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Pesach Lubinsky, Kenneth M. Cameron, Maria Carmen Molina, Maurice Wong, Sandra Lepers-Andrzejewski, Arturo Gomez-Pompa, and Seung-Chul Kim
Neotropical roots of a Polynesian spice: the hybrid origin of Tahitian vanilla, Vanilla tahitensis (Orchidaceae) Am. J. Bot. 2008. 95: 1040-1047.
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Bjarke Veierskov, Hanne N. Rasmussen, and Brian Eriksen
Ontogeny in terminal buds of Abies nordmanniana (Pinaceae) characterized by ubiquitin Am. J. Bot. 2008. 95: 766-771.
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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.
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Ana L. Caicedo
Geographic diversity cline of R gene homologs in wild populations of Solanum pimpinellifolium (Solanaceae) Am. J. Bot. 2008. 95: 393-398.
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Maria B. Garcia, F. Xavier Pico, and Johan Ehrlen
Life span correlates with population dynamics in perennial herbaceous plants Am. J. Bot. 2008. 95: 258-262.
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Ian J. Bingham
Quantifying the presence and absence of turgor for the spatial characterization of cortical senescence in roots of Triticum aestivum (Poaceae) Am. J. Bot. 2007. 94: 2054-2058.
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Risa D. Sargent, Carol Goodwillie, Susan Kalisz, and Richard H. Ree
Phylogenetic evidence for a flower size and number trade-off Am. J. Bot. 2007. 94: 2059-2062.
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Patti E. Stronghill and Clare A. Hasenkampf
Analysis of substage associations in prophase I of meiosis in floral buds of wild-type Arabidopsis thaliana (Brassicaceae) Am. J. Bot. 2007. 94: 2063-2067.
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J. Hugo Cota-Sanchez, Alvaro Reyes-Olivas, and Bardo Sanchez-Soto
Vivipary in coastal cacti: a potential reproductive strategy in halophytic environments Am. J. Bot. 2007. 94: 1577-1581.
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Helen J. Young, Dan W. Dunning, and Kyle W. von Hasseln
Foraging behavior affects pollen removal and deposition in Impatiens capensis (Balsaminaceae) Am. J. Bot. 2007. 94: 1267-1271.
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Ed Etxeberria, Pedro Gonzalez, and Javier Pozueta-Romero
Mannitol-enhanced, fluid-phase endocytosis in storage parenchyma cells of celery (Apium graveolens; Apiaceae) petioles Am. J. Bot. 2007. 94: 1041-1045.
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Vanessa A. Koelling and Keith Karoly
Self-pollen interference is absent in wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum, Brassicaceae), a species with sporophytic self-incompatibility Am. J. Bot. 2007. 94: 896-900.
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Ling-Juan Zhou, Ke-Quan Pei, Bo Zhou, and Ke-Ping Ma
A molecular approach to species identification of Chenopodiaceae pollen grains in surface soil Am. J. Bot. 2007. 94: 477-481.
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Melanie L. DeVore, Paul Kenrick, Kathleen B. Pigg, and Richard A. Ketcham
Utility of high resolution x-ray computed tomography (HRXCT) for paleobotanical studies: an example using London Clay fruits and seeds Am. J. Bot. 2006. 93: 1848-1851.
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Kyoko Aoki, Toshikazu Matsumura, Tamotsu Hattori, and Noriaki Murakami
Elene R. Valdivia, Daniel J. Cosgrove, and Andrew G. Stephenson
Role of accelerated style senescence in pathogen defense Am. J. Bot. 2006. 93: 1725-1729.
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Shinji Sugiura, Tetsuto Abe, and Shun'ichi Makino
Loss of extrafloral nectary on an oceanic island plant and its consequences for herbivory Am. J. Bot. 2006. 93: 491-495.
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Kunsiri Chaw Siripun and Edward E Schilling
Molecular confirmation of the hybrid origin of Eupatorium godfreyanum (Asteraceae) Am. J. Bot. 2006. 93: 319-325.
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Emilio M. Bruna and Maria Beatriz Nogueira Ribeiro
The compensatory responses of an understory herb to experimental damage are habitat-dependent Am. J. Bot. 2005. 92: 2101-2106.
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Charles W. Fox
Problems in measuring among-family variation in inbreeding depression Am. J. Bot. 2005. 92: 1929-1932.
