction in action: The decline and imminent demise of the endemic Eligmocarpus Capuron (Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae) serves as an example of the fragility of Madagascan ecosystem

South African Journal of Botany, Special Issue: Towards a New Classification System for Legumes, 89: 273-280.

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#45 Corrections to Phytotaxa 112: Update on the systematics of Benstonea (Pandanaceae)

Phytotaxa, 125: 59-60.

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#44 A new species of Pandanaceae from New Caledonia: Pandanus letocartiorum Callm. & Buerki with notes on the taxonomic identities of P. decumbens (Brongn.) Solms and P. reticulatus Vieill.

Candollea, 68: 51-60.

N/A

  • Callmander MW, Buerki S.
  • (IF2012: 0.370)

#43 The abrupt climate change at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary and the emergence of Southeast Asia triggered the spread of sapindaceous lineages

Annals of Botany, 112: 151-160.

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#42 Tiptoe through the tulips – cultural history, molecular phylogenetics and classification of Tulipa (Liliaceae)

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 172: 280-328.

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#41 Update on the systematics of Benstonea (Pandanaceae): When a visionary taxonomist foresees phylogenetic relationships

Phytotaxa, 112: 57-60.

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#40 Why are thistles everywhere: Reconstructing the evolution and biogeographic history of tribe Cardueae (Compositae)

American Journal of Botany, 100: 867-882.

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#39 Global legume diversity assessments: concepts, key indicators, and strategies

Taxon, 62: 249-266.

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  • Yahara T, Javadi F, Onoda Y, de Queiroz LP, Faith DP, Prado DP, Akasaka M, Kadoya T, Ishihama F, Davies S, Slik JWF, Yi T, Ma K, Bin C, Darnaedi D, Pennington RT, Tuda M, Shimada M, Ito M, Egan AN, Buerki S, Raes N, Kajita T, Mimura M, Tachida H, Iwasa Y, Smith GF, Victor JE, Nkonki T.
  • https://doi.org/10.12705/622.12 (IF2012: 2.782)

#38 A new species of Trigonachras (Sapindaceae) endemic from Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo)

Phytotaxa, 88: 19-24.

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#37 Spatio-temporal history of the disjunct Tecophilaeaceae family: a tale involving the colonization of three Mediterranean-type climates

Annals of Botany, 111: 361-373.

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#36 Spatio-temporal history of the endemic genera of Madagascar

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 171: 304-329 (INVITED REVIEW).

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#35 Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae): characterization, circumscription, and distribution of a new genus of screw-pines, with a synopsis of accepted species

Candollea, 67: 323-345.

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  • Callmander MW, Lowry II PP, Forest F, Devey DS, Beentje H, Buerki S.
  • (IF2012: 0.370)

#34 Delimitation of the genus Margaritopsis (Rubiaceae) in the Asian, Australasian and Pacific region, based on molecular phylogenetic inference and morphology

Taxon, 61: 1251-1258.

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2012

  • Barrabé L, Buerki S, Mouly A, Davis AP, Munzinger J, Maggia L.
  • (IF2012: 2.782)

#33 Straightening out the screw-pines: a first step in understanding phylogenetic relationships within Pandanaceae

Taxon, 61: 1010-1020.

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  • Buerki S, Callmander MW, Devey DS, Chappell L, Gallaher T, Munzinger J, Haevermans T, Forest F.
  • (IF2012: 2.782)

#32 Molecular relationships in the sub-family Psychodinae (Diptera: Psychodidae)

Zoologica Scripta, 41: 489-498.

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#31 Climate oscillations and species interactions: large scale congruence but regional differences in the phylogeographic structures of an alpine plant and monophagous insect

Journal of Biogeography, 39: 1487-1498.

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  • Borer M¶, Arrigo N¶, Buerki S¶, Naisbit R, Alvarez N.
  • https://doi.org/ 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2012.02703.x (IF2012: 4.863)
  • ¶These authors have contributed equally and are considered joint first authors.

#30 Contrasting biogeographical patterns in two Mediterranean-type ecosystem

PLoS ONE, 7(6): e39377.

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#29 Phylogenetic inference of Badula Juss. (Primulaceae) - a rare and threatened genus endemic to the Mascarene archipelago

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 169: 284-296.

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#28 Ecological and historical drivers of diversification in the fly genus Chiastocheta Pokorny

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 63: 466-474.

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#27 Phylogenetic inference of New Caledonian lineages of Sapindaceae: molecular evidence requires a reassessment of generic circumscriptions

Taxon, 61: 109-119.

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  • Buerki S, Forest F, Callmander MW, Lowry II PP, Devey DS, Munzinger J.
  • (IF2012: 2.782)

#26 Speciation and evolution in the Gagea reticulata species complex (Tulipeae; Liliaceae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62: 624-639.

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#25 Gouania tiliifolia: the correct name for Gouania scandens (Rhamnaceae)

Novon, 21: 481-482.

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2011

  • Phillipson PB, Callmander MW, Buerki S.
  • (IF2012: 0.295)

#24 Does a shift in host plants trigger the speciation in the Alpine leaf beetle Oreina speciosissima (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)?

BMC Evolutionary Biology, 11: 310.

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#23 Nomenclatural changes in the endemic genus Tina (Sapindaceae) in Madagascar

Candollea, 66: 124-126.

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  • Callmander MW, Buerki S, Phillipson PB.
  • (IF2012: 0.370)

#22 Discordances between phylogenetic and morphological patterns of alpine leaf beetles attest to intricate history of lineages in postglacial Europe

Molecular Ecology, 20: 2442-2463.

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#21 A taxonomic revision of Gouania (Rhamnaceae) in Madagascar and the other islands of the western Indian Ocean (the Comoros and Mascarene islands, and the Seychelles)

Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, 98: 157-195.

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#20 How to kill two genera with one tree: clarifying generic circumscriptions within an endemic Malagasy clade of Sapindaceae

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 165: 223-234.

