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Pamela Diggle, Editor-in-Chief
University of Connecticut
Evolution of morphological diversity among plants with particular emphasis on understanding how features of development shape the dynamics of evolutionary change |
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Gregory J. Anderson, University of Connecticut
Plant reproductive biology, especially the evolution of dioecy and island reproductive systems
Solanaceae biosystematics and evolution
Ethnobotany |
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Mary L. Berbee, University of British Columbia
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of sexual and asexual fungi
Molecular identification of ericoid mycorrhizal fungi in their natural
environment |
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Craig Brodersen, Yale University
Physiological plant ecology
Xylem structure and function
3D organization of xylem
Embolism repair in xylem
Leaf optics
Plant hydraulics
Photosynthesis
Gas exchange
In vivo imaging |
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David E. Carr, University of Virginia
The effects of inbreeding on ecological interactions between
plants and their natural enemies and mutualists
Ecology and ecological genetics of invasive plants |
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Russell L. Chapman, Louisiana State University
Algal ultrastructure
Phylogeny
Chlorophyte
Molecular evolution
Algae
Bryophytes
Phytoplankton
HABs |
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N. Rubén Cúneo (Rubén), Museo Paleontologico Egidio Feruglio (MEF), Argentina
Southern hemisphere paleobotany:
Paleozoic through Cenozoic
Systematics
Paleoecology
Biogeography
Phylogeny
Palynology |
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Rebecca E. Drenovsky, John Carroll University
Soil-plant interactions
Mineral nutrition
Invasion biology
Stress physiology
Aridland plants |
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Erika J. Edwards, Yale University
Ecophysiology
Evolution of plant diversity
Portullugo
C4 and CAM evolutionary trajectories
Viburnum |
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John Freudenstein, Ohio State University
Angiosperm systematics, in particular patterns of morphological and molecular evolution and their relationship to biodiversity |
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Jannice Friedman, Syracuse University
Ecological genetics
Evolution
Evolutionary genetics
Adaptation
Quantitative genetics
Life history
Mating system
Pollination biology
Reproductive biology |
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R. Geeta (Geeta), University of Delhi
Phylogenetics (using morphological and molecular data)
Evolution and development
Monocotyledons and sister taxa
Developmental and evolutionary patterns of variation in characters
at different levels of organization |
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Carol Goodwillie, East Carolina University
Evolution, population biology, reproductive biology
Breeding systems
Mating system evolution
Pollination biology
Self-incompatibility
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Kay Hodgins, Monash University
Genetics of local adaptation to climate and its potential applied
importance for restoration/reforestation
Plant evolution in human-altered environments
Genetic basis of rapid evolutionary change
Crop evolution
Evolution of plant sexual systems
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William A. Hoffmann (Bill), North Carolina State University
Tropical ecology
Ecophysiology
Global change |
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Heidrun Huber (Heidi), Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands
Evolutionary ecology:
- Consequences of genetic and phenotypic variation in functional
plant traits
- Plant stress responses (emphasize on shade and flooding
induced plasticity)
- Ecology of clonal plants |
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Erin Irish, University of Iowa
Plant developmental genetics |
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Christopher T. Ivey (Chris), California State University, Chico
Evolutionary ecology
Mating system evolution
Reproductive ecology
Plant-insect interactions |
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Cynthia S. Jones (Cindi), University of Connecticut
Ecological and evolutionary sources of morphological diversity
in plants
How shoots evolve within the context of whole plant growth
and how leaf, branch and main axis evolution
are influenced by a plant's evolutionary history and
ecological context |
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Stephen R. Keller (Steve), University of Vermont
Ecological and population genomics, landscape genetics, molecular
ecology and evolution, plant population biology,
forest responses to climate change, biological
invasions, and applied conservation genetics |
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Paul Kenrick, The Natural History Museum, United Kingdom
Paleobotany systematics
Symbiosis
Mycorrhizae
Anatomy
Pteridophyte
Paleozoic |
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Susan Kephart, Willamette University
Intersection of plant systematics, evolution, and ecology in
theory and practice, i.e., speciation and species boundaries
Hybridization and hybrid zones
Breeding systems and pollination |
