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Pollen as the link between floral phenotype and fitness.

• Authors : Opedal, Øystein H.; Pérez‐Barrales, Rocío; Brito, Vinícius L. G.

Subjects: POLLINATION; POLLEN; HONEY

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Jun2023, Vol. 110 Issue 6, p1-10, 10p

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Strong conservatism of floral morphology during the rapid diversification of the genus Helianthemum.

• Authors : Martín‐Hernanz, Sara; Albaladejo, Rafael G.; Lavergne, Sébastien

Subjects: FLORAL morphology; OVULES; SPECIES diversity

• Source: American Journal of Botany; May2023, Vol. 110 Issue 5, p1-17, 17p

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Among‐ and within‐population variation in morphology, rewards, and scent in a hawkmoth‐pollinated plant.

• Authors : Eisen, Katherine E.; Ma, Rong; Raguso, Robert A.

Subjects: ODORS; POLLINATION; POPULATION differentiationUNITED States

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Nov2022, Vol. 109 Issue 11, p1794-1810, 17p

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Paleogene Ficus leaves from India and their implications for fig evolution and diversification.

• Authors : Chandra, Kajal; Spicer, R. A.; Shukla, Anumeha

Subjects: PALEOGENE; GEOLOGICAL time scales; FOSSILSSOUTH Asia; RAJASTHAN (India); INDIA

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Mar2023, Vol. 110 Issue 3, p1-21, 21p

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Evolvability and constraint in the evolution of three‐dimensional flower morphology.

• Authors : Opedal, Øystein H.; Hildesheim, Laura S.; Armbruster, W. Scott

Subjects: FLORAL morphology; POLLINATORS; GENITALIA

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Nov2022, Vol. 109 Issue 11, p1906-1917, 12p

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Disruptive selection via pollinators and seed predators on the height of flowers on a wind‐dispersed alpine herb.

• Authors : Chen, Kai‐Hsiu; Pannell, John R.

Subjects: GRANIVORES; SEX allocation; FLORAL morphology

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Nov2022, Vol. 109 Issue 11, p1717-1729, 13p

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Genetic and spatial variation in vegetative and floral traits across a hybrid zone.

• Authors : Campbell, Diane R.; Raguso, Robert A.; Midzik, Maya

Subjects: GENETIC variation; HYBRID zones; SPATIAL variation

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Nov2022, Vol. 109 Issue 11, p1780-1793, 14p

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Complex developmental and transcriptional dynamics underlie pollinator‐driven evolutionary transitions in nectar spur morphology in Aquilegia (columbine).

• Authors : Edwards, Molly B.; Ballerini, Evangeline S.; Kramer, Elena M.

Subjects: POLLINATION; NECTAR; MORPHOLOGY

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Sep2022, Vol. 109 Issue 9, p1360-1381, 22p

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Sources and consequences of mismatch between leaf disc and whole‐leaf leaf mass per area (LMA).

• Authors : Maenpuen, Phisamai; Katabuchi, Masatoshi; Onoda, Yusuke

Subjects: NUMBERS of species; LEAF morphology; LEAF area

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Aug2022, Vol. 109 Issue 8, p1242-1250, 9p

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Increases in vein length compensate for leaf area lost to lobing in grapevine.

• Authors : Migicovsky, Zoë; Swift, Joel F.; Helget, Zachary

Subjects: LEAF area; LEAF morphology; GRAPES

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Jul2022, Vol. 109 Issue 7, p1063-1073, 11p

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Quantifying the effect of shade on cuticle morphology and carbon isotopes of sycamores: present and past.

• Authors : Milligan, Joseph N.; Flynn, Andrew G.; Wagner, Jennifer D.

Subjects: SYCAMORES; CUTICLE; PLANT canopiesSAN Juan (P.R.); NEW Mexico

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Dec2021, Vol. 108 Issue 12, p2435-2451, 17p

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A eudicot leaf from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian, Araripe Basin) Crato Konservat‐Lagerstätte.

• Authors : Pessoa, Edlley M.; Ribeiro, Alexandre C.; Jud, Nathan A.

Subjects: LEAF morphology; FERNS; EUDICOTSBRAZIL; CEARA (Brazil : State)

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Oct2021, Vol. 108 Issue 10, p2055-2065, 11p

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Microsatellites and petal morphology reveal new patterns of admixture in Orchis hybrid zones.