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#19 An evaluation of new parsimony-based versus parametric inference methods in biogeography: a case study using the globally distributed plant family Sapindaceae

Journal of Biogeography, 38: 531-550.

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#18 Phylogenetic relationships in Baldellia (Alismataceae) inferred from AFLP markers, nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 58: 33-42.

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#17 Comparative performance of supertree algorithms in large data sets using the soapberry family (Sapindaceae) as a case study

Systematic Biology, 60: 32-44.

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#16 The phylogeography of an alpine leaf beetle: divergence within Oreina elongata spans several ice ages

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 57: 703-709.

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2010

#15 The genus Brackenridgea A. Gray (Ochnaceae)

Candollea, 62 (2): 374-375.

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  • Callmander MW, Buerki S, Phillipson PB.
  • (IF2012: 0.370)

#14 Phylogeny and circumscription of Sapindaceae revisited: molecular sequence data, morphology and biogeography support recognition of a new family, Xanthoceraceae

Plant Ecology and Evolution, 143: 148-161.

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#13 Origin and expansion of the allotetraploid Aegilops geniculata Roth, a wild relative of wheat

New Phytologist, 187: 1170-1180.

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  • Arrigo N, Felber F, Parisod C, Buerki S, Alvarez N, David J, Guadagnuolo R.
  • (5-Year IF: 6.888)

#12 New insights into the phylogenetics and biogeography of Arum (Araceae): unravelling its evolutionary history

Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 163: 14-32.

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#11 Molecular phylogenetics and morphological evidence support recognition of Gereaua, a new endemic genus of Sapindaceae from Madagascar

Systematic Botany, 35: 172-180.

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#10 A synoptic revision of the genus Lepisanthes Blume (Sapindaceae) in Madagascar

Adansonia, 31: 301-309.

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2009

#9 New species from two unknown and highly threatened mountainous areas in north-western Madagascar: the Galoka and Kalabenono massifs

Candollea, 64: 179-202.

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  • Callmander MW, Rakotovao C, Razafitsalama J, Phillipson PB, Buerki S, Hong-Wa C, Rakotoarivelo N, Andriambololonera S, Koopman MM, Deroin T, Johnson DM, Andriamandranto R, Solo S, Labat J-N, Lowry II PP.
  • (IF2012: 0.370)

#8 Genetic structure and evolution of Alpine polyploid complexes: Ranunculus kuepferi (Ranunculaceae) as a case study

Molecular Ecology, 18: 3730-3744.

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#7 Klackenbergia (Gentianaceae - Exaceae): a new endemic genus to Madagascar

Taxon, 58: 907-912.

N/A

  • Kissling J, Buerki S, Mansion G.
  • (IF2012: 2.782)

#6 Malagasy Dracaena Vand. ex L. (Ruscaceae): an investigation of discrepancies between morphological features and spatial genetic structure at a small evolutionary scale

Plant Systematics and Evolution, 280: 15-28.

N/A

#5 Plastid and nuclear DNA markers reveal intricate relationships at subfamilial and tribal levels in the soapberry family (Sapindaceae)

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 51: 238-258.

N/A

#4 A new threatened species of Pandanaceae from northwestern Madagascar: Pandanus sermolliana

Novon, 18: 421-424.

N/A

2008

#3 Révision du genre Bathiorhamnus Capuron (Rhamnaceae) endémique de Madagascar

Adansonia sér. 3, 30: 151-170.

N/A

  • Callmander MW, Phillipson PB, Buerki S.
  • (IF2012: 0.639)

#2 Révision de Pandanus sect. Foullioya à Madagascar

Adansonia sér. 3, 29: 39-57.

N/A

2007

  • Laivao MO, Callmander MW, Buerki S.
  • (IF2012: 0.639)

#1 Sur les Pandanus (Pandanaceae) à stigmates saillants de la Côte Est de Madagascar

Adansonia, sér. 3, 28: 267-285.

N/A

2006

  • Laivao MO, Callmander MW, Buerki S.
  • (IF2012: 0.639)

Plant taxonomic novelties

  • 1 family
  • 6 tribes
  • 4 genera
  • 3 sections
  • 33 species
  • 1 new name
  • 114 comb. nov.


Publications in review

Bi-organellar phylogenetics of Pandanus (Pandanaceae) sheds new light into its infrageneric classification and biogeography

American Journal of Botany

N/A

2023

  • Wojahn JMA, Callmander MWC, Buerki S.

Book chapters

Update on the phylogenetic framework of Malagasy angiosperms

The new Natural History of Madagascar, 464-470, Edited by S.M. Goodman

N/A

2022

  • Wojahn JMA, Callmander MW, Lowry II PP, Phillipson PB, Buerki S.

Sapindaceae

The new Natural History of Madagascar, 685-690, Edited by S.M. Goodman

N/A

  • Buerki S, Phillipson PB, Lowry II PP, Wojahn JMA, Andriambololonera S, Callmander MW.

Bignoniaceae

The new Natural History of Madagascar, 800-804, Edited by S.M. Goodman

N/A

  • Callmander MW, Phillipson PB, Buerki S.

Pandanaceae, Screw-Pines, Vakoa, Hofa, Frandra

The new Natural History of Madagascar, 551-559, Edited by S.M. Goodman

N/A

  • Callmander MW, Laivao MO, Buerki S.

La diversité des Pandanus des Tsingy

Namoroka: Mission à Madagascar

N/A

2015

  • Callmander MW, Buerki S, Luino I, Laivao MO.
  • In: L. Allorge & T. Haevermans (eds)
  • Pp. 104-107.

Other Publications

Chris Davidson Botanist of Idaho and the Whole World (1944-2022)

Plant Science Bulletin, 69(1): 38-40.

N/A

2023

Towards Producing a Reference Genome for Sagebrush: A Tool to Foster Genome to Phenome Research

The Researcher Idaho NSF EPSCoR, February: 4-5.

N/A

2021

  • Melton AE, Martinez P, Buerki S.

