Publications
2023
Khodaverdi, M., Mullinger, M. D., Shafer, H. R., and Preston, J. C. (Accepted) Melica as an emerging model system for comparative studies in temperate Pooideae grasses. Annals of Botany.
Paliocha, M., Schubert, M., Preston, J. C., and Fjellheim, S. (2023) Independent recruitment of FRUITFULL-like transcription factors in the convergent origins of vernalization-responsive grass flowering. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 179: 107678.
Hjertaas, A. C., Preston, J. C., Kainulainen, K., Humphreys, A. M., and Fjellheim, S. (2023) Convergent evolution of the annual life history syndrome from perennial ancestors. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 1048656.
Das, A., Dedon, N., Enders, D. J., Fjellheim, S., and Preston, J. C. (2023) Testing the chilling- before drought-tolerance hypothesis in Pooideae grasses. Molecular Ecology. 32: 772-785
2022
Lewis, C. D., Preston, J. C., and Tierney, M. L. (2022) CCDC22 and CCDC93, two potential retriever-interacting proteins, are required for root and root hair growth in Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 1051503.
Preston, J. C., Sinha, N. R., Torii, K. U., and Kellogg, E.A. (2022) Plant Structure and Function: Evolutionary Origins and Underlying Mechanisms. Plant Physiology. 190: 1-4.
Fjellheim, S., Young, D. A., Paliocha, M., Johnsen, S. S., Schubert, M., Preston, J. C. (2022) Major niche transitions in Pooideae correlate with variation in photoperiodic flowering and evolution of CCT domain genes. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73: 4079-4093.
Preston, J. C. (2022) Buffering growth at the shoot tip. Nature Plants. 8: 322-323.
Preston, J. C., and Fjellheim, S. (2022) Flowering time runs hot and cold. Plant Physiology. 190: 5-18.
Preston, J. C., Wooliver, R., Driscoll, H., Coughlin, A., and Sheth, S. N. (2022) Spatial variation in high-temperature gene expression predicts evolution of plasticity with climate change in the scarlet monkeyflower. Molecular Ecology. 31: 1254-1268.
2021
Das, A., Prakash, A., Dedon, N., Doty, A., Siddiqui, M., and Preston, J. C. (2021) Variation in climatic tolerance, but not stomatal traits, partially explains Pooideae grass species distributions. Annals of Botany. 128: 83-95.
Preston, J. C. (2021) Insights into the evo-devo of plant reproduction using next-generation sequencing approaches. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72: 1536–1545.
2020
Lindberg, C. L., Hanslin, H. M., Trevaskis, B., Marcussen, T., Schubert, M., Preston, J. C., and Fjellheim, S. (2020) Increased above ground resource allocation is a likely precursor for independent evolutionary origins of annuality in the Pooideae grass subfamily. New Phytologist. 228: 318-329.
Preston, J. C. and Fjellheim, S. (2020) Understanding past, and predicting future, niche transitions based on grass flowering time variation. Plant Physiology. 183: 822-839.
Schubert, M., Humphreys, A. M., Lindberg, C. L., Preston, J. C., and Fjellheim, S. (2020) To coldly go where no grass has gone before: a multidisciplinary review of cold adaptation in Poaceae. Annual Plant Reviews. 3. 523-562.
2019
Preston, J. C., Powers, B., Kostyun, J. L., Driscoll, H., Zhang, F., and Zhong, J. (2019) Implications of region-specific gene expression for development of the partially fused petunia corolla. The Plant Journal. 100: 158-175.
Kostyun, J. L., Robertson, J., and Preston, J. C. (2019) Evidence of a largely staminal origin for the Jaltomata calliantha (Solanaceae) floral corona. EvoDevo 10: 9.
2018
Fjellheim, S., and Preston, J. C. (2018) Shedding light on the role of seasonal flowering in plant niche transitions. American Journal of Botany. 105: 136-138.
Zhong, J., McKeown, M., Poire, A., and Preston, J. C. (2018) Successive evolutionary steps drove Pooideae grasses from tropical to temperate regions. New Phytologist. 217: 925-938.
2017
Kostyun, J. L., Preston, J. C., and Moyle, L. C. (2017) Peramorphic developmental changes contribute to floral diversity among Jaltomata (Solanaceae) species. EvoDevo. 8: 17.
