AMERICAN
JOURNAL OF BOTANY1
Volume 93, Number 1, January, 2006
Anatomy and Morphology
Pieter L. Caris, Koen P. Geuten, Steven B. Janssens, and Erik F. Smets
Floral development in three species of Impatiens (Balsaminaceae)
1-14.
Barbara A. Ambrose, Silvia Espinosa-Matías, Sonia Vázquez-Santana,
Francisco Vergara-Silva, Esteban Martínez, Judith Márquez-Guzmán, and Elena R.
Alvarez-Buylla
Comparative developmental series of the Mexican triurids support a euanthial
interpretation for the unusual reproductive axes of Lacandonia schismatica (Triuridaceae)
15-35.
Tanya Scharaschkin and James A. Doyle
Character evolution in Anaxagorea (Annonaceae)
36-54.
Book Review
David D. Ackerly
Plant evolution at the crossroads: the imprint of history, climate, and humans
on the Mediterranean flora
170-174.
Developmental Biology and Developmental Genetics
Roger D. Meicenheimer
Stem unit growth analysis of Linum usitatissimum (Linaceae) internode
development
55-63.
Ecology
Rebecca E. Irwin and Lynn S. Adler
Correlations among traits associated with herbivore resistance and pollination:
implications for pollination and nectar robbing in a distylous plant
64-72.
James E. Watkins, Jr, Catherine Cardelús, Robert K. Colwell, and Robbin C.
Moran
Species richness and distribution of ferns along an elevational gradient in
Costa Rica
73-83.
Sara D. Lajeunesse, John J. Dilustro, Rebecca R. Sharitz, and Beverly S.
Collins
Ground layer carbon and nitrogen cycling and legume nitrogen inputs following
fire in mixed pine forests
84-93.
Liang-Yan Chen, Allison A. Snow, Feng Wang, and Bao-Rong Lu
Effects of insect-resistance transgenes on fecundity in rice (Oryza sativa,
Poaceae): a test for underlying costs
94-101.
Physiology and Biochemistry
Deepak Barua and Scott A. Heckathorn
The interactive effects of light and temperature on heat-shock protein
accumulation in Solidago altissima (Asteraceae) in the field and laboratory
102-109.
Anitra Thorhaug, Andrew D. Richardson, and Graeme P. Berlyn
Spectral reflectance of Thalassia testudinum (Hydrocharitaceae) seagrass: low
salinity effects
110-117.
Population Biology
Erin R. Victory, Jeffrey C. Glaubitz, Olin E. Rhodes, Jr, and Keith E.
Woeste
Genetic homogeneity in Juglans nigra (Juglandaceae) at nuclear microsatellites
118-126.
Michael Reagon and Allison A. Snow
Cultivated Helianthus annuus (Asteraceae) volunteers as a genetic "bridge" to
weedy sunflower populations in North America
127-133.
Reproductive Biology
Hiroshi Tomimatsu and Masashi Ohara
Evolution of hierarchical floral resource allocation associated with mating
system in an animal-pollinated hermaphroditic herb, Trillium camschatcense (Trilliaceae)
134-141.
Anna R. Waites and Jon Ågren
Stigma receptivity and effects of prior self-pollination on seed set in
tristylous Lythrum salicaria (Lythraceae)
142-147.
Systematics and Phytogeography
Hanna Weiss-Schneeweiss, Johann Greilhuber, and Gerald M. Schneeweiss
Genome size evolution in holoparasitic Orobanche (Orobanchaceae) and related
genera
148-156.
Rachel A. Levin, Nicole R. Myers, and Lynn Bohs
Phylogenetic relationships among the "spiny solanums" (Solanum subgenus
Leptostemonum, Solanaceae)
157-169.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY2
Volume 93, Number 2, February, 2006
Anatomy and Morphology
Richard Jagels and George E Visscher
A synchronous increase in hydraulic conductive capacity and mechanical support
in conifers with relatively uniform xylem structure
179-187.
Brief Communication
Kunsiri Chaw Siripun and Edward E Schilling
Molecular confirmation of the hybrid origin of Eupatorium godfreyanum (Asteraceae)
319-325.
Ecology
Norris Z Muth and Massimo Pigliucci
Traits of invasives reconsidered: phenotypic comparisons of introduced invasive
and introduced noninvasive plant species within two closely related clades
188-196.
Paleobotany
Diane M Erwin and Howard E Schorn
Pinus baileyi (section Pinus, Pinaceae) from the Paleogene of Idaho, USA
197-205.
Population Biology
Yifei Liu, Yong Wang, and Hongwen Huang
High interpopulation genetic differentiation and unidirectional linear migration
patterns in Myricaria laxiflora (Tamaricaceae), an endemic riparian plant in the
Three Gorges Valley of the Yangtze River
206-215.
