In this issue:

Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 0. [Full Text]  

Book Review:

D. Lawrence Venable

Population biology 20 years later
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 158-159. [Full Text]  

Development and Morphogenesis:

Aljos Farjon and Sol Ortiz Garcia

Cone and ovule development in Cunninghamia and Taiwania (Cupressaceae sensu lato) and its significance for conifer evolution
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 8-16. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ecology:

M. Ajmal Khan and Salman Gulzar

Light, salinity, and temperature effects on the seed germination of perennial grasses
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 131-134. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Cynthia S. Jones, Zoe G. Cardon, and Andrew D. Czaja

A phylogenetic view of low-level CAM in Pelargonium (Geraniaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 135-142. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gerardo Rubio, Jinming Zhu, and Jonathan P. Lynch

A critical test of the two prevailing theories of plant response to nutrient availability
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 143-152. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alexandra-Maria Klein, Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter, and Teja Tscharntke

Bee pollination and fruit set of Coffea arabica and C. canephora (Rubiaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 153-157. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Genetics and Molecular Biology:

Zhan-Lin Liu, Daming Zhang, Xiao-Quan Wang, Xiao-Fei Ma, and Xiao-Ru Wang

Intragenomic and interspecific 5S rDNA sequence variation in five Asian pines
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 17-24. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Bryan K. Epperson, Myong Gi Chung, and Frank W. Telewski

Spatial pattern of allozyme variation in a contact zone of Pinus Ponderosa and P. arizonica (Pinaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 25-31. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Paleobotany:

Yu-Fei Wang, Cheng-Sen Li, Margaret E. Collinson, Jian Lin, and Qi-Gao Sun

Eucommia (Eucommiaceae), a potential biothermometer for the reconstruction of paleoenvironments
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 1-7. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Physiology and Biochemistry:

Alisa E. Shaw and Mark R. Brodl

Heat shock response of warm-incubated barley aleurone layers
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 40-48. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Physiology and Development:

Lawren Sack, Peter D. Cowan, and N. Michele Holbrook

The major veins of mesomorphic leaves revisited: tests for conductive overload in Acer saccharum (Aceraceae) and Quercus rubra (Fagaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 32-39. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Population Biology:

Elena Torres, José M. Iriondo, and César Pérez

Genetic structure of an endangered plant, Antirrhinum microphyllum (Scrophulariaceae): allozyme and RAPD analysis
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 85-92. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reproductive Biology:

Javier Sanzol, Pilar Rallo, and María Herrero

Asynchronous development of stigmatic receptivity in the pear (Pyrus communis; Rosaceae) flower
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 78-84. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Structure and Development:

Mark E. Olson

Ontogenetic origins of floral bilateral symmetry in Moringaceae (Brassicales)
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 49-71. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Data]  

Ronald A. Balsamo, Aaron M. Bauer, Stephen D. Davis, and Benita M. Rice

Leaf biomechanics, morphology, and anatomy of the deciduous mesophyte Prunus serrulata (Rosaceae) and the evergreen sclerophyllous shrub Heteromeles arbutifolia (Rosaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 72-77. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Systematics:

Fabian A. Michelangeli, Jerrold I Davis, and Dennis Wm. Stevenson

Phylogenetic relationships among Poaceae and related families as inferred from morphology, inversions in the plastid genome, and sequence data from the mitochondrial and plastid genomes
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 93-106. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Data]  

Rachel A. Levin, Warren L. Wagner, Peter C. Hoch, Molly Nepokroeff, J. Chris Pires, Elizabeth A. Zimmer, and Kenneth J. Sytsma

Family-level relationships of Onagraceae based on chloroplast rbcL and ndhF data
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 107-115. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Amanda L. Ingram and Jeff J. Doyle

The origin and evolution of Eragrostis tef (Poaceae) and related polyploids: evidence from nuclear waxy and plastid rps16
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 116-122. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Data]  

Fernando Rivadavia, Katsuhiko Kondo, Masahiro Kato, and Mitsuyasu Hasebe

Phylogeny of the sundews, Drosera (Droseraceae), based on chloroplast rbcL and nuclear 18S ribosomal DNA Sequences
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 123-130. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Data Supplement]  

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