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Persistence of genetically engineered canola populations in the U.S. and the adventitious presence of transgenes in the environment by Travers, Steven E, Bishop, D Bryan, Sagers, Cynthia L

“…Feralization of genetically engineered (GE) crops increases the risk that transgenes will become integrated into natural and naturalizing plant populations. A…”
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Phenological tracking enables positive species responses to climate change by Cleland, Elsa E, Allen, Jenica M, Crimmins, Theresa M, Dunne, Jennifer A, Pau, Stephanie, Travers, Steven E, Zavaleta, Erika S, Wolkovich, Elizabeth M

“…Earlier spring phenology observed in many plant species in recent decades provides compelling evidence that species are already responding to the rising global…”
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Phylogenetic conservatism in plant phenology by Davies, T. Jonathan, Wolkovich, Elizabeth M., Kraft, Nathan J. B., Salamin, Nicolas, Allen, Jenica M., Ault, Toby R., Betancourt, Julio L., Bolmgren, Kjell, Cleland, Elsa E., Cook, Benjamin I., Crimmins, Theresa M., Mazer, Susan J., McCabe, Gregory J., Pau, Stephanie, Regetz, Jim, Schwartz, Mark D., Travers, Steven E.

“…1. Phenological events - defined points in the life cycle of a plant or animal - have been regarded as highly plastic traits, reflecting flexible responses to…”
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The establishment of genetically engineered canola populations in the U.S by Schafer, Meredith G, Ross, Andrew A, Londo, Jason P, Burdick, Connie A, Lee, E Henry, Travers, Steven E, Van de Water, Peter K, Sagers, Cynthia L

“…Concerns regarding the commercial release of genetically engineered (GE) crops include naturalization, introgression to sexually compatible relatives and the…”
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Pollen performance before and during the autotrophic–heterotrophic transition of pollen tube growth by Stephenson, Andrew G., Travers, Steven E., Mena-Ali, Jorge I., Winsor, James A.

“…we found broad–sense heritable variation for herbivore–pathogen resistance, and that the most resistant families produced larger and better performing pollen…”
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Genomic and resistance gene homolog diversity of the dominant tallgrass prairie species across the U.S. Great Plains precipitation gradient by Rouse, Matthew N, Saleh, Amgad A, Seck, Amadou, Keeler, Kathleen H, Travers, Steven E, Hulbert, Scot H, Garrett, Karen A

“…Environmental variables such as moisture availability are often important in determining species prevalence and intraspecific diversity. The population genetic…”
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Intraspecific variation in responses to extreme and moderate temperature stress in the wild species, Solanum carolinense (Solanaceae) by Chandler, Emma K, Travers, Steven E

“…Abstract Adaptation or acclimation to local temperature regimes has often been used as a proxy for predicting how plant populations will respond to impending…”
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Temperature-dependent shifts in phenology contribute to the success of exotic species with climate change by Wolkovich, Elizabeth M, Davies, T. Jonathan, Schaefer, Hanno, Cleland, Elsa E, Cook, Benjamin I, Travers, Steven E, Willis, Charles G, Davis, Charles C

“…• Premise of the study: The study of how phenology may contribute to the assembly of plant communities has a long history in ecology. Climate change has…”
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Shifts in the flowering phenology of the northern Great Plains: Patterns over 100 years by Dunnell, Kelsey L., Travers, Steven E.

“…Premise of the study: Climate change is associated with phenological shifts in an increasing number of organisms worldwide. However, accurate estimates of…”
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Sensitivity of Spring Phenology to Warming Across Temporal and Spatial Climate Gradients in Two Independent Databases by Cook, Benjamin I., Wolkovich, Elizabeth M., Davies, T. Jonathan, Ault, Toby R., Betancourt, Julio L., Allen, Jenica M., Bolmgren, Kjell, Cleland, Elsa E., Crimmins, Theresa M., Kraft, Nathan J. B., Lancaster, Lesley T., Mazer, Susan J., McCabe, Gregory J., McGill, Brian J., Parmesan, Camille, Pau, Stephanie, Regetz, James, Salamin, Nicolas, Schwartz, Mark D., Travers, Steven E.

