Plant speciation
at Plant Canada 2003

St Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
June 26-28 2003

Page title: Abstracts
 

Alpine flowers

Helianthus anomalus

Beech forest

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Mechanisms of ecogeographic isolation between Mimulus cardinalis and M. lewisii
ANGERT, A. L. & SCHEMSKE, D. W.

The Phlomis X composita hybrid group viewed under the recombinational speciation evolutionary scenario
APARICIO, ABELARDO & ALBALADEJO, RAFAEL G.

Study of chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA diversity in the natural populations of Gaultheria fragrantissima in the two hotspots in India
APTE, G.S., LAGU, M.D., RANJEKAR. P.K. & GUPTA, V.S.

Use of cpDNA sequences for studying the native and introduced taxa of the Poa pratensis complex (Kentucky bluegrass)
ARCHAMBAULT, ANNIE & GILLESPIE, LYNN J.

Haplotype diversity patterns in autogamous Packera pauciflora
BAIN, JOHN F. & GOLDEN, JOANNE L.

Biochemical adaptation to soil moisture in a Rocky Mountain wildflower
BLACKMAN, B.K. & RUVINSKY, J.R.

Maximum-likelihood estimates of hybrid index based on molecular markers
BUERKLE, C. ALEX

Catching the rays: detecting hybridisation and introgression in the genus Senecio (Asteraceae)
CHAPMAN, MARK A. & ABBOTT, RICHARD J.

Phylogenetic reconstruction of the genus Fragaria using intron sequence from a protein encoding nuclear gene
DIMEGLIO, L.M., DEHAAN, K.P., STAUDT, G., & DAVIS, T.M.

Speciation in facultatively apomictic Hieracium subgen. Pilosella taxa: a bottom-up approach
FEHRER, J., KRAHULCOVÁ, A., KRAHULEC, F., GEMEINHOLZER, B. & BRÄUTIGAM, S.

Characterizing the genetic basis of quantitative trait differences between ecotypes of Avena barbata using recombinant inbred lines
GARDNER, K.M. & LATTA, R.G.

Evidence for an adaptive radiation in Agave species
GOOD-AVILA, SARA V., SOUZA, VALERIA, CASTILLO, AMANDA, GAUT, BRANDON G. & EGUIARTE, LUIS E.

The origin of Helianthus deserticola: survival and selection in a desert habitat
GROSS, BRIANA L., KANE, NOLAN C., LEXER, CHRISTIAN & RIESEBERG, LOREN H.

Annual fluctuation of pollinator-mediated selection on floral traits in a natural hybrid population of daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) and nightlily (H. thunbergii)
HASEGAWA, M & YAHARA, T.

A hypothesis on the origin of Agave tequilana Weber var. azul, the raw plant material for the tequila production
HERNÁNDEZ-VERA, G. & FLORES-BERRIOS, E.

The history and consequences of self-incompatibility: Solanaceae
IGIC, BORIS & KOHN, JOSHUA R.

Fitness consequences of hybridization in Avena barbata: Dominance, epistasis and GXE interactions
JOHANSEN, A.D. & LATTA, R.G.

Unusual patterns of nucleolar dominance in natural and artificial allopolyploids of the Glycine tomentella (Leguminosae) complex
JOLY, SIMON, RAUSCHER, JASON T., SHERMAN-BROYLES, SUSAN L., DOYLE, JEFF J. & BROWN, A. H. D.

Spatial modeling of plant's genes dispersal and western Alps postglacial recolonisation: a new methodology for the case of Biscutella laevigata (Brassicaceae)
JOOST, STEPHANE & PARISOD, CHRISTIAN

Evidence for reinforcement of speciation in pollinator-sharing Neotropical Costus (Costaceae)
KAY, KATHLEEN M.

Hybridization and variation in Johnsongrass and related weeds
KELLOGG, CAROLINE D., DOYLE, JEFF J., & KRESOVICH, STEPHEN

Hybridization, polyploidy, and rarity:  a molecular systematic study of speciation in Delphinium
KOONTZ, J. A.

Demographic and genetic analysis of the rare Oconee Bell (Shortia galacifolia) throughout its known range
LINSCOTT, T. M.

Genetics of postzygotic isolation in Mimulus guttatus and Mimulus nasutus
NOLAND, MARTIN, H. & WILLIS, JOHN H.

Sub-specific diversification and incipient speciation among sympatric populations of an endemic member of the Hawaiian Silversword Alliance, Dubautia laxa (Asteraceae)
MCGLAUGHLIN, MITCHELL & ELIZABETH FRIAR

Species cohesion:  implications of gene flow and selection for the spread of favorable alleles
MORJAN, CARRIE L. & RIESEBERG, LOREN H.