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John Z. Kiss, University of North Carolina–Greensboro
Plant physiology
Tropisms
Space biology |
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Deborah Kohn (Deb), University of Toronto
Conservation ecology
Ecological significance of genetic variability
Viability of small populations
Adaptive and experimental management |
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Jennifer Lau (Jen), Michigan State University
Evolutionary ecology, population and evolutionary genetics, how
environmental changes impact population
dynamics, species interactions, and the evolution
of plant populations |
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Donald H. Les (Don), University of Connecticut
Systematics and evolution of aquatic angiosperms
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Louise A. Lewis, University of Connecticut
Systematics of green algae
Diversity and photophysiology of green algae from arid habitats
Evolutionary relationships of symbiotic green algae |
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Aaron Liston, Oregon State University
Plant molecular phylogenetics applied to questions of biogeography,
character evolution, and classification
Plant comparative genomics |
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Cate Macinnis-Ng, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Climate-vegetation interactions change as the climate changes. I am a plant ecophysiologist and ecohydrologist specialising in water and carbon fluxes of trees and other vegetation |
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Georgiana May, University of Minnesota-St. Paul
Evolution of host/microbe interactions and adaptation to climate change
Microbial ecology
Evolution of pathogen virulence and plant resistance to pathogens |
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Bruce McCune, Oregon State University
Lichens
Tools for analysis of ecological communities and habitats (how species abundance as a response variable differs from the ideal)
Ecology of temperate forest epiphytes |
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Stuart McDaniel, University of Florida
Bryophytes
Genetic mapping
QTL mapping
Transmission genetics
Local adaptation
Reproductive isolation
Speciation
Plant sex chromosomes, sexual dimorphism, and the evolution of dioecy |
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Mark Ooi, University of New South Wales, Australia
Seed ecology (dormancy and germination)
Fire ecology
Plant population dynamics |
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Jeffrey M. Osborn, The College of New Jersey
Pollen development and evolution (character evolution, phylogenetic
implications, structure-function relationships)
Pollination biology of seed plants (mechanics and evolution)
Structure and development of reproductive organs (correlations
with pollen and spore structure, development, and function)
Origins and diversification of angiosperms |
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Jarmila Pittermann, University of California, Santa Cruz
Ecophysiology
Evolutionary ecology
Adaptive significance of species’ functional traits
Plant water relations
Anatomy |
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Simon Poppinga, University of Freiburg, Germany
Functional morphology
Biomechanics
Plant movements
Functional principles of carnivorous plant traps
Biomimetics
Plant-animal interactions
Functional plant surfaces |
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Daniel Potter (Dan), University of California, Davis
Plant systematics
Taxonomy, evolution, and phylogenetic relationships of fruit
crops and their wild relatives
Molecular approaches to phylogeny reconstruction
Ethnobotany |
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R. Brandon Pratt (Brandon), California State University, Bakersfield
Plant physiological ecology
Plant adaptations to water stress and woody plant hydraulics
Photoprotection by anthocyanin under extreme water stress
Life history and drought tolerance among chaparral species
Mechanisms for tolerating freeze-thaw stress of evergreen species
Ecophysiology of alien invasive species
Xylem physiology |
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Gar W. Rothwell, Ohio University
Paleobotany
Plant development
Plant evolution
Plant phylogeny |
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Scott D. Russell, University of Oklahoma
Molecular embryology
Sexual reproduction
Double fertilization
Light, fluorescence, and electron microscopy |
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Andrew Schnabel (Andy), Indiana University South Bend
Population genetics
Population biology
Plant evolution
Ecology |
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Dylan Schwilk, Texas Tech University
Plant functional traits and fire ecology (flammability traits, fire
and trait evolution etc)
Physiological ecology (especially water relations), comparative
methods, and, more recently, climate change
impacts/predictions |
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Emily B. Sessa, University of Florida, Gainesville
Ferns, lycophytes
Polyploidy
Plant systematics
Genomics
Reticulate evolution
Physiological ecology |
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Mark P. Simmons, Colorado State University
Systematics of the Celastraceae
Conceptual aspects of phylogenetics (maximizing phylogenetic
signal while minimizing bias) |