Pteridology
Hans-Peter Kreier and Harald Schneider
Phylogeny and biogeography of the staghorn fern genus Platycerium (Polypodiaceae,
Polypodiidae)
217-225.
Reproductive Biology
Naoko Kitamoto, Saneyoshi Ueno, Akio Takenaka, Yoshihiko Tsumura, Izumi
Washitani, and Ryo Ohsawa
Effect of flowering phenology on pollen flow distance and the consequences for
spatial genetic structure within a population of Primula sieboldii (Primulaceae)
226-233.
Maria Ángeles Ortiz, Salvador Talavera, Juan Luis Garcia-Castaño, Karin
Tremetsberger, Tod Stuessy, Francisco Balao, and Ramón Casimiro-Soriguer
Self-incompatibility and floral parameters in Hypochaeris sect. Hypochaeris (Asteraceae)
234-244.
Carl W Weekley and Amanda Brothers
Failure of reproductive assurance in the chasmogamous flowers of Polygala
lewtonii (Polygalaceae), an endangered sandhill herb
245-253.
Tammy L Sage, Mary V Price, and Nickolas M Waser
Self-sterility in Ipomopsis aggregata (Polemoniaceae) is due to prezygotic ovule
degeneration
254-262.
Shu-Mei Chang
Female compensation through the quantity and quality of progeny in a
gynodioecious plant, Geranium maculatum (Geraniaceae)
263-270.
Tiffany M Knight, Janette A Steets, and Tia-Lynn Ashman
A quantitative synthesis of pollen supplementation experiments highlights the
contribution of resource reallocation to estimates of pollen limitation
271-277.
Systematics and Phytogeography
Akiko Soejima and Jun Wen
Phylogenetic analysis of the grape family (Vitaceae) based on three chloroplast
markers
278-287.
Brigitte Marazzi, Peter K Endress, Luciano Paganucci de Queiroz, and Elena
Conti
Phylogenetic relationships within Senna (Leguminosae, Cassiinae) based on three
chloroplast DNA regions: patterns in the evolution of floral symmetry and
extrafloral nectaries
288-303.
Lúcia G Lohmann
Untangling the phylogeny of neotropical lianas (Bignonieae, Bignoniaceae)
304-318.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY3
Volume 93, Number 3, March, 2006
Anatomy and Morphology
Eva M. Mayr and Anton Weber
Calceolariaceae: floral development and systematic implications
327-343.
Mackenzie L Taylor and Jeffrey M Osborn
Pollen ontogeny in Brasenia (Cabombaceae, Nymphaeales)
344-356.
Pierre-éric Lauri, Karen Maguylo, and Catherine Trottier
Architecture and size relations: an essay on the apple (Malus x domestica,
Rosaceae) tree
357-368.
Brief Communication
Shinji Sugiura, Tetsuto Abe, and Shun'ichi Makino
Loss of extrafloral nectary on an oceanic island plant and its consequences for
herbivory
491-495.
Ecology
Mario Vallejo-Marín, César A Domínguez, and Rodolfo Dirzo
Simulated seed predation reveals a variety of germination responses of
neotropical rain forest species
369-376.
Population Biology
Jennifer L Modliszewski, David T Thomas, Chuanzhu Fan, Daniel J Crawford,
Claude W dePamphilis, and Qiu-Yun (Jenny) Xiang
Ancestral chloroplast polymorphism and historical secondary contact in a broad
hybrid zone of Aesculus (Sapindaceae)
377-388.
Reproductive Biology
Deborah L Marr and Michelle L Marshall
The role of fungal pathogens in flower size and seed mass variation in three
species of Hydrophyllum (Hydrophyllaceae)
389-398.
Systematics and Phytogeography
Simone Fior, Per Ola Karis, Gabriele Casazza, Luigi Minuto, and Francesco
Sala
Molecular phylogeny of the Caryophyllaceae (Caryophyllales) inferred from
chloroplast matK and nuclear rDNA ITS sequences
399-411.
Simon Joly, Julian R Starr, Walter H Lewis, and Anne Bruneau
Polyploid and hybrid evolution in roses east of the Rocky Mountains
412-425.
Alex K Monro
The revision of species-rich genera: a phylogenetic framework for the strategic
revision of Pilea (Urticaceae) based on cpDNA, nrDNA, and morphology
426-441.
Kana Watanabe, Tadashi Kajita, and Jin Murata
Chloroplast DNA variation and geographical structure of the Aristolochia
kaempferi group (Aristolochiaceae)
442-453.
Peter Lesica, Raymond Yurkewycz, and Elizabeth E Crone
Rare plants are common where you find them
454-459.
Bente Eriksen and Mats H Töpel
Molecular phylogeography and hybridization in members of the circumpolar
Potentilla sect. Niveae (Rosaceae)
460-469.
Richard D Noyes
Intraspecific nuclear ribosomal DNA divergence and reticulation in sexual
diploid Erigeron strigosus (Asteraceae)
470-479.
