Publications

Andersen, K., Turner, B.L., and Dalling, J.W. (2012) Trait-based community assembly of understory palms along a soil nutrient gradient in a lower montane tropical forest Oecologia 168:519-531

Lasso, E., Dalling, J.W, and Bermingham, E. (2012) Tropical understory Piper shrubs maintain high levels of genotypic diversity despite frequent asexual recruitment. Biotropica 44:35-43

Lasso, E., Dalling, J.W, and Bermingham, E. (2011) Strong spatial genetic structure in five tropical Piper species: should the Baker-Federov hypothesis be revived for tropical shrubs?Ecology and Evolution 1:502-516

Punyasena, S., Dalling, J.W, Jaramillo, C., and Turner, B.L. (2011) Comment on the "The response of vegetation on the Andean flank of western Amazonia to Pleistocene climate change Science 333:1825

Dalling, J.W., Davis, A.S., Schutte, B.J., and Arnold, A.E. (2011) Seed survival in soil: Interacting effects of predation, dormancy and the soil microbial community. Journal of Ecology 99:89-95

Pizano, C., Mangan, S.A., Herre, E.A., Eom, A-H., and Dalling, J.W. (2011) Above and below-ground interactions drive habitat segregation between two cryptic species of the tropical pioneer genus Trema. Ecology 92:47-56

Dalling, J. W., Barkan, P., Bellingham, P.J., Healey, J.R., Tanner, E.V.J., Toro Murillo, J. (2011) Ecology and distribution of neotropical Podocarpaceae. In Challenging Angiosperm dominance: Podocarpaceae in Tropical Forests Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 95:43-56

Cernusak, L., Adie, H., Bellingham, P.J., Biffin, E., Brodribb, T.J., Coomes, D.A., Dalling, J.W., Dickie, I.A., Enright, N.J., Kitayama, K., Ladd, P.G., Lambers, H., Lawes, M.J., Lusk, C.H., Morley, R.J., and Turner, B.L. (2011) Podocarpaceae in tropical forests: a synthesis. In Challenging Angiosperm dominance: Podocarpaceae in Tropical Forests. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 95:189-196

Andersen, K., Corre, M., Turner, B.L., and Dalling, J.W. (2010) Plant-soil associations in lower montane tropical forest: physiological acclimation and herbivore-mediated responses to nitrogen addition. Functional Ecology 24:1171-1180

Wright, S.J. Kitajima, K., Kraft, N.J.B, Reich, P.B., Wright, I.J., Bunker, D.E., Condit, R., Dalling, J.W., Davies, S.J., Diaz, S., Engelbrecht, B.M.J., Harms, K.E., Hubbell, S.P., Marks, C.O., Ruiz-Jaen, M.C., Salvador, C.M., and Zanne, A.E. (2010) Functional traits and the growth-mortality tradeoff in tropical trees. Ecology 91:3664-3674

Gallery, R.E., Moore, D.J.P., and Dalling, J.W. (2010) Interspecific variation in susceptibility to fungal pathogens in seeds of ten tree species in the neotropical genus Cecropia. Journal of Ecology 98:147-155

Andersen, K., Turner, B.L., and Dalling, J.W. (2010) Soil-based habitat partitioning in understory palms in lower montane tropical forests Journal of Biogeography 37:278-292

Dalling, J.W., Pearson, T.R.H., Ballesteros, J., Sanchez, E., and Burslem, D.F.R.P. (2009) Habitat partitioning among neotropical pioneers: a consequence of differential susceptibility to browsing herbivores? Oecologia 161:361-370

Sanchez, E., Gallery, R., and Dalling, J.W. (2009) The importance of nurse logs as a substrate for the regeneration of pioneer tree species on Barro Colorado Island, Panama Journal of Tropical Ecology 25:429-437

Lasso, E., Engelbrecht, B.M.J., and Dalling, J.W. (2009) When sex is not enough: the ecological correlates of resprouting capacity in congeneric tropical forest shrubs Oecologia 161:43-56

U'Ren, J.M., Dalling, J.W., Gallery, R.E., Maddison, D.R., Davis, E.C., Gibson, C.M., and Arnold A.E. (2009) Diversity and evolutionary origins of fungi associated with seeds of a neotropical pioneer tree: a case study for analyzing fungal environmental samples. Mycological Research, 113:432-449

Dalling, J.W., and Brown T.A. (2009) Long-term persistence of pioneer seeds in tropical rain forest soil seed banks American Naturalist 173:531-535

Berberis, I.M., and Dalling, J.W. (2008) The effect of light, seed size and biomass removal on cotyledon reserve use and root biomass in Gustavia superba seedlings Journal of Tropical Ecology 24:607-617

Daws, M.I., Crabtree, L.M., Dalling, J.W., Mullins, C.E., and Burslem, D.F.R.P. (2008) Germination responses to water potential in neotropical pioneers suggest larger seeded species take more risks. Annals of Botany 102:945-951

Marthews, T.R., Mullins C.E., Dalling, J.W., and Burslem, D.F.R.P (2008) Burial and secondary dispersal of small seeds in a tropical forest. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24:595-605

