Invited Special Paper:

V Grant

Primary classification and phylogeny of the Polemoniaceae, with comments on molecular cladistics
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 741. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Anatomy and Morphology:

Y Endo and H Ohashi

The features of cotyledon areoles in Leguminosae and their systematic utility
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 753. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Ecology:

R del Moral

Early succession on lahars spawned by Mount St. Helens
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 820. [Abstract] [PDF]  

HN Rasmussen and DF Whigham

Importance of woody debris in seed germination of Tipularia discolor (Orchidaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 829. [Abstract] [PDF]  

FR Rickson and MM Rickson

The cashew nut, Anacardium occidentale (Anacardiaceae), and its perennial association with ants: extrafloral nectary location and the potential for ant defense
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 835. [Abstract] [PDF]  

SF Oberbauer and M Noudali

Potential carbon gain of shingle leaves in juveniles of the vine Monstera tenuis (Araceae) in Costa Rica
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 850. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Paleobotany:

CJ Phipps, TN Taylor, EL Taylor, R Cúneo, LD Boucher, and X Yao

Osmunda (Osmundaceae) from the Triassic of Antarctica: an example of evolutionary stasis
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 888. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Physiology and Development:

EJ Farnsworth and JM Farrant

Reductions in abscisic acid are linked with viviparous reproduction in mangroves
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 760. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Population Biology:

WF Morris and DF Doak

Life history of the long-lived gynodioecious cushion plant Silene acaulis (Caryophyllaceae), inferred from size-based population projection matrices
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 784. [Abstract] [PDF]  

AA Snow, P Moran-Palma, LH Rieseberg, A Wszelaki, and GJ Seiler

Fecundity, phenology, and seed dormancy of F1 wild-crop hybrids in Sunflower (Helianthus annuus, Asteraceae)
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 794. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MJW Godt and JL Hamrick

Allozyme diversity in the endangered pitcher plant Sarracenia rubra ssp. Alabamensis (Sarraceniaceae) and its close relative S. rubra ssp. rubra
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 802. [Abstract] [PDF]  

M Fischer and D Matthies

RAPD variation in relation to population size and plant fitness in the rare Gentianella germanica (Gentianaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 811. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Reproductive Biology:

AM Desrochers and LH Rieseberg

Mentor effects in wild species of Helianthus (Asteraceae)
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 770. [Abstract] [PDF]  

MJ McKone, CP Lund, and JM O'Brien

Reproductive biology of two dominant prairie grasses (Andropogon gerardii and Sorghastrum nutans, Poaceae): male-biased sex allocation in wind-pollinated plants?
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 776. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Systematics:

WS Alverson, KG Karol, DA Baum, MW Chase, SM Swensen, R McCourt, and KJ Sytsma

Circumscription of the Malvales and relationships to other Rosidae: evidence from rbcL sequence data
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 876. [Abstract] [PDF]  

Systematics and Phytogeography:

D Zizumbo-Villarreal and D Piñero

Pattern of morphological variation and diversity of Cocos nucifera (Arecaceae) in Mexico
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 855. [Abstract] [PDF]  

J Wen, S Shi, RK Jansen, and EA Zimmer

Phylogeny and biogeography of Aralia sect. Aralia (Araliaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 1998 85: 866. [Abstract] [PDF]  

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