Book

• Chandler, C.R., L.M. Wolfe and D.E.L. Promislow. 2007. A Chicago Guide to Landing a Job in Academic Biology. University of Chicago Press.

  Publications

• Kühn I, I Kowarik, J Kollmann, U Starfinger, S Bacher, TM. Blackburn, R O. Bustamante, L Celesti-Grapow, M Chytrý, R I. Colautti, F Essl, L C. Foxcroft, E García-Berthou, S Gollasch, J Hierro, RA. Hufbauer, P E. Hulme, V Jarošík, J M. Jeschke, G Karrer, RN. Mack, J Molofsky, BR. Murray, W Nentwig, B Osborne, P Pyšek, Wolfgang Rabitsch, M Rejmánek, A Roques, R Shaw, D Sol, M van Kleunen, M Vilà, M von der Lippe, LM. Wolfe, L Penev. 2011. Open minded and open access: introducing NeoBiota, a new peer-reviewed journal of biological invasions. NeoBiota 9: 1–11, doi: 10.3897/neobiota.9.1358

• Sowell, DR and LM Wolfe. 2010. Pattern and consequences of floral herbivory in four sympatric Ipomoea species. American Midland Naturalist 163:173-185.

• Verhoeven, KJF, M. Macel, LM Wolfe and Arjen Biere. 2010. Population admixture, biological invasions and the balance between local adaptation and inbreeding depression. Proceedings of the Royal Society 278: 2-8.

• Wolfe, L.M. and A.C. Blair. 2009. A Tale of Two Continents: The Role of Ecology and Evolution in a Biological Invasion. In: Pysek, P. and J. Pergl. (Eds). Biological Invasions: Towards a New Synthesis. Neobiota 8: 29-41.

• Wolfe, L.M., Massinga, P.H. and S.D. Johnson. 2009. A Quantitative Evaluation of the Distylous Syndrome in Sebaea grandis (Gentianaceae). South African Journal of Botany 75: 785-790.

• Bernasconi, G., J. Antonovics, A. Biere, D. Charlesworth, L.F. Delph, D. Filatov, T. Giraud, M.E. Hood, G. A. B. Marais, D. McCauley, J. Pannell, J. A. Shykoff, B. Vyskot, L.M. Wolfe, and A. Widmer. 2009. Silene as a model system in ecology and evolution. Heredity 103: 5–14

• Keller, S.R., M. Neiman, D.R. Sowell, D.R. Taylor and L.M. Wolfe. 2009. Adaptation and colonization history affect the evolution of clines in two introduced species. New Phytologist 183:678-690

• Sowell, D.R. and L.M. Wolfe. 2009. Pattern and Consequences of Floral Herbivory in Four Sympatric Ipomoea Species. American Midland Naturalist 163:173-185
• Dotterl, S., A. Jurgens, L. Wolfe and A. Biere. 2009. Disease status and population origin effects on floral scent: potential consequences for oviposition and fruit predation in a complex interaction between a plant, fungus and noctuid moth. J. Chemical Ecology 35:307-319.

• Wolfe, L.M., A.C. Blair and B.M. Penna. 2007. Does intra-specific hybridization contribute to the evolution of invasiveness? Biological Invasions 9:515-521.

• Blair, A.C. and L.M. Wolfe. 2007. The association between floral longevity and male and female function in Rhododendron calendulaceum. Canadian Journal of Botany 85:414-419.

• Wolfe, L.M. and A.C. Blair. 2007. Born to Run: Competition Enhances the Spread of Genes from Crops to Wild Relatives. New Phytologist 173: 450-452. INVITED COMMENTARY

• Wolfe, L.M. and D.R. Sowell. 2006. Do Pollination Syndromes Partition the Pollinator Community? A Test Using Four Sympatric Morning Glory Species. International Journal of Plant Sciences 167:1169-1175.

• Wolfe, L.M. and S.J. Mazer. 2005. Patterns of Phenotypic Plasticity and their Fitness Consequences in Wild Radish (Raphanus sativus: Brassicaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 166:631-640.

• Dotterl, S, L.M. Wolfe and A. Jurgens. 2005. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of flower scent in Silene latifolia. Phytochemistry 66:195-205.

• Blair, A.C. and Wolfe, L.M. 2004. The Evolution of an Invasive Plant: An Experimental Study with Silene latifolia. Ecology 85:3035-3042.

• Wolfe, L.M, J.A. Elzinga and A. Biere. 2004. Increased susceptibility to enemies following introduction in the invasive plant Silene latifolia. Ecology Letters 7:813-820.

