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Sunday, August 1st

Sunday, August 1st
10:00 am to 12:00 pm · 556A/Convention Center
Session WS06: Workshop: Teaching Evolution: A Discussion
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WS06001August 1st 10:00 amTeaching Evolution: A Discussion
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Conference WideWorkshopBrown, Beverly J..
Sunday, August 1st
3:15 pm to 5:15 pm · 556A/Convention Center
Session WS16: Workshop: What is a Teaching Philosophy, Teaching Dossier (Portfolio) and why develop one?
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WS16001August 1st 3:15 pmWhat is a Teaching Philosophy
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Conference WideWorkshopHasenkampf, Clare.

Monday, August 2nd

Monday, August 2nd
8:00 am to 10:00 am · 556A/Convention Center
Session 1: Contributed Papers: Genetics
Presiding: Michael, J. Zanis, Purdue University
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1001August 2nd 8:00 amDevelopment of extensive mitochondrial DNA sequence resources in ferns
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Genetics SectionPaperDer, Joshua; Duffy, Aaron M.; Davidson, Jacob B.; Grusz, Amanda L.; Pryer, Kathleen M.; Wolf, Paul G.. mitochondrial DNA
fern
Organelle
454 pyrosequencing
mitochondrial genome
1002August 2nd 8:15 amPlastid Genome Evolution - What’s so different between autotrophs, semi- and non-autrophic flowering plants?
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Genetics SectionPaperWicke, Susann; Quandt, D.; Muller, Kai F.; Wickett, Norman J.; dePamphilis, Claude W.; Schneeweiss, Gerald M..plastid genome
genome evolution
pseudogenization
rate heterogeneity
parasitic plants
hemiparasitic plants
1003August 2nd 8:30 am
Canceled
How do different forms of parasitism within a family affect plastid genome structure? A comparison of the complete plastid genomes of Lindenbergia, Agalinis, and Epifagus (Orobanchaceae)
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Genetics SectionPaperLatvis, Maribeth; Moore, Michael; Wicke, Susann; Soltis, Pamela S.; Soltis, Douglas E. . Orobanchaceae
chloroplast genome
Parasitism
Agalinis
Lindenbergia
Epifagus
next-generation sequencing
1004August 2nd 8:45 amExploring the causes and consequences of parasitism through stage specific transcriptome sequencing in the parasitic plant family Orobanchaceae
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Genetics SectionPaperWickett, Norman J.; Honaas, Loren A; Wafula, Eric K; Timko, Michael P; Yoder, John; Westwood, James; dePamphilis, Claude W..parasitic plants
transcriptome
Solexa sequencing technology
454 sequencing
EST
1005August 2nd 9:00 amHow large is a polyploid’s transcriptome, and why should we care?
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Genetics SectionPaperCoate, Jeremy E.; Doyle, Jeff J..Allopolyploidy
transcriptome
1006August 2nd 9:15 amEcological and evolutionary factors shaping gene function during polyploidy
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Genetics SectionPaperZanis, Michael, J..polyploidy
Individual-Based Model
Computational biology
1007August 2nd 9:30 amPhylogenetic Diversification of Homeobox Genes
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Genetics SectionPaperMiles, Nicholas W.; Soltis, Douglas E. ; Soltis, Pamela S..Homeobox
Homeodomain
KNOX
Class III HD-Zip
phylogeny reconstruction
molecular evolution
Evolutionary Developmental Genetics
1008August 2nd 9:45 amQuantitative detection of GFP expression with digital SLR cameras
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Genetics SectionPaperBaker, Stokes S..Arabidopsis thaliana
BIO 2010
Digital images
green fluorescent protein
image analysis
Inquiry
Single lens reflex camera
Monday, August 2nd
11:00 am to 12:00 pm · 556A/Convention Center
Session S2: Special Lecture: Annals of Botany Lecture
Presiding: David D. Ackerly, University of California, Berkeley
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S2001August 2nd 11:00 amPattern and process in plant trait evolution: evidence from comparative analysis
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Annals of Botany Lecture - Dr. David AckerlySpecial AddressAckerly, David D.; Jui, Ginger.Annals of Botany Lecture
Monday, August 2nd
2:00 pm to 3:30 pm · 556A/Convention Center
Session 18: Contributed Papers: Historical Section
Presiding: Marshall Sundberg, Emporia State University
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18001August 2nd 2:00 pmBotanical Education in the United States I. The Colonial Period through the Eaton/Nuttal Epoch
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Historical SectionPaperSundberg, Marshall.botany education
Jane Colden
Benjamin Waterhouse
Benjamin Smith Barton
Amos Eaton
18002August 2nd 2:15 pmThe Botanist as Artist
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Historical SectionPaperFlannery, Maura.history
illustration
Inquiry
18003August 2nd 2:30 pmClassic Maya Landscape Modification: Yalbac, Belize
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Historical SectionPaperLindsay, Colleen; Lucero, Lisa; Seigler, David S..
