Anatomy and Morphology:

Favio A. González and Paula J. Rudall

Flower and fruit characters in the early-divergent lamiid family Metteniusaceae, with particular reference to the evolution of pseudomonomery
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 191-206. Published online January 5, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900194 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Amy E. Zanne, Mark Westoby, Daniel S. Falster, David D. Ackerly, Scott R. Loarie, Sarah E. J. Arnold, and David A. Coomes

Angiosperm wood structure: Global patterns in vessel anatomy and their relation to wood density and potential conductivity
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 207-215. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Bryology and Lichenology:

Mónica A. G. Otálora, Isabel Martínez, Gregorio Aragón, and M. Carmen Molina

Phylogeography and divergence date estimates of a lichen species complex with a disjunct distribution pattern
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 216-223. Published online January 5, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Developmental Biology and Developmental Genetics:

Michael Marcotrigiano

A role for leaf epidermis in the control of leaf size and the rate and extent of mesophyll cell division
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 224-233. Published online January 15, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ecology:

Beatrix Vonlanthen, Ximing Zhang, and Helge Bruelheide

Clonal structure and genetic diversity of three desert phreatophytes
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 234-242. Published online January 15, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0800329 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Lesley A. DeFalco, Todd C. Esque, Sara J. Scoles-Sciulla, and Jane Rodgers

Desert wildfire and severe drought diminish survivorship of the long-lived Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia; Agavaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 243-250. Published online January 22, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900032 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Megan L. Blanchard, Jacob N. Barney, Kristine M. Averill, Charles L. Mohler, and Antonio DiTommaso

Does polyembryony confer a competitive advantage to the invasive perennial vine Vincetoxicum rossicum (Apocynaceae)?
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 251-260. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Genetics:

Kozue Nitta, Akiko A. Yasumoto, and Tetsukazu Yahara

Variation of flower opening and closing times in F1 and F2 hybrids of daylily (Hemerocallis fulva; Hemerocallidaceae) and nightlily (H. citrina)
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 261-267. Published online January 7, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paleobotany:

Linda E. Graham, Martha E. Cook, David T. Hanson, Kathleen B. Pigg, and James M. Graham

Structural, physiological, and stable carbon isotopic evidence that the enigmatic Paleozoic fossil Prototaxites formed from rolled liverwort mats
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 268-275. Published online January 5, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900322 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Thomas Denk, Friðgeir Grímsson, and Reinhard Zetter

Episodic migration of oaks to Iceland: Evidence for a North Atlantic "land bridge" in the latest Miocene
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 276-287. Published online January 22, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900195 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Raymond J. Carpenter, Gregory J. Jordan, Daphne E. Lee, and Robert S. Hill

Leaf fossils of Banksia (Proteaceae) from New Zealand: An Australian abroad
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 288-297. Published online January 7, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900199 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Population Biology:

Joe Hereford

Does selfing or outcrossing promote local adaptation?
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 298-302. Published online January 15, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900224 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Marta Dubreuil, Miquel Riba, Santiago C. González-Martínez, Giovanni G. Vendramin, Federico Sebastiani, and Maria Mayol

Genetic effects of chronic habitat fragmentation revisited: Strong genetic structure in a temperate tree, Taxus baccata (Taxaceae), with great dispersal capability
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 303-310. Published online January 22, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900148 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Reproductive Biology:

Kim E. Steiner

Twin oil sacs facilitate the evolution of a novel type of pollination unit (meranthium) in a South African orchid
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 311-323. Published online January 7, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900239 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Systematics and Phytogeography:

Laurie L. Consaul, Lynn J. Gillespie, and Marcia J. Waterway

Evolution and polyploid origins in North American Arctic Puccinellia (Poaceae) based on nuclear ribosomal spacer and chloroplast DNA sequences
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 324-336. Published online January 22, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900180 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Rachel Schmidt Jabaily and Kenneth J. Sytsma

Phylogenetics of Puya (Bromeliaceae): Placement, major lineages, and evolution of Chilean species
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 337-356. Published online January 22, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Brief Communication:

Mingshu Huang and David M. Braun

Genetic analyses of cell death in maize (Zea mays, Poaceae) leaves reveal a distinct pathway operating in the camouflage1 mutant
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 357-364. Published online January 22, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900233 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Béatrice Albert, Alexis Matamoro-Vidal, Christian Raquin, and Sophie Nadot

Formation and function of a new pollen aperture pattern in angiosperms: The proximal sulcus of Tillandsia leiboldiana (Bromeliaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: 365-368. Published online January 22, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900264 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

AJB Primer Notes & Protocols in the Plant Sciences:

Sara López-Vinyallonga, Mónica Arakaki, Núria Garcia-Jacas, Alfonso Susanna, Matthew A. Gitzendanner, Douglas E. Soltis, and Pamela S. Soltis

Isolation and characterization of novel microsatellite markers for Arctium minus (Compositae)
Am. J. Bot. 2010 97: e4-e6. Published online January 15, 2010; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900376 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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