AmericanJournalofBotanyAssociateEditors[Updated12July2016]

PamelaDiggle,Editor-in-ChiefUniversityofConnecticutEvolutionofmorphologicaldiversityamongplantswithparticularemphasisonunderstandinghowfeaturesofdevelopmentshapethedynamicsofevolutionarychange

GregAndersonUniversityofConnecticutPlantreproductivebiology,especiallytheevolutionofdioecy,andislandreproductivesystems;Solanaceaebiosystematicsandevolution;ethnobotany

A.Elizabeth(Betsy)ArnoldTheUniversityofArizonaFungalecology,evolution,andsystematics;theevolutionofsymbioses

MaryL.BerbeeUniversityofBritishColumbiaMolecularphylogeneticsandevolutionofsexualandasexualfungi;molecularidentificationofericoidmycorrhizalfungiintheirnaturalenvironment

JeremiahBuschWashingtonStateUniversityFlowercolorpolymorphismpopulationgeneticsreproductivebiologyself-incompatibilitysystemsspeciesdistribution

DavidCarrUniversityofVirginiaTheeffectsofinbreedingonecologicalinteractionsbetweenplantsandtheirnaturalenemiesandmutualists;ecologyandecologicalgeneticsofinvasiveplants

RussellChapmanUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegoAlgalultrastructure,phylogeny,Chlorophyta,molecularevolution,algae,bryophytes,phytoplankton,HABs

N.RubénCúneo(Rubén)MuseoPaleontologicoEgidioFeruglio(MEF)SouthernhemispherePaleobotany:PaleozoicthroughCenozoic,systematics,paleoecology,biogeography,phylogeny,palynology

RebeccaDrenovskyJohnCarrollUniversitySoil-plantinteractions,mineralnutrition,invasionbiology,stressphysiology,aridlandplants

RodneyDyerVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityPopulationgenetics,biogeography,statisticalandmathematicalmodeling,graphtheory,clustercomputingAndrewEckertVirginiaCommonwealthUniversityPopulationgeneticsandphylogeography

AnthonyRolandEnnos(Roland)TheUniversityofHullBiomechanics,wood,rootanchorage,treehydraulics,fracture,trees

JohnFreudensteinOhioStateUniversityAngiospermsystematics,inparticular:patternsofmorphologicalandmolecularevolutionandtheirrelationshiptobiodiversity

JanniceFriedmanSyracuseUniversityEcologicalgenetics;evolution;evolutionarygenetics;adaptation;quantitativegenetics;lifehistory;matingsystem;pollinationbiology;reproductivebiology

R.Geeta(Geeta)UniversityofDelhiPhylogenetics(usingmorphologicalandmoleculardata),evolutionanddevelopment;monocotyledonsandsistertaxa;developmentalandevolutionarypatternsofvariationincharactersatdifferentlevelsoforganization

SeanGrahamUniversityofBritishColumbiaSystematicsandevolutionofvascularplants,focusingonusingDNAsequencedatatoinferrelationshipsatdeepandrecentlevelsofseedplant,angiospermandmonocotphylogenetichistory.

WilliamHoffmann(Bill)NorthCarolinaStateUniversityTropicalecology,ecophysiology,andglobalchange

HeidrunHuber(Heidi)RadboudUniversityNijmegenEvolutionaryecology:-Consequencesofgeneticandphenotypicvariationinfunctionalplanttraits-Plantstressresponses(emphasizeonshadeandfloodinginducedplasticity)-Ecologyofclonalplants

ErinIrishUniversityofIowaPlantdevelopmentalgenetics

ChristopherIvey(Chris)CaliforniaStateUniversity,ChicoEvolutionaryecology,matingsystemevolution,reproductiveecology,andplant-insectinteractions,primarily.

