Research Archives

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This list was compiled for The Arboretum’s 50th anniversary and is not updated. To see an updated version of this list, please visit The Arboretum’s website.

AuthorsYearTitleJournal (Issue, Volume, Pages)Other
Smith, D.W., and G.C. Bowes1974Loss of some elements in fly-ash during old-field burns in southern OntarioCanadian Journal of Soil Science 54 (2): 215-24
Waldron, G.E., R.J. Hilton, and J.D. Ambrose1976Evidence of microevolution in an escaped pear populationCanadian Journal of Botany 54 (24): 2857-67
Gillet, C., R. Billard, and B. Breton1977Effets de la temperature sur le taux de gonadotropine plasmatique et la spermatogenese du poisson rouge carassius auratusCanadian Journal of Zoology 55(1): 242-5
Schwert, D.P.1977The first North American record of Aporrectodea icterica (Savigny, 1826) (Oligochaeta, Lumbricidae), with observations on the colonization of exotic earthworm species in CanadaCanadian Journal of Zoology 55 (1): 245-8
Uhazy, L.S.1977Development of Philometroides huronensis (Nematoda: Dracunculoidea) in the intermediate and definitive hostsCanadian Journal of Zoology 55 (2): 265-73
Artsob, H., R. Wright, L. Shipp, L. Spence, and C. Th'ng1978California encephalitis virus activity in mosquitoes and horses in southern Ontario, 1975Canadian Journal of Microbiology 24 (12): 1544-7
Baker, M.R.1979Seasonal population changes in Rhabdias ranae Walton, 1929 (Nematoda: Rhabdiasidae) in Rana sylvatica of OntarioCanadian Journal of Zoology 57 (1): 179-83
Bazinet, N.L., and M.K. Sears1979Factors affecting the mortality of leafminers Argyresthia thuiella and Pulicalvaria thujaella (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae and Gelechiidae) on eastern white cedar, in OntarioThe Canadian Entomologist 111 (11): 1299-306
Middleton, A.L.A.1979Influence of age and habitat on reproduction by the american goldfinchEcology 60:418-432
Reader, R.1979Impact of leaf-feeding insects on three bog ericadsCanadian Journal of Botany 57 (20): 2107-12
Reader, R.J.1980Effects of nitrogen fertilizer, shade, and the removal of new growth on longevity of overwintering bog ericad leavesCanadian Journal of Botany 58 (16): 1737-43
Rennie, F.E.1980Interpretive evaluation: An applied methodology for self-guided trails. Interpretation and Visitor Services Division, National Parks Branch, Parks Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Adamson, M.L.1981Studies on gametogenesis in Gyrinicola batrachiensis (Walton, 1929) (Oxyuroidea: Nematoda)Canadian Journal of Zoology 59 (7): 1368-76
Beverley-Burton, M.1981Actinocleidus oculatus (Mueller, 1934) and A. recurvatus (Mizelle and Donahue, 1944) (Monogenea: Ancyrocephalinae) from Lepomis gibbosus L. (Pisces: Centrarchidae) in Ontario, Canada: Anatomy and systematic positionCanadian Journal of Zoology 59 (9): 1810-7
Lowe, S.B., and J.D. Ambrose1981An arboretum display of woody plants for land rehabilitationArboricultural Journal 5(2): 117-28
Reader, R.J.1982Variation in the flowering date of transplanted ericaceous shrubs in relation to their flowering seasonJournal of Biogeography: 397-410
Watson, A.P.1982The design of self-guilding, interpretative, nature trails accessible to the disabledArboricultural Journal 6(4): 287-93
Appy, R.G., and M.J. Dadswell1983Transmission and development of Capillospirura pseudoargumentosa (Appy and Dadswell, 1978)(Nematoda: Cystidicolidae)Canadian Journal of Zoology 61(4): 848-59
Larson, D.W.1983The pattern of production within individual Umbilicaria lichen thalliNew Phytologist 94(3): 409-19
Reader, R.J. 1983Modelling geographic variation in the timing of shoot extension by ericaceous shrubsCanadian Journal of Botany 61(7): 2032-7
Reader, R.J. 1983Using heatsum models to account for geographic variation in the floral phenology of two ericaceous shrubsJournal of Biogeography: 47-64
Bartlett, C.M.1984Development of Dirofilaria scapiceps (Leidy, 1886) (Nematoda: Filarioidea) in Aedes spp. and Mansonia perturbans (Walker) and responses of mosquitoes to infectionCanadian Journal of Zoology 62(1): 112-29
