The evolution of fern vascular architecture — NSF Award to University of Tennessee Knoxville (TN, $567,696)
A central goal of biology is to understand how and why diverse structures evolve. This highlights a long-standing question: do new forms arise mainly because natural selection directly favors them, or because they emerge indirectly as a consequence of how organisms grow and develop? Tackling these questions requires kn
| Award title | The evolution of fern vascular architecture |
|---|---|
| Award ID | 2552957 |
| Awardee | University of Tennessee Knoxville |
| City | KNOXVILLE |
| State | TN |
| Amount obligated | $567,696 |
| Principal investigator | Jacob Suissa |
| Program | Evo Patterns & Processes |
| Start date | 08/01/2026 |
| Abstract | A central goal of biology is to understand how and why diverse structures evolve. This highlights a long-standing question: do new forms arise mainly because natural selection directly favors them, or because they emerge indirectly as a consequence of how organisms grow and develop? Tackling these questions requires knowledge of how new forms originate and their fitness implications. This project uses ferns, an ecologically important and evolutionarily persistent group of plants, to address this |
| Source | NSF Awards |
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