Daniel J. Crawford

This researcher studies plant evolution and diversity, with a strong focus on the daisy family (Asteraceae) growing on island groups such as the Canary Islands, Azores, Madeira, and Polynesia. Much of the work examines how plants on remote islands evolve new breeding systems (such as shifting from requiring cross-pollination to self-fertilizing) and how island isolation drives the formation of new species. The research combines field observations, genetic analysis, and evolutionary trees (phylogenetics) to understand plant diversification.

Publication output was high in 2017 but has since slowed to a steady, low rate of a few papers per year through 2024.

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