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Laura Galloway

Laura Galloway

Commonwealth Professor of Biology and Associate Dean for the Sciences, Biology

Email
[email protected]
Website
http://www.virginia.edu/biology/faculty/galloway.htm

Bio & Overview

My research uses ecological and genetical approaches to explore mechanisms of adaptation and patterns of evolutionary change in natural plant populations. Plants are sedentary and therefore can not directly choose their growth environment or mates, they vary in their gender and potential for inbreeding, and many species are polyploid having more than two copies of each chromosome and gene. I study the consequences of these plant attributes for evolution using a combination of field and greenhouse studies, quantitative genetics, and molecular techniques. My current research focuses on the adaptive role of maternal effects, cross-generation influences of the environment and maternal genes. In addition, I am investigating how the multiple gene copies in polyploids affect the accumulation of reproductive isolation that leads to speciation as well as the consequences of inbreeding. My students and I incorporate studies of invasive species, altered habitats, and climate change into our research because these novel conditions permit insight into mechanisms of evolution. For more information on research interests, see my lab webpage: http://faculty.virginia.edu/galloway/

Academic Information

Department
Biology
Academic Title
Professor

Research Interests

Ecology and evolutionary biology, ecological genetics, plant reproductive biology.

Research Disciplines

  • Biology

Selected Publications

2018

Ison, J. L., Tuan, E. S. L., Koski, M. H., Whalen, J. S., & Galloway, L. F. (2019). The role of pollinator preference in the maintenance of pollen colour variation. ANNALS OF BOTANY, 123(6), 951-960. doi:10.1093/aob/mcy211

Sutherland, B. L., & Galloway, L. F. (2018). Effects of glaciation and whole genome duplication on the distribution of the Campanula rotundifolia polyploid complex. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 105(10), 1760-1770. doi:10.1002/ajb2.1162

Galloway, L. F., Watson, R. H. B., & Prendeville, H. R. (2018). Response to joint selection on germination and flowering phenology depends on the direction of selection. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 8(15), 7688-7696. doi:10.1002/ece3.4334

Koski, M. H., Ison, J. L., Padilla, A., Pham, A. Q., & Galloway, L. F. (2018). Linking pollinator efficiency to patterns of pollen limitation: small bees exploit the plant-pollinator mutualism. PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, 285(1880). doi:10.1098/rspb.2018.0635

Sutherland, B. L., Quarles, B. M., & Galloway, L. F. (2018). Intercontinental dispersal and whole-genome duplication contribute to loss of self-incompatibility in a polyploid complex. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 105(2), 249-256. doi:10.1002/ajb2.1027

Koski, M. H., Kuo, L., Niedermaier, K. M., & Galloway, L. F. (2018). Timing is everything: Dichogamy and pollen germinability underlie variation in autonomous selfing among populations. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 105(2), 241-248. doi:10.1002/ajb2.1025

Koski, M. H., & Galloway, L. F. (2018). Geographic variation in pollen color is associated with temperature stress. NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 218(1), 370-379. doi:10.1111/nph.14961

Leibman, L., Rowe, A., Koski, M. H., & Galloway, L. F. (2018). Populations with greater flexibility in floral traits modify mating system in response to the pollinator environment. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY, 32(6), 1457-1466. doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13093

2017

Koski, M. H., Grossenbacher, D. L., Busch, J. W., & Galloway, L. F. (2017). A geographic cline in the ability to self-fertilize is unrelated to the pollination environment. ECOLOGY, 98(11), 2930-2939. doi:10.1002/ecy.2001

Barnard-Kubow, K. B., & Galloway, L. F. (2017). Variation in reproductive isolation across a species range. ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 7(22), 9347-9357. doi:10.1002/ece3.3400

Barringer, B. C., & Galloway, L. F. (2017). The Reproductive Ecology of Diploid and Tetraploid Galax urceolata. AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST, 177(2), 299-308. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Zettlemoyer, M. A., Prendeville, H. R., & Galloway, L. F. (2017). The Effect of a Latitudinal Temperature Gradient on Germination Patterns. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES, 178(9), 673-679. doi:10.1086/694185

2016

Barnard-Kubow, K. B., So, N., & Galloway, L. F. (2016). Cytonuclear incompatibility contributes to the early stages of speciation. EVOLUTION, 70(12), 2752-2766. doi:10.1111/evo.13075