*McKeown, M., *Schubert, M., Preston, J. C., and Fjellheim, S. (2017) Evolution of the miR5200-FLOWERING LOCUS T flowering time regulon in the temperate grass subfamily Pooideae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 114: 111-121. *Shared first authorship.
Palacio-López, K., Preston, J. C., and Molofsky, J. (2017) Differential splicing of FLM partially explains high temperature-induced flowering time plasticity in wild ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 178: 680-688.
Preston, J. C. (2017) The evolution of plants. Book review of Plant Evolution: An Introduction to the History of Life by Karl Niklas. BioEssays. 67: 577-578.
Zhong, J., Preston, J. C., Hileman, L. C., and Kellogg, E. A. (2017) Repeated and diverse losses of corolla bilateral symmetry in the Lamiaceae. Annals of Botany. 119: 1211-1223.
2016
McKeown, M., Schubert, M., Marcussen, T., Fjellheim, S., and Preston, J. C. (2016) Evidence for an early origin of vernalization responsiveness in temperate Pooideae grasses. Plant Physiology. 172: 416-426.
Preston, J. C. (2016) Evo-devo: the role of regulatory and protein-coding evolution on the diversification of plant development. In: Kliman, R. M. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 2, pp. 13-18. Oxford: Academic Press.
Preston, J. C., Jorgensen, S. A., Orozco, R., and Hileman, L. C. (2016) Paralogous SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE (SPL) genes differentially regulate leaf initiation and reproductive phase change in petunia. Planta. 243: 429-440.
Preston, J. C., Zhong, J., McKeown, M., den Bakker, M., and Friedman, J. (2016) Comparative transcriptomics indicates a role for SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) genes in Mimulus guttatus vernalization response. Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 6: 1239-1249.
*Woods, D., *McKeown, M., Dong, Y., Preston, J. C., and Amasino, R. (2016) Evolution of VRN2/GhD7-like genes in vernalization-mediated repression of grass flowering. Plant Physiology. 170: 2124-2135. *Shared first authorship.
Zhong, J., Powell, S., and Preston, J. C. (2016) Functional changes in NAC-domain transcription factors are implicated in the evolution of petal fusion. Plant Biology. 18: 893-902.
2015
Zhong, J., and Preston, J. C. (2015) Bridging the gaps: evolution and development of perianth fusion. New Phytologist. 208: 330-335.
2014
Jorgensen, S. A., and Preston, J. C. (2014) Differential SPL gene expression patterns reveal candidate genes underlying flowering time and architectural differences in Mimulus and Arabidopsis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 73: 129-139.
Preston, J. C., Baldridge, L. L., Kost, M. A., Oborny, N. J. and Hileman, L. C. (2014) Optimization of virus-induced gene silencing to facilitate evo-devo studies in the emerging model species Mimulus guttatus DC. (Phrymaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 99: 301-312.
Preston, J. C., Jorgensen, S. A., and Jha, S. G. (2014) Functional characterization of duplicated SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1-like genes in petunia. PLoS ONE. 9: e96108.
2013
Preston, J. C., Hileman, L. C. (2013) Functional evolution in the plant SQUAMOSA-PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE (SPL) gene family. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4: 1-13.
Preston, J. C., and Sandve, S. R. (2013) Adaptations to seasonality and the winter freeze. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4: 167.
2012
Preston, J. C., Hileman, L. C. (2012) Parallel evolution of TCP and B-class genes in Commelinaceae flower bilateral symmetry. EvoDevo. 3: 6.
Preston, J. C., Wang, H., Kursel, L., Doebley, J., Kellogg, E. A. (2012) The role of teosinte glume architecture (tga1) in coordinated regulation and evolution of grass glumes and inflorescence axes. New Phytologist. 193: 204-215.
2011
Preston, J. C., Hileman, L. C., Cubas, P. (2011) Reduce, reuse and recycle: evo-devo and trait diversity. American Journal of Botany. 98: 397-403.
Preston, J. C., Martinez, C. C., Hileman, L. C. (2011) Gradual disintegration of the floral symmetry genetic network is implicated in the evolution of a wind-pollination syndrome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 108: 2343-2348. Faculty of 1000 selected.
2010
Preston, J. C. (2010) Evolutionary genetics of core eudicot inflorescence and flower development. International Journal of Plant Developmental Biology. 4: 17-29.
Preston, J. C. and Hileman, L. C. (2010) SQUAMOSA-PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN1 initiates flowering in Antirrhinum majus through the activation of meristem identity genes. The Plant Journal. 62: 704-712.
