Welcome to the Muchhala Lab at UMSL! We study the evolutionary ecology of pollination systems.
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---Representative Publications and Press Coverage:
- Gamba, D. and N. Muchhala. (2023). Pollinator type strongly impacts gene flow within and among plant populations for six Neotropical species. Ecology 104 (1), e3845
- Gamba, D., A. G. Linan and N. Muchhala. (2020). Global patterns of population genetic differentiation in seed plants. Molecular Ecology 29:3413-3428
- Armbruster, S., and N. Muchhala. 2020. Floral reorientation: the restoration of pollination accuracy after accidents. New Phytologist 227: 232–243
- * Featured in Science Friday (audio), Vox.com, UMSL Daily, and Science Daily News
- Moreira, J. and N. Muchhala. 2019. Importance of pollinator-mediated interspecific pollen transfer for angiosperm evolution. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution, and Systematics 50:191-217
- Muchhala, N., and J.D. Thomson. 2010. Fur versus feathers: Pollen delivery by bats and hummingbirds, and consequences for pollen production. American Naturalist 175(6):717-726
- * Featured in Science Podcast (audio) and ScienceNOW
- Muchhala, N., and J.D. Thomson. 2009. Going to great lengths: selection for long corolla tubes in an extremely specialized bat-flower mutualism. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276:2147-2152
- * Featured in Nature's Research Highlights, Nature 458:388
- Muchhala, N. and M.D. Potts. 2007. Character displacement among bat-pollinated flowers of the genus Burmeistera: analysis of mechanism, process, and pattern. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 274:2731-2737
- * Featured in Science Daily News
- Muchhala, N. 2006. Nectar bat stows huge tongue in rib cage. Nature 444:701-702
- * Featured in The New York Times, Quirks & Quarks (audio), Nature Podcast (audio), New Scientist
