Publications: Donald Les

• Moody, M. L. and Les, D. H. 2007. Geographic distribution and genotypic composition of invasive hybrid watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum ´ M. sibiricum) populations in North America. Biological Invasions 9: 559–570.

• Crawford, D.J., Landolt, E., Les, D.H., and Kimball, R.T. 2006. Speciation in duckweeds (Lemnaceae): phylogenetic and ecological inferences. In J.T. Columbus, E.A. Friar, J.M. Porter, L.M. Prince, and M.G. Simpson [Aliso 22: 231-242] Monocots: comparative biology and evolution, 2 Vols. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont.

• Jacobs, S.W.L., Les, D.H., and Moody, M.L. 2006. New combinations in Australasian Zostera (Zosteraceae). Telopea 11: 127-128.

• Jacobs, S.W.L., Les, D.H., and Moody, M.L. and Hellquist, C. Barre 2006. Two new species of Aponogeton (Aponogetonaceae) and a key to species from Australia. Telopea 11: 129-134.

• Les, D.H., Capers, R.S. and Tippery, N.P. 2006. Introduction of Glossostigma (Phrymaceae) to North America: a taxonomic and ecological overview. American Journal of Botany 93: 927–939.

• Les, D.H., Moody, M.L., and Soros, C. 2006. A reappraisal of phylogenetic relationships in the monocotyledon family Hydrocharitaceae. Pages 211-230 in J.T. Columbus, E.A. Friar, J.M. Porter, L.M. Prince, and M.G. Simpson [Aliso 22: 211-230] Monocots: comparative biology and evolution, 2 Vols. Ranco Santa Ana Botanic Garden, Claremont.

• Thompson, L.G., Mosley-Thompson, E., Brecher, J., Davis, M., Leon, B., Les, D.H., Lin,P.-N, Mashiotta, T., and Mountain, K. 2006. Abrupt tropical climate change: past and present [inaugural article]. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 103: 10536-10543.

• Waycott, M., Procaccini, G., Les, D.H., and Reusch, T.B.H. 2006. Seagrass evolution, ecology and conservation: a genetic perspective. Pages 691 in A.W.D. Larkum, R.J. Orth and C.M. Duarte. Seagrasses: Biology, ecology and conservation. Springer-Verlag

• Capers, R.S., and Les, D. H. 2005. Plant community structure in a freshwater tidal wetland. Rhodora 107: 386-407.

• Doran, A., Les, D. H., Moody, M. L., and Phillips, W. L. 2004. Nymphaea 'William Phillips', a new intersubgeneric hybrid. HortScience 39: 446-447.

• Les, D. H. 2004. Cabombaceae. Pages 72-73 in Smith, N., Mori, S. A., Henderson, A., Stevenson, D. W., Heald, S. V. Flowering plants of the Neotropics. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.

• Les, D. H., Moody, M. L., Doran, A., and Phillips, W. L. 2004. A genetically confirmed intersubgeneric hybrid in Nymphaea L. (Nymphaeaceae Salisb.). HortScience 39: 219-222.

• Padgett, D. J., and Les, D. H. 2004. Nymphaeaceae. Pages 271-273 in Smith, N., Mori, S. A., Henderson, A., Stevenson, D. W., Heald, S. V. Flowering plants of the Neotropics. Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey.

• Capers, R.S. and Les, D.H. 2001. An unusual population of Podostemum ceratophyllum (Podostemaceae) in a tidal Connecticut river. Rhodora 103: 219-223.

• Philbrick, C. T., and Les, D. H. 2000. Phylogenetic studies in Callitriche (Callitrichaceae): implications for interpretation of ecological, karyological and pollination system evolution.

• Posluszny, U., Charlton, W. A., and Les, D. H. 2000. Modularity in Helobial flowers.: 63-74.

• Baldo, A. M., Les, D. H., and Strausbaugh, L. D. 1999. Histone genes for phylogenic reconstruction of Sophophora. Molecular Biology and Evolution 16: 1511-1520.

• Les, D. H., and Crawford, D. J. 1999. Landoltia (Lemnaceae), a new genus of duckweeds. Novon 9: 530-533.

• Les, D. H., and Mehrhoff, L. J. 1999. Introduction of nonindigenous aquatic vascular plants in southern New England: a historical perspective. Biological Invasions 1: 281-300.

• Les, D. H., Schneider, E. L., Padgett, D. J., Soltis, P. S., Soltis, D. E., and Zanis, M. 1999. Phylogeny, classification and floral evolution of water lilies (Nymphaeales): A synthesis of non-molecular, rbcL, matK and 18S rDNA data. Systematic Botany

• Les, D.H. and Capers, R.S. 1999. Limnobium spongia (Hydrocharitaceae) discovered in New England. Rhodora 101: 419-423.

• Padgett, D. J., Les, D. H., and Crow, G. E. 1999. Phylogenetic relationships in Nuphar Sm. (Nymphaeaceae): evidence from morphology, chloroplast DNA and nuclear ribosomal DNA. American Journal of Botany 86: 1316-1324.

• Padgett, D. J., Les, D. H., and Crow, G. E. 1998. Evidence for the hybrid origin of Nuphar x rubrodisca (Nymphaeaceae). American Journal of Botany 85: 1468-1476.

• Les, D. H., Cleland, M. A., and Waycott, M. 1997. Phylogenetic studies in Alismatidae, II: evolution of marine angiosperms ('seagrasses') and hydrophily. Systematic Botany 22: 443-463.

• Philbrick, C. T., and Les, D. H. 1996. Evolution of aquatic angiosperm reproductive systems. BioScience 46: 813-826.

• Les, D. H., Garvin, D. K., and Wimpee, C. F. 1991. Molecular evolutionary history of ancient aquatic angiosperms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 88: 10119-10123.

• Les, D. H., Reinartz, J. A., and Esselman, E. J. 1991. Genetic consequences of rarity in Aster furcatus (Asteraceae), a threatened, self-incompatible plant. Evolution 45: 1641-1650.