I am interested in the dynamics and evolution of plant communities. I explore questions on community ecology, population genomics, and plant biogeography, with a recent focus on speciation as a process that integrates all these areas. I am particularly drawn to the rich diversity of the tropical flora and use palms as a model group to investigate evolutionary and ecological patterns.
I am a research leader at the Department of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany of the University of Zurich and curator of the tropical plant collections at the Zurich Herbarium. Learn more about our work here.
