Dr. Benjamin Dauphin

Function

Postdoc

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology

Ecological Genetics

Contact

benjamin.dauphin(at)wslto make life hard for spam bots.ch

+41 44 739 26 56+41 44 739 26 56

Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL
Zürcherstrasse 111
8903 Birmensdorf

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Research interests

I am passionate about evolutionary biology and plant speciation, in particular about the genetic basis of adaptive processes taking place in natural populations. During my PhD, I was lucky to study the fascinating Alpine fern species Botrychium, which are very old vascular plant lineages that alternatively mix several successful mating systems such as gametophytic selfing and rampant allopolyploidy.

Currently, I am a postdoc researcher in Felix Gugerli’s research group (Ecological Genetics), working on two exciting projects, GenTree and PiCadapt, in which I especially focus on the adaptive genetic variation of tree species in response to environmental changes. In the context of global warming, we are interested in better understanding the adaptive potential of species and populations in various sensitive habitats (e.g. alpine, high latitude) at regional and continental scale.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Projects

GenTree

GenTree aims at providing the European forestry sector with better knowledge, methods and tools for optimizing the management and sustainable use of forest genetic resources in Europe in the context of climate change and continuously evolving demands for forest products and services.

PiCadapt - Adaptive genetic variation of Swiss stone pine in response to environmental gradients across the Alpine timberline ecotone

PiCadapt aims to study gene-encoded nucleotide variation in the bird-dispersed P. cembra, a keystone tree species of the Alpine timberline ecotone, in response to environmental gradients.

Evoltree

A large network of research institutions collaborates within an EC-funded Network of Excellence to study the impacts of climate change on forest ecosystems from an evolutionary perspective.

Publications WSL

Curriculum vitae

Previous positions

2018–Present: Post-doctoral researcher at WSL, Birmensdorf, Switzerland

2014–2017: PhD Student at University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2016: Visiting PhD Student at University of California, Berkeley, U.S.A

2014: Scientific collaborator at the Forest and Landscape service, Sion, Switzerland

2013–2014: Scientific collaborator at University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2013: Internship at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland

Education

2014–2017: PhD in Biology at University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2013: Certificate advanced studies in Geomatics at University of Geneva, Switzerland

2011–2012: Master in Plant Physiology and Ecology at University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

2008–2011: Bachelor in General Biology and Earth Sciences at University of Cergy-Pontoise, France, and at University of Montreal, Canada

Full publication list

Peer-reviewed publications

Dauphin, Farrar, Grant & Rothfels (2018) Rapid allopolyploid radiation of moonwort ferns (Botrychium; Ophioglossaceae) revealed by PacBio sequencing of homologous and homeologous nuclear regions, 120, 342–353.

Dauphin, Farrar, Maccagni & Grant (2017) A worldwide molecular phylogeny provides new insight on cryptic diversity within the moonworts (Botrychium s.s., Ophioglossaceae). Systematic Botany, 42(4), 620–639.

Schuettpelz, Schneider, […] Dauphin & al. (2016) A community-derived classification for extant lycopods and ferns. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 54(6), 563–603.

Dauphin, Grant & Márz (2015) Ploidy level and genome size variation in the homosporous ferns Botrychium s.l. (Ophioglossaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution, 302(5), 575–584.

Dauphin, Vieu & Grant (2014) Molecular phylogenetics supports widespread cryptic species in moonworts (Botrychium ss, Ophioglossaceae). American Journal of Botany, 101(1), 128–140.