Ronse, A. C., Popper, Z. A., Preston, J. C., Watson, M. F. (2010) Taxonomic revision of European Apium L. s.l.: Helosciadium W.D.J.Koch restored. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 287: 1-17.
2009
Preston, J. C., Christensen, A., Malcomber, S. T. and Kellogg, E. A. (2009) MADS-box gene expression suggests a floral origin for sterile organs of the grass spikelet. American Journal of Botany. 96(8): 1-11.
Preston, J. C. and Hileman, L. C. (2009) Developmental genetics of floral symmetry evolution. Trends in Plant Science. 14(3): 147-154.
Preston, J. C., Kost, M. and Hileman, L. C. (2009) Conservation and diversification of the symmetry developmental program among close relatives of snapdragon with divergent floral morphologies. New Phytologist. 182(3): 751-762.
2008
Preston, J. C. and Kellogg, E. A. (2008) Discrete developmental roles for temperate cereal grass VERNALIZATION1/FRUITFULL-like genes in flowering competency and the transition to flowering. Plant Physiology. 146: 1-12.
2007
Preston, J. C. and Kellogg, E. A. (2007) Conservation and divergence of APETALA1/FRUITFULL-like gene function in grasses: evidence from gene expression analyses. The Plant Journal. 52(1): 69-81.
2006
Malcomber, S. T., Preston, J. C., Reinheimer, R., Kossuth, J. and Kellogg, E. A. (2006). Developmental gene evolution and the origin of grass inflorescence diversity. Advances in Botanical Research. 44: 426-481.
Preston, J. C. and Kellogg, E. A. (2006) Reconstructing the evolutionary history of paralagous APETALA1/FRUITFULL-like genes in grasses (Poaceae). Genetics. 174: 421-437.
2004
Sales, F., Hedge, I. C., Eddie, W., Preston, J. and Moeller, M. (2004) Jasione L. taxonomy and phylogeny. Turkish Journal of Botany. 28(1-2): 253-259.
2003
Bateman, R. M., Hollingsworth, P. M., Preston, J., Yi-Bo, L., Pridgeon, A. M. and Chase, M. W. (2003) Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of Orchidinae and selected Habenariinae (Orchidaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 142(1): 1-40.
2002
Sinclair, W. T., Mill, R. R., Gardner, M. F., Woltz, P., Jaffre, T., Preston, J., Hollingsworth, M. L., Ponge, A. and Moller, M. (2002) Evolutionary relationships of the New Caledonian heterotrophic conifer, Parasitaxus usta (Podocarpaceae), inferred from chloroplast trnL-F intron/spacer and nuclear rRNA ITS2 sequences. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 233(1-2): 79-104.
2001
Atkins, H., Preston, J. and Cronk, Q. C. B. (2001) A molecular test of Huxley's line: Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) in Borneo and the Philippines. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 72(1): 143-159.
Pennington, R. T., Lavin, M., Ireland, H., Klitgaard, B., Preston, J., and Hu, J. M. (2001) Phylogenetic relationships of basal papilionoid legumes based upon sequences of the chloroplast trnL intron. Systematic Botany. 26(3): 537-556.
Radford, E. A., Watson, M. F., and Preston, J. (2001) Phylogenetic relationships of species of Aciphylla (Apiaceae, subfamily Apioideae) and related genera using molecular morphological, and combined data sets. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 39(2): 183-208.
2000
Harris, D. J., Poulsen, A. D., Frimodt-Moller, C., Preston, J., and Cronk, Q. C. B. (2000) Rapid radiation in Aframomum (Zingiberaceae): Evidence from nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences. Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 57(3): 377-395.
Ireland, H., Pennington, R. T., Preston, J. (2000) Molecular systematics of the Swartzieae. In: P. Herendeen & A. Bruneau (editors). Advances in Legume Systematics. Part 9. pp.217-232. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Long, D. G., Moller, M., Preston, J. (2000) Phylogenetic relationships of Asterella (Aytoniaceae, Marchantiopsida) inferred from chloroplast sequences. Bryologist. 103(4): 625-644.
Khodaverdi, M., Mullinger, M. D., Shafer, H. R., and Preston, J. C. (Accepted) Melica as an emerging model system for comparative studies in temperate Pooideae grasses. Annals of Botany.