• Authors : Bersweden, Leif; Viruel, Juan; Schatz, Bertrand

Subjects: HYBRID zones; MICROSATELLITE repeats; ORCHIDSFRANCE

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Aug2021, Vol. 108 Issue 8, p1388-1404, 17p

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Leaf shape and size variation in bur oaks: an empirical study and simulation of sampling strategies.

• Authors : Desmond, Sara C.; Garner, Mira; Flannery, Seamus

Subjects: PLANT adaptation; LEAF morphology; OAKNORTH America

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Aug2021, Vol. 108 Issue 8, p1540-1554, 15p

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Pollen dispensing schedules in buzz‐pollinated plants: experimental comparison of species with contrasting floral morphologies.

• Authors : Kemp, Jurene E.; Vallejo‐Marín, Mario

Subjects: FLORAL morphology; POLLINATION; POLLINATORS

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Jun2021, Vol. 108 Issue 6, p993-1005, 13p

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Evolutionary lability in floral ontogeny affects pollination biology in Trimezieae.

• Authors : Lovo, Juliana; Alcantara, Suzana; Vasconcelos, Thais N. C.

Subjects: ONTOGENY; DEVELOPMENTAL biology; FLORAL morphology

• Source: American Journal of Botany; May2021, Vol. 108 Issue 5, p828-843, 16p

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Vein‐to‐blade ratio is an allometric indicator of leaf size and plasticity.

• Authors : Chitwood, Daniel H.; Mullins, Joey; Migicovsky, Zoë

Subjects: LEAF morphology; LEAF area; GROWING season

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Apr2021, Vol. 108 Issue 4, p571-579, 9p

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Get the shovel: morphological and evolutionary complexities of belowground organs in geophytes.

• Authors : Tribble, Carrie M.; Martínez‐Gómez, Jesús; Howard, Cody Coyotee

Subjects: PLANT-water relationships; PLANT morphology; PLANT growth

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Mar2021, Vol. 108 Issue 3, p372-387, 16p

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Whole genome duplication does not promote common modes of reproductive isolation in Trifolium pratense.

• Authors : Porturas, Laura D.; Segraves, Kari A.

Subjects: RED clover; FLORAL morphology; POLLINATORS

• Source: American Journal of Botany; May2020, Vol. 107 Issue 5, p833-841, 9p

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Convergent evolution in floral morphology in a plant ring species, the Caribbean Euphorbia tithymaloides.

• Authors : Cacho, N. Ivalú; Monteverde‐Suárez, María José; McIntyre, Patrick J.

Subjects: CONVERGENT evolution; FLORAL morphology; PLANT morphology

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Jul2019, Vol. 106 Issue 7, p1032-1045, 14p

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Nondestructive estimation of leaf area for 15 species of vines with different leaf shapes.

• Authors : Yu, Xiaojing; Shi, Peijian; Schrader, Julian

Subjects: LEAF area; STANDARD deviations; LEAVES

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Nov2020, Vol. 107 Issue 11, p1481-1490, 10p

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Urticaceae leaves with stinging trichomes were already present in latest early Eocene Okanogan Highlands, British Columbia, Canada.

• Authors : DeVore, Melanie L.; Nyandwi, Alphonse; Eckardt, Winnie

Subjects: TRICHOMES; LEAF morphology; FOSSIL mammalsRWANDA; BRITISH Columbia

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Oct2020, Vol. 107 Issue 10, p1449-1456, 8p

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The evolutionary conundrum of whole‐genome duplication.

• Authors : Carretero‐Paulet, Lorenzo; Van de Peer, Yves

Subjects: BIOLOGICAL evolution; BOTANY; MORPHOLOGY

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Aug2020, Vol. 107 Issue 8, p1101-1105, 5p

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Leaf margins in a deciduous lineage from the Greater Cape Floristic Region track climate in unexpected directions.

• Authors : Frye, Henry A.; Mocko, Kerri; Moore, Timothy E.

Subjects: LEAF anatomy; LEAF morphology; PLANT communities

• Source: American Journal of Botany; May2020, Vol. 107 Issue 5, p735-748, 14p

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Sexual and natural selection on pollen morphology in Taraxacum.

• Authors : Lynn, Austin; Piotter, Emelyn; Harrison, Ellie

Subjects: NATURAL selection; POLLEN; MORPHOLOGY

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Feb2020, Vol. 107 Issue 2, p364-374, 11p

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Extensive interlineage hybridization in the predominantly clonal Hydrilla verticillata.

