Abstracts received so far:

1. BLARER, ALBERT*, DANIEL L. NICKRENT, AND PETER K. ENDRESS. - Comparative floral anatomy of Apodanthes, Pilostyles, and Berlinianche (Apodanthaceae).
2. BORGARDT, SANDRA J.* AND KEVIN C. NIXON. - A phylogenetically based ovule, seed and fruit anatomical/developmental study within the genus Quercus (Fagaceae).
3. BOYCE, C. KEVIN. - Evolution of leaf morphology and development in extant plants and the fossil record.
4. BUZGO, MATYAS*, DOUGLAS E. SOLTIS, PAMELA S. SOLTIS, BERNARD A. HAUSER, AND BO JOHANSEN. - B-Class organ identity in basal monocots. [Poster]
5. CHAPMAN, ERIC M.* AND ROGER D. MEICENHEIMER. - Anatomical Basis for Biophysical Differences Between Pinus nigra and Pinus resinosa Leaves. [Poster]
6. CHRISTIANSON, MICHAEL L. - Root formation in ferns: an evo-devo exploration.
7. DOTY, KAREN F.*, JAMIE L. BALDWIN, AND MARTHA E. COOK. - Cytokinesis in the charophycean alga Coleochaete (Charophyceae). [Poster]
8. ENDRESS, PETER K.* AND DORIS MERINO SUTTER. - Female flowers and cupules of Balanopaceae, an enigmatic rosid family.
9. GHOSH, NABARUN*, A. CHATTERJEE, AND DON W. SMITH. - Acacia, Albizia, Cassia and Dalbergia : seed anatomy with Light and Scanning Electron Microscopy.
10. GROOT, EDWIN P*, ANDREA BUSCH, AND STEFAN GLEISSBERG. - Isolation and characterization of knox1, floricaula and phantastica gene homologues in members of the Papaveraceae possessing dissected leaves. [Poster]
11. KANG, JULIE* AND NANCY G. DENGLER. - Cell cycling frequency and expression of the homeobox gene ATHB-8 during leaf vein development in Arabidopsis.
12. KIM, SANGTAE*, DOUGLAS E. SOLTIS, PAMELA S. SOLTIS, PETER K. ENDRESS, BERNARD A. HAUSER, AND MICHAEL J. ZANIS. - Origin of the calyptra and characterization of B class genes in Eupomatia bennettii (Eupomatiaceae).
13. KORN, ROBERT W. - Computer Graphics Simulation of the Dicor Stem Apex.
14. LAMROUS-BENNACEUR, NADIA AND SYLVIE LALIBERTé.* - Relationship between cellular parameters and morphogenetic pattern of hybrid larch protoplasts. [Poster]
15. LANGENBERGER, M.W. AND A.R. DAVIS.* - Patterns of floral nectar production in relation to nectary ultrastructure of caraway (Carum carvi L., Apiaceae). [Poster]
16. LEE, DAVID W.*, JOHN O'KEEFE, N. MICHELLE HOLBROOK, AND TAYLOR FEILD. - Pigment dynamics and autumn leaf senescence in a New England forest.
17. LITT, AMY* AND VIVIAN IRISH. - Evolution of floral structure: changes in sequence, expression, and function of the APETALA1 gene family.
18. LIVSHULTZ, TATYANA. - Comparative morphology and development of staminal coronas in Dischidia (Asclepiadoideae, Apocynaceae).
19. LOTT, JOHN N. A.*, JESSICA C. LIU, KELLY A. PENNELL, AUDE LESAGE, AND M. MARCIA WEST. - Two Types of Mineral Nutrient Storage Particles in Embryos of Seeds from Phyla Coniferophyta, Cycadophyta, Gnetophyta and Ginkgophyta: Early Seed Plant Characteristic. [Poster]
20. MATTHEWS, MERRAN L.* AND PETER K. ENDRESS. - Combination of Elaeocarpaceae and Tremandraceae supported by floral structure.
21. MCKOWN, ATHENA D.* AND NANCY G. DENGLER. - Kranz anatomy and leaf vein pattern of C3, C4 and C3-C4 Flaveria (Asteraceae) species.
