Associate Professor & Herbarium Director
Research Interest
Evolutionary developmental biology, structure-function relationships, parent-offspring conflict, systematics, bryology, natural history collectionsEducation
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
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2022 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 0: 000-000. (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 |
Contact Information
- 431 Hesler
- Mailing Address: 569 Dabney Hall, 1416 Circle Dr, Knoxville, TN 37996
- Phone: (865) 974-6204
- Fax: (865) 974-3067
- E-mail: jbudke@utk.edu
- Personal Website
- Lab Website