Paliocha, M., Schubert, M., Preston, J. C., and Fjellheim, S. (2023) Independent recruitment of FRUITFULL-like transcription factors in the convergent origins of vernalization-responsive grass flowering. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 179: 107678.
Hjertaas, A. C., Preston, J. C., Kainulainen, K., Humphreys, A. M., and Fjellheim, S. (2023) Convergent evolution of the annual life history syndrome from perennial ancestors. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 1048656.
Das, A., Dedon, N., Enders, D. J., Fjellheim, S., and Preston, J. C. (2023) Testing the chilling- before drought-tolerance hypothesis in Pooideae grasses. Molecular Ecology. 32: 772-785
2022
Lewis, C. D., Preston, J. C., and Tierney, M. L. (2022) CCDC22 and CCDC93, two potential retriever-interacting proteins, are required for root and root hair growth in Arabidopsis. Frontiers in Plant Science. 13: 1051503.
Preston, J. C., Sinha, N. R., Torii, K. U., and Kellogg, E.A. (2022) Plant Structure and Function: Evolutionary Origins and Underlying Mechanisms. Plant Physiology. 190: 1-4.
Fjellheim, S., Young, D. A., Paliocha, M., Johnsen, S. S., Schubert, M., Preston, J. C. (2022) Major niche transitions in Pooideae correlate with variation in photoperiodic flowering and evolution of CCT domain genes. Journal of Experimental Botany. 73: 4079-4093.
Preston, J. C. (2022) Buffering growth at the shoot tip. Nature Plants. 8: 322-323.
Preston, J. C., and Fjellheim, S. (2022) Flowering time runs hot and cold. Plant Physiology. 190: 5-18.
Preston, J. C., Wooliver, R., Driscoll, H., Coughlin, A., and Sheth, S. N. (2022) Spatial variation in high-temperature gene expression predicts evolution of plasticity with climate change in the scarlet monkeyflower. Molecular Ecology. 31: 1254-1268.
2021
Das, A., Prakash, A., Dedon, N., Doty, A., Siddiqui, M., and Preston, J. C. (2021) Variation in climatic tolerance, but not stomatal traits, partially explains Pooideae grass species distributions. Annals of Botany. 128: 83-95.
Preston, J. C. (2021) Insights into the evo-devo of plant reproduction using next-generation sequencing approaches. Journal of Experimental Botany. 72: 1536–1545.
2020
Lindberg, C. L., Hanslin, H. M., Trevaskis, B., Marcussen, T., Schubert, M., Preston, J. C., and Fjellheim, S. (2020) Increased above ground resource allocation is a likely precursor for independent evolutionary origins of annuality in the Pooideae grass subfamily. New Phytologist. 228: 318-329.
Preston, J. C. and Fjellheim, S. (2020) Understanding past, and predicting future, niche transitions based on grass flowering time variation. Plant Physiology. 183: 822-839.
Schubert, M., Humphreys, A. M., Lindberg, C. L., Preston, J. C., and Fjellheim, S. (2020) To coldly go where no grass has gone before: a multidisciplinary review of cold adaptation in Poaceae. Annual Plant Reviews. 3. 523-562.
2019
Preston, J. C., Powers, B., Kostyun, J. L., Driscoll, H., Zhang, F., and Zhong, J. (2019) Implications of region-specific gene expression for development of the partially fused petunia corolla. The Plant Journal. 100: 158-175.
Kostyun, J. L., Robertson, J., and Preston, J. C. (2019) Evidence of a largely staminal origin for the Jaltomata calliantha (Solanaceae) floral corona. EvoDevo 10: 9.
2018
Fjellheim, S., and Preston, J. C. (2018) Shedding light on the role of seasonal flowering in plant niche transitions. American Journal of Botany. 105: 136-138.
Zhong, J., McKeown, M., Poire, A., and Preston, J. C. (2018) Successive evolutionary steps drove Pooideae grasses from tropical to temperate regions. New Phytologist. 217: 925-938.
2017
Kostyun, J. L., Preston, J. C., and Moyle, L. C. (2017) Peramorphic developmental changes contribute to floral diversity among Jaltomata (Solanaceae) species. EvoDevo. 8: 17.
*McKeown, M., *Schubert, M., Preston, J. C., and Fjellheim, S. (2017) Evolution of the miR5200-FLOWERING LOCUS T flowering time regulon in the temperate grass subfamily Pooideae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 114: 111-121. *Shared first authorship.
