PUBLISHED ABSTRACTS/PRESENTATIONS (by Donald H. Les):

 [1]  1982.  Les, D. H.  Current issues concerning the taxonomy of Ceratophyllum.  Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science.  Ohio J. Sci. 82: 21.

 [2]  1983.  Les, D. H.  A comparative study of flavonoids in Ceratophyllum demersum L. and C. echinatum A. Gray (Ceratophyllaceae).  Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science.  Ohio J. Sci. 83: 14.

[3]  1983.  Les, D. H.  Taxonomic implications of aneuploidy and polyploidy in Potamogeton (Potamogetonaceae).  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 70(5, pt.2): 121.

[4]  1984.  Les, D. H.  The taxonomic significance of plumule morphology in Ceratophyllum (Ceratophyllaceae).  Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science.  Ohio J. Sci. 84(2): 4.

[5]  1985.  Les, D. H.  The evolution of achene morphology in Ceratophyllum (Ceratophyllaceae), I. Fruit-spine variation and relationships of C. demersum, C. submersum, and C. apiculatum.  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 72(6): 960.

[6]  1985.  Les, D. H, F. Bryan, L. Tyrrell, and R. Whitkus.  Selection and floral polymorphism in Trillium sessile (Liliaceae).  Annual Meeting of the Ohio Academy of Science.  Ohio J. Sci. 85: 18. [Won award for best student presentation]

[7]  1985.  Bryan, F., D. H . Les, L. Tyrrell, and R. Whitkus.  Selection and floral polymorphism in Trillium sessile (Liliaceae). AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 72(5): 944.

[8]  1986.  Les, D. H.  The origin and affinities of the Ceratophyllaceae.  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 73(5): 795.

[9]  1986.  Whitkus, R., F. Bryan, D. H. Les, and L. Tyrrell.  Genetic structure in a heterocyanic population of Trillium sessile (Liliaceae).  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 73(5): 795.

[10]  1987.  Les, D. H.  Breeding systems, population structure, and evolution in hydrophilous angiosperms. In Symposium on "Reproductive Biology of Freshwater Aquatic Angiosperms."  AIBS Meetings (by invitation).  Amer. J. Bot. 74(5): 720.

[11]  1988.  Les, D. H.  An evolutionary interpretation of differential biochemical expression in heterophyllous Potamogeton species.  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 75(6, part 2): 131.

[12]  1988.  Nadeau, T. L., D. H. Les, and C. F. Wimpee.  A molecular approach to determining phylogenetic relationships in the Nymphaeales.  Wisconsin Academy of Science Meetings.  Proc. Wis. Acad. Sci. 19.

[13]  1988.  Sheridan, D. J. and D. H. Les.  Biochemical aspects of heterophylly in Potamogeton natans (Potamogetonaceae).  Wisconsin Academy of Science Meetings.  Proc. Wis. Acad. Sci. 25.

[14]  1988.  Mymudes, M. S. and D. H. Les.  Population structure of Plantago cordata (Plantaginaceae).  Wisconsin Academy of Science Meetings.  Proc. Wis. Acad. Sci. 18.

[15]  1989.  Les, D. H.  An outcrossing paradox of dicliny and trivial gene flow in the hydrophilous genus Ceratophyllum.  Wisconsin Academy of Science Meetings.  Proc. Wis. Acad. Sci. 10.

[16]  1989.  Esselman, E. J., D. H. Les, and J. A. Reinartz.  Population genetic structure in Aster furcatus, a threatened species of Wisconsin.  Wisconsin Academy of Science Meetings.  Proc. Wis. Acad. Sci. 7.

[17]  1989   Mymudes, M. S. and D. H. Les.  Population Structure in Plantago cordata (Plantaginaceae) II.  Wisconsin Academy of Science Meetings.  Proc. Wis. Acad. Sci. 11.

[18]  1989.  Sheridan, D. J. and D. H. Les.  An ecological survey of the macrophyte communities in Wallace Lake, Washington Co., Wisconsin [D.J. Sheridan won the award for best student paper on Wisconsin biota].  Wisconsin Academy of Science Meetings.  Proc. Wis. Acad. Sci. 13.

