Publications:  (asterisks* denote undergraduate authors; daggers† indicate graduate student authors):

 

Janneke M. Ravenek* - Jennifer M. Shelton* – Richard Jeannotte – Zhihong Song -  Basil Nickolau - Loretta C. Johnson Divergent phenotypes and function in sand bluestem and big bluestem ecotypes of the Great Plains: Local adaptation to sand dunes and prairies. (to be submitted may 30, 2011)

Local adaptation of cuticular wax biosynthesis in big bluestem Andropogon gerardii and sand bluestem Andropgon gerardii var hallii. Jennifer M. Shelton* , Richard Jeannotte, Loretta C. Johnson,  Zhihong Song, Basil Nickolau, Ruth Welti. In prep. To be submitted June 2011.

Tetreault, H †, M. Gray†, C. Rodewald*, P. St. Amand, G. Bai, E. Akhunov, K. Garrett, S. Baer, B. Maricle, T. Morgan, N. Bello, R. Goad†, J. Olsen†, and L. Johnson. Phenotypic and physiological variation of a dominant prairie grass along a longitudinal precipitation gradient. tentative date of submission May 2011- in prep.

Olsen, J.T.†, H.M. Tetrault†, R.K. Goad†, M.L. Mendola*, L.C. Johnson, S.G. Baer, and B.R. Maricle. 2011. Variation of photosynthesis in big bluestem and sand bluestem reciprocally planted across a precipitation gradient. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 114:

Goad, R*. K., S. G. Baer, B. Maricle, and L. Johnson. Patterns in community aboveground net primary productivity in prairie reciprocally restored dominant grasses from across a precipitation gradient.  In preparation for Functional Ecology

Elsenbroek, K. F†., S. G. Baer, and E. M. Bach.  Ecotypic responses of Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) to varying water regimes. In preparation for American Midland Naturalist 

Gibson, D.J., Sandor, G. †, Donatelli, J*., Baer, S.G., Johnson, L. in prep. Reproductive effort of Andropogon gerardii ecotypes in an Illinois common garden.

Oral/ Poster Presentations:   (asterisks* denote undergraduate authors; daggers† indicate graduate student authors):

Loretta Johnson1, Jennifer Shelton† 1, Richard Jeannotte1, Janneke Ravenek† 2, Zhihong Song3, Basil Nikolau3, and Marek Domin4, P. Roxanne Steele5 1-Biology, KSU, 2-VU, Amsterdam, 3-Biochemistry, Iowa State,4-Boston College, 5 University of MO, Columbia. Phenotypic divergence of cuticle chemistry, leaf morphology, and physiology of big bluestem and sand bluestem: A model system for the study of plant adaptation. Invited lecture at the Functional Genomics Consortium meeting. Mar 9, 2011.

Sendor, G. *, J. Donatelli†, D.J. Gibson, S.G. Baer, & L. Johnson. 2011. Population variation in relative fitness of Andropogon gerardii (Big bluestem). SIUC Undergraduate Research Forum, April 11, 2011. (poster presentation)

Olsen, J.T.†, H.M. Tetrault†, R.K. Goad†, M.L. Mendola*, L.C. Johnson, S.G. Baer, and B.R. Maricle. Photosynthetic variation of big bluestem and sand bluestem influenced by ecotype and precipitation. Presented at the Botanical Society of America Annual Meeting, St. Louis, MO, July 2011 (oral presentation)

Olsen, J.T. †, H.M. Tetreault†, R.K. Goad†, M.L. Mendola*, L.C. Johnson, S.G. Baer, and B.R. Maricle. Variation of photosynthesis in big bluestem and sand bluestem reciprocally planted across a precipitation gradient. Presented at the Kansas Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Baldwin City, KS, April 2011 (oral presentation)

KSU Graduate School SUROP (Summer Undergraduate Research Opportunities) seminar, July 8, 2010. Cody Rodewald*, Phenotypic variation in Big Bluestem (Andropogon gerardii) ecotypes across the Great Plains precipitation gradient, (oral presentation)

Goad R.K.†, S.G. Baer, L.C. Johnson, and B.R. Maricle. Patterns in aboveground net primary productivity in prairie reciprocally restored with dominant grasses from across a precipitation gradient. Presented at the Grasslands in a Global Context meeting, Manhattan, KS, September 2011 (poster presentation)

Tetreault, H †, C. Rodewald*, S. Baer, B. Maricle, T. Morgan, R. Goad†, J. Olsen†, and L. Johnson. Local drought adaptation of the ecologically dominant prairie grass big bluestem Andropogon gerardii: Contribution of genotype and environment to phenotypic variation. Present at the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, August 2011(poster presentation)

Tetreault, H †, C. Rodewald*, S. Baer, B. Maricle, T. Morgan, R. Goad†, J. Olsen†, and L. Johnson. Local drought adaptation of the ecologically dominant prairie grass big bluestem Andropogon gerardii: Contribution of genotype and environment to phenotypic variation. Present at the Gordon Research Conference. Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics. July 10-15. Biddeford Maine (poster)

Tetreault, H †, M. Gray†, C. Rodewald*, P. St. Amand, G. Bai, E. Akhunov, K. Garrett, S. Baer, B. Maricle, T. Morgan, N. Bello, R. Goad†, J. Olsen†, and L. Johnson. Phenotypic variation and genetic differentiation of a dominant prairie grass along a longitudinal precipitation gradient. Present at the Evolution 2011 Meeting, Norman, OK, June 2011 (poster presentation)

Jennifer Shelton†, Loretta Johnson, Janneke Ravenek†, Richard Jeanotte, Zhihong Song, Ruth Welti. Local adaptation of wax biosynthesis in big bluestem Andropogon gerardii and sand bluestem Andropogon gerardii var hallii. (poster presentation) (Ecological Genomics Symposium, Nov 5-7, 2010, Marriot Hotel, Kansas City,

Gray, Miranda†; Tetreault, Hannah†; Rodewald, Cody*;  Baer, Sara; Maricle, Brian; St. Amand, Paul; Akhunov, Eduard; Garrett, Karen, Morgan, Ted; Lauren Wheeler*, Goad, Rachel†; Olsen, Jake†; Guihua Bai, Johnson, Loretta.   Local adaptation of the dominant prairie grass Big bluestem: Contribution of genetics and environment to phenotype. Poster: Ecological Genomics Symposium. Kansas City, Missouri. November 5-7, 2010.

Olsen, J.T.†, H.M. Tetreault†, R.K. Goad†, M.L. Mendola*, S.G. Baer, L.C. Johnson, and B.R. Maricle. Effects of precipitation and ecotype on photosynthesis in two grass species. Presented at Fort Hays State University’s Research and Creative Activities Week, Hays, KS, April 2011

Goad R.K.†, H.M. Tetreault†, K. Elsenbroek*, D. Carpenter*,  J.T. Olsen†, B.R. Maricle, L.C. Johnson, and S.G. Baer. Patterns in aboveground net primary productivity in prairie reciprocally restored with dominant grasses from across a precipitation gradient. Presented at the Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Austin, TX, August 2011 (poster presentation)

Elsenbroek, K*. F., E. M. Bach, and S. G. Baer.  2010.  Ecotypic responses of Indiangrass (Sorghastrum nutans) to varying water regimes. Annual Meetings of the Ecological Society of America, August 1-6, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. (poster presentation)