2023
Voelker WG, Krishnan K, Chougule K, Alexander LC, Lu Z, Olson A, Ware D, Songsomboon K, Ponce C, Brenton ZW, Boatwright JL,Cooper EA. (2023). Ten new high-quality genome assemblies for diverse bioenergy sorghum genotypes. Frontiers in Plant Science13Link to Paper
2022
Sreedasyam A, Plott C, Hossain MS, et al. (2022). JGI Plant Gene Atlas: An updateable transcriptome resource to improve structural annotations and functional gene descriptions across the plant kingdom. bioRxiv2022.09.30.510380; Link to Paper
2021
Songsomboon K, Brenton Z, Heuser J, Kresovich S, Shakoor N, Mockler T, Cooper EA. (2021). Genomic patterns of structural variation among diverse genotypes of Sorghum bicolor and a potential role for deletions in local adaptation. G3: Genes Genomes Genetics11(7):jkab154. Link to Paper
Boatwright JL, Brenton ZW, Boyles RE, Sapkota S, Myers MT, Jordan KE, Dale SM, Shakoor N, Cooper EA, Morris GP et al. (2021). Genetic characterization of a Sorghum bicolor multiparent mapping population emphasizing carbon-partitioning dynamics. G3: Genes Genomes Genetics11(4):jkab060. Link to Paper
Baggett JP, Tillett RL, Cooper EA, Yerka MK. (2021). De novo identification and targeted sequencing of SSRs efficiently fingerprints Sorghum bicolor sub-population identity. PLoS ONE16(3):e0248213. Link to Paper
Koop JAH, Causton CE, Bulgarella M, Cooper E, Heimpel GE. (2021). Population structure of a nest parasite of Darwin’s finches within its native and invasive ranges. Conservation Genetics22(1):11-22. Link to Paper
Lozano R, Gazave E, Dos Santos JPR, Stetter MG, Valluru R, Bandillo N, Fernandes SB, Brown PJ, Shakoor N, Mockler TC, Cooper EA, Perkins MT, Buckler ES, Ross-Ibarra J, Gore, MA. (2021). Comparative evolutionary genetics of deleterious load in sorghum and maize. Nature Plants7(1):17-24. Link to Paper
2020
Brenton ZB, Cooper EA, Myers MT, Jordan KE, Glaubitz JC, Boyles RE, Kresovich S. (2020) Species-specific duplication event confers adaptive benefits in Sorghum bicolor.G3: Genes Genomes Genetics10(5):1511-1520. Link To Paper
Sapkota S, Boyles R, Cooper E, Brenton Z, Myers M, Kresovich S. (2020). Impact of sorghum racial structure and diversity on genomic prediction of grain yield components.Crop Science.60(1):132-148. Link To Paper
2019
Brenton ZW, Flinn BS, ..., Kresovich S. (2019). A new reference genome for Sorghum bicolor reveals high levels of sequence similarity between sweet and grain genotypes: implications for the genetics of sugar metabolism. BMC Genomics20(1):420. Link To Paper
Uy JAC, Cooper EA, Chaves JA. (2019). Convergent melanism in populations of a Solomon Island flycatcher is mediated by unique genetic mechanisms. Emu-Austral Ornithology119(3):242-250. Link To Paper
Cuevas HE, Fermin-Perez RA, Prom LK, Cooper EA, Bean S, Rooney WL. (2019) Genome-wide association mapping of grain mold resistance in the U.S. Sorghum Association Panel.The Plant Genome12(2). Link To Paper
2018
Cooper EA, and Kresovich S. (2018) The Comparative and Evolutionary Genomics of Sorghum. In WL Rooney (Ed.) Achieving Sustainble Agriculture in Sorghum (pp. 67-82). Cambridge, UK: Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing Ltd. (Please email me if you would like to request a pdf of this chapter.)
Cuevas HE, Prom LK, Cooper EA, Knoll JE, Ni X. (2018) Genome-Wide Association Mapping of Anthracnose (Colletotrichum sublineolum) Resistance in the U.S. Sorghum Association Panel. The Plant Genome 11(2):170099. PDF
2017
Cooper EA and Uy JAC. (2017) Genomic evidence for convergent evolution of a key trait underlying divergence in island birds.Molecular Ecology 26(14):3760-3774. PDF
Boyles RE, Pfeiffer BK, Cooper EA, Rauh BL, Zielinski KJ, Myers MT, Brenton ZW, Rooney WL, Kresovich S. (2017) Genetic dissection of sorghun grain quality traits using diverse segregating populations.Theoretical and Applied Genetics 130(4):697-716. PDF
Boyles RE, Pfeiffer BK, Cooper EA, Zielinski KJ, Myers MT, Rooney WL, Kresovich S. (2017) Quantitative trait loci mapping of agronomic and yield traits in two grain sorghum biparental families. Crop Science 57(5):2443-2456. PDF
2016
Chaves JA, Cooper EA, Hendry AP, Podos J, De Leon LF, Raeymaekers JAM, MacMillan OW, Uy JAC. (2016) Genomic variation at the tips of the adaptive radiation of Darwin's finches. Molecular Ecology 25(21): 5282-5295. PDF
Uy JAC, Cooper EA, Cutie S, Concannon MR, Poelstra JW, Moyle RG, Filardi CE. (2016) Mutations in different pigmentation genes are associated with parallel melanism in island flycatchers. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 283(1834):20160731. PDF
Boyles RE, Cooper EA, Myers MT, Brenton ZW, Rauh BL, Morris GP, Kresovich S. (2016) Genome-wide association studies of grain yield components in diverse sorghum germplasm. The Plant Genome 9(2).PDF
Brenton ZW, Cooper EA, Myers MT, Boyles RE, Shakoor N, Zielinski KJ, Rauh BL, Bridges WC, Morris GP, Kresovich S. (2016) A Genomic Resource for the Development, Improvement, and Exploitation of Sorghum for Bioenergy. Genetics 210(2). PDF
2010
Cooper EA, Whittall JB, Hodges SA, Nordborg M. (2010) Genetic Variation at Nuclear Loci Fails to Distinguish Two Morphologically Distinct Species of Aquilegia. PLoS ONE5(1): e8655. PDF