Ambrose, J.D., P.G. Kevan, and R.M. Gadawski1985Hop tree (Ptelea trifoliata) in Canada: Population and reproductive biology of a rare speciesCanadian Journal of Botany 63(11): 1928-35
Eastham, A.M., and D.P. Ormrod1986Visible injury and growth responses of young cuttings of Populus canadensis and P. nigra to nitrogen dioxide and sulphur dioxideCanadian Journal of Forest Research 16(6): 1289-92
Marshall, S.A.1987Systematics of Bitheca, a new genus of new world Sphaeroceridae (Diptera)Systematic Entomology 12(3): 355-80
Vanderburgh, D.J., and R.C. Anderson1987Preliminary observations on seasonal changes in prevalence and intensity of Cosmocercoides variabilis (Nematoda: Cosmocercoidea) in Bufo americanus (Amphibia)Canadian Journal of Zoology 65 (7): 1666-7
Vanderburgh, D.J., and R.C. Anderson1987Seasonal changes in prevalence and intensity of Cosmocercoides dukae (Nematoda: Cosmocercoidea) in Deroceras laeve (mollusca)Canadian Journal of Zoology 65(7): 1662-5
Wong, P.L., and R.C. Anderson1987Development of Syncuaria squamata (Linstow, 1883) (Nematoda: Acuarioidea) in ostracods (Ostracoda) and double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus auritus)Canadian Journal of Zoology 65(10): 2524-31
Bate, N.J., S.B. Rood, and T.J. Blake1988Gibberellins and heterosis in poplarCanadian Journal of Botany 66(6): 1148-52
Gerrath, J.M., and U. Posluszny1988Morphological and anatomical development in the Vitaceae. II. floral development in Vitis ripariaCanadian Journal of Botany 66(7): 1334-51
Gerrath, J.M., and U. Posluszny1989Morphological and anatomical development in the Vitaceae. III. vegetative development in Parthenocissus insertaCanadian Journal of Botany 67(3): 803-16
Gerrath, J.M., and U. Posluszny1989Morphological and anatomical development in the Vitaceae. IV. floral development in Parthenocissus insertaCanadian Journal of Botany 67(5): 1356-65
Gerrath, J.M., and U. Posluszny1989Morphological and anatomical development in the Vitaceae. V. vegetative and floral development in Ampelopsis brevipedunculataCanadian Journal of Botany 67(8): 2371-86
Lacroix, C.R., and U. Posluszny1989Phyllotactic patterns in some members of the VitaceaeBotanical Gazette: 303-13
Lacroix, C.R., and U. Posluszny1989Stipules in some members of the Vitaceae: Relating processes of development to the mature structureAmerican Journal of Botany: 1203-15
Tschaplinski, T.J., and T.J. Blake1989Water relations, photosynthetic capacity, and root/shoot partitioning of photosynthate as determinants of productivity in hybrid poplarCanadian Journal of Botany 67(6): 1689-97
Tschaplinski, T.J., and T.J. Blake1989Water-stress tolerance and late-season organic solute accumulation in hybrid poplarCanadian Journal of Botany 67(6): 1681-8
Wetzel, S., and J.S. Greenwood1989Proteins as a potential nitrogen storage compound in bark and leaves of several softwoodsTrees 3(3): 149-53
Wetzel, S., C. Demmers, and J.S. Greenwood1989Seasonally fluctuating bark proteins are a potential form of nitrogen storage in three temperate hardwoodsPlanta 178 (3): 275-81
Wetzel, S., C. Demmers, and J.S. Greenwood1989Spherical organelles, analogous to seed protein bodies, fluctuate seasonally in parenchymatous cells of hardwoodsCanadian Journal of Botany 67(12): 3439-45
Greenwood, J.S., C. Demmers, and S. Wetzel1990Seasonally dependent formation of protein-storage vacuoles in the inner bark tissues of salix microstachyaCanadian Journal of Botany 68(8): 1747-55
Kevan, P.G.1990How large bees, Bombus and Xylocopa (Apoidea, Hymenoptera) forage on trees: Optimality and patterns of movement in temperate and tropical climatesEthology Ecology & Evolution 2(3): 233-42
Smith, R.L., and K.J. Sytsma1990Evolution of Populus nigra (Sect. Aigeiros): Introgressive hybridization and the chloroplast contribution of Populus alba (Sect. Populus)American Journal of Botany: 1176-87
Kevan, P.G., J.D. Ambrose, and J.R. Kemp1991Pollination in an understory vine, Smilax rotundifolia, a threatened plant of the Carolinian forests in CanadaCanadian Journal of Botany 69(11): 2555-9
Wetzel, S., and J.S. Greenwood1991The 32-kilodalton vegetative storage protein of Salix microstachya Turz characterization and immunolocalizationPlant Physiology 97(2): 771-7
