Publication List | Plant Biology Department at Michigan State University

Department of Plant Biology, 166 Plant Biology Building, East Lansing, MI 48824-1312,Phone (517) 355-4683, Fax(517)353-1926

Douglas W. Schemske; Professor of Plant Biology

PUBLICATIONS since 2000

Ågren, J., and D. W. Schemske. 2000. Deceit pollination in Begonia. In: N. M. Nadkarni and N. T.Wheelwright (eds.), Monteverde: ecology and conservation of a tropical cloud forest. Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 279-281.

Husband, B. C. and D. W. Schemske. 2000. Ecological mechanisms of reproductive isolation and coexistence of diploid and tetraploid Chamerion angustifolium. Journal of Ecology 88:689-701.

Schemske, D. W. and P. Bierzychudek. 2001. Evolution of flower color in the desert annual Linanthus parryae: Wright revisited. Evolution 55:1269-1282.

Turelli, M., D. W. Schemske and P. Bierzychudek. 2001. Stable two-allele polymorphisms maintained by fluctuating fitnesses and seed banks: Protecting the blues in Linanthus parryae. Evolution 55:1283-1298.

Schemske, D. W. 2002. Ecological and evolutionary perspectives on the origins of tropical diversity, pp. 163-173, In R. Chazdon and T. Whitmore (eds.), Foundations of Tropical Forest Biology: Classic papers with commentaries. Univ. of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL.

Horvitz, C. C. and D. W. Schemske. 2002. Leaf herbivory and neighbourhood competition in a neotropical herb: effects on demographic fates. J. Ecology 90:279-290.

Ramsey, J. and D. W. Schemske. 2002. Neopolyploidy in flowering plants. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 33:589-639.

B. C. Husband, D. W. Schemske, T. L. Burton and C. Goodwillie. 2002. Pollen competition as a unilateral reproductive barrier between diploid and tetraploid Chamerion angustifolium. Proc. Royal Soc. London, Ser. B. 269:2565-2571.

Ramsey, J. R., H. D. Bradshaw, Jr. and D. W. Schemske. 2003. Components of reproductive isolation between the monkeyflowers Mimulus lewisii and M. cardinalis (Phrymaceae). Evolution 57:1520-1534.

Kay, K. M. and D. W. Schemske. 2003. Pollinator assemblages and visitation rates for 11 species of Neotropical Costus (Costaceae). Biotropica 35:198-207.

Bradshaw, H. D., Jr. and D. W. Schemske. 2003. Allele substitution at a flower color locus produces a pollinator shift in two monkeyflower species (Mimulus). Nature 426:176-178.

Complete Publication List

(I do not co-author publications written by my graduate students unless I have contributed substantially to the design, analysis, and collection of data, and the writing of the paper. Approximately 80 papers, not including those listed here, have been published by my graduate students from their dissertation research.)

Schemske, D. W. 1974. Age, length and fecundity of the Creek Chub, Semotilus atromaculatus, in central Illinois. Amer. Midl. Natur. 92505-509.

____. 1975. Time budget and foraging site preference of the Cinnamon Hummingbird in Costa Rica. Condor 77:216-217.

_____. 1975. Territoriality in a nectar feeding Northern Oriole in Costa Rica. Auk 92:594- 595.

_____. 1976. Pollinator specificity in Lantana camara and L. trifolia (Verbenaceae). Biotropica 8:260-264.

_____. 1977. Flowering phenology and seed set in Claytonia virginica (Portulacaceae). Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 104:254-263.

_____. 1978. Sexual reproduction in an Illinois population of Sanguinaria canadensis L. Amer. Midl. Natur. 100:261-268.

Uetz, G. W., A. D. Johnson and D. W. Schemske. 1978. Web placement, web structure and prey capture in orb-weaving spiders. Bull. Brit. Arachnol. Soc. 4:141-148.

Schemske, D. W., M. F. Willson, M. N. Melampy, L..J. Miller, L. Verner, K. M. Schemske and L. B. Best. 1978. Flowering ecology of some spring woodland herbs. Ecology 59:351- 366.

Schemske, D. W. 1978. Evolution of reproductive characteristics in Impatiens (Balsaminaceae): The significance of cleistogamy and chasmogamy. Ecology 59:596-613.