• Wolfe, L.M. 2002. Why alien invaders succeed: support for the escape-from-enemy hypothesis. American Naturalist 160:705-711.

• Scheiner, S.M., K. Donohue, L.A. Dorn, S.J. Mazer and L.M. Wolfe. 2002. Reducing environmental bias when measuring natural selection. Evolution 56:2156-2167.

• Leege, L.M. and L.M. Wolfe. 2002. Do floral herbivores respond to variation in flower characteristics in Gelsemium sempervirens (Loganiaceae), a distylous vine? American J. Botany 89: 1270-1274.

• Wolfe, L.M and W. Denton. 2001. Morphological constraints on fruit size in Linaria canadensis. International J. Plant Sciences 162:335-342.

• Wolfe, L.M. 2001. Associations Among Multiple Floral Polymorphisms in Linum pubescens (Linaceae), a Heterostylous Plant. International J. Plant Sciences 162: 335-342.

• Wolfe, L.M. and J.L. Burns. 2001. Influence of continuous flowering on offspring production and quality in a sexually dimorphic plant. American J. Botany 88:1419-1423.

• Wolfe, L.M. and J. Krstolic. 1999. Floral symmetry and its influence on variance in flower size. The American Naturalist 154:484-488.

• Wolfe, L.M. and L.J. Rissler. 1999. Reproductive consequences of the gall- inducing fungal pathogen (Exobasidium vaccini) on flame azalea (Rhododendron calendulaceum). Canadian Journal of Botany 77:1454- 1459.

• Wolfe, L.M. and D.J. Drapalik. 1999. A quantitative study of the degree of andromonoecy in Prunus caroliniana. Castanea 64:259-262.

• Mazer, S.J. and L.M. Wolfe. 1998. Density-mediated maternal effects on seed size in wild radish: genetic variation and its evolutionary consequences. In, T.A. Mousseau and C.W. Fox, (eds.), Maternal Effects as Adaptations, Oxford University Press, New York.

• Wolfe, L.M. 1998. Regulation of sex expression in desert and Mediterranean populations of an andromonoecious plant (Gagea chlorantha, Liliaceae). Israel J. Plant Sciences 46 : 17-25.

• Wolfe, L.M. 1997. Differential flower herbivory and gall formation on males and females of Neea psychotrioides, a dioecious tree. Biotropica 29 : 169-174.

• Wolfe, L.M. and S. E. Sellers. 1997. Polymorphic floral traits in Linaria canadensis  (Scrophulariaceae). American Midland Naturalist 138 :134-139.

• Wolfe, L.M. and A. Shmida. 1997. The ecology of sex expression in a gynodioecious Israeli desert shrub (Ochradenus baccatus). Ecology 78:101-110.

• Wolfe, L.M. 1995. The genetics and ecology of seed size variation in Hydrophyllum appendiculatum, a biennial plant. Oecologia 101: 343-352.

• Wolfe, L.M. and A. Shmida. 1995. Regulation of gender and flowering behaviour in a sexually dimorphic desert shrub (Ochradenus baccatus Delile [Resedaceae]). Israel Journal of Plant Sciences 43 (4): 325-337.

• Wolfe, L.M., E. Arieli, J. Burns, and A. Shmida. 1995. Pollination and sex types in Ochradenus baccatus, an Israeli desert shrub. Ecology and Environment 2: 71-78. (in Hebrew).

• Wolfe, L.M. 1993. Inbreeding depression in Hydrophyllum appendiculatum: role of maternal effects, crowding, and parental mating history. Evolution 47: 374-386.

• Wolfe, L.M. 1993. Fitness consequences of a flower color polymorphism in an outcrossing, biennial plant, Hydrophyllum appendiculatum. American Midland Naturalist 129: 405-408.

• Wolfe, L.M. 1992. Why does the size of reproductive structures decline through time in Hydrophyllum appendiculatum (Hydrophyllaceae)?: developmental constraints vs. resource limitation. American J. Botany 79: 1286-1290.

• Wolfe, L.M. and J.S. Shore. 1992. The mating system of Hydrophyllum appendiculatum, a protandrous species. Sexual Plant Reproduction 5: 239-245.

• Mazer, S.J. and L.M. Wolfe. 1992. Planting density influences the expression of genetic variation in seed mass in wild radish (Raphanus sativus L.: Brassicaceae). American J. Botany 79: 1185-1193.

• Wolfe, L.M. 1990. Regulation of reproductive success in Hydrophyllum appendiculatum, a biennial plant. Ph.D. Thesis. University of Illinois.

