| Resolution of Brassicaceae phylogeny using nuclear genes uncovers nested radiations and supports convergent morphological evolution CH Huang, R Sun, Y Hu, L Zeng, N Zhang, L Cai, Q Zhang, MA Koch, ... Molecular biology and evolution 33 (2), 394-412, 2016 | 297 | 2016 |
| Widespread ancient whole‐genome duplications in Malpighiales coincide with Eocene global climatic upheaval L Cai, Z Xi, AM Amorim, M Sugumaran, JS Rest, L Liu, CC Davis New Phytologist 221 (1), 565-576, 2019 | 102 | 2019 |
| The perfect storm: gene tree estimation error, incomplete lineage sorting, and ancient gene flow explain the most recalcitrant ancient angiosperm clade, Malpighiales L Cai, Z Xi, EM Lemmon, AR Lemmon, A Mast, CE Buddenhagen, L Liu, ... Systematic Biology 70 (3), 491-507, 2021 | 74 | 2021 |
| Deeply altered genome architecture in the endoparasitic flowering plant Sapria himalayana Griff.(Rafflesiaceae) L Cai, BJ Arnold, Z Xi, DE Khost, N Patel, CB Hartmann, S Manickam, ... Current Biology 31 (5), 1002-1011. e9, 2021 | 70 | 2021 |
| A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins AY Kawahara, C Storer, APS Carvalho, DM Plotkin, FL Condamine, ... Nature ecology & evolution 7 (6), 903-913, 2023 | 39* | 2023 |
| Phylogenomics, divergence time estimation and trait evolution provide a new look into the Gracilariales (Rhodophyta) GM Lyra, C Iha, CJ Grassa, L Cai, H Zhang, C Lane, N Blouin, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 165, 107294, 2021 | 30 | 2021 |
| Phylogeny of Elatinaceae and the tropical Gondwanan origin of the Centroplacaceae (Malpighiaceae, Elatinaceae) clade L Cai, Z Xi, K Peterson, C Rushworth, J Beaulieu, CC Davis PLoS One 11 (9), e0161881, 2016 | 28 | 2016 |
| Pervasive hybridization during evolutionary radiation of Rhododendron subgenus Hymenanthes in mountains of southwest China Y Ma, X Mao, J Wang, L Zhang, Y Jiang, Y Geng, T Ma, L Cai, S Huang, ... National Science Review 9 (12), nwac276, 2022 | 23 | 2022 |
| Plastomes resolve generic limits within tribe Clusieae (Clusiaceae) and reveal the new genus Arawakia LC Marinho, L Cai, X Duan, BR Ruhfel, P Fiaschi, AM Amorim, ... Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 134, 142-151, 2019 | 20 | 2019 |
| PhyloHerb: A high‐throughput phylogenomic pipeline for processing genome skimming data L Cai, H Zhang, CC Davis Applications in Plant Sciences 10 (3), e11475, 2022 | 15 | 2022 |
| Using nuclear genes to reconstruct angiosperm phylogeny at the species level: A case study with Brassicaceae species L Cai, H Ma Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54 (4), 438-452, 2016 | 14 | 2016 |
| Rethinking convergence in plant parasitism through the lens of molecular and population genetic processes L Cai American Journal of Botany 110 (5), e16174, 2023 | 5 | 2023 |
| Chromosome‐level reference genome of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum (Vitaceae) provides insights into genomic evolution and the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids … S Zhu, X Zhang, C Ren, X Xu, HP Comes, W Jiang, C Fu, H Feng, L Cai, ... The Plant Journal 114 (4), 805-823, 2023 | 4 | 2023 |
| Coevolution of Lepidoptera and their host plants: The salient aroma hypothesis PA Lin, WP Chan, L Cai, E Dankowicz, K Gilbert, N Pierce, G Felton Research Square, 2022 | 3 | 2022 |
| A universal DNA barcode for the Tree of Life BAS de Medeiros, L Cai, PJ Flynn, Y Yan, X Duan, LC Marinho, ... EcoEvoRxiv, 2024 | 2 | 2024 |
| Phylogenetic relationships of Tovomita (Clusiaceae): carpel number and geographic distribution speak louder than venation pattern LC Marinho, P Fiaschi, MF Fernandes, L Cai, X Duan, AM Amorim, ... Systematic Botany 46 (1), 102-108, 2021 | 2 | 2021 |
| Floral gigantism in the Pokémon world LC Marinho, L Cai Journal of Geek Studies 8 (2), 43-49, 2021 | 2 | 2021 |
| The links between plant volatiles and host plant specialization of herbivores P Lin, W Chan, L Cai, E Dankowicz, K Gilbert, N Pierce, G Felton | 1 | 2024 |
| Selection on size has generated distinctive paired wing flight systems for butterfly flight and migration RR Childers, L Cai, S Chowdhury, J Crall, M Cornwall, RH Sipe, C Maier, ... | | 2023 |
| Phylogeny and genome evolution of the flowering plant clade Malpighiales L Cai Harvard University, 2020 | | 2020 |
Charles C. DavisProfessor of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology, Harvard UniversityVerified email at oeb.harvard.edu