Page, L. M. and D. W. Schemske. 1978. The effect of interspecific competition on the distribution and morphology of darters of the subgenus Catonotus (Percidae: Etheostoma). Copeia 1978 (3):405-412.

Schemske, D. W. 1980. Evolution of floral display in the orchid Brassavola nodosa. Evolution 34:489-493.

Willson, M. F. and D. W. Schemske. 1980. Pollinator limitation, fruit production and floral display in Pawpaw (Asimina triloba). Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 107:401-408.

Schemske, D. W. 1980. Floral ecology and hummingbird pollination of Combretum farinosum in Costa Rica. Biotropica 12:169-181.

_____. 1980. The evolutionary significance of extrafloral nectar production by Costus woodsonii (Zingiberaceae): An experimental analysis of ant protection. Journal of Ecology 68:959-967.

Schemske, D. W. and N. Brokaw. 1981. Treefalls and the distribution of understory birds in a tropical forest. Ecology 62:938-945.

Schemske, D. W. 1981. Floral convergence and pollinator sharing in two bee-pollinated tropical herbs. Ecology 62:946-954.

Schemske, D. W. 1982. Ecological correlates of a neotropical mutualism: Ant assemblages at Costus extrafloral nectaries. Ecology 63:932-941.

Karr, J. R., D. W. Schemske and N. Brokaw. 1983. Temporal variation in the undergrowth bird community of a tropical forest, pp. 441-454. In Seasonal Rhythms in a Tropical Forest, E. G. Leigh (ed.). Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.

Schemske, D. W. and C. Fenster. 1983. Pollen-grain interactions in a neotropical Costus: Effects of clump size and competitors, pp. 405-410. In Pollen: Biology and Implications for Plant Breeding, D. L. Mulcahy and E. Ottaviano (eds.). Elsevier Press, New York, New York.

Schemske, D. W. 1983. Breeding system and habitat effects on fitness components in three neotropical Costus (Zingiberaceae). Evolution 37:523-539.

_____. 1983. Limits to specialization and coevolution in plant-animal mutualisms, pp. 67-109. In Coevolution, M. H. Nitecki (ed.) University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

_____. 1983. Lantana camara, pp. 266-268. In Costa Rican Natural History, D. H. Janzen (ed.). University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

_____. 1983. Costus laevis, pp. 221-222. In Costa Rican Natural History. D. H. Janzen (ed.) University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

Schemske, D. W. and L. P. Pautler. 1984. The effects of pollen composition on progeny fitness components in a neotropical herb. Oecologia 62:31-36.

Schemske, D. W. and C. C. Horvitz. 1984. Variation among floral visitors in pollination ability: A precondition for mutualism specialization. Science 225:519-521.

Schemske, D. W. 1984. Population structure and local selection in Impatiens pallida (Balsaminaceae), a selfing annual. Evolution 38:817-832.

Schemske, D. W. and R. Lande. 1984. Fragrance collection and territorial display by male orchid bees. Animal Behaviour 32:935-937.

Kiester, A. R., R. Lande and D. W. Schemske. 1984. Models of coevolution and speciation in plants and their pollinators. American Naturalist 124:220-243.

Flores, S. and D. W. Schemske. 1984. Dioecy and monecy in the flora of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Ecological correlates. Biotropica 16:132-139.

Horvitz, C. C. and D. W. Schemske. 1984. Effects of nectar-harvesting ants and an ant-tended herbivore on seed production of a tropical herb. Ecology 65:1369-1378.

Lande, R. and D. W. Schemske. 1985. The evolution of self-fertilization and inbreeding depression in plants. I. Genetic models. Evolution 39:24-40.

Schemske, D. W. and R. Lande. 1985. The evolution of self-fertilization and inbreeding depression in plants. II. Empirical observations. Evolution 39:41-52.

Horvitz, C.C. and D. W. Schemske. 1986. Seed dispersal of a neotropical myrmecochore: Variation in removal rates and dispersal distance. Biotropica 18:319-323.

Horvitz, C.C. and D. W. Schemske. 1986. Seed dispersal and environmental heterogeneity in a neotropical herb, pp. 169-186, In Frugivores and Seed Dispersal, A. Estrada and T. Fleming (eds.). Tasks for vegetative science series, Dr. W. Junk, The Netherlands.

Schemske, D. W. and R. Lande. 1986. Mode of pollination and selection on the mating system: A comment on Aide's paper. Evolution 40:346.