• Wolfe, L.M. and S.C.H. Barrett. 1989. Patterns of pollen removal and deposition in tristylous Pontederia cordata L. (Pontedericeae). Biological J. Linnean Society 36: 317-329.

• Sobrevila, C., L.M. Wolfe and C. Murcia. 1989. Floral polymorphism in the beach plant, Ipomoea imperati (Vahl.) Grisbach. Biotropica 21: 84-88.

• Wolfe, L. M. and S.C.H. Barrett. 1988. Temporal changes in the pollinator fauna of Pontederia cordata, an aquatic plant. Canadian J. Zoology 66: 1421-1424.

• Wolfe, L.M. and S.C.H. Barrett. 1987. Pollinator foraging and pollen collection on the floral morphs of tristylous Pontederia cordata. Oecologia 74: 347-351.

• Wolfe, L.M. 1987. Inflorescence size and pollinaria removal in Asclepias currassavica and Epidendrum radicans. Biotropica 19: 86-89.

• Bowers, M.D., R.C. Crabtree, S.P. Harrison, C. Sobrevila and L.M. Wolfe. 1987. Predation on the butterfly, Anartia fatima   (Nymphalidae) at La Selva, Costa Rica. J. Lepidopterist Soc. 41: 75-76.

• Barrett, S.C.H. and L.M. Wolfe. 1986. Pollen heteromorphism as a tool in the studies of the pollination process of Pontederia cordata  L. In: The biotechnology and ecology of pollen. Eds:  Mulcahy, D.L., G. Bergamini Mulcahy and E. Ottaviano. Elsevier Publishing Co.

• Bell, G. and L.M. Wolfe. 1985. Sexual and asexual reproduction in a natural population of Hydra pseudoligactis. Canadian J. Zoology 63: 851-856.

• Wolfe, L.M. 1983. The effect of plant size on reproductive characteristics in Erythronium americanum Ker. (Liliaceae). Canadian J. Botany 61: 3489-3493.

• Wolfe, L.M. 1981. Feeding behavior of a plant: differential prey capture in old and new leaves of the pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea ). American Midland Naturalist 106: 352-359.

Talks

2011:

The Nuts and Bolts of Invasive Species: From Darwin to Des Moines. Iowa City Darwin Day Celebration. University of Iowa.

The Role of Ecological & Evolutionary Forces in a Biological Invasion. Fudan University. Shanghai, China.

The Role of Ecological & Evolutionary Forces in a Biological Invasion. Nanjing University Nanjing, China.

The Role of Ecological & Evolutionary Forces in a Biological Invasion. Beijing Normal University. Beijing, China.

A Tale of Two Continents: The Role of Ecological & Evolutionary Forces in Biological Invasions. University of South Carolina.

On Biological Invasions: From Darwin’s ‘so simple a beginning’ to Today. Mt Lake Biology Station (University of Virginia).

‘Walking in Tall Grass with Predators’ and other cool stories from Southern Africa. Mt Lake Biology Station (University of Virginia).

Jordan, J and LM Wolfe. Quantifying Environmental Maternal Effects in the Invasive Plant species, Silene latifolia. Southern Ecology and Evolution Conference SEEC Auburn University.

2010:

On the Origin of Invasiveness: Evaluating the Role of Ecological & Evolutionary Forces in a Biological Invasion. Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia.

On the Origin of Invasiveness: Evaluating the Role of Ecological & Evolutionary Forces in a Biological Invasion. College of Charleston.

Born to Run: The Evolution of a Biological Invasion. Mt. Lake Biological Station. University of Virginia.

The Importance of Genetic Diversity & Population Size During the Colonizing Phase of a Biological Invasion. Society for the Study of Evolution. Portland, OR.

2009:

Origine des Invasions: The Role of Ecological and Evolutionary Forces in Bological Invasions. Geneva Conservatory and Botanical Garden. Geneva, Switzerland.

On the Origin of Invasiveness: Evaluating the Role of Ecological & Evolutionary Forces in a Biological Invasion. Simon Fraser University. Vancouver, Canada

The Role of Ecological & Evolutionary Forces in a Biological Invasion. Mt. Lake Biological Station. University of Virginia.

2008:

A Tale of Two Continents: The Ecological Genetics of Biological Invasions. Swiss Federal Institute of Science and Technology. Zurich, Switzerland.

