Journal of Arid Environments - 81-82, 2012

Contents:

Editorial Board

Seed dispersal and seed fate in Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia)
B.A. Waitman, S.B. Vander Wall, T.C. Esque

Spatiotemporal variability of cultivable microfungal communities inhabiting a playa area in the western Negev Desert, Israel
 J. Yu, I. Grishkan, C. Sherman, Y. Steinberger

High temperatures constrain microhabitat selection and activity patterns of the insular Cape Verde wall gecko
 R. Vasconcelos, X. Santos, M.A. Carretero
     
An exploration of direct and indirect drivers of herbivore reproductive performance in arid and semi arid rangelands by means of structural equation models
 M. Texeira, G. Baldi, J. Paruelo

Characteristics of the Gobi desert and their significance for dust emissions in the Ala Shan Plateau (Central Asia): An experimental study
 X. Wang, L. Lang, T. Hua, H. Wang, C. Zhang, Z. Wang

Provenance of sediments deposited at paleolake San Felipe, western Sonora Desert: Implications to regimes of summer and winter precipitation during last 50 cal kyr BP
 P.D. Roy, M. Caballero, S. Lozano, O. Morton, R. Lozano, M.P. Jonathan, J.L. Sánchez, M.C. Macías
    
Ecological effects of experimental drought and prescribed fire in a southern California coastal grassland
 D.L. Potts, K.N. Suding, G.C. Winston, A.V. Rocha, M.L. Goulden
     
Savanna land use and its effect on soil characteristics in southern Ethiopia
 A. Angassa, B. Sheleme, G. Oba, A.C. Treydte, A. Linstädter, J. Sauerborn
 
Pedotransfer functions to estimate soil bulk density for Northern Africa: Tunisia case
 N. Brahim, M. Bernoux, T. Gallali

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Journal of Arid Environments - 82, 2012


Contents:
Editorial Board

Differential interception and evaporation of fog, dew and water vapour and elemental accumulation by lichens explain their relative abundance in a coastal desert
 K.W. Maphangwa, C.F. Musil, L. Raitt, L. Zedda
 
Contrasting nutrient-capture strategies in shrubs and grasses of a Patagonian arid ecosystem
 O.E. Sala, R.A. Golluscio, W.K. Lauenroth, P.A. Roset

High body temperatures in an arid, winter-rainfall environment: Thermal biology of the smallest tortoise
 Victor J.T. Loehr

Spatial and temporal precipitation variability in the Okavango–Kwando–Zambezi catchment, southern Africa
 A.E. Gaughan, P.R. Waylen

Sedimentological and morphological characteristics of gypseous coastal nabkhas on Bubiyan Island, Kuwait, Arabian Gulf
 F.I. Khalaf, J.M. Al-Awadhi
 
A simple method for estimating basin-scale groundwater discharge by vegetation in the basin and range province of Arizona using remote sensing information and geographic information systems
 F.D. Tillman, J.B. Callegary, P.L. Nagler, E.P. Glenn

Hydrological impacts of mesquite encroachment in the upper San Pedro watershed
 W. Nie, Y. Yuan, W. Kepner, C. Erickson, M. Jackson
     
A field study of wind erosion following a grass fire on the Llano Estacado of North America
 J.E. Stout

Artificial neural network models for reference evapotranspiration in an arid area of northwest China
 Z. Huo, S. Feng, S. Kang, X. Dai

Ecosystem responses to mowing manipulations in an arid Inner Mongolia steppe: An energy perspective
 C. Shao, J. Chen, L. Li, L. Zhang
 
The use of precipitation intensity in estimating gross primary production in four northern grasslands
 C. Wu, J.M. Chen
 
Plant species composition and soil characteristics around Iranian piospheres
 E. Shahriary, M.W. Palmer, D.J. Tongway, H. Azarnivand, M. Jafari, M. Mohseni Saravi
 