• Authors : Benoit, Lori K.; Les, Donald H.; King, Ursula M.

Subjects: HYDRILLA; SPECIES hybridization; LEAF morphologySOUTH Korea

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Dec2019, Vol. 106 Issue 12, p1622-1637, 16p

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Branching morphology and biomechanics of ivy (Hedera helix) stem‐branch attachments.

• Authors : Bunk, Katharina; Krassovitski, Semjon; Speck, Thomas

Subjects: MORPHOLOGY; FRACTURE toughness; XYLEM

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Sep2019, Vol. 106 Issue 9, p1143-1155, 13p

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Reproductive isolation among three sympatric Achimenes species: pre‐ and post‐pollination components.

• Authors : Ramírez‐Aguirre, Erandi; Martén‐Rodríguez, Silvana; Quesada‐Avila, Gabriela

Subjects: POLLINATION; FRUIT seeds; FLORAL morphologyMEXICO

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Jul2019, Vol. 106 Issue 7, p1021-1031, 11p

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Biomechanical control of beech pole verticality (Fagus sylvatica) before and after thinning: theoretical modelling and ground‐truth data using terrestrial LiDAR.

• Authors : Fournier, Mériem; Constant, Thiéry; Collet, Catherine

Subjects: FAGACEAE; PLANT morphology; EUROPEAN beech

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Feb2019, Vol. 106 Issue 2, p187-198, 12p

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Gas exchange characteristics of giant cacti species varying in stem morphology and life history strategy.

• Authors : Huber, John; Dettman, David L.; Williams, David G.

Subjects: MORPHOLOGY of plant stems; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; CACTUS

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Oct2018, Vol. 105 Issue 10, p1688-1702, 15p

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Stinging hair morphology and wall biomineralization across five plant families: Conserved morphology versus divergent cell wall composition.

• Authors : Mustafa, Adeel; Ensikat, Hans‐Jürgen; Weigend, Maximilian

Subjects: PLANT morphology; BIOMINERALIZATION

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Jul2018, Vol. 105 Issue 7, p1109-1122, 14p

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Highlighted articles for August 2022.

Subjects: REPRODUCTIVE isolation; FUNGAL spores; CLOUD condensation nuclei

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Aug2022, Vol. 109 Issue 8, p1211-1212, 2p

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Highlighted articles for July 2022.

Subjects: LEAF morphology; BIOLOGICAL evolution; LEAF area

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Jul2022, Vol. 109 Issue 7, p1057-1058, 2p

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Defense with benefits? Ducking plants outperformed erect plants in the goldenrod Solidago gigantea in the absence of herbivory.

• Authors : Wise, Michael J.

Subjects: ASTERACEAE; MORPHOLOGY of plant stems

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Jun2018, Vol. 105 Issue 6, p1096-1103, 8p

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Genomewide variation provides insight into evolutionary relationships in a monkeyflower species complex (Mimulus sect. Diplacus).

• Authors : Chase, Madeline A.; Stankowski, Sean; Streisfeld, Matthew A.

Subjects: MONKEYFLOWERS; PLANT morphology

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Oct2017, Vol. 104 Issue 10, p1510-1521, 12p

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Anatomically preserved "strobili:" and leaves from the Permian of China (Dorsalistachyaceae, fam. nov.) broaden knowledge of Noeggerathiales and constrain their possible taxonomic affinities.

• Authors : Wang, Shi‐Jun; Bateman, Richard M.; Spencer, Alan R. T.

Subjects: PLANT morphology; PLANT phylogeny; PALEOBOTANYCHINA

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Jan2017, Vol. 104 Issue 1, p127-149, 23p

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Associations between sex-organ deployment and morph bias in related heterostylous taxa with different stylar polymorphisms.

• Authors : Ferrero, Victoria; Barrett, Spencer C. H.; Rojas, Danny

Subjects: HETEROSTYLISM; GENETIC polymorphisms in plants; FLORAL morphology

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Jan2017, Vol. 104 Issue 1, p50-61, 12p

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Phylogeny of Selaginellaceae: There is value in morphology after all!

• Authors : Weststrand, Stina; Korall, Petra

Subjects: SELAGINELLACEAE; PLANT phylogeny; PLANT morphology

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Dec2016, Vol. 103 Issue 12, p2136-2159, 24p

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Influence of light and plant size on the reproduction and growth of small palm tree species: Comparing two methods for measuring canopy openness.