Barnard-Kubow, K. B., McCoy, M. A., & Galloway, L. F. (2017). Biparental chloroplast inheritance leads to rescue from cytonuclear incompatibility. NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 213(3), 1466-1476. doi:10.1111/nph.14222

Sutherland, B. L., & Galloway, L. F. (2017). Postzygotic isolation varies by ploidy level within a polyploid complex. NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 213(1), 404-412. doi:10.1111/nph.14116

Dai, C., Liang, X., Ren, J., Liao, M., Li, J., & Galloway, L. F. (2016). The mean and variability of a floral trait have opposing effects on fitness traits. ANNALS OF BOTANY, 117(3), 421-429. doi:10.1093/aob/mcv189

2015

Barnard-Kubow, K. B., Debban, C. L., & Galloway, L. F. (2015). Multiple glacial refugia lead to genetic structuring and the potential for reproductive isolation in a herbaceous plant. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY, 102(11), 1842-1853. doi:10.3732/ajb.1500267

Kilkenny, F. F., & Galloway, L. F. (2016). Evolution of marginal populations of an invasive vine increases the likelihood of future spread. NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 209(4), 1773-1780. doi:10.1111/nph.13702

Prendeville, H. R., Steven, J. C., & Galloway, L. F. (2015). Spatiotemporal variation in deer browse and tolerance in a woodland herb. ECOLOGY, 96(2), 471-478. doi:10.1890/14-0653.1

2014

Barnard-Kubow, K. B., Sloan, D. B., & Galloway, L. F. (2014). Correlation between sequence divergence and polymorphism reveals similar evolutionary mechanisms acting across multiple timescales in a rapidly evolving plastid genome. BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 14. doi:10.1186/s12862-014-0268-y

2013

Dai, C., & Galloway, L. F. (2013). Sexual selection in a hermaphroditic plant through female reproductive success. JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 26(12), 2622-2632. doi:10.1111/jeb.12254

McGlothlin, J. W., & Galloway, L. F. (2014). THE CONTRIBUTION OF MATERNAL EFFECTS TO SELECTION RESPONSE: AN EMPIRICAL TEST OF COMPETING MODELS. EVOLUTION, 68(2), 549-558. doi:10.1111/evo.12235

Prendeville, H. R., Barnard-Kubow, K., Dai, C., Barringer, B. C., & Galloway, L. F. (2013). Clinal variation for only some phenological traits across a species range. OECOLOGIA, 173(2), 421-430. doi:10.1007/s00442-013-2630-y

Evans, G. A., Kilkenny, F. F., & Galloway, L. F. (2013). EVOLUTION OF COMPETITIVE ABILITY WITHIN LONICERA JAPONICA'S INVADED RANGE. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PLANT SCIENCES, 174(5), 740-748. doi:10.1086/669928

2012

Kilkenny, F. F., & Galloway, L. F. (2013). ADAPTIVE DIVERGENCE AT THE MARGIN OF AN INVADED RANGE. EVOLUTION, 67(3), 722-731. doi:10.1111/j.1558-5646.2012.01829.x

Barringer, B. C., Kulka, E. A., & Galloway, L. F. (2012). Reduced inbreeding depression in peripheral relative to central populations of a monocarpic herb. JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 25(6), 1200-1208. doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02510.x

Galloway, L. F., & Burgess, K. S. (2012). Artificial selection on flowering time: influence on reproductive phenology across natural light environments. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 100(4), 852-861. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2012.01967.x

Beans, C. M., Kilkenny, F. F., & Galloway, L. F. (2012). Climate suitability and human influences combined explain the range expansion of an invasive horticultural plant. BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 14(10), 2067-2078. doi:10.1007/s10530-012-0214-0

2011

Dai, C., & Galloway, L. F. (2012). Male flowers are better fathers than hermaphroditic flowers in andromonoecious Passiflora incarnata. NEW PHYTOLOGIST, 193(3), 787-796. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2011.03966.x

2010

Dai, C., & Galloway, L. F. (2011). Do dichogamy and herkogamy reduce sexual interference in a self-incompatible species?. FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY, 25(1), 271-278. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2435.2010.01795.x

Haggerty, B. P., & Galloway, L. F. (2011). Response of individual components of reproductive phenology to growing season length in a monocarpic herb. JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY, 99(1), 242-253. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2745.2010.01744.x

Lin, S. M., & Galloway, L. F. (2010). Environmental context determines within- and potential between-generation consequences of herbivory. OECOLOGIA, 163(4), 911-920. doi:10.1007/s00442-010-1634-0