- Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1976
- M.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1973
Paul Rothrock
Associate Curator Emeritus, Biology
Associate Research Scientist Emeritus, Biology
- perothro@indiana.edu
- 812-855-5007
- Smith Research Center 130
- Office Hours
Education
Previous position
Professor of Biology and Environmental Science, Taylor University (1981-2014).
Selected publications
Rothrock, P.E. 2021. Sedge of Indiana and Adjacent States, Volume 2: The Genus Carex. In press. Indiana Academy of Science Press, Indianapolis.
Rothrock, P.E. 2009. Sedges of Indiana and Adjacent States, Volume 1: The Non-Carex Species. Indiana Academy of Science Press, Indianapolis. 271 pp.
Rothrock, P.E. 2018. A comparative biogeography of the vascular flora of Illinois and Indiana. Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science 127:7-10.
Rothrock, P.E., A.A. Reznicek & C.T. Bryson. 2011. Geographic range and morphological and chromosomal variability of Carex molestiformis (Cyperaceae) east of the Mississippi River. Castanea 76:178-182.
Hipp, A.L., P.E. Rothrock, R. Whitkus & J.A. Weber. 2010. Chromosomes tell half of the story: the correlation between karyotype rearrangements and genetic diversity in sedges, a group with holocentric chromosomes. Molecular Ecology 19:3124-3138.
Rothrock, P.E., A.A. Reznicek & A. Hipp. 2009. Taxonomic study of the Carex tenera group (Cyperaceae). Systematic Botany 34:297-311.
Hipp, A.L., P.E. Rothrock & E.H. Roalson. 2009. The evolution of chromosome arrangements in Carex (Cyperaceae). Botanical Review 75:96-109.
Mastrogiuseppe, J., P.E. Rothrock, A.C. Dibble & A.A. Reznicek. 2002. Carex sect. Ovales, pp. 332-378. In Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 23., Magnoliophyta: Commelinidae: Cyperaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 608 pp.
Rothrock, P.E. & A.A. Reznicek. 2001. The taxonomy of the Carex bicknellii group (Cyperaceae) and new species for central North America. Novon 11:205-228.
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