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Associate Professor Jennifer Tate BSc, PhD, FLS

Associate Professor in Plant Systematics and Evolution

Doctoral Supervisor
School of Agriculture and Environment

Associate Professor in Plant Systematics and Evolution

School of Natural Sciences

Our research focuses on understanding the nature of plant speciation and diversification using a variety of approaches.  We use molecular phylogenetics to test ideas of species relationships, taxonomy, biogeography, and character evolution.  We also use morphological and molecular tools to understand different evolutionary processes affecting plant speciation, including hybridization and polyploidy (whole genome doubling) and plant mating systems.  A recurrent theme of our research is to assess and understand the repeatability of evolution and its effects on morphological and genomic level traits.

Professional

Contact details

  • Location: 5.09, SciD
    Campus: Turitea

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science - University of Illinois (1995)
  • Doctor of Philosophy - University of Texas Austin (2002)

Fellowships and Memberships

  • Member, The Linnean Society of London (Fellow) (2009)

Certifications and Registrations

  • Licence, Supervisor, Massey University

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Our lab works broadly in the area of plant evolutionary biology. Below are brief descriptions of some of our current projects.

Genomic consequences of polyploidy in plants

Polyploidy, or whole genome doubling, has been a significant evolutionary force in flowering plant history. We are studying different aspects of polyploidy using native New Zealand plant groups as well as the model polyploid system of Tragopogon (Asteraceae). Our aims are to understand the formation of polyploids and the genomic consequences of polyploidization in different plant lineages. In particular, we are studying polyploid diversification in relation to genome downsizing in native New Zealand plant species (e.g., Asplenium, Azorella, Libertia). This project is funded by the Marsden Fund (2018-2020) and is in collaboration with Bill Lee (Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research), Heidi Meudt and Patrick Brownsey (Te Papa Tongarewa, The Museum of New Zealand), Dirk Albach (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg), and Andrew Tanentzap (University of Cambridge).

Another major avenue of polyploidy research aims to address the potential conflict that arises in new polyploids between the duplicated nuclear genomes and the haploid maternally inherited organellar genomes (mitochondria and plastid). Successful interaction between the nuclear and cytoplasmic genomes is necessary to facilitate essential functions of growth and development (e.g., respiration and photosynthesis). This project was recently funded by the Marsden Fund (2019-2021) and is in collaboration with Murray Cox (Massey), Dan Sloan (Colorado State University), and Doug and Pam Soltis (University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History). We will soon be recruiting two PhD students to work with us on this project. 

Phylogenetic systematics of Malvaceae

Malvaceae is a large angiosperm family that includes economically important species such as cotton and Hibiscus. We are working on generic level phylogenies for different groups in tribe Malveae, which is the largest in subfamily Malvoideae, as well as tribe Hibisceae. Our focal genera are those from Australia and New Zealand (Asterotrichion, Gynatrix, Hoheria, Lawrencia, Plagianthus, and Hibiscus) and South America (Acaulimalva, Nototriche, and Tarasa). We are using molecular phylogenetic approaches to understand species relationships, biogeography, and character evolution within these groups, as well as using these phylogenetic frameworks to revise taxonomy when needed.

Evolution and conservation of native New Zealand flora

The New Zealand flora is incredibly diverse and unique with a high proportion of endemic species. Many of these species are endangered or threatened because of historical loss of native habitat. In collaboration with Vaughan Symonds (Massey) and Alastair Robertson (Massey), we are studying the population and conservation genetics of these native plant groups. Some of our focal genera include Dactylanthus(Mystropetalaceae), Fuchsia (Onagraceae), Korthalsella (Viscaceae), Myosotis (Boraginaceae), Selliera (Goodeniaceae), and Sophora (Fabaceae). Most of these projects have been conducted by MSc and PhD students.