Horvitz, C. C. and D. W. Schemske. 1986. Ant-nest soil and seedling growth in a neotropical ant-dispersed herb. Oecologia 70:318-320.

Charlesworth, D., D. W. Schemske and V. L. Sork. 1987. The evolution of plant reproductive characters: Sexual vs. natural selection, pp. 317- 335, In Evolution of Sex, S.C. Stearns (ed.). Birkhauser, Basel.

Schemske, D. W. and R. Lande. 1987. On the evolution of plant mating systems: A reply to Waller. Am. Nat. 130:804-806.

Horvitz, C. C. and D. W. Schemske. 1988. A test of the pollinator limitation hypothesis for a neotropical herb. Ecology 69:200-206.

Schemske, D. W. and C. Horvitz. 1988. Plant animal interactions and fruit production in a neotropical herb: a path analysis. Ecology 69:1128- 1137.

Horvitz, C. C. and D. W. Schemske. 1988. An experimental field study of the demographic cost of reproduction in a neotropical herb. Ecology 69:1741-1745.

Schemske, D. W. and C. C. Horvitz. 1989. Temporal variation in selection on a floral character. Evolution 43:461-465.

Horvitz, C. C. and D. W. Schemske. 1990. Spatiotemporal variation in insect mutualists of a neotropical herb. Ecology 71:1085-1097.

Miller, T. E. and D. W. Schemske. 1990. An experimental study of competitive performance in Brassica rapa (Cruciferae) Amer. J. Bot. 77:993-998.

Schemske, D. W. and M. Morgan. 1990. The evolutionary significance of hybridization in Eucalyptus. Evolution 44:2150-2151.

Kingsolver, J. and D. W. Schemske. 1991. The measurement of natural selection by path analysis. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 6:276-280.

Ågren, J. and D. W. Schemske. 1991. Pollination by deceit in a monoecious, neotropical herb, Begonia involucrata. Biotropica 23:235-241.

Ågren, J. and D. W. Schemske. 1992. Artificial selection for trichome number in Brassica rapa. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 83:673-678.

Sork, V. L. and D. W. Schemske. 1992. Fitness consequences of mixed-donor pollen loads in the annual legume Chamaecrista fasciculata. Am. J. Bot. 79:508-515.

Ågren, J. and D. W. Schemske. 1993. The cost of defense against herbivores: an experimental study of trichome production in Brassica rapa. Am. Nat. 141:338-350.

Ågren, J. and D. W. Schemske. 1993. Outcrossing rate and inbreeding depression in two annual monoecious herbs, Begonia hirsuta and B. semiovata. Evolution 47:125-135.

Parker, I. M., S. K. Mertens and D. W. Schemske. 1993. Distribution of seven native and two exotic plants in a tallgrass prairie in southeastern Wisconsin: The role of human disturbance. Amer. Midl. Nat.130:43-55.

Ågren, J. and D. W. Schemske. 1994. Evolution of trichome number in a naturalized population of Brassica rapa. Am. Nat. 143:1-13.

Schemske, D. W., B. C. Husband, M. H. Ruckelshaus, C. Goodwillie, I. M. Parker and J. G. Bishop. 1994. Evaluating approaches to the conservation of rare and endangered plants. Ecology 75:584-606.

Miller, T. E., A. A. Winn and D. W. Schemske. 1994 The effects of density and spatial distribution on selection for emergence time in Prunella vulgaris. Amer. J. Bot. 81:1-6.

Horvitz, C. C. and D. W. Schemske. 1994. Effects of dispersers, gaps and predators on dormancy and seedling emergence in a tropical herb. Ecology 75: 1949-1958.

Lande, R., D. W. Schemske and S. T. Schultz. 1994. High inbreeding depression, selective interference among loci, and the threshold selfing rate for purging recessive lethal mutations. Evolution 48:965-978.

Ågren, J. and D. W. Schemske. 1995. Sex allocation in the monoecious herb Begonia semiovata: genetic and phenotypic components. Evolution 49: 121-130.

Horvitz, C. C. and D. W. Schemske. 1995. Spatiotemporal variation in demographic transitions for a neotropical understory herb: projection matrix analysis. Ecological Monographs 65:155-192.

