AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 1
Volume 92, Number 1, January, 2005

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Letter from the Editor
 
 
American Journal of Botany—Past, Present and Future
Judy Jernstedt
1

Anatomy and Morphology
 
 
Volatile composition, emission pattern, and localization of floral scent emission in Mirabilis jalapa (Nyctaginaceae)
Uta Effmert, Jana Große, Ursula S. R. Röse, Fred Ehrig, Ralf Kägi, and Birgit Piechulla
2

Ecology
 
 
Plant generalization on pollinators: species property or local phenomenon?
Carlos M. Herrera
13
Phenotypic plasticity to light competition and herbivory in Chenopodium album (Chenopodiaceae)
Nile S. Kurashige and Anurag A. Agrawal
21
Colonization of volcanic deserts from productive patches
Roger del Moral and Andrew J. Eckert
27
Mechanisms of selection for drought stress tolerance and avoidance in Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae)
M. Shane Heschel and Corinna Riginos
37
Differences in growth trajectory and strategy of two sympatric congeneric species in an Indonesian floodplain forest
Toshihiro Yamada, Oka Putu Ngakan, and Eizi Suzuki
45

Economic Botany
 
 
Evaluation of new Lesquerella and Physaria (Brassicaceae) oilseed germplasm
Andrew M. Salywon, David A. Dierig, Jon P. Rebman, and Diana Jasso de Rodríguez
53

Genetics and Molecular Biology
 
 
Trans-species shared polymorphisms at orthologous nuclear gene loci among distant species in the conifer Picea (Pinaceae): implications for the long-term maintenance of genetic diversity in trees
Marie Bouillé and Jean Bousquet
63

Mycology and Plant Pathology
 
 
The Crepidotaceae (Basidiomycota, Agaricales): phylogeny and taxonomy of the genera and revision of the family based on molecular evidence
M. Catherine Aime, Rytas Vilgalys, and Orson K. Miller, Jr
74

Paleobotany
 
 
New perspective on the architecture of the Late Devonian arborescent lycopsid Leptophloeum rhombicum (Leptophloeaceae)
Qi Wang, Bao-Yin Geng, and David L. Dilcher
83

Population Biology
 
 
Geographic pattern of genetic diversity in Pinus resinosa: contact zone between descendants of glacial refugia
Rosemarie Walter and Bryan K. Epperson
92
Coarse- versus fine-grained water stress in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae)
Kathleen E. Engelmann and Carl D. Schlichting
101

Reproductive Biology
 
 
A comparison of male and female responses to inbreeding in Cucurbita pepo subsp. texana (Cucurbitaceae)
C. Nelson Hayes, James A. Winsor, and Andrew G. Stephenson
107
Environmentally induced variation in fecundity compensation in the morph-biased male-sterile distylous shrub Erythroxylum havanense (Erythroxylaceae)
Luis F. Rosas, Jessica Pérez-Alquicira, and César A. Domínguez
116

Structure and Development
 
 
Do gymnosperm needles pull water through the xylem produced in the same year as the needle?
Clarisse Maton and Barbara L. Gartner
123

Systematics
 
 
Molecular phylogenetics of Phyllanthaceae: evidence from plastid MATK and nuclear PHYC sequences
Rosabelle Samuel, Hashendra Kathriarachchi, Petra Hoffmann, Michael H. J. Barfuss, Kenneth J. Wurdack, Charles C. Davis, and Mark W. Chase
132
The tortoise and the hare II: relative utility of 21 noncoding chloroplast DNA sequences for phylogenetic analysis
Joey Shaw, Edgar B. Lickey, John T. Beck, Susan B. Farmer, Wusheng Liu, Jermey Miller, Kunsiri C. Siripun, Charles T. Winder, Edward E. Schilling, and Randall L. Small
142
The molecular phylogeny of Alpinia (Zingiberaceae): a complex and polyphyletic genus of gingers
W. John Kress, Ai-Zhong Liu, Mark Newman, and Qing-Jun Li
167

Systematics and Phytogeography
 
 
Molecular phylogenetic systematics and biogeography of tribe Neillieae (Rosaceae) using DNA sequences of cpDNA, rDNA, and LEAFY
Sang-Hun Oh and Daniel Potter
179

Book Review
 
 
Crop origins, cytogenetics and plant evolution
Gregory J. Anderson
193
Reviewers of Manuscripts 196
Reviewers of Information Form 199
Instructions for Authors 200
New Member Application 203
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    AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY 2
Volume 92, Number 2, February, 2005

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Brief Communication
 
 
Seedling expression of cross-generational plasticity depends on reproductive architecture
Marjorie R. Lundgren and Sonia E. Sultan
377

Ecology
 
 
Sources and consequences of seed size variation in Lupinus perennis (Fabaceae): adaptive and non-adaptive hypotheses
Stacey L. Halpern
205
Leaf optical responses to light and soil nutrient availability in temperate deciduous trees
J. L. Baltzer and S. C. Thomas
214
Comparison of ectomycorrhizas of Quercus garryana (Fagaceae) on serpentine and non-serpentine soils in southwestern Oregon
A. Mariah Moser, Carolyn A. Petersen, Jad A. D'Allura, and Darlene Southworth
224

Paleobotany

 
 
Morphology and affinities of an Early Cretaceous Ephedra (Ephedraceae) from China
Yong Yang, Bao-Yin Geng, David L. Dilcher, Zhi-Duan Chen, and Terry A. Lott
231
Shirleya grahamae gen. et sp. nov. (Lythraceae), Lagerstroemia-like fruits from the middle Miocene Yakima Canyon flora, central Washington State, USA
Kathleen B. Pigg and Melanie L. DeVore
242

