Publications:  Prof Richard Buggs

Borrell JS, Wang N, Nichols RA et al.(2018). Genetic diversity maintained among fragmented populations of a tree undergoing range contraction. Heredity (Edinb) vol. 121, (4) 304-318.

Sollars ESA, Buggs RJA(2018). Genome-wide epigenetic variation among ash trees differing in susceptibility to a fungal disease. BMC Genomics vol. 19, (1)

Woodcock P, Cottrell JE, Buggs RJA et al.(2018). Mitigating pest and pathogen impacts using resistant trees: A framework and overview to inform development and deployment in Europe and North America. Forestry vol. 91, (1) 1-16.

Sambles CM, Salmon DL, Florance H et al.(2017). Ash leaf metabolomes reveal differences between trees tolerant and susceptible to ash dieback disease. Sci Data vol. 4, 170190-170190.

Stocks JJ, Buggs RJA, Lee SJ(2017). A first assessment of Fraxinus excelsior (common ash) susceptibility to Hymenoscyphus fraxineus (ash dieback) throughout the British Isles. Sci Rep vol. 7, (1) 16546-16546.

SOLLARS E, BUGGS RJA(2017). Emerging Genomics of Angiosperm Trees. Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics of Angiosperm Trees, Editors: Groover, A, Cronk, Q, vol. 21, Springer

Buggs RJA(2017). The deepening of Darwin's abominable mystery. Nat Ecol Evol vol. 1, (6) 169-169.

Sollars ES, Harper AL, Kelly LJ et al.(2016). Genome sequence and genetic diversity of European ash trees. Nature

Nelson PA, Buggs RJA(2016). Next generation apomorphy: The ubiquity of taxonomically restricted genes. Next Generation Systematics,

Zohren J, Wang N, Kardailsky I et al.(2016). Unidirectional diploid-tetraploid introgression among British birch trees with shifting ranges shown by RAD markers. Molecular Ecology

Wang N, McAllister HA, Bartlett PR et al.(2016). Molecular phylogeny and genome size evolution of the genus Betula (Betulaceae). Annals of Botanymcw048-mcw048.

Harper AL, McKinney LV, Nielsen LR et al.(2016). Molecular markers for tolerance of European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) to dieback disease identified using Associative Transcriptomics. Sci Rep vol. 6,

Matthews A, Emelianova K, Hatimy AA et al.(2015). 250 years of hybridization between two biennial herb species without speciation. AoB Plants vol. 7,

Vallejo-Marín M, Buggs RJA, Cooley AM et al.(2015). Speciation by genome duplication: Repeated origins and genomic composition of the recently formed allopolyploid species Mimulus peregrinus. Evolution vol. 69, (6) 1487-1500.

Vallejo-Marín M, Buggs RJA, Cooley AM et al.(2015). Speciation by genome duplication: Repeated origins and genomic composition of the recently formed allopolyploid species Mimulus peregrinus. Evolution vol. 69, (6) 1487-1500.

Boshier D, Buggs RJA(2015). The potential for field studies and genomic technologies to enhance resistance and resilience of British tree populations to pests and pathogens. Forestry vol. 88, (1) 27-40.

Buggs RJA, Wendel JF, Doyle JJ et al.(2014). The legacy of diploid progenitors in allopolyploid gene expression patterns. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci vol. 369, (1648)

Wang N, Borrell JS, Bodles WJA et al.(2014). Molecular footprints of the Holocene retreat of dwarf birch in Britain. Mol Ecol vol. 23, (11) 2771-2782.

Sollars E, Zohren J, Boshier D et al. (2014). The British Ash Tree Genome Project: Sequencing the Genome of Fraxinus excelsior (European Ash). Presented at: Plant and Animal Genome XXII, Abstract: java.sql.Clob org.hibernate.engine.jdbc.WrappedClob java.io.Serializable , Notes: https://pag.confex.com/pag/xxii/webprogram/Paper9597.html,

Wang N, Borrell JS, Bodles WJA et al.(2014). Molecular footprints of the Holocene retreat of dwarf birch in Britain. Molecular Ecology vol. 23, (11) 2771-2782.

Soltis DE, Buggs RJA, Barbazuk WB et al.(2013). The early stages of polyploidy: Rapid and repeated evolution in Tragopogon. Polyploidy and Genome Evolution,

Abbott R, Albach D, Ansell S et al.(2013). Hybridization and speciation. JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY vol. 26, (2) 229-246.

Buggs RJA(2013). The consequences of polyploidy and hybridisation for transcriptome dynamics Unravelling gene expression of complex crop genomes. HEREDITY vol. 110, (2) 97-98.

Wang N, Thomson M, BUGGS RJA(2012). Genome sequence of dwarf birch (Betula nana) and cross-species RAD markers. Molecular Ecology

Buggs RJA(2012). Monkeying around with ploidy. MOLECULAR ECOLOGY vol. 21, (21) 5159-5161.