Changes in the soil, litter, and vegetation nitrogen and carbon concentrations of semiarid shrublands in response to chronic dry season nitrogen input
 G.L. Vourlitis, J.S. Fernandez
 
Secondary succession following cultivation in an arid ecosystem: The Owens Valley, California
 T. McLendon, E. Naumburg, D.W. Martin

Nipa (Distichlis palmeri): A perennial grain crop for saltwater irrigation
 S.L. Pearlstein, R.S. Felger, E.P. Glenn, J. Harrington, K.A. Al-Ghanem, S.G. Nelson
 
Can phytoliths provide an insight into past vegetation of the Middle Kalahari palaeolakes during the late Quaternary?
 S.L. Burrough, E. Breman, C. Dodd
 
Intensive field surveys in conservation planning: Priorities for cactus diversity in the Saltenian Calchaquíes Valleys (Argentina)
 P. Ortega-Baes, S. Bravo, J. Sajama, S. Sühring, J. Arrueta, E. Sotola, M. Alonso-Pedano, A.C. Godoy-Bürki, N.R. Frizza, G. Galíndez, P. Gorostiague, A. Barrionuevo, A. Scopel
 
Students' familiarity and initial contact with species in the Monte desert (Mendoza, Argentina)
 C.M. Campos, S. Greco, J.J. Ciarlante, M. Balangione, J.B. Bender, J. Nates, P. Lindemann-Matthies
 
Observations on the diet of the North African houbara bustard during the non-breeding season
 K. Bourass, J.-F. Léger, A. Zaime, A. Qninba, H. Rguibi, M.A. El Agbani, A. Benhoussa, Y. Hingrat
 
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Journal de Botanique - 60, 2012

Contents:

F. DELUZARCHE et F. TOURNAY
Les débuts du nouveau jardin botanique de Strasbourg a travers le cahier d'inventaire de 1875 et les échantillons de l'herbier de Strasbourg

B. de FOUCAULT
Contribution au prodrome des végétations de France : les Betulo carpaticae - Alnetea viridis Rejmanek in Huml, Leps, Prach & Rejmanek 1979

ANONYME
Proces verbal de l'assemblée générale et de la séance du 23 mars 2012

B. de FOUCAULT
Analyse d'ouvrages

ANONYME
Index des nouveautés nomenclaturales 2012


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Journal de Botanique - 59, 2012

Contents:

 J.-J. LAZARE & F. BIORET
Introduction

 B. DE FOUCAULT & E. CATTEAU
Contribution au prodrome des végétations de France : les Agrostietea stoloniferae Oberd. 1983

 J.-CL. FELZINES & É. LAMBERT
Contribution au prodrome des végétations de France : les Charetea fragilis F. Fukarek 1961

 J.-CL. FELZINES
Contribution au prodrome des végétations de France : les Lemnetea minoris Tüxen ex O. Bolos & Masclans 1955

 B. DE FOUCAULT
Contribution au prodrome des végétations de France : les Nardetea strictae Rivas Goday in Rivas Goday & Rivas-Mart. 1963

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Journal de Botanique - 58, 2012

Contents:

 G. PARADIS, C. PIAZZA
Contribution a l’étude de la végétation des zones humides et étangs littoraux de la Corse : l’étang de Terrenzana et ses pourtours

 B. DE FOUCAULT, F. BENSETTITI, V. NOBLE, G. PARADIS
Contribution au prodrome des végétations de France : les Nerio oleandri – Tamaricetea africanae Braun-Blanq. & O. Bolos 1958

 B. DE FOUCAULT
Contribution au prodrome des végétations de France : les Sisymbrietea officinalis Korneck 1974

 ANONYME
Proces verbal de la séance du 27 janvier 2012

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Journal de Botanique - 57, 2012

Contents:

 L. BAILLAUD
Nomenclature botanique : noms des plantes en duo

 V. KIMPOUNI, E. APANI & M. MOTOM
Caractéristiques écologiques et composition de la flore ligneuse de la région de Mindouli (Congo)

