Brenda Molano-Flores

2024

A new metric for conducting 5-year reviews to evaluate recovery progress under the Endangered Species Act

Davis, O. N., Molano-Flores, B., Li, Y. W., Allen, M. L., Davis, M. A., Parkos, J. J., McIntyre, S., Di Giovanni, A. J., McElrath, T. C., Carter, A., Evansen, M., Sheehan, C. & Gerber, L. R., Aug 2024, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 6, 8, e13158.

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A Three-Year Survey of the Rare Stem-Boring Moth Papaipema eryngii (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Molano-Flores, B., Dickerson, P., McIntyre, S., Nieset, J. & Dietrich, C. H., Jan 8 2024, In: Natural Areas Journal. 44, 1, p. 21-26 6 p.

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Genetic Diversity and Structure of Physaria on the Kaibab Plateau: Implications for Conservation

Chong, J. P., Minnaert-Grote, J., Zaya, D. N., Ashley, M. V., Coons, J., Ramp Neale, J. M. & Molano-Flores, B., Nov 2024, In: Ecology and Evolution. 14, 11, e70523.

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Impacts of road salt on seed germination of Thuja occidentalis found in natural communities adjacent to the Illinois Tollway in northeastern IL, USA

Janssen, E., Johnson, S. A., Glass, N., Dickerson, P., Whelan, C. J. & Molano-Flores, B., Aug 2024, In: Botany. 102, 8, p. 340-348 9 p.

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Tracking species recovery status to improve U.S. endangered species act decisions

Davis, O. N., Molano-Flores, B., Li, Y. W., Allen, M. L., Davis, M. A., Mengelkoch, J. M., Parkos, J. J., Porreca, A. P., Fournier, A. M. V., Tiemann, J., Bried, J., Marcum, P. B., Carroll-Cunningham, C. J., Janssen, E. D., Ulaszek, E. F., McIntyre, S., Price, E. P. F., Nieset, J., Beveroth, T. & Di Giovanni, A. & 10 others, Askren, R. J., Malanchuk, L. J., Duquette, J. F., Dreslik, M. J., McElrath, T. C., Stodola, K., Malcom, J., Carter, A., Evansen, M. & Gerber, L. R., Aug 2024, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 6, 8, e13159.

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2023

Assessing the Reproductive Ecology of a Rare Mint, Macbridea alba, an Endangered Species Act Protected Species

Johnson, S. A., Coons, J., Zaya, D. N. & Molano-Flores, B., Apr 2023, In: Plants. 12, 7, 1485.

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BeeDNA: Microfluidic environmental DNA metabarcoding as a tool for connecting plant and pollinator communities

Harper, L. R., Niemiller, M. L., Benito, J. B., Paddock, L. E., Knittle, E., Molano-Flores, B. & Davis, M. A., Jan 2023, In: Environmental DNA. 5, 1, p. 191-211 21 p.

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Environmental DNA metabarcoding from flowers reveals arthropod pollinators, plant pests, parasites, and potential predator–prey interactions while revealing more arthropod diversity than camera traps

Johnson, M. D., Katz, A. D., Davis, M. A., Tetzlaff, S., Edlund, D., Tomczyk, S., Molano-Flores, B., Wilder, T. & Sperry, J. H., May 2023, In: Environmental DNA. 5, 3, p. 551-569 19 p.

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Extensive regional variation in the phenology of insects and their response to temperature across North America

Dunn, P. O., Ahmed, I., Armstrong, E., Barlow, N., Barnard, M. A., Bélisle, M., Benson, T. J., Berzins, L. L., Boynton, C. K., Brown, T. A., Cady, M., Cameron, K., Chen, X., Clark, R. G., Clotfelter, E. D., Cromwell, K., Dawson, R. D., Denton, E., Forbes, A. & Fowler, K. & 58 others, Fraser, K. C., Gandhi, K. J. K., Garant, D., Hiebert, M., Houchen, C., Houtz, J., Imlay, T. L., Inouye, B. D., Inouye, D. W., Jackson, M., Jacobson, A. P., Jayd, K., Juteau, C., Kautz, A., Killian, C., Kinnear, E., Komatsu, K. J., Larsen, K., Laughlin, A., Levesque-Beaudin, V., Leys, R., Long, E., Lougheed, S. C., Mackenzie, S., Marangelo, J., Miller, C., Molano-Flores, B., Morrissey, C. A., Nicholls, E., Orlofske, J. M., Pearse, I. S., Pelletier, F., Pitt, A. L., Poston, J. P., Racke, D. M., Randall, J. A., Richardson, M. L., Rooney, O., Ruegg, A. R., Rush, S., Ryan, S. J., Sadowski, M., Schoepf, I., Schulz, L., Shea, B., Sheehan, T. N., Siefferman, L., Sikes, D., Stanback, M., Styrsky, J. D., Taff, C. C., Uehling, J. J., Uvino, K., Wassmer, T., Weglarz, K., Weinberger, M., Wenzel, J. & Whittingham, L. A., May 2023, In: Ecology. 104, 5, 17 p., e4036.

