Publications
Cartoon by @LoyXecology, based on Panique and Caruso (2020).
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Baudraz, M. E. A., D. Childs, R. Kelly, A. Smith, J. Villellas, M. Andrzejak, B. Bachelot, J. Bodis, F. Q. Brearley, C. M. Caruso, J. A. Catford, M. Coghill, A. Compagnoni, A. M. Csergő, R. Duncan, J. Dwyer, B. Elderd, A. Finn, L. Fraser, R. Groenteman, A. Helm, L. N. Hamre, L. Korell, L. Laanisto, A-L. Laine, A. Bucharova, S. L. Olsen, M. Lonati, C. McKeon, J. L. Moore, M. Morales, S. Munne-Bosch, Z. Münzbergová, A. Oprea, M. Pärtel, W. K. Petry, S. Ramula, S. R. Enri, D. Roach, A. Roeder, C. Roscher, M. Saastamoinen, R. Salguero-Gomez, O. Skarpaas, A. J. M. Tack, J. Töpper, P. U. Rasmussen, P. A. Vesk, G. Vose, A. Wingler, J. Ehrlen, G. M. Wardle, M. B. García, C. Schultz, and Y. M. Buckley. Simple size metrics perform consistently well for size-structured demographic transitions across multiple populations throughout a cosmopolitan species’ range. Submitted to Journal of Ecology.
2024
Brazeau, H. A., O. Foster, and C. M. Caruso. 2024. The causes and consequences of within-population variation in floral longevity in Mimulus guttatus. International Journal of Plant Sciences 185: 100-107.
2023
Brown, K. S. and C. M. Caruso. 2023 The effect of experimental pollinator decline on pollinator-mediated selection on floral traits. Ecology and Evolution 13: e10706.
Hossack, G. C. and C. M. Caruso. 2023. Simulated pollinator decline has similar effects on seed production of female and hermaphrodite Lobelia siphilitica, but different effects on selection on floral traits. American Journal of Botany 110: e16106.
Opedal, O. H., W. S. Armbruster, T. F. Hansen, A. Holstad, C. Pelabon, S. Andersson, D. R. Campbell, C. M. Caruso, L. F. Delph, C. G. Eckert, A. Lankinen, G. M. Walter, J. Agren, and G. H. Bolstad. 2023. Trait function and evolvability predict phenotypic divergence of plant populations. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120: e2203228120.
2022
Lee, K. J. and C. M. Caruso. 2022. Plasticity in floral longevity and sex-phase duration of Lobelia siphilitica in response to simulated pollinator declines. American Journal of Botany 109: 526-534.
Appiah-Madson, H. J., E. B. Knox, C. M. Caruso, and A. L. Case. 2022. Do genetic drift and gene flow affect the geographic distribution of female plants in gynodioecious Lobelia siphilitica? Plants 11: 825.
Foster, O. and C. M. Caruso. 2022. Evidence for a cost of increased floral longevity in female and hermaphrodite Lobelia siphilitica (Campanulaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 183: 186-192.
2021
Benoit, A. D. and C. M. Caruso. 2021. A sit-and-wait predator, but not an active-pursuit predator, alters pollinator-mediated selection on floral traits. Ecology 102: e03506.
Yakimowski, S., Z. Teitel, and C. M. Caruso. 2021. Defense by duplication: The relation between phenotypic glyphosate resistance and EPSPS gene copy number variation in Amaranthus palmeri. Molecular Ecology 30: 5328-5342.
**Contribution for special feature on RESISTANCE EVOLUTION, FROM GENETIC MECHANISM TO ECOLOGICAL CONTEXT**
Villellas, J., J. Ehrlén, E. E. Crone, A. M. Csergő, M. B. Garcia, A-L. Laine, D. A. Roach, R. Salguero-Gómez, G. M. Wardle, D. Z. Childs, B. D. Elderd, A. Finn, S. Munné-Bosch, B. Bachelot, J. Bódis, A. Bucharova, C. M. Caruso, J. A. Catford, M. Coghill, A. Compagnoni, R. P. Duncan, J. M. Dwyer, A. Ferguson, L. H. Fraser, E. Griffoul, R. Groenteman, L. N. Hamre, A. Helm, R. Kelly, L. Laanisto, M. Lonati, Z. Münzbergová, P. Nuche, S. L. Olsen, A. Oprea, M. Pärtel, W. K. Petry, S. Ramula, P. U. Rasmussen, S. R. Enri, A. Roeder, C. Roscher, C. Schultz, O. Skarpaas, A. L. Smith, A. J. M. Tack, J. P. Töpper, P. A. Vesk, G. E. Vose, E. Wandrag, A. Wingler, and Y. M. Buckley. 2021. Local adaptation can be predicted from observational data for reproductive but not vegetative traits in a widespread short-lived plant. Ecology Letters 24: 2378-2393.