 M. RAMBAUD, F. HENDOUX & S. FILOCHE
Vers un indice de rareté robuste hiérarchisant les actions de conservation de la flore

 B. DE FOUCAULT, O. ARGAGNON & G. PARADIS
Contribution au prodrome des végétations de France : les Cisto ladaniferi- Lavanduletea stoechadis Braun- Blanq. in Braun-Bianq., Molin. & Wagner 1940

 ANONYME
Proces verbal de la séance du 9 décembre 2011


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Journal de Botanique - 56, 2011

Contents:

 G. PARADIS & N. GEORGES
Description d'une petite station d'Eclipta prostrata (L.) L. (Asteraceae) en bord de route a Ajaccio (Corse)

 P. AMBLARD, P. MEPPIEL & F. TOURNAY
Polystichum xwirtgenii H.Christ ex Hahne (Dryopteri­ daceae, Pteridophyta) : sa découverte en France par Émile Walter et son introduction au jardin bota nique du col de Saverne (Bas-Rhin)

 P. CHENE
Les Études du genre Digitalis 3 : les especes de la section Isoplexis

 Y. PETIT-BERGHEM & B. DE FOUCAULT
Caractérisation écologique du couvert végétal du Centre de stockage de la Manche (Normandie)

 F. BIORET, J.-J. LAZARE & J.-M. GÉHU
Évaluation patrimoniale et vulnérabilité des associations végétales du littoral atlantique français

 G. THÉBAUD
Contribution au prodrome des végétations de France : les Oxycocco - Sphagnetea Braun-Bianq. & Tüxen ex V.Westh., Dijk, Paschier & Sissingh 1946 (tourbieres acides euro-sibériennes)

 ANONYME
Proces verbal de la séance du 23 septembre 2011

 ANONYME
Index des nouveautés nomenclaturales 2011

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Journal de Botanique - 55, 2011

Contents:

 B.M DESCOINGS, J.-P. MANDIN, R.G. DELPECH
Comptes rendus de la 120e Session extraordinaire de la Société Botanique de France en Ardeche (1988-1989)

 ANONYME
Proces verbal de l'assemblée générale et de la séance du 25 mars 2011

 J.-J. LAZARE
Analyse d'ouvrages
 
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International Journal of Plant Sciences - 174 (3), 2013

Contents:

    Special Issue: Conceptual Advances in Fossil Plant Biology Edited by Gar Rothwell and Ruth Stockey

        Front Cover(pp. Front Cover-I) 
      
        Conceptual Advances in Fossil Plant Biology: Introduction and Dedication(pp. 267-268) 
        Gar W. Rothwell and Ruth A. Stockey
        
        A Putative Zygomycetous Fungus with Mantled Zygosporangia and Apposed Gametangia from the Lower Coal Measures (Carboniferous) of Great Britain(pp. 269-277) 
        Michael Krings, James F. WhiteJr, Nora Dotzler, and Carla J. Harper
        
        A Perithecial Sordariomycete (Ascomycota, Diaporthales) from the Lower Cretaceous of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada(pp. 278-292) 
        Allison W. Bronson, Ashley A. Klymiuk, Ruth A. Stockey, and Alexandru M. F. Tomescu
       
        Reproductive Organs and In Situ Spores of Asteroxylon mackiei Kidston & Lang, the Most Complex Plant from the Lower Devonian Rhynie Chert(pp. 293-308) 
        Hans Kerp, Charles H. Wellman, Michael Krings, Patricia Kearney, and Hagen Hass
       
        Ultrastructure of Transitional Dispersed Megaspores from the Middle Devonian of New York(pp. 309-316) 
        Wilson A. Taylor and Kari A. Gullickson
       
        A New Look at the Carboniferous Lepidodendroid Stem Genus Sublepidophloios Sterzel(pp. 317-327) 
        Barry A. Thomas, Yanaki Tenchov, and Alan Howell
        
