Biography

Dr. Mark Sherrard has received his PhD in University of Guelph during the period of 2010 currently, he is working as Assistant Professor in University of Northern Iowa.  

Research Intrest

Dr. Mark Sherrard research focuses on the evolution of plant physiology. He is particularly interested in the biotic and abiotic causes of plant physiological adaptation, and examining how physiological variation influences community and ecosystem function. 

List of Publications
Sherrard ME, Maherali H, Latta RG. Water stress alters the genetic architecture of functional traits associated with drought adaptation in Avena barbata. Evolution. (2009). 63: 702-715.
Maherali H, Caruso CM, Sherrard ME. The adaptive significance of ontogenetic changes in physiology: a test in Avena barbata. New Phytologist. (2009). 183: 908-918.
Maherali H, Caruso CM, Sherrard ME, Latta RG. Adaptive value and costs of physiological plasticity to soil moisture limitation in recombinant inbred lines of Avena barbata. American Naturalist. (2010). 175: 211-224.
Sherrard ME, Maherali H. Local adaptation across a fertility gradient is influenced by soil biota in the invasive grass, Bromus inermis. Evolutionary Ecology. (2012). 26: 529-544.

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