V. S Ford, Joongku Lee, B. G Baldwin, and L. D Gottlieb
Species divergence and relationships in Stephanomeria (Compositae): PgiC
phylogeny compared to prior biosystematic studies
480-490.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY4
Volume 93, Number 4, April, 2006
Anatomy and Morphology
Eleanor T. Thorne, Briana M. Young, Glenn M. Young, Joshua F. Stevenson,
John M. Labavitch, Mark A. Matthews, and Thomas L. Rost
The structure of xylem vessels in grapevine (Vitaceae) and a possible passive
mechanism for the systemic spread of bacterial disease
497-504.
Ecology
N. Palleiro, M. C. Mandujano, and J. Golubov
Aborted fruits of Opuntia microdasys (Cactaceae): insurance against reproductive
failure
505-511.
Claude Lavoie and Daniel Lachance
A new herbarium-based method for reconstructing the phenology of plant species
across large areas
512-516.
Karen L. Castro-Esau, G. Arturo Sánchez-Azofeifa, Benoit Rivard, S. Joseph
Wright, and Mauricio Quesada
Variability in leaf optical properties of Mesoamerican trees and the potential
for species classification
517-530.
Christina M. Caruso
Plasticity of inflorescence traits in Lobelia siphilitica (Lobeliaceae) in
response to soil water availability
531-538.
Gregory P. Cheplick
A modular approach to biomass allocation in an invasive annual (Microstegium
vimineum; Poaceae)
539-545.
Mycology and Plant Pathology
Manfred Binder, David S. Hibbett, Zheng Wang, and William F. Farnham
Evolutionary relationships of Mycaureola dilseae (Agaricales), a basidiomycete
pathogen of a subtidal rhodophyte
547-556.
Paleobotany
Lindsay L. Elliott, Randal A. Mindell, and Ruth A. Stockey
Beardia vancouverensis gen. et sp. nov. (Juglandaceae): permineralized fruits
from the Eocene of British Columbia
557-565.
Reproductive Biology
Carlos M. Herrera, Ricardo Pérez, and Conchita Alonso
Extreme intraplant variation in nectar sugar composition in an insect-pollinated
perennial herb
575-581.
Phillip T. Crawford and Wayne J. Elisens
Genetic variation and reproductive system among North American species of
Nuttallanthus (Plantaginaceae)
582-591.
Judy L. Stone, Miruna A. Sasuclark, and Chris P. Blomberg
Variation in the self-incompatibility response within and among populations of
the tropical shrub Witheringia solanacea (Solanaceae)
592-598.
Regina Berjano, Clara de Vega, Montserrat Arista, Pedro L. Ortiz, and
Salvador Talavera
A multi-year study of factors affecting fruit production in Aristolochia
paucinervis (Aristolochiaceae)
599-606.
Systematics and Phytogeography
Mark A. Beilstein, Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz, and Elizabeth A. Kellogg
Brassicaceae phylogeny and trichome evolution
607-619.
Shawn E. Krosnick, Elizabeth M. Harris, and John V. Freudenstein
Patterns of anomalous floral development in the Asian Passiflora (subgenus
Decaloba: supersection Disemma)
620-636.
Hashendra Kathriarachchi, Rosabelle Samuel, Petra Hoffmann, Jelena
Mlinarec, Kenneth J. Wurdack, Hélène Ralimanana, Tod F. Stuessy, and Mark W.
Chase
Phylogenetics of tribe Phyllantheae (Phyllanthaceae; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato)
based on nrITS and plastid matK DNA sequence data
637-655.
Daniel J. Crawford, Jenny K. Archibald, Arnoldo Santos-Guerra, and Mark E.
Mort
Allozyme diversity within and divergence among species
ofTolpis(Asteraceae-Lactuceae) in the Canary Islands: systematic, evolutionary,
and biogeographical implications
656-664.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY5
Volume 93, Number 5, May, 2006
Anatomy and Morphology
Kevin J. Carpenter
Specialized structures in the leaf epidermis of basal angiosperms: morphology,
distribution, and homology
665-681.
Satoshi Koi, Rieko Fujinami, Namiko Kubo, Ikue Tsukamoto, Rie Inagawa,
Ryoko Imaichi, and Masahiro Kato
Comparative anatomy of root meristem and root cap in some species of
Podostemaceae and the evolution of root dorsiventrality
682-692.
Juan Carlos Villarreal A. and Karen Sue Renzaglia
Structure and development of Nostoc strands in Leiosporoceros dussii (Anthocerotophyta):
a novel symbiosis in land plants
693-705.
Shanaz I. Baksh and Jennifer H. Richards
An architectural model for Eleocharis: morphology and development of Eleocharis
cellulosa (Cyperaceae)
707-715.
Ecology
Humberto F. Causin, Thomas W. Rufty, and James F. Reynolds
Gas exchange and carbon metabolism in two Prosopis species (Fabaceae) from
semiarid habitats: effects of elevated CO2, N supply, and N source
716-723.