        Ashicaulis beipiaoensis sp. nov., a New Osmundaceous Fern Species from the Middle Jurassic of Liaoning Province, Northeastern China(pp. 328-339) 
        Ning Tian, Yongdong Wang, Wu Zhang, Zikun Jiang, and David L. Dilcher
        
        Regnellidium (Salviniales, Marsileaceae) Macrofossils and Associated Spores from the Late Cretaceous of South America(pp. 340-349) 
        N. Rubén Cúneo, Elizabeth J. Hermsen, and Maria A. Gandolfo
       
        New Observations and Synthesis of Paleogene Heterosporous Water Ferns(pp. 350-363) 
        Margaret E. Collinson, Selena Y. Smith, Johanna H. A. van Konijnenburg-van Cittert, David J. Batten, Johan van der Burgh, Judith Barke, and Federica Marone
       
        Archaeopterid Root Anatomy and Architecture: New Information from Permineralized Specimens of Famennian Age from Anti-Atlas (Morocco)(pp. 364-381) 
        Brigitte Meyer-Berthaud, Anne-Laure Decombeix, and Xavier Ermacora
      
        Reinvestigation of the Carboniferous Multiovulate Cupule Gnetopsis elliptica and Its Evolutionary Significance(pp. 382-395) 
        Jean Galtier
       
        Lonchiphyllum aplospermum gen. et sp. nov.: An Anatomically Preserved Glossopterid Megasporophyll from the Upper Permian of Skaar Ridge, Transantarctic Mountains, Antarctica(pp. 396-405) 
        Patricia E. Ryberg and Edith L. Taylor
        
        Leaf Cuticle Anatomy and the Ultrastructure of Ginkgoites ticoensis Archang. from the Aptian of Patagonia(pp. 406-424) 
        Georgina M. Del Fueyo, Gaëtan Guignard, Liliana Villar de Seoane, and Sergio Archangelsky
      
        Whole-Plant Concept and Environment Reconstruction of a Telemachus Conifer (Voltziales) from the Triassic of Antarctica(pp. 425-444) 
        Benjamin Bomfleur, Anne-Laure Decombeix, Ignacio H. Escapa, Andrew B. Schwendemann, and Brian Axsmith
     
        Pararaucaria carrii sp. nov., Anatomically Preserved Evidence for the Conifer Family Cheirolepidiaceae in the Northern Hemisphere(pp. 445-457) 
        Ruth A. Stockey and Gar W. Rothwell
       
        Pararaucaria delfueyoi sp. nov. from the Late Jurassic Canadón Calcáreo Formation, Chubut, Argentina: Insights into the Evolution of the Cheirolepidiaceae(pp. 458-470) 
        Ignacio H. Escapa, Néstor R. Cúneo, Gar Rothwell, and Ruth A. Stockey
        
        Cunninghamia taylorii sp. nov., a Structurally Preserved Cupressaceous Conifer from the Upper Cretaceous (Campanian) Horseshoe Canyon Formation of Western North America(pp. 471-488) 
        Rudolph Serbet, Benjamin Bomfleur, and Gar W. Rothwell
       
        The Biogeography of the Araucarian Dispersed Pollen Cyclusphaera(pp. 489-498)  
        Carlos Jaramillo, Michael Zavada, John Ortiz, Andrés Pardo, and Diana Ochoa
       
        Aerodynamic Characteristics of Saccate Pollen Grains(pp. 499-510) 
        Lisa Grega, Sean Anderson, Matthew Cheetham, Matthew Clemente, Alex Colletti, Winston Moy, David Talarico, Scott L. Thatcher, and Jeffrey M. Osborn
        
        Evolution and Phylogeny of Gnetophytes: Evidence from the Anatomically Preserved Seed Cone Protoephedrites eamesii gen. et sp. nov. and the Seeds of Several Bennettitalean Species(pp. 511-529)  
        Gar W. Rothwell and Ruth A. Stockey
        
