Antonio R. Castilla

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, United States

My research program focuses on the genetic and ecological processes enabling plant populations to cope with global change. I am particularly interested in the evolutionary forces shaping genetic and phenotypic variability in plant populations. Two evolutionary forces set the foundations of my research program, gene flow, and local adaptation to biotic interactions. Gene flow as an evolutionary force that promotes genetic variability in plants. Local adaptation to biotic factors as a driver of evolutionary change in plant populations. I approach my questions using the framework of molecular ecology. Within this field, I work at the interface of population genetics, plant ecology, and evolutionary ecology. In my research, I use a multidisciplinary approach combining genetic analysis, field experimentation, GIS tools, and spatially explicit analysis.

Presentation(s):

• COS 27-4 - CANCELLED - Biotic velocity of North American trees over the last 21,000 years and climate: past responses and future tracking potential

  Monday, August 15, 2022
  4:15 PM – 4:30 PM EDT

• COS 31-5 - Species distribution models and pollen models predict different rates of climate tracking across the last 21,000 years

  Monday, August 15, 2022
  4:30 PM – 4:45 PM EDT

• COS 31-6 - Recreating species’ biogeographic histories over the last 21,000 years using an integrated species distribution model–pollen-density model

  Monday, August 15, 2022
  4:45 PM – 5:00 PM EDT