[19]  1989.  Les, D. H., J. Keough, and G. Guntenspergen.  Feasibility studies using Large-leaf Pondweed to revegetate lacustrine littoral zones dominated by Eurasian Water-milfoil.  In Symposium on "Structure and management of littoral zone communities."  North American Benthological Society Meetings (by invitation).  Bull. NABS 6: [20]  1989.  Les, D. H.  Population genetics of Ceratophyllum demersum and C. echinatum, two primitive hydrophilous angiosperms.  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 76: 254.

[21]  1989.  Les, D. H. and C. F Wimpee.  Preliminary studies of evolutionary relationships in the Nymphaeales using rbcL sequence data.  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 76: 255.

[22]  1989.  Herendeen, P. S. AND D. H. Les.  Fossil Ceratophyllum from the Tertiary of North America.  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 76: 166.

[23]  1989.  Les, D. H. and J. A. Reinartz.  Genetic population structure of Aster furcatus (Asteraceae), a threatened plant of Wisconsin.  16th Annual Natural Areas Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee.

[24]  1989.  Wakeman, R. and D. H. Les.  Factors influencing reintroduction of aquatic macrophytes.  Restoration & Manage. Notes 7: 90.

[25]  1990.  Les, D. H., J. A. Reinartz, and E. J. Esselman.  A model for recovery following genetic bottlenecks in a rare self-incompatible species.  Wisconsin Academy of Science Meetings.  Proc. Wis. Acad. Sci. 8.

[26]  1990.  Les, D. H., J. A. Reinartz, and E. J. Esselman.  Genetic consequences of rarity in Aster furcatus (Asteraceae), a threatened, self-incompatible plant.  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 7(6, suppl.): 75-76.

[27]  1990.  Les, D. H. and C. F. Wimpee.  Phylogenetic evaluation of rbcL divergence in ancient aquatic angiosperms.  In Symposium on "The use of rbcL sequence data in phylogenetic reconstruction."  AIBS Meetings (by invitation).  Amer. J. Bot. 77(6, suppl.): 116.

[28]  1990.  Sheridan, D. J. and D. H. Les.  Colonization of Myriophyllum spicatum in a southeastern Wisconsin lake.  Wisconsin Academy of Science Meetings.  Proc. Wis. Acad. Sci. 10.

[29]  1990.  Mymudes, M. S. and D. H. Les.  The phytogeography of Plantago cordata (Plantaginaceae), a Wisconsin endangered species.  Wisconsin Academy of Science Meetings.  Proc. Wis. Acad. Sci. 9. [M. S. Mymudes won award for best student presentation]

[30]  1990.  Guntenspergen, G., J. Keough, and D. Les.  Revegetation of northern lacustrine littoral zones dominated by Myriophyllum spicatum.  Aquatic Plant Management Society, 30th Annual Meeting (by invitation).

[31]  1990.  Guntenspergen, G., D. Les, and J. Keough.  Revegetation of lacustrine littoral zones dominated by Myriophyllum spicatum.  Society of Wetland Scientists, 11th Annual Meeting.

[32]  1991.  Les, D. H. and C. T. Philbrick.  Evolutionary studies of aquatic angiosperms. In Symposium: The Evolution of Aquatic Angiosperms.  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 78(6, suppl.): 160.

[33]  1991.  Les, D. H. and C. F. Wimpee.  The phylogenetic position of the Nymphaeales, Ceratophyllales, and Nelumbonales among primitive angiosperms.  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 78(6, suppl.): 199-200.

[34]  1991.  Reinartz, J. A. and D. H. Les.  Genetic and population factors influencing seed set in Aster furcatus, a rare, self-incompatible plant.  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 78(6, suppl.): 99.

[35]  1991.  Mymudes, M. S. and D. H. Les.  Population structure of Plantago cordata (Plantaginaceae).  Society for Conservation Biology 5th Annual Meeting.