Palacio-López, K., Preston, J. C., and Molofsky, J. (2017) Differential splicing of FLM partially explains high temperature-induced flowering time plasticity in wild ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana. International Journal of Plant Sciences. 178: 680-688.
Preston, J. C. (2017) The evolution of plants. Book review of Plant Evolution: An Introduction to the History of Life by Karl Niklas. BioEssays. 67: 577-578.
Zhong, J., Preston, J. C., Hileman, L. C., and Kellogg, E. A. (2017) Repeated and diverse losses of corolla bilateral symmetry in the Lamiaceae. Annals of Botany. 119: 1211-1223.
2016
McKeown, M., Schubert, M., Marcussen, T., Fjellheim, S., and Preston, J. C. (2016) Evidence for an early origin of vernalization responsiveness in temperate Pooideae grasses. Plant Physiology. 172: 416-426.
Preston, J. C. (2016) Evo-devo: the role of regulatory and protein-coding evolution on the diversification of plant development. In: Kliman, R. M. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Evolutionary Biology, vol. 2, pp. 13-18. Oxford: Academic Press.
Preston, J. C., Jorgensen, S. A., Orozco, R., and Hileman, L. C. (2016) Paralogous SQUAMOSA PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE (SPL) genes differentially regulate leaf initiation and reproductive phase change in petunia. Planta. 243: 429-440.
Preston, J. C., Zhong, J., McKeown, M., den Bakker, M., and Friedman, J. (2016) Comparative transcriptomics indicates a role for SHORT VEGETATIVE PHASE (SVP) genes in Mimulus guttatus vernalization response. Genes, Genomes, Genetics. 6: 1239-1249.
*Woods, D., *McKeown, M., Dong, Y., Preston, J. C., and Amasino, R. (2016) Evolution of VRN2/GhD7-like genes in vernalization-mediated repression of grass flowering. Plant Physiology. 170: 2124-2135. *Shared first authorship.
Zhong, J., Powell, S., and Preston, J. C. (2016) Functional changes in NAC-domain transcription factors are implicated in the evolution of petal fusion. Plant Biology. 18: 893-902.
2015
Zhong, J., and Preston, J. C. (2015) Bridging the gaps: evolution and development of perianth fusion. New Phytologist. 208: 330-335.
2014
Jorgensen, S. A., and Preston, J. C. (2014) Differential SPL gene expression patterns reveal candidate genes underlying flowering time and architectural differences in Mimulus and Arabidopsis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 73: 129-139.
Preston, J. C., Baldridge, L. L., Kost, M. A., Oborny, N. J. and Hileman, L. C. (2014) Optimization of virus-induced gene silencing to facilitate evo-devo studies in the emerging model species Mimulus guttatus DC. (Phrymaceae). Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 99: 301-312.
Preston, J. C., Jorgensen, S. A., and Jha, S. G. (2014) Functional characterization of duplicated SUPPRESSOR OF OVEREXPRESSION OF CONSTANS1-like genes in petunia. PLoS ONE. 9: e96108.
2013
Preston, J. C., Hileman, L. C. (2013) Functional evolution in the plant SQUAMOSA-PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN-LIKE (SPL) gene family. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4: 1-13.
Preston, J. C., and Sandve, S. R. (2013) Adaptations to seasonality and the winter freeze. Frontiers in Plant Science. 4: 167.
2012
Preston, J. C., Hileman, L. C. (2012) Parallel evolution of TCP and B-class genes in Commelinaceae flower bilateral symmetry. EvoDevo. 3: 6.
Preston, J. C., Wang, H., Kursel, L., Doebley, J., Kellogg, E. A. (2012) The role of teosinte glume architecture (tga1) in coordinated regulation and evolution of grass glumes and inflorescence axes. New Phytologist. 193: 204-215.
2011
Preston, J. C., Hileman, L. C., Cubas, P. (2011) Reduce, reuse and recycle: evo-devo and trait diversity. American Journal of Botany. 98: 397-403.
Preston, J. C., Martinez, C. C., Hileman, L. C. (2011) Gradual disintegration of the floral symmetry genetic network is implicated in the evolution of a wind-pollination syndrome. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 108: 2343-2348. Faculty of 1000 selected.
2010
Preston, J. C. (2010) Evolutionary genetics of core eudicot inflorescence and flower development. International Journal of Plant Developmental Biology. 4: 17-29.
