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Published work
72. Minahan D, Brunet J. 2025. Pollen collection by the western honeybee and common eastern bumble bee foraging in a common landscape and applications for agrienvironment schemes. R. Soc. Open Sci. 12: 240675. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.240675
71. Sage RF, Quesada M, Brunet J, Aguilar R. 2024. An introduction to the special issue on global change and plant reproduction. Annals of Botany: macae187. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae187
70. Brunet J, Inouye DW, Wilson Rankin EE, Cristina Giannini EE.2024. Global change aggravates drought with consequences for plant reproduction. Annals of Botany mcae186. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcae186
69. Brunet J, Kelly JK. 2024. Editorial: The impacts of the mating system and inbreeding depression in natural plant populations and crop systems. Front. Plant Sci., 16 December 2024 Sec. Plant Breeding Volume 15 – 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2024.1528928
68. Fernando Hernández, Román B. Vercellino, Marco Todesco, Natalia Bercovich, Daniel Alvarez, Johanne Brunet, Alejandro Presotto, Loren H. Rieseberg. 2024. Admixture With Cultivated Sunflower Likely Facilitated Establishment and Spread of Wild Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) in Argentina. Molecular Ecology: 0:e17560. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17560
67. Brunet, J., and F.P. Fragoso. 2024. What are the main reasons for the world-wide decline in pollinator populations? CABI Reviews 19:1. https://doi.org/10.1079/cabireviews.2024.0016
66. Brunet, J., Hernández, F., and Palmieri L.2024.Gene flow and introgression of cultivar alleles in wild carrot populations at increasing distances from a source. Acta Horticulturae 1393: 305-312. https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2024.1393.39
65. Hetherington, M. C., Brunet, J., Nieto, D., Ramirez, R. A., Wenninger, E. J., and Guédot, C. 2024. Electrophysiological and behavioral responses for Lygus hesperus Knight (Hemiptera: Miridae) to Host plant volatiles. Chemoecology 4: 27-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00049-024-00398-2
64. Dieterich Mabin, M. E., Slawin, C. D., Lynch, A.-M., Keating, G., Fragoso, F. P., Brunet, J. 2024. The tripping mechanism of flowers affects pollen transfer dynamics. Journal of Pollination Ecology 36(1): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.26786/1920-7603(2023)770
63. Brunet, J. and D.F. Minahan. 2024. Honey bee pollination ecology. In “The foraging behavior of the Honey bee (Apis mellifera L.). John Purdy (ed.), pps 121-150. Elsevier, New York, New York. https://doi.org/10.1016/C2021-0-00252-2
62. Hernandez, F. L. Palmieri, L. and J. Brunet. 2023. Introgression and persistence of cultivar alleles in wild carrot (Daucus carota L.) populations in the United States. American Journal of Botany 110 (11) e16242. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.16242
61. Fragoso, F. and J. Brunet. 2023. Honey bees exhibit greater patch fidelity than bumble bees when foraging in a common environment. Ecosphere 14(6) e4606 https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4606
60. Fragoso, FP. and J. Brunet. 2023. Differential ability of three bee species to move genes via pollen. PLoS ONE 18(4): e0271780. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271780
59. Fragoso, FP. and J. Brunet. 2023. The decision-making process of leafcutting bees when selecting patches. Biology Letters 19:20220411. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0411
58. Brunet, J., Jiang, Q., Zhao, Y., Thairu, M.W., Clayton, M.K. 2023. Bee Species Perform Distinct Foraging Behaviors That Are Best Described by Different Movement Models. Scientific Reports. (2023) 13:71. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26858-9
57. Keefover-Ring, K., Hetherington, M., Brunet, J. 2022. Population-specific responses of floral volatiles to abiotic factors in changing environments. American Journal of Botany. 109(5):676-688. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1846
56. Dieterich Mabin, M.E., J.Brunet, H. Riday and L. Lehmann. 2021 Self-fertilization, inbreeding and yield in alfalfa seed production. Frontiers in Plant Science 12:700708. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2021.700708
55. Santa-Martinez, E., Cardoso Castro, C., Flick, A., Sullivan, M., Riday, H., Clayton, M.K. and Brunet, J. 2021. Bee species visiting Medicago sativa differ in pollen deposition rates with consequences for gene flow. American Journal of Botany 108(6): 1016-1028. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1683
54. Fragoso, F.P., Jiang, Q., Clayton, M.K. and Brunet, J. 2021. Patch selection by bumble bees navigating discontinuous landscapes. Scientific Reports 11, 8986. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88394-2
53. Kesoju, S.R, Kramer, M., Brunet, J., Greene, SL, Jordan A, Martin R.C. 2021. Gene flow in commercial alfalfa (Medicago sativa subsp. sativa L.) seed production fields: Distance is the primary but not the sole influence on adventitious presence. PLoS ONE 16(3): e0248746. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248746
52. Brunet, J., Flick A.F. and Bauer, A.A. 2021. Phenotypic selection on flower color and floral display size by three bee species. Frontiers in Plant Science 11: 2244. https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2020.58752851.
