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Groulx, A.F. and R.D. Sargent. Submitted. Facilitation of a native species by an invasive: evidence for a magnet species effect.

Sargent, R.D., Angert, A.L., Williams, J.L. 2017. When are species invasions useful for addresssing fundamental questions in plant biology? American Journal of Botany 'On the Nature of Things' In Press.

Moeller, D.A., Briscoe Runquist, R.D., Moe, A.M., Geber, M.A., Goodwillie, C., Cheptou, P.-E., Eckert, C.G., Elle, E., Johnston, M.O., Kalisz, S., Ree, R.H., Sargent, R.D., Vallejo-Marin, M. and A.A. Winn. 2017. Global biogeography of mating system variation in seed plants. Ecology Letters 20: 375-384.

Stastny, M. and R.D. Sargent. 2017. Evidence for rapid evolutionary change in an invasive plant in response to biocontrol. Journal of Evolutionary Biology In Press.

Thomsen, C.J.M. and R.D. Sargent. 2017. Evidence that an herbivore response affects selection on floral traits and inflorescence architecture in purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). Annals of Botany In Press.

McKechnie, I.M., Thomsen, C.J.M. and R.D. Sargent. 2017. Forested field edges support a greater diversity of wild pollinators in lowbush blueberry (Vaccinium angustifolium). Agriculture, Ecosystems, and Environment. In press. pdf

Russell-Mercier, J.L. and R.D. Sargent. 2015. Indirect effects of herbivory on plant-pollinator interactions in invasive Lythrum salicaria. American Journal of Botany 102: 661-668. pdf

McKechnie, I.M. and R.D. Sargent. 2013. Do plant traits influence a species' response to habitat disturbance? Biological Conservation 168: 69-77. pdf

Da Silva, E.M., King, V.M., Russell-Mercier, J.L. and R.D. Sargent. 2013. Evidence for pollen limitation of a native plant in invaded communities. Oecologia 172: 469-476. pdf

Hensel, L.E. and R.D. Sargent. 2012. A phylogenetic analysis of trait convergence in the spring flora. Botany Special Issue "Pollination Biology Research in Canada" 90: 557-564. pdf

King, V.M. and R.D. Sargent. 2012. Presence of an invasive species alters pollinator visitation to a native. Biological Invasions 14: 1809-1818. pdf

Winn, A.A., E. Elle, S. Kalisz, P.-O. Cheptou, C. Eckert, C. Goodwillie, M.O. Johnston, D.A.Moeller, R.H. Ree, R.D. Sargent, M. Vallejo-Marin. 2011. Analysis of inbreeding depression in mixed-mating plants provides evidence for selective interference and stable mixed mating. Evolution 65:3339-3359. pdf

Sargent, R.D., Kembel, S.W., Emery. N.C., Forrestel, E.J. and D.D. Ackerly. 2011. Effect of local community phylogenetic structure on pollen limitation in an obligately insect-pollinated plant. American Journal of Botany 98: 283-289. pdf

Da Silva, E.M. and R.D. Sargent. 2011. The effect of invasive Lythrum salicaria pollen deposition on seed set in the native species Decodon verticillatus. Botany 89: 141-146. pdf

Vallejo-Marin, M., Da Silva, E.M., Sargent, R.D. and S.C.H. Barrett. 2010. Trait correlates and functional significance of heteranthery in flowering plants. New Phytologist 188: 418-425. pdf

Goodwillie, C.G., Sargent, R.D., Eckert, C.G., Elle, E., Geber, M.A. et al. 2010. Correlated evolution of mating system and floral display traits in flowering plants and its implications for the distribution of mating system variation. New Phytologist 185: 311-321. pdf

Eckert, C.G., Kalisz, S., Geber, M.A., Sargent, R.D., Elle, E. et al. 2010. Plant mating systems in a changing world. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 25: 35-43. pdf

Kay, K.M. and R.D. Sargent. 2009. The role of animal pollination in plant speciation: integrating ecology, geography and genetics. Annual Review of Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 40: 637-656. pdf

Sargent, R.D. and D.D. Ackerly. 2008. Plant-pollinator interactions and the assembly of plant communities. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 23:123-130 pdf

Sargent, R.D. and J.C. Vamosi. 2008. The influence of canopy position, pollinator syndrome, and region on evolutionary transitions in pollinator guild size. International Journal of Plant Science Special Issue: Major Evolutionary Transitions in Flowering Plant Reproduction (S.C.H. Barrett, ed). pdf

Sargent,R.D.,C. Goodwillie, S.Kalisz, and R.Ree. 2007. Phylogenetic evidence for a flower size and number trade-off. American Journal of Botany 94:2059-2062. pdf

Kalisz, S., R.H. Ree and R.D. Sargent. 2006. Linking regulatory genes to evolutionary patterns: A case for floral symmetry genes in mating system evolution. Trends in Plant Science 11: 568-573. pdf

Sargent, R.D. and S.P. Otto. 2006. The role of local species abundance in the evolution of pollinator attraction in flowering plants. American Naturalist 167:67-80 pdf

Sargent, R.D., M. Mandegar and S.P. Otto. 2006. A model of the evolution of dichogamy incorporating sex ration selection, anther-stigma interference and inbreeding depression. Evolution 60: 934-944. pdf

Sargent, R.D. and S.P. Otto. 2004. A phylogenetic analysis of pollination mode and the evolution of dichogamy in angiosperms. Evolutionary Ecology Research 6:1183-1199. pdf

Sargent, R.D. 2004. Floral symmetry affects speciation rates in angiosperms. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B 271:603-608. pdf

Sargent, R.D. 2003. Seasonal changes in pollen-packaging schedules in the protandrous plant Chamerion angustifolium. Oecologia 135:221-226.

Sargent, R.D. and B.D. Roitberg. 2000. Seasonal decline in male-phase duration in a protandrous plant: a response to increased mating opportunities? Functional Ecology 14:484-489.

Sargent, R.D. and M.L Reid. 1999. Unexpected offspring sex ratio in a size-dimorphic bark beetle. Canadian Journal of Zoology 77: 524-5249.