“…Disparate ecological datasets are often organized into databases post hoc and then analyzed and interpreted in ways that may diverge from the purposes of the…”
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Microsatellite Markers in the Western Prairie Fringed Orchid, Platanthera praeclara (Orchidaceae) by Ross, Andrew A, Aldrich-Wolfe, Laura, Lance, Stacey, Glenn, Travis, Travers, Steven E

“…Premise of the study: Primers for 31 microsatellite-containing loci were developed for the threatened orchid Platanthera praeclara to enable characterization…”
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genetic consequences of rarity in the western prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera praeclara) by Ross, Andrew A, Travers, Steven E

“…Habitat loss is a major driver of species extinction globally. The tallgrass prairie habitat of the Western Prairie Fringed Orchid (Platanthera praeclara) has…”
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Plasticity in the self-incompatibility system of Solanum carolinense by Travers, S.E, Mena-Ali, J, Stephenson, A.G

“…Solanum carolinense has a gametophytic self‐incompatibility (GSI) system that is typical of the Solanaceae in which pistils produce specific S‐RNase proteins…”
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Flowering date of taxonomic families predicts phenological sensitivity to temperature: Implications for forecasting the effects of climate change on unstudied taxa by Mazer, Susan J, Travers, Steven E, Cook, Benjamin I, Davies, T. Jonathan, Bolmgren, Kjell, Kraft, Nathan J. B, Salamin, Nicolas, Inouye, David W

“…• Premise of the study: Numerous long-term studies in seasonal habitats have tracked interannual variation in first flowering date (FFD) in relation to…”
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Photosynthetic and growth responses of reciprocal hybrids to variation in water and nitrogen availability by Campbell, Diane R, Wu, Carrie A, Travers, Steven E

“…Premise of the study: Fitness of plant hybrids often depends upon the environment, but physiological mechanisms underlying the differential responses to…”
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There Is No Evidence of Geographical Patterning among Invasive Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis) Populations in the Northern Great Plains by Dennhardt, Lauren A, DeKeyser, Edward S, Tennefos, Sarah A, Travers, Steven E

“…The study of colonizing and of dominant grass species is essential for prairie conservation efforts. We sought to answer how naturalized Kentucky bluegrass in…”
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Climate change and shifting arrival date of migratory birds over a century in the northern Great Plains by Travers, Steven E., Marquardt, Bryan, Zerr, Nicole J., Finch, James B., Boche, Mikayla J., Wilk, Rosalynne, Burdick, Steven C.

“…Studies of the effects of climate change on migratory bird behavior have established that many species are shifting the average day of year of their arrival at…”
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Variation in Gene Expression of Andropogon gerardii in Response to Altered Environmental Conditions Associated with Climate Change by Travers, Steven E., Tang, Zhongwen, Carages, Doina, Garrett, Karen A., Hulbert, Scott H., Leach, Jan E., Bai, Jianfa, Saleh, Amgad, Knapp, Alan K., Fay, Philip A., Nippert, Jesse, Schnable, Patrick S., Smith, Melinda D.

“…1. If we are to understand the mechanisms underlying species responses to climate change in natural systems, studies are needed that focus on responses of…”
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Interrelationships among inbreeding, herbivory, and disease on reproduction in a wild gourd by Stephenson, Andrew G., Leyshon, Bradley, Travers, Steven E., Hayes, C. Nelson, Winsor, James A.

“…Because inbreeding, herbivory, and disease are common in plants and their separate impacts on fitness are well documented, investigators have begun to examine…”
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First‐flowering dates of plants in the Northern Great Plains: Ecological Archives E090‐162 by Travers, Steven E., Dunnell, Kelsey L.

“…Phenological observations of plant flowering patterns provide useful information for studying the ecological impact of global climate change over long‐term…”
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