Thematics

Resource Development and Management

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Biological Sciences (060000): Epigenetics (incl. Genome Methylation and Epigenomics) (060404): Evolutionary Biology (060300): Genetics (060400): Host-Parasite Interactions (060307): Phylogeny and Comparative Analysis (060309): Plant Biology (060700): Plant Systematics and Taxonomy (060310)

Keywords

Phylogenetic systematics

Polyploidy

Genome evolution

Taxonomy

Research Projects

Summary of Research Projects

Position Current Completed
Project Leader 3 19

Current Projects

Project Title: Getting the balance right: How do allopolyploids successfully integrate interspecific nuclear and cytoplasmic genomes?

Date Range: 2019 - 2023

Funding Body: Royal Society of New Zealand

Project Team:

Research Outputs

Journal

Soltis, DE., Tate, JA., Soltis, PS., & Symonds, VV. (2023). Parental genomic compatibility model: only certain diploid genotype combinations form allopolyploids. Nucleus (India). 66(3), 371-378
[Journal article]Authored by: Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Hu, L., Tate, JA., Gardiner, SE., & MacKay, M. (2023). Ploidy variation in Rhododendron subsection Maddenia and its implications for conservation. AoB PLANTS. 15(3)
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Pearson, SM., Griffiths, AG., Maclean, P., Larking, AC., Hong, SW., Jauregui, R., . . . Faville, MJ. (2023). Outlier analyses and genome-wide association study identify glgC and ERD6-like 4 as candidate genes for foliar water-soluble carbohydrate accumulation in Trifolium repens. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13
[Journal article]Authored by: Lockhart, P., Tate, J.
Joshi, P., Ansari, H., Dickson, R., Ellison, NW., Skema, C., & Tate, JA. (2023). Polyploidy on islands-concerted evolution and gene loss amid chromosomal stasis. Annals of Botany. 131(1), 33-44
[Journal article]Authored by: Joshi, P., Tate, J.
Ehoche, OG., Arojju, SK., Cousins, G., O'Connor, JR., Maw, B., Tate, JA., . . . Griffiths, AG. (2022). Estimation of quantitative genetic parameters for dry matter yield and vegetative persistence-related traits in a white clover training population. Crop Science. 62(6), 2169-2185
[Journal article]Authored by: Lockhart, P., Tate, J.
Prebble, JM., Symonds, VV., Tate, JA., & Meudt, HM. (2022). Taxonomic revision of the southern hemisphere pygmy forget-me-not group (Myosotis; Boraginaceae) based on morphological, population genetic and climate-edaphic niche modelling data. Australian Systematic Botany. 35(1), 63-94
[Journal article]Authored by: Symonds, V., Tate, J.
McLay, TGB., Tate, JA., Gemmill, CEC., Holzapfel, AS., & Symonds, VV. (2022). Inferring the biogeography of New Zealand’s only endemic holoparasitic plant, the threatened Dactylanthus taylorii (Mystropetalaceae). New Zealand Journal of Botany. 60(4), 331-353
[Journal article]Authored by: Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Baker, WJ., Dodsworth, S., Forest, F., Graham, SW., Johnson, MG., McDonnell, A., . . . Wickett, NJ. (2021). Exploring Angiosperms353: An open, community toolkit for collaborative phylogenomic research on flowering plants. American Journal of Botany. 108(7), 1059-1065
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
McDonnell, AJ., Baker, WJ., Dodsworth, S., Forest, F., Graham, SW., Johnson, MG., . . . Wickett, NJ. (2021). Exploring Angiosperms353: Developing and applying a universal toolkit for flowering plant phylogenomics. Applications in Plant Sciences. 9(7)
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
McLay, TGB., Birch, JL., Gunn, BF., Ning, W., Tate, JA., Nauheimer, L., . . . Jackson, CJ. (2021). New targets acquired: Improving locus recovery from the Angiosperms353 probe set. Applications in Plant Sciences. 9(7)
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Meudt, HM., Albach, DC., Tanentzap, AJ., Igea, J., Newmarch, SC., Brandt, AJ., . . . Tate, JA. (2021). Polyploidy on Islands: Its Emergence and Importance for Diversification. Frontiers in Plant Science. 12
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Sultan, A., Robertson, AW., Callmander, MW., Phillipson, PB., Meyer, JY., & Tate, JA. (2019). Widespread morphological parallelism in Korthalsella (Santalaceae, tribe Visceae): A molecular phylogenetic perspective. Taxon. 68(6), 1204-1218
