Publications


Caruso C.M., Maherali H. & Benscoter A.L. 2011. Why are trade-offs between flower size and number infrequently detected? A test of three hypotheses. International Journal of Plant Sciences, in press.

Sherrard M.E. & Maherali H. 2011. Local adaptation across a soil fertility gradient is influenced by soil biota in the invasive grass, Bromus inermis. Evolutionary Ecology, in press.

Creese C., Benscoter A.L. & Maherali H. 2011. Xylem function and climate adaptation in PinusAmerican Journal of Botany, in press.

Donovan L.A., Maherali H., Caruso C.M., Huber H. & de Kroon, H.  2011. The evolution of the worldwide leaf economics spectrum. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 26: 88-95.

Maherali H., Caruso C.M., Sherrard M.E. & Latta R.G. 2010. Adaptive value and costs of physiological plasticity to soil moisture limitation in recombinant inbred lines of Avena barbataAmerican Naturalist, 175: 211-224.

Powell J.R., Parrent J.L., Klironomos, J.N., Hart, M.M., Rillig M.C. & Maherali H.  2009.  Phylogenetic trait conservatism and the evolution of functional tradeoffs in arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi.  Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences, 276: 4237-4245.

Maherali H., Walden A.E. & Husband B.C.  2009. Genome duplication and the evolution of physiological responses to water stress.  New Phytologist, 184: 721-731.
The definitive version of this paper is available at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/nph

Maherali H., Caruso C.M. & Sherrard M.E.  2009.  The adaptive significance of ontogenetic changes in leaf physiology: a test with Avena barbataNew Phytologist, 183: 908-918.
The definitive version of this paper is available at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/nph

Sherrard M.E., Maherali H., & Latta R.G.  2009.  Water stress alters the genetic architecture of functional traits associated with drought adaptation in Avena barbataEvolution, 63: 702-715.

Maherali H., Sherrard M.E., Clifford M.H. & Latta R.G.  2008.  Leaf hydraulic conductivity and photosynthesis are genetically correlated in an annual grass.  New Phytologist, 180: 240-247.   
The definitive version of this paper is available at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/nph

Suwa T. & Maherali H. 2008. Effect of nutrient availability on the mechanisms of tolerance to herbivory in Avena barbata (Poaceae).  American Journal of Botany, 95: 434-440.

Maherali H. & Klironomos J.N.  2007.  Influence of phylogeny on fungal community assembly and ecosystem functioning.  Science, 316: 1746-1748.

Sherrard M.E. & Maherali H. 2006. The adaptive significance of drought escape in Avena barbata, an annual grass.  Evolution, 60: 2478-2489.

Caruso C.M., Maherali H. & Sherrard M.E. 2006. Plasticity of physiology in Lobelia: testing for adaptation and constraint.  Evolution, 60: 980-990.

Maherali H., Moura C.F., Caldeira M.C., Willson C.J. & Jackson R.B. 2006. Functional coordination between leaf gas exchange and vulnerability to xylem cavitation in temperate forest trees. Plant Cell Environment, 29: 571-583.

Caruso C.M., Maherali H., Mikulyuk A., Carlson K. & Jackson R.B. 2005. Genetic variance and covariance for physiological traits in Lobelia: are there constraints on adaptive evolution?  Evolution, 59: 826-837.

Maherali H., Pockman W.T. & Jackson R.B. 2004. Adaptive variation in the vulnerability of woody plants to xylem cavitation. Ecology, 85: 2184-2199.

Herrick J.D., Maherali H. & Thomas R.B. 2004. Reduced stomatal conductance in sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) sustained over long-term CO2 enrichment. New Phytologist, 162: 387-396.  
The definitive version of this paper is available at http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/loi/nph

Reid C.D., Maherali H., Johnson H.B., Smith S.D., Wullschleger S.D. & Jackson R.B. 2003. On the relationship between stomatal characters and atmospheric CO2. Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 30, Article #1983, 4 October 2003.

Maherali H., Johnson H.B. & Jackson R.B. 2003. Stomatal sensitivity to vapor pressure difference over a subambient to elevated CO2 gradient in a C3/C4 grassland. Plant, Cell & Environment, 26: 1297-1306.

Caruso C.M., Maherali H. & Jackson R.B. 2003. Gender-specific floral and physiological traits: implications for the maintenance of females in gynodioecious Lobelia siphilitica. Oecologia, 135: 524-531.

Maherali H., Williams B.L., Paige K.N. & DeLucia E.H. 2002. Hydraulic differentiation of ponderosa pine populations along a climate gradient is not associated with ecotypic divergence. Functional Ecology, 16: 510-521.

Gill R.A., Polley H.W., Johnson H.B., Anderson L.J., Maherali H. & Jackson R.B. 2002. Nonlinear responses to past and future atmospheric CO2. Nature, 417: 279-282.

Maherali H., Reid C.D., Johnson H.B., Polley H.W. & Jackson R.B. 2002. Stomatal acclimation over a subambient to elevated CO2 gradient in a C3/C4 grassland. Plant, Cell & Environment, 25: 557-566.

Maherali H. & DeLucia E.H. 2001. Influence of climate-driven shifts in biomass allocation on water transport and storage in ponderosa pine. Oecologia, 129: 481-491.

Anderson L.J., Maherali H., Johnson H.B., Polley H.W. & Jackson R.B. 2001. Gas exchange and photosynthetic acclimation from sub-ambient to elevated CO2 in a C3/C4 grassland. Global Change Biology, 7: 693-707.

Maherali H. & DeLucia E.H. 2000. Xylem conductivity and vulnerability to cavitation of ponderosa pine growing in contrasting climates. Tree Physiology, 20: 859-867.

Maherali H. & DeLucia E.H. 2000. Interactive effects of elevated CO2 and temperature on the water transport of ponderosa pine. American Journal of Botany, 87: 243-249.

DeLucia E.H., Maherali H. & Carey E.V. 2000. Climate-driven changes in biomass allocation in pines. Global Change Biology, 6: 587-593.

DeLucia E.H., Sipe T.W., Herrick J. & Maherali H. 1998. Biomass allocation patterns of four contrasting temperate hardwood species. American Journal of Botany, 85: 955-963.

Maherali H., DeLucia E.H. & Sipe T.W. 1997. Hydraulic adjustment of maple saplings to canopy gap formation. Oecologia, 112: 472-480.

 
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