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Research Interests
I am using the herbaria's collections of different
species of modern Azolla, a water fern, to help build a morphological
phylogeny of plants from this genus. Although my work focuses on
fossil specimens from the University of California Paleontology
Museum, access to a wide range of modern specimens is crucial if I am
to identify the fossil plants and place them in an evolutionary
context. I have also used specimens from the herbarium in teaching
students to identify plants — students really appreciate being able
to see flowers, fruit and other reproductive structures at any time
of year. |
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