Dr Andrew Thornhill
Research Associate
School of Biological Sciences
Faculty of Sciences
I am a research associate in a joint position between The University of Adelaide and The State Herbarium of South Australia. I study various aspects of plant evolution with an emphasis on Australian plants and large phylogenetic studies.
My chief research has been large-scale molecular phylogenetic analyses of plants, across a broad botanical and geographical range. I have pioneered spatial phylogenetics – a "big data" field that combines large-scale molecular phylogenetics, geospatial information obtained from collection data, and randomisation tests to identify unique areas of phylogenetic diversity and endemism to enable evolutionary, ecological, and biogeographic interpretations of these patterns.
I study the evolution, palynology, phylogenetics, systematics, and biogeography of the Myrtaceae and in particular have worked on the phylogenetic relationships of the eucalypts which are a very species rich group in Myrtaceae.
I work on utilising plant fossils as calibrations in molecular dating analyses and bryophyte (moss, liverwort, and hornwort) phylogenetics.
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Journals
Year Citation 2019 Thornhill, A., Crisp, M., Külheim, C., Lam, K., Nelson, L., Yeates, D., & Miller, J. (2019). A dated molecular perspective of eucalypt taxonomy, evolution and diversification. Australian Systematic Botany, 32(1), 29-48.
Scopus6 WoS52019 Gallien, L., Thornhill, A., Zurell, D., Miller, J., & Richardson, D. (2019). Global predictors of alien plant establishment success: Combining niche and trait proxies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 286(1897), 8 pages.
Scopus3 WoS3 Europe PMC12019 Kling, M., Mishler, B., Thornhill, A., Baldwin, B., & Ackerly, D. (2019). Facets of phylodiversity: evolutionary diversification, divergence and survival as conservation targets. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 374(1763), 20170397-1-20170397-10.
Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC22019 Speed, J., Skjelbred, I., Barrio, I., Martin, M., Berteaux, D., Bueno, C., . . . Soininen, E. (2019). Trophic interactions and abiotic factors drive functional and phylogenetic structure of vertebrate herbivore communities across the Arctic tundra biome. Ecography, 42(6), 1152-1163.
2019 Murphy, D., Ebach, M., Miller, J., Laffan, S., Cassis, G., Ung, V., . . . Tursky, M. (2019). Do phytogeographic patterns reveal biomes or biotic regions?. Cladistics, 35(6), 654-670.
2019 Mienna, I., Speed, J., Bendiksby, M., Thornhill, A., Mishler, B., & Martin, M. (2019). Differential patterns of floristic phylogenetic diversity across a post-glacial landscape. Journal of Biogeography, 47(4), 915-926.
2018 Miller, J., Jolley-Rogers, G., Mishler, B., & Thornhill, A. (2018). Phylogenetic diversity is a better measure of biodiversity than taxon counting. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 56(6), 663-667.
Scopus4 WoS52018 Morueta-Holme, N., Oldfather, M., Olliff-Yang, R., Weitz, A., Levine, C., Kling, M., . . . Ackerly, D. (2018). Best practices for reporting climate data in ecology. Nature Climate Change, 8(2), 92-94.
Scopus5 WoS62018 Purcell, M., Thornhill, A., Wallenius, T., Yeates, D., & Rowell, D. (2018). Plant host relationships of three lineages of the gall-inducing fly Fergusonina Malloch (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) on Eucalyptus L’Hérit. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 12(1), 133-145.
Scopus2 WoS22018 Bush, A., Catullo, R., Mokany, K., Thornhill, A., Miller, J., & Ferrier, S. (2018). Truncation of thermal tolerance niches among Australian plants. Global Ecology and Biogeography, 27(1), 22-31.
Scopus11 WoS112017 Thornhill, A., Baldwin, B., Freyman, W., Nosratinia, S., Kling, M., Morueta-Holme, N., . . . Mishler, B. (2017). Spatial phylogenetics of the native California flora. BMC Biology, 15(1), 18 pages.
Scopus27 WoS25 Europe PMC72017 Marsh, K., Kulheim, C., Blomberg, S., Thornhill, A., Miller, J., Wallis, I., . . . Foley, W. (2017). Genus-wide variation in foliar polyphenolics in eucalypts. Phytochemistry, 144, 197-207.
Scopus8 WoS8 Europe PMC42017 Scherson, R., Thornhill, A., Urbina-Casanova, R., Freyman, W., Pliscoff, P., & Mishler, B. (2017). Spatial phylogenetics of the vascular flora of Chile. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 112, 88-95.