Molecular phylogeography of the polyploid complex Bupleurum ranunculoides s.l. L. (Apiaceae)

Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles, 99: 83-106.

N/A

2020

  • Labhardt A, Schmid S, Buerki S, Espindola A, Ronikier M, Kupfer P, Arrigo N, Alvarez N.

Biogeography, conservation and diversity of Pandanaceae in the granitic Seychelles Islands

Kapisen, 17: 8-9.

N/A

2014

  • Callmander MW, Buerki S.

Eligmocarpus cynometroides

IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Version 2013.2.

N/A

2013

  • Buerki S, Devey D.
  • Uploaded on 09 January 2014.

Resultats d’une mission de propsection botanique dans la peninsule de Masoala (Nord-Est de Madagascar)

Bulletin de la Société Neuchateloise des Sciences Naturelles, 128: 23-42.

N/A

2005

  • Burki S, Wohlhauser S, Arrigo N, Laivao MO, Kupfer P, Callmander MW.

Outreach

Eponymy

Turraea buerkii Callm., Phillipson & Lowry, Adansonia, sér. 3, 34(1): 100. 2012.

BSU sagebrush restoration

KTVB, The 208, News @ 5 pm, August 7th

N/A

2023

Sagebrush Innovation

Boise State University, April

N/A

Genomic resources can help determine the impact of climate change on sagebrush populations

The RESEARCHER, Idaho NSF EPSCoR, November

N/A

2022

Saving sagebrush and its ecosystems

NPR, Idaho Matters, August 1st

N/A

Boise State University researchers assemble first complete sagebrush genome sequence

Idaho Capital Sun, July 20th

N/A

Boise State researchers create first-ever sagebrush genome sequence

Boise State News, July 7th

N/A

Tapping the secrets of sagebrush genetics for restoration and sustainability

Boise State News, January 4th

N/A

Towards Producing a Reference Genome for Sagebrush: A Tool to Foster Genome to Phenome Research

The RESEARCHER, Idaho NSF EPSCoR, February

N/A

2021

Doctoral student advances research of vanilla plant’s geographical distribution

Boise State News, March 9th

N/A

GEM3 Sagebrush Research Infrastructure

Idaho NSF EPSCoR, September 10th

N/A

Biology faculty collaborates on world’s first comprehensive catalog of New Guinea flora

Boise State News, August 5th

N/A

2020

Grants

Developing genomic resources to inform recovery efforts for slickspot peppergrass

Recovery-Endangered Species Conservation grant, US Fish and Wildlife Service

N/A

present - 2023

  • PI; $US99,436

In vitro propagation and genomic analysis to support conservation and restoration of slickspot peppergrass

Idaho Division of the Military, State of Idaho, USA

N/A

  • PI; $208,400

Challenges to sagebrush establishment: Ploidy level and resource co-limitation, competition, and multi-scale heterogeneity

NSF EPSCoR GEM3 Large Research Seed Funding

N/A

present - 2021

  • Co-PI; US$150,000

Linking Genome to Phenome to Predict Adaptive Responses of Organisms to Changing Landscapes (GEM3)

NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 Award

N/A

present - 2018

  • US$20,000,000; Co-lead Sagebrush mechanism team (direct funds: $750,000)

From Molecules to Landscapes: Modeling Adaptive Capacity of Sagebrush Populations Using Remote Sensing

NSF EPSCoR GEM3 Small Research Seed Funding

N/A

2023 - 2022

  • Co-PI; US$50,000

Genome 2 Phenome

NSF EPSCoR GEM3 VIP grant

N/A

2022 - 2021

  • PI; US$10,000

Towards a genomic model to predict drought tolerance in sagebrush: Preventing embolism as a key adaptation

NSF EPSCoR GEM3 Small Research Seed Funding

N/A

2022 - 2019

  • PI; US$70,250

Tree of Life Award - Artemisia tridentata

Dovetail Genomics

N/A

2021 - 2020

  • PI; US$15,000

On the hunt for a drought-tolerant vanilla

LUSH, the Sustainable Lush Fund

N/A

2020 - 2017

  • PI; US$44,000

A community lead project to restore Madagascan ecosystems’ functioning by focusing on plant-animal interactions

LUSH, the Sustainable Lush Fund

N/A

2019 - 2017

  • PI; £22,720

Developing Community-based Conservation in the Ambato-Boeny-Maevatanana Forests and Wetlands

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

N/A

2018 - 2016

  • Project partner (leading the forest flora aspects of project with The Aspinall Foundation); US$188,590

The mystery of the 2,000 year-old medicinal plant

WALACEA (crowdfunding platform to support science)

N/A

  • Co-PI (with O. Grace & N. Ronstead); £10,696

Species delimitation, phylogenomic diversity and niche modelling: implications for the conservation of Madagascar endemic group of valuable trees in the family Sapotaceae

Swiss National Science Foundation

N/A

  • International partner (with Y. Naciri & L. Gautier); CHF192,900

A botanical framework to assess lemurs’ diets and seed dispersal capacities

National Geographic Research Grant

N/A

2017 - 2016

  • PI; €19,194

Research on Eulophiinae orchid evolution

Swiss Orchid Foundation research grant

N/A

2016 - 2014

  • Co-PI (with Dr Ruth Bone); £75,000

Photosynthesis in an extreme environment

Guangxi Institute of Botany, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and Chinese Academy of sciences (China)

N/A

2015

  • Co-PI (with A. Monro); RMB90,000 (ca. £9,420)

Phylogenomics of Pandanaceae

Idaho Botanical Research Foundation

N/A

2014 - 2013

  • PI; US$20,000

Development of best practices for rehabilitation after mining – plants and their associated mycorrhizas and implications for soil regeneration

Rio Tinto-Kew Partnership Fund

N/A

2012 - 2011

  • PI; £7,140

The cradle of flowering plants: seeking new insights from the early-diverging screw-pine family (Pandanaceae)