Wetzel, S., and J.S. Greenwood1991A survey of seasonal bark proteins in eight temperate hardwoodsTrees 5(3): 153-7
Wetzel, S., C. Demmers, and J.S. Greenwood1991Protein-storing vacuoles in inner bark and leaves of softwoodsTrees 5(4): 196-202
Boyle, T.J.B.1992Forest tree genetic conservation activities in CanadaCanadian Forest Services Publications
Gall, W.K.1992Further eastern range extension and host records for Leptoglossus accidentalis (Heteroptera: Coreidae): Well-documented dispersal of a household nuisanceGreat Lakes Entomologist 25(3): 159
Grimaldi, D., A.C. James, and J. Jaenike1992Systematics and modes of reproductive isolation in the holarctic Drosophila testacea species group (diptera: Drosophilidae)Annals of the Entomological Society of America 85(6): 671-85
Rye, L.A., and M.R. Baker1992The life history of Hysterothylacium analarum (Rye and Baker, 1984) (Nematoda: Anisakidae) in Lepomis gibbosus (Pisces: Centrarchidae) in southern Ontario, CanadaCanadian Journal of Zoology 70(8): 1576-84
Mariani, C., C. Earley, C. McKinnon1993Early nesting by the american goldfinch, Carduelis tristis, and subsequent parasitism by the brown-headed crowbird, Molothrus ater, in OntarioCanadian Field Naturalist 107: 349-350
Reader, R.J. 1997Potential effects of granivores on old field successionCanadian Journal of Botany - Revue Canadienne de Botanique 75: 2224-2227
Gissing, G.J., T.J. Crease, A.L.A Middleton1998Extrapair paternity associated with renesting in the american goldfinchAuk 115: 230-234
Harris, M.L., C.A. Bishop, J. Struger, B. Ripley, and J.P. Bogart1998The functional integrity of northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) and green frog (Rana clamitans) populations in orchard wetlands. II. effects of pesticides and eutrophic conditions on early life stage developmentEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17(7): 1351-63
Harris, M.L., C.A. Bishop, J. Struger, V.D. Heuvel, M.R, V.D. Kraak, J. Glen, D.G. Dixon, B. Ripley, and J.P. Bogart1998The functional integrity of northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) and green frog (Rana clamitans) populations in orchard wetlands. I. genetics, physiology, and biochemistry of breeding adults and young‐of‐the‐yearEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry 17 (7): 1338-50
Olson, V.A., G.J. Gissing, J.R. Barta, and A.L.A Middleton1998A new Isospora sp. from Carduelis tristis (Aves: Fringillidae) from Ontario, CanadaThe Journal of Parasitology: 153-6
Drew, A.J.1999Behaviour of adult native skippers, Polites themistocles (Latreille, 1824), in the presence of an introduced species, Thymelicus lineola (Ochsenheimer, 1808) MSc Thesis, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Klironomos, J.N.1999Feedback with soil biota contributes to plant rarity and invasiveness in communitiesScience 286: 2165-9
Klironomos, J.N., E.M. Bednarczuk, and J. Neville1999Reproductive significance of feeding on saprobic and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by the collembolan, Folsomia candidaFunctional Ecology 13(6): 756-61
Roussy, A.M., and P.G. Kevan2000How accessible are receptive megastrobili to pollen? The example of jack pine (pinus banksiana)American Journal of Botany 87(2): 215-20
Gerrath, J.M., U. Posluszny, and N.G. Dengler2001Primary vascular patterns in the VitaceaeInternational Journal of Plant Sciences 162(4): 729-45
Klironomos, J.N.2002Feedback with soil biota contributes to plant rarity and invasiveness in communitiesNature 417(6884): 67-70
Paiero, S.M., S.A. Marshall, and K.G.A. Hamilton2003New records of Hemiptera from Canada and OntarioJournal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 134: 115-29
MacPhail, V.J., and P.G. Kevan2005Reproductive success and insect visitation in wild roses (Rosa spp.)-preliminary results from 2004Paper presented at IV International Symposium on Rose Research and Cultivation 751
Wolfe, B.E., B.C. Husband, and J.N. Klironomos2005 Effects of a belowground mutualism on an aboveground mutualismEcology Letters 8(2): 218-23
Brodo, I.M., C. Lewis, and B. Craig2007Xanthoria parietina, a coastal lichen, rediscovered in OntarioNortheastern Naturalist 14(2): 300-6