Population Biology
 
 
Gene flow and fine-scale genetic structure in a wind-pollinated tree species, Quercus lobata (Fagaceaee)
Cyril Dutech, Victoria L. Sork, Andrew J. Irwin, Peter E. Smouse, and Frank W. Davis
252
A two-generation analysis of pollen pool genetic structure in flowering dogwood, Cornus florida (Cornaceae), in the Missouri Ozarks
Victoria L. Sork, Peter E. Smouse, Victoria J. Apsit, Rodney J. Dyer, and Robert D. Westfall
262

Reproductive Biology
 
 
Clonal diversity and distribution in Stenocereus eruca (Cactaceae), a narrow endemic cactus of the Sonoran Desert
Ricardo Clark-Tapia, Cecilia Alfonso-Corrado, Luis E. Eguiarte, and Francisco Molina-Freaner
272
Floral costs in Nigella sativa (Ranunculaceae): compensatory responses to perianth removal
Stefan Andersson
279

Systematics
 
 
Dating the Dipsacales: comparing models, genes, and evolutionary implications
Charles D. Bell and Michael J. Donoghue
284
Piecing together the "new" Plantaginaceae
D. C. Albach, H. M. Meudt, and B. Oxelman
297
Molecular systematics of the Catesbaeeae-Chiococceae complex (Rubiaceae): flower and fruit evolution and biogeographic implications
Timothy J. Motley, Kenneth J. Wurdack, and Piero G. Delprete
316
Phylogeny of Eastern North American Coreopsis (Asteraceae-Coreopsideae): insights from nuclear and plastid sequences, and comments on character evolution
Daniel J. Crawford and Mark E. Mort
330

Systematics and Phytogeography
 
 
Phylogenetic relationships in subfamily Tillandsioideae (Bromeliaceae) based on DNA sequence data from seven plastid regions
Michael H. J. Barfuss, Rosabelle Samuel, Walter Till, and Tod F. Stuessy
337
Molecular analyses of the genus Ilex (Aquifoliaceae) in southern South America, evidence from AFLP and ITS sequence data
Alexandra M. Gottlieb, Gustavo C. Giberti, and Lidia Poggio
352

Tropical Biology
 
 
Effects of pollination by bats on the mating system of Ceiba pentandra (Bombacaceae) populations in two tropical life zones in Costa Rica
Jorge A. Lobo, Mauricio Quesada, and Kathryn E. Stoner
370
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Volume 92, Number 3, March, 2005

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Anatomy and Morphology
 
 
Development of nonlignified fibers in leaves of Gnetum gnemon (Gnetales)
P. Barry Tomlinson and Jack B. Fisher
383
Structural and mechanical peculiarities of the petioles of giant leaves of Amorphophallus (Araceae)
Zygmunt Hejnowicz and Wilhelm Barthlott
391

Ecology
 
 
Is there a cost to resprouting? Seedling growth rate and drought tolerance in sprouting and nonsprouting Ceanothus (Rhamnaceae)
Dylan W. Schwilk and David D. Ackerly
404
Microhabitat distribution of two Florida scrub endemic plants in comparison to their habitat-generalist congeners
Satya Maliakal-Witt, Eric S. Menges, and J. S. Denslow
411
Onset of flowering and climate variability in an alpine landscape: a 10-year study from Swedish Lapland
Ulf Molau, Urban Nordenhäll, and Bente Eriksen
422
Only seed size matters for germination in different populations of the dimorphic Tragopogon pratensis subsp. pratensis (Asteraceae)
Tamara van Mölken, Linda D. Jorritsma-Wienk, Paul H. W. van Hoek, and Hans de Kroon
432
Fruit maturation, not deteriorating light conditions, is the primary cue of senescence in a spring ephemeral annual plant—Floerkea proserpinacoides (Limnanthaceae)
Ines Ben Mokhtar and Gilles Houle
438

Economic Botany
 
 
Fruit maturation, not deteriorating light conditions, is the primary cue of senescence in a spring ephemeral annual plant—Floerkea proserpinacoides (Limnanthaceae)
Ines Ben Mokhtar and Gilles Houle
438

Genetics and Molecular Biology
 
 
Hybrid origins and F1 dominance in the free-floating, sterile bladderwort, Utricularia australis f. australis (Lentibulariaceae)
Yoshiaki Kameyama, Masahiro Toyama, and Masashi Ohara
469

Population Biology
 
 
Marked genetic divergence among sky island populations of Sedum lanceolatum (Crassulaceae) in the Rocky Mountains
Eric G. DeChaine and Andrew P. Martin
477

Reproductive Biology
 
 
Pollen and resource limitation in a gynodioecious species
Eija Asikainen and Pia Mutikainen
487
Evolutionary increase in sexual and clonal reproductive capacity during biological invasion in an aquatic plant Butomus umbellatus (Butomaceae)
Jeremy S. Brown and Christopher G. Eckert
495
Pollination ecology of Stenocereus queretaroensis (Cactaceae), a chiropterophilous columnar cactus, in a tropical dry forest of Mexico
Carlos N. Ibarra-Cerdeña, Luis I. Iñiguez-Dávalos, and Víctor Sánchez-Cordero
503
Explosive seed dispersal in two perennial Mediterranean Euphorbia species (Euphorbiaceae)
Eduardo Narbona, Montserrat Arista, and Pedro L. Ortiz
510
Predicting mating patterns from pollination syndromes: the case of "sapromyiophily" in Tacca chantrieri (Taccaceae)
Ling Zhang, Spencer C. H. Barrett, Jiang-Yun Gao, Jin Chen, W. W. Cole, Yong Liu, Zhi-Lin Bai, and Qing-Jun Li
517

Structure and Development
 
 
Relative humidity and temperature modify the mechanical properties of isolated tomato fruit cuticles
Antonio J. Matas, Gloria López-Casado, Jesús Cuartero, and Antonio Heredia
462

