Mark D. Rausher

We investigate the evolutionary processes that cause change at both the phenotypic and genetic levels. We have particular interests in the genetic basis of adaptation and in the evolution of metabolic pathways. Our approaches include molecular dissection of ecologically important phenotypes and characterizing patterns of selection acting on those phenotypes under natural conditions. For more information, please visit the Rausher lab web site.

Education

Ph.D., Cornell University 1978
B.A., The University of Chicago 1973

Rausher, M. D. “The evolution of flavonoids and their genes.” In The Science of Flavonoids, 175–211, 2006. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-28822-2_7. Full Text

Rausher, M. D. “Natural selection and the evolution of plant-insect interactions.” In Evolutionary Perspectives in Insect Chemical Ecology, edited by B. D. Roitberg and M. B. Isman, 20–88. NY: Routledge, Chapman, and Hall, 1992.

Rausher, M. D. “The Ecology of host selection behavior in phytophagous insects.” In Variable Plants and Herbivores in Natural and Managed Systems., edited by R. F. Denno and M. S. McClure, 223–57. NY: Academic press, 1983.

Rausher, M. D. “The Ecology of host selection behavior in phytophagous insects.” In Variable Plants and Herbivores in Natural and Managed Systems, edited by R. F. Denno and M. S. McClure, 223–57. NY: Academic Press, 1983.

Papaj, D. R., and M. D. Rausher. “Individual variation in host location by phytophagous insects.” In Herbivore Insects: Host Seeking Behavior and Mechanisms, edited by S. Ahmad, 77–124. NY: Academic Press, 1983.

Rausher, M. D., and D. R. Papaj. “Individual variation in host location by phytophagous insects.” In Herbivore Insects: Host Seeking Behavior and Mechanisms, edited by S. Ahmad, 77–124. NY: Academic Press, 1983.

Canavar, Öner, and Mark D. Rausher. “Molecular analysis of structural genes involved in flavonoids biosynthesis in naturally colored cotton.” Crop Science 61, no. 2 (March 2021): 1117–26. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20410. Full Text

Ostevik, Kate L., Joanna L. Rifkin, Hanhan Xia, and Mark D. Rausher. “Morning glory species co-occurrence is associated with asymmetrically decreased and cascading reproductive isolation.” Evolution Letters 5, no. 1 (February 2021): 75–85. https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.205. Full Text

Lin, Rong-Chien, and Mark D. Rausher. “R2R3-MYB genes control petal pigmentation patterning in Clarkia gracilis ssp. sonomensis (Onagraceae).” The New Phytologist 229, no. 2 (January 2021): 1147–62. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16908. Full Text

Ohsaki, Naota, Masaaki Ohata, Yoshibumi Sato, and Mark D. Rausher. “Host Plant Choice Determined by Reproductive Interference between Closely Related Butterflies.” The American Naturalist 196, no. 4 (October 2020): 512–23. https://doi.org/10.1086/710211. Full Text

Feng, Chao, Jing Wang, Lingqing Wu, Hanghui Kong, Lihua Yang, Chen Feng, Kai Wang, Mark Rausher, and Ming Kang. “The genome of a cave plant, Primulina huaijiensis, provides insights into adaptation to limestone karst habitats.” The New Phytologist 227, no. 4 (August 2020): 1249–63. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16588. Full Text

Jiang, Peng, and Mark Rausher. “Retraction Note: Two genetic changes in cis-regulatory elements caused evolution of petal spot position in Clarkia.” Nature Plants 6, no. 7 (July 2020): 898. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-020-0728-x. Full Text

Duncan, Tanya M., and Mark D. Rausher. “Selection favors loss of floral pigmentation in a highly selfing morning glory.” Plos One 15, no. 4 (January 2020): e0231263. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231263. Full Text

Canavar, Ö., and M. D. Rausher. “Molecular analysis of structural genes involved in flavonoids biosynthesis in naturally colored cotton.” Crop Science, January 1, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/csc2.20410. Full Text

Muñoz-Rodríguez, Pablo, Tom Carruthers, John R. I. Wood, Bethany R. M. Williams, Kevin Weitemier, Brent Kronmiller, Zoë Goodwin, et al. “A taxonomic monograph of Ipomoea integrated across phylogenetic scales.” Nature Plants 5, no. 11 (November 11, 2019): 1136–44. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-019-0535-4. Full Text

Wessinger, Carolyn A., Mark D. Rausher, and Lena C. Hileman. “Adaptation to hummingbird pollination is associated with reduced diversification in Penstemon.” Evolution Letters 3, no. 5 (October 2019): 521–33. https://doi.org/10.1002/evl3.130. Full Text Open Access Copy