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PUBLICATIONS

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31. Chomicki G.*, Schaeffer H., and Renner S.S. Origin and domestication of Cucurbitaceae crops: Insights from phylogenies, genomics and archaeology. New Phytologist. In press.

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30. Chomicki G.* and Renner S.S. Farming by ants remodels nutrient uptake in epiphytes. New Phytologist 223: 2011–2023.

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29. Chomicki G.*, Weber M., Antonelli A., Bascompte J., Kiers E.T. The impact of mutualisms on species richness. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 34: 698-711.

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28. Chomicki G.* and Renner S.S. Climate and symbioses with ants modulate leaf/stem scaling in epiphytes. Scientific Reports 9: 2426.

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27. Coiro M., Chomicki G., Doyle J. Experimental signal dissection and method sensitivity analyses reaffirm the potential of fossils and morphology in the resolution of the relationship of angiosperms and Gnetales. Paleobiology 44: 490-510.

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26. Martins A., Pérez-Escobar O.A., Chomicki G., Monteiro S.H.N., Smidt E.C., Bochorny T. From tree tops to the ground: reversals to terrestrial habit in Galeandra orchids (Epidendroideae: Catasetinae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 127: 952-960.

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25. Pérez-Escobar O.A., Chomicki G., Condamine F.L., de Vos J., Martins A.C., Smidt E.C., Klitgård B., Gerlach G., Heinrichs J. Multiple Geographical Origins of Environmental Sex Determination enhanced the diversification of Darwin’s Favourite Orchids. Scientific Reports 7: 12878.

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24. Chomicki G.*, Staedler Y.M., Bidel L.P.R., Jay-Allemand C., Schoenenberger J.S., Renner S.S. Deciphering the complex architecture of a herb using micro-computed X-ray tomography, with an illustrated discussion on herb architectural diversity. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 186: 145-157.

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23. Chomicki G.*, Coiro M., Renner S.S. (2017). Evolution and ecology of plant architecture: integrating insights from the fossil record, extant morphology, developmental genetics, and phylogenies. Annals of Botany 120: 855-891.

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22. Renner S.S., Sousa A., Chomicki G. (2017). Chromosome numbers, Sudanese wild forms, and classification of the watermelon genus Citrullus, with 50 names allocated to seven biological species. Taxon 66: 1393-1405.

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21. Pérez-Escobar O.A., Gottschling M., Chomicki G., Condamine F.L., Klitgård B., Pansarin E., Gerlach G. (2017). Andean mountain building did not preclude dispersal of lowland epiphytic orchids in the Neotropics. Scientific Reports 7: 4919. Link.

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20. Sauquet H., von Balthazar M., Magallón S., Doyle J.A., Endress P.K., Bailes E.J., de Morais E.B., Bull-Hereñu K., Carrive L., Chartier M., Chomicki G., Coiro M., Cornette R., El Ottra J.H.L., Epicoco C., Foster C.S.P., Jabbour F., Haevermans A., Haevermans T., Hernández R., Little S.A., Löfstrand S., Luna J.A., Massoni J., Nadot S., Pamperl S., Prieu C., Reyes E., dos Santos P., Schoonderwoerd K.M., Sontag S., Soulebeau A., Städler Y., Tschan G.F., Wing-Sze Leung A., Schönenberger J. (2017). The ancestral flower of angiosperms and its early diversification. Nature Communications 8: 16047. Link.

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Taken up by over 100 medias including

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19. Perez O.A.§, Chomicki G.§*, Condamine F.L., Matzke N.J., Silvestro D., Antonelli A. (2017). Recent origin and rapid speciation of Neotropical orchids in the world’s richest plant biodiversity hotspot. New Phytologist 215: 891–905. Link.

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18. Gutiérrez-Valencia J., Chomicki G.* and Renner S.S. (2017). Recurrent breakdowns of mutualisms with ant in the neotropical ant-plant genus Cecropia (Urticaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 111: 196–205. Link.

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17. Chomicki G.*, Renner S.S. (2017). Partner abundance controls mutualism stability and the pace of morphological change over geologic time. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA 114: 3951-3956. Link.

