| Hamann, A. and S.N. Aitken (2013) Conservation planning under climate
change: accounting for adaptive
potential and migration capacity in
species distribution models Diversity and Distributions 19: 268-280. |
| Hamilton, J.A., C. Lexer and S.N. Aitken (2013) Genomic and phenotypic architecture of a spruce hybrid
zone (Picea sitchensis and P. glauca) Molecular Ecology 22: 827-841. |
| Hamilton, J.A., C. Lexer and S.N. Aitken. (2013) Differential introgression reveals candidate genes for
selection across a spruce (Picea sitchensis x P. glauca)
hybrid zone New Phytologist 197: 927-938. |
| Sork, V.L., S.N. Aitken, R.J. Dyer, A.J. Eckert, P. Legendre, D.B. Neale (2013) Putting the landscape into the genomics of trees: approaches for understanding local adaptation and population responses to changing climate Tree Genetics and Genomes DOI 10.1007/s11295-013-0596-x |
| Alberto, F.J., S.N. Aitken, R. Alia, S.C. Gonzalez-Martinez, H. Hanninen, A. Kremer, F. Lefevre, T. LeNormand, S. Yeaman, R. Whetten and O. Savolainen. (2013) Potential for evolutionary responses to climate change – evidence from tree populations Global Change Biology doi: 10.1111/gcb.12181 |
| Aitken, S.N. and M.C. Whitlock (2013) Assisted gene flow to facilitate
local adaptation to climate change Annual Review of Ecology Evolution and Systematics. In press. |
| Hamilton, J.A. and S.N. Aitken (2013) Genetic and morphological structure of a spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong) Carr. x P. glauca Moensch Voss) hybrid zone along a climatic gradient American Journal of Botany. In press. |
| Franks, S.J., J. J. Weber and S.N. Aitken (2013) Evolutionary and plastic responses to climate change in terrestrial plant populations Evolutionary Applications |
| McLane, SC and SN Aitken (2012) Whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis) assisted migration potential: Testing establishment north of the species range Ecological Applications
22: 142-153. |
| Holliday, J.A., H. Suktan and S.N. Aitken (2012) Divergent selection and heterogeneous migration rates across the range of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 279: 1675-1683. |
| Dauwe, R., Holliday, J.A., Aitken, S.N., Mansfield, S.D. (2012) Metabolic dynamics during autumn cold acclimation within and among phenotypically divergent populations of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) New Phytologist. 194(1): 192-205. |
| Allendorf, F.W., G. Luikart and S.N. Aitken (2012) Conservation and the genetics of populations. Second Edition. Wiley-Blackwell. |
| Holliday, J.A., T. Wang and S.N. Aitken (2012) Predicting adaptive phenotypes from multilocus
genotypes in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) using
Random Forest G3 - Genes Genomes Genetics 2: 1085-1093. |
| Wang, T., E.M. Campbell, G.A. O'Neill and S.N. Aitken. (2012) Projecting future distributions of ecosystem climate niches: Uncertainties
and management applications Forest Ecology and Management 279: 128-140. |
| Bower, A.D., S.C. McLane, A. Eckert, S. Jorgensen, A. Schoettle and S.N. Aitken (2011) Conservation of high elevation five-needle pines In Kean, R.E., D.F. Tomback, M.P. Murray and C.M. Smith, eds. The future of high-elevation, five-needle white pines in Western North America: Proceedings of the High Five Symposium 28-30 June 2010, Missoula, MT. Proceedings RMRS-P-63. For Collins, CO. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 376 p. |
| Bower, A.D. and S.N. Aitken (2011) Changes in genetic diversity of whitebark pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.) associated with inbreeding and white pine blister rust Silvae Genetica 60: 113-123. |
| McLane, S.C., V.M. LeMay, and S.N. Aitken (2011) Modeling lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) radial growth relative to climate and genetics using universal growth-trend response functions. Ecological Applications 21: 776-788., Ecological Society of America |
| McLane, S.C., Daniels, L.D., and S.N. Aitken (2011) Climate impacts on lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta) radial growth in a provenance experiment Forest Ecology and Management 262: 115-123. |
| Keir, KR, JB Bemmels and SN Aitken (2011) Low genetic diversity, moderate local adaptation, and phylogeographic insights in Cornus nuttallii (Cornaceae) American Journal of Botany 98: 1327-1336. |
