Jessica Budke
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Jessica Budke
Associate Professor & Herbarium Director
Research Interest
Evolutionary Developmental Biology, Structure-Function Relationships, Parent-Offspring Conflict, Systematics, Taxonomy, Natural History Collections, Botany, Bryology (mosses), Science Communication
Education
2011, Ph.D. University of Connecticut
Research
Research in my lab focuses on the development, evolution, and function of plant structures. We study morphological features that are used to distinguish species taxonomically and those that are important for reproduction and fitness. Our research also focuses on the relationship between maternal gametophytes and their sporophyte offspring. We use natural history collections, molecular systematic techniques, electron microscopy, and manipulation experiments to address our research questions.
- What are the functional roles of maternal structures for offspring survival, development, and fitness?
- How do we resolve phylogenetic relationships between morphologically austere taxa?
- What morphological changes are correlated with evolutionary transitions from terrestrial to aquatic habitats?
- How can we use natural history collections to study the plant biodiversity across our planet?
Publications
| 2025 Noroozi M, Budke JM. Gametophyte and sporophyte morphology are phylogenetically correlated in mosses, indicating coadaptation and parent–offspring conflict. New Phytologist 246: 2295–2306. doi.org/10.1111/nph.70117
2025 Patel NR, Budke JM, Bainard JD. Distinct patterns of genome size evolution in each bryophyte lineage are not correlated with whole genome duplication. Annals of Botany 00: 1–17. doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf012
2024 Okafor AN*, Budke JM. Mosses with shorter sporophytes allocate more conducting cell area to leptoids. Evansia 41: 67–71. (*undergraduate student collaborator; Featured on the cover: Volume 41, Issue 3) doi.org/10.1639/0747-9859-41.3.67
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| 2024 Budke JM. Illuminating the role of the calyptra in sporophyte development. Current Opinion in Plant Biology 81: 102565. doi.org/10.1016/j.pbi.2024.102565
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| 2024 Shershen E**, Stehn S, Budke JM. Environmental determinants of bryophyte community change over time. Ecosphere 15: e4924. (**graduate student collaborator) doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4924
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| 2024 von Konrat M, Rodriguez Y, Bailey C, Gwilliam III GF, Christian C, Aguero B, Ahn J, Albion Z, Allen JR, Bailey C, Blake E, Blake W, Blake G, Briscoe L, Budke JM, Campbell T, Chansler T, Clark D, Delapena R, Denslow M, Ellis S, Ellwood E, Ens B, Evans NM, Fabian A, Gaswick W, Golembiewski K, Grant S, Hansen K, Janney B, Janeen Jones, Kachian Z, Kawasaki L, Leek O, Kellum K, Maier C, Mast A, Martinec JL, Mayer P, Mladek M, Nadhifah A, Neefus C, Nodulman M, Oliver M, Overberg K, Peterson AT, Qazi-Lampert A, Rothfels C, Salm R, Schreiner D, Schreiner M, Tepe EJ, Turcatel M, Vega A, Wade H, Weinand D, Webbink K, Widhelm T, Zwingelberg M. From Spectators to Stewards: Transforming Public Involvement in Natural History Collections. Natural History Collections and Museomics 1: 1–33.doi.org/10.3897/nhcm.1.138247
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| 2024 Ellis LT, Adjie B., Alvarez DJ, Ardiles V, Asthana AK, Atwood JJ, Bakalin VA, Bednarek-Ochyra H, Boiko M, Budke JM, Cedrés-Perdomo RD, Cerrato MD, Csiky J, Espinoza-Prieto B, Gabriel R, Gey S, Gil L, Graulich, Hylander K, Kiebacher, Konstantinova NA, Kučera J, Kunev G, Larraín J, Lönnell N, Maciel-Silva AS, Mamontov YuS, Mattos GHR, Mir-Rosselló PM, Nadhifah A**, Natcheva R, O’Leary SV, Oliveira MF, Opisso J, Papp B, Peñaloza-Bojacá GF, Polaino-Martín C, Rawat KK, Ribas-Serra A, Rosadziński S, Sahu V, Sipos A, Staniaszek-Kik M, Starzomski BM, Suárez GM, Tucker DBL, Verma A, Zagorodniuk N. New national and regional bryophyte records. Journal of Bryology 77: 1–17. (**graduate student collaborator) doi.org/10.1080/03736687.2024.2388418
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| 2023 Faidiga, Oliver MG, Budke JM, Kalisz S. Shifts in flowering phenology in response to spring temperatures in eastern Tennessee. American Journal of Botany 110: e16203. Online
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| 2023 Budke JM1, Patel NR1, GoFlag Consortium, Wienhold MD, Bruggeman-Nannenga MA. Exploring systematic relationships and morphological evolution in the moss genus Fissidens using molecular data generated from herbarium specimens. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 61: 868-889. (1co-first authors) Online
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| 2022 Lewis RA, Budke JM. Bryophyte specimen organization and storage systems: A comparative assessment of staff practices and user preferences. The Bryologist 125: 222-247. Online
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| 2022 Oliver MG, Crabtree T, McFarland KD, Budke JM. Noteworthy Collections: First documented antheridia on Palamocladium leskeoides (Brachytheciaceae) in North America. Castanea 87: 75-80. Online
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| 2021 Whitaker KR*, Budke JM. Moss sporophyte transpiration rates are higher when calyptrae are removed. Evansia 38: 100-108. (*undergraduate student collaborator) Online
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| 2020 Bainard JD, Newmaster SG, Budke JM. Genome size and endopolyploidy evolution across the moss phylogeny. Annals of Botany 125: 543-555. (Editor’s Choice – Bryophyte Highlight) Online
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| 2019 Budke JM. The moss calyptra: A maternal structure influencing offspring development. The Bryologist 122: 471-491. (Featured on the cover: Volume 122, Issue 3) Online
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| 2018 Budke JM, Bernard EC, Gray DJ, Huttunen S, Piechulla B, Trigiano RN. Introduction to the Special Issue on Bryophytes. Critical Reviews in Plant Sciences 37(2-3):102-112. Online
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