[Journal article]Authored by: Robertson, A., Tate, J.
Leebens-Mack, JH., Barker, MS., Carpenter, EJ., Deyholos, MK., Gitzendanner, MA., Graham, SW., . . . McNeal, JR. (2019). One thousand plant transcriptomes and the phylogenomics of green plants. Nature. 574(7780), 679-685
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Prebble, JM., Meudt, HM., Tate, JA., & Symonds, VV. (2019). Comparing and co-analysing microsatellite and morphological data for species delimitation in the New Zealand native Myosotis pygmaea species group (Boraginaceae). Taxon. 68(4), 731-750
[Journal article]Authored by: Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Badry, MO., Tate, JA., Joshi, P., Abbas, AM., Hamed, ST., & Sheded, MG. (2019). Can morphology and chromosome number contribute to species delimitation? A case in the Hibiscus trionum complex (Tribe Hibisceae, Malvaceae). Phytotaxa. 416(4), 278-286
[Journal article]Authored by: Joshi, P., Tate, J.
Conover, JL., Karimi, N., Stenz, N., Ané, C., Grover, CE., Skema, C., . . . Baum, DA. (2019). A Malvaceae mystery: A mallow maelstrom of genome multiplications and maybe misleading methods?. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 61(1), 12-31
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Badry, MO., Tate, JA., & Sheded, MG. (2018). A new record of abutilon grandifolium (Subfamily malvoideae, malvaceae) from qena governorate, Egypt. Phytotaxa. 382(3), 255-266
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Van Etten, ML., Lehnebach, CA., Pearson, SM., Robertson, AW., & Tate, JA. (2018). Microsatellite markers for Corybas (Orchidaceae) species in New Zealand. Applications in Plant Sciences. 6(11)
[Journal article]Authored by: Robertson, A., Tate, J.
Takeuchi, C., Kano, CH., Tate, JA., & Esteves, GL. (2018). Molecular Phylogenetics and Character Evolution of Gaya and Related Genera (Malvoideae, Malvaceae). Systematic Botany. 43(3), 676-688
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Sultan, A., Tate, JA., de Lange, PJ., Glenny, D., Ladley, JJ., Heenan, P., . . . Robertson, AW. (2018). Host range, host specificity, regional host preferences and genetic variability of Korthalsella Tiegh. (Viscaceae) mistletoes in New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 56(2), 127-162
[Journal article]Authored by: Robertson, A., Tate, J.
Prebble, JM., Meudt, HM., Tate, JA., & Vaughan Symonds, V. (2018). Bolstering Species Delimitation in Difficult Species Complexes by Analyzing Herbarium and Common Garden Morphological Data: A Case Study Using the New Zealand Native Myosotis pygmaea Species Group (Boraginaceae). Systematic Botany. 43(1), 266-289
[Journal article]Authored by: Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Van Etten, ML., Sukkaewnmanee, P., Tate, JA., & Robertson, AW. (2018). Pollinator service affects quantity but not quality of offspring in a widespread New Zealand endemic tree species. Conservation Genetics. 19(4), 815-826
[Journal article]Authored by: Robertson, A., Tate, J.
Badry, MO., Crayn, DM., & Tate, JA. (2017). Hibiscus diversifolius subsp. Rivularis (Bremek. & Oberm.) Exell (Malvaceae) in Australia. Austrobaileya. 10(1), 113-120
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Sharbrough, J., Conover, JL., Tate, JA., Wendel, JF., & Sloan, DB. (2017). Cytonuclear responses to genome doubling. American Journal of Botany. 104(9), 1277-1280
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Sehrish, T., Symonds, VV., Soltis, DE., Soltis, PS., & Tate, JA. (2015). Cytonuclear coordination is not immediate upon allopolyploid formation in Tragopogon miscellus (Asteraceae) allopolyploids. PLoS ONE. 10(12)
[Journal article]Authored by: Sehrish, T., Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Badry, MO., Tate, JA., Sheded, MG., El-Naggar, SM., & Hamed, ST. (2015). Macro- and micro-morphological characters of Hibiscus diversifolius Jacq. subsp. diversifolius (Malvaceae): A new record for the flora of Egypt. Feddes Repertorium. 126(1-2), 37-47
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Van Etten, ML., Tate, JA., Anderson, SH., Kelly, D., Ladley, JJ., Merrett, MF., . . . Robertson, AW. (2015). The compounding effects of high pollen limitation, selfing rates and inbreeding depression leave a New Zealand tree with few viable offspring. Annals of Botany. 116(5), 833-843
