In this issue:

Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 0. [Full Text]  

Invited Special Paper:

Sherwin Carlquist and Edward L. Schneider

Vessels in ferns: structural, ecological, and evolutionary significance
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 1-13. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Brief Communication:

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. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ecology:

Jennifer H. Richards

Bladder function in Utricularia purpurea (Lentibulariaceae): is carnivory important?
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 170-176. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mycology and Plant Pathology:

Patrik Inderbitzin, Sara Landvik, Mohamed A. Abdel-Wahab, and Mary L. Berbee

Aliquandostipitaceae, a new family for two new tropical ascomycetes with unusually wide hyphae and dimorphic ascomata
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 52-61. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Physiology and Development:

Martin J. Canny

Contributions to the debate on water transport
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 43-46. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Martin J. Canny

Embolisms and refilling in the maize leaf lamina, and the role of the protoxylem lacuna
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 47-51. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Population Biology:

Gilles Houle, Loïc Morel, Christina E. Reynolds, and Julie Siégel

The effect of salinity on different developmental stages of an endemic annual plant, Aster laurentianus (Asteraceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 62-67. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Reproductive Biology:

Nathalie Escaravage, Elisabeth Flubacker, André Pornon, Bernard Doche, and Irène Till-Bottraud

Stamen dimorphism in Rhododendron ferrugineum (Ericaceae): development and function
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 68-75. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Structure and Development:

Gamal El-Ghazaly, Suzy Huysmans, and Erik F. Smets

Pollen development of Rondeletia odorata (Rubiaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 14-30. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jon Clements and Craig Atkins

Characterization of a non-abscission mutant in Lupinus angustifolius. I. Genetic and structural aspects
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 31-42. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Systematics:

Mark E. Mort, Douglas E. Soltis, Pamela S. Soltis, Javier Francisco-Ortega, and Arnoldo Santos-Guerra

Phylogenetic relationships and evolution of Crassulaceae inferred from matK sequence data
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 76-91. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Qing Liu, Curt L. Brubaker, Allan G. Green, Don R. Marshall, Peter J. Sharp, and Surinder P. Singh

Evolution of the FAD2-1 fatty acid desaturase 5' UTR intron and the molecular systematics of Gossypium (Malvaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 92-102. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Aslaug R. Hagen, Henriette Giese, and Christian Brochmann

Trans-Atlantic dispersal and phylogeography of Cerastium arcticum (Caryophyllaceae) inferred from RAPD and SCAR markers
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 103-112. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

David M. Spooner, Ronald G. Van Den Berg, and Joseph T. Miller

Species and series boundaries of Solanum series Longipedicellata (Solanaceae) and phenetically similar species in ser. Demissa and ser. Tuberosa: implications for a practical taxonomy of Section Petota
Am. J. Bot. 2000 88: 113-130. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kenneth M. Olsen and Barbara A. Schaal

Microsatellite variation in cassava (Manihot esculenta, Euphorbiaceae) and its wild relatives: further evidence for a southern Amazonian origin of domestication
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 131-142. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Carine Brouat, Ludovic Gielly, and Doyle McKey

Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Leonardoxa (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae) inferred from chloroplast trnL intron and trnL-trnF intergenic spacer sequences
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 143-149. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Sangtae Lee and Jun Wen

A phylogenetic analysis of Prunus and the Amygdaloideae (Rosaceae) using ITS sequences of nuclear ribosomal DNA
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 150-160. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Javier Francisco-Ortega, Janet C. Barber, Arnoldo Santos-Guerra, Rosa Febles-Hernández, and Robert K. Jansen

Origin and evolution of the endemic genera of Gonosperminae (Asteraceae: Anthemideae) from the Canary Islands: evidence from nucleotide sequences of the internal transcribed spacers of the nuclear ribosomal DNA
Am. J. Bot. 2001 88: 161-169. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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