Systematics
 
 
Hybrid origin of "Bauhinia blakeana" (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae), inferred using morphological, reproductive, and molecular data
Carol P. Y. Lau, Lawrence Ramsden, and Richard M. K. Saunders
525
Aglaia (Meliaceae): an evaluation of taxonomic concepts based on DNA data and secondary metabolites
Alexandra N. Muellner, Rosabelle Samuel, Mark W. Chase, Caroline M. Pannell, and Harald Greger
534
Polyphyly of Mussaenda inferred from ITS and trnT-F data and its implication for generic limits in Mussaendeae (Rubiaceae)
Grecebio D. Alejandro, Sylvain G. Razafimandimbison, and Sigrid Liede-Schumann
544
Nectar spur evolution in the Mexican lobelias (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae)
Margaret M. Koopman and Tina J. Ayers
558

Tropical Biology
 
 
Rainfall exclusion in an eastern Amazonian forest alters soil water movement and depth of water uptake
Hugo Romero-Saltos, Leonel da S. L. Sternberg, Marcelo Z. Moreira, and Daniel C. Nepstad
443
Correlation but no causation between leaf nitrogen and maximum assimilation: the role of drought and reproduction in gas exchange in an understory tropical plant Miconia ciliata (Melastomataceae)
Débora V. Aragão, Lucas B. Fortini, Stephen S. Mulkey, Daniel J. Zarin, Maristela M. Araujo, and Cláudio J. R. de Carvalho
456
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Volume 92, Number 4, April, 2005

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Development and Morphogenesis

 
 
Inflorescence, spikelet, and floral development in Panicum maximum and Urochloa plantaginea (Poaceae)
Renata Reinheimer, Raúl Pozner, and Abelardo C. Vegetti
565
Post-meiotic cytokinesis and pollen aperture pattern ontogeny: comparison of development in four species differing in aperture pattern
Adrienne Ressayre, Leanne Dreyer, Sarah Triki-Teurtroy, Arlette Forchioni, and Sophie Nadot
576

Ecology
 
 
Growth and photosynthetic responses of the federally endangered shrub, Lindera melissifolia (Lauraceae), to varied light environments
Katherine M. Aleric and L. Katherine Kirkman
682
Stomatal frequency responses in hardwood-swamp vegetation from Florida during a 60-year continuous CO2 increase
Friederike Wagner, David L. Dilcher, and Henk Visscher
690
Endozoochorous dispersal of aquatic plants: does seed gut passage affect plant performance?
Jordi Figuerola, Luis Santamaría, Andy J. Green, Isabel Luque, Raquel Alvarez, and Iris Charalambidou
696
Does cladode inclination restrict microhabitat distribution for Opuntia puberula (Cactaceae)?
Lugui Sortibrán, Clara Tinoco-Ojanguren, Teresa Terrazas, and Alfonso Valiente-Banuet
700

Genetics and Molecular Biology
 
 
Genome evolution among cruciferous plants: a lecture from the comparison of the genetic maps of three diploid species—Capsella rubella, Arabidopsis lyrata subsp. petraea, and A. thaliana
Marcus A. Koch and Markus Kiefer
761

Paleobotany

 
 
Cuticular anatomy of Sphenobaiera huangii (Ginkgoales) from the Lower Jurassic of Hubei, China
Yongdong Wang, Gaëtan Guignard, Frédéric Thévenard, David Dilcher, Georges Barale, Volker Mosbrugger, Xiaoju Yang, and Shengwu Mei
709

Population Biology
 
 
Genetic diversity in Chihuahuan Desert populations of creosotebush (Zygophyllaceae: Larrea tridentata)
Kristy L. Duran, Timothy K. Lowrey, Robert R. Parmenter, and Paul O. Lewis
722

Reproductive Biology
 
 
Pollen competition among two species of Senecio (Asteraceae) that form a hybrid zone on Mt. Etna, Sicily
Mark A. Chapman, David G. Forbes, and Richard J. Abbott
730
Floral phenology and compatibility of sawgrass, Cladium jamaicense (Cyperaceae)
Jenise M. Snyder and Jennifer H. Richards
436
Evolution of self-fertilization at geographical range margins? A comparison of demographic, floral, and mating system variables in central vs. peripheral populations of Aquilegia canadensis (Ranunculaceae)
Christopher R. Herlihy and Christopher G. Eckert
744

Structure and Development
 
 
Floral developmental evidence for the systematic position of Batis (Bataceae)
Louis P. Ronse De Craene
752

Systematics
 
 
Phylogenetic relationships within the tribe Malveae (Malvaceae, subfamily Malvoideae) as inferred from ITS sequence data
Jennifer A. Tate, Javier Fuertes Aguilar, Steven J. Wagstaff, John C. La Duke, Tracey A. Bodo Slotta, and Beryl B. Simpson
584
A four-gene study of evolutionary relationships in Solanum section Acanthophora
Rachel A. Levin, Kimberly Watson, and Lynn Bohs
603
An overview of the phylogenetic relationships within Epidendroideae inferred from multiple DNA regions and recircumscription of Epidendreae and Arethuseae (Orchidaceae)
Cássio van den Berg, Douglas H. Goldman, John V. Freudenstein, Alec M. Pridgeon, Kenneth M. Cameron, and Mark W. Chase
613
Molecular phylogeny of Incarvillea (Bignoniaceae) based on ITS and trnL-F sequences
Shaotian Chen, Kaiyun Guan, Zhekun Zhou, Richard Olmstead, and Quentin Cronk
625

Systematics and Phytogeography
 
 
Extinction threat in the Pedilanthus clade (Euphorbia, Euphorbiaceae), with special reference to the recently rediscovered E. conzattii (P. pulchellus)
Mark E. Olson, José A. Lomelí S, and N. Ivalú Cacho
634
Monophyly of Kelloggia Torrey ex Benth. (Rubiaceae) and evolution of its intercontinental disjunction between western North America and eastern Asia
Ze-Long Nie, Jun Wen, Hang Sun, and Bruce Bartholomew
642
Viburnum phylogeny based on combined molecular data: implications for taxonomy and biogeography
Richard C. Winkworth and Michael J. Donoghue
653
Phylogenetic relationships among New Caledonian Sapotaceae (Ericales): molecular evidence for generic polyphyly and repeated dispersal
Igor V. Bartish, Ulf Swenson, Jérôme Munzinger, and Arne A. Anderberg
667