[Journal article]Authored by: Robertson, A., Tate, J.
Prebble, JM., Tate, JA., Meudt, HM., & Vaughan Symonds, V. (2015). Microsatellite markers for the New Zealand Endemic Myosotis Pygmaea Species group (boraginaceae) amplify across species. Applications in Plant Sciences. 3(6)
[Journal article]Authored by: Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Sehrish, T., Symonds, VV., Soltis, DE., Soltis, PS., & Tate, JA. (2014). Gene silencing via DNA methylation in naturally occurring Tragopogon miscellus (Asteraceae) allopolyploids. BMC Genomics. 15(1)
[Journal article]Authored by: Sehrish, T., Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Van Etten, ML., Houliston, GJ., Mitchell, CM., Heenan, PB., Robertson, AW., & Tate, JA. (2014). Sophora microphylla (fabaceae) microsatellite markers and their utility across the genus. Applications in Plant Sciences. 2(3)
[Journal article]Authored by: Robertson, A., Tate, J.
Van Etten, ML., Robertson, AW., & Tate, JA. (2013). MICROSATELLITE MARKERS FOR THE NEW ZEALAND ENDEMIC TREE FUCHSIA EXCORTICATA (ONAGRACEAE). APPLICATIONS IN PLANT SCIENCES. 1(10),
[Journal article]Authored by: Robertson, A., Tate, J.
Buggs, RJA., Chamala, S., Wu, W., Tate, JA., Schnable, PS., Soltis, DE., . . . Barbazuk, WB. (2012). Rapid, repeated, and clustered loss of duplicate genes in allopolyploid plant populations of independent origin. Current Biology. 22(3), 248-252
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
McLay, TGB., Tate, JA., & Vaughan Symonds, V. (2012). Microsatellite markers for the endangered root holoparasite Dactylanthus taylorii (Balanophoraceae) from 454 pyrosequencing. American Journal of Botany. 99(8)
[Journal article]Authored by: Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Buggs, RJA., Chamala, S., Wu, W., Tate, JA., Schnable, PS., Soltis, DE., . . . Barbazuk, WB. (2012). Rapid, repeated, and clustered loss of duplicate genes in allopolyploid plant populations of independent origin. Current Biology. 22(3), 248-252
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA. (2011). The status of Urocarpidium (Malvaceae): Insight from nuclear and plastid-based phylogenies. Taxon. 60(5), 1330-1338
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA. (2011). The status of Urocarpidium (Malvaceae): Insight from nuclear and plastid-based phylogenies. TAXON. 60(5), 1330-1338
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Wagstaff, SJ., & Tate, JA. (2011). Phylogeny and character evolution in the New Zealand endemic genus Plagianthus (Malveae, Malvaceae). Systematic Botany. 36(2), 405-418
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Malinska, H., Tate, JA., Mavrodiev, E., Matyasek, R., Lim, KY., Leitch, AR., . . . Kovarik, A. (2011). Ribosomal RNA genes evolution in Tragopogon: A story of New and Old World allotetraploids and the synthetic lines. Taxon. 60(2), 348-354
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Buggs, RJA., Zhang, L., Miles, N., Tate, JA., Gao, L., Wei, W., . . . Soltis, DE. (2011). Transcriptomic shock generates evolutionary novelty in a newly formed, natural allopolyploid plant. Current Biology. 21(7), 551-556
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Malinska, H., Tate, JA., Matyasek, R., Leitch, AR., Soltis, DE., Soltis, PS., . . . Kovarik, A. (2010). Similar patterns of rDNA evolution in synthetic and recently formed natural populations of Tragopogon (Asteraceae) allotetraploids. BMC Evolutionary Biology. 10(1)
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Wagstaff, SJ., Molloy, BPJ., & Tate, JA. (2010). Evolutionary significance of long-distance dispersal and hybridisation in the New Zealand endemic genus Hoheria (Malvaceae). Australian Systematic Botany. 23(2), 112-130
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Malinska, H., Tate, JA., Matyasek, R., Leitch, AR., Soltis, DE., Soltis, PS., . . . Kovarik, A. (2010). Similar patterns of rDNA evolution in synthetic and recently formed natural populations of Tragopogon (Asteraceae) allotetraploids. BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY. 10,