22. MIKESELL, JAN E. - Herbivory and enhancement of plant fitness.
23. MILLER, REGIS B. - Wood anatomy of Vochysiaceae with special reference to Qualea and Ruizterania.
24. NIKLAS, KARL J. - Plant morphogenesis: Logic and mechanism. [Special Paper]
25. NIKOLOVA, IANA* AND JUDITH M. CANNE-HILLIKER. - Comparative floral development of Agalinis (Scrophulariaceae s.l.).
26. ORNDUFF, ROBERT AND RIVKA DULBERGER.* - Exine patterns, pollen size dimorphism, and breeding systems in species of Villarsia (Menyanthaceae). [Poster]
27. POSLUSZNY, USHER* AND P. BARRY TOMLINSON. - Early floral development in Amborella trichopoda Baill.
28. REHSE, TANIA*, W. JOHN KRESS, AND ELENA KRAMER. - Staminode evolution and development in the tropical anigiosperm order Zingiberales. [Poster]
29. RICHARDS, JENNIFER H. - Flower sex expression, spikelet morphology and spikelet phenology in sawgrass, Cladium jamaicense Crantz (Cyperaceae).
30. RIDING, R.T.*, M.B. LAVIGNE, AND C.A. LITTLE. - Stem respiration rate: a non-destructive marker of xylem cell production.
31. ROIZ, LEVAVA AND RIVKA DULBERGER.* - Partial male sterility in hermaphrodite flowers of gynodioecious species. [Poster]
32. RUNIONS, C. JOHN* AND JIM HASELOFF. - Enhancer trapping: visualization of tissue-specific gene expression in living meristems.
33. SCHOENENBERGER, JUERG* AND ELENA CONTI. - Penaeaceae (Myrtales) - Floral development and structure in the light of a molecular phylogeny.
34. SEAGO, JAMES L.* AND CHARLES HEIMSCH. - Patterns in root apical organization and cortex structure in basal Angiosperms and Dicotyledons.
35. SKALSKY, JEANNIE. - Floret morphological analysis of a putative Silphium (Asteraceae) hybrid population. [Poster]
36. STAUFFER, FRED W.* AND PETER K. ENDRESS. - Comparative morphology of the gynoecium in the neotropical tribe Geonomeae (Arecaceae: Arecoideae).
37. THOMPSON, MATTHEW V.* AND N. MICHELE HOLBROOK. - Genetic/mechanical model of wavy-root development in Arabidopsis. [Poster]
38. TOMLINSON, P. BARRY. - Development of gelatinous ("tension") fibers in Gnetum gnemon (Gnetales).
39. TSOU, CHIH-HUA* AND YU-LAN FU. - Tetrad pollen formation in Annona (Annonaceae): the binding mechanism.
40. VON BALTHAZAR, MARIA* AND PETER K. ENDRESS. - Didymelaceae - a comparison of female structures with Buxaceae and other basal eudicots. [Poster]
41. WECKERLE, CAROLINE S.*, PETER K. ENDRESS, AND ROLF RUTISHAUSER. - Systematics of the genus Averrhoidium (Sapindaceae) with special emphasize on its fruit morphology.
42. WELCH, JAIME*, BETH DORIS, JAMES L. SEAGO, AND LELAND C. MARSH. - Responses of Typha glauca plants to increased salinities.
43. WIEDENHOEFT, ALEX C.*, REGIS B. MILLER, AND PAUL E. BERRY. - Wood anatomy of seasonally flooded lightweight-wooded Venezuelan trees.
44. WILSON, TREVOR C.* AND USHER POSLUSZNY. - A comparative morphological and anatomical study on tendrils of Parthenocissus quinquefolia Planch. (L.) and Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Sieb. & Zucc.) Planch.
45. ZANIS, MICHAEL*, DOUGLAS SOLTIS, PAMELA SOLTIS, AND SANGTAE KIM. - Isolation and characterization of B-Class MADS-Box genes from basal angiosperms.
46. ZENDEJAS LóPEZ, PATRICIA, GUILLERMO ANGELES*, JORGE LóPEZ-PORTILLO, AND FERNNADO ORTEGA-ESCALONA. - Stem anatomy of Urera caracasana and U. eggersii (Urticaceae) in relation to their water storage capacity.
47. ZHANG, SHILIANG AND DANILO FERNANDO.* - Structural and Molecular Analyses of Pollen Development in a Male Sterile Willow Clone. [Poster]