Schemske, D. W. and J. Ågren. 1995. Deceit pollination and selection on female flower size in Begonia involucrata: An experimental approach. Evolution 49: 207-214.

Parker, I. M., R. Nakamura and D. W. Schemske. 1995. Reproductive allocation and the fitness consequences of selfing in two sympatric species of Epilobium (Onagraceae) with contrasting mating systems. American Journal of Botany 82:1007-1016.

Bradshaw, H. D. Jr., S. M. Wilbert, K. G. Otto and D. W. Schemske. 1995. Genetic mapping of floral traits associated with reproductive isolation in monkeyflowers. Nature 376: 762-765.

Husband, B. C. and D. W. Schemske. 1995. Magnitude and timing of inbreeding depression in a diploid population of Epilobium angustifolium (Onagraceae). Heredity 75:206-215.

Husband, B. C. and D. W. Schemske. 1996. Evolution of the magnitude and timing of inbreeding depression in plants. Evolution 50:54-70.

Schemske, D. W., J. Ågren and J. Le Corff. 1996. Deceit pollination in the monoecious, neotropical herb Begonia oaxacana. pp. 292-318. In D. G. Lloyd and S.C.H. Barrett (eds.), Floral Biology. Chapman and Hall.

Horvitz, C., D. W. Schemske and H. Caswell. 1996. The relative "importance" of life-history stages to population growth: prospective and retrospective analyses. In S. Tuljapurkar and H. Caswell (eds.), Structured population models in marine, freshwater and terrestrial systems. Chapman and Hall.

Schemske, D. W. and. C. Goodwillie. 1996. Morphological and reproductive characteristics of Linanthus jepsonii (Polemoniaceae), a newly described, geographically restricted species from Northern California. Madroño 43:453-463.

Husband, B. C. and D. W. Schemske. 1997. The effect of inbreeding in diploid and tetraploid populations of Epilobium angustifolium. (Onagraceae): Implications for the genetic basis of inbreeding depression. Evolution 51:737-746.

Wilbert, S. M., D. W. Schemske and H. D. Bradshaw, Jr. 1997. Floral anthocyanins from two monkeyflower species with different pollinators. Biochem Syst. and Ecol. 25:437-443.

Bishop, J. G. and D. W. Schemske. 1998. Flowering phenology, herbivory and reproductive success in Lupinus lepidus colonizing Mount St. Helens. Ecology 79:534-546.

LeCorff, J., J. Ågren, and D. W. Schemske. 1998. Floral display, pollinator choice and female reproductive success in two monoecious Begonia species pollinated by deceit. Ecology 79:1610-1619.

Husband, B. C. and D. W. Schemske. 1998. Cytotype distribution at a diploid-tetraploid contact zone in Chamerion angustifoilum (Onagraceae). American Journal of Botany 85: 1688-1694.

Bradshaw, H. D., Jr., K. G. Otto, B. E. Frewen, J. K. McKay and D. W. Schemske. 1998. Quantitative trait loci affecting differences in floral morphology between two species of monkeyflower (Mimulus). Genetics 149:367-382.

Ramsey, J. and D. W. Schemske. 1998. Pathways, mechanisms and rates of polyploid formation in flowering plants. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 29:477-501.

Schemske, D. W. and H. D. Bradshaw, Jr. 1999. Pollinator preference and the evolution of floral traits in monkeyflowers (Mimulus). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 96:11910-11915.

Book Reviews:

Ecology. 1979. Robert E. Ricklefs. Chiron Press. Animal Behavior 1981. 29:313-314.

Flora of Barro Colorado Island. 1979. Thomas B. Croat. Stanford University Press. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 1981. 108:282-283.

The Biology of Nectaries. 1984. Barbara Bentley and Thomas Elias, eds. Columbia University Press. Quarterly Review of Biology 59:75-76.

Perspectives on Plant Population Ecology. 1984. Rudolfo Dirzo and Jose Sarukhan, eds. Sinauer. Science 227:405-406

Natural Selection in the Wild. 1986 John Endler. Princeton University Press. Quarterly Review of Biology 62:295-298.

Schemske, D. W. 2000. Understanding the origin of species. Evolution 54:1069-1073. review of: Endless Forms: Species and Speciation. 2000. D. J. Howard and S. H. Berlocher (eds.), Oxford Univ. Press, New York, N. Y.