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Publications (^± = Postdoc,⁺ = PhD Student,⁺⁺ = MA Student, ^* = Undergraduate Student,^# =Citizen Scientist)

2023

Bellis J., O Osazuwa‐Peters, J Maschinski, MJ Keir, EW Parsons, TN Kaye, … (2003) Identifying predictors of translocation success in rare plant species Conservation Biology
Cooper B.J⁺⁺, MJ Moore, NA Douglas, WL Wagner, MG Johnson, … (2023) Target Enrichment and Extensive Population Sampling Help Untangle the Recent, Rapid Radiation of Oenothera Sect. Calylophus. Systematic Biology 72 (2), 249-263 8.
Diaz-Martin Z^±, J Fant, K Havens, W Cinea, JMT Lima, MP Griffith (2003) Current management practices do not adequately safeguard endangered plant species in conservation collections. Biological Conservation 280, 109955 5
Diaz-Martin Z^±, A Cisternas-Fuentes, KM Kay, RA Raguso, K Skogen, JB Fant (2023) Reproductive strategies and their consequences for divergence, gene flow, and genetic diversity in three taxa of Clarkia. Heredity 131 (5), 338-349
Diaz‐Martin Z^±, M De Vitis, K Havens, AT Kramer, LM MacKechnie, J Fant (2023 Species‐specific effects of production practices on genetic diversity in plant reintroduction programs Evolutionary Applications
Iler, Amy M., Paul J. CaraDonna, Lea K. Richardson, Elizabeth T. Wu, J.B. Fant, Kelly C. Pfeiler, Grace A. Freymiller, et al. 2023. “Genotype Accounts for Intraspecific Variation in the Timing and Duration of Multiple, Sequential Life‐cycle Events in a Willow Species.” American Journal of Botany, no. November 2022: 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16112
Lewis EM, JB Fant, MJ Moore, KA Skogen (2023) Hawkmoth and bee pollinators impact pollen dispersal at the landscape but not local scales in two species of Oenothera. American Journal of Botany, e16155
Li B.⁺⁺, J.B. Fant, J Zeldin, K Skogen, K Havens. 2023. Genetic and floral trait changes in Oenothera organensis (Onagraceae) during long-term ex situ cultivation. International Journal of Plant Science (in press).
Overson RP^±, MG Johnson, LL Bechen, SP Kinosian, NA Douglas, JB Fant, PC Hoch, RA Levin, MJ Moore, RA Raguso, WL Wagner, KA Skogen, NJ Wickett (2023). A phylogeny of the evening primrose family (Onagraceae) using a target enrichment approach with 303 nuclear loci BMC Ecology and Evolution 23 (1), 66
Wenzell, Katherine E.⁺, Krissa A. Skogen, and J.B. Fant. 2023. “Range-Wide Floral Trait Variation Reflects Shifts in Pollinator Assemblages, Consistent with Pollinator-Mediated Divergence despite Generalized Visitation.” Oikos, no. December 2022: 1–18. https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.09708.
Woolridge, Christopher B.⁺⁺, J.B. Fant, Ana I. Flores, Kelly Schultz, and Andrea T. Kramer. 2023. “Variation in Overall Fitness Due to Seed Source: Projections for Predictive Provenancing.” Restoration Ecology 31 (1), e13717. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13717.

2022

Bechen, Lindsey L.^#, Matthew G. Johnson, Geoffrey T. Broadhead, Rachel A. Levin, Rick P. Overson, Tania Jogesh, J.B. Fant, Robert A. Raguso, Krissa A. Skogen, and Norman J. Wickett. 2022. “Differential Gene Expression Associated with a Floral Scent Polymorphism in the Evening Primrose Oenothera Harringtonii (Onagraceae).” BMC Genomics 23 (1): 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-022-08370-6.
Cisternas‐Fuentes A., T Jogesh, GT Broadhead, RA Raguso, KA Skogen, JB Fant (2022) Evolution of selfing syndrome and its influence on genetic diversity and inbreeding: A range‐wide study in Oenothera primiveris. American Journal of Botany 109 (5), 789-805
Ellwanger, Claire⁺, Laura Steger, Cathy Pollack, Rachel Wells^#, and J.B. Fant. 2022. “Anthropogenic Fragmentation Increases Risk of Genetic Decline in the Threatened Orchid Platanthera Leucophaea.” Ecology and Evolution 12 (2): 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8578.
Foster, Jeremy A.⁺⁺, Seana K. Walsh⁺, Kayri Havens, Andrea T. Kramer, and J.B. Fant. 2022. “Supporting Long‐term Sustainability of Ex Situ Collections Using a Pedigree‐based Population Management Approach.” Applications in Plant Sciences, no. December 2021: 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11491.
Kucera, Katherine F.⁺⁺, J.B. Fant, Scott Jensen, Melissa Landeen, Emily Orr, and Andrea T. Kramer. 2022. “Genetic Variation and Structure Change When Producing and Using Mixed-Source Seed Lots for Restoration.” Restoration Ecology 30 (3): 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13521.
Vitis, Marcello De, Kayri Havens, Rebecca S. Barak, Louise Egerton-Warburton, Adrienne R. Ernst⁺, Matt Evans⁺⁺, J.B. Fant, et al. 2022. “Why Are Some Plant Species Missing from Restorations? A Diagnostic Tool for Temperate Grassland Ecosystems.” Frontiers in Conservation Science 3. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2022.1028295.

