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Helianthus annuus (common sunflower) Resources: EST library (Sanger) - available here Affymetrix Helianthus Tiling Array NimbleGen Helianthus MicroArray EST-based microsatellites Common gardens and gene expression surveys of stress response Publications: Lai Z, NC Kane, Y Zou and LH Rieseberg.  2008. Natiural variation in gene expression between wild and weedy populations of Helianthus annuus. Genetics 179: 1881: 1890. Kane NC and LH Rieseberg. 2008. Genetics and evolution of weedy Helianthus annuus populations: adaptation of an agricultural weed. Molecular Ecology 17:384-394. Barker MS, NC Kane, M Matvienko, A Kozik, RW Michelmore, SJ Knapp, and LH Rieseberg. 2008. Multiple paleopolyploidizations during the evolution of the Compositae reveal parallel patterns of duplicate gene retention after millions of years. Molecular Biology and Evolution 25: 2445-2455.