Soltis DE, Buggs RJA, Barbazuk WB et al.(2012). The early stages of polyploidy: Rapid and repeated evolution in Tragopogon. Polyploidy and Genome Evolution, vol. 9783642314421,

Buggs RJA, Chamala S, Wu W et al.(2012). Rapid, Repeated, and Clustered Loss of Duplicate Genes in Allopolyploid Plant Populations of Independent Origin. CURRENT BIOLOGY vol. 22, (3) 248-252.

Buggs RJA, Renny-Byfield S, Chester M et al.(2012). Next-generation sequencing and genome evolution in allopolyploids. Am J Bot vol. 99, (2) 372-382.

BUGGS RJA, RENNY-BYFIELD S, CHESTER M et al.(2012). Next-generation sequencing and genome evolution in allopolyploids. American Journal of Botany vol. 99, (2) 372-382.

Buggs RJA, Zhang LJ, Miles N et al.(2011). Transcriptomic shock generates evolutionary novelty in a newly formed, natural allopolyploid plant. CURR BIOL vol. 21, (7) 551-556.

Buggs RJA, Zhang L, Miles N et al.(2011). Transcriptomic shock generates evolutionary novelty in a newly formed, natural allopolyploid plant. Curr Biol vol. 21, (7) 551-556.

Buggs RJA, Soltis PS, Soltis DE(2011). Biosystematic relationships and the formation of polyploids. TAXON vol. 60, (2) 324-332.

BUGGS RJA, Zhang L, Miles N et al.(2011). Transcriptomic shock generates evolutionary novelty in a newly formed, natural allopolyploid plant. Current Biology vol. 21, 551-556.

Soltis DE, Buggs RJA, Doyle JJ et al.(2010). What we still don't know about polyploidy. TAXON vol. 59, (5) 1387-1403.

Buggs RJA, Chamala S, Wu W et al.(2010). Characterization of duplicate gene evolution in the recent natural allopolyploid Tragopogon miscellus by next-generation sequencing and Sequenom iPLEX MassARRAY genotyping. MOL ECOL vol. 19, 132-146.

Buggs RJA, Elliott NM, Zhang LJ et al.(2010). Tissue-specific silencing of homoeologs in natural populations of the recent allopolyploid Tragopogon mirus. NEW PHYTOL vol. 186, (1) 175-183.

Buggs RJA, Soltis PS, Soltis DE(2009). Does hybridization between divergent progenitors drive whole-genome duplication?. MOL ECOL vol. 18, (16) 3334-3339.

Buggs RJA, Doust AN, Tate JA et al.(2009). Gene loss and silencing in Tragopogon miscellus (Asteraceae): comparison of natural and synthetic allotetraploids. HEREDITY vol. 103, (1) 73-81.

Tate JA, Symonds VV, Doust AN et al.(2009). SYNTHETIC POLYPLOIDS OF TRAGOPOGON MISCELLUS AND T-MIRUS (ASTERACEAE): 60 YEARS AFTER OWNBEY'S DISCOVERY. AM J BOT vol. 96, (5) 979-988.

Soltis DE, Buggs RJA, Barbazuk WB et al. (2009). On the Origins of Species: Does Evolution Repeat Itself in Polyploid Populations of Independent Origin?. Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology. vol. 74, 215-223.

Buggs RJA, Soltis PS, Mavrodiev EV et al.(2008). Does phylogenetic distance between parental genomes govern the success of polyploids?. CASTANEA vol. 73, (2) 74-93.

Buggs RJA(2008). Towards natural polyploid model organisms. MOL ECOL vol. 17, (8) 1875-1876.

Buggs RJA(2007). Empirical study of hybrid zone movement. HEREDITY vol. 99, (3) 301-312.

Buggs RJA, Pannell JR(2007). Ecological differentiation and diploid superiority across a moving ploidy contact zone. EVOLUTION vol. 61, (1) 125-140.

Obbard DJ, Harris SA, Buggs RJA et al.(2006). Hybridization, polyploidy, and the evolution of sexual systems in Mercurialis (Euphorbiaceae). EVOLUTION vol. 60, (9) 1801-1815.

Buggs RJA, Pannell JR(2006). Rapid displacement of a monoecious plant lineage is due to pollen swamping by a dioecious relative. CURR BIOL vol. 16, (10) 996-1000.

Hegarty MJ, Jones JM, Wilson ID et al.(2005). Development of anonymous cDNA microarrays to study changes to the Senecio floral transcriptome during hybrid speciation. MOL ECOL vol. 14, (8) 2493-2510.

BUGGS R (2005). Factors affecting the location of a diploid-hexaploid contact zone in Mercurialis annua L. Presented at: University of Oxford,

Pannell JR, Obbard DJ, Buggs RJA(2004). Polyploidy and the sexual system: what can we learn from Mercurialis annua?. BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY vol. 82, (4) 547-560.