Tropical Biology
 
 
Ramet demography of a nurse bromeliad in Brazilian restingas
Michelle C. Sampaio, F. Xavier Picó, and Fabio R. Scarano
674
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Volume 92, Number 5, May, 2005

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Anatomy and Morphology
 
 
Solar radiation as a factor in the evolution of scleromorphic leaf anatomy in Proteaceae
Gregory J. Jordan, Rebecca A. Dillon, and Peter H. Weston
789
Floral venation patterns in Siphocampylus (Campanulaceae)
Wlademir Saburi, Jr., Lucelaine Rocha Reato, and Silvana Aparecida Pires de Godoy
797
On the occurrence of adventitious branch roots on root axes of trees
Dominick J. Paolillo, Jr. and Nina L. Bassuk
802

Brief Communication

 
 
Sex-specific effect of Microbotryum violaceum (Uredinales) spores on healthy plants of the gynodioecious Gypsophila repens (Caryophyllaceae)
Manuela López-Villavicencio, Antoine Branca, Tatiana Giraud, and Jacqui A. Shykoff
896

Ecology
 
 
Morphological responses to simulated wind in the genus Brassica (Brassicaceae): allopolyploids and their parental species
Courtney J. Murren and Massimo Pigliucci
810
Phenotypic plasticity in vegetative and reproductive traits in an invasive weed, Lythrum salicaria (Lythraceae), in response to soil moisture
Tarun K. Mal and Jon Lovett-Doust
819
Reproduction and progeny of Silene latifolia (Caryophyllaceae) as affected by atmospheric CO2 concentration
Xianzhong Wang
826

Genetics and Molecular Biology
 
 
Microsatellite analysis reveals genetically distinct populations of red pine (Pinus resinosa, Pinaceae)
Jacquelyn Boys, Marilyn Cherry, and Selvadurai Dayanandan
833
Effects of crossing distance on offspring fitness and developmental stability in Dalechampia scandens (Euphorbiaceae)
Christophe Pélabon, Matthew L. Carlson, Thomas F. Hansen, and W. Scott Armbruster
842

Physiology and Biochemistry
 
 
The response of plasma membrane lipid composition in callus of the halophyte Spartina patens (Poaceae) to salinity stress
Jinglan Wu, Denise M. Seliskar, and John L. Gallagher
852

Population Biology
 
 
Linking frugivores to the dynamics of a fruit color polymorphism
Kenneth D. Whitney
859
Physiological mechanism of population differentiation in shade-avoidance responses between woodland and clearing genotypes of Impatiens capensis
Eric J. von Wettberg and Johanna Schmitt
868
Genetic diversity and structure of natural and managed populations of Cedrus atlantica (Pinaceae) assessed using random amplified polymorphic DNA
Begoña Renau-Morata, Sergio G. Nebauer, Ester Sales, Joel Allainguillaume, Peter Caligari, and Juan Segura
875

Reproductive Biology
 
 
Patterns of multiple paternity in fruits of Mimulus ringens (Phrymaceae)
Randall J. Mitchell, Jeffrey D. Karron, Karsten G. Holmquist, and John M. Bell
885
Are flower-visiting ants mutualists or antagonists? A study in a gynodioecious wild strawberry
Tia-Lynn Ashman and Emiley A. King
891

Systematics
 
 
logeny of PgiC gene in Shorea and its closely related genera (Dipterocarpaceae), the dominant trees in Southeast Asian tropical rain forests
Koichi Kamiya, Ko Harada, Hidenori Tachida, and Peter Shaw Ashton
775
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Volume 92, Number 6, June, 2005

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Invited Special Paper
 
 
A comparison of the sexual systems in the trees from the Australian tropics with other tropical biomes—more monoecy but why?
C. L. Gross
907

Anatomy and Morphology
 
 
Relationships within balsaminoid Ericales: a wood anatomical approach
Frederic Lens, Stefan Dressler, Steven Jansen, Liesbeth van Evelghem, and Erik Smets
941

Brief Communication
 
 
Evidence of polar auxin flow in 375 million-year-old fossil wood
G. W. Rothwell and S. Lev-Yadun
903

Ecology
 
 
Branching responses in Silphium integrifolium (Asteraceae) following mechanical or gall damage to apical meristems and neighbor removal
Philip A. Fay and Heather L. Throop
954
Density-dependent processes influencing the evolutionary dynamics of dispersal: a functional analysis of seed dispersal in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae)
Naomi J. Wender, Chandra R. Polisetty, and Kathleen Donohue
960
Evolutionary and ecological correlates of early seedling morphology in East African trees and shrubs
Amy E. Zanne, Colin A. Chapman, and Kaoru Kitajima
972

Genetics and Molecular Biology

 
 
Theory for why dioecious plants have equal length sex chromosomes
Root Gorelick
979

Physiology and Biochemistry

 
 
The evaluation of Murray's law in Psilotum nudum (Psilotaceae), an analogue of ancestral vascular plants
Katherine A. McCulloh and John S. Sperry
985

Population Biology
 
 
Genetic variability is correlated with population size and reproduction in American wild-rice (Zizania palustris var. palustris, Poaceae) populations
Yingqing Lu, Donald M. Waller, and Peter David
990

Reproductive Biology
 
 
Phenotypic plasticity, parental effects, and parental care in plants? I. An examination of spike reflectance in Plantago lanceolata (Plantaginaceae)
Elizabeth P. Lacey and David Herr
920
Pollination of Australian Macrozamia cycads (Zamiaceae): effectiveness and behavior of specialist vectors in a dependent mutualism
L. Irene Terry, Gimme H. Walter, John S. Donaldson, Elizabeth Snow, Paul I. Forster, and Peter J. Machin
931

