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Ann K. Sakai

Professor Emeritus Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

University of California, Irvine

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School of Biological Sciences

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ann K. Sakai is currently serving as an Ecology And Evolutionary Biology Professor Emeritus Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at University of California, Irvine.

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Ann K. Sakai

University of California, Irvine

Professor Emeritus Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

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ecology evolutionary biology botany plant science genetics avian biology environmental science plant ecology plant biology evolutionary ecology population genetics systematics vegetation science phylogenetics hawaiian islands conservation biology biogeography plant physiology plant genetics biodiversity biological invasions invasive species invasion biology sexual dimorphism molecular evolution restoration ecology plant breeding biological evolution evolutionary genetics wind pollination hawaiian flora gynodioecious species ecology evolution forest ecology molecular ecology wildlife reproductive biology population ecology plant taxonomy phenology ecological correlates adaptive radiation genetic correlations endemic hawaiian genus hawaiian schiedea sex allocation genetic potential plant biotechnology integrative plant biology sustainable development fire ecology soil biology arid environments specie distribution genetic diversity phenomics sustainable future experimental plant biology synthetic plant biology plant-abiotic interaction evolutionary taxonomies system stability landscape ecology wildlife ecology ecosystem adaptation plant diversity plant biodiversity plant reproduction genetic basis phycology conservation genetics ex-situ conservation range expansion future global challenges oceanic island floras biogeographic patterns

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Genetic Composition in Populations of the Endangered Hawaiian Shrub, Schiedea Adamantis St. John (Caryophyllaceae) and the Importance of Ex Situ Collections. Pacific Science (2025)

Theresa M. CulleyAshley Kuenzi DavisSusan N. ChingStephen G. WellerAnn K. Sakai

genetic compositionex situ collectionsplant geneticshawaiian shrubecologypopulation geneticsgenetics

Schiedea Waiahuluensis (Caryophyllaceae), an Enigmatic New Species From Kaua'I, Hawaiian Islands and the First Species Discovered by a Drone Collection System. PhytoKeys (2024)

Warren L WagnerStephen G WellerAnn K SakaiBen NybergKenneth R Wood

schiedea waiahuluensisbotanybiologydrone collection systemhawaiian islandsfirst speciesplant science

Genetic Potential for Changes in Breeding Systems: Predicted and Observed Trait Changes During Artificial Selection for Male and Female Allocation in a Gynodioecious Species. American Journal of Botany (2022)

Diane R. CampbellAnn K. SakaiStephen G. WellerTheresa M. CulleyAmy K. Dunbar‐WallisAllen M. AndresTiffany G. WongTam DangBryan AuMickey KuAndrea R. MarcantonioPaul J. NgoAndrew A. NguyenMy Hanh TranQuoc‐Phong Tran

trait changesfemale allocationbotanygenetic potentialplant biologyevolutionary biologygynodioecious speciesecologyartificial selectiongenetics

Schiedea Haakoaensis, a New Facultatively Autogamous Species of Schiedea Sect. Mononeura (Caryophyllaceae) From the Hawaiian Islands. PhytoKeys (2022)

Warren L. WagnerStephen G. WellerAnn K. SakaiTom DeMentJosh VanDeMark

schiedea haakoaensisautogamous speciesbotanyavian biologybiologyhawaiian islandsplant science

Variation in Floral Volatiles Across Time, Sexes, and Populations of Wind‐Pollinated Schiedea Globosa. American Journal of Botany (2022)

John M. PowersAnn K. SakaiStephen G. WellerDiane R. Campbell

vegetation scienceenvironmental sciencebotanyplant ecologyplant biologyfloral volatilesecologyplant science

What Determines the Evolutionary Trajectories of Wild Plant Species? Approaches to the Study of Quantitative Fitness‐Related Traits. American Journal of Botany (2022)

Susan J. MazerAnn K. SakaiStephen G. WellerEugenio Larios

evolutionary ecologyevolutionary trajectoriesquantitative fitness-related traitsevolutionary biologyecologywild plant species

Floral Scent Composition and Fine-Scale Timing in Two Moth-Pollinated Hawaiian Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae). Frontiers in Plant Science (2020)

John M. PowersRoger SecoCelia L. FaiolaAnn K. SakaiStephen G. WellerDiane R. CampbellAlex Guenther

fine-scale timingvegetation scienceplant scienceenvironmental sciencebotanyavian biologyplant ecologyfloral scent compositionplant biologyecologyentomology

Plant Science Decadal Vision 2020–2030: Reimagining the Potential of Plants for a Healthy and Sustainable Future. Plant Direct (2020)

Natalie HenkhausMadelaine BartlettDavid GangRebecca GrumetIngrid Jordon‐ThadenArgelia LorenceEric LyonsSamantha MillerSeth MurrayAndrew NelsonChelsea SpechtBrett TylerThomas WentworthDavid AckerlyDavid BaltenspergerPhilip BenfeyJames BirchlerSreekala ChellammaRoslyn CrowderMichael DonoghueJose Pablo Dundore‐AriasJacqueline FletcherValerie FraserKelly GillespieLonnie GuralnickElizabeth HaswellMitchell HunterShawn KaepplerStefan KepinskiFay‐Wei LiSally MackenzieLucinda McDadeYa MinJennifer NemhauserBrian PearsonPeter PetracekKatie RogersAnn SakaiDelanie SicklerCrispin TaylorLaura WayneOle WendrothFelipe ZapataDavid Stern

climate changesustainability sciencetechnologysustainable agriculturesustainable developmentplant scienceenvironmental sciencebotanysynthetic plant biologyplant systems sciencebiological systemsexperimental plant biologysustainable futureplant physiologyglobal change biologyintegrative plant biologyphenomicsplant biotechnology