National Geographic Society

N/A

  • Co-PI (with MW Callmander); $20,000

CRADLE; no 253866

Marie-Curie Intra-European Fellowship

N/A

2012 - 2010

  • PI; based at the at the Jodrell Laboratory, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

Collaborative revision of African screwpines

European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy (EDIT), Integration Research Grant

N/A

2011 - 2010

  • Co-PI (with T. Haevermans & MW Callmander); €18,000

Phylogeny and biogeography of Pandanaceae

Young researcher fellowship, Swiss National Science Foundation

N/A

2010 - 2009

  • PI; Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid (Spain); CHF73,000

Phylogeny of Pandanaceae

Bentham-Moxon Trust grant, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (UK)

N/A

2009

  • PI; £3,000

Biogeography of Sapindaceae

SYNTHESYS grant

N/A

2008

  • PI; €2,500

Récompense la moyenne la plus élevée parmi les étudiantes et étudiants des Masters of Science en Biologie et en Biogéosciences.

Louis Paris Award

N/A

2005

  • CHF1,000

Récompense un étudiant ou une étudiante de l’Université de Neuchâtel ayant obtenu son titre de Bachelor of Science avec la mention « très bien » ou « excellent »

Jean Landry Award

N/A

  • CHF500

Fieldwork grant to go to Madagascar

Matthey-Dupraz/Wüthrich fellowship

N/A

2004

  • CHF1,500

Teaching Experience

Teaching/Lab. ethos

Everyone here is smart; distinguish yourself by being kind.

– Kindness in Science is an inclusive approach that fosters diversity, respect, wellbeing & openness leading to better science outcomes.

VIP200/400/500 (Spring/Fall): Genome 2 phenome

Department of Biological Sciences

Boise State University, ID

present - 2020

BIOL497/597 (Spring): Genomics & Bioinformatics

Department of Biological Sciences

Boise State University, ID

present - 2018

EEB603 (Fall): Reproducible Science

Department of Biological Sciences

Boise State University, ID

BIOL497/597 (Fall): Forum on Biodiversity of Global Hotspots - A symposium and participant discussion

Department of Biological Sciences

Boise State University, ID

2018

  • Undergraduate and graduate level class

Graduate students

TBD

Ecology, Evolution & Behavior Ph.D.

Boise State University, USA

present - 2023

  • Mathew Geisler

TBD

Biomolecular Science Graduate Program, Ph.D

Boise State University, USA

present - 2022

  • Paige Skinner
  • Co-advised w/ Eric Hayden

TBD

Ecology, Evolution & Behavior Ph.D.

Boise State University, USA

present - 2020

  • John Michael Adrian Wojahn

Genomic underpinning of drought-associated phenotypes in a keystone shrub species of western North America

MS Biology, Defence: 17th May 2023

Boise State University, USA

2023 - 2021

  • Carlos Dave Dumaguit
  • Chair: Sven Buerki; Committee: Stephen Novak, Marcelo Serpe

Anything but bland:Uncovering the hidden diveristy and genomic origin of the threathened Vanilla spice

Ecology, Evolution & Behavior Ph.D., Defence: 2nd March 2023

Boise State University, USA

2023 - 2018

  • Paige Ellestad
  • Committee: Stephen Novak, Marcelo Serpe, Felix Forest

Phenotypic Responses of Sagebrush to southwestern North America Megadrought: A GxE Approach

MS Biology, Defence: 22nd October 2020

Boise State University, USA

2020 - 2018

A meta-analysis of sequences of vascular plants in the world’s biodiversity hotspots with a special section on Madagascar

MS Biology, Defence: 3rd June 2020

Boise State University, USA

2020 - 2017

The Diet, Range and Behaviour of Varecia variegata (Lemuridae)

MS Biology, April to September 2017

University College London & Natural History Museum, London, UK

2017

  • Stephanie Shields

Seed dispersal by Varecia variegata (Lemuridae) in a Lowland Humid Forest

MS Biology, April to September 2017

University College London & Natural History Museum, London, UK

  • Katharine Davies

The Effect of Quaternary Climatic Oscillations on the Biogeography and Niche of Malagasy Spiny Solanums

MS Biology, April to September 2017

Imperial College & Natural History Museum, London, UK

  • Christopher Dudley
  • Co-supervised with Sandra Knapp

A species tree phylogeny for the Madagascar endemic genus Capurodendron (Sapotaceae): application to species and environmental conservation

MS Biology

Conservatoire et Jardins botanique de la ville de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland

2016 - 2015

  • Rhea Garratt
  • Co-supervised with Laurent Gautier, Yamama Naciri and Martin W. Callmander

Evolution of the New Caledonian Flora: New insights from the Pandanaceae family

MS Biology, Summer 2011

Imperial College, London, UK

2011

  • Lauren Chappell
  • Co-supervised with Félix Forest and Martin W. Callmander

Evolution of the New Caledonian Flora: New insights into the soapberry family (Sapindaceae)

MS Biology, Summer 2011

Imperial College, London, UK

  • Tejal Raval
  • Co-supervised with Félix Forest and Martin W. Callmander

Research staff

Fieldwork

Botanical expeditions: Croatia, Fiji, Italy, Madagascar, Malaysia (Borneo and Peninsular Malaysia), Mauritius, New Caledonia, Singapore, Switzerland and USA.

