Dr. Christopher H. Haufler

  • Professor Emeritus

Contact Info

785-864-3255
5026 Haworth Hall

Research —

Studying patterns and processes of speciation in ferns using analysis of breeding systems, population biology, and ecology. Focusing on patterns of ecology and biogeography provides hypotheses of change over space and time that can be tested. I anticipate continuing these investigations. I am also interested in the impact that polyploidy has had on fern genomes and studying how the genetic systems of ferns have been influenced by their polyploid histories.

Selected Publications —

  • Windham, M., L. Huiet, J. S. Metzgar, T. A. Ranker, G. A. Yatskievych, C. H. Haufler, and K. M. Pryer.  2022.  Once more unto the breach, dear friends: Resolving the origins and relationships of the Pellaea wrightiana hybrid complex.  American Journal of Botany (in press).
  • Grusz, A. L., M. D. Windham, K. T. Picard, K. M. Pryer, E. Schuettpelz, and C. H. Haufler.  2021.  A drought-driven model for the evolution of obligate apomixis in ferns: Evidence from pellaeids (Pteridaceae).  American Journal of Botany 108: 263-283.
  • Haufler, C. H.  2021.  The American Fern Journal: A look back.  American Fern Journal 111: 1-5.
  • Haufler, Christopher. “A Community-Derived Classification for Extant Lycophytes and Ferns.” Journal Articles. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 54, no. 6 (November 2016): 563–603.
  • Haufler, C. H., K. M. Pryer, E. Schuettpelz, E.  B. Sessa, D.  R. Farrar, R. Moran, J.  J. Schneller, J.  E. Watkins, and M.  D. Windham. “Sex and the Single Gametophyte: Revising the Homosporous Vascular Plant Life Cycle in Light of Contemporary Research.” Journal Articles. Bioscience 66 (August 2016): 928–37.
  • Haufler, C. H. “Ever Since Klekowski: Testing a Set of Radical Hypotheses Revives the Genetics of Ferns and Lycophytes.” Journal Articles. American Journal of Botany 101 (November 2014): 2036–2042.
  • Sigel, E M, A K Johnson, and C H Haufler. “A First Record of Polypodium Saximontanum for the Flora of Montana.” Journal Articles. American Fern Journal 104 (2014): 22–23.
  • Sigel, E M, M D Windham, C H Haufler, and K M Pryer. “Phylogeny, Divergence Time Estimates, and Phylogeography of the Diploid Species of the Polypodium Vulgare Complex.” Journal Articles. Systematic Botany 39 (2014): 1042–1055.
  • Arrigo, N, J Therrien, C L Anderson, M D Windham, C H Haufler, and M S Barker. “A Total Evidence Approach to Understanding Phylogenetic Relationships and Ecological Diversity in Selaginella Subg. Tetragonostachys.” Journal Articles. American Journal of Botany 100, no. 8 (July 1, 2013): 1672–82.
  • Haufler, C. H., and Z. Wang. “Cystopteris.” Book Chapters. In Flora of China , edited by Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2–3:261–66. St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press, 2013.
  • Haufler, C. H., and L. Shugang. “Polypodium.” Book Chapters. In Flora of China , edited by Flora of China Editorial Committee, 2–3:838–39. St. Louis: Missouri Botanical Garden Press, 2013.
  • Hemingway, C., W. Dahl, C. H. Haufler, and C. Stuessy. “Building Botanical Literacy.” Journal Articles. Science, 2011, 1535–36.
  • Stein, D. B., C. Hutton, D. S. Contant, C. H. Haufler, and C. R. Werth. “Reconstructing Dryopteris Semicristata (Dryopteridaceae): Molecular Profiles of Tetraploids Verify Their Undiscovered Diploid Ancestor.” Journal Articles. American Journal of Botany 97 (2010): 998–1004.
  • Haufler, C. H. “Gels and Genetics: The Historical Impact of Isozymes on Paradigm Shifts in Hypotheses about Fern Evolutionary Biology.” Journal Articles. American Fern Journal 99 (2009): 125–28.
  • Haufler, C. H., and M. Sundberg. “Symposium on Scientific Literacy: Introduction.” Journal Articles. American Journal of Botany 96 (2009): 1751–52.
  • Ranker, T. A., and C. H. Haufler, eds. The Biology and Evolution of Ferns and Lycophytes. Books. Cambridge University Press, 2008.
  • Haufler, C. H. “Genetics, Phylogenetics, and Biogeography: Considering How Shifting Paradigms and Continents Influence Fern Diversity.” Journal Articles. Brittonia 59 (2007): 108–14.
  • Smith, A. R., H-P. Kreier, H. Schneider, C. H. Haufler, and T. A. Ranker. “Serpocaulon (Polypodiaceae), a New Genus Segregated from Old Polypodium.” Journal Articles. Taxon 55 (2006): 919–30.
  • Sciarretta, K. L., E. P. Arbuckle, C. R. Werth, and C. H. Haufler. “Patterns of Genetic Variation in Southern Appalachian Populations of Athyrium Filix-Femina Var. Asplenioides (Dryopteridaceae).” Journal Articles. International Journal of Plant Science 166 (2005): 761–80.
  • Haufler, C. H., A. R. Smith, T. A. Ranker, and H. Schneider. “A Tale of Two Mechanisms: Discovering How Dispersal and Vicariance Contributed to the Pattern of Species Diversity in the ‘Polygrams.’” Abstracts. Abstract of Presentation at Botanical Society of American Meeting, 2004.
  • Schneider, H., T. Janssen, P. Hovenkamp, A. R. Smith, C. H. Haufler, and T. Ranker. “Phylogenetic Relationships of the Enigmatic Malesian Fern Thylacopteris (Polypodiaceae, Polypodiidae).” Journal Articles. International Journal of Plant Science 165 (2004): 1077–1108.
  • Ranker, T. A., A. R. Smith, C. H. Haufler, and H. Schneider. “Phylogeny and Evolution of Grammitid Ferns (Grammitidaceae): A Case of Rampant Morphological Homoplasy.” Journal Articles. Taxon 53 (2004): 415–28.
  • Schneider, H., A. R. Smith, R. Cranfill, T. J. Hildebrand, C. H. Haufler, and T. A. Ranker. “Unraveling the Phylogeny of Polygrammoid Ferns (Polypodiaceae & Grammitidaceae): Exploring Aspects of the Diversification of Epiphytic Plants.” Journal Articles. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 31 (2004): 1041–63.