"These woodrats have only been exposed to creosote bush for about 15,000 years—in an evolutionary ... copies of detox genes than others and were tolerant enough to feed on the plant. They lived, had ...

Woodrats survive on toxic creosote plants by copying detox genes, producing more enzymes to break down plant toxins and avoid ...

The plant is densely covered with silky ... It may also be found in sandy substrates in creosote bush scrub not directly associated with sand dune habitat. This species lives at elevations ranging ...

Rob is an evolutionary ecologist who studies polyploidy and speciation in the creosote bush. Here at CU, he continued his creosote research and collaborated with Nolan Kane to develop genomic tools ...