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Nina Sletvold, Uppsala University, Sweden
Evolutionary and/or ecological aspects of plant reproductive biology
(population level - evolutionary ecology)
Natural selection, adaptive differentiation, plant-animal interactions,
demography and population dynamics, life history evolution,
mating system evolution |
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Dougles E. Soltis, University of Florida, Gainesville
Green plant phylogeny and evolution
Floral evolution
Polyploidy
Plant genomics |
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David M. Spooner, USDA, ARS; University of Wisconsin
The species boundaries and phylogenetic relationships of wild
and cultivated potatoes (Solanum sect. Petota), tomatoes
(Solanum sect. Lycopersicon), and carrots (Daucus), using
comparative morphology and DNA marker and DNA
sequence analysis. He also collects wild germplasm of these
species for the US germplasm system |
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Kristina Stinson, University of Massachusetts
Phenology
Plant-fungal interactions
Biological invasion
Global change
Resource allocation
Plant chemistry |
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Qiang Sun, University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
Xylem structure and function, bark anatomy
Ultrastructure, ecological, physiological and pathological
anatomy of plants
Host plant-pathogen interactions and photomorphogenesis |
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Bruce H. Tiffney, University of California, Santa Barbara
The fossil record of angiosperms, particularly as evidenced
through their fruits and seeds
Evolution of the flora of the Northern Hemisphere as interpreted
from the fossil record
Evolution of dispersal as evidenced in the fossil record
Vertebrate-plant interactions and associations as evidenced in
the fossil record
Patterns of diversification of land plants
Origin of land plants and associated adaptations |
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Stephen G. Weller (Steve), University of California, Irvine
Plant population biology and evolutionary genetics of plant
reproductive systems |
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Silke Werth, University of Graz, Austria
Population and ecological genetics (taxonomic groups:
fungi, algae, bryophytes), gene flow, spatial
genetic structure, phylogeography, community
ecology, experimental population / community ecology |
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Joseph H. Williams, Jr. (Joe), University of Tennessee
Flowering plant reproductive evolution
Mate selection, involving male and female gametophytes and
sporophytes, zygotes and endosperms
Cryptic interactions influencing mating systems and/or the
strength of reproductive barriers, and hence, the degree of
inbreeding or outbreeding present in natural populations |
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Ann Willyard, Hendrix College
Phylogeography
Understanding how inter-specific gene flow has affected closely
related plant lineages over evolutionary time
Using molecular information to detect cryptic examples of
species that arose via diploid hybrid speciation or whose
adaptation to novel environments may have been facilitated
by inter-specific hybridization |
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Andrea Wolfe (Andi), Ohio State University
Plant systematics and molecular evolution
Parasitic plants of Orobanchaceae
Systematics of Penstemon
Systematics of Hyobanche
Dynamics of evolution
Speciation mechanisms, hybridization, conservation genetics,
phylogenetics, and molecular evolution |
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Sarah E. Wyatt, Ohio University
Plant growth and development with an emphasis on the use
of molecular, genetic and genomics tools to study plant
responses to environmental stimuli
Identifying genes involved in the mixed breeding system in
Viola and studying evolution using physiological/molecular
fingerprints in extinct and extant plants
Gravitropism
Hormone work, signaling, regulatory, physiology, and molecular
biology |
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Beata Zagorska-Marek, Wroclaw University, Poland
Phyllotaxis (phyllotactic ontogenetic transitions in computer
simulations, new plant model systems for phyllotaxis
research)
Mechanisms of plant morphogenesis
Periodic paterns in plant development
Biology of magnolias
Cell-to-cell communication in cambium
Origins of figured wood
Molecular genetics of flower development
Plant stem cells and maintenance of their genetic identity |
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At-Large Director - Publications
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Sean Graham, University of British Columbia
Systematics and evolution of vascular plants, focusing on using
DNA sequence data to infer relationships at deep and recent
levels of seed plant, angiosperm and monocot phylogenetic
history. |
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American Journal of Botany Personnel
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Sophia Balcomb
AJB Assistant/Content Editor
Patterns of seed dispersal, plant-animal interactions
Tropical ecology and conservation
Community-level studies of pollination |
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Amy McPherson, AJB Managing Editor
Richard Hund, AJB Production Editor |
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