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Jose L. Espinar, Ken Thompson, and Luis V. Garcia
Timing of seed dispersal generates a bimodal seed bank depth distribution Am. J. Bot. 2005. 92: 1759-1763.
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Colleen K. Kelly and Michael E. Hanley
Juvenile growth and palatability in co-occurring, congeneric British herbs Am. J. Bot. 2005. 92: 1586-1589.
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Svetlana Shishkova and Joseph G. Dubrovsky
Developmental programmed cell death in primary roots of Sonoran Desert Cactaceae Am. J. Bot. 2005. 92: 1590-1594.
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G. W. Rothwell and S. Lev-Yadun
Evidence of polar auxin flow in 375 million-year-old fossil wood Am. J. Bot. 2005. 92: 903-906.
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Manuela Lopez-Villavicencio, Antoine Branca, Tatiana Giraud, and Jacqui A. Shykoff
Sex-specific effect of Microbotryum violaceum (Uredinales) spores on healthy plants of the gynodioecious Gypsophila repens (Caryophyllaceae) Am. J. Bot. 2005. 92: 896-900.
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Marjorie R. Lundgren and Sonia E. Sultan
Seedling expression of cross-generational plasticity depends on reproductive architecture Am. J. Bot. 2005. 92: 377-381.
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Hirokazu Tsukaya
Gene flow between Impatiens radicans and I. javensis (Balsaminaceae) in Gunung Pangrango, central Java, Indonesia Am. J. Bot. 2004. 91: 2119-2123.
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H.-Ch. Spatz and A. Emanns
The mechanical role of the endodermis in Equisetum plant stems Am. J. Bot. 2004. 91: 1936-1938.
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Molecular evidence for limited dispersal of vegetative propagules in the epiphytic lichen Lobaria pulmonaria Am. J. Bot. 2004. 91: 1273-1276.
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New evidence from mitochondrial DNA of a progenitor-derivative species relationship between black spruce and red spruce (Pinaceae) Am. J. Bot. 2003. 90: 1801-1806.
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Barry A. Logan, Gary Monteiro, Dmytro Kornyeyev, Paxton Payton, Randy D. Allen, and A. Scott Holaday
Transgenic overproduction of glutathione reductase does not protect cotton, Gossypium hirsutum (Malvaceae), from photoinhibition during growth under chilling conditions Am. J. Bot. 2003. 90: 1400-1403.
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Olga Speck
Field measurements of wind speed and reconfiguration in Arundo donax (Poaceae) with estimates of drag forces Am. J. Bot. 2003. 90: 1253-1256.
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Joseph E. Armstrong
Fringe Science: are the corollas of Nymphoides (Menyanthaceae) flowers adapted for surface tension interactions? Am. J. Bot. 2002. 89: 362-365.
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Lawrence D. Talbott, Ganka Nikolova, Arisa Ortiz, Irene Shmayevich, and Eduardo Zeiger
Green light reversal of blue-light-stimulated stomatal opening is found in a diversity of plant species Am. J. Bot. 2002. 89: 366-368.
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Deepak Saxena and G. Stotzky
Bt corn has a higher lignin content than non-Bt corn Am. J. Bot. 2001. 88: 1704-1706.
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Courtney J. Haycraft and Jeffrey S. Carmichael
Development of sterile ovules on bisexual cones of Gnetum gnemon (Gnetaceae) Am. J. Bot. 2001. 88: 1326-1330.
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Genaro R. Hernandez-Castillo, Gar W. Rothwell, and Gene Mapes
Allen L. Szalanski, Gerry Steinauer, Richard Bischof, and Jessica Petersen
Origin and conservation genetics of the threatened Ute ladies'-tresses, Spiranthes diluvialis (Orchidaceae) Am. J. Bot. 2001. 88: 177-180.
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Michael L. Christianson
ABA prevents the second cytokinin-mediated event during the induction of shoot buds in the moss Funaria hygrometrica Am. J. Bot. 2000. 87: 1540-1545.
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Daniel R. Taub
Climate and the U.S. distribution of C4 grass subfamilies and decarboxylation variants of C4 photosynthesis Am. J. Bot. 2000. 87: 1211-1215.
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Naoto Yoshida, Rika Nobe, Kihachiro Ogawa, and Yoshikatsu Murooka
Origin of Livistona chinensis var. subglobosa (Arecaceae) on the "islet of the gods": Aoshima, Japan Am. J. Bot. 2000. 87: 1066-1067.