2020
Smith, A. L., T. R. Hodkinson, J. Villellas, J. Catford, A. M. Csergo, S. P. Blomberg, E. Crone, J. Ehrlén, M. B. García, A-L. Laine, D. Roach, R. Salguero-Gómez, G. M. Wardle, D. Z. Childs, B. D. Elderd, A. Finn, S. Munne-Bosch, M. Baudraz, J. Bodis, F. Q. Brearley, A. L. Bucharova, C. M. Caruso, R. Duncan, J. M. Dwyer, B. Gooden, R. Groenteman, L. N. Hamre, H. Avelina, R. Kelly, L. Laanisto, M. Lonati, J. L Moore, M. Morales, S. L. Olsen, M. Pärtel, W. Petry, S. Ramula, P. Rasmussen, S. Ravetto, A. Roeder, C. Roscher, M. Saastamoinen, A. J. M. Tack, J. P. Töpper, G. Vose, E. Wandrag, A. Wingler, and Y. M. Buckley. 2020. Global gene flow releases plants from environmental constraints on genetic diversity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117: 4218-4227.
Caruso, C. M., C. M. Mason, and J. S. Medeiros. 2020. The evolution of functional traits in plants: Is the giant still sleeping? International Journal of Plant Sciences 181: 1-8.
**Introduction to a special issue on The Evolution of Functional Traits**
Caruso, C. M., H. Maherali, and R. A. Martin. 2020. A meta-analysis of natural selection on plant functional traits. International Journal of Plant Sciences 181: 44-55.
(Dryad data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.sn02v6x0q)
**Contribution for special issue on The Evolution of Functional Traits**
Panique, H., and C. M. Caruso. 2020. Simulated pollinator declines intensify selection on floral traits that facilitate selfing and outcrossing in Impatiens capensis. American Journal of Botany 107: 148-154.
(Dryad data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.hhmgqnkcg)
2019
Adhikari, B., C. M. Caruso, and A. L. Case. 2019. Beyond balancing selection: frequent mitochondrial recombination contributes to high female frequencies in gynodioecious Lobelia siphilitica. New Phytologist 224: 1381-1393.
**Contribution for special issue on The Ecology, Evolution, and Genetics of Plant Reproductive Systems**
McDonald, S. and C. M. Caruso. 2019. Simulated nectar robbing does not affect pollinator-mediated selection on floral traits of Impatiens capensis. International Journal of Plant Sciences 180: 922-927.
Caruso, C. M., K. Eisen, R. A. Martin, and N. Sletvold. 2019. A meta-analysis of the agents of selection on floral traits. Evolution 73: 4-14. (Dryad data: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.2v8c5g0)
2018
Siepielski, A., M. B. Morrissey, M. Buoro, S. M. Carlson, C. M. Caruso, S. M. Clegg, T. Coulson, J. Di Battista, K. M. Gotanda, C. D. Francis, J. Hereford, J. G. Kingsolver, K. E. Augustine, L. E. B. Kruuk, R. A. Martin, B. C. Sheldon, N. Sletvold, E. I. Svensson, M. J. Wade, and A. D. C. MacColl. 2018. Response to Comment on "Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection". Science 359: eann5760.