Timing of Floral Volatiles Emission in Two Sympatric Schiedea Species (Caryophyllaceae) Coincides With Foraging Activity of a Shared Crepuscular Pollinator. Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd (2018)

John PowersRoger SecoCelia FaiolaAnn SakaiStephen WellerDiane CampbellAlex Guenther

foragingcrepuscular pollinatorfloral volatiles emissionenvironmental sciencebotanysympatric schiedea speciesphenologyplant ecologyecologyplant science

The Effects of Introduced Ungulates on Native and Alien Plant Species in an Island Ecosystem: Implications for Change in a Diverse Mesic Forest in the Hawaiian Islands. Forest Ecology and Management (2017)

Stephen G. WellerAnn K. SakaiMichelle ClarkDavid H. LorenceTimothy FlynnWendy KishidaNatalia TangalinKen Wood

human impacts on the environmentalien plant speciesenvironmental sciencebiodiversityavian biologyisland ecosystemforest ecologylandscape ecologyconservation biologywildlifebiological invasionsinvasion biologyintroduced ungulateswildlife ecologyecosystem adaptationforest ecosystemsplant ecologyevolutionary biologyhawaiian islandsecology

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Ann K. Sakai

Professor Emeritus Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

University of California, Irvine

Affiliations

School of Biological Sciences

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Ann K. Sakai is currently serving as an Ecology And Evolutionary Biology Professor Emeritus Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at University of California, Irvine.

Honors

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Experiences

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Education

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Ann K. Sakai

University of California, Irvine

Professor Emeritus Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

You can click a keyword to filter the displayed items

Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Genetic Composition in Populations of the Endangered Hawaiian Shrub, Schiedea Adamantis St. John (Caryophyllaceae) and the Importance of Ex Situ Collections. Pacific Science (2025)

Theresa M. CulleyAshley Kuenzi DavisSusan N. ChingStephen G. WellerAnn K. Sakai

genetic compositionex situ collectionsplant geneticshawaiian shrubecologypopulation geneticsgenetics

Schiedea Waiahuluensis (Caryophyllaceae), an Enigmatic New Species From Kaua'I, Hawaiian Islands and the First Species Discovered by a Drone Collection System. PhytoKeys (2024)

Warren L WagnerStephen G WellerAnn K SakaiBen NybergKenneth R Wood

schiedea waiahuluensisbotanybiologydrone collection systemhawaiian islandsfirst speciesplant science

trait changesfemale allocationbotanygenetic potentialplant biologyevolutionary biologygynodioecious speciesecologyartificial selectiongenetics

Schiedea Haakoaensis, a New Facultatively Autogamous Species of Schiedea Sect. Mononeura (Caryophyllaceae) From the Hawaiian Islands. PhytoKeys (2022)

Warren L. WagnerStephen G. WellerAnn K. SakaiTom DeMentJosh VanDeMark

schiedea haakoaensisautogamous speciesbotanyavian biologybiologyhawaiian islandsplant science

Variation in Floral Volatiles Across Time, Sexes, and Populations of Wind‐Pollinated Schiedea Globosa. American Journal of Botany (2022)

John M. PowersAnn K. SakaiStephen G. WellerDiane R. Campbell

vegetation scienceenvironmental sciencebotanyplant ecologyplant biologyfloral volatilesecologyplant science

What Determines the Evolutionary Trajectories of Wild Plant Species? Approaches to the Study of Quantitative Fitness‐Related Traits. American Journal of Botany (2022)

Susan J. MazerAnn K. SakaiStephen G. WellerEugenio Larios

evolutionary ecologyevolutionary trajectoriesquantitative fitness-related traitsevolutionary biologyecologywild plant species

Floral Scent Composition and Fine-Scale Timing in Two Moth-Pollinated Hawaiian Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae). Frontiers in Plant Science (2020)

John M. PowersRoger SecoCelia L. FaiolaAnn K. SakaiStephen G. WellerDiane R. CampbellAlex Guenther

fine-scale timingvegetation scienceplant scienceenvironmental sciencebotanyavian biologyplant ecologyfloral scent compositionplant biologyecologyentomology

Plant Science Decadal Vision 2020–2030: Reimagining the Potential of Plants for a Healthy and Sustainable Future. Plant Direct (2020)

Timing of Floral Volatiles Emission in Two Sympatric Schiedea Species (Caryophyllaceae) Coincides With Foraging Activity of a Shared Crepuscular Pollinator. Faculty of 1000 Research Ltd (2018)

John PowersRoger SecoCelia FaiolaAnn SakaiStephen WellerDiane CampbellAlex Guenther

foragingcrepuscular pollinatorfloral volatiles emissionenvironmental sciencebotanysympatric schiedea speciesphenologyplant ecologyecologyplant science

Stephen G. WellerAnn K. SakaiMichelle ClarkDavid H. LorenceTimothy FlynnWendy KishidaNatalia TangalinKen Wood

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