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Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 0. [Full Text]  

Ecology:

Hugh A. L. Henry and Sean C. Thomas

Interactive effects of lateral shade and wind on stem allometry, biomass allocation, and mechanical stability in Abutilon theophrasti (Malvaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1609-1615. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Debra P. C. Peters

Recruitment potential of two perennial grasses with different growth forms at a semiarid-arid transition zone
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1616-1623. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cindy L. Johnson-Groh and Jennifer M. Lee

Phenology and demography of two species of Botrychium (Ophioglossaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1624-1633. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Said A. Damhoureyeh and David C. Hartnett

Variation in grazing tolerance among three tallgrass prairie plant species
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1634-1643. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jérôme Degreef, Oscar J. Rocha, Thierry Vanderborght, and Jean-Pierre Baudoin

Soil seed bank and seed dormancy in wild populations of lima bean (Fabaceae): considerations for in situ and ex situ conservation
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1644-1650. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Population Biology:

Hans K. Stenøien, Charles B. Fenster, Helmi Kuittinen, and Outi Savolainen

Quantifying latitudinal clines to light responses in natural populations of Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1604-1608. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reproductive Biology:

Carlos M. Herrera

Censusing natural microgametophyte populations: variable spatial mosaics and extreme fine-graininess in winter-flowering Helleborus foetidus (Ranunculaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1570-1578. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ann Smithson

The consequences of rewardlessness in orchids: reward-supplementation experiments with Anacamptis morio (Orchidaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1579-1587. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael W. Langenberger and Arthur R. Davis

Temporal changes in floral nectar production, reabsorption, and composition associated with dichogamy in annual caraway (Carum carvi; Apiaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1588-1598. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Shuang-Quan Huang, Yoshitaka Takahashi, and Amots Dafni

Why does the flower stalk of Pulsatilla cernua (Ranunculaceae) bend during anthesis?
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1599-1603. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Structure and Development:

Vidal de Freitas Mansano, Shirley C. Tucker, and Ana Maria Goulart de Azevedo Tozzi

Floral ontogeny of Lecointea, Zollernia, Exostyles, and Harleyodendron (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae: Swartzieae s.l)
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1553-1569. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Systematics and Phytogeography:

Scot A. Kelchner

Group II introns as phylogenetic tools: structure, function, and evolutionary constraints
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1651-1669. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, and Michael J. Zanis

Phylogeny of seed plants based on evidence from eight genes
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1670-1681. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

W. John Kress, Linda M. Prince, and Kyle J. Williams

The phylogeny and a new classification of the gingers (Zingiberaceae): evidence from molecular data
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1682-1696. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Esteban Bortiri, Sang-Hun Oh, Fang-You Gao, and Dan Potter

The phylogenetic utility of nucleotide sequences of sorbitol 6-phosphate dehydrogenase in Prunus (Rosaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1697-1708. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Data]  

Charlotte Lindqvist and Victor A. Albert

Origin of the Hawaiian endemic mints within North American Stachys (Lamiaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2002 89: 1709-1724. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Data]  

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