[36]  1991.  Gerber, D. T., D. H. Les, and R. Cuhel.  Radioactive sulfate uptake in Water Milfoil.  Aquatic Plant Management Society, 31st Annual Meeting.

[37]  1991.  Gerber, D. T. and D. H. Les.  Radiolabeled sulfate uptake in Water Milfoil.  Wisconsin Academy of Science Meetings.  Proc. Wis. Acad. Sci. 7.

[38]  1992.  Les, D. H., D. K. Garvin, and C. F. Wimpee.  A phylogeny of the ancient genus Ceratophyllum (Ceratophyllaceae) derived from DNA sequence data.  AIBS Meetings. Amer. J. Bot. 79(6, suppl.): 151.

[39]  1992.  Les, D. H., D. K. Garvin, C. F. Wimpee, D. J. Crawford, T. F. Stuessy, and M. W. Chase.  Molecular evidence for the phylogenetic position of the enigmatic island endemic Lactoris fernandeziana (Lactoridaceae).  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 79(6, suppl.): 152.

[40]  1992.  Les, D. H., D. K. Garvin, and C. F. Wimpee.  Molecular phylogenetic studies of the Alismatidae: a preliminary rbcL phylogeny of critical taxa.  AIBS Meetings. Amer. J. Bot. 79(6, suppl.): 152.

[41]  1992.  Les, D. H.  An "inverse island" model of aquatic plant evolution?  AIBS Meetings (by invitation).  Amer. J. Bot. 79(6, suppl.): 51.

[42]  1993.  Les, D. H.  The phylogenetic position of the Najadaceae (Najadales, Alismatidae): an evaluation of morphological and molecular studies.  Amer. J. Bot. 80(6, suppl.): 161.

[43]  1993.  Haynes, R. R. and D. H. Les.  Systematics of subclass Alismatidae: a synthesis of molecular and non-molecular approaches.  Invited  presentation at the 1993 Kew international monocot symposium entitled, “Monocotyledons: classification and evolution.”  Royal Botanic Gardens, U.K.

[44]  1993.  Les, D. H. and E. L. Schneider.  The Nymphaeales, Alismatidae, and the theory of an aquatic monocot origin.  Invited presentation at the Kew international monocot symposium entitled, "Monocotyledons: classification and evolution." Royal Botanic Gardens, U.K.

[45]  1994.  Les, D. H. and G. J. Anderson.  Molecular systematics and biology of the North American lake cress, Neobeckia aquatica (Brassicaceae).  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 81(6, suppl.): 168.

[46]  1994.  Les, D. H., E. Landolt, and D. J. Crawford.  Molecular systematics of the Lemnaceae.  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 81(6, suppl.): 168-169.

[47]  1995.  Les, D. H. and M. Waycott.  Unisexuality, hydrophily, and marine radiations in the monocot subclass Alismatidae: an extreme example of convergence.  AIBS Meetings  Amer. J. Bot. 82(6):144.

[48]  1995.  Les, D. H., M. A. Cleland, and C. T. Philbrick.  Taxonomic realignments in the Potamogetonaceae: Evidence from molecular data.  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 82(6):144.

[49]  1995.  Philbrick, C. T. and D. H. Les.  Systematics of North American and European Callitriche (Callitrichaceae).  AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 82 (6):156.

[50]  1995.  Crawford, D. J., E. Landolt, D. H. Les and E. T epe. Allozyme divergence among species of Wolffiella (Lemnaceae). AIBS Meetings. Amer. J. Bot. 82 (6): 122.

[51]  1995.  Les, D. H., M. A. Cleland, and M. Waycott.  Evolution of marine angiosperms. Society for the Study of Evolution, Annual Meeting.

[52]  1995.  Waycott, M. and D. H. Les.  An integrated approach to the evolutionary study of seagrasses.  International Seagrass Biology Workshop, Rottnest Island, Western Australia.

