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Plant Species Biology

Official Journal of the Society for the Study of Species Biology

Edited by:
Masashi Ohara

Impact Factor: 0.886

Plant Species Biology is the official peer-reviewed publication of The Society for the Study of Species Biology. Established in 1986, the journal covers diverse subjects as Evolutionary studies on sexual systems in plants, Maintenance mechanism and diversity of plant species populations, Differenctiation patterns of plant populations and adaptive mechanisms, and New perspectives in pollination biology: floral fragrances. The Journal aims to communicate and exchange knowledge and ideas on plant species and their biological aspects including life histories, population dynamics, molecular biosystematics, co-evolutionary networks among plants and other organisms, and mechanisms of speciation. Original Research, notes and comments and reviews canbe submitted via Manuscript Central.

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Plant Species Biology Best Paper Award
PSB annualy selects excellent papers with scientific importance.

The 2009 Awardee is:
Floral adaptations to nocturnal moth pollination in Diplomorpha (Thymelaeaceae)
TOMOKO OKAMOTO, ATSUSHI KAWAKITA, MAKOTO KATO

The 2008 Awardees are:
Evolution of pollinator generalization in bumblebee-pollinated plants [Free article]
Kazuo Suzuki, Ikumi Dohzono and Kayako Hiei

Conservation of rare species with island-like distributions: A case study of Lasthenia conjugens (Asteraceae) using population genetic structure and the distribution of rare markers [Free article]
Jennifer M. Ramp Neale, Tom A.Ranker and Sharon K. Collinge

The 2007 Awardees were:
Endemic dwarf birch Betula apoiensis (Betulaceae) is a hybrid that originated from Betula ermanii and Betula ovalifolia
TERUYOSHI NAGAMITSU, TAKAYUKI KAWAHARA, AYAKO KANAZASHI

Lifetime sexual dimorphism in Juniperus communis var. communis
LENA K. WARD

Submission workshop for young researchers Plant Species Biology and Wiley-Blackwell are pleased to announce that author workshop will be held at Symposium of the study of species Biology in December 11, 2009 in Tokyo. (Sorry, Japanese only)

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Free contents Available online
All contents published in 2008 is Free online. Click here to search and catch-up with research of excellencies.

Online manuscript submissions now available
Authors can now submit manuscripts to Plant Species Biology online, through Manuscript Central. Safe, secure and easy to use, the new system will help to reduce the time it takes to make an initial decision on your paper.
Submit your manuscript online at Manuscript Central.

Plant Species Biology now included in ISI
We are proud to announce that Plant Species Biology has recently been accepted by ISI.

Online Content Now Available Back to Volume 1
All back issues of this journal are available online. Click here to browse contents and abstracts. For further information on how to access these issues please visit our Librarian Site.

Japanese Plant Species Monographs
Since 2005 the journal has published a series on Japanese Plant Species Monographs, highlighting regional endangered species facing global environmental change.

Free Online Access in the Developing World
Free online access to this journal is available within institutions in the developing world through the AGORA Initiative with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and the OARE Initiative (Online Access to Research in the Environment) with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

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