Systematics
 
 
Leave it to the leaves: a molecular phylogenetic study of Malaxideae (Epidendroideae, Orchidaceae)
Kenneth M. Cameron
1025
Species relationships in the genus Vasconcellea (Caricaceae) based on molecular and morphological evidence
Tina Kyndt, Eliza Romeijn-Peeters, Bart Van Droogenbroeck, José P. Romero-Motochi, Godelieve Gheysen, and Paul Goetghebeur
1033
The ß-amylase genes of grasses and a phylogenetic analysis of the Triticeae (Poaceae)
Roberta J. Mason-Gamer
316

Systematics and Phytogeography
 
 
Patterns of molecular and morphological differentiation in Fagus (Fagaceae): phylogenetic implications
Thomas Denk, Guido W. Grimm, and Vera Hemleben
1006
Evolution of Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) in the Pacific Ocean: the origin of a supertramp clade
Quentin C. B. Cronk, Michael Kiehn, Warren L. Wagner, and James F. Smith
1017

Tropical Biology
 
 
Seed size, dispersal, and aerodynamic constraints within the Bombacaceae
David F. Greene and Mauricio Quesada
998
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Volume 92, Number 7, July, 2005

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Anatomy and Morphology
 
 
Comparative structure of the labellum in Ophrys fusca and O. lutea (Orchidaceae)
Lia Ascensão, Ana Francisco, Helena Cotrim, and M. Salomé Pais
1059

Ecology
 
 
The cost of carnivory for Darlingtonia californica (Sarraceniaceae): evidence from relationships among leaf traits
Aaron M. Ellison and Elizabeth J. Farnsworth
1085
Seed storage conditions change the germination pattern of clonal growth plants in Mediterranean salt marshes
José L. Espinar, Luis V. García, and Luis Clemente
1094
Mechanisms for tolerating freeze–thaw stress of two evergreen chaparral species: Rhus ovata and Malosma aurina (Anacardiaceae)
R. B. Pratt, F. W. Ewers, M. C. Lawson, A. L. Jacobsen, M. M. Brediger, and S. D. Davis
1102

Paleobotany
 
 
A Late Devonian isoetalean lycopsid, Otzinachsonia Beerboweri, gen. et sp. nov., from north-central Pennsylvania, USA
Walter L. Cressler III and Hermann W. Pfefferkorn
1131
Correlations of climate and plant ecology to leaf size and shape: potential proxies for the fossil record
Dana L. Royer, Peter Wilf, David A. Janesko, Elizabeth A. Kowalski, and David L. Dilcher
1141
New insights into Paleozoic charophyte morphology and phylogeny
Monique Feist, Junying Liu, and Paul Tafforeau
1152

Population Biology
 
 
Genetic and clonal diversity of two cattail species, Typha latifolia and T. angustifolia (Typhaceae), from Ukraine
Olga V. Tsyusko, Michael H. Smith, Rebecca R. Sharitz, and Travis C. Glenn
1161

Reproductive Biology
 
 
Pollen movement in a natural population of Arisaema serratum (Araceae), a plant with a pitfall-trap flower pollination system
Toru Nishizawa, Yasuyuki Watano, Eiichiro Kinoshita, Takayuki Kawahara, and Kunihiko Ueda
1114
Testing for ecological and genetic Allee effects in the invasive shrub Senna didymobotrya (Fabaceae)
Mark van Kleunen and Steven D. Johnson
1124

Structure and Development
 
 
The evolution of unisexual flowers: morphological and functional convergence results from diverse developmental transitions
Caroline H. Mitchell and Pamela K. Diggle
1068
Inter- and intraspecific structural variations among intervascular pit membranes, as revealed by field-emission scanning electron microscopy
Yuzou Sano
1077

Systematics
 
 
Phylogenetics and diversification of Cotyledon (Crassulaceae) inferred from nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequence data
Mark E. Mort, Nicholas Levsen, Christopher P. Randle, Ernst Van Jaarsveld, and Annie Palmer
1170
Basal cactus phylogeny: implications of Pereskia (Cactaceae) paraphyly for the transition to the cactus life form
Erika J. Edwards, Reto Nyffeler, and Michael J. Donoghue
1177

Systematics and Phytogeography
 
 
Molecular phylogenetics of Limonium and related genera (Plumbaginaceae): biogeographical and systematic implications
M. Dolores Lledó, Manuel B. Crespo, Michael F. Fay, and Mark W. Chase
1189
Systematics and biogeography of Lathyrus (Leguminosae) based on internal transcribed spacer and cpDNA sequence data
Gregory J. Kenicer, Tadashi Kajita, R. Toby Pennington, and Jin Murata
1199

Tropical Biology
 
 
Within-crown variation in the timing of leaf emergence and fall of Malaysian trees in association with crown development patterns
Noriyuki Osada, Hiroshi Takeda, Toshinori Okuda, and Muhamad Awang
1210
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Volume 92, Number 8, August, 2005

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Special Paper
 
 
Codon usage patterns distort phylogenies from or of DNA sequences
Michael L. Christianson
1221

Anatomy and Morphology
 
 
Comparative infructescence morphology in Liquidambar (Altingiaceae) and its evolutionary significance
Stefanie M. Ickert-Bond, Kathleen B. Pigg, and Jun Wen
1234

Ecology
 
 
N, P, and C stoichiometry of Eranthis hyemalis (Ranunculaceae) and the allometry of plant growth
Karl J. Niklas and Edward D. Cobb
1256
Pollination success across an elevation and sex ratio gradient in gynodioecious Daphne laureola
Conchita Alonso
1264
Nectar traits in Nicotiana section Alatae (Solanaceae) in relation to floral traits, pollinators, and ating system
Rainee L. Kaczorowski, Mark C. Gardener, and Timothy P. Holtsford
1270

Genetics and Molecular Biology

 
 