2017
Caruso, C. M., R. A. Martin, N. Sletvold, M. B. Morrissey, M. J. Wade, K. E. Augustine, S. M. Carlson, A. D. C. MacColl, A. M. Siepielski, and J. G. Kingsolver. 2017. What are the environmental determinants of phenotypic selection? A meta-analysis of experimental studies. The American Naturalist 190: 363-376. (Dryad data: http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.r19f8)
Bailey. M. F., A. L. Case, and C. M. Caruso. 2017. Physiological effects of temperature do not explain prevalence of females in populations of gynodioecious Lobelia siphilitica growing in warmer climates. American Journal of Botany 104: 411-418. (Dryad data: http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.cb060)
Siepielski, A., M. B. Morrissey, M. Buoro, S. M. Carlson, C. M. Caruso, S. M. Clegg, T. Coulson, J. Di Battista, K. M. Gotanda, C. D. Francis, J. Hereford, J. G. Kingsolver, K. E. Augustine, L. E. B. Kruuk, R. A. Martin, B. C. Sheldon, N. Sletvold, E. I. Svensson, M. J. Wade, and A. D. C. MacColl. 2017. Precipitation drives global variation in natural selection. Science 355: 959-962.
(Dryad data: http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.52650)
**Recommended, Faculty of 1000**
Eisen, K., A. L. Case, and C. M. Caruso. 2017. Variation in pollen dispensing schedules of Lobelia siphilitica. International Journal of Plant Sciences 178: 79-84.
**Featured Cover Article**
2016
Rivkin, L. R., A. L. Case, and C. M. Caruso. 2016. Why is gynodioecy a rare but widely distributed sexual system? Lessons from the Lamiaceae. New Phytologist 211: 688-696.
Caruso, C. M., K. Eisen, and A. L. Case. 2016. An angiosperm-wide analysis of the correlates of gynodioecy. International Journal of Plant Sciences 177: 115-121.
(Dryad data: http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.hp269)
Caruso, C. M. and A. L. Parachnowitsch. 2016. Do plants eavesdrop in floral scent signals? Trends in Plant Science 21: 9-15.
2015
Rivkin, L. R., A. L. Case, and C. M. Caruso. 2015. Frequency-dependent fitness in gynodioecious Lobelia siphilitica. Evolution 69: 1232-1243.
(Dryad data: http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.46nr8)
Caruso, C. M., A. M. Benscoter, N. V. Gale, E. K. Seifert, E. R. Mills, and A. L. Case. 2015. Effects of crossing distance on performance of the native wildflower Lobelia siphilitica: implications for ecological restoration. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 142: 140-151.
2013
Wassink, E. and C. M. Caruso. 2013. Effect of co-flowering Mimulus ringens on phenotypic selection on floral traits of gynodioecious Lobelia siphilitica. Botany 91: 745-751.
Germain, R. G., C. M. Caruso, and H. Maherali. 2013. Mechanisms and consequences of drought-induced parental effects in an invasive annual grass. International Journal of Plant Sciences 174: 886-895.
Caruso, C. M. and A. L. Case. 2013. Testing models of sex ratio evolution in a gynodioecious plant: female frequency covaries with the cost of male fertility restoration. Evolution 67: 561-566.
(Dryad data: http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.v5n09)
2012
Caruso, C. M., A. L. Case, and M. F. Bailey. 2012. The evolutionary ecology of cytonuclear interactions in angiosperms. Trends in Plant Science 17: 638-643.
Caruso, C. M. 2012. Sexual dimorphism in floral traits of gynodioecious Lobelia siphilitica L. (Lobeliaceae) is consistent across populations. Botany 90: 1245-1251.
Parachnowitsch, A. L., C. M. Caruso, S. Campbell, and A. Kessler. 2012. Lobelia siphilitica plants that escape herbivory in time also have reduced latex production. PLoS ONE 7(5): e37745.
(Dryad data: http://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.n3f4g)
Caruso, C. M., H. Maherali, and A. M. Benscoter. 2012. Why are trade-offs between flower size and number infrequently detected? A test of three hypotheses. International Journal of Plant Sciences 173: 26-36.
**Featured Cover Article**
2011
Donovan, L. A., H. Maherali, C. M. Caruso, H. Huber, and H. de Kroon. 2011. The evolution of the worldwide leaf economics spectrum. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 26: 88-95.
2010
Caruso, C. M., S. L. Scott, J. C. Wray, and C. A. Walsh. 2010. Pollinators, herbivores, and the maintenance of flower color variation: a case study with Lobelia siphilitica. International Journal of Plant Sciences 171: 1020-1028.