Dalling, J.W., and John R. C. (2008) Recruitment limitation and Coexistence of Pioneer species. Chapter 14, Pages 242-253 in Tropical Forest Community Ecology (Eds: Carson WP and Schnitzer SA), Blackwell Science

Dalling, J.W., and Burslem, D.F.R.P. (2008) Anthropogenic Disturbance in Tropical Forests: Towards a functional understanding of seedling responses. Chapter 16, Pages 332-351 in Seedlings: Ecology and Evolution (Ed. Leck, M). Cambridge University Press

Dalling, J.W. (2008) Pioneer species In: Encyclopedia of Ecology, Elsevier Press

Kluger, C.G., Dalling, J.W., Gallery, R.E., Sanchez, E., Weeks-Galindo, C., and Arnold A.E. (2008) Prevalent host-generalism among fungi association with the seeds of four neotropical pioneer species. Journal of Tropical Ecology 24:351-354

Gallery, R.E., Dalling J.W., Wolfe, B.T., and Arnold A.E. (2007) The influence of litter, seed bank density and fungi on Cecropia seed survival. Chapter 22, Pages 479-498 in Frugivory and Seed Dispersal: Theory and Application in a Changing World Volume 4 (Eds: Wescott D, Dennis A, and Schupp EW), CABI

Kikuchi, D.W., Lasso, E., Dalling, J.W., and Nur, N. (2007) Pollinators and pollen dispersal of Piper dilatatum on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology 23:603-606

John, R.C., Dalling, J.W., Harms, K.E., Yavitt, J.B., Stallard, R.F., Mirabello, M., Hubbell, S.P., Valencia, R., Navarrete, H., Vallejo, M., and Foster, R.B. (2007) Soil nutrients influence spatial distributions of tropical tree species. PNAS, 104:864-869

Gallery, R., Dalling J.W., and Arnold, A.E (2007) Diversity, host affinity and distribution of seed-infecting fungi: a case-study with neotropical Cecropia. Ecology, 83:582-588

Engelbrecht B.M.J, Dalling J.W., Pearson T.R.H, Wolf R.L., Galvez D.A., Koehler T., Ruiz M.C., Kursar T.A. (2006) Short dry spells in the wet season increase mortality of tropical pioneer seedlings. Oecologia, 148:258-269

Daws, M.I., Pearson, T.R.H., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Mullins, C.E., and Dalling, J.W. (2005) Interactions of topographic position, litter, and seed size on seedling demography in a semi-deciduous tropical forest in Panama. Plant Ecology, 179:93-105

Dalling, J.W., and Burslem D.F.R.P. (2005) Role of life-history and performance trade-offs in the equalization and differentiation of tropical tree species. Pages 65-88 in Biotic Interactions in the Tropics (Burslem D., Pinard, M., and Hartley, S. editors). Cambridge University Press, UK

Fornara D.A. and Dalling J.W. (2005) Seed bank dynamics in five Panamanian forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 21:223-226

Fornara D.A., and Dalling J.W. (2005) Post-dispersal removal of seeds of pioneer species from five Panamanian forests. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 21:79-84

Wehncke E.V., and Dalling J.W. (2005) Post-dispersal removal and germination of seeds dispersed by Cebus capuchinus. Biotropica, 37:73-80

Dalling J.W. (2004) The fate of seed banks: factors affecting seed survival for light-demanding species in tropical forests. Pages 31-44 in Seed Fate: Predation, dispersal and seedling establishment (Forget, PM., Lambert, JE., Hulme, PE., and Vander Wall, S. editors). CABI, Wallingford, UK

Muller-Landau, H., Dalling, J.W., Harms, K.E., and Wright, S.J. (2004) Seed dispersal and density-dependent seed and seedling survival in Trichilia tuberculata and Miconia argentea. Pages 340-362 In E.C. Losos, and E.G. Leigh Jr. (eds.) Tropical Forest Diversity and Dynamism: Findings from a Large-scale Plot network.  Chicago University Press, Chicago.

Dalling J.W., Winter K. and Hubbell S.P. (2004) Variation in growth responses of neotropical pioneer species to simulated gaps. Functional Ecology, 18:725-736

Yesson, C., Russell, S.J., Parrish, T., Dalling, J.W., and Garwood, N.C. (2004) A phylogenetic framework for Trema (Celtidaceae). Plant Systematics and Evolution 248:85-109

Silvera, K., Skillman, J.B., and Dalling, J.W. (2003). Seed germination, seedling growth and habitat partitioning in two morphotypes of the tropical pioneer tree Trema micrantha in a seasonal forest in Panama. Journal of Tropical Ecology 19:27-34.

Pearson, T.R.H., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Mullins C.E., and Dalling J.W. (2003) Functional significance of photoblastic germination in neotropical pioneer trees: A seed's eye view. Functional Ecology 17:394-402.

Wehncke, E.V., Hubbell S.P., Foster R.B., and Dalling J.W. (2003) Seed dispersal patterns produced by white-faced monkeys: Implications for the dispersal limitation of neotropical tree species. Journal of Ecology 91:677-685.

