Darwin Bicentennial Invited Special Paper:

Sandrine Isnard and Wendy K. Silk

Moving with climbing plants from Charles Darwin’s time into the 21st century
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1205-1221. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Anatomy and Morphology:

Ana E. Carmo-Silva, Ana Francisco, Stephen J. Powers, Alfred J. Keys, Lia Ascensão, Martin A. J. Parry, and Maria Celeste Arrabaça

Grasses of different C₄ subtypes reveal leaf traits related to drought tolerance in their natural habitats: Changes in structure, water potential, and amino acid content
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1222-1235. Published online May 28, 2009; doi:10.3732/ajb.0800224 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Christopher R. Hardy, Lindsey L. Sloat, and Robert B. Faden

Floral organogenesis and the developmental basis for pollinator deception in the asiatic dayflower, Commelina communis (Commelinaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1236-1244. Published online May 28, 2009; doi:10.3732/ajb.0800344 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gary G. Coté

Diversity and distribution of idioblasts producing calcium oxalate crystals in Dieffenbachia seguine (Araceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1245-1254. Published online May 28, 2009; doi:10.3732/ajb.0800276 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ecology:

Eduardo Mendoza and Rodolfo Dirzo

Seed tolerance to predation: Evidence from the toxic seeds of the buckeye tree (Aesculus californica; Sapindaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1255-1261. Published online May 28, 2009; doi:10.3732/ajb.0800297 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Evolution and Phylogeny:

Harald Meimberg, Kevin J. Rice, Neil F. Milan, Collins C. Njoku, and John K. McKay

Multiple origins promote the ecological amplitude of allopolyploid Aegilops (Poaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1262-1273. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Mycology:

Marie L. Davey, Akihiko Tsuneda, and Randolph S. Currah

Pathogenesis of bryophyte hosts by the ascomycete Atradidymella muscivora
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1274-1280. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Marie L. Davey and Randolph S. Currah

Atradidymella muscivora gen. et sp. nov. (Pleosporales) and its anamorph Phoma muscivora sp. nov.: A new pleomorphic pathogen of boreal bryophytes
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1281-1288. Published online June 12, 2009; doi:10.3732/ajb.0900010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Paleobotany:

Nicholas A. Stanich, Gar W. Rothwell, and Ruth A. Stockey

Phylogenetic diversification of Equisetum (Equisetales) as inferred from Lower Cretaceous species of British Columbia, Canada
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1289-1299. Published online June 12, 2009; doi:10.3732/ajb.0800381 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Carolina Gomez-Navarro, Carlos Jaramillo, Fabiany Herrera, Scott L. Wing, and Ricardo Callejas

Palms (Arecaceae) from a Paleocene rainforest of northern Colombia
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1300-1312. Published online June 12, 2009; doi:10.3732/ajb.0800378 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physiology and Biochemistry:

Chyi-Chuann Chen, Hung Chen, and Yung-reui Chen

A new method to measure leaf age: Leaf measuring-interval index
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1313-1318. Published online June 10, 2009; doi:10.3732/ajb.0800303 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Cheng Chao Zheng, Daniel Potter, and Sharman D. O’Neill

Phytochrome gene expression and phylogenetic analysis in the short-day plant Pharbitis nil (Convolvulaceae): Differential regulation by light and an endogenous clock
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1319-1336. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

Reproductive Biology:

Matthew R. Klooster and Theresa M. Culley

Comparative analysis of the reproductive ecology of Monotropa and Monotropsis: Two mycoheterotrophic genera in the Monotropoideae (Ericaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1337-1347. Published online June 10, 2009; doi:10.3732/ajb.0800319 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Systematics and Phytogeography:

Kunjupillai Vijayan, Wen-Ju Zhang, and Chih-Hua Tsou

Molecular taxonomy of Camellia (Theaceae) inferred from nrITS sequences
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1348-1360. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Livia Wanntorp and Louis P. Ronse De Craene

Perianth evolution in the sandalwood order Santalales
Am. J. Bot. 2009 96: 1361-1371. Published online June 10, 2009; doi:10.3732/ajb.0800236 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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