Paleobotany
Elizabeth J. Hermsen, Thomas N. Taylor, Edith L. Taylor, and Dennis Wm.
Stevenson
Cataphylls of the Middle Triassic cycad Antarcticycas schopfii and new insights
into cycad evolution
724-738.
Reproductive Biology
Nadilia N. Gomez and Ruth G. Shaw
Inbreeding effect on male and female fertility and inheritance of male sterility
in Nemophila menziesii (Hydrophyllaceae)
739-746.
Systematics and Phytogeography
Krzysztof Spalik and Stephen R. Downie
The evolutionary history of Sium sensu lato (Apiaceae): dispersal, vicariance,
and domestication as inferred from ITS rDNA phylogeny
747-761.
Zhaoyang Zhang, Liming Fan, Junbo Yang, Xiaojiang Hao, and Zhijian Gu
Alkaloid polymorphism and ITS sequence variation in the Spiraea japonica complex
(Rosaceae) in China: traces of the biological effects of the Himalaya-Tibet
Plateau uplift
762-769.
Barbara S. Carlsward, W. Mark Whitten, Norris H. Williams, and Benny
Bytebier
Molecular phylogenetics of Vandeae (Orchidaceae) and the evolution of
leaflessness
770-786.
Carol A. Wilson and Clyde L. Calvin
An origin of aerial branch parasitism in the mistletoe family, Loranthaceae
787-796.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY6
Volume 93, Number 6, June, 2006
Anatomy and Morphology
Jeffrey G. Duckett, Anna Carafa, and Roberto Ligrone
A highly differentiated glomeromycotean association with the mucilage-secreting,
primitive antipodean liverwort Treubia (Treubiaceae): clues to the origins of
mycorrhizas
797-813.
Cell Biology
Eva Sykorová, Jirí Fajkus, Marie Mezníková, Kar Yoong Lim, Kamila
Neplechová, Frank R. Blattner, Mark W. Chase, and Andrew R. Leitch
Minisatellite telomeres occur in the family Alliaceae but are lost in Allium
814-823.
Ecology
Karl J. Niklas and Hanns-Christof Spatz
Allometric theory and the mechanical stability of large trees: proof and
conjecture
824-828.
Lawren Sack, Peter J. Melcher, Wendy H. Liu, Erin Middleton, and Tyler
Pardee
How strong is intracanopy leaf plasticity in temperate deciduous trees?
829-839.
José Climent, Maria Regina Chambel, Rosana López, Sven Mutke, Ricardo Alía,
and Luis Gil
Population divergence for heteroblasty in the Canary Island pine (Pinus
canariensis, Pinaceae)
840-848.
Tetsuya Kondo, Chihiro Sato, Jerry M. Baskin, and Carol C. Baskin
Post-dispersal embryo development, germination phenology, and seed dormancy in
Cardiocrinum cordatum var. glehnii (Liliaceae s. str.), a perennial herb of the
broadleaved deciduous forest in Japan
849-859.
Ingrid A. Anderson and Jeremiah W. Busch
Relaxed pollinator-mediated selection weakens floral integration in
self-compatible taxa of Leavenworthia (Brassicaceae)
860-867.
Ørjan Totland, Anders Nielsen, Anne-Line Bjerknes, and Mikael Ohlson
Effects of an exotic plant and habitat disturbance on pollinator visitation and
reproduction in a boreal forest herb
868-873.
Genetics
K. Yoong Lim, Kamila Souckova-Skalicka, Viswambharan Sarasan, James J.
Clarkson, Mark W. Chase, Ales Kovarik, and Andrew R. Leitch
A genetic appraisal of a new synthetic Nicotiana tabacum (Solanaceae) and the
Kostoff synthetic tobacco
875-883.
Physiology and Biochemistry
Tara M. Bledsoe and Colin M. Orians
Vascular pathways constrain 13C accumulation in large root sinks of Lycopersicon
esculentum (Solanaceae)
884-890.
Population Biology
Susan E. Meyer, Dana Quinney, and Jay Weaver
A stochastic population model for Lepidium papilliferum (Brassicaceae), a rare
desert ephemeral with a persistent seed bank
891-902.
Reproductive Biology
George Aldridge and Diane R. Campbell
Asymmetrical pollen success in Ipomopsis (Polemoniaceae) contact sites
903-909.
Adam O. Brown and Jeremy N. McNeil
Fruit production in cranberry (Ericaceae: Vaccinium macrocarpon): a bet-hedging
strategy to optimize reproductive effort
910-916.
Anton Pauw
Floral syndromes accurately predict pollination by a specialized oil-collecting
bee (Rediviva peringueyi, Melittidae) in a guild of South African orchids (Coryciinae)
917-926.