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Field validation as a tool for mitigating uncertainty in species distribution modeling for conservation planning

Johnson, S., Molano-Flores, B. & Zaya, D., Aug 2023, In: Conservation Science and Practice. 5, 8, e12978.

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Is the Endangered Species Act living to its full potential? The reassessment of the conservation status and recovery of Macbridea alba Chapm. as a case study

Johnson, S. A. & Molano-Flores, B., 2023, In: Frontiers in Conservation Science. 4, 1116848.

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Root litter decomposition rates and impacts of drought are regulated by ecosystem legacy

Glass, N., de Oliveira, E. D., Molano-Flores, B., Matamala, R., Whelan, C. J. & Gonzalez-Meler, M. A., Sep 2023, In: Applied Soil Ecology. 189, 104903.

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Utilizing herbarium specimens to assist with the listing of rare plants

Molano-Flores, B., Johnson, S. A., Marcum, P. B. & Feist, M. A., 2023, In: Frontiers in Conservation Science. 4, 1144593.

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2022

Camera traps are an effective tool for monitoring insect–plant interactions

Naqvi, Q., Wolff, P. J., Molano-Flores, B. & Sperry, J. H., Jun 2022, In: Ecology and Evolution. 12, 6, e8962.

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The role of environmental stressors on reproduction, seed morphology, and germination: A case-study of Northern White Cedar, Thuja occidentalis L.

Johnson, S. A., Janssen, E., Glass, N., Dickerson, P., Whelan, C. J. & Molano-Flores, B., 2022, In: Botany. 100, 11, p. 839-847 9 p.

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2021

Does pastoral land-use legacy influence topsoil carbon and nitrogen accrual rates in tallgrass prairie restorations?

Glass, N., Molano-Flores, B., Dias de Oliveira, E., Meraz, E., Umar, S., Whelan, C. J. & Gonzalez-Meler, M. A., Jul 2021, In: Land. 10, 7, 735.

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Pollen grain morphology of physaria kingii subsp. kaibabensis and two congeners

Wallace, C., Coons, J. & Molano-Flores, B., Mar 1 2021, In: Southwestern Naturalist. 65, 1, p. 63-66 4 p.

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Population Surveys and Viability Assessments for Coryphantha scheeri var. Robustispina, a Federally Protected Cactus of the Sonoran Desert

Molano-Flores, B., Coons, J. & Zaya, D. N., Aug 2 2021, In: Natural Areas Journal. 41, 3, p. 213-217 5 p.

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2020

Assessment of Seed Germinability after Prolonged Seed Storage for Synthyris bullii (Plantaginaceae), a Rare Endemic of the Midwestern U.S.A.

Janssen, E. D., Zaya, D. N., Molano-Flores, B. & Yao, L. X., Jan 2020, In: American Midland Naturalist. 183, 1, p. 116-129 14 p.

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Reproductive Ecology of Physaria kingii Subsp. Kaibabensis, an Endemic Species of the Kaibab Plateau, USA

Molano-Flores, B. & Coons, J., Oct 1 2020, In: Natural Areas Journal. 40, 4, p. 345-354 10 p.

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2019

2018

Effect of habitat structure on reproduction and prey capture of a rare carnivorous plant, Pinguicula lutea

Primer, S., Molano-Flores, B., Zaya, D. N., Helm, C. & Coons, J., Oct 1 2018, In: Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 12, 5, p. 671-683 13 p.

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Reproductive ecology of three rare North American Pinguicula species

Molano-Flores, B., Primer, S., Annis, J., Feist, M. A., Coons, J. & Digges, R., Apr 2018, In: Plant Species Biology. 33, 2, p. 129-139 11 p.

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The role of red leaf coloration in prey capture for pinguicula planifolia

Annis, J., Coons, J., Helm, C. & Molano-Flores, B., Aug 2018, In: Southeastern Naturalist. 17, 3, p. 433-437 5 p.