Employed on the GEM3 project to develop and implement in vitro tissue culture of sagebrush

Research assistant, start September 2018

Boise State University, USA

present - 2018

  • Peggy Martinez

Project funded by GEM3

Postdoc fellow, start June 2020

Boise State University, USA

2023 - 2020

  • Dr Anthony Melton

Project funded by GEM3

Postdoc fellow, start April 2020

Boise State University, USA

2020

  • Dr Stephanie Galla

Employed on the GEM3 project to work on sagebrush genome size evolution

Research assistant, start September 2018

Boise State University, USA

2020 - 2018

  • Jonas Frankel-Bricker

Development of a taxonomic synopsis of the genus Eulophia (Eulophiinae: Orchidaceae)

Postdoc fellow, start December 2014

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2016 - 2014

  • Dr Ruth Bone
  • Project funded by the Swiss Orchid Foundation

Phylogenomics on herbarium specimens

In-industry student

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2015 - 2014

  • Grace Brewer
  • 1 year internship from University of Durham, UK

Evolution and systematics of Eulophiinae orchids

Postdoc fellow, start August 2012

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2014 - 2012

  • Dr Ruth Bone
  • Project funded by the Swiss Orchid Foundation

Biogeography and systematics of a pantropical lineage of Sapindaceae

In-industry student

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2014 - 2013

  • Rebecca Doherty
  • 1 year internship from University of Cardiff, UK

Spatio-temporal history of the SE Asian genus Benstonea (Pandanaceae)

In-industry student

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2013 - 2012

  • Thomas Booth
  • 1 year internship from University of Manchester, UK

Phylogeography of the Malagasy littoral forest endemic Asteropeia micraster (Asteropeiaceae)

Summer intern

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2012

  • Persephone Ma
  • Co-supervised with Félix Forest and Dion S. Devey

Phylogenetic relationships of Pandanaceae from the Fiji islands

Summer intern

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

  • Alexandra M. Weill
  • Co-supervised with Félix Forest

Graduate committees

TBD

MS Biology, start Fall 2020

Boise State University, USA

present - 2020

  • Daniel Botello
  • Chair: James Smith; rest of committee: Don Mansfield

Diversification in the Perennial Endemic North American Clade of Apiaceae (PENA): Defining Genera and Species

EEB Ph.D., start Spring 2020

Boise State University, USA

  • Phebian Odufuwa
  • Chair: James Smith; rest of committee: Don Mansfield, Jodi Brandt

TBD

EEB Ph.D., start Fall 2018

Boise State University, USA

present - 2018

  • Cara Hastings
  • Chair: James Smith; rest of committee: Stephen Novak, Allan Bronstein

TBD

Ph.D

Univeristy of Idaho

present - 2020

  • Lukas Grossfurthner
  • Chair: Lisette Waits & Paul Hohenlohe; rest of committee: Bryce Richardson, Jack Sullivan, David Tank

Resolving taxonomic uncertainty and clarifying species boundaries in the Cymopterus terebinthinus species complex

MS Biology, Defence: 19th June 2023

Boise State University, USA

2023 - 2020

  • Annie Taylor
  • Chair: James Smith; rest of committee: Don Mansfield

Understanding temporal dynamics of plant specialized metabolites in response to simulated browsing in winter

MS Biology, Defence: 9th March 2023

Boise State University, USA

  • Bryanna Bright
  • Chair: Jennifer Forbey; rest of the committee: Amy Ulappa

Automating pharmacokinetic predictions in Artemisia

MS Biology, Defence: 7th March 2023

Boise State University, USA

  • Celin Younan
  • Chair: Jennifer Forbey; rest of the committee: Lisa Warner

Effects of habitat disturbances on reptiles in sagebrush steppe

MS Biology, Defence: 29th October 2021

Boise State University, USA

2021 - 2018

The endosymbiotic gut fungus Zancudomyces culisetae influences transstadial transmission of host-associated microbiota in the yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti)

MS Biology, Defence: 3rd April 2019

Boise State University, USA

2019 - 2018

Convergent Evolution and Species Boundaries in Lomatium Species (Apiaceae)

MS Biology, Defence: 15th February 2019

Boise State University, USA

2019 - 2017

Radiations adaptatives et diversification des plantes à Madagascar: Exemple des Sarcolaenaceae

Ph.D, Defence: 30th September 2015

Museum National d’histoire naturelle, Paris, France

2015

  • Anaëlle Soulebeau
  • Chair & external examiner

Phylogénomique et histoire évolutive de deux familles de plantes a fleurs tropicales

Ph.D, Defence: 7th May 2015

University of Toulouse, France

  • Léa Bardon
  • Rapporteur

Filogeografia, genètica de poblacions i citogenètica molecular del gènere Cheirolophus (Asteraceae, Cardueae)

Ph.D, Defence: 9th March 2015

University of Barcelona, Spain

  • Daniel Vitales Serrano
  • External examiner

Evolución y sistemática en la subfamilia Fumarioideae

Ph.D

University of Granada, Spain

2014

  • Miguel Ángel
  • International expert

Estudis filogenètics i filogeogràfics de la tribu Cardueae i el gènere Euphorbia

Ph.D, Defence: 4th May 2014

University of Barcelona, Spain

  • Laia Barres
  • International expert

External referee

Editorial board

Candollea

N/A

present - 2016

Journals

Reviewed >200 manuscripts for the following journals: Annals of Botany; Biodiversity and Conservation; Biological Journal of the Linnean Society; Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society; Candollea; Central European Journal of Biology; Evolution; International Journal of Plant Sciences; Journal of Biogeography; Journal of Ecology; Journal of Systematics and Evolution; Kew Bulletin; Molecular Ecology; Molecular Ecology Resources; Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution; Oryx; Plant Systematics and Evolution; PLoS ONE; South African Journal of Botany; Systematic Biology; Systematic Botany; Taxon.

N/A

N/A

Research proposals

Reviewed reserach proposals submitted to the National Geographic Society (USA) and the Systematic Association (UK).

N/A

Associate editor

Systematics and Biodiversity

N/A

2020 - 2015

Associate editor

Systematic Botany

N/A

2019 - 2014

Associate editor

PLoS ONE

N/A

2018 - 2014

Guest editor

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

N/A

2016 - 2015

  • for the special issue vol. 117 published in January 2016

Grant review panel

Agence Nationale de la Recherche, CES No 32, Sciences de la Vie, DEFSAV, France

N/A

2015

Conferences, seminars and invited speaker

Services

  • BSU, dept. Biological Sciences: Graduate program steering committee (MS Biology, MS Raptor)
  • Idaho EPSCoR, GEM3: Co-lead Sagebrush Mechanism team
  • Idaho EPSCoR, GEM3: Data management working group

The genomic origin of cultivated vanilla

Botany, one world botany, July 2023

Boise, ID, USA

2023

  • Ellestad P, Buerki S.

