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leaf size/number trade-off in trees by KLEIMAN, DAVID, AARSSEN, LONNIE W

“…1 Using a sample of 24 common deciduous angiosperm trees of the Eastern Deciduous Forest region of North America, we tested the hypothesis that leaf size…”
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Valuation Branding for Bioscience Research in the Twenty-First Century by Aarssen, Lonnie W

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Leafing intensity and the fruit size/number trade-off in woody angiosperms by Dombroskie, Sarah L., Tracey, Amanda J., Aarssen, Lonnie W.

“…1. A sample of woody angiosperm species was used to test a central prediction of the 'leafing intensity premium' hypothesis: higher leafing intensity (number…”
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assembly of forest communities according to maximum species height along resource and disturbance gradients by Schamp, Brandon S., Aarssen, Lonnie W.

“…An ongoing debate in ecology concerns the relative importance of competition in driving community patterns, especially along gradients of disturbance and…”
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Smaller species experience mild adversity under shading in an old‐field plant community by Balfour, Kelly C., Greco, Danielle A., Gridzak, Riley, Piggott, Gillian, Schamp, Brandon S., Aarssen, Lonnie W.

“…Plant competition experiments commonly suggest that larger species have an advantage, primarily in terms of light acquisition. However, within crowded natural…”
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Effects of 'target' plant species body size on neighbourhood species richness and composition in old-field vegetation by Schamp, Brandon S, Aarssen, Lonnie W, Wight, Stephanie

“…Competition is generally regarded as an important force in organizing the structure of vegetation, and evidence from several experimental studies of species…”
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Why don't bigger plants have proportionately bigger seeds? by Aarssen, Lonnie W., Eriksson, Ove

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Do citations and impact factors relate to the real numbers in publications? A case study of citation rates, impact, and effect sizes in ecology and evolutionary biology by Lortie, Christopher J., Aarssen, Lonnie W., Budden, Amber E., Leimu, Roosa

“…Metrics of success or impact in academia may do more harm than good. To explore the value of citations, the reported efficacy of treatments in ecology and…”
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Competition intensity is linked to the co‐occurrence status and height differences of plant species found growing together in an old‐field community by Gridzak, Riley, Lavender, Thomas Michael, Aarssen, Lonnie W., Schamp, Brandon S.

“…Experimental evidence suggests that larger plant species generally have a competitive advantage and thus should dominate communities where competition for…”
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Life history traits in selfing versus outcrossing annuals: exploring the 'time-limitation' hypothesis for the fitness benefit of self-pollination by Snell, Rebecca, Aarssen, Lonnie W

“…Most self-pollinating plants are annuals. According to the 'time-limitation' hypothesis, this association between selfing and the annual life cycle has evolved…”
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Death without sex--the 'problem of the small' and selection for reproductive economy in flowering plants by Aarssen, Lonnie W

“…Most of the resident plants within vegetation fail to leave descendants because of death without sex--i.e. sexual reproduction fails (zero fecundity),…”
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Does publication in top-tier journals affect reviewer behavior? by Aarssen, Lonnie W, Lortie, Christopher J, Budden, Amber E, Koricheva, Julia, Leimu, Roosa, Tregenza, Tom

“…We show that when ecologists act as reviewers their reported rejection rates recommended for manuscripts increases with their publication frequency in high…”
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No evidence of a generalized potential ‘cost’ of apical dominance for species that have strong apical dominance by Finley, Jenna V, Aarssen, Lonnie W

“…Abstract When the shoot apical meristem of plants is damaged or removed, fecundity and/or plant growth may suffer (under-compensation), remain unaffected…”
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Systematic variation in reviewer practice according to country and gender in the field of ecology and evolution by Grod, Olyana N, Budden, Amber E, Tregenza, Tom, Koricheva, Julia, Leimu, Roosa, Aarssen, Lonnie W, Lortie, Christopher J

“…The characteristics of referees and the potential subsequent effects on the peer-review process are an important consideration for science since the integrity…”
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Allometric gender allocation in Ambrosia artemisiifolia (Asteraceae) has adaptive plasticity by Paquin, V, Aarssen, L.W

“…Evidence is reported for size-dependent (allometric) gender allocation in the monoecious, wind-pollinated annual Ambrosia artemissifolia. Consistent with…”
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Why Is Fertility Lower in Wealthier Countries? The Role of Relaxed Fertility-Selection by Aarssen, Lonnie W.

“…Lower fertility in wealthier countries can be explained in evolutionary terms by three key factors: (i) higher fertility in poorer countries--an evolutionary…”
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Double-blind review favours increased representation of female authors by Budden, Amber E., Tregenza, Tom, Aarssen, Lonnie W., Koricheva, Julia, Leimu, Roosa, Lortie, Christopher J.

“…Double-blind peer review, in which neither author nor reviewer identity are revealed, is rarely practised in ecology or evolution journals. However, in 2001,…”
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Dispersion of traits related to competitive ability in an old-field plant community by Schamp, Brandon S., Chau, Joyce, Aarssen, Lonnie W.

“…1. We investigated patterns in the dispersion (i.e. spread and spacing) of plant species traits that are frequently associated with competitive ability, in an…”
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Recruitment Success for Mast Year Cohorts of Sugar Maple (Acer saccharum) Over Three Decades of Heavy Deer Browsing by Macmillan, Jennifer, Aarssen, Lonnie W

“…We examined whether particular years of mast seed production in sugar maple (Acer saccharum) are associated with increased likelihood of cohort recruitment…”
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Interpreting reproductive allometry: Individual strategies of allocation explain size-dependent reproduction in plant populations by Bonser, Stephen P., Aarssen, Lonnie W.

“…Size-dependent or allometric relationships between reproductive and vegetative size are extremely common in plant populations. Reproductive allometry where…”
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