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16. Chomicki G.*, Renner S.S. (2017). The interactions of ants with their biotic environment. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 284: 20170013. Link. Part of aspecial issue on ‘Ants in their biotic environment’ that I am co-editing with Susanne Renner. Introduction to the special issue (review article).

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15. Chomicki G.*, Janda M., Renner S.S. (2017). The assembly of ant-farmed gardens: mutualism specialization via host broadening. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 284: 20161759. Link

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14. Chomicki G.*, Renner S.S. (2016). Obligate plant farming by a specialized ant. Nature Plants 2: 16181. Link

 

Taken up by over 100 medias including 

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13. Chomicki G., Wightman R.W., Turner S.R. (2016). A specific class of short treadmilling microtubules enhances cortical microtubule ordering. Molecular Plant 9: 1214-1216. Link

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12. Chomicki G.*, Staedler Y., Schönenberger J., Renner S.S. (2016). Partner choice through concealed floral sugar rewards evolved with the specialization of ant/plant mutualisms. New Phytologist 211 (4): 1358-1370. Link See the commentary by Judith Bronstein

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11. Chomicki G.*, Renner S.S. (2016). Evolutionary relationships and history of the ant-epiphytic genus Squamalleria (Rubiaceae: Psychotrieae) and their taxonomic implications. PLoS ONE 11(3): e0151317. Link

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10. Chomicki G.*, Ward P.S., Renner S.S. (2015). Macroevolutionary assembly of ant/plant symbioses: Pseudomyrmex ants and their ant-housing plants in the Neotropics. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 282 (1819): 20152200 Link

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9. Bidel L. P. R., Chomicki G., Bonini F., Mondolot-Cosson L., Soulé J., Baissac Y., Petit V., Loiseau A., Cerovic Z. G. and Jay-Allemand C. (2015). Distinct accumulation dynamics of leaf epidermal flavonols govern UV-B acclimation in Centella asiatica (Apiaceae). Planta 242(3): 545-559. Link

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8. Chomicki G.* and Renner S.S. (2015). Phylogenetics and molecular clocks reveal the repeated evolution of ant-plants after the late Miocene in Africa and the early Miocene in Australasia and the Neotropics. New Phytologist 207(2): 411-424. Link

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7. Chomicki G.* §, Bidel L.P.R.§, Ming F.§, Coiro M., Zhang X., Wang Y., Baissac Y., Jay-Allemand C., Renner S.S. (2015). The velamen protects photosynthetic orchid roots against UV-B damage, and a large dated phylogeny implies multiple gains and losses of this function during the Cenozoic. New Phytologist 205(3): 1330-1341. Link

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6. Chomicki G.*, Renner S.S. (2015). Watermelon origin solved with molecular phylogenetics including Linnaean material: another example of museomics. New Phytologist 205(2): 526-532. Link See the press release at Munich University Press

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5. Renner S.S., Chomicki G., Greuter W. (2014). Proposal to conserve Momordica lanata, the basionym of Citrullus lanatus (watermelon, Cucurbitaceae), with a conserved type and against an earlier synonym. Taxon 63(4): 941-942. Link

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4. Chomicki G.*, Bidel L.P.R., Baker,W. J., Jay-Allemand C. (2014). Palm snorkelling: leaf bases as aeration structures in the mangrove palm (Nypa fruticans). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 174(2): 257-270. Link

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3. Chomicki G.*, Bidel L.P.R., Jay-Allemand C. (2014). Exodermis structure controls fungal invasion in the leafless epiphytic orchid Dendrophylax lindenii (Lindl.) Benth. ex Rolfe. Flora 209: 89-94. Link

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2. Wightman R.§, Chomicki G.§, Kumar M., Carr P., Turner S.R. (2013). SPIRAL2 determines plant microtubule organization by modulating microtubule severing. Current Biology 23(19): 1902-1907. Link

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1. Chomicki G.* (2013). Analysis of rhizome morphology of the Zingiberales in Payamino (Ecuador) reveals convergent evolution of two distinct architectural strategies. Acta Botanica Gallica 160(3-4): 239-254. Link

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