Systematics and Phytogeography
Donald H. Les, Robert S. Capers, and Nicholas P. Tippery
Introduction of Glossostigma (Phrymaceae) to North America: a taxonomic and
ecological overview
927-939.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY7
Volume 93, Number 7, July, 2006
Letter from the Editor
Judy J. Jernstedt
From the First Century of the Botanical Society of America into the Second
941
History of the Botanical Society of America
Vassiliki Betty Smocovitis
One hundred years of American botany: a short history of the Botanical Society
of America
942-952
Special Paper
Ian M. Ehrenreich and Michael D. Purugganan
The molecular genetic basis of plant adaptation
953-962
Anatomy and Morphology
Sherwin Carlquist and Edward L. Schneider
Origins and nature of vessels in monocotyledons: 8. Orchidaceae
963-971
Ecology
Stacey A. Leicht and John A. Silander, Jr.
Differential responses of invasive Celastrus orbiculatus (Celastraceae) and
native C. scandens to changes in light quality
972-977
Brenda B. Casper, I. N. Forseth, and D. Alexander Wait
A stage-based study of drought response in Cryptantha flava (Boraginaceae): gas
exchange, water use efficiency, and whole plant performance
978-987
Akiko Sakai, Ayako Sasa, and Satoki Sakai
Do sexual dimorphisms in reproductive allocation and new shoot biomass increase
with an increase of altitude? A case of the shrub willow Salix reinii (Salicaceae)
988-992
Physiology and Biochemistry
Brendan Choat, Tyler W. Brodie, Alexander R. Cobb, Maciej A. Zwieniecki,
and N. Michele Holbrook
Direct measurements of intervessel pit membrane hydraulic resistance in two
angiosperm tree species
993-1000
Population Biology
Lisa E. Wallace
Spatial genetic structure and frequency of interspecific hybridization in
Platanthera aquilonis and P. dilatata (Orchidaceae) occurring in sympatry
1001-1009
Dorset W. Trapnell and J. L. Hamrick
Floral display and mating patterns within populations of the neotropical
epiphytic orchid,Laeliarubescens (Orchidaceae)
1010-1018
Jan Pergl, Irena Perglová, Petr Pysek, and Hansjörg Dietz
Population age structure and reproductive behavior of the monocarpic perennial
Heracleum mantegazzianum (Apiaceae) in its native and invaded distribution
ranges
1018-1028
Reproductive Biology
Fernanda Pérez, Mary T. K. Arroyo, Rodrigo Medel, and Mark A. Hershkovitz
Ancestral reconstruction of flower morphology and pollination systems in
Schizanthus (Solanaceae)
1029-1038
Systematics and Phytogeography
Jonathan R. Bennett and Sarah Mathews
Phylogeny of the parasitic plant family Orobanchaceae inferred from phytochrome
A
1039-1051
H. Peter Linder, Titus Dlamini, Jack Henning, and G. Anthony Verboom
The evolutionary history of Melianthus (Melianthaceae)
1052-1064
Maria Vibe Norup, John Dransfield, Mark W. Chase, Anders S. Barfod, Edwino
S. Fernando, and William J. Baker
Homoplasious character combinations and generic delimitation: a case study from
the Indo-Pacific arecoid palms (Arecaceae: Areceae)
1065-1080
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY8
Volume 93, Number 8, August, 2006
Book Review
Richard G. Olmstead
Are invasive plants an inevitable consequence of evolution?
1236-1239
Ecology
Nathan Muchhala
The pollination biology of Burmeistera (Campanulaceae): specialization and
syndromes
1081-1089
Sara Puijalon and Gudrun Bornette
Phenotypic plasticity and mechanical stress: biomass partitioning and clonal
growth of an aquatic plant species
1090-1099
Phycology
Lavinia Robba, Stephen J. Russell, Gary L. Barker, and Juliet Brodie
Assessing the use of the mitochondrial cox1 marker for use in DNA barcoding of
red algae (Rhodophyta)
1101-1108
Physiology and Biochemistry
John Lokvam, Tania Brenes-Arguedas, J. Scott Lee, Phyllis D. Coley, and
Thomas A. Kursar
Allelochemic function for a primary metabolite: the case of l-tyrosine
hyper-production in Inga umbellifera (Fabaceae)
1109-1115
Population Biology
Felicia Oliva-Tejera, Juli Caujapé-Castells, Josefa Navarro-Déniz, Alfredo
Reyes-Betancort, Stephan Scholz, Mario Baccarani-Rosas, and Nereida Cabrera-García
Patterns of genetic divergence of three Canarian endemic Lotus (Fabaceae):
implications for the conservation of the endangered L. kunkelii
1116-1124
Wei Fang, Daniel R. Taub, Gordon A. Fox, R. Matthew Landis, Susan Natali,
and Jessica Gurevitch
Sources of variation in growth, form, and survival in dwarf and normal-stature
pitch pines (Pinus rigida, Pinaceae) in long-term transplant experiments
1125-1133
Reproductive Biology
Shoko Sakai, Rhett D. Harrison, Kuniyasu Momose, Koichiro Kuraji,
Hidetoshi Nagamasu, Tetsuzo Yasunari, Lucy Chong, and Tohru Nakashizuka
Irregular droughts trigger mass flowering in aseasonal tropical forests in asia
1134-1139
Systematics and Phytogeography
Stacey DeWitt Smith and David A. Baum
Phylogenetics of the florally diverse Andean clade Iochrominae (Solanaceae)
1140-1153
Jenny K. Archibald, Daniel J. Crawford, Arnoldo Santos-Guerra, and Mark E.