A Tale of Two Continents: Ecological & Genetic Determinants of Life History Evolution During Biological Invasions. Genetics, UGA

Evaluating the Role of Ecological & Genetic Forces in a Biological Invasion. Dept. of Biological Science. Clemson University.

Evaluating the Role of Ecological & Genetic Forces in a Biological Invasion. Dept. of Biology. Appalachian State University.

Sawubona: Images of a Journey Through Southern Africa. GSU. Biology

The Role of Historical and Contemporary Forces in Biological Invasions: The Case of a European in North America. Neobiota, Prague, Czech Republic.

A Tale of Two Continents: Rapid Life History Evolution in Silene latifolia Following its North American Colonization. Silene: From Genes to Populations Meeting. Ascona, Switzerland.

The Role of Historical & Contemporary Forces in Biological Invasions. Organismal Ecology and Evolution of Invasion Species. University of Kentucky.

Sowell, DR, DR Taylor, M Neiman and LM Wolfe. Quantitative Genetics across the pond: Evaluating EICA in Silene latifolia. SSE, Minneapolis.

2007:

An evolutionary perspective of biological invasions: The case of a European plant in North America. University of Kwazulu-Natal. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa.

The evolutionary and ecological basis of alien success during a biological invasion. Stellenbosch University. Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Through the Dark Continent: Images from a Journey in Southern Africa. Mountain Lake Biological Station, University of Virginia.

A Tale of Two Continents: The ecological and evolutionary basis of biological invasions. University of Georgia.

A Tale of Two Continents: The ecological and evolutionary basis of biological invasions. University of Illinois

A Tale of Two Continents: The ecological and evolutionary basis of biological invasions. East Carolina University.

A Tale of Two Continents: The Role of Different Evolutionary Forces in Life History Shifts During Biological Invasions. ESA. San Jose, CA.

Wolfe, L.M., D.R. Sowell, M.B. Neiman and D.R. Taylor. A Trans-Continental Experimental Analysis of Life History Evolution in an Invasive Plant. SSE. Christchurch, New Zealand.

2006:

Survival of the fittest: Tips on how to get a job in academic biology. Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference. University of Alabama. KEYNOTE SPEAKER.

The evolutionary and ecological basis of alien success during a biological invasion. California State University. Chico, CA.

Taylor, D.R., S.R. Keller, D.R. Sowell and M.B. Neiman and L.M. Wolfe. Geneologial history, chance and adaptation in two invasive plant species. An Evolutionary Perspective of Biological Invasions. University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland.

2005:

The interplay of ecology and evolution in biological invasions. Finland Evolutionary Conservation Biology Workshop. Kabli, Estonia. KEYNOTE PLENARY SPEAKER.

Evaluating the role of different evolutionary forces during a biological invasion: Is natural selection enough? International Botanical Congress. Vienna, Austria.

Evaluating the role of different evolutionary forces during a biological invasion: Is natural selection enough? European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Krakow, Poland.

The evolutionary ecology of a biological invasion: a story of murder, mayhem and STDs. University of Missouri. Columbia, MO.

E.T. phone home: Ecological and genetic determinants of alien success during a biological invasion. University of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, AL.

Springsteen in the University Curriculum: We learned more from a three-minute record than we even did in school. Glory Days: A Bruce Springsteen Symposium. Asbury Park, NJ.

2004:

Ecological and genetic determinants of alien success during a biological invasion. University of Lausanne. Lausanne, Switzerland.

What happens when aliens misbehave? The evolutionary ecology of a biological invasion. Colorado State University Colloquium.

Continuing Herbert Baker’s Tradition: Silene latifolia as an emerging model system for the study of biological invasions. Silene-Microbotryum Meeting. Mt. Lake Biological Station, VA.

Wolfe, L.M. and A. Biere. Born in the USA: The cost and loss of defense in an invasive plant. Society for the Study of Evolution. Fort Collins, CO.

Blair, A.C. and L.M. Wolfe. How to be a Successful Invader: The Importance of Genetic Change in the Invasion of a Perennial Plant (Silene latifolia). Ecological Society of America, Portland, Oregon.

2003:

What happens when aliens misbehave. Georgia Invasions Workshop. Coastal Georgia Community College, Brunswick. Biological Invasions. KEYNOTE ADDRESS.

Born to run: The evolutionary ecology of biological invasions. Reed College. Portland, OR.

Blair, A.C. and L.M. Wolfe. Born to Run: The Evolution of an Invasive Phenotype in a Perennial Plant. The Society for the Study of Evolution, California State University, Chico, CA.

