Population differences in self-fertility in the "self-incompatible" milkweed Asclepias exaltata (Asclepiadaceae).

abstract：UNLABELLED: PREMISE OF THE STUDY:The Malpighiaceae include ∼1300 tropical flowering plant species in which generic definitions and intergeneric relationships have long been problematic. The goals of our study were to resolve relationships among the 11 generic segregates from the New World genus Mascagnia, test the mon...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Davis CC,Anderson WR

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Microsatellite primers were developed in the traditional Tibetan medicinal plant Halenia elliptica D. Don to investigate its genetic diversity and population genetic structure. METHODS AND RESULTS:Using the Fast Isolation by AFLP of Sequences Containing (FIASCO) repeats protocol, 24 primer sets we...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Zhang ZR,Yang J,Sun Y,Gao TG,Li DZ,Xue CY

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE:Woody plants with photosynthetic stems are common in the drylands of the world; however, we know little about the origin(s) and geographical distribution of photosynthetic stems. Therefore, we set to answer the following questions: (1) Is stem photosynthesis phylogenetically conserved? (2) Do green-stemmed and ...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Ávila-Lovera E,Garcillán PP

更新日期：2020-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE OF THE STUDY:High intraspecific cytogenetic variation in the sedge genus Carex (Cyperaceae) is hypothesized to be due to the "diffuse" or non-localized centromeres, which facilitate chromosome fission and fusion. If chromosome number changes are dominated by fission and fusion, then chromosome evolution will re...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Chung KS,Weber JA,Hipp AL

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clarkia (Onagraceae) is a genus of 42 annual species, mostly native to California, that has served as a model for many studies of plant evolutionary biology, particularly morphological, cytological, and genetic divergence; reproductive isolation; and speciation. Section Sympherica is the largest section with eight dip...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Ford VS,Gottlieb LD

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seeds are useful in distinguishing among extant genera of Vitaceae and provide a good basis for interpretation of fossil remains in reconstructing the evolutionary and phytogeographic history of this putatively basal Rosid family. Seeds of Ampelocissus s.l. including Pterisanthes and Nothocissus are distinguished from...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Chen I,Manchester SR

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cacti are a large and diverse group of stem succulents predominantly occurring in warm and arid North and South America. Chloroplast DNA sequences of the trnK intron, including the matK gene, were sequenced for 70 ingroup taxa and two outgroups from the Portulacaceae. In order to improve resolution in three major grou...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Nyffeler R

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pinus rzedowskii is an endangered pine species from Michoacán (central México), which has been previously reported from only three localities. Classified within the subgenus Strobus, it exhibits intermediate morphological characters between subgenera Strobus and Pinus. We analyzed genetic aspects that could shed light...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Delgado P,Piñero D,Chaos A,Pérez-Nasser N,Alvarez-Buylla ER

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A conspicuous feature of Vochysiaceae flowers is their single fertile stamen. In some genera, the stamen is in front of a petal, whereas in others it is in front of a sepal. This difference has been attributed to two independent reductions, which implies the stamen is not homologous across the family. The observation ...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Litt A,Stevenson DW

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Populations of heterostylous species are characterized by two or three floral morphs with reciprocal positioning of stigmas and anthers. Theoretical models predict equal morph frequencies (isoplethy) when disassortative mating is prevalent in populations, but biased morph ratios may occur when vari...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Ferrero V,Barrett SC,Rojas D,Arroyo J,Navarro L

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biogeographical studies of lichens used to be complicated because of the large distribution ranges of many species. Molecular systematics has revitalized lichen biogeography by improving species delimitation and providing better information about species range limitations. This study focuses on the major clade of trop...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Divakar PK,Lumbsch HT,Ferencova Z,Del Prado R,Crespo A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The North American plums are a closely related group that are not easily circumscribed, have overlapping morphologies, and are known to hybridize. We previously showed that the North American plums are a closely related, monophyletic group of taxa with little to no cpDNA sequence divergence between taxa. In that study...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Shaw J,Small RL

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Collinsia was the subject of classic biosystematic studies by Garber and colleagues and is increasingly investigated to address major evolutionary questions. Lack of phylogenetic data from more than one gene region and one taxonomic exemplar has left relationships, diversity, and phytogeography of ...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Baldwin BG,Kalisz S,Armbruster WS

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE OF THE STUDY:The perennial feather moss Hylocomium splendens is one of the most widely distributed and common bryophytes in the Northern Hemisphere and has, because of its capacity to grow under a wide range of environmental conditions, been used as a biomonitor for atmospheric metal deposition in Europe. METH...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Vik U,Halvorsen R,Ohlson M,Rydgren K,Carlsen T,Korpelainen H,Kauserud H

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Investigations of the Middle Eocene Princeton Chert reveal evidence for the connection of lauraceous flowers to fruits through a developmental series. Youngest fruits are found with attached floral remnants. Later stages show receptacle enlargement, fruit wall thickening, and the development of abundant sclereid clust...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Little SA,Stockey RA,Penner B

