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2023
14. Kawahara, A.Y., Storer, C., Carvalho, A.P.S., Plotkin, D.M., Condamine, F.L., Braga, M.P., Ellis, E.A., St Laurent, R.A., Li, X., Barve, V., Cai, L., et al. 2023. A global phylogeny of butterflies reveals their evolutionary history, ancestral hosts and biogeographic origins. Nature ecology & evolution, 7(6), pp.903-913.
13. Cai, L., 2023. Rethinking convergence in plant parasitism through the lens of molecular and population genetic processes. American Journal of Botany, 110(5), p.e16174. "AJB Synthesis Prize"
12. Zhu, S., Zhang, X., Ren, C., Xu, X., Comes, H.P., Jiang, W., Fu, C., Feng, H., Cai, L., Hong, D. and Li, K., 2023. Chromosome‐level reference genome of Tetrastigma hemsleyanum (Vitaceae) provides insights into genomic evolution and the biosynthesis of phenylpropanoids and flavonoids. The Plant Journal, 114(4), pp.805-823.
2022
11. Cai, L., Zhang, H. and Davis, C.C., 2022. PhyloHerb: A high‐throughput phylogenomic pipeline for processing genome skimming data. Applications in Plant Sciences, p.e11475.
10. Ma, Y., Mao, X., Wang, J., Zhang, L., Jiang, Y., Geng, Y., Ma, T., Cai, L., Huang, S., Hollingsworth, P. and Mao, K., 2022. Pervasive hybridization during evolutionary radiation of Rhododendron subgenus Hymenanthes in mountains of southwest China. National Science Review.
2021
9. Lyra, G.D.M., Iha, C., Grassa, C.J., Cai, L., Zhang, H., Lane, C., Blouin, N., Oliveira, M.C., de Castro Nunes, J.M. and Davis, C.C., 2021. Phylogenomics, divergence time estimation and trait evolution provide a new look into the Gracilariales (Rhodophyta). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 165, p.107294.
8. Cai, L., Arnold, B., Xi, Z., DeCosta, J., Khost, D., Hughes, N., Reardon, C., Barrington, D., Manikam, S., Nikolov, L., Mathews, S., Sackton, T., Davis, C.C.. 2020. Deeply altered genome architecture in the endoparasitic flowering plant Sapria himalayana Griff. (Rafflesiaceae). Current Biology.
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7. Cai, L.*, Xi, Z., Lemmon, E., Lemmon, A., Mast, A., Buddenhagen, C., Liu, L. and Davis, C.C.*, 2019. The perfect storm: gene tree estimation error, incomplete lineage sorting, and ancient gene flow explain the most recalcitrant ancient angiosperm clade, Malpighiales. Systematic Biology.* co-corresponding author.
6. Marinho, L.C., Fiaschi, P., Fernandes, M.F., Cai, L., Duan, X., Amorim, A.M. and Davis, C.C., 2021. Phylogenetic relationships of Tovomita (Clusiaceae): carpel number and geographic distribution speak louder than venation pattern. Systematic Botany, 46(1), pp.102-108.
2019
5. Marinho, L. C., Cai, L., Duan, X., Ruhfel, B. R., Fiaschi, P., Amorim, A. M., ... & Davis, C. C. (2019). Plastomes resolve generic limits within tribe Clusieae (Clusiaceae) and reveal the new genus Arawakia. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 134, 142-151.
4. Cai, L., Xi, Z., Amorim, A.M., Sugumaran, M., Rest, J.S., Liu, L. and Davis, C.C., 2019. Widespread ancient whole genome duplications in Malpighiales coincide with Eocene global climatic upheaval. New Phytologist, 221(1), 565-576.
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Undergraduate research
3. Cai, L., Xi, Z., Peterson, K., Rushworth, C., Beaulieu, J. and Davis, C.C., 2016. Phylogeny of Elatinaceae and the tropical Gondwanan origin of the Centroplacaceae (Malpighiaceae, Elatinaceae) Clade. PLOS ONE, 11(9), p.e0161881.
2. Cai, L. and Ma, H., 2016. Using nuclear genes to reconstruct angiosperm phylogeny at the species level: A case study with Brassicaceae species. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54(4), pp.438-452.
1. Huang, C.H., Sun, R., Hu, Y., Zeng, L., Zhang, N., Cai, L., Zhang, Q., Koch, M.A., Al-Shehbaz, I., Edger, P.P. and Pires, J.C., 2015. Resolution of Brassicaceae phylogeny using nuclear genes uncovers nested radiations and supports convergent morphological evolution. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 33(2), pp.394-412.