Duplication of floral regulatory genes in the Lamiales
Jan E. Aagaard, Richard G. Olmstead, John H. Willis, and Patrick C. Phillips
1284

Paleobotany

 
 
Welwitschiaceae from the Lower Cretaceous of northeastern Brazil
David L. Dilcher, Mary E. Bernardes-De-Oliveira, Denise Pons, and Terry A. Lott
1294

Physiology and Development
 
 
Drought tolerance in the alpine dandelion, Taraxacum ceratophorum (Asteraceae), its exotic congener T. officinale, and interspecific hybrids under natural and experimental conditions
Marcus T. Brock and Candace Galen
1311

Reproductive Biology
 
 
Testing for stress-dependent inbreeding depression in Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae)
M. Shane Heschel, Neil Hausmann, and Johanna Schmitt
1322
Reproductive ecology of five sympatric Agave Littaea (Agavaceae) species in central Mexico
Martha Rocha, Aldo Valera, and Luis E. Eguiarte
1330
Exploitation of a specialized mutualism by a deceptive orchid
Bruce Anderson, Steven D. Johnson, and Clinton Carbutt
1342

Structure and Development
 
 
Development and structure of trichotomous branching in Edgeworthia chrysantha (Thymelaeaceae)
Akitoshi Iwamoto, Yumiko Matsumura, Hideaki Ohba, Jin Murata, and Ryoko Imaichi
1350

Systematics
 
 
A phylogenetic reappraisal of the Peltophorum group (Caesalpinieae: Leguminosae) based on the chloroplast trnL-F, rbcL and rps16 sequence data
Elspeth M. Haston, Gwilym P. Lewis, and Julie A. Hawkins
1359
Speciation and hybridization among Houstonia (Rubiaceae) species: the influence of polyploidy on reticulate evolution
Sheri A. Church and Douglas R. Taylor 
1372
Evolution of shrub-like growth forms in the lianoid subfamily Secamonoideae (Apocynaceae s.l.) of Madagascar: phylogeny, biomechanics, and development
Renaud Lahaye, Laure Civeyrel, Thomas Speck, and Nick P. Rowe
1381
Molecular phylogenetic analysis of uniovulate Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto) using plastid RBCL and TRNL-F DNA sequences
Kenneth J. Wurdack, Petra Hoffmann, and Mark W. Chase
1397
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Systematics
 
  A phylogenetic reappraisal of the Peltophorum group (Caesalpinieae: Leguminosae) based on the chloroplast trnL-F, rbcL and rps16 sequence data
Elspeth M. Haston, Gwilym P. Lewis, and Julie A. Hawkins
1359 Speciation and hybridization among Houstonia (Rubiaceae) species: the influence of polyploidy on reticulate evolution
Sheri A. Church and Douglas R. Taylor 
1372 Evolution of shrub-like growth forms in the lianoid subfamily Secamonoideae (Apocynaceae s.l.) of Madagascar: phylogeny, biomechanics, and development
Renaud Lahaye, Laure Civeyrel, Thomas Speck, and Nick P. Rowe
1381 Molecular phylogenetic analysis of uniovulate Euphorbiaceae (Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto) using plastid RBCL and TRNL-F DNA sequences
Kenneth J. Wurdack, Petra Hoffmann, and Mark W. Chase
1397
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     AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY9
Volume 92, Number 9, September, 2005

Volume 92: Number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Anatomy and Morphology


Daniel M. Johnson, William K. Smith, Thomas C. Vogelmann, and Craig R. Brodersen
Leaf architecture and direction of incident light influence mesophyll fluorescence profiles
1425-1431

Paula J. Rudall, Wolfgang Stuppy, Jennifer Cunniff, Elizabeth A. Kellogg, and Barbara G. Briggs
Evolution of reproductive structures in grasses (Poaceae) inferred by sister-group comparison with their putative closest living relatives, Ecdeiocoleaceae
1432-1443

Sandrine Isnard, Thomas Speck, and Nick P. Rowe
Biomechanics and development of the climbing habit in two species of the South American palm genus Desmoncus (Arecaceae)
1444-1456


Brief Communication


Colleen K. Kelly and Michael E. Hanley
Juvenile growth and palatability in co-occurring, congeneric British herbs
1586-1589

Svetlana Shishkova and Joseph G. Dubrovsky
Developmental programmed cell death in primary roots of Sonoran Desert Cactaceae
1590-1594


Ecology


Hongjun Chen, Irving A. Mendelssohn, Bent Lorenzen, Hans Brix, and Shili Miao
Growth and nutrient responses of Eloecharis cellulosa (Cyperaceae) to phosphate level and redox intensity
1457-1466

Heather Kirk, Klaas Vrieling, and Peter G. L. Klinkhamer
Reproductive fitness of hybrids between Senecio jacobaea and S. aquaticus (Asteraceae)
1467-1473


Paleobotany


William L. Crepet, Kevin C. Nixon, and Maria A. Gandolfo
An extinct calycanthoid taxon, Jerseyanthus calycanthoides , from the Late Cretaceous of New Jersey
1475-1485


Reproductive Biology


Carlos M. Herrera
Post-floral perianth functionality: contribution of persistent sepals to seed development in Helleborus foetidus (Ranunculaceae)
1486-1491

Annette M. Golonka, Ann K. Sakai, and Stephen G. Weller
Wind pollination, sexual dimorphism, and changes in floral traits of Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae)
1492-1502

Jeremiah W. Busch
The evolution of self-compatibility in geographically peripheral populations of Leavenworthia alabamica (Brassicaceae)
1503-1512

Gloria Matallana, Tânia Wendt, Dorothy S. D. Araujo, and Fábio R. Scarano
High abundance of dioecious plants in a tropical coastal vegetation
1513-1519[Supplemental Data]


Systematics and Phytogeography


Paul E. Berry, Andrew L. Hipp, Kenneth J. Wurdack, Benjamin Van Ee, and Ricarda Riina
Molecular phylogenetics of the giant genus Croton and tribe Crotoneae (Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto) using ITS and TRNL-TRNF DNA sequence data
1520-1534