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Buggs, RJA., Doust, AN., Tate, JA., Koh, J., Soltis, K., Feltus, FA., . . . Soltis, DE. (2009). Gene loss and silencing in Tragopogon miscellus (Asteraceae): Comparison of natural and synthetic allotetraploids. Heredity. 103(1), 73-81
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA., Acosta, MC., McDill, J., Moscone, EA., Simpson, BB., & Cocucci, AA. (2009). Phylogeny and character evolution in nierembergia (solanaceae): Molecular, morphological, and cytogenetic evidence. Systematic Botany. 34(1), 198-206
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA., Symonds, VV., Doust, AN., Buggs, RJA., Mavrodiev, E., Majure, LC., . . . Soltis, DE. (2009). Synthetic polyploids of Tragopogon miscellus and T. mirus (Asteraceae): 60 Years after Ownbey's discovery. American Journal of Botany. 96(5), 979-988
[Journal article]Authored by: Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Tate, JA., Joshi, P., Soltis, KA., Soltis, PS., & Soltis, DE. (2009). On the road to diploidization? Homoeolog loss in independently formed populations of the allopolyploid Tragopogon miscellus (Asteraceae). BMC Plant Biology. 9
[Journal article]Authored by: Joshi, P., Tate, J.
Lim, KY., Soltis, DE., Soltis, PS., Tate, J., Matyasek, R., Srubarova, H., . . . Leitch, AR. (2008). Rapid chromosome evolution in recently formed polyploids in Tragopogon (Asteraceae).. PLoS One. 3(10), e3353
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Lim, KY., Soltis, DE., Soltis, PS., Tate, J., Matyasek, R., Srubarova, H., . . . Leitch, AR. (2008). Rapid chromosome evolution in recently formed polyploids in Tragopogon (Asteraceae). PLoS ONE. 3(10)
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Matyášek, R., Tate, JA., Lim, YK., Šrubařová, H., Koh, J., Leitch, AR., . . . Kovařík, A. (2007). Concerted evolution of rDNA in recently formed Tragopogon allotetraploids is typically associated with an inverse correlation between gene copy number and expression. Genetics. 176(4), 2509-2519
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA., Ni, Z., Scheen, AC., Koh, J., Gilbert, CA., Lefkowitz, D., . . . Soltis, DE. (2006). Evolution and expression of homeologous loci in Tragopogon miscellus (Asteraceae), a recent and reciprocally formed allopolyploid. Genetics. 173(3), 1599-1611
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Simpson, BB., Tate, JA., & Weeks, A. (2005). The biogeography of Hoffmannseggia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae, Caesalpinieae): A tale of many travels. Journal of Biogeography. 32(1), 15-27
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA., Aguilar, JF., Wagstaff, SJ., La Duke, JC., Bodo Slotta, TA., & Simpson, BB. (2005). Phylogenetic relationships within the tribe Malveae (Malvaceae, subfamily Malvoideae) as inferred from ITS sequence data. American Journal of Botany. 92(4), 584-602
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Simpson, BB., Tate, JA., & Weeks, A. (2004). Phylogeny and character evolution of Hoffmannseggia (Caesalpinieae: Caesalpinioideae: Leguminosae). Systematic Botany. 29(4), 933-946
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Soltis, DE., Soltis, PS., Pires, JC., Kovarik, A., Tate, JA., & Mavrodiev, E. (2004). Recent and recurrent polyploidy in Tragopogon (Asteraceae): Cytogenetic, genomic and genetic comparisons. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 82(4), 485-501
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA., & Simpson, BB. (2004). Breeding system evolution in Tarasa (Malvaceae) and selection for reduced pollen grain size in the polyploid species. American Journal of Botany. 91(2), 207-213
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, J. (2003). Andeimalva, a new genus of Malvaceae from Andean South America. Lundellia. 6, 10-18
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA., & Simpson, BB. (2003). Paraphyly of Tarasa (Malvaceae) and Diverse Origins of the Polyploid Species. Systematic Botany. 28(4), 723-737
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.
Soltis, DE., Soltis, PS., & Tate, JA. (2004). Advances in the study of polyploidy since Plant speciation. New Phytologist. 161(1), 173-191
[Journal article]Authored by: Tate, J.