Mort
The utility of automated analysis of inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) loci
for resolving relationships in the Canary Island species of Tolpis (Asteraceae)
1154-1162
Michael J. Moore, Alan Tye, and Robert K. Jansen
Patterns of long-distance dispersal in Tiquilia subg. Tiquilia (Boraginaceae):
implications for the origins of amphitropical disjuncts and Galápagos Islands
endemics
1163-1177
Wendy B. Zomlefer, W. Mark Whitten, Norris H. Williams, and Walter S. Judd
Infrageneric phylogeny of Schoenocaulon (Liliales: Melanthiaceae) with
clarification of cryptic species based on ITS sequence data and geographical
distribution
1178-1192
Rosabelle Samuel, Walter Gutermann, Tod F. Stuessy, Claudete F. Ruas,
Hans-Walter Lack, Karin Tremetsberger, Salvador Talavera, Barbara Hermanowski,
and Friedrich Ehrendorfer
Molecular phylogenetics reveals Leontodon (Asteraceae, Lactuceae) to be
diphyletic
1193-1205
Judita Lihová, Karol Marhold, Hiroshi Kudoh, and Marcus A. Koch
Worldwide phylogeny and biogeography of Cardamine flexuosa (Brassicaceae) and
its relatives
1206-1221
Robert J. McKenzie, Elizabeth M. Muller, Amy K. W. Skinner, Per Ola Karis,
and Nigel P. Barker
Phylogenetic relationships and generic delimitation in subtribe Arctotidinae (Asteraceae:
Arctotideae) inferred by DNA sequence data from ITS and five chloroplast regions
1222-1235
Errata
Online errata
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY9
Volume 93, Number 9, September, 2006
Anatomy and Morphology
Jennifer H. Richards, Jeremy J. Bruhl, and Karen L. Wilson
Flower or spikelet? Understanding the morphology and development of reproductive
structures in Exocarya (Cyperaceae, Mapanioideae, Chrysitricheae)
1241-1250
Saharah Moon Chapotin, Juvet H. Razanameharizaka, and N. Michele Holbrook
A biomechanical perspective on the role of large stem volume and high water
content in baobab trees (Adansonia spp.; Bombacaceae)
1251-1264
Physiology and Biochemistry
Jarmila Pittermann, John S. Sperry, Uwe G. Hacke, James K. Wheeler, and
Elzard H. Sikkema
Inter-tracheid pitting and the hydraulic efficiency of conifer wood: the role of
tracheid allometry and cavitation protection
1265-1273
Population Biology
Anass Terrab, Ovidiu Paun, Salvador Talavera, Karin Tremetsberger,
Montserrat Arista, and Tod F. Stuessy
Genetic diversity and population structure in natural populations of Moroccan
Atlas cedar (Cedrus atlantica; Pinaceae) determined with cpSSR markers
1274-1280
Fabienne Van Rossum and Ludwig Triest
Fine-scale genetic structure of the common Primula elatior (Primulaceae) at an
early stage of population fragmentation
1281-1288
Reproductive Biology
Kathryn M. Flinn
Reproductive biology of three fern species may contribute to differential
colonization success in post-agricultural forests
1289-1294
Gregory J. Anderson, Gabriel Bernardello, Matthew R. Opel, Arnoldo
Santos-Guerra, and Mona Anderson
Reproductive biology of the dioecious Canary Islands endemic Withania aristata (Solanaceae)
1295-1305
Jeffrey D. Karron, Randall J. Mitchell, and John M. Bell
Multiple pollinator visits to Mimulus ringens (Phrymaceae) flowers increase mate
number and seed set within fruits
1306-1312
Irene Bisang, Johan Ehrlén, and Lars Hedenäs
Reproductive effort and costs of reproduction do not explain female-biased sex
ratios in the moss Pseudocalliergon trifarium (Amblystegiaceae)
1313-1319
Tomoyuki Itagaki and Satoki Sakai
Relationship between floral longevity and sex allocation among flowers within
inflorescences in Aquilegia buergeriana var. oxysepala (Ranunculaceae)
1320-1327
Systematics and Phytogeography
Darren M. Crayn, Maurizio Rossetto, and David J. Maynard
Molecular phylogeny and dating reveals an Oligo-Miocene radiation of dry-adapted
shrubs (former Tremandraceae) from rainforest tree progenitors (Elaeocarpaceae)
in Australia
1328-1342
Ze-Long Nie, Hang Sun, Paul M. Beardsley, Richard G. Olmstead, and Jun Wen
Evolution of biogeographic disjunction between eastern Asia and eastern North
America in Phryma (Phrymaceae)
1343-1356
Mei (Rebecca) Liu, Gregory M. Plunkett, Porter P. Lowry, II, Ben-Erik Van
Wyk, and Patricia M. Tilney
The taxonomic value of fruit wing types in the order Apiales
1357-1368
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY10
Volume 93, Number 10, October, 2006
Physiology and Biochemistry
Karl J. Niklas, Hanns-Christof Spatz, and Julian Vincent
Plant biomechanics: an overview and prospectus
1369-1378
Anja Geitmann
Experimental approaches used to quantify physical parameters at cellular and
subcellular levels
1380-1390
Ingo Burgert
Exploring the micromechanical design of plant cell walls
1391-1401
Sarah E. C. Whitney, Elaine Wilson, Judith Webster, Antony Bacic, J. S.
