	Tom Juenger Associate Professor, Section of Integrative Biology
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E-mail: tjuenger@austin.utexas.edu Office: PAT 637 (512) 232-5751 Lab: PAT 641 (512) 471-3278 Fax: (512) 471-3878	Education 1999-2001 Univ. of California, Berkeley, Miller Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Integrative Biology 1994-1999 Univ. of Chicago, Ph.D., Department of Ecology and Evolution 1993-1994 Washington Univ., graduate student, Evolution & Population Biology Program 1987-1991 Univ. of Illinois, undergraduate, B.S., Ecology, Ethology, & Evolution Research Interests My research focuses on the interface of ecological and evolutionary processes in natural plant populations. I am generally interested in phenotypic evolution, and have studied a number of systems over the course of my career. A current focus in the lab is the identification and characterization of genes underlying variation in drought adaptation among Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes collected from around the world. This work is motivated by a desire to understand how climate and habitat variation have influenced the evolution of plant physiology. In addition, I have long-standing interests in the ecology and evolution of plant-animal interactions, including projects focused on pollination biology and herbivory in natural scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) populations. My lab is also interested in the evolution of phenotypic plasticity, particularly in the context of stress tolerance and gene x environment interaction. A common theme of our work is the interplay of genetic and functional studies. Our approach usually couples quantitative genetic experiments [classic breeding designs & QTL/LD mapping], population genetic approaches, and selection analyses in studies of natural genetic variation. Ultimately, we'd like to understand the forces shaping patterns of genetic variability in natural populations across a variety of selective regimes. More information on research Publications Full listing of publications Juenger, T., Lennartsson, T. and J. Tuomi. 2000. The evolution of tolerance to browsing in Gentianella campetris: natural selection and the quantitative genetics of tolerance. Evolutionary Ecology 14: 393-419. Juenger, T., Purugganan, M. and T.F.C. Mackay. 2000. Quantitative trait loci for floral morphology in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics 156 (3): 1379-1392. Juenger, T. and J. Bergelson. 2000. Factors limiting rosette recruitment in scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata; seed and microsite limitation. Oecologia 123 (3): 358-363. Juenger, T. and J. Bergelson. 2000. The evolution of compensation to herbivory in scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata; herbivore-imposed natural selection and the quantitative genetics of tolerance. Evolution 54 (3): 764-777. Juenger, T. and J. Bergelson. 1999. Does early season browsing influence the effect of self-pollination in scarlet gilia? Ecology 81: 41-48. Juenger, T. and J. Bergelson. 1998. Pairwise and diffuse natural selection and the multiple herbivores of scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata. Evolution 52: 1583-1592. Juenger, T. and J. Bergelson. 1997. Resource and pollen limitation of compensation to herbivory in scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata. Ecology 78: 1684-1695.

Tom Juenger

Associate Professor, Section of Integrative Biology

Education | Research Interests | Publications

E-mail:
tjuenger@austin.utexas.edu
Office:
PAT 637
(512) 232-5751
Lab:
PAT 641
(512) 471-3278
Fax:
(512) 471-3878

Education

1999-2001 Univ. of California, Berkeley, Miller Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Integrative Biology
1994-1999 Univ. of Chicago, Ph.D., Department of Ecology and Evolution
1993-1994 Washington Univ., graduate student, Evolution & Population Biology Program
1987-1991 Univ. of Illinois, undergraduate, B.S., Ecology, Ethology, & Evolution

Research Interests

My research focuses on the interface of ecological and evolutionary processes in natural plant populations. I am generally interested in phenotypic evolution, and have studied a number of systems over the course of my career. A current focus in the lab is the identification and characterization of genes underlying variation in drought adaptation among Arabidopsis thaliana ecotypes collected from around the world. This work is motivated by a desire to understand how climate and habitat variation have influenced the evolution of plant physiology. In addition, I have long-standing interests in the ecology and evolution of plant-animal interactions, including projects focused on pollination biology and herbivory in natural scarlet gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata) populations. My lab is also interested in the evolution of phenotypic plasticity, particularly in the context of stress tolerance and gene x environment interaction.

A common theme of our work is the interplay of genetic and functional studies. Our approach usually couples quantitative genetic experiments [classic breeding designs & QTL/LD mapping], population genetic approaches, and selection analyses in studies of natural genetic variation. Ultimately, we'd like to understand the forces shaping patterns of genetic variability in natural populations across a variety of selective regimes.

More information on research

Publications

Full listing of publications

Juenger, T., Lennartsson, T. and J. Tuomi. 2000. The evolution of tolerance to browsing in Gentianella campetris: natural selection and the quantitative genetics of tolerance. Evolutionary Ecology 14: 393-419.
Juenger, T., Purugganan, M. and T.F.C. Mackay. 2000. Quantitative trait loci for floral morphology in Arabidopsis thaliana. Genetics 156 (3): 1379-1392.
Juenger, T. and J. Bergelson. 2000. Factors limiting rosette recruitment in scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata; seed and microsite limitation. Oecologia 123 (3): 358-363.
Juenger, T. and J. Bergelson. 2000. The evolution of compensation to herbivory in scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata; herbivore-imposed natural selection and the quantitative genetics of tolerance. Evolution 54 (3): 764-777.
Juenger, T. and J. Bergelson. 1999. Does early season browsing influence the effect of self-pollination in scarlet gilia? Ecology 81: 41-48.
Juenger, T. and J. Bergelson. 1998. Pairwise and diffuse natural selection and the multiple herbivores of scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata. Evolution 52: 1583-1592.
Juenger, T. and J. Bergelson. 1997. Resource and pollen limitation of compensation to herbivory in scarlet gilia, Ipomopsis aggregata. Ecology 78: 1684-1695.