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Michael Arnold
Distinguished Research Professor
Ph.D. (1986) Australian National University
Phone: 706-542-1407
Email: arnold@plantbio.uga.edu
See my CV and Complete List of Publications
Research Interests
Members of Mike Arnold’s lab have tested evolutionary hypotheses in a wide array of organisms – including fungi, plants and animals. In spite of the taxonomic diversity reflected in this work, there is a unifying theme. This theme is well described by the title of a 1954 Evolution paper authored by the plant evolutionary biologists, Edgar Anderson and Ledyard Stebbins – “Hybridization as an Evolutionary Stimulus”. Thus, our group has examined a range of phenomena associated with the process of gene exchange between organisms in nature. The data collected have derived from analyses of population genetics, phylogenetics, reproductive biology, pollinator behavior, eco-physiology, molecular evolution and, most recently, linkage/QTL mapping of fitness traits.
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Arnold, M.L., J.P. Hamlin, A.N. Brothers and E.S. Ballerini. 2012. Natural hybridization as a catalyst of rapid evolutionary change. In Evolution in the fast lane: Rapidly evolving genes and genetic systems, R.S. Singh, J. Xu, and R.J. Kulathinal eds. Oxford University Press, Oxford, in press.
- Arnold, M.L., E.S. Ballerini and A.N. Brothers. 2012. Hybrid fitness, adaptation and evolutionary diversification: lessons learned from Louisiana Irises. Heredity 108: 159-166.
- Dobson, M.C., S.J. Taylor, M.L. Arnold and N.H. Martin. 2011. Patterns of herbivory and fungal infection in experimental Louisiana Iris hybrids. Evolutionary Ecology Research 13: 543-552.
- Liu, J., L. Yu, M.L. Arnold, C-H. Wu, S-F. Wu, X. Lu and Y-P. Zhang. 2011. Reticulate evolution: frequent introgressive hybridization of Chinese hares (genus Lepus) revealed by analyses of multiple mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. BMC Evolutionary Biology 11: 223.
- Arnold, M.L. (ed). 2010. Reticulate Evolution. Genes.
- Arnold, M.L. and N.H. Martin. 2010. Hybrid fitness across time and habitats. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 25: 530-536.
- Arnold, M.L., S. Tang, S.J. Knapp and N.H. Martin. 2010. Asymmetric introgressive hybridization among Louisiana Iris species. Genes 1: 9-22.
- Tang, S., R.A. Okashah, S.J. Knapp, M.L. Arnold and N.H. Martin. 2010. Reproductive isolation in Louisiana irises: Transmission ratio distortion. BMC Plant Biology 10: 48.
- Taylor, S.J., M.L. Arnold and N.H. Martin. 2009. The genetic architecture of reproductive isolation in Louisiana Irises: Hybrid fitness in nature. Evolution 63: 2581-2594.
- Zinner, D., M.L. Arnold and C. Roos. 2009. Is the new primate genus Rungwecebus a baboon? PLoS ONE 4: e4859.
- Martin, N.H., Y. Sapir and M.L. Arnold. 2008. The genetic architecture of reproductive isolation in Louisiana Irises: Pollination syndromes and pollinator preferences. Evolution 62: 740-752.
- Arnold, M.L. 2008. Reticulate Evolution and Humans – Origins and Ecology. Oxford University Press.
- Cornman, R.S. and M.L. Arnold. 2007. Phylogeography of Iris missouriensis (Iridaceae) using transposon display. Molecular Ecology 16: 4585-4598.
- Arnold, M.L. 2006. Evolution Through Genetic Exchange. Oxford University Press.
- Martin, N.H., A.C. Bouck and M.L. Arnold. 2006. Detecting adaptive trait introgression between Iris fulva and I. brevicaulis in highly selective field conditions. Genetics 172: 2481-2489.
- Bouck, A.C., R. Peeler, M.L. Arnold and S.R. Wessler. 2005. Genetic mapping of species boundaries in Louisiana Irises using IRRE retrotransposon display markers. Genetics 171: 1289-1303.
- Cornman, R.S., J.M. Burke, R.A. Wesselingh and M.L. Arnold. 2004. Contrasting genetic structure of adults and progeny in a Louisiana Iris hybrid population. Evolution 58: 2669-2681.
- Johnston, J.A., L.A. Donovan and M.L. Arnold. 2004. Novel phenotypes among early generation hybrids of two Louisiana Iris species: Flooding experiments. Journal of Ecology 92: 967-976.
- Kentner, E.K., M.L. Arnold and S.R. Wessler. 2003. Characterization of high copy number retrotransposons from the large genomes of the Louisiana Iris species and their use as molecular markers. Genetics 164: 685-697.
- Burke, J.M., M.R. Bulger, R.A. Wesselingh and M.L. Arnold. 2000. Frequency and spatial patterning of clonal reproduction in Louisiana Iris hybrid populations. Evolution 54: 137-144.
- Arnold, M.L. 1997. Natural Hybridization and Evolution. Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution, Oxford University Press.
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“Collaborative proposal: Genetic architecture of reproductive isolation and introgression in experimental and natural hybrid zones in Louisiana Irises” – NSF (DEB-0949479/0949424; 3/2010 - 2/2013; $408,138 awarded to University of Georgia, $129,494 awarded to Texas State University – San Marcos)