Abstracts received so far:

1. Adaptations to aridity of pitayo (Stenocereus queretaroensis, Cactaceae). - PIMIENTA, EULOGIO*, ALEJANDRO MUņOZ, AND MARTIN HUERTA.
2. Biotic Crust Project: Survey of the algae, lichens, and mosses of microbiotic crusts of selected arid and semi-arid sites in Western North America. - LEWIS, L.A.*, J. JOHANSEN, V. FLECHTNER, AND L. ST. CLAIR.
3. Botany global issue map and Web site. - KIPP, ERICA.
4. Characterization of a specialized cell layer in the soybean pod wall and its potential role in wound response . - DUBBS, WESLEY EMANUEL* AND HOWARD GRIMES.
5. Development of the shoot vascular system in the rattan palm Calamus. - TOMLINSON1, P. BARRY*, RUSSELL E. SPANGLER1, AND GORD LEMON2.
6. Early inbreeding depression and the mating system of western redcedar. - O'CONNELL, LISA M.* AND KERMIT RITLAND.
7. Elements present in mineral nutrient reserves in seeds of Arabidopsis. - LOTT, JOHN N. A.* AND M. MARCIA WEST.
8. Epiphyte community composition and species diversity in primary and secondary montane cloud forest, Costa Rica. - MERWIN, MARK C.
9. Genetic variation among populations of Solidago riddellii. - VANDERPOOL, STARIA S.* AND LINH V. HOANG.
10. Genetic variation and differentiation in Hypericum nagasawai, an endemic plant in Taiwan. - CHEN, CHARLES*, KERMIT RITLAND, AND SHONG HUANG.
11. High level of intraspecific variation of rbcL sequences and molecular systematics of the Old World Ophioglossaceae . - MURAKAMI, NORIAKI*, YOKO YATABE, TAKESHI SUZUKI, AND NORIO SAHASHI.
12. Intergeneric relationships of Oleaceae based on cpDNA noncoding sequences and nuclear ITS sequences. - LEE, HAE-LIM* AND KI-JOONG KIM.
13. ITS polymorphism in Allotetraploid Tragopogon (Asteraceae). - SHERWOOD, ANNA M.*, PAMELA S. SOLTIS, AND DOUGLAS E. SOLTIS.
14. Leader branch angles, tension wood differentiation and crown geometry in Eucalyptus tereticornis. - KARTHIKEYAN, A.V.P.* AND K.V. KRISHNAMURTHY.
15. Major evolutionary events in the origin and diversification of the fern genus Polystichum (Dryopteridaceae). - LITTLE, DAMON P. AND DAVID S. BARRINGTON.*
16. Marker-estimated heritabilities and spatial patterns of relatedness in a natural forest stand of mountain hemlock (Tsuga mertensiana). - ALLY, DILARA* AND KERMIT RITLAND.
17. Molecular phylogeny of Quercus (Fagaceae): emphasizing the phylogeny of the Asian species. - CHOI, KYEUNG* AND KI-JOONG KIM.
18. North American closest relative for the Hawaiian endemic mints (Lamiaceae): implications for pollination syndrome and fruit evolution, A. - LINDQVIST, CHARLOTTE, TIMOTHY J. MOTLEY, AND VICTOR A. ALBERT.*
19. Phylogenetic relationships in the Hydrocharitaceae. - SOROS, CONNIE L.*, DONALD H. LES, MICHAEL L. MOODY, AND USHER POSLUSZNY.
20. Phylogenetic relationships of Santalales based on rbcL and 18S with special reference to Olacaceae. - NICKRENT, DANIEL L. AND VALERY MALECOT.*
21. Phylogeny and diversification of ovary position in Miconieae, Merianieae, and Blakeeae (Melastomataceae). - HILS, MATTHEW H.*, MICHAEL ZANIS, MICHELLE MCMAHON, AND DOUGLAS E. SOLTIS.
22. Phylogeny of the carnivorous plant family Lentibulariaceae inferred from rps16 and trnL-F sequence data. - JOBSON, RICHARD W, VICTOR A ALBERT*, KENNETH M CAMERON, AND JULIA PLAYFORD.
23. Population differentiation in Eschscholzia californica on three soil types. - ESPELAND, ERIN K.
24. Sectional Relationships in Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae). - BUTHOD, AMY AND MIA MOLVRAY.*
25. Separating the effects of gene flow and population history: a phylogeographic study of Delphinium nuttalliiusing nested clade analysis. - DODD, ATHENA* AND KEITH KAROLY.
26. Study of megafossil leaves from the Aguja Formation, Big Bend National Park, Texas, A. - BAGHAI-RIDING, NINA L.
27. Taxonomy of Zoysia (Poaceae): morphological and molecular variation. - ANDERSON, SHARON J.
28. Towards a phylogeny of the genus Tarasa (Malvaceae): Evolution in the high Andes. - TATE, JENNIFER A.* AND BERYL B. SIMPSON.
29. Vegetative reproduction as related to biomechanics and anatomy for cholla species in the Sonoran Desert. - BOBICH, EDWARD G.* AND PARK S. NOBEL.
30. When chemistry determines ecology: The relationship between leaf chemistry and herbivory in Lindera benzoin. - HAYNES, LORI*, MELANIE ONGCHIN, CHARLES RUSSELL, AND RICHARD A. NIESENBAUM.