Sonia Sultan

Selected Publications

Sultan, S.E. (2007) Development in context: the timely emergence of eco-devo.  Invited Opinion article, Trends in Ecology  and Evolution 22(11): 575-582.

Griffith, T. and S. E. Sultan (2006) Plastic and constant developmental traits contribute to adaptive differences in co-occurring Polygonum species. Oikos 114: 5-14.

Ackerly, D. and S. E. Sultan (2006)  Mind the gap: The emerging synthesis of plant ‘eco-devo’.   New Phytologist 170: 648-653. (Meeting report, New Directions in Plant Ecological Development,  Royal Society,  London, and Jan. 23-24 2006).

Miner, B.G., S. E. Sultan, S. G. Morgan, D. K. Padilla, and R. A. Relyea (2005)  Ecological consequences of phenotypic plasticity. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 20: 685-690.

Sultan, S.E. (2005) An emerging focus on plant ecological development. Editor’s commentary, New Phytologist Eco-Devo feature issue, 166: 1-8.

Sultan, S.E. and  S. C. Stearns (2005) Environmentally contingent variation:  phenotypic plasticity and norms of reaction.  Chapter 14 (pp. 303-332) in Variation: A Central Concept in Biology (eds. Brian Hall & Benedikt Hallgrimsson), Elsevier Academic Press.

Griffith, T. and Sultan, S.E. (2005) Shade tolerance plasticity in response to neutral versus green shade cues in Polygonum species of contrasting ecological breadth.  New Phytologist, 166: 141-148.

Lundgren, M.R. and Sultan, S.E. (2005) Seedling expression of cross-generational plasticity depends on reproductive architecture. American Journal of Botany 92(2): 377-381.

Heschel, M.S., Sultan, S.E., Glover, S.  and Sloan, D. (2004).  Population differentiation and plastic responses to drought stress in the generalist annual  Polygonum persicaria. Int. J. Plant Sci. 165(5): 817-824.

Sultan, S.E. and Stearns, S.C.  (in press). Environmentally contingent variation: phenotypic plasticity and norms of reaction.  Invited chapter in Variation: A Hierarchical Examination of a Central Concept in Biology (eds. Brian Hall and Benedikt Hallgrimsson). Academic Press series on key concepts in Evolutionary Biology

Bateson, P., Barker,D., Gluckman, P., Kirkwood, T., Sultan, S.E., et al. (2004) The double-edged sword of developmental plasticity: implications for human health and disease. [pdf file] Nature 430: 419-22.

Sultan, S.E. (2004) Promising directions in plant phenotypic plasticity. [pdf file] Invited review, Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics 6: 227-23.

Sultan, S. E. (2003) Phenotypic plasticity in plants: A case study in ecological development. Evolution & Development 5:25-33 (Special Issue, Ecological Developmental Biology 2002 SICB Symposium).

Sultan, S. E. (2003) The promise of ecological developmental biology. [abstract, pdf file obtained at link] Invited commentary article, Molecular and Developmental Evolution 296B: 1-7.

Sultan, S.E. and Spencer, H.G. (2002) Metapopulation structure favors plasticity over local adaptation. [pdf file] The American Naturalist 160(2): 271-283.

Sultan, S.E. (2001) Phenotypic plasticity for fitness components in Polygonum species of contrasting ecological breadth. [abstract] Ecology 82(2): 328-343.

Sultan, S.E. (2000) Phenotypic plasticity for plant development, function, and life-history. Trends in Plants Science 5(12): 537-542.

Ackerly, D.D., Dudley, S., Sultan, S.E., Schmitt, J., Coleman, J.S., Linder, R., Sandquist, D., Geber, M.A., Evans, A.S., Dawson, T.E., and Lechowicz, M. (2000) The evolution of plant ecophysiological traits: recent advances and future directions. BioScience 59(11): 979-995.

Bell, D.L. and Sultan, S.E. (1999) Dynamic phenotypic plasticity for root growth in Polygonum: A comparative study. American Journal of Botany 86(6): 807-819.

Sultan, S.E., Wilczek, A.M., Bell, D.L. and Hand, G.. (1998) Physiological response to complex environments in annual Polygonum species of contrasting ecological breadth. Oecologia 115: 564-578.

Sultan, S.E., Wilczek, A.M., Hann, S.D., and Brosi, B.J. (1998) Contrasting ecological breadth of co-occurring Polygonum species. Journal of Ecology 86: 363-383.

Sultan, S.E. (1996) Phenotypic plasticity for offspring traits in Polygonum persicaria. Ecology 77: 1791-1807.

Sultan, S.E. (1995) Phenotypic plasticity and plant adaptation. Acta Botanica Neerlandica 44: 363-383 (Special Jubilee Symposium Volume).

Sultan, S.E., and Bazzaz, F.A. (1993a) Phenotypic plasticity in Polygonum persicaria. I. Diversity and uniformity in genotypic norms of reaction to light. Evolution 47: 1009-1031.

Sultan, S.E., and Bazzaz, F.A. (1993b) Phenotypic plasticity in Polygonum persicaria. II. Norms of reaction to soil moisture and the maintenance of genetic diversity. Evolution 47: 1032-1049.

Sultan, S.E., and Bazzaz, F.A. (1993c) Phenotypic plasticity in Polygonum persicaria. III. The evolution of ecological breadth for nutrient environment. Evolution 47: 1050-1071.