A haploid pseudo-chromosome genome assembly for a keystone sagebrush species of western North American rangelands

Idaho NSF EPSCoR Annual Meeting, October 25-27

Boise, ID, USA

2022

  • Buerki S.

A haploid pseudo-chromosome genome assembly for a keystone species of the imperilled western North American sagebrush steppe: A resource for genome to phenome and conservation research

GAP22.2, Genomes of Animals and Plants, October 18-20

Virtual conference

  • Buerki S.

Resolving taxonomic uncertainty and clarifying species boundaries in the Cymopterus terebinthinus species complex

Botany 2022, Plants at the extreme!, July 24-27

Anchorage, Alaska

  • Taylor A, Smith J, Mansfield D, Feist MA, Buerki S, Darrach M.

A drought GxE experiment reveals patterns of differential expression and drought tolerance genes in Artemisia tridentata (big sagebrush; Asteraceae)

Botany 2022, Plants at the extreme!, July 24-27

Anchorage, Alaska

  • Melton AE, Navock K, Ellestad P, Martinez P, Morales W, Milliken E, Serpe M, Novak S, Buerki S.

Reversing the Genome-to-Phenome Research Pipeline: A Draft Genome Provides Hypotheses on Drought Tolerance in A Keystone Plant Species in Western North America Threatened By Climate Change

Botany 2021 Virtual!, July 2021

Virtual botany conference

2021

  • Melton AE, Beck J, Galla SJ, Jenkins J, Handley L, Kim M, Grimwood J, Schmutz J, Richardson BA, Serpe M, Novak S, Buerki S.

Overlooked genetic diversity of vanilla cultivars in their origin offers hope for sustainability

Botany 2021 Virtual!, July 2021

Virtual botany conference

  • Ellestad P, Perez Farrera MA, Forest F, Buerki S.

Untangling big genera using big data: Phylogenomics of Piper and Peperomia (Piperaceae)

Botany, new frontiers in botany, July 2020

Virtual botany conference

2020

  • Simmonds SE, Smith J, Davidson C, Buerki S.

A meta-analysis of genes underlying adaptive capacity of plants towards drought

GEM3 Annual Meeting, December 2020

Virtual conference

  • Galla SJ, Dumaguit C, Wojahn JMA, Melton A, Forbey J, Martinez P, Novak S, Buerki S.

G2PMineR: A genome to phenome literature review approach

GEM3 Annual Meeting, December 2020

Virtual conference

  • Wojahn JMA, Galla SJ, Buerki S.

Challenges and opportunities associated with assembling the 9 Gbp sagebrush genome to study drought adaptations

Seminar, Oct. 2019

Idaho State University, USA

2019

  • Buerki S.

Lewis’s lost Lomatium found: Investigating species boundaries in the rare plant species subcomplex, Lomatium packardiae/anomalum

Botany, new frontiers in botany, July 2019

Tucson, USA

  • Ottenlips M, Buerki S, Mansfield DH, Dodsworth S, Forest F, Smith J.

Challenges and strategy to produce a reference genome for sagebrush

NSF EPSCoR GEM3 Seminar, April 2019

Virtual conference

  • Buerki S

Do we need a new species concept for conservation? Madagascar as case study

Forum on Biodiversity of Global Hotspots, October 2018

Boise State University, USA

2018

  • Buerki S

Resolving species boundaries in the Lomatium packardiae/L. anomalum clade of the L. triternatum (Apiaceae) complex

Botany, new frontiers in botany, July 2018

Rochester, USA

  • Ottenlips M, Mansfield DH, Buerki S, Forest F, Dodsworth S, Smith J.

Role played by herbaria in describing, understanding and protecting plant biodiversity

Seminar, March 2017

Univeristy of basel, Switzerland

2017

  • Buerki S

Combining modelling and genetic approaches in conservation: application to the genus Capurodendron Aubrév. (Sapotaceae) in Madagascar

Biologie’16, the annual Swiss conference on Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, Biogeography and Conservation, February 2016

University of Lausanne, Switzerland

2016

  • Garratt R, Naciri Y, Lehmann A, Buerki S, Callmander MW, Gautier L.

Combining modelling and genetic approaches in conservation: application to the genus Capurodendron Aubrév. (Sapotaceae) in Madagascar

SwissPlant 2016 meeting, January 2016

Les Diablerets, Switzerland

  • Naciri Y, Garratt R, Lehmann A, Buerki S, Callmander MW, Gautier L.

Orchids of arid lands (and a morsel of orchid cake)

School of Thought public lecture series for the Orchid Festival, April 2015

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2015

  • Bone RE, Buerki S.

Desert flowers and lizard leaves: orchid survival in Afro-Madagascan drylands

17th European Orchid Show and Conference, April 2015

London, UK

  • Bone RE, Buerki S.

Incorporating evolutionary history into conservation planning in biodiversity hotspots

Seminar, March 2015

Conservatoire et Jardins botanique de la ville de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland

  • Buerki S, Callmander MW

A macro-ecological perspective on CAM photosynthesis evolution: Eulophiinae orchids as a case study

Seminar, November 2014

University of Toulouse, France

2014

  • Buerki S, Bone RE

Incorporating evolutionary processes into conservation programmes: Madagascar as a case study

Seminar, October 2014

Singapore Botanic Gardens, Singapore

  • Buerki S

Towards a taxonomic revision of the Pandanaceae for Thailand

16th Flora of Thailand conference, Thai botany and the European connection: Building on 100 years of collaboration, September 2014

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

  • Buerki S, Callmander MW, Chamchumroon V.

Spatio-temporal history of the screw-pine genus Benstonea (Pandanaceae)

Botany, new frontiers in botany, July 2014

Boise, USA

  • Buerki S, Callmander MW.