[53]  1995.  Les, D. H.  Evolution of aquatic angiosperms.  6th Annual Meeting of the New England Molecular and Evolutionary Biologists (NEMEB).

[54]  1995.  Padgett, D., D. H. Les and G. E. Crow.  Molecular evidence and the systematics of  Nuphar (Nymphaeaceae).  6th Annual NEMEB Meetings [poster].

[55]  1996.  Les, D. H. and C. T. Philbrick.  The phylogeny of river-weeds (Podostemaceae): Insights from rbcL sequence data. AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 83(6): 174.

[56]  1996.  Les, D. H. and J. D. GABEL.  Genetic variation among and within populations of Neobeckia aquatica (Eaton) Greene (lake cress), a sexually sterile, clonal triploid. AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 83(6): 173-174.

[57]  1996.  Les, D. H., U. Posluszny and A. Charlton. Evidence for the polyphyly of angiosperm flowers. AIBS Meetings, Seattle.  Amer. J. Bot. 83(6): 174.

[58]  1996.  Padgett, D. J., D. H. Les and G. E. Crow.  Systematic studies of Nuphar (Nymphaeaceae), the yellow water lilies. AIBS Meetings.  Amer. J. Bot. 83 (6): 184-185.

[59]  1996.  Gabel, J. D. and D. H. Les.  Genetic variation among and within populations of Neobeckia aquatica (Eaton) Greene (lake cress), a rare triploid.  APMS meetings, Burlington, VT.

[60]  1996.  Padgett, D. J., D. H. Les and G. E. Crow.  Taxonomic studies of of the yellow water lilies.  APMS meetings, Burlington, VT [D. Padgett won award for outstanding student paper].

[61]  1996.  Waycott, M. and D. H. Les.  Seagrass evolution: a molecular phylogenetic perspective.  Genetics Society of Australia, Annual Meeting.

[62]  1997.  Les, D. H. and L. J. Mehrhoff.  Nonindigenous aquatic angiosperms in New England.  Second Northeast Conference on Nonindigenous Aquatic Species, Connecticut Sea Grant Advisory Program, Burlington, VT.

[63]  1997.  Les, D. H., E. L. Schneider and D. J. Padgett.  Phylogeny of the Nymphaeales: on the verge of a synthesis.  AIBS Meetings, Montreal. Amer. J. Bot. 84 (6): 210-211.

[64]  1997.  Les, D. H., D. J. Crawford, E. Landolt, R. Aakjar and E. Tepe.  Systematics of Lemnaceae revisited.  AIBS Meetings, Montreal. Amer. J. Bot. 84 (6): 211.

[65]  1997.  Copley, G and D. H. Les.  Life history study of Hottonia inflata, a species of special concern in Connecticut.  AIBS Meetings, Montreal. Amer. J. Bot. 84 (6): 77.

[66]  1998.  Balcom, N. C., D. H. Les and N. Gauthier.  Plant Native: An Educational Campaign Encouraging the Use of Native Plant Species in Ornamental Water Gardens.  California Sea Grant, 8th International Zebra Mussel and aquatic Nuisance Species Conference.

[67]  1998.  Les, D. H., C. T. Philbrick and A. NOVELO RETANA.  Phylogeography of the Podostemaceae sensu lato: a hypothesis of multiple tropical radiations.  AIBS Meetings, Baltimore.  Amer. J. Bot. 85(6): 141.

[69]  1999.  Les, D. H. and L. J. Mehrhoff. Introduction of nonindigenous aquatic vascular plants in southern New England: a historical perspective. Greater New England Symposium on the Ecology of Invasive Species. Yale University, New Haven, CT.

[70]  1999.  Les, D. H. Phylogenetic studies of water plants. In Symposium on aquatic angiosperm systematics and evolution.  International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, Missouri.

[71]  2000.  Les, D. H., D. J. Crawford, E. Landolt, J. D. Gabel and R. T. Kimball. Phylogenetic relationships in Lemnaceae Dumortier, the duckweed family. Botany 2000 Meetings, Portland, OR.  Amer. J. Bot. 87(6): 138.