18004August 2nd 2:45 pmNicolaus Joseph Jacquin: the making of a Linnaean botanist
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Historical SectionPaperMadriñán, Santiago. Nicolaus Joseph Jacquin
Early Linnaean Botany
Caribbean Botany
18005August 2nd 3:00 pmNicolaus Joseph Jacquin: journey to the West Indies (1755–1759)
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Historical SectionPaperMadriñán, Santiago. Nicolaus Joseph Jacquin
Early Linnaean Botany
Caribbean Botany
August 2nd 3:15 pmDiscussion
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Historical Section
Monday, August 2nd
3:45 pm to 4:15 pm · 556A/Convention Center
Session M15: Meeting: Historical Section Business Meeting
Presiding: Marissa C.J. Grant, Lake Land College
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August 2nd 3:45 pmHistorical Section Business Meeting
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Historical Section

Tuesday, August 3rd

Tuesday, August 3rd
8:00 am to 9:45 am · 556A/Convention Center
Session 25: Contributed Papers: Population Genetics II
Presiding: Jessica Brzyski, University of Cincinnati
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25001August 3rd 8:00 amDistribution of genetic variation in Encelia farinosa (Asteraceae) inferred from universal nuclear markers for the Asteraceae
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Population GeneticsPaperFehlberg, Shannon D..Asteraceae
North American deserts
low-copy nuclear gene
phylogeography
Encelia
genetic structure
25002August 3rd 8:15 amHow does genetic variation change during biological invasion? A study of Pinus strobus
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Population GeneticsPaperMandak, Bohumil; Hadincova, Veroslava; Mahelka, Vaclav; Wildova, Radka.biological invasion
microsatellites
Pinus strobus
multiple introductions
bottleneck
25003August 3rd 8:30 amTemporal changes in genetic structure of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) in its native range
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Population GeneticsPaperMartin, Michael; Brush, Grace; Zimmer, Elizabeth.Ambrosia
Ragweed
phylogeography
Invasion
disturbance
population genetics
25004August 3rd 8:45 amComparative population genetics of species endemic to the highly fragmented central Florida scrub
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Population GeneticsPaperGermain-Aubrey, Charlotte; Soltis, Pamela S.; Gitzendanner, Matthew A..conservation genetics
microsatellite
25005August 3rd 9:00 amGene flow, species boundaries, and phylogeography of the dwarf milkweed group (Asclepias uncialis-ruthiae-eastwoodiana-sanjuanensis, Asclepiadoideae: Apocynaceae)
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Population GeneticsPaperRiser Ii, James P.; Roalson, Eric H..Asclepias
Asclepiadoideae
Apocynaceae
population genetics
25006August 3rd 9:15 am
Canceled
Hybridization on the Waiahole Ditch Trail: species boundaries and conservation in Hawaiian Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae)
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Population GeneticsPaperRoalson, Eric H.; Riser Ii, James P.; Clark, John R.; Wagner, Warren L..Cyrtandra
Gesneriaceae
hybridization
Species delimitation
25007August 3rd 9:30 amGenetic variation and population structure in a rare clonal shrub, Spiraea virginiana (Rosaceae)
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Population GeneticsPaperBrzyski, Jessica; Culley, Theresa M..clonal
microsatellites
Spiraea virginiana
Tuesday, August 3rd
10:15 am to 11:45 pm · 556A/Convention Center
Session 35: Contributed Papers: Population Genetics III
Presiding: Theresa M. Culley, University of Cincinnati
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35001August 3rd 10:15 amThe evolution of sexual dimorphism in a hybrid zone in Hawaiian Schiedea