51. Boyer, K.J., Fragoso F.P., Dieterich Mabin, M.E. and Brunet, J. 2020. Netting and pan traps fail to identify the pollinator guild of an agricultural crop. Scientific Reports 10:13819. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-70518-9
50. Sapir, Y., Brunet, J., Byers, D., Lambert, E., Staedler, Y. and Shonemberger, J. 2019. Floral evolution, breeding systems, pollinators, and beyond. International Journal of Plant Sciences 180: 929-933. Special Issue on Floral Evolution. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/706240
49. Brunet, J. and M. van Etten. 2019. The response of floral traits associated with pollinator attraction to environmental changes expected under anthropogenic climate change in high-altitude habitats. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 180: 954-964. Special Issue on Floral Evolution. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/pdfplus/10.1086/705591
48. Brunet, J. 2019. Pollinator decline: Implications for Food Security and Environment. Scientia Global. https://doi.org/10.33548/SCIENTIA371
47. Guzman, A., Gaines-Day H.R., Lois, A.N., Steffan, S.A., Brunet, J., Zalapa J. and C. Guedot. 2019. Surrounding landscape and spatial arrangement of honey bee hives affect pollen foraging and yield in cranberry. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 286, 106624. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2019.106624
46. Brunet, J., Y. Zhao and M.K. Clayton. 2019. Linking the foraging behavior of three bee species to pollen dispersal and gene flow. PLoS ONE 14(2): 0212561. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212561
45. Dieterich Mabin M., F.P. Fragoso and J. Brunet. 2019. A modified seedling phenotypic assay to identify glyphosate resistance in different alalfa varieties. Proceedings for the 2019 Winter Seed School Conference, WASGA, January 27-29, New Orleans, Louisiana pps. 34-45. https://www.wasga.org/uploads/5/5/0/6/55065965/2019_wasga_proceed_book.pdf
44. Palmieri, L, S. Ellison, D. Senalik, P. Simon and J. Brunet. 2019. Genetic markers to detect introgression of cultivar genes in wild carrot populations. Acta Horticulturae 1264, 165-174.