Book

Tate, JA., Soltis, PS., & Soltis, DE. (2005). Polyploidy in Plants. In The Evolution of the Genome. (pp. 371 - 426).
[Chapter]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA., Soltis, PS., & Soltis, DE. (2004). Polyploidy in Plants. In The Evolution of the Genome. (pp. 371 - 426).
[Chapter]Authored by: Tate, J.

Conference

McLay, T., Bayly, T., Tate, J., & Mathews, S. (2019, November). Investigating polyploidy in Malvaceae using target sequence capture. Presented at Australasian Systematic Botany Society-New Zealand Plant Conservation Network Joint Conference. Wellington.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Tate, J.
Ning, W., Meudt, H., Nicolas, A., Plunkett, G., & Tate, J. (2019, November). Phylogenomic analyses of New Zealand polyploid Azorella (Apiaceae). Presented at Australasian Systematic Botany Society-New Zealand Plant Conservation Network Joint Conference. Wellington.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Tate, J.
Newmarch, S., Blanchon, D., Gunn, B., Birch, J., & Tate, J. (2019). Origins of polyploidy and diversification in Libertia (Iridaceae). Poster session presented at the meeting of Australasian Systematic Botany Society-New Zealand Plant Conservation Network Joint Conference
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Tate, J.Contributed to by: Tate, J.
Tate, J., Trnski, T., Vink, C., Nelson, W., Peterson, D., Waugh, S., . . . Roncaglia, L. (2019, November). Species Aotearoa. Presented at Australasian Systematic Botany Society-New Zealand Plant Conservation Network Joint Conference. Wellington.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Roskruge, N., Tate, J.
McLay, T., Tate, J., Bayly, M., & Mathews, S. (2018, December). A hybrid-enrichment bait capture kit for Hibisceae, trialled on Australian Hibiscus Section Panduriformes. Presented at Australasian Systematic Botany Conference. Brisbane Australia.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Tate, J.
Schrefheere, A., Campbell, M., Tate, J., Cox, M., & Vignes, MCL.Statistical modelling of expression patterns in hybrid species. Paper presented at the meeting of JOURNÉES OUVERTES DE BIOLOGIE INFORMATIQUE & MATHÉMATIQUES. Lyon, France
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Tate, J., Vignes, M.
Tate, JA., Skema, C., & Barker, W.Diverse origins and evolution of sexual expression in Australasian Malveae (Malvoideae, Malvaceae). Paper presented at the meeting of Proceedings of the Australian systemactic Botany Society Conference. Alice Springs, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Tate, J.
Sammarro, M., Schrefheere, A., Biggs, P., marshall, J., Tate, J., Cox, M., . . . Vignes, MCL. (2016). Challenges and leads for modelling complex molecular biological systems. Poster session presented at the meeting of Complex Networks and Applications 2016 workshop. Marseilles, France
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Biggs, P., French, N., Marshall, J., Tate, J., Vignes, M.
Badry, MO., & Tate, J. (2015). Phylogeny of Hibiscus species (Malvaceae) from Egypt based on chloroplast and nuclear sequences. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australasian Systematic Botany Society meeting
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Tate, J.Contributed to by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA., Sultan, A., Pearson, S., Symonds, V., & Robertson, A.Widespread morphological parallelism in Korthalsella mistletoes (Viscaceae). . Canberra, Australia
[Conference Paper]Authored by: Robertson, A., Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Prebble, JM., Symonds, VV., Meudt, HM., & Tate, JA. (2014, November). The population genetics of rarity in New Zealand plants: a case study delimiting species in recent radiations using Myosotis (Boraginaceae). Presented at Australasian Systematic Botany Society conference. Palmerston North, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Pearson, S., Symonds, VV., Sultan, A., Robertson, AW., van Etten, M., & Tate, JA. (2014). Host race specificity in the pygmy mistletoe Korthalsella salicornioides in New Zealand.. Poster session presented at the meeting of Australasian Systematic Botany Society conference. Palmerston North, New Zealand