2021

Gavin-Smyth, Nora⁺⁺, Andrea T. Kramer, Rafael Urbina‐Casanova⁺, Pati L. Vitt, J.B. Fant, Rafael Urbina-Casanova, Pati L. Vitt, et al. 2021. “Genetic Rescue Reduces Mate Limitation in a Threatened, Clonal, and Self-Incompatible Plant Species.” Restoration Ecology 29 (8): e13458. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13458.
Griffith, M. Patrick, Falon Cartwright, Michael Dosmann, J.B. Fant, Ethan Freid, Kayri Havens, Brett Jestrow, et al. 2021. “Ex Situ Conservation of Large and Small Plant Populations Illustrates Limitations of Common Conservation Metrics.” International Journal of Plant Sciences 182 (4). https://doi.org/10.1086/713446.
Patsis, Amanda, Rick P Overson, Kriss A Skogen, Norman J Wickett, Matthew G. Johnson, Warren L Wagner, Robert A Raguso, J.B. Fant, and Rachel A. Levin. 2021. “Elucidating the Evolutionary History of Oenothera Sect. Pachylophus (Onagraceae): A Phylogenomic Approach.” Systematic Botany in press (3): 799–811. https://doi.org/10.1600/036364421X16312067913471.
Spence, Emma Suzuki, J.B. Fant, Oliver Gailing, M. Patrick Griffith, Kayri Havens, Andrew L Hipp, Priyanka Kadav, et al. 2021. “Comparing Genetic Diversity in Three Threatened Oaks.” Forests 12 (561): 1–18. https://doi.org/10.3390/f12050561.
Wenzell, Katherine E., Angela J. McDonnell, Norman J. Wickett, J.B. Fant, and Krissa A. Skogen. 2021. “Incomplete Reproductive Isolation and Low Genetic Differentiation despite Floral Divergence across Varying Geographic Scales in Castilleja.” American Journal of Botany 108 (7): 1270–1288,. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1700.

2020

Hoban, S, T. Callicrate, J. Clark, J., S. Deans, M. Dosmann, J. Fant, O. Gailing, K. Havens, A.Hipp, P. Kadav, A. Kramer, M. Lobell, T. Magellan, A. Meyer, M. Pooler, E.Spense, P. Thompson, R. Toppila, S. Walsh, M. Westwood, J. Wood, P. Griffith (2020) Taxonomic similarity does not predict necessary sample size for ex situ conservation: a comparison among five genera Proceedings. Biological Sciences, 287(1926), 20200102. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.0102
Griffith, M. P., Clase, T., Toribio, P., Jimenez, Y. E. P. F., Gratacos, X., Sanchez, V., Meerow, A., Meyer, A., Kramer, A., Fant, J., Havens, K., Magellan, T.M., Dosmann, M., Hoban, S. M. (2020). Can a Botanical Garden Metacollection better conserve wild plant diversity? A cas study comparing polled collections with an ideal sampling model. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 181(5). https://doi.org/10.1086/707729
St. Clair, A. B.⁺⁺, Dunwiddie, P. W., Fant, J. B., Kaye, T. N., & Kramer, A. T. (2020). Mixing source populations increases genetic diversity of restored rare plant populations. Restoration Ecology, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1111/rec.13131
Wood, J.⁺⁺, J.D. Ballou, T. Callicrate, J.B. Fant, M.P. Griffith, A.T. Kramer, R.C. Lacy, A. Meyer, S. Sullivan, K. Traylor-Holzer, S.K. Walsh, and K. Havens. (2020) Testing the Zoo Model: Developing an Ex Situ Conservation Infrastructure for Threatened Exceptional Plant Species in Botanic Gardens. Conservation Biology, Volume 34, No. 6, 1416–1425 https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13503