CynthiaJones(Cindi)UniversityofConnecticutEcologicalandevolutionarysourcesofmorphologicaldiversityinplants;howshootsevolvewithinthecontextofwholeplantgrowthandhowleaf,branchandmainaxisevolutionareinfluencedbyaplant'sevolutionaryhistoryandecologicalcontextPaulKenrickTheNaturalHistoryMuseumPaleobotanysystematics;symbiosis;mycorrhizae;anatomy;pteridophyte;PaleozoicSusanKephartWillametteUniversityIntersectionofplantsystematics,evolution,andecologyintheoryandpractice,i.e.,speciation&speciesboundaries;hybridizationandhybridzones;breedingsystemsandpollination.JohnZ.KissUniversityofNorthCarolina–GreensboroPlantphysiology,tropisms,spacebiology

DeborahKohn(Deb)UniversityofTorontoConservationecology,ecologicalsignificanceofgeneticvariability,viabilityofsmallpopulations,adaptiveandexperimentalmanagement

KarenKosterTheUniversityofSouthDakotaPlantphysiologistinterestedinunderstandingtheresponsesofplantstoenvironmentalstress,inparticularextremewaterloss;elucidatingmechanismsthatallowcellsindesiccation-tolerantorganismstosurvivedehydration;seedlongevity

JaneLangdaleUniversityofOxfordEvolutionofleafdevelopment

DonaldLes(Don)UniversityofConnecticutSystematicsandevolutionofaquaticangiosperms.

LouiseLewisUniversityofConnecticutSystematicsofgreenalgae;diversityandphotophysiologyofgreenalgaefromaridhabitats;evolutionaryrelationshipsofsymbioticgreenalgae.

AaronListonOregonStateUniversityPlantmolecularphylogeneticsappliedtoquestionsofbiogeography,characterevolution,andclassification.Plantcomparativegenomics.

BruceMcCuneOregonStateUniversityLichens,toolsforanalysisofecologicalcommunitiesandhabitats(howspeciesabundanceasaresponsevariablediffersfromtheideal),ecologyoftemperateforestepiphytesStuartMcDanielUniversityofFloridaBryophytes,geneticmapping,QTLmapping,transmissiongenetics,localadaptation,reproductiveisolation,orspeciation.Plantsexchromosomes,sexualdimorphism,andtheevolutionofdioecy.

MarkOoiUniversityofWollongong,AustraliaUniversityofNewSouthWales,AustraliaSeedecology(dormancyandgermination),fireecology,andplantpopulationdynamics.

JeffreyM.OsbornTheCollegeofNewJersey•Pollendevelopmentandevolution(characterevolution,phylogeneticimplications,structure-functionrelationships)•Pollinationbiologyofseedplants(mechanicsandevolution)•Structureanddevelopmentofreproductiveorgans(correlationswithpollenandsporestructure,development,andfunction)•Originsanddiversificationofangiosperms

DanielPotter(Dan)UniversityofCalifornia,DavisPlantsystematics;taxonomy,evolution,andphylogeneticrelationshipsoffruitcropsandtheirwildrelatives;molecularapproachestophylogenyreconstruction;ethnobotany

R.BrandonPratt(Brandon)CaliforniaStateUniversity,BakersfieldPlantphysiologicalecology;plantadaptationstowaterstressandwoodyplanthydraulics;photoprotectionbyanthocyaninunderextremewaterstress;lifehistoryanddroughttoleranceamongchaparralspecies;mechanismsfortoleratingfreeze-thawstressofevergreenspecies;ecophysiologyofalieninvasivespecies;xylemphysiology.

GarRothwellOhioUniversityPaleobotany,plantdevelopment,plantevolution,plantphylogeny

ScottRussellUniversityofOklahomaMolecularembryology,sexualreproduction,doublefertilization;light,fluorescence,andelectronmicroscopy

AndrewSchnabel(Andy)IndianaUniversitySouthBendPopulationgenetics,populationbiology,plantevolutionandecology

DylanSchwilkTexasTechUniversityPlantfunctionaltraitsandfireecology(flammabilitytraits,fireandtraitevolutionetc);physiologicalecology(especiallywaterrelations),comparativemethods,and,morerecently,climatechangeimpacts/predictions.

EmilySessaUniversityofFloridaFerns,lycophytes;polyploidy;plantsystematics;genomics;reticulateevolution;physiologicalecologyMarkSimmonsColoradoStateUniversitySystematicsoftheCelastraceae,conceptualaspectsofphylogenetics(maximizingphylogeneticsignalwhileminimizingbias).

