Causes and consequences of plant biodiversity

物种丰富度在谱系或地理位置之间的分布并不均匀，这一发现吸引了生物学家超过世纪。然而，这些多样性不平衡现象的确切表现机制仍然难以捉摸。我的研究兴趣在于探索生态和进化过程，形成了开花植物的多样性。通过过去的研究，我有助于我们理解特定性状的作用，如交配系统和授粉模式，在改变物种形成和灭绝率。此外，我的工作引入了这样一种观点，即随着共花物种数量的增加，多样化的自然选择减少授粉竞争，这反过来又为未来的物种形成带来了更大的压力。

The observation that species richness is not distributed uniformly among lineages or geographical localities has intrigued biologists for over a century. The exact mechanisms by which these imbalances in diversity manifest themselves, however, remain elusive. My research interests lie in exploring the ecological and evolutionary processes that have shaped diversity in the flowering plants. Through past research I have contributed to our understanding of the role of specific traits, such as mating system and pollination modes, in altering speciation and extinction rates. In addition, my work has introduced the idea that diversifying natural selection to reduce competition for pollination increases as the number of coflowering species increases, and this in turn creates increased pressure for future speciation.