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David Kunkel

@evoecodavidk.bsky.social

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Plant Science PhD Candidate @ OKSTATE Studying ecological niches, diversification history, and climate change response of milkweeds He/him/his 🏳️‍🌈

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David Kunkel @evoecodavidk.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Had a great time in Tucson for #Botany2026! Looking forward to Buffalo, NY next year 🥳

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David Kunkel @evoecodavidk.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Come check out my talk on environment and trait relationshios with diversification rate in Asclepias at 11:15 am in the Macroevolution session in San Xavier! #Botany2026

Centered title stating, "The relationship between environmental drivers and leaf functional traits in an adaptive radiation (Asclepias)". There are 4 milkweed species split between the corners of the slide.

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David Kunkel @evoecodavidk.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

If you want to hear about niche overlap in milkweeds, come to my talk on Monday in the Cooley Awards 2 session in Tucson C-D at 2 pm! #Botany2026

The title of the talk, "Is niche overlap of American Asclepias consistent with ecological speciation?" is listed with my name and affiliation underneath. There are four milkweed inflorescence photos arranged in each corner.

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David Kunkel @evoecodavidk.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Had such a great time at #botany2025! Hearing about everyone's research was very inspiring and generated some new ideas for my own work. See you all in Tucson next year!

Me standing at a podium talking about the BIOFAIR Vision and roadmap.

Me standing at a podium in front of a slide that read Linking Functional Traits and Niches to Lineage Diversification in Asclepias.

A group of 5 people standing shoulder to shoulder smiling at a camera on Joshue Tree National Park.

A flower of Asclepias eriocarpa that is cream colored with many yellow-orange aphids around it.

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David Kunkel @evoecodavidk.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Talk 1 ✅️ Talk 2: I will be talking about my research with milkweeds, their environment and traits, and diversification tomorrow at 2:00 pm in Macroevolution I in Mesquite B. #Botany2025

Title slide that says Linking Functional Trais and Niches to Lineage Diversification in Asclepias.

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David Kunkel @evoecodavidk.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Come check out my talk discussing the community roadmap for the BIOFAIR Data Network on Monday at 2:15 pm in Mesquite C! #Botany2025

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David Kunkel @evoecodavidk.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

If you see this quote with flowers from your gallery.

Flower of vining plant with 5 petals that are white with large central areas of purple to maroon coloration.

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David Kunkel @evoecodavidk.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Final grades uploaded and celebrated by slaying a dragon! ⚔️🛡

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David Kunkel @evoecodavidk.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Not surprised in the slightest 💅

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