2019

Fant, J. B., Fluckes, M^*., James, E.^*, Noble, H., & Wood, J.⁺⁺ (2019). Characterization of microsatellite loci in Brighamia insignis and transferability to other genera in the Hawai‘ian lobelioid group. 7(11), 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11303
Griffith, M. P., Beckman, E., Callicrate, T., Clark, J., Clase, T., Deans, S⁺., … Wood, J.⁺⁺ (2019). TOWARD THE METACOLLECTION: Safeguarding plant diversity and coordinating conservation collections. Botanic Gardens Conservation International – US. San Marino, US.
Kim, E. S.⁺, Zaya, D. N., Fant, J. B., & Ashley, M. V. (2019). Reproductive trade-offs maintain bract color polymorphism in Scarlet Indian paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea). PloS One, 11–14. https://doi.org/10.13012/B2IDB-0852856
Ksiazek-Mikenas, K.⁺, Fant, J. B., & Skogen, K. A. (2019). Pollinator-Mediated Gene Flow Connects Green Roof Populations Across the Urban Matrix: A Paternity Analysis of the Self-Compatible Forb Penstemon hirsutus. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7(August), 299. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2019.00299
Skogen, K. A., Overson, R.^± P., Hilpman, E. T. ^*, & Fant, J. B. (2019). Hawkmoth pollination facilitates long-distance pollen dispersal and reduces isolation across a gradient of land-use. Annals of the Missouri Botanical GardenMissouri Bptanic Garden, 104(Fall), 495–511. https://doi.org/10.3417/2019475

2018

Flower, C.E., J.B. Fant, S. Hoban, K.S. Knight, L. Steger, E. Aubihl, M.A. Gonzalez-Meler, S. Forry, A. Hille, and
A.A. Royo (2018) Optimizing Conservation Strategies for a Threatened Tree Species: In Situ Conservation of White Ash (Franxinus Americana L.) Genetic Diversity through Insecticide Treatment. Forests 9 (4) 202-
Widener, L.⁺⁺, & J.B. Fant (2018) Genetic differentiation and diversity of two sympatric subspecies of Castilleja affinis; a comparison between the endangered serpentine endemic (spp. neglecta) and its widespread congener (ssp. affinis) Conserv Genet 19 (2) 365-381
White, A⁺⁺, J.B. Fant, K. Havens, M. Skinner, and AT. Kramer (2018) Restoring species diversity: assessing capacity in the US native plant industry. Restoration Ecology Vol. 26, No. 4, pp. 605–611

2017

Hunt, V.M.⁺, J.B. Fant, L. Steger, P.E. Hartzog⁺, E.V. Lonsdorf, S.K. Jacobi and D.J. Larkin (2017) PhragNet: crowdsourcing to investigate ecology and management of invasive Phragmites australis (common reed) in North America. Wetlands Ecol Management 25 (5): 607-618
Rhodes, Matthew K.⁺⁺, J.B. Fant, Krissa A. Skogen (2017) Pollinator identity and spatial isolation influence multiple paternity in an annual plant. Molecular Ecology 26 (16) 4296–4308
Vander Stelt, Erin⁺⁺, J.B. Fant, Susanne Masi and Daniel J. Larkin (2017) Assessing habitat requirements and genetic status of a rare ephemeral wetland plant species, Isoëtes butleri Engelm. Aquatic Botany 138; Pages 74-81