        New Diversity among Chlamydospermous Seeds from the Early Cretaceous of Portugal and North America(pp. 530-558) 
        Else Marie Friis, Kaj Raunsgaard Pedersen, and Peter R. Crane
        
        Aptian Angiosperm Pollen from the Ticó Flora Patagonia, Argentina(pp. 559-571) 
        Sergio Archangelsky and Ana Archangelsky
       
        Fossil Ericales from the Upper Cretaceous of New Jersey(pp. 572-584)  
        William L. Crepet, Kevin C. Nixon, and Charles P. Daghlian
       
        Silicified Termite Coprolites in Mesquite-Like Wood from the Miocene of La Rioja, Argentina(pp. 585-591) 
        Juan L. Garcia Massini and Roberto R. Pujana
        
        Paleobotanical Evidence for the Origins of Temperate Hardwoods(pp. 592-601) 
        Melanie L. DeVore and Kathleen B. Pigg
       
        Three Palynological Puzzles(pp. 602-607) 
        William G. Chaloner
       
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International Journal of Plant Sciences - 174 (2), 2013

Contents:

Front Cover (pp. Front Cover-I) 

Molecular Biology

    Silencing of EcFLO, A FLORICAULA/LEAFY Gene of the California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Affects Flower Specification in a Perigynous Flower Context(pp. 139-153)  Contains supplements
    Sara Wreath, Conny Bartholmes, Oriane Hidalgo, Andrea Scholz, and Stefan Gleissberg
  
Development and Structure

    Floral Morphology of Apuleia leiocarpa (Dialiinae: Leguminosae), an Unusual Andromonoecious Legume(pp. 154-160) 
    Erin Zimmerman, Gerhard Prenner, and Anne Bruneau
   
    Novel Method for Measuring Tissue Pressure in Herbaceous Plants(pp. 161-170) 
    Marco Caliaro, Felix Flues, Thomas Speck, and Olga Speck
    
Reproductive Biology

    The Genetics of Self-Compatibility and Associated Floral Characters in Tolpis (Asteraceae) in the Canary Islands(pp. 171-178) 
    Fabiola Soto-Trejo, John K. Kelly, Jenny K. Archibald, Mark E. Mort, Arnoldo Santos-Guerra, and Daniel J. Crawford
  
    Breeding System Evolution in Oxalis alpina: Asymmetrical Expression of Tristylous Incompatibility(pp. 179-188) 
    Jennifer J. Weber, Stephen G. Weller, Ann K. Sakai, Long-Quan Nguyen, and Diana Khuu
  
Population Genetics

    Genetic Structure of Carex Species from the Australian Alpine Region along Elevation Gradients: Patterns of Reproduction and Gene Flow(pp. 189-199) 
    Jessica M’Baya, Mark J. Blacket, and Ary A. Hoffmann
   
Systematics and Evolution

    Unequal Twins? Inflorescence Evolution in the Twinflower Tribe Linnaeeae (Caprifoliaceae s.l.)(pp. 200-233) 
    Sven Landrein and Gerhard Prenner
   
    A Phylogeny of Toadflaxes (Linaria Mill.) Based on Nuclear Internal Transcribed Spacer Sequences: Systematic and Evolutionary Consequences(pp. 234-249)  Contains supplements
    Mario Fernández-Mazuecos, José Luis Blanco-Pastor, and Pablo Vargas
   
Paleobotany

    Dordrechtites arcanus sp. nov., an Anatomically Preserved Gymnospermous Reproductive Structure from the Middle Triassic of Antarctica(pp. 250-265) 
    Julie A. Bergene, Edith L. Taylor, and Thomas N. Taylor
    
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International Journal of Plant Sciences - 174 (1), 2013

Contents:

Front Cover(pp. Front Cover-I) 

Editorial Announcement

    Change in Leadership for International Journal of Plant Sciences(p. 1) 
   