| Bower, A.D., D. Kolotelo and S.N. Aitken (2011) Effects of length of storage and stratification on germination of whitebark pine seeds Western Journal of Applied Forestry 26: 24-29. |
| Wang, T., G.A. O'Neill and S.N. Aitken (2010) Integrating environmental and genetic effects to predict responses of tree populations to climate Ecological Applications 20: 153-163. |
| Mimura, M. and S.N.Aitken (2010) Local adaptation at the range peripheries of Sitka spruce Journal of Evolutionary Biology 23: 249-258. |
| Holliday, J.A., M. Yuen, K.Ritland and S.N. Aitken (2010) Postglacial history of a widespread conifer produces inverse clines in selective neutrality tests Molecular Ecology 18: 3857-3864. |
| Holliday, J.A., K. Ritland and S.N. Aitken (2010) Widespread ecologically-relevant genetic markers developed from association mapping of climate-related traits in Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) New Phytologist 188: 501-514. |
| Chourmouzis C, A Hamann, AD Yanchuk, P. Smets and SN Aitken. (2009) Forest Tree Genetic Conservation Status Report 1: In Situ Conservation Status of All Indigenous B.C. Species. Technical Report 053. 71 p., BC Ministry of Forests |
| Krakowski J, C Chourmouzis, AD Yanchuk, D Kolotelo, A Hamann, and SN Aitken (2009) Forest Tree Genetic Conservation Status Report 2: Genetic Conservation Status of Operational Tree Species Technical Report 054. 45 p., BC Ministry of Forests and Range Forest Science Program |
| Holliday J.A., Ralph S., White R., Bohlmann J. and Aitken, S.N. (2008) Global monitoring of gene expression during autumn cold acclimation among rangewide populations of Sitka spruce [Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.] New Phytologist 178: 103-122. |
| Bower, A.D. and S.N. Aitken. (2008) Genetic Diversity and Geographic Differentiation in Quantitative Traits, and Seed Transfer Guidelines for Pinus albicaulis (Pinaceae). American Journal of Botany 95: 66-76. |
| Aitken, S.N., S. Yeaman, J.A. Holliday, T. Wang and S. Curtis-McLane. (2008) Adaptation, migration or extirpation: Climate change outcomes for tree populations. Evolutionary Applications 1: 95-111. |
| Ukrainetz, N. K., Kang, K.-Y., Aitken, S.N., Stoehr, M., Mansfield, S.D. (2008) Heritability, phenotypic and genetic correlations of coastal Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) wood quality traits. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 38:1536-1546. |
| Bower, A.D. and S.N. Aitken. (2007) Mating System and Inbreeding Depression in Whitebark Pine (Pinus albicaulis Engelm.). Tree Genetics and Genomes. 3: 379-388. |
| Mimura, M. and S.N. Aitken (2007) Adaptive gradients and isolation by distance with postglacial migration in Picea sitchensis. Heredity 99: 224-232. |
| Mimura, M. and S.N. Aitken (2007) Increased selfing and decreased effective pollen donor number in peripheral relative to central populations in Picea sitchensis (Pinaceae). American Journal of Botany 94: 991-998. |
| Gapare, W.J., A.D. Yanchuk and S.N. Aitken (2007) Optimal sampling strategies for capture of genetic diversity differ between core and peripheral populations of Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr. Conservation Genetics. DOI 10.1007/s10592-007-9353-8. |
| Wang, T., A. Hamann, D. Spittlehouse and S.N. Aitken. (2006) Development of scale-free climate data for western Canada for use in resource management International Journal of Climatology 26: 383-397. |
| Chuine, I., G.E. Rehfeldt and S.N. Aitken (2006) Height growth determinants in pines: a case study of Pinus contorta and Pinus monticola Can. J. For. Res. 36: 1059-1066. |
| Bower, A.D. and S.N. Aitken. (2006) Genetics of cold hardiness in whitebark pine Can. J. For. Res. 36: 1842-1850. |
| Wang, T., A. Hamann, A. Yanchuk, G.A. O’Neill and S.N. Aitken (2006) Use of response functions in estimating current and future forest productivity of lodgepole pine Global Change Biology 12: 1-13. |
| Wheeler, N.C., K.D. Jermstad, K.V. Krutovskii, S.N. Aitken, G.T. Howe, J. Krakowski and D.B. Neale. (2005) Mapping of quantitative trait loci controlling adaptive traits in coastal Douglas-fir. IV. Cold hardiness QTL verification and candidate gene mapping. Molecular Breeding 15: 145-156. |