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Robertson, A., Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Ansari, HA., Joshi, P., Ellison, NW., & Tate, JA. (2014, November). Molecular cytogenetic characterization of ribbonwood and lacebark in New Zealand. Presented at Australasian Systematic Botany Society conference. Palmerston North New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Joshi, P., Tate, J.
Tate, JA., Sehrish, T., Soltis, DE., Soltis, PS., & Cox, MP. (2014, November). Exploring the floral transcriptome of reciprocally formed Tragopogon miscellus (Asteraceae) allopolyploids. Presented at Australasian Systematic Botany Society conference. Palmerston North, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sehrish, T., Tate, J.
Tate, JA., & Symonds, VV. (2014, November). Battle of the genomes following hybridization and whole genome duplication in Tragopogon (Asteraceae). Presented at New Zealand Ecological Society conference. Palmerston North, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Van Etten, M., Tate, J., & Robertson, AW. (2014, June). The consequences of pollinator declines on the quantity and quality of offspring in two New Zealand tree species. Presented at Evolution 2014. Raleigh, North Carolina.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Robertson, A., Tate, J.
Tate, JA., Sehrish, T., Symonds, VV., Soltis, DE., & Soltis, PS. (2013, June). Biased maternal expression and paternal loss of rbcS in allopolyploid Tragopogon miscellus: insight into cytonuclear coordination. Presented at Evolution 2013 meeting. Snowbird, Utah.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sehrish, T., Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Tate, JA., Skema, C., McLay, TB., Wagstaff, S., Barker, WR., & Barker, RB. (2012, July). Multiple origins of dioecy or multiple origins of hermaphroditism in Australia Lawrencia (Malvacee)?. Presented at Evolution 2012 meeting. Ottawa Canada.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Tate, J.
Sehrish, T., Symonds, V., Soltis, D., Soltis, P., & Tate, J. (2011, July). Cyto-nuclear interactions in Tragopogon allopolyploids: insight from rbcL and rbcS. Presented at International Botanical Congress (IBC). Melbourne, Australia..
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sehrish, T., Tate, J.
Skema, C., & Tate, J. (2010). When males stop being females & vice versa: A case study of dioecious floral development in ribbonwood (Plagianthus, Malvaceae). Poster session presented at the meeting of 2010 Australian Systematic Botany Society Conference. Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand
[Conference Poster]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, J., Skema, C., McLay, T., Wagstaff, S., Jordan, G., & Barker, W. (2010, November). Evolution of gender dimorphism in Australasian Malveae (Malvoideae, Malvaceae): Boys and girls jumping the ditch?. Presented at 2010 Australian Systematic Botany Society Conference. Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, J., & McLay, T. (2010, June). Phylogeny and breeding system evolution in Australasian mallows (Malvaceae). Presented at Evolution 2010. Portland State University, Portland, Oregon.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA., Symonds, VV., Doust, AN., Buggs, RJ., Mavrodiev, E., Soltis, P., . . . Soltis, D. (2008, June). Synthetic polyploids of Tragopogon (Asteraceae): 50+ years after Ownbeys discovery. Presented at Evolution 2008. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Tate, JA., Biggeri, A., Soltis, KA., Soltis, P., & Soltis, D. (2007, July). When the honeymoon ends: The fate of duplicated genes in allotetraploid Tragopogon miscellus (Asteraceae). Presented at Botany and Plant Biology 2007 Joint Congress. Chicago, Il.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: Tate, J.