Coulter Review

    Natural Variation in Abiotic Stress and Climate Change Responses in Arabidopsis: Implications for Twenty-First-Century Agriculture(pp. 3-26) 
    Sarah M. Assmann
  
Development and Structure

    The Bitter and the Sweet: Inference of Homology and Evolution of Leaf Glands in Prunus (Rosaceae) through Anatomy, Micromorphology, and Ancestral–Character State Reconstruction(pp. 27-46) 
    Siew-wai Chin, Sue Lutz, Jun Wen, and Dan Potter

Reproductive Biology

    Trimorphic Incompatibility in Pontederia subovata (Pontederiaceae): An Aquatic Macrophyte from Lowland South America(pp. 47-56) 
    Adriana Puentes, William W. Cole, and Spencer C. H. Barrett

Ecology

    Geographical Variation in Hybridization of Ipomopsis (Polemoniaceae): Testing the Role of Photosynthetic Responses to Temperature and Water(pp. 57-64) 
    Diane R. Campbell and Carrie A. Wu
  
    Consequences of Mycorrhizal Colonization for Piriqueta Morphotypes under Drought Stress(pp. 65-73) 
    Paul Sochacki, Jennifer Rhode Ward, and Mitchell B. Cruzan
 
    Floral Water Costs and Size Variation in the Highly Selfing Leptosiphon bicolor (Polemoniaceae)(pp. 74-84) 
    Susan C. Lambrecht
  
    Advantages of Multivariate Analysis of Profiles for Studies with Temporal Variation of Treatment Effects in Plants(pp. 85-96) 
    Luiz Roberto Martins Pinto, Charles Leonel Galvao Sanches, Carlos Tadeu dos Santos Dias, and Leandro Lopes Loguercio
  
Systematics

    Phylogenetic Relationships within Ruellieae (Acanthaceae) and a Revised Classification(pp. 97-137) 
    Erin A. Tripp, Thomas F. Daniel, Siti Fatimah, and Lucinda A. McDade
   
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International Journal of Plant Sciences - 173 (9), 2012

Contents:

Front Cover(pp. Front Cover-I) 

List of Reviewers(pp. III-IV) 

Physiology

    Leaf-Level Gas Exchange and Foliar Chemistry of Common Old-Field Species Responding to Warming and Precipitation Treatments(pp. 957-970) 
    Vikki L. Rodgers, Susanne S. Hoeppner, Michael J. Daley, and Jeffrey S. Dukes
  
Development and Structure

    Duplications and Expression of RADIALIS-Like Genes in Dipsacales(pp. 971-983) 
    Geraldine S. Boyden, Michael J. Donoghue, and Dianella G. Howarth
 
    Oil Glands in Pterodon pubescens Benth. (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae): Distribution, Structure, and Secretion Mechanisms(pp. 984-992) 
    Tatiane M. Rodrigues and Silvia R. Machado

    Quantitative Analysis of Cell Organization in the External Region of the Olive Fruit (pp. 993-1004) 
    Sofiene B. M. Hammami and Hava F. Rapoport
   
Ecophysiology

    Plants as Phytosensors: Physiological Responses of a Woody Plant in Response to RDX  Exposure and Potential for Remote Detection(pp. 1005-1014) 
    Julie C. Zinnert
  
Population Genetics

    Genetic Composition of Bryophyte Populations Occupying Habitats Differing in the Level of Human Disturbance(pp. 1015-1022) 
    Helena Korpelainen, Hanna Forsman, Viivi Virtanen, Maria Pietiläinen, and Kirsi Kostamo
  
Systematics and Evolution

    Floral Ontogeny and Morphology of Stimpsonia and Ardisiandra, Two Aberrant Genera of the Primuloid Clade of Ericales(pp. 1023-1035) 
    Livia Wanntorp, Louis Ronse De Craene, Ching-I Peng, and Arne A. Anderberg
  