Blair, A.C. and L.M. Wolfe. The Role of Evolutionary Processes in a Biological Invasion: An Experimental Study with a Perennial Plant (Silene latifolia). Georgia Academy of Science, Reinhardt College, Waleska, GA.

The importance of ecological and evolutionary forces in biological invasions. Dept. of Biology. Mississippi State University.

2002:

The story of a weed run rampant: the importance of ecological and evolutionary forces in biological invasions. Dept. of Biology. Emory University.

The importance of ecological and evolutionary forces in biological invasions. National Institute of Ecological Research. Heteren, The Netherlands.

On the origin of an academic job in biology: myths, realities and options. Dept. of Biology. Indiana University.

2001:

Why aliens become invasive: the roles of ecological and evolutionary forces. European Society for Evolutionary Biology. Aarhus, Denmark.

A tale of two species: ecology and evolution of flowering strategies in plants. Dept. of Biology. University of South Carolina, Aiken, SC.

Wolfe, LM and DR Sowell. A test of the pollination syndrome concept: what do the birds and bees say? SSE. Knoxville, TN.

Sowell, DR and LM Wolfe. Do pollination syndromes exist?: A comparative approach with Ipomoea. Georgia Academy of Sciences. Coastal Georgia Community College, Brunswick, GA.

Parrish, D.T. and L. M. Wolfe. Ecological genetics of life history variation in an invasive plant, Silene alba. Georgia Academy of Sciences. Coastal Georgia Community College, Brunswick, GA. .

Scheiner, S.M, Mazer, SJ, Wolfe, LM, Dorn, LA, K Donohue. Reducing bias in estimates of natural selection: addressing the problem of spurious environmental correlates. SSE. Knoxville, TN.

2000:

Hot fun in the summertime: the influence of continual flowering on offspring quality in a gynodioecious plant. Society for the Study of Evolution. Bloomington, Indiana.

1999:

Floral rewards and pollinator choice in four sympatric morning glory species: do pollination symdromes exist? Ecological Society of America. Spokane, Washington.

1998:

Floral symmetry and its relation to phenotypic variance in flower size. Society for the Study of Evolution. Vancouver, British Columbia.

The evolutionary breakdown of hermaphroditism in plants. Dept. of Genetics. University of Georgia.

1997:

The good, the bad, and the ugly: evolutionary considerations of ecological interactions. Dept. of Biology. Georgia Southern University.

The evolutionary breakdown of hermaphroditism in plants. Dept. of Zoology. University of Florida.

Hippos and camels and yaks, oh my! Mountain Lake Biological Station. University of Virginia.

Mating system shifts in flowering plants: the case of a sexually confused plant. Dept. of Botany. Duke University.

The evolutionary ecology of variable sex expression: the case of an Israeli desert plant. Dept. of Biological Sciences. Florida State University.

Ecological regulation of sex expression in an Israeli plant. Ecological Society of America. Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Flower polymorphism in Linaria canadensis. Georgia Academy of Science.

1996:

The evolution and ecology of sexuality in plants. The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Program. Michigan State University.

1995:

When to be an hermaphrodite? The evolutionary ecology of generalist and specialist reproductive strategies in an Israeli desert plant. Department of Biology. University of Miami.

1994:

The ecology of sexuality in plants. Department of Biology. Georgia Southern University.

1993:

The role of ecological factors on the expression of inbreeding depression in Hydrophyllum appendiculatum. Department of Biology, University of Toronto.

The modification of inbreeding depression by ecological and historical factors. Department of Botany, Tel Aviv University (Israel).

The modification of inbreeding depression by ecological and historical factors. Department of Evolution, Systematics and Ecology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. (Israel).

1991:

Genetic and environmental determinants of fitness in plants: the role of mating system and maternal effects. Department of Biology, University of California at Irvine.

1990:

Not all plants are created equal: genetic and environmental considerations of variable offspring characters on plant fitness. Depts. of Entomology and Plant Biology, University of Illinois.

The role of maternal effects and mating system on reproductive success in a biennial plant. Department of Biological Sciences, University of California at Santa Barbara.

Travels in the forests of Costa Rica and Nepal. Rainforest Action Group, University of Illinois.

1988:

Ecology of the tristylous breeding system of Pontederia cordata. Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick.

1987:

Insect parasitism and hyperparsitism within galls occurring on male and female individuals of a tropical shrub, Neea psychotrioides. La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica

1985:

Pollen heteromorphism as a tool in the studies of the pollination process of Pontederia cordata. The Biotechnology and Ecology of Pollen Conference. University of Massachussetts.

Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University

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