In this issue:

Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 0. [Full Text]  

Anatomy and Morphology:

Karl J. Niklas, Francisco Molina-Freaner, Clara Tinoco-Ojanguren, Christopher J. Hogan, Jr., and Dominick J. Paolillo, Jr

On the mechanical properties of the rare endemic cactus Stenocereus eruca and the related species S. gummosus
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 663-674. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ecology:

Deborah L. Clark and Mark V. Wilson

Post-dispersal seed fates of four prairie species
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 730-735. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jørgen Lissner, Irving A. Mendelssohn, Bent Lorenzen, Hans Brix, Karen L. McKee, and ShiLi Miao

Interactive effects of redox intensity and phosphate availability on growth and nutrient relations of Cladium jamaicense (Cyperaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 736-748. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sophie Karrenberg and Marianne Suter

Phenotypic trade-offs in the sexual reproduction of Salicaceae from flood plains
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 749-754. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Genetics and Molecular Biology:

A. Athanasiou, D. Khosravi, F. Tamari, and J. S. Shore

Characterization and localization of short-specific polygalacturonase in distylous Turnera subulata (Turneraceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 675-682. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Data]  

Paleobotany:

Selena Y. Smith, Gar W. Rothwell, and Ruth A. Stockey

Cyathea cranhamii sp. nov. (Cyatheaceae), anatomically preserved tree fern sori from the Lower Cretaceous of Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 755-760. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gregory J. Jordan and Michael K. Macphail

A Middle-Late Eocene inflorescence of Caryophyllaceae from Tasmania, Australia
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 761-768. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Data]  

Physiology and Biochemistry:

Annie Anthraper and John D. DuBois

The Effect of NaCl on growth, N₂ fixation (acetylene reduction), and percentage total nitrogen in Leucaena leucocephala (Leguminosae) var. K-8
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 683-692. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Physiology and Development:

Carrie L. Woodrum, Frank W. Ewers, and Frank W. Telewski

Hydraulic, biomechanical, and anatomical interactions of xylem from five species of Acer (Aceraceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 693-699. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Population Biology:

Arturo Silva-Montellano and Luis E. Eguiarte

Geographic patterns in the reproductive ecology of Agave lechuguilla (Agavaceae) in the Chihuahuan desert. II. Genetic variation, differentiation, and inbreeding estimates
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 700-706. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reproductive Biology:

Jill S. Miller and Pamela K. Diggle

Diversification of andromonoecy in Solanum section Lasiocarpa (Solanaceae): the roles of phenotypic plasticity and architecture
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 707-715. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Myriam Gaudeul and Irène Till-Bottraud

Low selfing in a mass-flowering, endangered perennial, Eryngium alpinum L. (Apiaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 716-723. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Candace Galen and Maureen L. Stanton

Sunny-side up: flower heliotropism as a source of parental environmental effects on pollen quality and performance in the snow buttercup, Ranunculus adoneus (Ranunculaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 724-729. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Systematics:

Takahide A. Ishida, Kouhei Hattori, Hiroaki Sato, and Masahito T. Kimura

Differentiation and hybridization between Quercus crispula and Q. dentata (Fagaceae): insights from morphological traits, amplified fragment length polymorphism markers, and leafminer composition
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 769-776. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Gerardo A. Salazar, Mark W. Chase, Miguel A. Soto Arenas, and Martin Ingrouille

Phylogenetics of Cranichideae with emphasis on Spiranthinae (Orchidaceae, Orchidoideae): evidence from plastid and nuclear DNA sequences
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 777-795. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Data]  

Sandra S. Aliscioni, Liliana M. Giussani, Fernando O. Zuloaga, and Elizabeth A. Kellogg

A molecular phylogeny of Panicum (Poaceae: Paniceae): tests of monophyly and phylogenetic placement within the Panicoideae
Am. J. Bot. 2003 90: 796-821. [Abstract] [Full Text] [Supplemental Data]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.