Scopus18 WoS15 Europe PMC42017 Bui, E., Thornhill, A., González-Orozco, C., Knerr, N., & Miller, J. (2017). Climate and geochemistry as drivers of eucalypt diversification in Australia. Geobiology, 15(3), 427-440.
Scopus6 WoS6 Europe PMC12017 Baldwin, B., Thornhill, A., Freyman, W., Ackerly, D., Kling, M., Morueta-Holme, N., & Mishler, B. (2017). Species richness and endemism in the native flora of California. American Journal of Botany, 104(3), 487-501.
Scopus21 WoS20 Europe PMC62017 Miller, J., Hui, C., Thornhill, A., Gallien, L., Le Roux, J., & Richardson, D. (2017). Is invasion success of Australian trees mediated by their native biogeography, phylogenetic history, or both?. AoB PLANTS, 9(1), 8 pages.
Scopus6 WoS62017 Scheffer, S., Davies, K., Taylor, G., Thornhill, A., Lewis, M., Winkler, I., . . . Giblin-Davis, R. (2017). Phylogenetics of Australasian gall flies (Diptera: Fergusoninidae): Evolutionary patterns of host-shifting and gall morphology. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 115, 140-160.
Scopus3 WoS32016 Macphail, M., & Thornhill, A. (2016). How old are the eucalypts? A review of the microfossil and phylogenetic evidence. Australian Journal of Botany, 64(8), 579-599.
Scopus11 WoS13 Europe PMC32016 González-Orozco, C., Pollock, L., Thornhill, A., Mishler, B., Knerr, N., Laffan, S., . . . Gruber, B. (2016). Phylogenetic approaches reveal biodiversity threats under climate change. Nature Climate Change, 6(12), 1110-1114.
Scopus63 WoS552016 Thornhill, A., Mishler, B., Knerr, N., González-Orozco, C., Costion, C., Crayn, D., . . . Miller, J. (2016). Continental-scale spatial phylogenetics of Australian angiosperms provides insights into ecology, evolution and conservation. Journal of Biogeography, 43(11), 2085-2098.
Scopus42 WoS35 Europe PMC102016 Laffan, S., Rosauer, D., Di Virgilio, G., Miller, J., González-Orozco, C., Knerr, N., . . . Mishler, B. (2016). Range-weighted metrics of species and phylogenetic turnover can better resolve biogeographic transition zones. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 7(5), 580-588.
Scopus16 WoS132016 Laffan, S., Thornhill, A., Miller, J., Knerr, N., González-Orozco, C., & Mishler, B. (2016). Understanding spatial patterns of biodiversity: How sensitive is phylogenetic endemism to the randomisation model?. International Conference on GIScience Short Paper Proceedings, 1, 167-170.
2015 González-Orozco, C., Mishler, B., Miller, J., Laffan, S., Knerr, N., Unmack, P., . . . Gruber, B. (2015). Assessing biodiversity and endemism using phylogenetic methods across multiple taxonomic groups. Ecology and Evolution, 5(22), 5177-5192.
Scopus14 WoS92015 Quinn, C., Crowden, R., Brown, E., Southam, M., Thornhill, A., & Crayn, D. (2015). A reappraisal of the generic concepts of Epacris, Rupicola and Budawangia (Ericaceae, Epacridoideae, Epacrideae) based on phylogenetic analysis of morphological and molecular data. Australian Systematic Botany, 28(1), 63-77.
Scopus1 WoS12015 Thornhill, A., Ho, S., Külheim, C., & Crisp, M. (2015). Interpreting the modern distribution of Myrtaceae using a dated molecular phylogeny. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 93, 29-43.
Scopus65 WoS71 Europe PMC212015 Pollock, L., Rosauer, D., Thornhill, A., Kujala, H., Crisp, M., Miller, J., & McCarthy, M. (2015). Phylogenetic diversity meets conservation policy: Small areas are key to preserving eucalypt lineages. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 370(1662), 1-10.
Scopus43 WoS43 Europe PMC122015 Nagalingum, N., Knerr, N., Laffan, S., González-Orozco, C., Thornhill, A., Miller, J., & Mishler, B. (2015). Continental scale patterns and predictors of fern richness and phylogenetic diversity. Frontiers in Genetics, 6(MAR), 14 pages.
Scopus172014 Bui, E., Thornhill, A., & Miller, J. (2014). Salt- and alkaline-tolerance are linked in Acacia. Biology Letters, 10(7), 1-4.