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1264.20
43. Mandel, J. and J. Brunet (2019). Gene flow in carrots. Pps. 59-76. In “The carrot genome, Compendium of plant Genomes”, P.W. Simon, M. Iorizzo, D. Grzebelus and R. Baranski (eds). Springer, Switzerland. (Book Chapter) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03389-7_4
42. Brunet, J., R. Ziobro, J. Osvatic and M.K. Clayton. 2019. The effects of time, temperature and plant variety on pollen viability and its implications for gene flow risk. Plant Biology 21(4) 715-722. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.12959
41. Minahan, D.F. and J. Brunet. 2018. Strong interspecific differences in foraging effort observed between bumble bees and honeybees using miniaturized radio frequency identification (RFID). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 05 October 2018 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2018.00156
40. Brunet, J. 2018. A conceptual framework that links pollinator foraging behavior to gene flow. Proceedings for the 2018 Winter Seed School Conference, WASGA, January 28-30, San Antonio, Texas pps. 63-67. https://www.wasga.org/uploads/5/5/0/6/55065965/wsga_proceedings_book_2018_final.pdf
39. Brunet, J. 2018. Buzzing and Blooming: Bee-Flower Interactions in Crop Production. Scientia Global. DOI:10.26320/SCIENTIA 199 https://www.scientia.global/dr-johanne-brunet-buzzing-blooming-bee-flower-interactions-in-crop-production/
38. Brunet, J. 2018. A conceptual framework that links pollinator foraging behavior to gene flow. Conference paper. Winter Seed School Conference- Western Alfalfa Seed Growers Association, San Antonio, TX. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322917894_A_conceptual_framework_that_links_pollinator_foraging_behavior_to_gene_flow
37. Hirsch H., J. Brunet, J.E. Zalapa, H. von Wehrden, M. Hartmann, C. Kleindienst B. Schlautman, E. Kosman, K. Wesche, D. Renison, I. Hensen. 2017. Intra- and interspecific hybridization in invasive Siberian elm. Biological Invasions 19: 1889–1904. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1404-6
36. Bauer A.A, M.K Clayton and J. Brunet. 2017. Floral traits influencing plant attractiveness to three bee species: Consequences for plant reproductive success. American Journal of Botany. 104: 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1600405
35. Brunet J. and R.P. Guries. 2017. Elm genetic diversity and hybridization in the presence of Dutch elm disease. Pps 99-107 in: Pinchot, Cornelia C.; Knight, Kathleen S.; Haugen, Linda M.; Flower, Charles E.; Slavicek, James M., eds. Proceedings of the American elm restoration workshop 2016; 2016 October 25-27; Lewis Center, OH. Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-174. Newtown Square, PA: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Northern Research Station: 99-1 https://www.fs.usda.gov/research/treesearch/54921
34. Brunet J. and Syed Z. 2017. Enhancing pollination by attracting and retaining leafcutting bees (Megachile rotundata) in alfalfa seed production fields. Proceedings for the 2017 Winter Seed School Conference, January 29-31, Las Vegas, Nevada p. 67-73. https://www.wasga.org/uploads/5/5/0/6/55065965/wasga_proceedings_-_final.pdf
33. Van Etten, M.L. and J. Brunet. 2017. Using population matrix models to reduce the spread of wild carrot. Acta Horticulturae 1153.40 https://www.actahort.org/books/1153/1153_40.htm
32. Brunet J., J.E. Zalapa and R.P. Guries. 2016. Conservation of genetic diversity in Slippery elm (Ulmus rubra) in Wisconsin despite the devastating impact of Dutch elm disease. Conservation Genetics. 17: 1001-1010. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-016-0838-1
31. Brunet, J., M. Thairu, J. Henss, R. Link and J. Kluever 2015. The effects of flower, floral display and reward sizes on bumble bee foraging behavior when pollen is the reward and plants are dichogamous. International Journal of Plant Sciences 176: 811-819. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcv028
30. Riday, H., P. Raisen, J. Raasch, E. Santa-Martinez, and J. Brunet. 2015. Selfing rate in an alfalfa seed production field pollinated with alfalfa leaf cutter bees. Crop Science 55: 1087- 1095. https://doi.org/10.2135/cropsci2014.04.0295
29. Thairu M., and J. Brunet. 2015.The role of pollinators in maintaining variation in flower colour in the Rocky Mountain columbine, Aquilegia coerulea. Annals of Botany 115: 811-819. https://doi.org/10.1086/683339