[72]  2000.  Crawford, D. J., D. H. Les, E. Landolt, R. T. Kimball and J. D. Gabel. A phylogenetic study of the genus Wolffiella (Lemnaceae). Botany 2000 Meetings, Portland, OR.  Amer. J. Bot. 87 (6): 121.

[73]   2000. Moody, M. L. and D. H. Les. Phylogenetic relationships in Myriophyllum (Haloragaceae). Botany 2000 Meetings, Portland, OR.  Amer. J. Bot. 87(6): 177.

[74]  2000.  Gabel, J.D., D. H. Les, W. A. Charlton and A. J. Coombes.  Phylogeny of Azara (Flacourtiaceae). Botany 2000 Meetings, Portland, OR.  Amer. J. Bot. 87(6): 128.

[75]  2000.  Soros, C. L., D H. Les, M. L. Moody and U. Posluszny.  Phylogenetic relationships in the Hydrocharitaceae. Botany 2000 Meetings, Portland, OR [poster]

[76]   2001. Schuster, L.A. and D. H. Les.*  Conservation of Eriocaluon parkeri (Parker's pipewort) in Hamburg Cove, Lyme, CT.  New England Estuarine Research Society, Annual Meeting, Salem, MA. [June]

[77]  2001.  Les, D. H., M. L. Moody, S. W. L. Jacobs and R. J. Bayer.  Systematics and taxonomy of Australian seagrasses (family Zosteraceae). Botany 2001 Meetings, Albuquerque, NM.

[78]  2001.  Moody, M. L. and D. H. Les.  Phylogenetic relationships in Haloragaceae emphasizing the aquatic genus Myriophyllum. Botany 2001 Meetings, Albuquerque, NM.

[79]  2001.  Soros, C. L. and D. H. Les.  Phylogenetic relationships in the Alismataceae. Botany 2001 Meetings, Albuquerque, NM.

[80]  2001.  Mione, T., G. Segundo Leiva and D. H. Les.  The biogeography of South American Jaltomata (Solanaceae). Botany 2001 Meetings, Albuquerque, NM.

[81]  2001.  Padgett, D. J. and D. H. Les.*  Preliminary phylogenetic studies in the Menyanthaceae.  Botany 2001 Meetings, Albuquerque, NM.

[82]  2001.  Philbrick, C. T., A. Novelo R. and D. H. Les.  Taxonomy and Systematics of Podostemum (Podostemaceae).  Botany 2001 Meetings, Albuquerque, NM.

[83]  2001.  Philbrick, C. T., A. Novelo R., R. Rutishauser and D. H. Les.  Phylogeny of New World Riverweeds (Podostemaceae): morphology.  Botany 2001 Meetings, Albuquerque, NM.

[84]  2001.  Shimoda, M., D. J. Padgett, L. A. Horky, D. H. Les and Y. Otakara.  Investigation of Nuphar japonica var. saijoensis: genetics, morphology and ecology.  65th meeting of Botanical Society of Japan.  Tokyo University, Tokyo.

[85]  2001.  Horky, L. A., D. J. Padgett, D. H. Les, and J. Gabel.  Studies of natural hybridization in rare Japanese Yellow Pond-lilies.  Department of Biological Sciences, Bridgewater State College. 12/8/00

[86]  2001.  Horky, L. A., D. J. Padgett, M. Shimoda and D. H. Les.  Natural hybridization and the rare Japanese Pond-Lily Nuphar japonica var. saijoensis. Nat'l. Conf. on Undergraduate Research (NCUR 2001), Lexington, Kentucky. [poster]

[87]  2001.  Horky, L. A., D. J. Padgett, M. Shimoda and D. H. Les.  Natural hybridization and the rare Japanese Pond-Lily Nuphar japonica var. saijoensis.  59th Eastern New England Biological Conference, Manchester, NH. [poster]

[88]  2001.  Horky, L. A., D. J. Padgett, M. Shimoda and D. H. Les.  Natural hybridization and the rare Japanese Pond-Lily Nuphar japonica var. saijoensis.  Bridgewater Undergraduate Research Conference. [poster]

