# davislab ![a forget-me-not flower](/sites/g/files/omnuum6336/files/styles/hwp_28_10__1920x685/public/davislab/files/img_5208.jpeg?itok=hs1o0EY9) ![Text ](/sites/g/files/omnuum6336/files/styles/hwp_1_1__960x960_scale/public/davislab/files/screen_shot_2022-08-31_at_4.49.30_pm.png?itok=u_ibo85f) ## *Welcome to the Davis Lab!* ### *What We Do* We are broadly interested in the origin and maintenance of plant diversity across space and time. Species’ responses to Anthropogenic change, phylogenomics, systematics, biogeography, biome evolution, and symbioses are focal areas of our research. Learn more about the lab's [areas of research](/research), view recent [publications](/publications-0), and meet current [lab members and affiliates](/lab-members)! ## Latest News! [### Davis Lab takes a trip to NYBG! ](/news/davis-lab-team-takes-trip-nybg) November 14, 2022 Members of the Davis Lab took a field trip to the New York Botanical Gardens last week to make use of the phenomenal herbarium collections there. Thanks, NYBG! ![a group of four researchers smiles for a selfie at NYBG](/sites/g/files/omnuum6336/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/davislab/files/davislab_nybg_3.png?itok=z8GU3tUJ) [### Boston Globe Highlights HMNH Exhibit! ](/news/boston-globe-highlights-thoreaus-flowers) June 29, 2022 Check out the article in the Globe here. ![boston b](/sites/g/files/omnuum6336/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/davislab/files/boston_b.png?itok=xqSD2Tyr) [### New Exhibit at HMNH! ](/news/new-exhibit-hmnh) May 16, 2022 In Search of Thoreau’s Flowers: An Exploration of Change and Loss Exhibit opened Saturday, May 14 at Harvard's Museum of Natural History. Find more info here on how Professor Davis and collaborators brought this exhibit to life! ![A silhouette appears on a rainbow-color background with outlines of flowers.](/sites/g/files/omnuum6336/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/davislab/files/051822_thoreaus_flowers_2631-1350x900.png?itok=oH7x2vnO) [ More news arrow\_circle\_right ](/news) ## Recent Publications Download 4 citations download- [BibTeX](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1582526&content_filter%5B1%5D=1582521&content_filter%5B2%5D=1582511&content_filter%5B3%5D=1582506&&format=bibtex) - [EndNote X3 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1582526&content_filter%5B1%5D=1582521&content_filter%5B2%5D=1582511&content_filter%5B3%5D=1582506&&format=endnote8) - [EndNote 7 XML](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1582526&content_filter%5B1%5D=1582521&content_filter%5B2%5D=1582511&content_filter%5B3%5D=1582506&&format=endnote7) - [Endnote tagged](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1582526&content_filter%5B1%5D=1582521&content_filter%5B2%5D=1582511&content_filter%5B3%5D=1582506&&format=tagged) - [Marc](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1582526&content_filter%5B1%5D=1582521&content_filter%5B2%5D=1582511&content_filter%5B3%5D=1582506&&format=marc) - [PubMedId](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1582526&content_filter%5B1%5D=1582521&content_filter%5B2%5D=1582511&content_filter%5B3%5D=1582506&&format=pubmed_id) - [RIS](/bibcite/export?pager_style=no_pager&number_of_items=4&sort_field=bibcite_year--desc&&content_filter%5B0%5D=1582526&content_filter%5B1%5D=1582521&content_filter%5B2%5D=1582511&content_filter%5B3%5D=1582506&&format=ris) ### 2024 Erika Edwards, Brent Mishler, and Charles Davis. 2024. “[University Herbaria Are Uniquely Important](/publications/university-herbaria-are-uniquely-important)”. EcoEvoRxiv Erika Edwards, Brent Mishler, and Charles Davis. 2024. “[University Herbaria Are Uniquely Important](/publications/university-herbaria-are-uniquely-important)”. EcoEvoRxiv - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.32942/X2Q907) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.32942/X2Q907) Yujing Yan, Rute da Fonseca, Carsten Rahbek, Michael Borregaard, and Charles Davis. 2024. “[A New Nuclear Phylogeny of the Tea Family (Theaceae) Unravels Rapid Radiations in Genus Camellia](/publications/new-nuclear-phylogeny-tea-family-theaceae-unravels-rapid-radiations-genus)”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution Yujing Yan, Rute da Fonseca, Carsten Rahbek, Michael Borregaard, and Charles Davis. 2024. “[A New Nuclear Phylogeny of the Tea Family (Theaceae) Unravels Rapid Radiations in Genus Camellia](/publications/new-nuclear-phylogeny-tea-family-theaceae-unravels-rapid-radiations-genus)”. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108089) - [ picture\_as\_pdfyan\_2024\_theaceaephylogen...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6336/files/davislab/files/yan_2024_theaceaephylogeny.pdf) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2024.108089) - [ picture\_as\_pdfyan\_2024\_theaceaephylogen...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6336/files/davislab/files/yan_2024_theaceaephylogeny.pdf) Santosh Rana, Hum Rana, Jacob Landis, Tianhui Kuang, Juntong Chen, Hengchang Wang, Tao Deng, Charles Davis, and Hang Sun. 2024. “[Pleistocene Glaciation Advances the Cryptic Speciation of Stellera Chamaejasme L. In a Major Biodiversity Hotspot](/publications/pleistocene-glaciation-advances-cryptic-speciation-stellera-chamaejasme-l)”. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology Santosh Rana, Hum Rana, Jacob Landis, Tianhui Kuang, Juntong Chen, Hengchang Wang, Tao Deng, Charles Davis, and Hang Sun. 2024. “[Pleistocene Glaciation Advances the Cryptic Speciation of Stellera Chamaejasme L. In a Major Biodiversity Hotspot](/publications/pleistocene-glaciation-advances-cryptic-speciation-stellera-chamaejasme-l)”. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13663) - [ picture\_as\_pdfrana\_2024\_stelleracryptic...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6336/files/davislab/files/rana_2024_stelleracrypticspecies.pdf) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.13663) - [ picture\_as\_pdfrana\_2024\_stelleracryptic...](/sites/g/files/omnuum6336/files/davislab/files/rana_2024_stelleracrypticspecies.pdf) Charles C. Davis, Emily Sessa, Alan Paton, Alexandre Antonelli, and Jordan Teisher. 2024. “[The Destructive Sampling Conundrum and Guidelines for Effective and Ethical Sampling of Herbaria](/publications/destructive-sampling-conundrum-and-guidelines-effective-and-ethical-sampling)”. EcoEvoRxiv Charles C. Davis, Emily Sessa, Alan Paton, Alexandre Antonelli, and Jordan Teisher. 2024. “[The Destructive Sampling Conundrum and Guidelines for Effective and Ethical Sampling of Herbaria](/publications/destructive-sampling-conundrum-and-guidelines-effective-and-ethical-sampling)”. EcoEvoRxiv - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.32942/X2C603) - [ descriptionPublisher's Version](https://doi.org/10.32942/X2C603) [ More publications arrow\_circle\_right ](/publications)