Sukuan LiuUniversity of Colorado Boulder | CUB · Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EBIO)
Sukuan Liu
Doctor of Philosophy
I am looking for post doc opportunities in carnivorous /parasitic plants research
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Introduction
Currently working on Heliamphora Transcriptomic project
I am looking for genes responsible for prey digestion in this genus and understand how they have evolved along the lineage.
Skills and Expertise
Education
August 2012 - May 2016
Publications
Publications (13)
Premise
The evolution of carnivorous pitcher traps across multiple angiosperm lineages represents a classic example of morphological convergence. Nevertheless, no comparative study to‐date has examined pitcher evolution from a quantitative morphometric perspective.
Methods
In the present study, we used comparative morphometric approaches to quanti...
The evolution of carnivorous pitcher traps across multiple angiosperm lineages represents a classic example of morphological convergence. Nevertheless, no comparative study to-date has examined pitcher evolution from a quantitative morphometric perspective. In the present study, we used comparative morphometric approaches to quantify the shape spac...
Syndromes, wherein multiple traits evolve convergently in response to a shared selective driver, form a central concept in ecology and evolution. Recent work has questioned the existence of some classic syndromes, such as pollination and seed dispersal syndromes. Here, we discuss some of the major issues that have afflicted research into syndromes...
Syndromes, wherein multiple traits evolve convergently in response to a shared selective driver, form a central concept in ecology and evolution. Recent work has questioned the utility and indeed the existence of some of the classic syndromes, such as pollination and seed dispersal syndromes. Here, we discuss some of the major issues that have plag...
Heliamphora is a genus of carnivorous pitcher plants endemic to the Guiana Highlands with fragmented distributions. We presented a well resolved, time-calibrated, and comprehensive Heliamphora phylogeny estimated using Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood based on nuclear genes (26S, ITS, and PHYC) and secondary calibration. We used stochastic...
Heliamphora is a genus of carnivorous pitcher plants endemic to the Guiana Highlands with fragmented distributions. We presented a well resolved, time-calibrated, and nearly comprehensive Heliamphora phylogeny estimated using Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood based on nuclear genes (26S, ITS, and PHYC) and secondary calibration. We used sto...