Grant Reid, and Michael J. Gidley
Effects of structural variation in xyloglucan polymers on interactions with
bacterial cellulose
1402-1414
Peter Schopfer
Biomechanics of plant growth
1415-1425
Deane L. Harder, Catriona L. Hurd, and Thomas Speck
Comparison of mechanical properties of four large, wave-exposed seaweeds
1426-1432
Lothar Koehler and Frank W. Telewski
Biomechanics and transgenic wood
1433-1438
Ulrike G. K. Wegst
Wood for sound
1439-1448
Tony Farquhar and Yong Zhao
Fracture mechanics and its relevance to botanical structures
1449-1454
Markus Milwich, Thomas Speck, Olga Speck, Thomas Stegmaier, and Heinrich
Planck
Biomimetics and technical textiles: solving engineering problems with the help
of nature's wisdom
1455-1465
Frank W. Telewski
A unified hypothesis of mechanoperception in plants
1466-1476
Bruno Moulia, Catherine Coutand, and Catherine Lenne
Posture control and skeletal mechanical acclimation in terrestrial plants:
implications for mechanical modeling of plant architecture
1477-1489
John S. Sperry, Uwe G. Hacke, and Jarmila Pittermann
Size and function in conifer tracheids and angiosperm vessels
1490-1500
Heli M. Peltola
Mechanical stability of trees under static loads
1501-1511
Franka Brüchert and Barry Gardiner
The effect of wind exposure on the tree aerial architecture and biomechanics of
Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis, Pinaceae)
1512-1521
Kenneth R. James, Nicholas Haritos, and Peter K. Ades
Mechanical stability of trees under dynamic loads
1522-1530
Gordon Sanson
The biomechanics of browsing and grazing
1531-1545
Jennifer Read and Alexia Stokes
Plant biomechanics in an ecological context
1546-1565
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY11
Volume 93, Number 11, November, 2006
Anatomy and Morphology
Qiang Sun, Thomas L. Rost, and Mark A. Matthews
Pruning-induced tylose development in stems of current-year shoots of Vitis
vinifera (Vitaceae)
1567-1576
Patrick Heuret, Céline Meredieu, Thierry Coudurier, Florence Courdier, and
Daniel Barthélémy
Ontogenetic trends in the morphological features of main stem annual shoots of
Pinus pinaster (Pinaceae)
1577-1587
Jean-Christophe Domec, Barbara Lachenbruch, and Frederick C. Meinzer
Bordered pit structure and function determine spatial patterns of air-seeding
thresholds in xylem of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii; Pinaceae) trees
1588-1600
Brief Communication
Elene R. Valdivia, Daniel J. Cosgrove, and Andrew G. Stephenson
Role of accelerated style senescence in pathogen defense
1725-1729
Ecology
Jennifer Read, Gordon D. Sanson, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky, and Tanguy
Jaffré
Sclerophylly in two contrasting tropical environments: low nutrients vs. low
rainfall
1601-1614
Andrew J. Eckert
Influence of substrate type and microsite availability on the persistence of
foxtail pine (Pinus balfouriana, Pinaceae) in the Klamath Mountains, California
1615-1624
Daniel M. Johnson and William K. Smith
Low clouds and cloud immersion enhance photosynthesis in understory species of a
southern Appalachian spruce–fir forest (USA)
1625-1632
Physiology and Biochemistry
Anna F. Armstrong, David C. Logan, and Owen K. Atkin
On the developmental dependence of leaf respiration: responses to short- and
long-term changes in growth temperature
1633-1639
Population Biology
Bohumil Mandák, Katerina Bímová, and Ivana Placková
Genetic structure of experimental populations and reproductive fitness in a
heterocarpic plant Atriplex tatarica (Chenopodiaceae)
1640-1649
Sylvie Oddou-Muratorio, Etienne K. Klein, Brigitte Demesure-Musch, and
Frédéric Austerlitz
Real-time patterns of pollen flow in the wild-service tree, Sorbus torminalis (Rosaceae).