[89]  2001.  Schuster, L. A. and D. H. Les.*  Conservation of Eriocaluon parkeri (Parker's pipewort) in Hamburg Cove, Lyme, CT.  New England Estuarine Research Society Annual Meeting, Salem, MA. [poster]

[90]  2001.  Shimoda, M., D. J. Padgett, L. A. Horky, D. H. Les and Y. Otakara.  Investigation of Nuphar japonica var. Saijoensis: genetics, morphology and ecology.  Journal of Plant Research 114 (Supplement): 32.

[91]  2002.  Crawford, D. J., R. T. Kimball, D. H. Les, E. Landolt, and L. E. Wallace.  The origin of Lemna japonica: insights from molecular data.  Botany 2002 Meetings, Madison, Wisconsin.

[92]  2002.  Moody, M. L. and D. H. Les.  Foiled again: hybridity in invasive hydrophyte populations.  Botany 2002 Meetings, Madison, Wisconsin.

[93]  2002.  Soros, C. L. and D. H. Les.*  Phylogenetic relationships in the Alismataceae. Botany 2002 Meetings, Madison, Wisconsin.

[94]  2003.  Les, D. H., M. L. Moody and C. L. Soros.  A reappraisal of phylogenetic relationships in the monocotyledon family Hydrocharitaceae (Alismatidae).  Monocots III, Ontario, California.

[95]  2003.  Waycott, M., D. H. Les * and P. A. G. Barnes.  Insights into the marine monocotyledons based on molecular phylogenetic studies.  Monocots III, Ontario, California.

[96]  2003.  Crawford, D. J., J., E. Landolt, D. H. Les and R. T. Kimball.  Speciation in duckweeds (Lemnaceae): phylogenetic and ecological inferences.  Monocots III, Ontario,California.

[97]  2003.  Thompson, L.G., H. Brecher, M. Davis, B. León, D. Les, P.-N. Lin, T. Mashiotta, E. Mosley-Thompson and K. Mountain.   Holocene climate change in the tropics: evidence of abrupt climate change past and present.  XVI INQUA Congress, Geological Society of America.

[98]  2003.  Les, D. H., M. L. Moody, A. S. Doran and W. E. Philipps.  The first genetically confirmed intersubgeneric F1 hybrid in Nymphaea L. (Nymphaeaceae Salisb.).  Botany 2003 meetings, Mobile, Alabama

[99]  2003.  Moody, M. L. and D. H. Les.  Hybrid watermilfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum × M. sibiricum; Haloragaceae) populations: an invasive threat to North American lakes. Botany 2003 Meetings, Mobile, Alabama.

[100]  2004.  Les, D. H., M. L. Moody and S. W. L. Jacobs. Phylogeny and systematics of Aponogeton (Aponogetonaceae) with an emphasis on Australian species. Botany 2004 Meetings, Snowbird, Utah.

[101]  2004.  Moody, M. L. and D. H. Les. Getting wet in a sunburnt country: Phylogenetics of Haloragaceae R. Br. inferred from nuclear and chloroplast DNA sequences. Botany 2004 Meetings, Snowbird, Utah.

[102]  2005. Les, D. H., M. L. Moody and S. L. W. Jacobs. Systematics of Vallisneria L. (Hydrocharitaceae): Australia and beyond. Botany 2005 Meetings, Austin, Texas.

[103]  2005. Martine, C., G.  J. Anderson, D. H. Les and D. E. Symon. The evolution and natural history of dioecy in Australian spiny Solanum (Solanaceae). Botany 2005 Meetings, Austin, Texas. [C. Martine won the Cooley award for best presentation]

[104]  2006. Crawford, D. J., E. Landolt, D. H. Les and R. T. Kimball. Biogeography and speciation in the family Lemnaceae: interpreting ecological data within a molecular phylogenetic context.  XVII Reunión Anual de la Sociedad de Botánica de Chile.