• Authors : Amadeu, Luã S. N.; Sampaio, Mauricio B.; Santos, Flavio A. M.

Subjects: PLANT size; PALMS; PLANT morphology

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Sep2016, Vol. 103 Issue 9, p1678-1686, 9p

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Anatomically preserved fossil cornalean fruits from the Upper Cretaceous of Hokkaido: Eydeia hokkaidoensis gen. et sp. nov.

• Authors : Stockey, Ruth A.; Nishida, Harufumi; Atkinson, Brian A.

Subjects: UMBELLALES; PLANT species; CRETACEOUS paleontology

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Sep2016, Vol. 103 Issue 9, p1642-1656, 15p

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Waterfowl endozoochory: An overlooked long-distance dispersal mode for Cuscuto (dodder).

• Authors : Costea, Mihai; Stefanović, Saša; García, Miguel A.

Subjects: DODDER; SEED dispersal by birds; WATERFOWL

• Source: American Journal of Botany; May2016, Vol. 103 Issue 5, p957-962, 6p

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Hidden in plain view: Cryptic diversity in the emblematic Araucaria of New Caledonia.

• Authors : Ruhsam, Markus; Clark, Alexandra; Finger, Aline

Subjects: ARAUCARIACEAE; PLANT diversity; PLANT morphologyNEW Caledonia

• Source: American Journal of Botany; May2016, Vol. 103 Issue 5, p888-898, 11p

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Are trait-scaling relationships invariant across contrasting elevations in the widely distributed treeline species Nothofagus pumilio?

• Authors : Fajardo, Alex

Subjects: NOTHOFAGUS pumilio; TIMBERLINE; LEAF morphology

• Source: American Journal of Botany; May2016, Vol. 103 Issue 5, p821-829, 9p

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Postpollination discrimination between self and outcross pollen covaries with the mating system of a self-compatible flowering plant.

• Authors : Cruzan, Mitchell B.; Barrett, Spencer C. H.

Subjects: POLLINATION; FLORAL morphology; POLLINATORS

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Mar2016, Vol. 103 Issue 3, p568-576, 9p

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Association of genetic and phenotypic variability with geography and climate in three southern California oaks.

• Authors : Riordan, Erin C.; Gugger, Paul F.; Ortego, Joaquín

Subjects: OAK; CHINQUAPINS (Plants); MICROSATELLITE repeats in plants

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Jan2016, Vol. 103 Issue 1, p73-85, 13p

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Divergent growth strategies between red algae and kelps influence biomechanical properties.

• Authors : Krumhansl, Kira A.; Demes, Kyle W.; Carrington, Emily

Subjects: RED algae; BIOLOGICAL divergence; PLANT growth

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Nov2015, Vol. 102 Issue 11, p1938-1944, 7p

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Flowers of the early-branching papilionoid legume Petaladenium urceoliferum display unique morphological and ontogenetic features.

• Authors : Prenner, Gerhard; Cardoso, Domingos; Zartman, Charles E.

Subjects: FLOWERS; LEGUMES; PLANT morphology

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Nov2015, Vol. 102 Issue 11, p1780-1793, 14p

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Shifts in diversification rates linked to biogeographic movement into new areas: An example of a recent radiation in the Andes.

• Authors : Uribe‐Convers, Simon; Tank, David C.

Subjects: PLANT diversity; PHYTOGEOGRAPHY; PLANT evolutionANDES

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Nov2015, Vol. 102 Issue 11, p1854-1869, 16p

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Seed morphology and anatomy and its utility in recognizing subfamilies and tribes of Zingiberaceae.

• Authors : Benedict, John C.; Smith, Selena Y.; Collinson, Margaret E.

Subjects: SEED morphology; SEED anatomy; ZINGIBERACEAE

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Nov2015, Vol. 102 Issue 11, p1814-1841, 28p

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Morphological and genetic discrepancies in populations of Oreocaryaparadoxa and O. revealii: The impact of edaphic selection on recent diversification in the Colorado Plateau.

• Authors : Bresowar, Gerald E.; McGlaughlin, Mitchell E.

Subjects: PLANT morphology; PLANT genetics; PLANT populationsCOLORADO Plateau

• Source: American Journal of Botany; Oct2015, Vol. 102 Issue 10, p1647-1658, 12p

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