Atsushi Ebihara, Hiroshi Ishikawa, Sadamu Matsumoto, Su-Juan Lin, Kunio Iwatsuki, Masayuki Takamiya, Yasuyuki Watano, and Motomi Ito
Nuclear DNA, chloroplast DNA, and ploidy analysis clarified biological complexity of the Vandenboschia radicans complex (Hymenophyllaceae) in Japan and adjacent areas
1535-1547

Ya-Long Guo and Song Ge
Molecular phylogeny of Oryzeae (Poaceae) based on DNA sequences from chloroplast, mitochondrial, and nuclear genomes
1548-1558

Leon R. Perrie and Patrick J. Brownsey
Genetic variation is not concordant with morphological variation in the fern Asplenium hookerianum sensu lato (Aspleniaceae)
1559-1564

Zheng Wang, Manfred Binder, and David S. Hibbett
Life history and systematics of the aquatic discomycete Mitrula (Helotiales, Ascomycota) based on cultural, morphological, and molecular studies
1565-1574

Christopher P. Randle and Andrea D. Wolfe
The evolution and expression of RBCL in holoparasitic sister-genera Harveya and Hyobanche (Orobanchaceae)
1575-1585


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     AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY10
Volume 92, Number 10, October, 2005

Volume 92: Number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Anatomy and Morphology


Kevin J. Carpenter
Stomatal architecture and evolution in basal angiosperms
1595-1615

Tracy McLellan
Correlated evolution of leaf shape and trichomes in Begonia dregei (Begoniaceae)
1616-1623


Brief Communication


José L. Espinar, Ken Thompson, and Luis V. García
Timing of seed dispersal generates a bimodal seed bank depth distribution
1759-1763


Ecology


Glenn P. Svensson, Michael O. Hickman, Jr, Stefan Bartram, Wilhelm Boland, Olle Pellmyr, and Robert A. Raguso
Chemistry and geographic variation of floral scent in Yucca filamentosa (Agavaceae)
1624-1631

Karina Boege
Influence of plant ontogeny on compensation to leaf damage
1632-1640

Christopher T. Ivey and David E. Carr
Effects of herbivory and inbreeding on the pollinators and mating system of Mimulus guttatus (Phrymaceae)
1641-1649


Paleobotany


Kathleen B. Pigg and Melanie L. DeVore
Paleoactaea gen. nov. (Ranunculaceae) fruits from the Paleogene of North Dakota and the London Clay
1650-1659


Physiology and Biochemistry


Jason A. K. Trethewey, Lisa M. Campbell, and Philip J. Harris
(13),(14)-ß-d-Glucans in the cell walls of the Poales (sensu lato): an immunogold labeling study using a monoclonal antibody
1660-1674

Yan Liang and Jeanne M. Harris
Response of root branching to abscisic acid is correlated with nodule formation both in legumes and nonlegumes
1675-1683


Population Biology


Kristian Hassel, Sigurd M. Såstad, Urban Gunnarsson, and Lars Söderström
Genetic variation and structure in the expanding moss Pogonatum dentatum (Polytrichaceae) in its area of origin and in a recently colonized area
1684-1690

Diana L. Lofflin and Susan R. Kephart
Outbreeding, seedling establishment, and maladaptation in natural and reintroduced populations of rare and common Silene douglasii (Caryophyllaceae)
1691-1700

John R. Stinchcombe, Ana L. Caicedo, Robin Hopkins, Charlotte Mays, Elizabeth W. Boyd, Michael D. Purugganan, and Johanna Schmitt
Vernalization sensitivity in Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae): the effects of latitude and FLC variation
1701-1707


Reproductive Biology


Denise H. Cole and Tia-Lynn Ashman
Sexes show differential tolerance to spittlebug damage and consequences of damage for multi-species interactions
1708-1713

David E. Giblin
Variation in floral longevity between populations of Campanula rotundifolia (Campanulaceae) in response to fitness accrual rate manipulation
1714-1722


Systematics and Phytogeography


Thomas Cieslak, Jai Santosh Polepalli, Adam White, Kai Müller, Thomas Borsch, Wilhelm Barthlott, Juerg Steiger, Adam Marchant, and Laurent Legendre
Phylogenetic analysis of Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae): chloroplast DNA sequences and morphology support several geographically distinct radiations
1723-1736

Cajsa Lisa Anderson, Kåre Bremer, and Else Marie Friis
Dating phylogenetically basal eudicots using rbcL sequences and multiple fossil reference points
1737-1748

Simon Truyens, Maria M. Arbo, and Joel S. Shore
Phylogenetic relationships, chromosome and breeding system evolution in Turnera (Turneraceae): inferences from its sequence data
1749-1758


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     AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY11
Volume 92, Number 11, November, 2005

Volume 92: Number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Anatomy and Morphology


P. Barry Tomlinson, Jack B. Fisher, Francis Hallé, and Randol Villalobos
Development of woody branch attachments in Schefflera (Araliaceae or Apiaceae)
1765-1773


Brief Communication


Charles W. Fox
Problems in measuring among-family variation in inbreeding depression
1929-1932


Bryology and Lichenology


A. Jonathan Shaw and Cymon J. Cox
Variation in "biodiversity value" of peatmoss species in Sphagnum section Acutifolia (Sphagnaceae)
1774-1783


Cell Biology


Elena V. Voznesenskaya, Nouria K. Koteyeva, Simon D. X. Chuong, Hossein Akhani, Gerald E. Edwards, and Vincent R. Franceschi
Differentiation of cellular and biochemical features of the single-cell C4 syndrome during leaf development in Bienertia cycloptera (Chenopodiaceae)
1784-1795


Developmental Biology and Genetics


M. Eric Schranz, Christoph Dobes, Marcus A. Koch, and Thomas Mitchell-Olds
Sexual reproduction, hybridization, apomixis, and polyploidization in the genus Boechera (Brassicaceae)
1797-1810


