Publications

• 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

2004:

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

2004:

L.M. Wolfe and A. Biere. 2004. Born in the USA: The cost and loss of defense in an invasive plant. Society for the Study of Evolution. Fort Collins, CO.

2004:

Blair, A.C. and L.M. Wolfe. 2004. 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: Oct. 1, 2003. KEYNOTE ADDRESS.

2003:

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

2003:

Blair, A.C. and L.M. Wolfe. 2003. 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.

2003:

Blair, A.C. and L.M. Wolfe. 2003. 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.

2003:

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.

2002:

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

2002:

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.

2001:

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

2001:

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

2001:

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

2001:

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. .

2001:

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. Society for the Study of Evolution. 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.

1998:

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.

1998:

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

1997:

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

1997:

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

1997:

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

1997:

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

1997:

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.

1993:

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

1993:

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.

1990:

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.

1990:

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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