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  1. Life history costs drive the evolution of mycoheterotrophs: Increased sprouting and flowering in a strongly mycoheterotrophic Pyrola species

    Article • Journal of Ecology, March 2024, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  2. Post-Fire Recovery of Plant Biodiversity Changes Depending on Time Intervals since Last Fire in Semiarid Shrublands

    Article • Fire, March 2023, MDPI AG

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  3. Plant–soil feedbacks and the introduction of Castanea (chestnut) hybrids to eastern North American forests

    Article • Restoration Ecology, January 2021, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  4. lefko3: Analysing individual history through size‐classified matrix population models

    Article • Methods in Ecology and Evolution, November 2020, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  5. Spatial scale-dependent phylogenetic signal in species distributions along geographic and elevation gradients in a mountainous rangeland

    Article • Ecology and Evolution, October 2018, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  6. The evolutionary impacts of conservation actions

    Article • Population Ecology, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  7. Phylotranscriptomic analysis and genome evolution of the Cypripedioideae (Orchidaceae)

    Article • American Journal of Botany, April 2018, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  8. Drivers of vegetative dormancy across herbaceous perennial plant species

    Article • Ecology Letters, March 2018, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  9. Below- and above-ground effects of deadwood and termites in plantation forests

    Article • Ecosphere, August 2017, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  10. The Evolution of Senescence in the Tree of Life

    Article • January 2017, Cambridge University Press

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  11. Predicting evolution in response to climate change: the example of sprouting probability in three dormancy-prone orchid species

    Article • Royal Society Open Science, January 2017, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  12. Demographic shifts related to mycoheterotrophy and their fitness impacts in twoCephalantheraspecies

    Article • Ecology, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  13. Eco-evolutionary dynamics in plants: interactive processes at overlapping time-scales and their implications

    Article • Journal of Ecology, June 2015, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  14. Life‐history costs make perfect sprouting maladaptive in two herbaceous perennials

    Article • Journal of Ecology, July 2014, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  15. Geography and soil chemistry drive the distribution of fungal associations in lady’s slipper orchid, Cypripedium acaule

    Article • Botany, December 2013, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  16. Relative importance of pollen and seed dispersal across a Neotropical mountain landscape for an epiphytic orchid

    Article • Molecular Ecology, November 2013, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  17. Highly diverse and spatially heterogeneous mycorrhizal symbiosis in a rare epiphyte is unrelated to broad biogeographic or environmental features

    Article • Molecular Ecology, November 2013, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  18. Critical importance of large native trees for conservation of a rare Neotropical epiphyte

    Article • Journal of Ecology, September 2013, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  19. Diversity of root-associated fungi of mature Habenaria radiata and Epipactis thunbergii colonizing manmade wetlands in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

    Article • Mycoscience, September 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  20. Longitudinal analysis in P lantago : strength of selection and reverse age analysis reveal age‐indeterminate senescence

    Article • Journal of Ecology, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  21. Plants do not count… or do they? New perspectives on the universality of senescence

    Article • Journal of Ecology, April 2013, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  22. The triple helix ofPlantago lanceolata: Genetics and the environment interact to determine population dynamics

    Article • Ecology, April 2012, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  23. Linking vegetative dormancy to fitness in two long-lived herbaceous perennials

    Article • Ecosphere, February 2012, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  24. Life history strategy in herbaceous perennials: inferring demographic patterns from the aboveground dynamics of a primarily subterranean, myco-heterotrophic orchid

    Article • Oikos, February 2011, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  25. Impact of herbivory on flowering behaviour and life history trade-offs in a polycarpic herb: a 10-year experiment

    Article • Oecologia, December 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  26. Evolution of host breadth in broad interactions: mycorrhizal specificity in East Asian and North American rattlesnake plantains (Goodyera spp.) and their fungal hosts

    Article • Molecular Ecology, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  27. Longitudinal analysis ofPlantago: adaptive benefits of iteroparity in a short-lived, herbaceous perennial

    Article • Ecology, February 2010, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  28. Mycorrhizal diversity in Apostasia (Orchidaceae) indicates the origin and evolution of orchid mycorrhiza

    Article • American Journal of Botany, October 2009, Botanical Society of America

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  29. The evolutionary ecology of vegetative dormancy in mature herbaceous perennial plants

    Article • Journal of Ecology, September 2009, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  30. Weather and herbivores influence fertility in the endangered fern Botrychium multifidum (S.G. Gmel.) Rupr

    Article • Plant Ecology, September 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  31. Mycorrhizal interactions of orchids colonizing Estonian mine tailings hills

    Article • American Journal of Botany, February 2008, Botanical Society of America

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  32. Costs and benefits of fruiting to future reproduction in two dormancy-prone orchids

    Article • Journal of Ecology, July 2007, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  33. THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF MYCORRHIZAL SPECIFICITY AMONG LADY'S SLIPPER ORCHIDS

    Article • Evolution, June 2007, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  34. Dormancy is associated with decreased adult survival in the burnt orchid, Neotinea ustulata

    Article • Journal of Ecology, January 2007, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  35. Survival costs of adult dormancy and the confounding influence of size in lady's slipper orchids, genusCypripedium

    Article • Oikos, November 2006, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  36. Demographic response to shading and defoliation in two woodland orchids

    Article • Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica, March 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  37. An empirical test of partner choice mechanisms in a wild legume-rhizobium interaction

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, January 2006, Royal Society Publishing

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  38. ADULT WHOLE-PLANT DORMANCY INDUCED BY STRESS IN LONG-LIVED ORCHIDS

    Article • Ecology, November 2005, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  39. High specificity generally characterizes mycorrhizal association in rare lady's slipper orchids, genus Cypripedium

    Article • Molecular Ecology, January 2005, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  40. Evolutionary studies of ectomycorrhizal fungi: recent advances and future directions

    Article • Canadian Journal of Botany, August 2004, Canadian Science Publishing

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  41. LIFE HISTORY TRADE-OFFS IN A RARE ORCHID: THE COSTS OF FLOWERING, DORMANCY, AND SPROUTING

    Article • Ecology, May 2003, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  42. Estimating Dormancy and Survival of a Rare Herbaceous Perennial Using Mark-Recapture Models

    Article • Ecology, January 2001, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  43. ESTIMATING DORMANCY AND SURVIVAL OF A RARE HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL USING MARK–RECAPTURE MODELS

    Article • Ecology, January 2001, Wiley

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  44. Introduction: Wilting Leaves and Rotting Branches: Reconciling Evolutionary Perspectives on Senescence

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Richard P Shefferson

  45. Organismal Senescence in Plant–Fungal Symbioses

    Article • Cambridge University Press

    Dr Richard P Shefferson