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Population GeneticsPaperCulley, Theresa M.; Wallace, Lisa Ellen; Weller, Stephen G.; Nepokroeff, Molly; Kuenzi, Ashley; Sakai, Ann K.; Roy, Tilottama; Wagner, Warren L..Schiedea
microsatellites
gynodioecy
morphology
Chloroplast
hybridization
35002August 3rd 10:30 amHeritabilities and genetic correlations for allocation to female and male traits in gynodioecious Schiedea adamantis (Caryophyllaceae)
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Population GeneticsPaperWeller, Stephen G.; Sakai, Ann K.; Campbell, Diane R.; Culley, Theresa M..sexual dimorphism
gynodioecy
heritabilities
genetic correlations
Schiedea
dioecy
35003August 3rd 10:45 amGenetic variability in widespread Cephalanthera species (Neottieae, Orchidaceae) with different reproductive systems
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Population GeneticsPaperFay, Michael F.; Micheneau, Claire; Duffy, Karl.SSR
Orchidaceae
Cephalanthera
population genetics
breeding system
35004August 3rd 11:00 amAnalysis of population structure reveals dispersal limitation and significant differentiation of extreme-habitat varieties of the dominant Metrosideros polymorpha on east Hawaii Island
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Population GeneticsPaperStacy, Elizabeth; DeBoer, Nicholas; Johansen, Jennifer; Sakishima, Tomoko.Metrosideros
population differentiation
microsatellites
Hawaii
woody species
35005August 3rd 11:15 amPopulation genetics of the red alga Furcellaria lumbricalis along a salinity gradient
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Population GeneticsPaperKorpelainen, Helena; Kostamo, Kirsi; Olsson, Sanna.genetic structure
microsatellites
EST
red algae
salinity gradient
35006August 3rd 11:30 amDiallelic microsatellites developed for Agrostis stolonifera L. population analyses provide evidence for A. transcaspica Litv. as the source of the bentgrass A3 subgenome
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Population GeneticsPaperReichman, Jay R.; Smith, Bonnie M.; Londo, Jason P.; Bollman, Michael A.; Auer, Carol; Watrud, Lidia S..Agrostis stolonifera
microsatellites
SSRs
Agrostis transcaspica
Agrostis gigantea
A3 subgenome
Tuesday, August 3rd
1:00 pm to 5:00 pm · 556A/Convention Center
Session 36: Contributed Papers: Asterids: Asterales
Presiding: Vicki A. Funk, US National Herbarium
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36001August 3rd 1:00 pmA first comprehensive phylogenetic analysis of the broader Campanulaceae
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Systematics SectionPaperCellinese, Nico; Smith, Stephen A.. Campanulaceae
molecular systematics
divergence times
36002August 3rd 1:15 pmMolecular phylogeny of the Goodeniaceae- implications for taxonomy, morphology and biogeography
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Systematics SectionPaperJabaily, Rachel S.; Gustafsson, Mats H. G.; Motley, Timothy J..Goodeniaceae
Australia
Hawaii
Asterales
molecular systematics
36003August 3rd 1:30 pmThe Relationships of Vernonieae (Compositae) from Thailand to those in Africa, Madagascar and Asia
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Systematics SectionPaperKeeley, Sterling C.; Bunwong, Sukonthip. Compositae
Thailand
Vernonieae
trnLc-f
ITS
matK
Biogeography
ndhF
36004August 3rd 1:45 pmGenera of the Vernonieae (Asteraceae) of China with a study of their pollen
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Systematics SectionPaperRobinson, Harold; Skvarla, John J..Vernonieae
China
genera
pollen
Asteraceae
36005August 3rd 2:00 pmPhylogeny and Biogeography of the Compositae tribe Liabeae