NinaSletvoldUppsalaUniversityEvolutionaryand/orecologicalaspectsofplantreproductivebiology;(populationlevel-evolutionaryecology):Naturalselection,adaptivedifferentiation,plant-animalinteractions,demographyandpopulationdynamics,lifehistoryevolution,matingsystemevolution.DougSoltisUniversityofFlorida,GainesvilleGreenplantphylogenyandevolution,floralevolution,polyploidy,plantgenomicsDavidSpoonerUniversityofWisconsinThespeciesboundariesandphylogeneticrelationshipsofwildandcultivatedpotatoes(Solanumsect.Petota),tomatoes(Solanumsect.Lycopersicon),andcarrots(Daucus),usingcomparativemorphologyandDNAmarkerandDNAsequenceanalysis.HealsocollectswildgermplasmofthesespeciesfortheUSgermplasmsystem.

KristinaStinsonUniversityofMassachusettsphenologyplant-fungalinteractionsbiologicalinvasionglobalchangeresourceallocationplantchemistry

QiangSunUniversityofWisconsin-StevensPointXylemstructureandfunction,barkanatomy,ultrastructure,ecological,physiologicalandpathologicalanatomyofplants,hostplant-pathogeninteractionsandphotomorphogenesis

BruceTiffneyUniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbaraThefossilrecordofangiosperms,particularlyasevidencedthroughtheirfruitsandseeds;evolutionofthefloraoftheNorthernHemisphereasinterpretedfromthefossilrecord;theevolutionofdispersalasevidencedinthefossilrecord;vertebrate-Plantinteractionsandassociationsasevidencedinthefossilrecord;patternsofdiversificationoflandplants;originoflandplantsandassociatedadaptationsStephenWeller(Steve)UniversityofCalifornia,IrvinePlantpopulationbiologyandevolutionarygeneticsofplantreproductivesystems

JosephWilliams(Joe)Floweringplantreproductiveevolution;mateselection,involvingmaleandfemalegametophytesandsporophytes,zygotesandendosperms;crypticinteractionsinfluencingmatingsystemsand/orthestrengthofreproductivebarriers,andhence,thedegreeofinbreedingoroutbreedingpresentinnaturalpopulations.

AnnWillyardHendrixCollegePhylogeography;understandinghowinter-specificgeneflowhasaffectedcloselyrelatedplantlineagesoverevolutionarytime;usingmolecularinformationtodetectcrypticexamplesofspeciesthataroseviadiploidhybridspeciationorwhoseadaptationtonovelenvironmentsmayhavebeenfacilitatedbyinter-specifichybridization.

AndreaWolfe(Andi)TheOhioStateUniversityPlantsystematicsandmolecularevolution;parasiticplantsofOrobanchaceae;systematicsofPenstemon;systematicsofHyobanche;dynamicsofevolution;speciationmechanisms,hybridization,conservationgenetics,phylogenetics,andmolecularevolution.

SarahWyattOhioUniversityPlantgrowthanddevelopmentwithanemphasisontheuseofmolecular,geneticandgenomicstoolstostudyplantresponsestoenvironmentalstimuli;gravitropism;identifyinggenesinvolvedinthemixedbreedingsysteminViolaandstudyingevolutionusingphysiological/molecularfingerprintsinextinctandextantplants;hormonework,signaling,regulatory,physiology,molecularbiology.

BeataZagorska-MarekWroclawUniversityphyllotaxis(phyllotacticontogenetictransitionsincomputersimulations,newplantmodelsystemsforphyllotaxisresearch)mechanismsofplantmorphogenesisperiodicpaternsinplantdevelopmentbiologyofmagnoliascell-to-cellcommunicationincambiumoriginsoffiguredwoodmoleculargeneticsofflowerdevelopmentplantstemcellsandmaintananceoftheirgenticidentity

SophiaBalcombAJBAssistant/ContentEditorPatternsofseeddispersal,plant-animalinteractions;tropicalecologyandconservation;community-levelstudiesofpollination

AmyMcPherson,AJBManagingEditorRichardHund,AJBProductionEditor