Paul Manos

Professor
Biology

Paul Manos is a Professor in the Department of Biology.  He received his Ph.D. in 1993 from Cornell University.  Dr. Manos’s research is on the systematics and biogeography of the flowering plants.  His main research interest is the evolution of the oaks and their relatives, the hickories and walnuts.  He has published some 40 scientific papers spanning many different families of flowering plants, often with an emphasis on geography.  Dr. Manos has taught several plant biodiversity courses since coming to Duke in 1996.

Current Faculty Member

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Publications

Phylogeography of the Southeast Asian stone oaks (Lithocarpus) (02/2003)
Phylogenomic analyses highlight innovation and introgression in the continental radiations of Fagaceae across the Northern Hemisphere. (03/2022)
An examination of the monophyly of morning glory taxa using Bayesian phylogenetic inference. (10/2002)
Inferring long-distance dispersal and topographic barriers during post-glacial colonization from the genetic structure of red maple (Acer rubrum L.) in New England (09/2008)
Progress in Northern Hemisphere phytogeography: An introduction (01/2001)

GLS Courses Taught

Biodiversity of North Carolina
NEW Spring 2024 - Biodiversity of the Southeastern U.S.

Master's Projects Advised

Thinking Like a Mountain: The American Antiquities Act in Its Political and Ideological Milieu
The Golden Relationships: An Exploration of Fibonacci Numbers and Phi