Other

Sehrish, T., Symonds, VV., & Tate, JA. (2010, December). Polyploid Genome Evolution. In IFS Annual Student symposium.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sehrish, T., Symonds, V., Tate, J.
Sehrish, T., Symonds, VV., Soltis, DE., Soltis, PE., & Tate, JA. (2010, August). Cyto-nuclear interactions in Tragopogon allopolyploids: insight from rbcL and rbcS.. In Queenstown Molecular Biology Meeting.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sehrish, T., Tate, J.
Sehrish, T., Symonds, VV., Soltis, DE., Soltis, PS., & Tate, JA. (2010, September). Compatibility and Comparisons: insight from Tragopogon natural and synthetic polyploid evolution.. In Biocommerce Centre, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Sehrish, T., Tate, J.
Tate, JA. (2010, March). Hybridism and species in NZs mallows lacebarks and ribbonwoods. In Wanganui Museum Botanical Group. Presented at Wanganui, NZ.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA. (2010). Replaying the tape: Polyploid genome evolution in Tragopogon (asteraceae). Presented at Massey University, NZ.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Tate, J.
Tate, JA. (2008, February). When the honeymoon ends: The fate of duplicated genes in allotetraploid Tragopogon miscellus (Asteraceae). In Plant Biology Meeting. Presented at Massey University, Palmerston North, NZ.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: Tate, J.

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

120.101 (Biology of Plants)

120.303 (Plant Biodiversity)

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Main Supervisor 4 4
Co-supervisor 1 5

Current Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • Sophie Newmarch - Doctor of Philosophy
    Origin and diversification of Libertia (Iridaceae)
  • Hannah Hodgkinson - Doctor of Philosophy
    Understanding methylation and allopolyploid sub-genome gene expression as an adaptive response to environmental stress in white clover
  • Usama Mukhtar - Doctor of Philosophy
    Reciprocally formed Tragopogon allopolyploids and their diploid parents - a comparative study
  • Wenliang Xu - Doctor of Philosophy
    Modification of MTT colorimetric bacterial assays and investigation of antibacterial compounds from selected Myrtaceae plants

Co-supervisor of:

  • Simon Semese - Doctor of Philosophy
    Cultural & molecular characterization of traditional kumara (Ipomaea batatas) and taewa (Solanum tuberosum) in Aotearoa (New Zealand) as an insurance policy for food security

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

  • 2023 - Weixuan Ning - Doctor of Philosophy
    Phylogenomics and Evolution of Polyploid Azorella (Apiaceae) in New Zealand
  • 2023 - Sidra Hussain - Doctor of Philosophy
    Evolution of Cytonuclear Coordination in Tragopogon (Asteraceae) Allopolyploids
  • 2020 - Oiwodu Ehoche - Doctor of Philosophy
    Assessing the Potential of Genomic Selection to Improve Yield and Persistence in White Clover
  • 2014 - Tina Sehrish - Doctor of Philosophy
    Polyploid Genome Evolution

Co-supervisor of:

  • 2024 - Ling Hu - Doctor of Philosophy
    Rhododendron taxonomy and diversity of ex situ collections for conservation: (subsection) Maddenia species as a case study
  • 2021 - Sofie Pearson - Doctor of Philosophy
    Detection of loci associated with water-soluble carbohydrate accumulation and environmental adaptation in white clover (Trifolium repens L.)
  • 2019 - Kay Pilkington - Doctor of Philosophy
    The genetic architecture of the divaricate growth form: A QTL mapping approach in Sophora (Fabaceae)
  • 2017 - Jessica Prebble - Doctor of Philosophy
    Species delimitation and the population genetics of rare plants: A case study using the New Zealand native pygmy forget-me-not group (Myosotis; Boraginaceae)
  • 2014 - Amir Sultan - Doctor of Philosophy
    Systematics, Biology and Ecology of New Zealand's Pygmy Mistletoes (Korthalsella : Viscaceae)

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