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2017

Assessing genetic diversity for the USA endemic carnivorous plant Pinguicula ionantha R.K. Godfrey (Lentibulariaceae)

Zaya, D. N., Molano-Flores, B., Feist, M. A., Koontz, J. A. & Coons, J., Feb 1 2017, In: Conservation Genetics. 18, 1, p. 171-180 10 p.

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Impacts of management and antecedent site condition on restoration outcomes in a sand prairie

Matthews, J. W., Molano-Flores, B., Ellis, J., Marcum, P. B., Handel, W., Zylka, J. & Phillippe, L. R., Nov 2017, In: Restoration Ecology. 25, 6, p. 972-981 10 p.

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2016

Reproductive morphology of Synthyris bullii, a rare Midwestern endemic species, in association with habitat degradation

Chi, K. & Molano-Flores, B., Mar 24 2016, In: Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 143, 2, p. 169-179 11 p.

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Restoration implications of land management legacy on aboveground and seed bank composition of North American Grasslands

Zylka, J. J., Whelan, C. J. & Molano-Flores, B., Jul 2016, In: American Midland Naturalist. 176, 1, p. 36-59 24 p.

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2015

Open Access

New records of native and non-native bark and ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae) in Illinois

Helm, C. & Molano-Flores, B., 2015, In: Great Lakes Entomologist. 48, 3-4, p. 137-149 13 p.

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Presence and Intensity of Predispersal Seed Predation in a Rare Plant in Response to Habitat Quality and Population Metrics

Leja, M., Chi, K. & Molano-Flores, B., Oct 1 2015, In: Natural Areas Journal. 35, 4, p. 542-549 8 p.

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Reproductive success of the gynodioecious Lobelia spicata Lam. (campanulaceae): Female frequency, population demographics, and latitudinal patterns

Ruffatto, D. M., Zaya, D. N. & Molano-Flores, B., 2015, In: International Journal of Plant Sciences. 176, 2, p. 120-130 11 p.

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Sexual differences in Lobelia spicata populations: Floral morphometrics, stigma pollen loads, and pollen tube growth

Molano-Flores, B. & Faivre, A. E., Jul 1 2015, In: Plant Species Biology. 30, 3, p. 202-211 10 p.

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The reproductive ecology of Mononeuria patula (Michx.) Dillenb. and Kadereit (Caryophyllaceae)¹

Pearion, M. & Molano-Flores, B., Jan 1 2015, In: Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society. 142, 1, p. 38-50 13 p.

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2014

An invasive plant species decreases native plant reproductive success

Molano-Flores, B., Oct 1 2014, In: Natural Areas Journal. 34, 4, p. 465-469 5 p.

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Can floral display size compensate for Allee effects caused by low population abundance and density in Synthyris Bullii (Plantaginaceae), a rare species?

Chi, K. & Molano-Flores, B., Mar 2014, In: American journal of botany. 101, 3, p. 428-436 9 p.

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2013

Evaluating hill prairie quality in the Midwestern United States using Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera) and vascular plants: A case study in implementing grassland conservation planning and management

Wallner, A. M., Molano-Flores, B. & Dietrich, C. H., Mar 2013, In: Biodiversity and Conservation. 22, 3, p. 615-637 23 p.

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Impacts of agricultural to urban land-use change on floristic quality assessment indicators in Northeastern Illinois wetlands

Chu, S. & Molano-Flores, B., Jun 2013, In: Urban Ecosystems. 16, 2, p. 235-246 12 p.

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Seed ecology of Synthyris bullii (Plantaginaceae), a rare endemic of the Midwestern USA

Curtis, M., Chi, K. & Molano-Flores, B., Dec 2013, In: Botany. 91, 12, p. 884-889 6 p.

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Using Auchenorrhyncha (Insecta: Hemiptera) to develop a new insect index in measuring North American tallgrass prairie quality

Wallner, A. M., Molano-Flores, B. & Dietrich, C. H., Feb 2013, In: Ecological Indicators. 25, p. 58-64 7 p.

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2012

2011

Germination of two seed types from three dalea species

Molano-Flores, B., Coons, J. M. & Cunningham, J. B., Sep 2011, In: Castanea. 76, 3, p. 266-271 6 p.

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Status of Endangered and Threatened Sand Area Species of the Illinois Flora

Phillippe, L. R., Molano-Flores, B., Murphy, M. J. C., Marcum, P. B. & Ebinger, J. E., Jul 2011, In: Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin. 39, p. 259–296 4.

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The effects of carbon amendments on growth and reproduction of a prairie plant (Illinois)

Molano-Flores, B. & Mlynarski, H., Dec 2011, In: Ecological Restoration. 29, 4, p. 327-329 3 p.

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