Collections-based research in the genomic era

Collections-based research in the genomic era, April 2014

Linnean Society, London, UK

  • Buerki S, Baker W.
  • Meeting co-roganized with W. Baker

NGS analysis of insect collection specimens: a gold mine for evolutionary biologists

Collections-based research in the genomic era, April 2014

Linnean Society, London, UK

  • Pitteloud C, Arrigo N, Mastretta-Yanes A, Suchan T, Buerki S, Alvarez N.

Incorporating evolutionary processes into conservation programmes: Madagascar as a case study

Phylogeny, extinction risks and conservation, March 2014

Royal Society, London, UK

  • Buerki S.

Spatio-temporal history of the endemic genera of Madagascar

20th AETFAT Congress, January 2014

Stellenbosh, South Africa

  • Callmander MW, Phillipson PB, Buerki S.

A treasure hunt for Malagasy Bignoniaceae is under-way: so many gems still to be discovered

20th AETFAT Congress, January 2014

Stellenbosh, South Africa

  • Callmander MW, Phillipson PB, Edwards M, Buerki S, Plunkett G.

Spatio-temporal history of the screw-pine genus Benstonea (Pandanaceae): with an emphasis on Malesian species

IX International Floral Malesiana Symposium, August 2013

Bogor, Indonesia

2013

  • Booth T, Callmander MW, Forest F, Buerki S.

Revisiting the systematics and biogeography of the Pandanaceae based on new phylogenetic and morphological evidence

IX International Floral Malesiana Symposium, August 2013

Bogor, Indonesia

  • Callmander MW, Booth T, Forest F, Buerki S.

Systematics and biogeography of Aloe L. (subfamily Asphodeloideae, Xanthorrhoeaceae)

Botany, new frontiers in botany, July 2013

New Orleans, USA

  • Grace OM, Forest F, Buerki S, Rønsted N.

Progress in the systematics of Aloe L. (subfamily Asphodeloideae, Xanthorrhoeaceae)

Monocots V, July 2013

New York, USA

  • Grace OM, Forest F, Buerki S, Rønsted N.

The abrupt climate change at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary and the emergence of Southeast Asia triggered the spread of sapindaceous lineages

Seminar, May 2013

Queen Mary University, London, UK

  • Buerki S.

Identification of key areas for conservation using phylogenetic and extinction risk data: The Legumes of Madagascar as a case study

VI International Legume Conference, January 2013

Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Forest F, Moat J, Bachman S, Buerki S.

Biogeography and phylogenetic diversity of Malagasy Legumes: implications for the conservation of the flora

VI International Legume Conference, January 2013

Johannesburg, South Africa

  • Buerki S, Moat J, Bachman S, Forest F.

Evolutionary history of the hyacinth family (Hyacinthaceae) and its implications for conservation

MEDECOS XII, the International Mediterranean Ecosystems Conference, September 2011

Los Angeles, USA

2011

  • Buerki S, Jose S, Manning JC, Goldblatt P, Yadav SR, Forest F.

Abiotic factors as driving force to promote diversification in the worldwide soapberry family (Sapindaceae)

Petit Pois Déridé, August 2011

Toulouse, France

  • Buerki S, Alvarez N, Sanmartin I, Forest F.

Phylogenetic diversity measures in biodiversity assessments: a case study from the Malagasy Legumes

International workshop on global Legume diversity assessment, August 2011

Kyushu University, Japan

  • Buerki S, Forest F.

Evolution of the New Caledonian flora: insights from the pantropical family Sapindaceae

XVIII International botanical congress (IBC), July 2011

Melbourne, Australia

  • Callmander MW, Munzinger J, Lowry II PP, Forest F, Devey D, Buerki S.

Evolutionary history and biogeography of Tecophilaeaceae

XVIII International botanical congress (IBC), July 2011

Melbourne, Australia

  • Forest F, Buerki S.

An evaluation of new parsimony-based versus parametric inference methods in biogeography: a case study using the globally distributed plant family Sapindaceae

XVIII International botanical congress (IBC), July 2011

Melbourne, Australia

  • Buerki S, Sanmartin I, Forest F.

Out of Asia and into the tropics: phylogeny and biogeography of the Sapindaceae

SYNTHESIS final report, April 2009

Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid, Spain

2009

  • Buerki S, Forest F, Alvarez N, Nylander JAA, Arrigo N, Sanmartin I.

Breeding system evolution in the Malagasy Sapindaceae

Botany without borders, July 2008

University of British Columbia, Canada

2008

  • Vary L., Buerki S.

Towards a new classification for the soapberry family (Sapindaceae)

Seminar, June 2008

Conservatoire et Jardins botanique de la ville de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland

  • Buerki S, Forest F, Acevedo-Rodriguez P, Callmander MW, Nylander JAA, Küpfer P., Alvarez N.

Untangling the systematics of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae): supertrees, biogeography and character evolution

Seminar, January 2008

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, London, UK

  • Buerki S, Sanmartin I, Alvarez N.

Comparative performance of the Supertree algorithms in large data sets: the case of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae)

Seminar, November 2007

Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid, Spain

2007

  • Buerki S, Sanmartin I, Alvarez N.

Phylogenetic analyses of the Malagasy Cupanieae reveal a high degree of polyphyly at the generic level

18th AETFAT congress, February 2007

Yaoundé, Cameroon

  • Buerki S, Callmander MW, Küpfer P.

Organization of symposia

Biodiversity of global hotspots

2-day forum, October 2018

Boise State University, USA

2018

  • Co-organizer with James Smith and Christopher Davidson

Collections-based research in the genomic era

2-day discussion meeting, April 2014

Linnean Society, London, UK

2014

  • Co-organizer with William Baker

Community ecology and evolutionary theory

Tropical biodiversity in the 21st century symposium, June 2013

Natural History Museum, London, UK

2013

  • Chair of session.