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Both polyploidy and shifts in floral color have marked angiosperm evolution. Here, we investigate the biochemical basis of the novel and diverse floral phenotypes seen in allopolyploids in Nicotiana (Solanaceae) and examine the extent to which the merging of distinct genomes alters flavonoid pigmen...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： McCarthy EW,Berardi AE,Smith SD,Litt A

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between near-infrared reflectance at 800 nm (NIRR) from leaves and characteristics of leaf structure known to affect photosynthesis was investigated in 48 species of alpine angiosperms. This wavelength was selected to discriminate the effects of leaf structure vs. chemical or water content on leaf ref...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Slaton MR,Raymond Hunt E Jr,Smith WK

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite their ecological significance, parasitic plants face more conservation challenges than do autotrophic plants. This is especially true for the groups that include weedy or invasive species such as Cuscuta. While approximately half of the Cuscuta (dodders) species may require conservation measures, the genus as ...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Costea M,Stefanovic S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Areas lacking dominant plants, or gaps, can support high diversity and specialist species. Previous chronosequence research in Florida rosemary scrub showed indistinct gap area patterns with fire and the dependence of certain species on gaps. We hypothesized that fire and gap size would affect exti...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Menges ES,Crate SJH,Quintana-Ascencio PF

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biparental inbreeding is thought to be a common feature of plant populations with restricted pollen dispersal. It is generally assumed that the inbreeding depression frequently observed to accompany self-fertilization can be extrapolated to the lesser degrees of consanguinity involved in biparental inbreeding, but thi...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Heywood JS

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because leaf pubescence of the desert shrub Encelia farinosa increases in response to drought and influences photosynthesis and transpiration, we hypothesized that differences in water availability across the range of this species may result in genetic differentiation for pubescence and associated productivity traits....

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Sandquist DR,Ehleringer JR

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED: PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Microsatellite loci were developed to characterize genetic variation and population subdivision in Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss. (Meliaceae). • METHODS AND RESULTS:Microsatellite loci were identified from genomic DNA sequences generated using the 454 GS-FLX titanium platform. Pr...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Sexton GJ,Frere CH,Dieters MJ,Godwin ID,Prentis PJ

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE OF THE STUDY:The correct assessment of homology is an important prerequisite for reconstructing phylogenetic relationships and character evolution. Old World Papaveroideae (Papaver, Meconopsis, Roemeria, Stylomecon) show substantial diversity in gynoecium and capsule morphology. In particular, capsules can have...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Kadereit JW,Erbar C

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Chloroplast microsatellites were developed in Theobroma cacao to examine the genetic diversity of cacao cultivars in Trinidad and Tobago. METHODS AND RESULTS:Nine polymorphic microsatellites were designed from the chloroplast genomes of two T. cacao accessions. These microsatellites were tested in...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Yang JY,Motilal LA,Dempewolf H,Maharaj K,Cronk QC

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examined variation in two components of acorn production. Percentage of bearing ramets (stems) and number of acorns per bearing ramet were examined in five clonal oaks in three xeric habitats of south-central peninsular Florida in relation to ramet size within and between species and vegetative associations...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Abrahamson WG,Layne JN

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Direct tests of a species distribution model (SDM) were used to evaluate the hypothesis that the northern and southern edges of Mimulus bicolor's geographical range are limited by temperature and precipitation. METHODS:Climatic suitability was predicted using an SDM informed only by temperature an...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Dixon AL,Busch JW

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In monocarpic plants, reproduction is closely associated with senescence, which is itself often correlated to specific environmental signals. Floerkea proserpinacoides (Limnanthaceae) is a spring ephemeral annual of the deciduous forests of eastern North America. The phenology of its growth and reproduction is conside...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Mokhtar IB,Houle G

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE OF THE STUDY:Endophytic fungi are common inhabitants of cool-season grasses that can affect host growth and reproduction. One prerequisite for the expected coevolution between symbionts is that there exist variable effects of the endosymbiont on its host in different environments. Here, the impact of endophytes...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Cheplick GP

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phylogenetic analysis of DNA sequences of the chloroplast genes rcbL and ndhf revealed a highly supported clade composed of the families Plantaginaceae, Callitrichaceae, and Hippuridaceae in close association with the model organism Antirrhinum majus and other members of family Scrophulariaceae. Plantago has miniature...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Reeves P,Olmstead R

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PREMISE OF THE STUDY:To enhance our knowledge of the diversity of microalgae, a phycological survey of the Canary Islands (Spain) was undertaken. Here we report the discovery of a (semi)terrestrial green filamentous alga isolated from a steep volcanic canyon on La Palma. This alga is continually exposed to changing wea...

journal_title：American journal of botany

authors： Caisová L,Reyes CP,Álamo VC,Quintana AM,Surek B,Melkonian M

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00