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Systematics SectionPaperFunk, Vicki A.; Kelloff, Carol L.; Chan, Raymund.Asteraceae
Andes
Mexico
Central America
Caribbean
morphology
molecular phylogenetics
36006August 3rd 2:15 pmPhylogeny of the Roldana-Clade (Asteraceae: Senecioneae): Montane Forest Endemism and Diversity
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Systematics SectionPaperQuedensley, T. Sultan; Jansen, Robert K..Asteraceae
Montane forests
endemism
Mexico
Guatemala
36007August 3rd 2:30 pmMolecular systematics of Calendula (Asteraceae): evidence from the chloroplast and internal transcribed spacers (ITS)
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Systematics SectionPaperPlume, Olofron.Calendula
hybridization
polyploid origins
Speciation
August 3rd 2:45 pmBreak
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Systematics Section
36009August 3rd 3:00 pmSystematics of Symphyotrichinae (Asteraceae: Astereae): Disagreements between two nuclear regions indicate complex relationships between Psilactis and Symphyotrichum
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Systematics SectionPaperMorgan, David R.; Holland, Blake.Asteraceae
reticulate evolution
molecular systematics
nuclear ribosomal DNA
36010August 3rd 3:15 pmBiogeography and evolutionary history of Grindelia (Asteraceae: Astereae)
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Systematics SectionPaperMoore, Abigail; Baldwin, Bruce G..Grindelia
Asteraceae
amphitropical disjunction
Biogeography
36011August 3rd 3:30 pmFurther desintegration of Nardophyllum (Compositae: Astereae)
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Systematics SectionPaperBonifacino, J. Mauricio; Funk, Vicki A.. Compositae
Astereae
Nardophyllum
Chiliotrichum
36012August 3rd 3:45 pmSpeciation in Mediterranean Compositae-Anthemideae – climatic and geographical differentiation, hybridisation, and polyploidy
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Systematics SectionPaperOberprieler, Christoph; Greiner, Roland; Lo Presti, Rosa Maria.bioclimatic niche analysis
evolutionary history
hybridization
macroevolution
microevolution
polyploidy
Biogeography
36013August 3rd 4:00 pmPhylogenies of Pectis and Porophyllum (Asteraceae, Tageteae) inferred from ITS and chloroplast sequence data
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Systematics SectionPaperHansen, Debra R.; Jansen, Robert K.; Sage, Rowan F.; Simpson, Beryl.Asteraceae
C4 photosynthesis
Pectis
phylogeny
Porophyllum
36014August 3rd 4:15 pmInsights into the phylogeny of the subtribe Espeletiinae Cuatrec. (Compositae) based on multiple molecular markers: nuclear sequence data, AFLPs and microsatellites
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Systematics SectionPaperDiazgranados, Mauricio; Fauser, Rachel; Barber, Janet C..paramo
Carramboa
Coespeletia
Espeletia
Espeletiopsis
Libanothamnus
Paramiflos
Ruilopezia
Tamania
phylogenetics
Nuclear DNA
AFLP
microsatellite
36015August 3rd 4:30 pmSpecies identification, of New Jersey oxeye daisies Leucanthemum Miller Compositae
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Systematics SectionPaperGrady, Autumn; Weber, Andrew; Bowditch, Brunella.leucanthemum
oxeye daisy
flavonoid
New Jersey
chromosome number
36016August 3rd 4:45 pmPhytochemical data on the Leucanthemum atratum group Compositae
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Systematics SectionPaperSoltysik, Kristen; Weber, Andrew; Bowditch, Brunella.phytochemistry
flavonoids
leucanthemum
Compositae
Tuesday, August 3rd
5:00 pm to 5:30 pm · 556A/Convention Center
Session D7: Discussion Session: A Digital Daisy Discussion
Presiding: Vicki A. Funk, US National Herbarium
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August 3rd 5:00 pmA Digital Daisy Discussion
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Systematics Section

