{"id":4,"date":"2015-11-23T13:31:39","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T21:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/buschlab\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2026-03-20T12:15:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T19:15:37","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/buschlab\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolutionary Biology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Welcome!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We are biologists who seek to understand and explain biodiversity in an ever-changing world. Most of our projects dissect the causes and consequences of evolution, using plants as study systems. We spend our time challenging hypotheses with simple models, analyses of DNA sequence variation, studies in natural populations, and experimental evolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are particularly interested in how a population\u2019s context influences its genetic variability and evolution. To make progress toward this goal, current work centers on these themes: 1) the evolution of mating systems, which directly impact the transmission of genetic material between parents and offspring; 2) the causes and consequences of variation in the number of chromosome copies (i.e. ploidy) carried by individuals; and 3) organismal responses to environmental change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"291\" data-id=\"146\"  src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1098\/2015\/12\/F1-e1451327565916-396x291.png\" alt=\"A Leavenworthia flower.\" class=\"wp-image-146\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"396\" height=\"294\" data-id=\"538\"  src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1098\/2019\/12\/M_platycalyx1-396x294.jpg\" alt=\"Mimulus\u00a0flower.\" class=\"wp-image-538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1098\/2019\/12\/M_platycalyx1-396x294.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1098\/2019\/12\/M_platycalyx1-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/wp-labs\/uploads\/sites\/1098\/2019\/12\/M_platycalyx1.jpg 771w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Figure caption: Images of&nbsp;<em>Leavenworthia<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Mimulus<\/em>&nbsp;flowers grown in WSU greenhouses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">To prospective students:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Students with broad interests in biology, an independent streak, and curiosity in the feedback between theory and empirical work are always welcome. Feel free to&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:jwbusch@wsu.edu\">email me<\/a>&nbsp;about joining the lab \u2014 I am always happy to discuss ideas for projects. Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/labs.wsu.edu\/buschlab\/people\/\">people page<\/a>&nbsp;for more information on current&nbsp;projects and to see what alumni are up to now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading  wsu-font-size--large\">Find us on campus:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Eastlick 375: Jeremiah\u2019s office<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eastlick 390: Laboratory<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome! We are biologists who seek to understand and explain biodiversity in an ever-changing world. Most of our projects dissect the causes and consequences of evolution, using plants as study systems. We spend our time challenging hypotheses with simple models, analyses of DNA sequence variation, studies in natural populations, and experimental evolution. 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