2016

Fant, J.B. , K. Havens, A.T. Kramer, S.K. Walsh, T. Callicrate, R.C. Lacy, M. Maunder, A. Hird Meyer, and P.P. Smith (2016) What to do when we can’t bank on seeds: What botanic gardens can learn from the zoo community about conserving plants in living collections American Journal of Botany 103 (9) 1541-1543
Fant J.B., Price, A.⁺⁺ and D. Larkin (2016) The influence of habitat disturbance on genetic structure and reproductive strategies within stands of native and non-native Phragmites australis (common reed)” Diversity and Distributions. 22 (12) Pages 1301–1313.
Lewis E.M.⁺⁺, Fant J.B., Moore M.J., Hastings A.P., Larson E.L., Agrawal A.A., Skogen K.A. (2016) Microsatellites for Oenothera gayleana and O. hartwegii subsp. filifolia (Onagraceae), and their utility in section Calylophus. Appl Plant Sci. Feb 9;4(2)
Skogen, K. A., T. Jogesh, E. T. Hilpman^*, S. L. Todd^*, M. K. Rhodes^*, S. Still, and J.B. Fant. (2016) Land-use change has no detectable effect on reproduction in a disturbance-adapted plant pollinated by long-distance dispersing hawkmoths. American Journal of Botany. 103:1950-1963
Williams, E.W. ^±, R. Cheung^*, C. Siegel^*, M. Howard, J. Fant, K. Havens (2016) Persistence of the gypsophile Lepidospartum burgessii (Asteraceae) through clonal growth and limited gene flow. Conservation Genetics; 17 (5) pp 1201–1211

2015

Barak, R. S.⁺⁺, J.B. Fant, A. T. Kramer, and K. A. Skogen. (2015). Assessing the value of potential “native winners” for restoration of cheatgrass-invaded habitat. Western North American Naturalist 75(1) 58-69.
Basey A.⁺⁺, J.B Fant, A.T. Kramer (2015) Producing native plant materials for restoration: ten rules to collect and maintain genetic diversity. Native Plants Journal 16:37-53.
Havens K., P. Vitt, S. Still, A.T. Kramer, J.B. Fant, and K. Schatz (2015) Seed Sourcing for restoration in an era of climate change. Natural Areas Journal 35(1) 122-133
Kim, E.S.⁺⁺, D.N. Zaya⁺, J.B. Fant and M.V. Ashley (2015) Genetic factors accelerate demographic decline in rare Asclepias species. Conservation Genetics 16(2) 359-369
Kramer A.T., D Larkin and J.B. Fant, (2015) Assessing potential seed transfer zones for five forb species from the Great Basin floristic region, U.S.A.. Natural Areas Journal 35(1) 174-188
Staehlin B⁺⁺. & J.B. Fant (2015) Climate change impacts on seedling establishment for a threatened endemic thistle. The American Midland Naturalist 173(1):47-60. 2015
Wilson A.W., N.J. Wickett, P. Grabowski , J.B. Fant, J. Borevitz and G.M. Mueller (2015) Examining the efficacy of a genotyping-by-sequencing technique for population genetic analysis of the mushroom Laccaria bicolor with either a reference genome or simple de-novo analysis. Mycologia 107 (1) 217-226

2014

Fant, J.B., K. Havens, J.M. Keller^#, A. Radosavljevic⁺ and E.D. Yates and K. Havens (2014) The influence of contemporary and historic landscape features on the genetic structure of the sand dune endemic, Cirsium pitcheri (Asteraceae). Heredity 112, 519–530
Herman B, S Packard, Cathy Pollack, G. Houseal, S. Sinn, C. O’Leary, J. Fant, A.D. Lewis, S. Wagenius, D. Gustafson, K. Hufford, Bob Allison, K. Shaw, S. Haines and C. Daniels (2014). Decisions… Decisions… How to Source Plant Material for Native Plant Restoration Projects. Ecological Restoration 32 (3) 236-238.
Ksiazek, K⁺., J. Fant and K. Skogen (2014) Native forbs produce high quality seeds on Chicago green roofs.
Journal of Living Architecture 2:e2.
Overholt, W. A., M. P. Sowinski, D. C. Schmitz, J. Schardt, V. Hunt, D. J. Larkin, and J.B. Fant. 2014. Early detection and rapid response to an exotic Phragmites population in Florida. Aquatics 36:5-7.
Price, A.⁺⁺, J.B. Fant and D. Larkin (2014) Ecology of native vs. exotic Phragmites australis (common reed) in Chicago-area wetlands. Wetlands 34 (2) 369-377
Rhodes⁺⁺, M., J.B. Fant and K.A. Skogen (2014) Local topography shapes fine-scale spatial genetic structure in the Arkansas Valley evening primrose, Oenothera harringtonii (Onagraceae) Journal of Heredity 105(6):806-15

2013

Fant, J.B., A.T. Kramer , E. Sirkin^# and K. Havens (2013) Genetics of reintroduced populations of the narrowly endemic thistle, Cirsium pitcheri (Asteraceae). Botany 91 (5) 301-308)
Fant J.B., H. Weinberg-Wolf^*, D.C Tank, K.A. Skogen, (2013) Characterization of 12 microsatellite markers in Castilleja sessiliflora and transferability to other Castilleja species. American Journal of Botany Applications in Plant Sciences. 1(6):1200564.

