In this issue:

Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 0. [Full Text]  

Invited Special Paper:

Lorraine J. Pellack

American Journal of Botany at 90: a librarian perspective
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 1945-1948. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Book Review:

W. John Kress

Paper floras: how long will they last? a review of Flowering Plants of the Neotropics
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 2124-2127. [Full Text] [PDF]  

Brief Communication:

Hirokazu Tsukaya

Gene flow between Impatiens radicans and I. javensis (Balsaminaceae) in Gunung Pangrango, central Java, Indonesia
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 2119-2123. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ecology:

Haruhiko Taneda and Masaki Tateno

The criteria for biomass partitioning of the current shoot: water transport versus mechanical support
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 1949-1959. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Gregory P. Cheplick

Recovery from drought stress in Lolium perenne (Poaceae): are fungal endophytes detrimental?
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 1960-1968. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andreas Jürgens and Stefan Dötterl

Chemical composition of anther volatiles in Ranunculaceae: genera-specific profiles in Anemone, Aquilegia, Caltha, Pulsatilla, Ranunculus, and Trollius species
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 1969-1980. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Noriyuki Osada, Ryunosuke Tateno, Akira Mori, and Hiroshi Takeda

Changes in crown development patterns and current-year shoot structure with light environment and tree height in Fagus crenata (Fagaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 1981-1989. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Anurag A. Agrawal and David A. Spiller

Polymorphic buttonwood: effects of disturbance on resistance to herbivores in green and silver morphs of a Bahamian shrub
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 1990-1997. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Tara L. Greaver and Thomas J. Herbert

Heterogeneous reflected light influences asymmetry in leaf anatomy and gas exchange
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 1998-2003. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Population Biology:

J. Andrew Alexander, Aaron Liston, and Steve J. Popovich

Genetic diversity of the narrow endemic Astragalus oniciformis (Fabaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 2004-2012. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Andrea R. Pluess and Jürg Stöcklin

Population genetic diversity of the clonal plant Geum reptans (Rosaceae) in the Swiss Alps
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 2013-2021. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Justen B. Whittall, C. Barre Hellquist, Edward L. Schneider, and Scott A. Hodges

Cryptic species in an endangered pondweed community (Potamogeton, Potamogetonaceae) revealed by AFLP markers
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 2022-2029. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Reproductive Biology:

Pamela K. Diggle and Jill S. Miller

Architectural effects mimic floral sexual dimorphism in Solanum (Solanaceae)
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 2030-2040. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Susan J. Mazer, Horacio Paz, and Michael D. Bell

Life history, floral development, and mating system in Clarkia xantiana (Onagraceae): do floral and whole-plant rates of development evolve independently?
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 2041-2050. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Ikumi Dohzono, Kazuo Suzuki, and Jin Murata

Temporal changes in calyx tube length of Clematis stans (Ranunculaceae): a strategy for pollination by two bumble bee species with different proboscis lengths
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 2051-2059. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Nan C. Vance, Peter Bernhardt, and Retha M. Edens

Pollination and seed production in Xerophyllum tenax (Melanthiaceae) in the Cascade Range of central Oregon
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 2060-2068. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Systematics:

Sangtae Kim, Mi-Jeong Yoo, Victor A. Albert, James S. Farris, Pamela S. Soltis, and Douglas E. Soltis

Phylogeny and diversification of B-function MADS-box genes in angiosperms: evolutionary and functional implications of a 260-million-year-old duplication
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 2102-2118. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Systematics and Phytogeography:

Guilhem Mansion and Louis Zeltner

Phylogenetic relationships within the New World endemic Zeltnera (Gentianaceae-Chironiinae) inferred from molecular and karyological data
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 2069-2086. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Christoph Dobes, Thomas Mitchell-Olds, and Marcus A. Koch

Intraspecific diversification in North American Boechera stricta (= Arabis drummondii), Boechera xdivaricarpa, and Boechera holboellii (Brassicaceae) inferred from nuclear and chloroplast molecular markers—an integrative approach
Am. J. Bot. 2004 91: 2087-2101. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]  

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