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Nyree Zerega

Northwestern University and Chicago Botanic Garden
Verified email at northwestern.edu
Cited by 2383

HybPiper: Extracting coding sequence and introns for phylogenetics from high‐throughput sequencing reads using target enrichment

…, B Goffinet, AJ Shaw, NJC Zerega… - Applications in plant …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Premise of the study: Using sequence data generated via target enrichment for phylogenetics
requires reassembly of high‐throughput sequence reads into loci, presenting a number of …

Biogeography and divergence times in the mulberry family (Moraceae)

NJC Zerega, WL Clement, SL Datwyler… - Molecular phylogenetics …, 2005 - Elsevier
The biogeographical history of the mulberry family (Moraceae) was investigated using
phylogenetic inferences from nuclear and chloroplast DNA, molecular dating with multiple fossil …

Complex origins of breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis, Moraceae): implications for human migrations in Oceania

NJC Zerega, D Ragone, TJ Motley - American journal of botany, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Breadfruit (Artocarpus altilis, Moraceae), a traditional starch crop in Oceania, has enjoyed
legendary status ever since its role in the infamous mutiny aboard the HMS Bounty in 1789, …

Systematics and species limits of breadfruit (Artocarpus, Moraceae)

NJC Zerega, D Ragone, TJ Motley - Systematic Botany, 2005 - ingentaconnect.com
Breadfruit (Artocarpus, Moraceae) is an important staple in Oceania and throughout much of
the tropics. Interpretations of species delimitations among breadfruit and its closest relatives …

Phylogeny and recircumscription of Artocarpeae (Moraceae) with a focus on Artocarpus

NJC Zerega, N Supardi, TJ Motley - Systematic Botany, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Moraceae is a large (∼1,050 species) primarily tropical family with several economically
and ecologically important species. While its monophyly has been well supported in recent …

Grow us our daily bread: A review of breadfruit cultivation in traditional and contemporary systems

NK Lincoln, D Ragone, NJC Zerega… - Horticultural …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Breadfruit species (Artocarpus altilis and A. altilis × A. mariannensis) have been an important
food and material resource for many Pacific Island societies for centuries, and have …

Out of Borneo: biogeography, phylogeny and divergence date estimates of Artocarpus (Moraceae)

…, A Chaveerach, JT Pereira, NJC Zerega - Annals of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Nyree JC Zerega Nyree JC Zerega … Large syncarps often drop and germinate near the
mother tree (NJC Zerega, pers. observ.) or are consumed by large mammals, such as elephants, …

Allele phasing has minimal impact on phylogenetic reconstruction from targeted nuclear gene sequences in a case study of Artocarpus

…, MG Johnson, EM Gardner, NJC Zerega… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Premise of the Study Untapped information about allele diversity within populations and
individuals (ie, heterozygosity) could improve phylogenetic resolution and accuracy. Many …

Echoes of ancient introgression punctuate stable genomic lineages in the evolution of figs

…, GD Weiblen, NJC Zerega… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Studies investigating the evolution of flowering plants have long focused on isolating
mechanisms such as pollinator specificity. Some recent studies have proposed a role for …

Paralogs and Off-Target Sequences Improve Phylogenetic Resolution in a Densely Sampled Study of the Breadfruit Genus (Artocarpus, Moraceae)

…, D Arifiani, Sahromi, NJ Wickett, NJC Zerega - Systematic …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
We present a 517-gene phylogenetic framework for the breadfruit genus Artocarpus (ca. 70
spp., Moraceae), making use of silica-dried leaves from recent fieldwork and herbarium …