Ecology


John B. Skillman, Milton Garcia, Aurelio Virgo, and Klaus Winter
Growth irradiance effects on photosynthesis and growth in two co-occurring shade-tolerant neotropical perennials of contrasting photosynthetic pathways
1811-1819


Physiology and Biochemistry


Wendy K. Silk and N. Michele Holbrook
The importance of frictional interactions in maintaining the stability of the twining habit
1820-1826


Population Biology


Eric J. Baack
Ecological factors influencing tetraploid establishment in snow buttercups (Ranunculus adoneus , Ranunculaceae): minority cytotype exclusion and barriers to triploid formation
1827-1835


Reproductive Biology


Hélène Adam, Stefan Jouannic, Jacques Escoute, Yves Duval, Jean-Luc Verdeil, and James W. Tregear
Reproductive developmental complexity in the African oil palm (Elaeis guineensis, Arecaceae)
1836-1852

Kaisa Mustajärvi, Pirkko Siikamäki, and Anne Åkerberg
Inbreeding depression in perennial Lychnis viscaria (Caryophyllaceae): effects of population mating history and nutrient availability
1853-1861

Jannice Friedman and Lawrence D. Harder
Functional associations of floret and inflorescence traits among grass species
1862-1870

Helen M. Hull-Sanders, Micky D. Eubanks, and David E. Carr
Inbreeding depression and selfing rate of Ipomoea hederacea var. integriuscula (Convolvulaceae)
1871-1877

Anton Pauw
Inversostyly: a new stylar polymorphism in an oil-secreting plant, Hemimeris racemosa (Scrophulariaceae)
1878-1886


Systematics and Phytogeography


Kyoko Yamane and Taihachi Kawahara
Intra- and interspecific phylogenetic relationships among diploid Triticum-Aegilops species (Poaceae) based on base-pair substitutions, indels, and microsatellites in chloroplast noncoding sequences
1887-1898

Kathleen M. Kay, Patrick A. Reeves, Richard G. Olmstead, and Douglas W. Schemske
Rapid speciation and the evolution of hummingbird pollination in neotropical Costus subgenus Costus (Costaceae): evidence from nrDNA ITS and ETS sequences
1899-1910

Athena D. McKown, Jean-Marc Moncalvo, and Nancy G. Dengler
Phylogeny of Flaveria (Asteraceae) and inference of C4 photosynthesis evolution
1911-1928


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     AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BOTANY12
Volume 92, Number 12, December, 2005

Volume 92: Number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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Anatomy and Morphology


Nels R. Lersten and Harry T. Horner
Development of the calcium oxalate crystal macropattern in pomegranate (Punica granatum, Punicaceae)
1935-1941


Brief Communication


Emilio M. Bruna and Maria Beatriz Nogueira Ribeiro
The compensatory responses of an understory herb to experimental damage are habitat-dependent
2101-2106


Developmental Biology and Genetics


Earl Taliercio, Bill Hendrix, and James McD. Stewart
DNA content and expression of genes related to cell cycling in developing Gossypium hirsutum (Malvaceae) fibers
1942-1947


Ecology


Roger del Moral and Iara L. Lacher
Vegetation patterns 25 years after the eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, USA
1948-1956


Paleobotany


Jirí Kvacek, Howard J. Falcon-Lang, and Jirina Dasková
A new Late Cretaceous ginkgoalean reproductive structure Nehvizdyella gen. nov. from the Czech Republic and its whole-plant reconstruction
1958-1969


Physiology and Biochemistry


Volker Stiller, John S. Sperry, and Renee Lafitte
Embolized conduits of rice (Oryza sativa, Poaceae) refill despite negative xylem pressure
1970-1974


Population Biology


F. Thomas Ledig, Paul D. Hodgskiss, and David R. Johnson
Genic diversity, genetic structure, and mating system of Brewer spruce (Pinaceae), a relict of the Arcto-Tertiary forest
1975-1986

Zuzana Münzbergová
Determinants of species rarity: population growth rates of species sharing the same habitat
1987-1994


Reproductive Biology


Manuela López-Villavicencio, Benjamin J. Genton, E. Porcher, and Jacqui A. Shykoff
The role of pollination level on the reproduction of females and hermaphrodites in the gynodioecious plant Gypsophila repens (Caryophyllaceae)
1995-2002

Alata Antonio Suzuki
Reproductive investment in male and female Eurya japonica (Theaceae) at tree and branch levels
2003-2009


Systematics and Phytogeography


Joey Shaw and Randall L. Small
Chloroplast DNA phylogeny and phylogeography of the North American plums (Prunus subgenus Prunus section Prunocerasus, Rosaceae)
2011-2030

Paloma Cubas, Cristina Pardo, and Hikmat Tahiri
Genetic variation and relationships among Ulex (Fabaceae) species in southern Spain and northern Morocco assessed by chloroplast microsatellite (cpSSR) markers
2031-2043

Rachel A. Levin and Jill S. Miller
Relationships within tribe Lycieae (Solanaceae): paraphyly of Lycium and multiple origins of gender dimorphism
2044-2053

Kuo-Fang Chung, Ching-I Peng, Stephen R. Downie, Krzysztof Spalik, and Barbara A. Schaal
Molecular systematics of the trans-Pacific alpine genus Oreomyrrhis (Apiaceae): phylogenetic affinities and biogeographic implications
2054-2071

Chunghee Lee, Seung-Chul Kim, Karen Lundy, and Arnoldo Santos-Guerra
Chloroplast DNA phylogeny of the woody Sonchus alliance (Asteraceae: Sonchinae) in the Macaronesian Islands
2072-2085

John Syring, Ann Willyard, Richard Cronn, and Aaron Liston
Evolutionary relationships among Pinus (Pinaceae) subsections inferred from multiple low-copy nuclear loci
2086-2100


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