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University of Hawai`i at Manoa
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Honolulu, HI 96822
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Sterling Keeley
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Dr. Sterling C. Keeley |
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Professor of Botany |
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PhD 1977, University of Georgia |
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Contact
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Phone:(808) 956-8043
Email: sterling@hawaii.edu
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Graduate
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Botany; Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
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Research Interests
My primary interests are in the phylogeny and biogeography of the tribe Vernonieae
(Compositae or Asteraceae). The tribe includes nearly 2000 species on continents
and islands worldwide. It is a model system for understanding long-distance dispersal
and movement in one of the most successful of plant groups. We are continuing to
investigate the relationships of African and other Old World species to those in
Hawaii and the Americas. (The closest relative to Hawaii's endemic Vernonieae is
found in Madagascar). In addition, we are contributing to the Deep Achene project
on the origin and diversification of the Compositae. Many relationships within the
Vernonieae remain to be explored and there are multiple opportunities to understand
biogeography and phylogeny in the tribe. |
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We study the evolutionary, phylogenetic and biogeographic relationships
of genera, species, and populations within island archipelagos, continents, and across
hemispheres. Current research in the lab includes studies of terrestrial and marine organisms
(in several kingdoms) in Hawaii and the Pacific, particularly those with long distance
relationships to other islands and continents. We utilize molecular and morphological data,
applying the results to conservation and ethnobotany, as well as phylogeny and biogeography.
Diversity of research interests is the hallmark of the lab.
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Selected
Publications
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Keeley, S.C., Z. H. Forsman, and R. Chan. 2007. A phylogeny of the
"Evil Tribe" (Vernonieae: Compositae) in the New/Old World: Support from separate and combined
congruent datasets (trnL-F, ndhF, ITS). Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution 44(1): 89-103.
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Quinn, R.D., S.C. Keeley, M.D. Wallace. 2006. Introduction to
California Chaparral (California Natural History Guides). University of California Press, CA.
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Funk,
V. A., R. Chan, and S. C. Keeley. 2004. Insights into the evolution
of the tribe Arctoteae (Compositae: subfamily Cichorioideae
s.s.) using trnL, ndhF, and ITS. Taxon 53: 637-655.
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Funk, V. A., R. J. Bayer,
S. Keeley, R. Chan, L. Watson, B. Gemeinholzer, E. Schilling,
J. L. Panero, B. G. Baldwin, N. Garcia-Jacas, A. Susanna and
R. K. Jansen. 2004. Everywhere but Antarctica: Using a supertree
to understand the diversity and distribution of the Compositae.
In: Friis, I. & Balslev, H. (eds.) Proceedings of a Symposium
on Plant Diversity and Complexity Patterns - Local, Regional
and Global Dimensions. The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences
and Letters, Copenhagen. Pp. 000-000. (in press)
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Keeley, S. C. (2000.) The Vernonieae. In:
Stevens, W. D. (ed.) Flora of Nicaragua. Missouri Botanical
Garden.
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Kim, H.-Y., S.C. Keeley, P. Vroom and R.
K Jansen (1998) Molecular evidence for an African origin of
the Hawaiian endemic Hesperomannia (Asteraceae). Proceedings
of the National Academy of Sciences (Washington D.C.) 95: 15440-15445.
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