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Barbara Lippok, Angela A. Gardine, Paula S. Williamson, and S. S. Renner
Pollination by flies, bees, and beetles of Nuphar ozarkana and N. advena (Nymphaeaceae) Am. J. Bot. 2000. 87: 898-902.
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Christopher D. Rock and Patrick P. F. Ng
Dominant Wilty mutants of Zea mays (Poaceae) are not impaired in abscisic acidperception or metabolism Am. J. Bot. 1999. 86: 1796-1800.
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Michael L. Christianson and Jason S. Hornbuckle
Phenylurea cytokinins assayed for induction of shoot buds in the moss Funaria hygrometrica Am. J. Bot. 1999. 86: 1645-1648.
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Amy B. Falder, Ruth A. Stockey, and Gar W. Rothwell
In situ fossil seedlings of a Metasequoia-like taxodiaceous conifer from Paleocene river floodplain deposits of central Alberta, Canada Am. J. Bot. 1999. 86: 900-902.
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Esther Heibel, H. Thorsten Lumbsch, and Imke Schmitt
Genetic variation of Usnea filipendula (Parmeliaceae) populations in western Germany investigated by RAPDs suggests reinvasion from various sources Am. J. Bot. 1999. 86: 753-757.
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Three groups of species in Petunia sensu Jussieu (Solanaceae) inferred from the intact seed morphology Am. J. Bot. 1999. 86: 302-305.
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Lynda F. Delph, Maia F. Bailey, and Deborah L. Marr
Seed provisioning in gynodioeciousSilene acaulis (Caryophyllaceae) Am. J. Bot. 1999. 86: 140-144.
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Nels R. Lersten and Jeffrey M. Beaman
First report of oil cavities in Scrophulariaceae and reinvestigation of air spaces in leaves of Leucophyllum frutescens Am. J. Bot. 1998. 85: 1646-1649.
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EL Schneider and S Carlquist
SEM studies on vessels in ferns. 9. Dicranopteris (Gleicheniaceae) and vessel patterns in leptosporangiate ferns Am. J. Bot. 1998. 85: 1028-1028.
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KW Hilu and LV Sharova
Characterization of 10 KDA prolamin genes in Phyllostachys aurea (Bambusoideae, Poaceae) Am. J. Bot. 1998. 85: 1033-1033.
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J Schneller, R Holderegger, F Gugerli, K Eichenberger, and E Lutz
Patterns of genetic variation detected by RAPDs suggest a single origin with subsequent mutations and long-distance dispersal in the apomictic fern Dryopteris remota (Dryopteridaceae) Am. J. Bot. 1998. 85: 1038-1038.
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S Koptur, V Rico-Gray, and M Palacios-Rios
Ant protection of the nectaried fern Polypodium plebeium in central Mexico Am. J. Bot. 1998. 85: 736-736.
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ML Christianson
The quantitative response to cytokinin in the moss Funaria hygrometrica does not reflect differential sensitivity of initial target cells Am. J. Bot. 1998. 85: 144-144.
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SL Ciciotte and RJ Thomas
Carbon exchange between Polysiphonia lanosa (Rhodophyceae) and its brown algal host Am. J. Bot. 1997. 84: 1614-1614.
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EP Lacey, S Smith, and AL Case
Parental effects on seed mass: seed coat but not embryo/endosperm effects Am. J. Bot. 1997. 84: 1617-1617.
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AA Matista and WK Silk
An electronic device for continuous, in vivo measurement of forces exerted by twining vines Am. J. Bot. 1997. 84: 1164-1164.
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DS Hibbett, MJ Donoghue, and PB Tomlinson
Is Phellinites digiustoi the oldest homobasidiomycete? Am. J. Bot. 1997. 84: 1005-1005.
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SC Thomas
BRIEF COMMUNICATION Geographic parthenogenesis in a tropical forest tree Am. J. Bot. 1997. 84: 1012-1012.
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BF Holt and GW Rothwell
Is Ginkgo biloba (Ginkgoaceae) really an oviparous plant? Am. J. Bot. 1997. 84: 870-870.
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BA LePage, RS Currah, RA Stockey, and GW Rothwell
Fossil ectomycorrhizae from the Middle Eocene Am. J. Bot. 1997. 84: 410-410.
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