    Spurs in a Spur: Perianth Evolution in the Delphinieae (Ranunculaceae)(pp. 1036-1054)  
    Florian Jabbour and Susanne S. Renner
  
    Pollen Evolution in the Clusioid Clade (Malpighiales)(pp. 1055-1082) 
    Carol A. Furness
   
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International Journal of Plant Sciences - 173 (8), 2012

Contents:

Front Cover(pp. Front Cover-I) 

Development and Structure

    Ultrastructure of Stomatal Development in Ginkgo biloba(pp. 849-860) 
    Paula J. Rudall, Alice Rowland, and Richard M. Bateman
   
    Floral Development of Stephania (Menispermaceae): Impact of Organ Reduction on Symmetry(pp. 861-874) 
    Aiping Meng, Zigang Zhang, Jianqiang Li, Louis Ronse De Craene, and Hengchang Wang
   
    Leaf Shape and Size Differentiation in White Oaks: Assessment of Allometric Relationships among Three Sympatric Species and Their Hybrids(pp. 875-884) 
    Vincenzo Viscosi, Gaby Antonecchia, Olivier Lepais, Paola Fortini, Sophie Gerber, and Anna Loy
  
Reproductive Biology

    Morph Ratio Variation and Sex Organ Reciprocity in Style-Dimorphic Narcissus assoanus (pp. 885-893) 
    John D. Thompson, Adeline C. Cesaro, and Juan Arroyo

Systematics and Evolution

    Phylogeny of a Neotropical Clade in the Gesneriaceae: More Tales of Convergent Evolution (pp. 894-916) 
    John L. Clark, Mindie M. Funke, Aaron M. Duffy, and James F. Smith

Paleobotany

    Reconsidering Relationships among Stem and Crown Group Pinaceae: Oldest Record of the Genus Pinus from the Early Cretaceous of Yorkshire, United Kingdom(pp. 917-932) 
    Patricia E. Ryberg, Gar W. Rothwell, Ruth A. Stockey, Jason Hilton, Gene Mapes, and James B. Riding

    Seeds of Ampelocissus, Cissus, and Leea (Vitales) from the Paleogene of Western Peru and Their Biogeographic Significance(pp. 933-943) 
    Steven R. Manchester, Iju Chen, and Terry A. Lott

    Miocene Origin of the Characteristic Broad-Leaved Evergreen Shrub Ammopiptanthus (Leguminosae) in the Desert Flora of Eastern Central Asia(pp. 944-955) 
    Lei Xie and Yong Yang
 
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International Journal of Plant Sciences - 173 (7), 2012

Contents:

    Front Cover(pp. Front Cover-I) 
    
    Development and Structure

        Reassessing Inflorescence and Floral Morphology and Development in Hedyosmum (Chloranthaceae)(pp. 735-750) 
        María Gabriela Doria, Natalia Pabón-Mora, and Favio González
       
        Fruit Development and Pericarp Structure in Nypa fruticans Wurmb (Arecaceae): A Comparison with Other Palms(pp. 751-766) 
        Alexey V. F. Ch. Bobrov, David H. Lorence, Mikhail S. Romanov, and Ekaterina S. Romanova
       
    Reproductive Biology

        Floral Anatomy of Xyrids (Poales): Contributions to Their Reproductive Biology, Taxonomy, and Phylogeny(pp. 767-779) 
        Aline Oriani and Vera L. Scatena
        
    Ecology

        Heteroblasty in Bromeliads: Its Frequency in a Local Flora and the Timing of the Transition from Atmospheric to Tank Form in the Field(pp. 780-788) 
        Kerstin Meisner and Gerhard Zotz
      
    Population Genetics

        Genetic Variation, Biogeographical History, and Conservation of Anthyllis montana L. Ssp. jacquinii (Kern.) Hayek (Fabaceae) at Its Northern Distribution Limit(pp. 789-801) 
        Matthias Kropf
      
