Anatomy and Morphology:

Mackenzie L. Taylor, Benjamin L. Gutman, Natalie A. Melrose, Angela M. Ingraham, Julie A. Schwartz, and Jeffrey M. Osborn

Pollen and anther ontogeny in Cabomba caroliniana (Cabombaceae, Nymphaeales)
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 399-413. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gar W. Rothwell and Eric E. Karrfalt

Growth, development, and systematics of ferns: Does Botrychium s.l. (Ophioglossales) really produce secondary xylem?¹
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 414-423. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brief Communication:

Nathan G. Swenson and Brian J. Enquist

The relationship between stem and branch wood specific gravity and the ability of each measure to predict leaf area
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 516-519. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Developmental Biology and Developmental Genetics:

Karl J. Niklas, Darleen A. DeMason, and Edward D. Cobb

Genetic effects on the biomass partitioning and growth of Pisum and Lycopersicon
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 424-433. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ecology:

Tomomi Suwa and Hafiz Maherali

Influence of nutrient availability on the mechanisms of tolerance to herbivory in an annual grass, Avena barbata (Poaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 434-440. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ryan E. Odell, Matthew R. Dumlao, Danial Samar, and Wendy K. Silk

Stage-dependent border cell and carbon flow from roots to rhizosphere
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 441-446. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Emily E. Hotchkiss, Antonio DiTommaso, Daniel C. Brainard, and Charles L. Mohler

Survival and performance of the invasive vine Vincetoxicum rossicum (Apocynaceae) from seeds of different embryo number under two light environments
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 447-453. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Genetics:

Philippe M. Fortune, Nathalie Pourtau, Nicolas Viron, and Malika L. Ainouche

Molecular phylogeny and reticulate origins of the polyploid Bromus species from section Genea (Poaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 454-464. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paleobotany:

Stephen McLoughlin, Raymond J. Carpenter, Gregory J. Jordan, and Robert S. Hill

Seed ferns survived the end-Cretaceous mass extinction in Tasmania
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 465-471. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Population Biology:

Johannes Stökl, Philipp M. Schlüter, Tod F. Stuessy, Hannes F. Paulus, Günter Assum, and Manfred Ayasse

Scent variation and hybridization cause the displacement of a sexually deceptive orchid species
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 472-481. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reproductive Biology:

Shosei Kubota, Yoshiaki Kameyama, Akira S. Hirao, and Masashi Ohara

Adaptive significance of self-fertilization in a hermaphroditic perennial, Trillium camschatcense (Melanthiaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 482-489. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Mª Luisa Buide

Disentangling the causes of intrainflorescence variation in floral traits and fecundity in the hermaphrodite Silene acutifolia
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 490-497. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Systematics and Phytogeography:

John V. Freudenstein and Diana M. Senyo

Relationships and evolution of matK in a group of leafless orchids (Corallorhiza and Corallorhizinae; Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae)
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 498-505. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Kirsten M. Fisher

Bayesian reconstruction of ancestral expression of the LEA gene families reveals propagule-derived desiccation tolerance in resurrection plants
Am. J. Bot. 2008 95: 506-515. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

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