Tingshen Han
Junior Editors, Plant Diversity
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS, Kunming, China
Area of expertise: Polyploid evolution and adaptation
Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS, Kunming, China
Area of expertise: Polyploid evolution and adaptation
Title: Associate Professor
Email: hantingshen@xtbg.ac.cn / than@mpipz.mpg.de
Web-link of Research Group: https://tingshenhan.wordpress.com/
Selected publications (no more than 15):
Du ZQ, Xing YW*, Han TS*. 2024. Effects of environment and genotype-by-environment interaction on phenotype of Rorippa elata (Brassicaceae), an endemic alpine plant in the Hengduan Mountains. Journal of Plant Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpe/rtae048
We reported that both environment and genotype may impact the endemic wildflower of Rorippa elata to adapt to the high-altitude Hengduan Mountains.
Han TS, Yu CC, Zheng QJ, Kimura S, Onstein RE, Xing YW*. (2024): Synergistic polyploidization and long-distance dispersal enables the global diversification of yellowcress herbs. Global Ecology and Biogeography. 33(3): 458-469. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.13798
As a part of serial studies on polyploid evolution, this study provided a framework for testing the macroevolutionary significance of polyploidy. It revealed that polyploidization could be an intrinsic attribute to the global dispersal and diversification of Rorippa plants.
Han TS*, Hu ZY, Du ZQ, Zheng QJ, Liu J, Mitchell-Olds T, Xing YW*. (2022): Adaptive responses drive the success of polyploid yellowcresses (Rorippa Scop., Brassicaceae) in the Hengduan Mountains, a temperate biodiversity hotspot. Plant Diversity, 44(5): 455-467. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2022.02.002
We raised three operable ways to evaluate the evolutionary success of polyploidy: diversification, longevity, and adaptation. Here we specifically test the third hypothesis, which revealed dispersal with adaptation for polyploid populations.
Han TS, Zheng QJ, Onstein RE, Rojas-Andrsés BM, Hauenschild F, Muellner-Riehl AN, Xing YW*. (2020): Polyploidy promotes species diversification of Allium through ecological shifts. New Phytologist, 225: 571-583. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16098
The study aimed to resolve one of long-standing puzzles about polyploidy, evolutionary dead-ends or forces. We emphasized the role of intraspecific polyploid frequency and ecological shifts on polyploid diversification.
Han TS, Wu Q, Hou XH, Li ZW, Zou YP, Ge S, Guo YL*. (2015): Frequent introgressions from diploid species contribute to the adaptation of the tetraploid Shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris). Molecular Plant, 8: 427-438. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molp.2014.11.016
This study provided microevolutionary evidence on the occurrence of inter-ploidy introgressions in Capsella, which frequently happened from diploids to sympatric polyploid populations and brought with adaptation. It was selected as the cover paper.
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