        Declining Genetic Diversity and Increasing Genetic Isolation toward the Range Periphery of Stipa pennata, a Eurasian Feather Grass(pp. 802-811) 
        Viktoria Wagner, Jan Treiber, Jiři Danihelka, Eszter Ruprecht, Karsten Wesche, and Isabell Hensen
      
    Paleobotany

        The First Permineralized Microsporophyll of the Glossopteridales: Eretmonia macloughlinii sp. nov.(pp. 812-822) 
        Patricia E. Ryberg, Edith L. Taylor, and Thomas N. Taylor
       
        Phenotypic Plasticity of the Hydrasperman Seed Fern Tetrastichia bupatides Gordon (Lyginopteridaceae)(pp. 823-834) 
        Michael T. Dunn and Gar W. Rothwell
       
        A Novel Coniferous Tree Trunk with Septate Pith from the Guadalupian (Permian) of China: Ecological and Evolutionary Significance(pp. 835-848) 
        Zhuo Feng, Jun Wang, Lu-Jun Liu, and Ronny Rößler
       

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International Journal of Plant Sciences - 173 (6), 2012

Contents:

 
    Front Cover (pp. Front Cover-I) 
  
    Celebrating Giant Steps toward a Synthetic History of Angiosperm Evolution (pp. 559-560) 
    Taylor S. Feild and Erika J. Edwards
    
    The Paleontological Context of Angiosperm Vegetative Evolution (pp. 561-568) 
    C. Kevin Boyce and Andrew B. Leslie
    
    Fire and the Angiosperm Revolutions (pp. 569-583) 
    William J. Bond and Jeremy J. Midgley
    
    Evolutionary Patterns and Biogeochemical Significance of Angiosperm Root Traits (pp. 584-595) 
    L. H. Comas, K. E. Mueller, L. L. Taylor, P. E. Midford, H. S. Callahan, and D. J. Beerling
   
    Evolutionary Voyage of Angiosperm Vessel Structure-Function and Its Significance for Early Angiosperm Success (pp. 596-609) 
    Taylor S. Feild and Jonathan P. Wilson
   
    Growth Form Evolution in Piperales and Its Relevance for Understanding Angiosperm Diversification: An Integrative Approach Combining Plant Architecture, Anatomy, and Biomechanics (pp. 610-639) 
    Sandrine Isnard, Juliana Prosperi, Stefan Wanke, Sarah T. Wagner, Marie-Stéphanie Samain, Santiago Trueba, Lena Frenzke, Christoph Neinhuis, and Nick P. Rowe
   
    Ovule Function and the Evolution of Angiosperm Reproductive Innovations(pp. 640-648) 
    Andrew B. Leslie and C. Kevin Boyce
    
    Pollen Tube Growth Rates and the Diversification of Flowering Plant Reproductive Cycles(pp. 649-661) 
    Joseph H. Williams
   
    Tests of the Link between Functional Innovation and Positive Selection at Phytochrome A: The Phylogenetic Distribution of Far-Red High-Irradiance Responses in Seedling Development (pp. 662-672)  Contains supplements
    Sarah Mathews and Donna Tremonte
   
    Elegance versus Speed: Examining the Competition between Conifer and Angiosperm Trees (pp. 673-694) 
    Timothy J. Brodribb, Jarmila Pittermann, and David A. Coomes
    
    Ferns in an Angiosperm World: Cretaceous Radiation into the Epiphytic Niche and Diversification on the Forest Floor (pp. 695-710) 
    J. E. WatkinsJr. and Catherine L. Cardelús
   
    Evidence for Adaptation to Fire Regimes in the Tropical Savannas of the Brazilian Cerrado (pp. 711-723) 
    Marcelo F. Simon and Toby Pennington
    
    Angiosperm Responses to a Low-CO2 World: CAM and C4 Photosynthesis as Parallel Evolutionary Trajectories (pp. 724-733) 
    Erika J. Edwards and R. Matthew Ogburn
    


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