[105]  2006. Les, D. H., R. S. Capers and N. P. Tippery. Glossostigma (Phrymaceae) in North America: taxonomy and invasive potential. Botany 2006 Meetings, Chico, California.

[106]  2006. Tippery, N. P., D. H. Les, D. J. Padgett and S. L. W. Jacobs. Clades and grades: an evaluation of generic circumscriptions in Menyanthaceae Dumort. (Asterales). Botany 2006 Meetings, Chico, California.

[107]  2006. Martine, C., G.  J. Anderson and D. H. Les. Two in the bush: on the evolution, distribution, and natural history of dioecy in Australian Solanum. Botany 2006 Meetings, Chico, California.

[108]  2006. Jacobs, S. W.L., D. Les, C. B. Hellquist, C. Löhne, & T. Borsch. Progress on studies in Australian Aponogeton, Vallisneria and Nymphaea.  ASBS Conference, Cairns, Australia.

[109]  2007. Les, D. H., D. J. Crawford, N. P. Tippery, R. T. Kimball and E. Landolt. Duckweeds go nuclear: successful sequencing of nrDNA lends support to the phylogeny of Lemnaceae. Botany 2007 Meetings, Chicago, Illinois.

[110]  2007. Tippery, N. P. and D. H. Les. Expanding the phylogenetic utility of the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region using predicted secondary structure. Botany 2007 Meetings, Chicago, Illinois.

[111]  2007. Benoit, L. K. and D. H. Les. Assessment of genetic diversity in Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle (Hydrocharitaceae) populations in the United States. Botany 2007 Meetings, Chicago, Illinois.

[112]  2007. Benoit, L. K. and D. H. Les. Hydrilla verticillata in New England: Assessing patterns of spread and potential for herbicide resistance. NALMS (New England Chapter) annual meeting.

[113]  2008. Clausen, J. C. and D. H. Les. Sensitivity of inland wetlands to watershed changes: proposed responses.  CCNR Meetings, Storrs, Connecticut.

[114]  2008. Les, D. H., S. Sheldon and N. P. Tippery. Systematics of Najas (Hydrocharitaceae). Botany 2008 Meetings, Vancouver, British Columbia.

[115]  2008.  Moody, M. L. and D. H. Les.  Molecules, morphology and madness: Systematics of the aquatic plant genus Myriophyllum (Haloragaceae). Botany 2008 Meetings, Vancouver, British Columbia.

[116]  2008.  Tippery, N. P., D. H. Les, D. J. Padgett and S. L. W. Jacobs.  Taxonomic revision of Villarsia (Menyanthaceae) in Australia: Molecular and morphological evidence. Botany 2008 Meetings, Vancouver, British Columbia.

[117]  2009.  Les, D. H, N. M. Murray and N. P. Tippery. Systematics of Potamogeton vaseyi and P. gemmiparus (Potamogetonaceae), two imperiled aquatic plants. Botany 2009 Meetings, Snowbird, Utah.

[118]  2009.  Tippery, N. P. and D. H. Les. But will it float? Evolution of inflorescence architecture in Nymphoides(Menyanthaceae). Botany 2009 Meetings, Snowbird, Utah.

[119]  2009.  Benoit, L. and D. H. Les. Indications of hybridization between monoecious and dioecious biotypes of Hydrilla verticillata (Hydrocharitaceae). Botany 2009 Meetings, Snowbird, Utah.

[120]  2009. Tippery, N. P., C. T. Philbrick and D. H. Les. Systematics and phylogenetic analysis of neotropical riverweeds (Podostemaceae). Botany 2009 Meetings, Snowbird, Utah.

[121]  2010. Capers, R. S. and D. H. Les. The CONN virtual herbarium. Botany 2010 Meetings, Providence, Rhode Island.

[122]  2010. Les, D. H. & N. P. Tippery.  In time and with water ...  the systematics of alismatid monocotyledons. Early Events in Monocot Evolution. A joint meeting of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Linnean Society of London. London, England.