**Invited contribution for special issue on Natural Selection in Plant Populations**
Case, A. L. and C. M. Caruso. 2010. A novel approach to estimating the cost of male fertility restoration in gynodioecious plants. New Phytologist 186: 549-557.
Maherali, H.†, C. M. Caruso†, M. Sherrard, and R. G. Latta. 2010. Adaptive value and costs of plasticity to soil moisture limitation in recombinant inbred lines of Avena barbata. American Naturalist 175: 211-224. †First authorship is shared
2009
Maherali, H.†, C. M. Caruso†, and M. E. Sherrard. 2009. The adaptive significance of ontogenetic changes in physiology: a test with Avena barbata. New Phytologist 183: 908-918. †First authorship is shared
**Selected for Special Issue “Plant adaptation: following in Darwin’s footsteps”**
2008
Caruso, C. M. and S. J. Yakobowski. 2008. Selection on floral and carbon uptake traits of Lobelia siphilitica is similar in females and hermaphrodites. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21: 1514-1523.
Parachnowitsch, A. L. and C. M. Caruso. 2008. Predispersal seed herbivores, not pollinators, exert selection on floral traits of Lobelia siphilitica. Ecology 89: 1802-1810.
2007
Caruso, C. M. and A. L. Case. 2007. Sex-ratio variation in gynodioecious Lobelia siphilitica: effects of population size and geographic location. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 20: 1396-1405.
2006
Mabry, C. and C. M. Caruso. 2006. Evidence for genetic differentiation of Iowa and Minnesota populations of two forest herbs: implications for restoration. Ecological Restoration 24: 191-192.
Caruso, C. M. 2006. The ecological genetics of floral traits. Heredity 97: 86-87.
Caruso, C. M.†, H. Maherali†, and M. E. Sherrard. 2006. Plasticity of physiological traits in Lobelia: testing for adaptation and constraint. Evolution 60: 980-990. †First authorship is shared
Caruso, C. M. 2006. Plasticity of inflorescence traits in Lobelia siphilitica (Lobeliaceae) in response to soil water availability. American Journal of Botany 93: 531-538.
2005
Caruso, C. M., D. L. Remington, and K. E. Ostergren. 2005. Variation in resource limitation of plant reproduction influences natural selection on floral traits of Asclepias syriaca. Oecologia 146: 68-76.
Caruso, C. M.†, H. Maherali†, A. Mikulyuk, K. Carlson, and R. B. Jackson. 2005. Genetic variance and covariance for physiological traits in Lobelia: are there constraints on adaptive evolution? Evolution 59: 826-837. †First authorship is shared
**Recommended, Faculty of 1000**
2004
Caruso, C. M. 2004. The quantitative genetics of floral trait variation in Lobelia: potential constraints on adaptive evolution. Evolution 58: 732-740.
2003
Caruso, C. M., S. B. Peterson, and C. Ridley. 2003. Natural selection on floral traits of Lobelia (Lobeliaceae): spatial and temporal variation. American Journal of Botany 90: 1333-1340.
Caruso, C. M., H. Maherali, and R. B. Jackson. 2003. Gender-specific floral and physiological traits: implications for the maintenance of females in gynodioecious Lobelia siphilitica. Oecologia 135: 524-531.
2002
Caruso, C. M. 2002. Influence of plant abundance on pollination and selection on floral traits of Ipomopsis aggregata. Ecology 83: 241-254.
2001
Caruso, C. M. 2001. Differential selection on floral traits of Ipomopsis aggregata growing in contrasting environments. Oikos 94: 295-302.
2000
Caruso, C. M. 2000. Competition for pollination influences selection on floral traits of Ipomopsis aggregata. Evolution 54: 1546-1557.
Caruso, C. M. and M. Alfaro. 2000. Interspecific pollen transfer as a mechanism of competition: effect of Castilleja linariaefolia pollen on seed set of Ipomopsis aggregata. Canadian Journal of Botany 78: 600-606.
1999
Caruso, C. M. 1999. Pollination of Ipomopsis aggregata (Polemoniaceae): effects of intra- vs. interspecific competition. American Journal of Botany 86: 663-668.