Wednesday, August 4th

Wednesday, August 4th
10:30 am to 11:45 am · 556A/Convention Center
Session 54: Contributed Papers: Cenozoic Papers I
Presiding: Elizabeth J. Hermsen, Cornell University
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54001August 4th 10:30 amNew angiosperm reproductive structures from the early Eocene Laguna del Hunco flora, Chubut Province, Argentina
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Paleobotanical SectionPaperHermsen, Elizabeth J.; Gandolfo, Maria; Wilf, Peter; Cuneo, Nestor; Johnson, Kirk R.; Iglesias, Ari.Eocene
Argentina
angiosperm
Fossil
Chubut Province
Patagonia
54002August 4th 10:45 amRethinking the tropical elements of the Eocene temperate forest: the Republic flora
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Paleobotanical SectionPaperDeVore, Melanie L.; Pigg, Kathleen B..Republic flora
Eocene
tropical
Icacinaceae
Nelumboaceae
Melastomataceae
Theaceae
Musaceae
cycad
Bignoniaceae
54003August 4th 11:00 amLast ginkgoalean record in South America
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Paleobotanical SectionPaperCuneo, Nestor; Seoane, Liliana V.; Gandolfo, Maria; Wilf, Peter.Ginkgoales
South America
Eocene
systematics
extinction
54004August 4th 11:15 amImproved paleobotanical techniques enhance the application of thin cuticle of Metasequoia fossils as a paleoclimatic proxy
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Paleobotanical SectionPaperLeng, Qin; Wang, Li.Metasequoia
paleoclimate
cuticle
54005August 4th 11:30 amThe evolution of Miocene climates in North China: preliminary results of quantitative reconstructions from plant fossil records
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Paleobotanical SectionPaperLiu, (Christopher) Yusheng.Fossil
East Asian monsoon
Miocene
North China
quantitative paleoclimate reconstructions
Wednesday, August 4th
1:30 pm to 2:45 pm · 556A/Convention Center
Session 58: Contributed Papers: Cenozoic Papers II
Presiding: Lisa Boucher, University of Nebraska-Omaha
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58001August 4th 1:30 pmPermineralized wood from the Tertiary of Madagascar
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Paleobotanical SectionPaperBoucher, Lisa.wood anatomy
Tertiary
Madagascar
58002August 4th 1:45 pmFagaceae from the Pliocene Citronelle Formation of Alabama
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Paleobotanical SectionPaperAxsmith, Brian; Stults, Debra. Fagaceae
Fagus
Quercus
Castanea
Pliocene
58003August 4th 2:00 pmFirst megafossil records of several plant taxa from the Pliocene Citronelle Formation of Alabama
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Paleobotanical SectionPaperStults, Debra; Axsmith, Brian. Pliocene
Citronelle Formation
First records
58004August 4th 2:15 pm
Canceled
Molecular carbon and hydrogen isotope compositions from Cenozoic conifers: Physiological and paleoclimatic interpretations
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Paleobotanical SectionPaperYang, Hong; Leng, Qin.stable isotope
fossils
paleoclimate
Conifers
Arctic
58005August 4th 2:30 pmCharacterizing extant and fossil wood assemblages
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Paleobotanical SectionPaperWoodcock, Deborah. fossil wood
vessel arrangement
vessel size distribution
ring-porous
Wednesday, August 4th
3:30 pm to 5:30 pm · 556A/Convention Center
Session M29: Meeting: Paleobotanical Section Business Meeting
Presiding: Stefan A. Little, University of California Davis
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August 4th 3:30 pmPaleobotanical Section Business Meeting
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Paleobotanical Section

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