2012

Ksiazek, K.⁺⁺, J.B. Fant and K. Skogen. (2012) An assessment of pollen limitation on Chicago green roofs.
Landscape and Urban Planning. 107 (4) 401-408
Skogen, K., E. Hilpman, S. Todd, and J.B. Fant. (2012) Microsatellite primers in Oenothera harringtonii (Onagraceae), an annual endemic to the shortgrass prairie of Colorado. American Journal of Botany Primer Notes and Protocols in the Plant Sciences;99(8):e313-6

2011

Fant, J.B. (2011) Book Review: Plant Microevolution and Conservation in Human-Influenced Ecosystems. The Quarterly Review of Biology 86(2) pg 146
Kramer, A.T.⁺, J.B. Fant and M. Ashley (2011) Influences of landscape and pollinators on population genetic structure: Examples from three Penstemon (Plantaginaceae) species in the Great Basin. American Journal of Botany 98(1): 109–121.
Ksiazek, K.⁺⁺, J. Fant and K. Skogen. 2011. An assessment of pollination services on Chicago green roofs. In Proceedings of the CitiesAlive! Ninth Annual Green Roof and Wall Conference. Philadelphia, PA, 2011. Toronto: Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.
Ribbens E., B.A Anderson.⁺⁺, and J. Fant (2011) Opuntia fragilis (Nuttall) Haworth in Illinois: Pad Dynamics and Sexual Reproduction Haseltonia, 16(1):67-78. 2011.
Tonietto R⁺⁺, J. Fant, J Ascher, K. Ellis^* and D Larkin (2011) A comparison of bee communities of Chicago green roofs, parks and prairies. Landscape and Urban Planning 103: 102– 108

2010 onwards

Fant, J.B., A. Banai⁺⁺, K. Havens and P. Vitt (2010) Morphological and molecular evidence of hybridization between the federally threatened Lespedeza leptostachya Englem. and its co-occurring congener Lespedeza capitata Michx. Conservation Genetics 11 (6) 2195-2205
Maschinski J., E. Sirkin^# and J.B. Fant (2010) Using Genetic and Morphological Analysis to distinguish endangered taxa from their hybrids with the cultivated exotic pest plant Lantana strigocamara (syn: Lantana camara) Conservation Genetics 11 (5) 1607-1621
Fant, J.B., R.M.Holmstrom⁺⁺, E. Sirkin^#, J.R. Etterson, and S. Masi (2008) Genetic structure of threatened native populations and propagules used for restoration, in a clonal species, Ammophila breviligulata (American beachgrass). Restoration Ecology 16 (4) pp. 594-603.
Fant, J.B., S. Masi, J.M. Keller^#, and R. Mann (2007) Investigating the reproductive health of Hill’s thistle’s (Cirsium hillii) populations in the Chicago Region. Chicago Wilderness Journal: Volume 5, Number 1, March 2007
Kramer, A.T.⁺ and J.B. Fant. (2007) Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in Penstemon rostriflorus (Plantaginaceae) and cross species amplification. Molecular Ecology Notes 7 (6), 998–1001.
Fant, J.B., E. Kamau, and C.D. Preston (2005) Chloroplast evidence for the hybrid origin of Potamogeton x
fluitans. Aquatic Botany 83 (2) 154-160
Fant J.B. and C.D. Preston (2004) Genetic structure and morphological variation of British populations of the hybrid Potamogeton x salicifolius Wolfg. Bot. J. of the Lin. Soc 144 (1): 99-112
Fant, J.B., E. Kamau and C.D. Preston (2003) Chloroplast evidence for the hybrid origin of Potamogeton x
sudermanicus Hagstr. Aquatic Botany 75 (4): 351-356
Fant, J.B., C.D. Preston and J.A.Barrett (2001) Isozyme evidence of the hybrid origin of Potamogeton x sudermanicus as resulting from the cross between P.berchtoldii and P.acutifolius. Aquatic Botany 71(3): 199-208
Fant, J.B., C.D. Preston and J.A.Barrett (2001) Allozyme evidence of the parental origin and possible fertility of the hybrid Potamogeton x fluitans. Plant Systematics and Evolution 229 (1-2): 45-57