28. Schlautman B., V. Pfeiffer, J. Zalapa, and J. Brunet. 2014. The use of sequence-based SSR mining for the development of a vast collection of microsatellites in Aquilegia formosa. American Journal of Plant Sciences 5: 2402-2412. https://doi.org/10.4236/ajps.2014.515253
27. Brunet J., J. Zalapa, F. Pecori and A. Santini. 2013. Hybridization and introgression between the exotic Siberian elm, Ulmus pumila, and the native Field elm, U. minor, in Italy. Biological Invasions 15: 2717-2730. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-013-0486-z
26. M. Van Etten and J. Brunet, 2013. The impact of global warming on floral traits that affect the selfing rate in a high-altitude plant. International Journal of Plant Sciences 174: 1099-1108. https://doi.org/10.1086/671805
25. Iorizzo M., D. A. Senalik, S.L. Ellison, D. Grzebelus, P.F. Cavagnaro, C. Allender, J. Brunet, D.M. Spooner, A. Van Deynze and P.W. simon. 2013. Genetic structure and domestication of carrots. American Journal of Botany 100: 930-938. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.1300055
24. Brunet, J., Z. Larson-Rabin and C. M. Stewart. 2012. The distribution of genetic diversity within and among populations of the Rocky Mountain columbine: the impact of gene flow, pollinators, and mating system. International Journal of Plant Sciences 173(5): 484-494. https://doi.org/10.1086/665263
23. Brunet, J. and Z. Larson-Rabin. 2012. The response of flowering time to global warming in a high-altitude plant: the impact of genetics and the environment. Botany 90(4): 319-326. https://doi.org/10.1139/b2012-001
22. Soza, V., J. Brunet, A. Liston, P. Smith and V. Di Stilio. 2012. Phylogenetic insights into the correlates of dioecy in meadow-rues (Thalictrum, Ranunculaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 63(1): 180-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2012.01.009
21. Zalapa, J. E., J. Brunet and R. P. Guries. 2010. The extent of hybridization and its impact on the genetic diversity and population structure of an invasive tree, Ulmus pumila (Ulmaceae). Evolutionary Applications 3: 157-168. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1752-4571.2009.00106.x
20. Brunet, J. and C. M. Stewart. 2010. Impact of bee species and plant density on alfalfa pollination and potential for gene flow. Psyche: A Journal of Entomology Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 201858. Special Issue on Foraging Biology of Neglected Social Pollinators. https://doi.org/10.1155/2010/201858
19. Brunet, J., and K. G. A. Holmquist. 2009. The influence of distinct pollinators on female and male reproductive success in the Rocky Mountain columbine. Molecular Ecology 18(17): 3745-3758. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04304.x
18. Brunet, J. 2009. Pollinators of the Rocky Mountain columbine: temporal variation, functional groups and associations with floral traits. Annals of Botany 103(9): 1567-1578. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcp096
17. Zalapa, J. E., J. Brunet and R. P. Guries. 2009. Patterns of hybridization and introgression between invasive Ulmus pumila (Ulmaceae) and native U. rubra. American Journal of Botany 96(6): 1116-1128. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.0800334
16. Zalapa, J. E., J. Brunet and R. P. Guries. 2008. Genetic diversity and relationships among Dutch elm disease tolerant Ulmus pumila L. accessions from China. Genome 51(7): 492-500. https://doi.org/10.1139/G08-034
15. Zalapa, J. E., J. Brunet and R. P. Guries. 2008. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for red elm (Ulmus rubra Muhl.) and cross-species amplification with Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila L.). Molecular Ecology Resources 8(1): 109-112. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01805.x
14. Mundt, C. C., J. Brunet and K. E. Sackett. 2008. Impact of density and disease on frequency-dependent selection and genetic polymorphism: experiments with stripe rust and wheat. Evolutionary Ecology 22(5): 637-657. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-007-9187-3
13. Brunet, J. and H. R. Sweet. 2006. Impact of insect pollinator group and floral display size on outcrossing rate. Evolution 60(2): 234-246. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2006.tb01102.x
12. Brunet, J. and H. R. Sweet. 2006. The maintenance of selfing in a population of the Rocky Mountain columbine. International Journal of Plant Sciences 167(2): 213-219. https://doi.org/10.1086/498322
11. Brunet, J. 2005. Plant-Pollinator Interactions and Pollen Dispersal “Practical Pollination Biology”, A. Dafni, P. Kevan, and B. Husband (eds.), pps 56-82, Enviroquest, Cambridge, Canada.