Bruneau, A., J.R. Starr, and S. Joly2007Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Rosa: New evidence from chloroplast DNA sequences and an appraisal of current knowledgeSystematic Botany 32(2): 366-78
Caruso, C.M., and S.J. Yakobowski2008Selection on floral and carbon uptake traits of Lobelia siphilitica is similar in females and hermaphroditesJournal of Evolutionary Biology 21(6): 1514-23
Ivanova, N.V., A.J. Fazekas, and P.D.N Hebert2008Semi-automated, membrane-based protocol for DNA isolation from plantsPlant Molecular Biology Reporter 26(3): 186-98
Betini, G.S., K.A. Hobson, L.I. Wassenaar, and Dr.R. Norris2009Stable hydrogen isotope (δD) values in songbird nestlings: Effects of diet, temperature, and body sizeCanadian Journal of Zoology 87(9): 767-72
Braukmann, T.W.A., M. Kuzmina, and S. Stefanović2009Loss of all plastid ndh genes in gnetales and conifers: Extent and evolutionary significance for the seed plant phylogenyCurrent Genetics 55(3): 323-37
Kron, P., and B.C. Husband2009Hybridization and the reproductive pathways mediating gene flow between native malus coronaria and domestic apple, M. domesticaBotany 87(9): 864-74
Brunke, A.J., and C.G. Majka2010The adventive genus Xantholinus dejean (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Staphylininae) in North America: New records and a synthesis of distributional dataZookeys (65): 51
Caruso, C.M., S.L. Scott, J.C. Wray, and C.A. Walsh2010Pollinators, herbivores, and the maintenance of flower color variation: A case study with Lobelia siphiliticaInternational Journal of Plant Sciences 171(9): 1020-8
Baxter, L.R., D.L. Moore, P.K. Sibley, K.R. Solomon, and M.L. Hanson2011Atrazine does not affect algal biomass or snail populations in microcosm communities at environmentally relevant concentrationsEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry 30(7): 1689-96
Broders, K.D., and G.J. Boland2011Reclassification of the butternut canker fungus, Sirococcus clavigignenti-juglandacearum, into the genus OphiognomoniaFungal Biology 115(1): 70-9
Broders, K.D., K.E. Woeste, P.J. SanMiguel, R.P. Westerman, and G.J. Boland2011Discovery of single‐nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the uncharacterized genome of the ascomycete Ophiognomonia clavigignenti‐juglandacearum from 454 sequence dataMolecular Ecology Resources 11(4): 693-702
Poon, G.2011The influence of soil feedback and plant traits on competition between an invasive plant and co-occurring native and exotic speciesThesis dissertation, University of Guelph
Reynolds, J.W.2011The earthworms (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae) of the University of Guelph Arboretum, Wellington County, Ontario, CanadaMegadrilogica 15(2):15-20
Betini, G.S., and Dr.R. Norris.2012The relationship between personality and plasticity in tree swallow aggression and the consequences for reproductive successAnimal Behaviour 83(1): 137-43
Broders, K.D., A. Boraks, A.M. Sanchez, and G.J. Boland2012Population structure of the butternut canker fungus, Ophiognomonia clavigignenti‐juglandacearum, in North American forestsEcology and Evolution 2(9): 2114-27
Fox, S.2012Picking up the Pawpaws: The Rare Woody Plants of Ontario Program at the University of Guelph ArboretumArnoldia 69(3): 2-13
Huber, J.T.2012Revision of Ooctonus (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) in the nearctic regionJournal of the Entomological Society of Ontario 143: 15-105
Maherali, H., and J.N. Klironomos2012Phylogenetic and trait-based assembly of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal communitiesPLoS One 7(5): e36695
Sherrard, M.E., and H. Maherali2012Local adaptation across a fertility gradient is influenced by soil biota in the invasive grass, Bromus inermisEvolutionary Ecology 26(3): 529-44
Thompson, T.E., and P.J. Conner2012PecanFruit Breeding: 771-801
Wassink, E.D.2012The effects of competition for pollination on floral evolution of gynodioecious Lobelia siphiliticaMSc Thesis, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Kwok, A2013The role of polyploidy in the evolution of gender dimorphism: An experimental approach using Fragaria vescaMSc Thesis, University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada
McMullin, R.T. and C. Lewis2013New and interesting lichens from Ontario, CanadaOpuscula Philolichenum 12: 6-16
Soliman, S.S.M, C.P. Trobacher, R. Tsao, J.S. Greenwood, and M.N. Raizada2013A fungal endophyte induces transcription of genes encoding a redundant fungicide pathway in its host plantBMC Plant Biology 13(1): 93
Wassink, E., and C.M. Caruso2013Effect of coflowering Mimulus ringens on phenotypic selection on floral traits of gynodioecious Lobelia siphiliticaBotany 91(11): 745-51
Anacker, B.L., J.N. Klironomos, H. Maherali, K.O. Reinhart, and S.Y. Strauss2014Phylogenetic conservatism in plant‐soil feedback and its implications for plant abundanceEcology Letters 17(12): 1613-21
McMullin, R.T., J. Maloles, C. Earley, S. Newmaster2014The Arboretum at the University of Guelph, Ontario: An urban refuge for lichen biodiversityNorth American Fungi 9(5): 1-16
Straub, S.C.K, and J.J. Doyle2014Molecular phylogenetics of Amorpha (Fabaceae): An evaluation of monophyly, species relationships, and polyploid originsMolecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 76: 49-66
Best, A., E. Arnaud, B. Parker, R. Aravena, and K. Dunfield2015Effects of glacial sediment type and land use on nitrate patterns in groundwaterGroundwater Monitoring & Remediation 35(1): 68-81
Ickert‐Bond, S.M., Gerrath, J.M., U. Posluszny, and J. Wen2015Inflorescence development in the Vitis–Ampelocissus clade of Vitaceae: the unusual lamellate inflorescence of PterisanthesBotanical Journal of the Linnean Society 179(4), 725-741
McClenaghan, B., J.F. Gibson, S. Shokralla, and M. Hajibabaei.2015Discrimination of grasshopper (Orthoptera: Acrididae) diet and niche overlap using next‐generation sequencing of gut contentsEcology and evolution 5(15), 3046-3055
Poon, G.T., and H. Maherali2015Competitive interactions between a nonmycorrhizal invasive plant, Alliaria petiolata, and a suite of mycorrhizal grassland, old field, and forest speciesPeerJ 7(3): e1090
Husband, B.C., S.J. Baldwin, and H.A. Sabara2016Direct vs. indirect effects of whole-genome duplication on prezygotic isolation in Chamerion angustifolium: Implications for rapid speciationAmerican Journal of Botany 103(7), 1259-1271
Rathwell, R., E. Popova, M.R. Shukla, and P.K. Saxena2016Development of cryopreservation methods for cherry birch (Betula lenta L.), an endangered tree species in CanadaCanadian Journal of Forest Research 46(11), 1284-1292
Sherif, S.M., M.R. Shukla, S.J. Murch, L. Bernier, and P.K. Saxena2016Simultaneous induction of jasmonic acid and disease-responsive genes signifies tolerance of American elm to Dutch elm diseaseSci. Rep 6: 21934
Stanescu, S., and H. Maherali2016Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alter the competitive hierarchy among old-field plant speciesOecologia 1-13
Kuzmina, M.L., T.W.A Braukmann, A.J. Fazekas et al.2017Using herbarium-derived DNA s to assemble a large-scale DNA barcode library for the vascular plants of CanadaApplications in Plant Sciences 5(12): 1700079
Steelman, C.M., E. Arnaud, P. Pehme, and B.L. Parker2017Geophysical, geological and hydrogeological characterization of a tributary buried bedrock valley in southern OntarioCan. J. Earth Sciences: 1-18
Coleman, B., K. Bruce, Q. Chang, L. Frey, S. Guo, M.S. Tarannum, A. Bazrgar, D. Sidders, T. Keddy, A. Gordon, and N. Thevathasan2018Quantifying C stocks in high-yield, short-rotation woody crop production systems for forest and bioenergy values and CO2 emission reductionThe Forestry Chronicle 94(3): 260-268
McMullin, R.T., J. Maloles, S. Selva, S. Newmaster2018A synopsis of Chaenotheca in North America, including a new species from southern Ontario, C. selvae, supported by morphometric analysesBotany 96(9): 547-553
Coleman, B., K. Bruce, Q. Chang, L. Frey, S. Guo, M.S. Tarannum, A. Bazrgar, D. Sidders, T. Keddy, A. Gordon, and N. Thevathasan.2018Quantifying C stocks in high-yield, short-rotation woody crop production systems for forest and bioenergy values and CO2 emission reductionThe Forestry Chronicle 94(3): 260-268
Thornton, G.L., S.K. French, A.S. Peregrine, and C.M. Jardine2020Prevalence of Baylisascaris procyonis in raccoon latrines in southern Ontario, Canada
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