III. Mating patterns and the ecological maternal neighborhood
1650-1659
Reproductive Biology
Gidi Ne'eman, Rina Ne'eman, and Aaron M. Ellison
Limits to reproductive success of Sarracenia purpurea (Sarraceniaceae)
1660-1666
Abraham J. Miller-Rushing, Richard B. Primack, Daniel Primack, and Sharda
Mukunda
Photographs and herbarium specimens as tools to document phenological changes in
response to global warming
1667-1674
Ethel Arias-Cóyotl, Kathryn E. Stoner, and Alejandro Casas
Effectiveness of bats as pollinators of Stenocereus stellatus (Cactaceae) in
wild, managed in situ, and cultivated populations in La Mixteca Baja, central
Mexico
1675-1683
Systematics and Phytogeography
Vincent Merckx, Peter Schols, Hiltje Maas-van de Kamer, Paul Maas, Suzy
Huysmans, and Erik Smets
Phylogeny and evolution of Burmanniaceae (Dioscoreales) based on nuclear and
mitochondrial data
1684-1698
Andrea D. Wolfe, Christopher P. Randle, Shannon L. Datwyler, Jeffery J.
Morawetz, Nidia Arguedas, and Jose Diaz
Phylogeny, taxonomic affinities, and biogeography of Penstemon (Plantaginaceae)
based on ITS and cpDNA sequence data
1699-1713
T. Slotte, A. Ceplitis, B. Neuffer, H. Hurka, and M. Lascoux
Intrageneric phylogeny of Capsella (Brassicaceae) and the origin of the
tetraploid C. bursa-pastoris based on chloroplast and nuclear DNA sequences
1714-1724
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Volume 93, Number 12, December, 2006
Anatomy and Morphology
Nels R. Lersten, Albert R. Czlapinski, John D. Curtis, Robert Freckmann,
and Harry T. Horner
Oil bodies in leaf mesophyll cells of angiosperms: overview and a selected
survey
1731-1739
Douglas G. Scofield
Medial pith cells per meter in twigs as a proxy for mitotic growth rate (/m) in
the apical meristem
1740-1747
Akiko Sogo and Hiroshi Tobe
Delayed fertilization and pollen-tube growth in pistils of Fagus japonica (Fagaceae)
1748-1756
Brief Communication
Melanie L. DeVore, Paul Kenrick, Kathleen B. Pigg, and Richard A. Ketcham
Utility of high resolution x-ray computed tomography (HRXCT) for paleobotanical
studies: an example using London Clay fruits and seeds
1848-1851
Kyoko Aoki, Toshikazu Matsumura, Tamotsu Hattori, and Noriaki Murakami
Chloroplast DNA phylogeography of Photinia glabra (Rosaceae) in Japan
1852-1858
Ecology
Allison J. Miller and Jason H. Knouft
GIS-based characterization of the geographic distributions of wild and
cultivated populations of the Mesoamerican fruit tree Spondias purpurea (Anacardiaceae)
1757-1767
Matthew J. Ferrari, Andrew G. Stephenson, Mark C. Mescher, and Consuelo M.
De Moraes
Inbreeding effects on blossom volatiles in Cucurbita pepo subsp. texana (Cucurbitaceae)
1768-1774
Leah S. Dudley
Ecological correlates of secondary sexual dimorphism in Salix glauca (Salicaceae)
1775-1783
Physiology and Biochemistry
Edward A. Vasquez, Edward P. Glenn, Glenn R. Guntenspergen, J. Jed Brown,
and Stephen G. Nelson
Salt tolerance and osmotic adjustment of Spartina alterniflora (Poaceae) and the
invasive M haplotype of Phragmites australis (Poaceae) along a salinity gradient
1784-1790
Reproductive Biology
C. L. Gross and H. A. R. Caddy
Are differences in breeding mechanisms and fertility among populations
contributing to rarity in Grevillea rhizomatosa (Proteaceae)?
1791-1799
Charles B. Fenster, George Cheely, Michele R. Dudash, and Richard J.
Reynolds
Nectar reward and advertisement in hummingbird-pollinated Silene virginica (Caryophyllaceae)
1800-1807
Systematics and Phytogeography
Sutee Duangjai, Bruno Wallnöfer, Rosabelle Samuel, Jérôme Munzinger, and
Mark W. Chase
Generic delimitation and relationships in Ebenaceae sensu lato: evidence from
six plastid DNA regions
1808-1827
Carolina I. Calviño, Patricia M. Tilney, Ben-Erik van Wyk, and Stephen R.
Downie
A molecular phylogenetic study of southern African Apiaceae
1828-1847