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Taylor Feild

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Research Interests

Evolutionary ecophysiology of plants

Research in the lab focuses on the evolution of ecophysiological mechanisms in plants. A major project in the lab focuses on understanding the early diversification of flowering plants from an ecophysiological perspective. At the core, research in the lab is focused on understanding organismal function in plants. From this core, a variety of approaches are used to understand the origins of functional anatomical diversity across deep branches of plant evolution. Specific approaches include analyses of plant water-balance and carbon-use, phylogenetic reconstruction, and the influences of anatomy on leaf optical function. Many of these questions are being studied in the local flora as well as abroad. For a more detailed look at the projects on-going in the lab, please see my lab web page.

Education

  • 2001- Ph.D., Harvard University

Selected Publications

  • Feild TS, Arens NC (2007) The ecophysiology of early angiosperms. Plant, Cell, & Environment 30:291-309.
  • Brodribb TJ, Feild TS, Jordan GJ (2007) Leaf maximum photosynthetic rate and venation are linked by hydraulics. Plant Physiology
  • Feild TS, Brodribb TJ (2005) A unique mode of parasitism in the conifer coral tree Parasitaxus ustus. Plant, Cell, and Environment 28:1316-1325.
  • Feild TS, Sage TL, Czerniak C, Iles W (2005) Hydathodal leaf teeth of Chloranthus japonicus (Chloranthaceae) prevent guttation-induced flooding of the mesophyll. Plant, Cell, and Environment 28:1179-1190.
  • Feild TS, Arens NC, Doyle JA, Dawson TE, Donoghue MJ (2004) Dark and disturbed: a new image of early angiosperm ecology. Paleobiology 30:82-107.
Taylor Feild

Contact Information

Taylor Feild
Assistant Professor
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
569 Dabney Hall
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN 37996-1610

Phone: (865) 974-6041
Fax: (865) 974-6042
Email: tfeild@utk.edu