Preston, J. C. and Hileman, L. C. (2010) SQUAMOSA-PROMOTER BINDING PROTEIN1 initiates flowering in Antirrhinum majus through the activation of meristem identity genes. The Plant Journal. 62: 704-712.
Ronse, A. C., Popper, Z. A., Preston, J. C., Watson, M. F. (2010) Taxonomic revision of European Apium L. s.l.: Helosciadium W.D.J.Koch restored. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 287: 1-17.
2009
Preston, J. C., Christensen, A., Malcomber, S. T. and Kellogg, E. A. (2009) MADS-box gene expression suggests a floral origin for sterile organs of the grass spikelet. American Journal of Botany. 96(8): 1-11.
Preston, J. C. and Hileman, L. C. (2009) Developmental genetics of floral symmetry evolution. Trends in Plant Science. 14(3): 147-154.
Preston, J. C., Kost, M. and Hileman, L. C. (2009) Conservation and diversification of the symmetry developmental program among close relatives of snapdragon with divergent floral morphologies. New Phytologist. 182(3): 751-762.
2008
Preston, J. C. and Kellogg, E. A. (2008) Discrete developmental roles for temperate cereal grass VERNALIZATION1/FRUITFULL-like genes in flowering competency and the transition to flowering. Plant Physiology. 146: 1-12.
2007
Preston, J. C. and Kellogg, E. A. (2007) Conservation and divergence of APETALA1/FRUITFULL-like gene function in grasses: evidence from gene expression analyses. The Plant Journal. 52(1): 69-81.
2006
Malcomber, S. T., Preston, J. C., Reinheimer, R., Kossuth, J. and Kellogg, E. A. (2006). Developmental gene evolution and the origin of grass inflorescence diversity. Advances in Botanical Research. 44: 426-481.
Preston, J. C. and Kellogg, E. A. (2006) Reconstructing the evolutionary history of paralagous APETALA1/FRUITFULL-like genes in grasses (Poaceae). Genetics. 174: 421-437.
2004
Sales, F., Hedge, I. C., Eddie, W., Preston, J. and Moeller, M. (2004) Jasione L. taxonomy and phylogeny. Turkish Journal of Botany. 28(1-2): 253-259.
2003
Bateman, R. M., Hollingsworth, P. M., Preston, J., Yi-Bo, L., Pridgeon, A. M. and Chase, M. W. (2003) Molecular phylogenetics and evolution of Orchidinae and selected Habenariinae (Orchidaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 142(1): 1-40.
2002
Sinclair, W. T., Mill, R. R., Gardner, M. F., Woltz, P., Jaffre, T., Preston, J., Hollingsworth, M. L., Ponge, A. and Moller, M. (2002) Evolutionary relationships of the New Caledonian heterotrophic conifer, Parasitaxus usta (Podocarpaceae), inferred from chloroplast trnL-F intron/spacer and nuclear rRNA ITS2 sequences. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 233(1-2): 79-104.
2001
Atkins, H., Preston, J. and Cronk, Q. C. B. (2001) A molecular test of Huxley's line: Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) in Borneo and the Philippines. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 72(1): 143-159.
Pennington, R. T., Lavin, M., Ireland, H., Klitgaard, B., Preston, J., and Hu, J. M. (2001) Phylogenetic relationships of basal papilionoid legumes based upon sequences of the chloroplast trnL intron. Systematic Botany. 26(3): 537-556.
Radford, E. A., Watson, M. F., and Preston, J. (2001) Phylogenetic relationships of species of Aciphylla (Apiaceae, subfamily Apioideae) and related genera using molecular morphological, and combined data sets. New Zealand Journal of Botany. 39(2): 183-208.
2000
Harris, D. J., Poulsen, A. D., Frimodt-Moller, C., Preston, J., and Cronk, Q. C. B. (2000) Rapid radiation in Aframomum (Zingiberaceae): Evidence from nuclear ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) sequences. Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 57(3): 377-395.
Ireland, H., Pennington, R. T., Preston, J. (2000) Molecular systematics of the Swartzieae. In: P. Herendeen & A. Bruneau (editors). Advances in Legume Systematics. Part 9. pp.217-232. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Long, D. G., Moller, M., Preston, J. (2000) Phylogenetic relationships of Asterella (Aytoniaceae, Marchantiopsida) inferred from chloroplast sequences. Bryologist. 103(4): 625-644.