Cytogenetics — Macroevolution — Macroecology
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Latest publication:
From genome size to trait evolution during angiosperm radiation
Angiosperm diversity arises from trait flexibility and repeated evolutionary radiations, but the role of genomic characters in these radiations remains unclear. In this opinion article, we discuss how genome size can influence angiosperm diversification via its intricate link with cell size, tissue packing, and physiological processes which, in turn, influence the macroevolution of functional traits. We propose that integrating genome size, functional traits, and phylogenetic data across a wide range of lineages allows us to test whether genome size decrease consistently leads to increased trait flexibility, while genome size increase constrains trait evolution. Combining theories from molecular biology, functional ecology and macroevolution, we provide a framework to better understand the role of genome size in trait evolution, evolutionary radiations, and the global distribution of angiosperms.
Bhadra S, Leitch IJ, Onstein RE (2023) From genome size to trait evolution during angiosperm diversification. Trends in Genetics. 39(10):728–735.
Scientific papers
Bhadra S, Leitch IJ, Onstein RE (2023) From genome size to trait evolution during angiosperm diversification. Trends in Genetics. 39(10):728–735.
Hughes AC, Than KZ, Tanalgo KC, Agung AP, Alexander T, Kane Y, Bhadra S, Chornelia A, Sritongchuay T, Simla P, Chen Y, Chen X, Uddin N, Khatri P and Karlsson C (2023) Who is publishing in ecology and evolution? the underrepresentation of women and the Global South. Frontiers in Environmental Science. 11:1211211.
Nimalrathna T, Solina I, Mon Aye, Pomoim N, Bhadra S, Zvereva E, Sam K, Nakamura A (2023) Estimating predation pressure in ecological studies: controlling biases imposed by using sentinel plasticine prey. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 171(1):56-67.
Bandyopadhyay M, Bhadra S (2022) Emerging concerns and novel potentials in medicinal and aromatic plant research. The Nucleus. 65:299–301.
Bhadra S, Cai ZQ (2020) Karyological variability and chromosomal asymmetry in highland cultivars of Chenopodium quinoa Willd. (Amaranthaceae). Caryologia. 73(3):33-44.
Bhadra S, Mondal S, Bandyopadhyay M (2020) An empirical study on underutilized medicinal genus Kaempferia from India revealed cytological and genetic variability. The Nucleus. 63(3):257–270.
Gao Qi, Wang XB, Bhadra S, Cai ZQ (2020) Distinct factors drive the assembly of quinoa-associated microbes along elevation. Plant and Soil. 448:55–69.
Bhadra S, Cai ZQ (2019) Ontogenetic shifts in resource allocation and potential defense syndromes of a tropical medicinal treelet. Industrial Crops and Products. 138:111450.
Bhadra S, Maity D, Bandyopadhyay M (2018) Correlating karyomorphology and molecular marker analyses in turmeric: a case study. Journal of Crop Improvement. 32(5):657–680.
Sadhu A, Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M (2018) Characterization of an Indian population of Tulbaghia violacea (Tulbaghieae, Allioideae, Amaryllidaceae): A cytogenetic and molecular approach. The Nucleus. 61(1):29–34.
Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M (2017) A new distribution report of critically endangered Amomum kingii Baker (Zingiberaceae) outside Sikkim. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 9(10):10835–10838.
Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M (2016) New chromosome number counts and karyotype analyses in three genera of Zingiberaceae. The Nucleus. 59(1):35–40.
Sadhu A, Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M (2016) Novel nuclei isolation buffer for flow cytometric genome size estimation of Zingiberaceae: A comparison with common isolation buffers. Annals of Botany. 118(6):1057–1070.
Ghosh R, Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M (2016) Morphological and molecular characterization of Colletotrichum capsici causing leafspot of soybean. Tropical Plant Research. 3(3):481–480.
Bhadra S, Bandyopadhyay M (2015) Karyomorphological investigations on some economically important members of Zingiberaceae from Eastern India. Caryologia. 68(3):184–192.
Ghosh M, Bhadra S, Adegoke A, Bandyopadhyay M, Mukherjee A (2015) MWCNT uptake in Allium cepa root cells induces cytotoxic and genotoxic responses and results in DNA hyper–methylation. Mutation Research- Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis. 774:49–58.
Bhadra S, Ghosh M, Mukherjee A, Bandyopadhyay M (2013) Vivipary in Hedychium elatum (Zingiberaceae). Phytotaxa. 130(1):55–59.
Theses
Bhadra S (2017) Cytological and molecular marker-based studies of Zingiberaceae for identification of some elite genera. PhD thesis. Plant Molecular Cytogenetics and Biotechnology Group, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, India
Bhadra S (2008) Phenetic studies on some members of the family Solanaceae with reference to taxonomy. MSc thesis. Taxonomy and Biosystematics group, Department of Botany, University of Calcutta, India