Scopus17 Europe PMC42014 Nelson, L., Davies, K., Scheffer, S., Taylor, G., Purcell, M., Giblin-Davis, R., . . . Yeates, D. (2014). An emerging example of tritrophic coevolution between flies (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) and nematodes (Nematoda: Neotylenchidae) on myrtaceae host plants. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 111(4), 699-718.
Scopus19 WoS18 Europe PMC22014 González-Orozco, C., Ebach, M., Laffan, S., Thornhill, A., Knerr, N., Schmidt-Lebuhn, A., . . . Miller, J. (2014). Quantifying phytogeographical regions of Australia using geospatial turnover in species composition. PLoS ONE, 9(3), e92558-1-e92558-10.
Scopus48 WoS47 Europe PMC92014 González-Orozco, C., Thornhill, A., Knerr, N., Laffan, S., & Miller, J. (2014). Biogeographical regions and phytogeography of the eucalypts. Diversity and Distributions, 20(1), 46-58.
Scopus32 WoS272014 Mishler, B., Knerr, N., González-Orozco, C., Thornhill, A., Laffan, S., & Miller, J. (2014). Phylogenetic measures of biodiversity and neo-and paleo-endemism in Australian acacia. Nature Communications, 5(1), 10 pages.
Scopus98 WoS83 Europe PMC322013 Purcell, M., Nelson, L., Thornhill, A., & Yeates, D. (2013). Two new species of Fergusonina Malloch gall fly (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) from leaf bud galls on black sallee (Eucalyptus stellulata) and manna gum (Eucalyptus viminalis). Australian Journal of Entomology, 52(4), 363-370.
Scopus5 WoS52013 Yeoh, S., Ho, S., Thornhill, A., & Foley, W. (2013). Regional population expansion in Eucalyptus globulus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 68(3), 498-501.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12012 Thornhill, A., Hope, G., Craven, L., & Crisp, M. (2012). Pollen morphology of the Myrtaceae. Part 1: Tribes Eucalypteae, Lophostemoneae, Syncarpieae, Xanthostemoneae and subfamily Psiloxyloideae. Australian Journal of Botany, 60(3), 165-199.
Scopus16 WoS13 Europe PMC42012 Thornhill, A., Hope, G., Craven, L., & Crisp, M. (2012). Pollen morphology of the Myrtaceae. Part 4: Tribes Kanieae, Myrteae and Tristanieae. Australian Journal of Botany, 60(3), 260-289.
Scopus17 WoS14 Europe PMC42012 Thornhill, A., Hope, G., Craven, L., & Crisp, M. (2012). Pollen morphology of the Myrtaceae. Part 2: Tribes Backhousieae, Melaleuceae, Metrosidereae, Osbornieae and Syzygieae. Australian Journal of Botany, 60(3), 200-224.
Scopus19 WoS16 Europe PMC32012 Thornhill, A., Wilson, P., Drudge, J., Barrett, M., Hope, G., Craven, L., & Crisp, M. (2012). Pollen morphology of the Myrtaceae. Part 3: Tribes Chamelaucieae, Leptospermeae and Lindsayomyrteae. Australian Journal of Botany, 60(3), 225-259.
Scopus15 WoS12 Europe PMC42012 Thornhill, A., & Macphail, M. (2012). Fossil myrtaceous pollen as evidence for the evolutionary history of Myrtaceae: A review of fossil Myrtaceidites species. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 176-177, 1-23.
Scopus25 WoS242012 Thornhill, A., Popple, L., Carter, R., Ho, S., & Crisp, M. (2012). Are pollen fossils useful for calibrating relaxed molecular clock dating of phylogenies? A comparative study using Myrtaceae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 63(1), 15-27.
Scopus56 WoS58 Europe PMC282012 Thornhill, A., & Crisp, M. (2012). Phylogenetic assessment of pollen characters in Myrtaceae. Australian Systematic Botany, 25(3), 171-187.
Scopus12 WoS12 Europe PMC22011 Crisp, M., Burrows, G., Cook, L., Thornhill, A., & Bowman, D. (2011). Flammable biomes dominated by eucalypts originated at the Cretaceous-Palaeogene boundary. Nature Communications, 2(1), 8 pages.
Scopus126 WoS126 Europe PMC512010 Thornhill, A. H. (2010). Can Myrtaceae pollen of the Holocene from Bega Swamp (New South Wales, Australia) be compared with extant taxa?. Terra Australis, 32, 405-427.
2008 Thornhill, A., Harper, I., & Hallamz, N. (2008). The development of the digestive glands and enzymes in the pitchers of three Nepenthes species: N. alata, N. tobaica, and N. ventricosa (Nepenthaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences, 169(5), 615-624.
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