Pearson, T.R.H., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Goeriz, R.E., and Dalling, J.W. (2003) Interactions of gap size and herbivory on establishment, growth and survival of three species of neotropical pioneer trees. Journal of Ecology 91:785-796.

Pearson, T.R.H., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Goeriz R.E., and Dalling, J.W. (2003) Regeneration niche partitioning in neotropical pioneers: effects of gap size, seasonal drought and herbivory on growth and survival. Oecologia 137:456-465.

Daws, M.I., Mullins, C.E., Burslem, D.F.R.P., Paton, S., and Dalling, J.W. (2002). Topographic position affects the water regime in a semideciduous tropical forest in Panama. Plant and Soil 238:79-90

Velasquez-Runk, J. and Dalling, J.W. (2002). La artesania de la tagua y el cocobolo en las comunidades Wounaan y Embera de Darien. Pp. 187-192 in S. Heckado-Moreno (ed.)  Panama: Puente Biologico.  Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama.

Daws, M.I., Burslem, D.F.R.P, Crabtree, L.M., Kirkman, P., Mullins, C.E., and Dalling, J.W. (2002). Differences in seed germination responses may promote coexistence of four sympatric Piper species. Functional Ecology 16:258-267.

Dalling, J.W. (2002) Ecologia de semillas. Pp. 345 - 375 in  M. Guariguata  and G. Kattan (eds.) Ecologia y conservacion de Bosques Neotropicales.  Libro Universitario Regional, Cartago, Costa Rica.

Dalling, J.W. and Hubbell S.P. (2002) Seed size, growth rate and gap microsite conditions as determinants of recruitment success for pioneer species.  Journal of Ecology 90:557-568.

Dalling, J.W., Muller-Landau, H.C., Wright, S.J., and Hubbell, S.P. (2002) Role of dispersal in the recruitment limitation of neotropical pioneer species. Journal of Ecology 90:714-727.

Pearson, T.R.H., Burslem, D.F.R.P, Mullins, C.E., and Dalling, J.W. (2002) Germination ecology of neotropical pioneers: Interacting effects of environmental conditions and seed size. Ecology 83:2798-2807.

Dalling, J.W., Winter, K., Nason, J.D., Hubbell, S.P., Murawski, D.A., and Hamrick, J.L. (2001). The unusual case of Alseis blackiana: A shade-persistent pioneer tree? Ecology 82:933-945.

Krause, G.H., Koroleva O.Y., Dalling, J.W., and Winter, K. (2001). Acclimation of tropical tree seedlings to excessive light in simulated tree-fall gaps. Plant, Cell and Environment 24:1345-1352.

Harms, K.E. and Dalling, J.W. (2000). Successful bruchid beetle and seedling emergence from a single diaspore of Attalea butyracea. Journal of Tropical Ecology 16:319-325.

Schnitzer, S.A., Dalling, J.W., and Carson, W.P. (2000). The impact of lianas on tree regeneration in tropical forest canopy gaps: Evidence for an alternative pathway of gap-phase regeneration. Journal of Ecology 88:655-666.

Dalling, J.W. and Harms, K.E. (1999). Damage tolerance and cotyledonary resource use in the tropical tree Gustavia superba. Oikos 85:257-264.

Dalling, J.W., Lovelock, C.E., and Hubbell, S.P. (1999). Growth responses of two neotropical pioneer seedlings to simulated forest gap environments. Journal of Tropical Ecology 15:827-839.

Dalling, J.W., Swaine, M.D., and Garwood, N.C. (1998) Dispersal patterns and seed bank dynamics of pioneer tree species in moist tropical forest, Panama. Ecology 79:564-578.

Tyree, M.T., Velez, V., and Dalling, J.W. (1998) Growth dynamics of root and shoot hydraulic conductance in seedlings of five neotropical tree species: Scaling to show possible adaptation to differing light regimes. Oecologia 114:293-298.

Dalling J.W., Hubbell, S.P., and Silvera, K. (1998). Seed dispersal, seedling emergence and gap partitioning in gap-dependent tropical tree species. Journal of Ecology 86:674-689.

Dalling, J.W. and Denslow, J.S. (1998). Changes in soil seed bank composition along a chronosequence of lowland secondary tropical forest, Panama. Journal of Vegetation Science 9:669-678.

Dalling, J.W. and Wirth, R. (1998). Dispersal of Miconia argentea seeds by the leaf-cutting ant, Atta colombica. Journal of Tropical Ecology 14:705-710.

Harms, K.E., Dalling, J.W., and Aizprua, R. (1997). Cotyledonary resprouting capacity of Gustavia superba (Lecythidaceae). Biotropica 29:234-237.

Harms, K.E. and Dalling, J.W. (1997). Damage and herbivory tolerance through resprouting as an advantage of large seed size in tropical trees and lianas. Journal of Tropical Ecology 13:481-490.

Dalling, J.W., Harms, K.E., and Aizprua, R. (1997) Seed damage tolerance and seedling resprout ability of ('El Cativo'). Journal of Tropical Ecology 13:617-621.