10. Brunet, J. and A. Liston. 2001. Polyploidy and gender dimorphism. Science 291: 1441. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.291.5508.1441a
9. Brunet, J. and C. C. Mundt. 2000. Effects of competition on resistance gene polymorphism in a plant/pathogen system. Heredity 85(4): 393-400. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2540.2000.00767.x
8. Brunet, J. and C. Mundt. 2000. Combined effects of disease and competition on plant fitness. Canadian Journal of Botany 78(5): 646-654. https://doi.org/10.1139/b00-037
7. Brunet, J. and C. C. Mundt. 2000. Disease, frequency-dependent selection, and genetic polymorphisms: experiments with stripe rust and wheat. Evolution 54(2): 406-415. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb00043.x
6. Brunet, J. and C. G. Eckert. 1998. Effects of floral morphology and display on outcrossing in blue columbine, Aquilegia caerulea (Ranunculaceae). Functional Ecology 12(4): 596-606. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2435.1998.00231.x
5. Brunet, J. 1996. Male reproductive success and variation in fruit and seed set in Aquilegia caerulea (Ranunculaceae). Ecology 77(8): 2458-2471. https://doi.org/10.2307/2265746
4. Brunet, J. and D. Charlesworth. 1995. Floral sex allocation in sequentially blooming plants. Evolution 49(1): 70-79. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1995.tb05959.x
3. Rigney, L., Thomson, J. D., Cruzan, M., and Brunet, J. 1993. Differential success of pollen donors in a self-compatible lily. Evolution 47(3): 915-924. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1558-5646.1993.tb01244.x
2. Brunet, J. 1992. Sex allocation in hermaphroditic plants. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 7(3): 79-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5347(92)90245-7
1. Thomson, J. D. and J. Brunet. 1990. Hypotheses for the evolution of dioecy in seed plants. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 5(1): 11-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5347(90)90006-Y
Preprints
1. Danny, M. and J. Brunet. 2020. Foraging strategy predicts species-specific patterns of pollen foraging by honey bees and bumble bees. Authorea May 06, 2020. https://doi.org/10.22541/au.158879116.62887966
2. Fragoso F. P. and J. Brunet. 2022. Differential ability of three bee species to move genes via pollen. BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.08.499290 Published in PLoS ONE 0n 04-13-2023.
3. Hernandez, F. Palmeira, L. Brunet, J. 2022. Persistence of cultivar alleles in wild carrot (Daucus carota L.) populations in the United State. BioRxiv https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.12.05.519198 2022 Published in American Journal of Botany
4. Johanne Brunet and Alayna Hoesly. 2023. Adjusting to Increased Temperature and Salinity Associated with Climate Change: Phenotypic Response and Genetic Variation for Seed Germination and Seedling Growth in Alfalfa. Preprints.org. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202304.0699.vi
5. Hetherington, M.C., J. Brunet, D. Nieto, R.A. Ramirez, E.J. Wenninger and C. Guedot. Electrophysiological and behavioral responses of Lygus hesperus Knight (Hemiptera: Miridae) to host plant volatiles. Research Square. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-3352248/v1 Published in Chemoecology.
6. Hernández, F., R.B. Vercellino, M. Todesco, N. Bercovich, D. Alvarez, J. Brunet, A. Presotto, A. and L.H. Rieseberg. 2024. Admixture with cultivated sunflower likely facilitated establishment and spread of wild sunflower (H. annuus) in Argentina. bioRxiv doi: 10.1101/2024.02.22.581669