Recent advances and new developments in biogeographical reconstruction methods

XVIII International botanical congress (IBC), July 2011

Melbourne, Australia

2011

  • Co-organised session with Felix Forest and Isabel Sanmartin

Posters

Angiosperms on the EDGE of existence

State of the World’s Plants Symposium, October 2023

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2023

  • Forest F, Bachman S, Brown M, Brown R, Buerki S, Chan T.-H, Colville J, Gumbs R, Nic Lughadha E, Moat J, Owen N, Pipins S, Raimondo D, Rivers M, Rosindell J, Walker B.S.

Exploring sagebrush microbial metagenomes from deep, host-derived sequencing

ESA, for all ecologists, August

Portland, WA, USA

  • Arogundade AA, Dumaguit C, Melton A, Buerki S, Bittleston LS

Predicting sustainability of sagebrush populations in a changing climate: Insights from a greenhouse experiment

Virtual Idaho Conference on Undergraduate research, July 2021

Virtual conference

2021

  • Rood S, Morales W, Wojahn JMA, Melton A, Martinez P, Dumaguit CD, Buerki S.

When Math meets Biology: Characterizing stomatal clusters

Virtual Idaho Conference on Undergraduate research, July 2021

Virtual conference

  • Morales W, Rood S, Wojahn JMA, Melton A, Martinez P, Dumaguit CD, Buerki S.

Overlooked genetic diversity of cultivars in Mexico offers hope for vanilla sustainability in a changing climate

Boise State University, Graduate Student Showcase, April 2021

Virtual conference

Has neofunctionalization through promoter element differentiation driven drought-adaptation in Artemisia tridentata?

Boise State University, VIP Symposium, December 2020

Virtual conference

2020

  • Morales W, Beck J, Melton A, Buerki S.

Mining gems in literature and genomes: a proof of concept in Artemisia tridentata

Boise State University, VIP Symposium, December 2020

Virtual conference

  • Dumaguit CD, Galla SJ, Melton A, Wojahn JMA, Martinez P, Buerki S.

Development of an in vitro method of propagation for Artemisia tridentata subsp. tridentata to support genome sequencing and genotype-by-environment research

Boise State University, VIP Symposium, December 2020

Virtual conference

  • Clark H., Martinez P, Barron R, Serpe M, Buerki S.

G2PMineR: A genome to phenome literature review approach

Boise State University, VIP Symposium, December 2020

Virtual conference

  • Wojahn JMA, Galla SJ, Buerki S.

Phenotypic responses of sagebrush to the southwestern North America megadrought: A GxE approach

GEM3 Annual Meeting, December 2020

Virtual conference

  • Navock KA, Martinez P, Richardson B, Novak S, Frankel-Bricker J, Serpe M, Forbey J, Galla SJ, Buerki S.

Aquaporins as key genes underpinning climate-induced stress in sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata; Asteraceae): a foundational shrub of western North America

GEM3 Annual Meeting, December 2020

Virtual conference

  • Melton AE, Serpe M, Schmutz J, Galla SJ, Novak S, Buerki S.

Development of an in vitro method of propagation for Artemisia tridentata subsp tridentata to support genome sequencing and genotype-by-environment research

GEM3 Annual Meeting, December 2020

Virtual conference

  • Martinez P, Barron R, Serpe M, Buerki S.

Seen, but not heard? Evaluating the visibility of plants in the conservation translocation literature

Virtual Idaho Conference on Undergraduate research, July 2020

Virtual conference

  • Shuey A, Dumaguit CD, Galla S, Wojahn M, Martinez P, Rosato J, Buerki S.

Hot takes: A comprehensive review of genes that help plants survive drought

Virtual Idaho Conference on Undergraduate research, July 2020

Virtual conference

  • Dumaguit CD, Shuey A, Galla S, Wojahn M, Martinez P, Rosato J, Buerki S.

Gymnosperms on the EDGE

State of the World’s Plants Symposium, May 2017

Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK

2017

  • Forest F, Baloch E, Brummitt NA, Bachman S, Moat J, Ickert-Bond S, Hollingsworth PM, Liston A, Little DP, Mathews S, Rai H, Rydin C, Stevenson DW, Thomas P, Buerki S.

Evolution of terrestrial CAM orchid lineages in Afro-Madagascan drylands

Temperate Orchid Conference, April 2015

Samos, Greece

2015

  • Bone RE, Buerki S.

Evolution of CAM orchid clades in Madagascar

New Phytologist, Next Generation Scientists, July 2014

John Innes Conference Centre, Norwich, UK

2014

  • Bone RE, Smith JAC, Sanz E, Buerki S.

Does a shift in host plants trigger speciation in the Alpine leaf beetle Oreina speciosissima?

Swiss Plant Science Web Summer school on “Terrestrial ecosystem dynamics in a changing world”, June 2011

Mürren, Switzerland

2011

  • van Noort T, Borer M, Arrigo N, Buerki S, Alvarez N.

Species relationships in the Gagea reticulata species complex utilizing nucleotide sequences of the low-copy nuclear gene malate synthase and flow cytometry data

Biodiversity 2010 and beyond Science and Collections, SPNHC–CBA-ABC Joint Conference, May 2010

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

2010

  • Zarrei M, Wilkin P, Ingrouille MJ, Leitch IJ, Buerki S, Fay MF, Chase MW.

Systematics and biogeography of the soapberry family (Sapindaceae)

NCCR International Conference on Plant Species Concepts and Evolution (in honour of the retirement of Philippe Küpfer), January 2008

University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2008

  • Buerki S, Sanmartin I, Callmander MW, Alvarez N.

Solving the inconsistency between morphology and phylogeny in the Malagasy Dracaena Vand. ex. L. (Ruscaceae)

NCCR International Conference on Plant Species Concepts and Evolution (in honour of the retirement of Philippe Küpfer), January 2008

University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

  • Buerki S, Callmander MW, Schüpfer F, Ravokatra M, Küpfer P, Alvarez N.