Plant-specific patterns of interspecific reproductive isolation: predictions under the Dobzhansky-Muller model
MOYLE, LEONIE C. & TURELLI, MICHAEL

Molecular analysis of South Indian endemic tetraploid wild rice, Oryza malampuzhaensis: focus on its phylogenetic relationships and putative progenitors
NAIR, PRATIBHA & THOMAS, GEORGE

A maximum likelihood method for testing whether intermediate outcrossing is unstable
OHTSUKA, AIKO & Yahara, Tetsukazu

South African Cape Erica spp.: fire, rain and diversity
OJEDA, FERNANDO, BRUN, FERNANDO G. & VERGARA JUAN J.

Morphological evidence for diploid hybrid origin of Arctostaphylos gabilanensis
PARKER, V.T., WAHLERT, G. &  VASEY, M.C.

Insect pollination, flower morphology, heterostyly and speciation in Narcissus (Amaryllidaceae)
PEREZ, ROCIO & ARROYO, JUAN

Genetic differenation in Anthericum liliago populations
PETERSON, A., BARTISH, I.V.& PETERSON, J.

Inheritance and diversity of chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) in Fragaria
REINHARD, ANN E. & DAVIS, THOMAS M.

In the course of speciation:  ecogeographical divergence of Oncocyclus Irises
SAPIR, YUVAL & SHMIDA, AVI

Does floral symmetry affect speciation rates in angiosperms?
SARGENT, RISA D. and ALLY, DILARA

Progenitor-derivative speciation and hybridization in the serpentine endemic Synthyris cordata (Scrophulariaceae)
SCHENK, JOHN J. & LISTON, AARON

The role of host-specificity in the evolution of the terrestrial holoparasite Orobanche (Orobanchaceae)
SCHNEEWEISS, GERALD M.

The birds, the bees and plant sex: examining the associations between hummingbird pollination, rainfall and the evolution of dioecy in Echinocereus coccineus (Cactaceae) using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and path analysis
SCOBELL, SUMMER

Hybridisation between wild sunflowers (Helianthus argophyillus and H. debilis) in Southeastern Africa – morphological and molecular characterisation
SCOTTI, I., DI BERNARDO, N., DELLACASA, S., VISCHI, M. & OLIVIERI, A.M.

Chloroplast DNA variation in New Zealand vegetable sheep (genus Raoulia, Asteraceae: Gnaphalieae) is consistent with widespread introgression
SMISSEN, ROB D. & BREITWIESER, I.

Pollinator-mediated diversification of Andean Solanaceae
SMITH, STACEY D.

Reproductive isolation by breakdown of self-incompatibility in Witheringia solanacea
STONE, J. L., PIERCE, S., BURKE, D. & SASUCLARK, M.

Patterns of nucleotide diversity are affected by mating system and asymmetric introgression in two species of Mimulus
SWEIGART, ANDREA L. & WILLIS, JOHN H.

Pollinator effectiveness on sympatric milkweeds (Asclepias): do floral morphology and insect behavior influence species boundaries?
THEISS, K., KEPHART, S., HENDERSON, A., & DEMAY, S.

Triploidy, apomixis and latitudinal genetic variation in the Slim-Leaf Onion (Allium amplectens) in western North America
WHEELER, E. J. & ALLEN, G. A.

Rapid radiation in the Columbines: evidence from multiple nuclear loci
WHITTALL, JUSTEN BRYANT & HODGES, SCOTT A.

Examining population differentiation in the circumarctic fern species Athyrium distentifolium using markers derived from gene transcripts
WOODHEAD, M., RUSSELL, J., SQUIRRELL, J., HOLLINGSWORTH, P.M., GIBBY, M. & POWELL, W.

Symmetry of hybridization in a natural Ipomopsis (Polemoniaceae) contact zone
WU, CARRIE A. & CAMPBELL, DIANE R.

Molecular phylogenetic studies of sexual and agamospermous plants of Stevia in Mexico that are differentiated into annuals, perennials and shrubs
YAHARA, T., ISHII, I., NAKAZAWA, M., SOEJIMA, A., KAWAHARA, T. & WATANABE, K.

Assessing patterns of reproductive isolation in an Aquilegia hybrid zone
YANG, JI YONG & HODGES, SCOTT

Breakdown of prezygotic reproductive barrier under a secondary contact of dayfily (Hemerocallis fulva) and nightlily (H. thunbergii)
YASUMOTO, A. & YAHARA, T.

Floral spur variation in Impatiens capensis: Effects on pollinator visitation, pollen removal and pollen deposition
YOUNG, HELEN
   

Illustrations: Plant Speciation logo by Sam Day. The logo depicts scarlet Gilia, of the Polemoniaceae - the systematics of the Polemoniaceae was one of Verne Grant's specialist fields. Alpine flowers, courtesy of T J Tschaplinski. Helianthus anomalus, courtesy of L Rieseberg. Beech forest, courtesy of R J Norby.
Plant speciation is funded by the New Phytologist Trust

Last updated: January 17, 2007