| Gapare, W.J., S.N. Aitken and C. Ritland (2005) Genetic diversity of core and peripheral Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr) populations: implications for conservation of widespread species. Biological Conservation 123: 113-123. |
| Gapare, W.J. and S.N. Aitken (2005) Strong spatial genetic structure in peripheral but not core populations of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis (Bong.) Carr.) Molecular Ecology 14: 2659-2667. |
| Hamann, A., P. Smets, A.D. Yanchuk and S.N. Aitken (2005) An ecogeographic framework for in situ conservation of forest trees in British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 35: 2553-2561. |
| El-Kassaby Y.A., K. Ritland, C.E. Ritland, S.N. Aitken, J. Bohlmann, and J. Krakowski. (2005) Forest genetics. -In: Forestry handbook (S.B. Watts and L. Tolland, eds.), 5th ed. Faculty of Forestry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. 474-486pp. |
| Bennuah, S.Y., T. Wang and S.N. Aitken (2004) Genetic analysis of the Picea sitchensis x glauca introgression zone in British Columbia Forest Ecology and Management 197: 65-77. |
| O’Neill, G.A. and S.N. Aitken (2004) Area-based breeding zones to minimize maladaptation Can. J. For. Res. 34: 695-704 |
| Aitken, S.N. (2004) Genecology and adaptation of forest trees. Encyclopedia of Forest Sciences Article 86, pp. 197-2004., Elsevier |
| Wang, T., S.N. Aitken, J.H. Woods, K. Polsson and S. Magnussen (2004) Effects of inbreeding on coastal Douglas-fir growth and yield in operational plantations: A model-based approach Theoretical and Applied Genetics 108(6): 1162-1171. |
| Hamann, A., S. N. Aitken, A. D. Yanchuk (2004) Cataloguing in situ protection of genetic resources for major commercial forest trees in British Columbia Forest Ecology and Management 197: 295-305. |
| Wang, T.L., S.N. Aitken and K.L. Kavanagh. (2003) Selection for improved growth and wood quality in lodgepole pine: effects on phenology, hydraulic architecture and growth of seedlings. Trees Structure and Function 17:269-277. |
| Howe, G.T., S.N. Aitken, D.B. Neale, K.D. Jermstad, N.C. Wheeler and T.H.H. Chen (2003) From genotype to phenotype: Unraveling the complexities of cold adaptation in forest trees Can. J. Bot. 81: 1247-1266. |
| O'Neill, G.A., S.N. Aitken, J.N. King and R. Alfaro. (2002) Geographic variation in resin canal defenses in seedlings from the Sitka x white spruce introgression zone. Can. J. For. Res. 32: 390-400. |
| Anekonda, T.S., C. Lomax, W.T. Adams, K. L. Kavanagh and S.N. Aitken. (2002) Genetic variation in drought hardiness of coastal Douglas-fir seedlings from British Columbia. Can. J. For. Res. 32: 1701-1716. |
| Woods, J., Wang, T. and Aitken, S.N. (2002) Effects of inbreeding on coastal Douglas-fir: nursery performance. Silvae Genetica 51(4): 163-170. |
| O'Neill, G.A., W.T. Adams and S.N. Aitken. (2001) Quantitative Genetics of Spring and Fall Cold Hardiness in Seedlings from Two Oregon Populations of Coastal Douglas-fir. For. Ecol. Manage. 149:305-318. |
| Jermstad, K.D., D.L. Bassoni, N.C. Wheeler, T.S. Anekonda, S.N. Aitken, W.T. Adams and D.B. Neale. (2001) Mapping of quantitative trait loci controlling adaptive traits in Douglas-fir. II. Spring and fall cold hardiness. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 102:1142-1151. |
| Chuine, I., S.N. Aitken and C. Ying. (2001) Temperature-dependent growth in provenances of Pinus contorta. Can. J. For. Res. 31(8):1444-1455. |
| Wang, T. and S.N. Aitken. (2001) Selection for improved growth and wood quality in lodgepole pine: effects on xylem anatomy of tree stems. Can. J. For. Res. 31: 2049-2057. |
| Hannerz, M., S.N. Aitken, T. Ericsson and C. C. Ying. (2001) Variation in strobili production within and among provenances of lodgepole pine. Forest Genetics 8(4):325-331. |
| Adams, W.T., S.N. Aitken, D.G. Joyce, G.T. Howe and J. Vargas-Hernandez. (2001) Evaluating efficacy of early testing for stem growth in coastal Douglas-fir. Silvae Genetica 50(3-4): 167-175. |
| Adams, W.T., S.N. Aitken, D.G. Joyce, G.T. Howe and J. Vargas-Hernandez (2001) Evaluating efficacy of early testing for stem growth in coastal Douglas-fir Silvae Genetica 50(3-4): 167-175. |
| Aitken, S.N. and M. Hannerz (2001) Genecology and gene resource management strategies for conifer cold hardiness Chapter 2 in “Conifer Cold Hardiness”, F. Bigras and S. Columbo, Eds., Kluwer Academic Press, NY. |
| Anekonda, T.S., Adams, W.T., and Aitken, S.N. (2000) Cold hardiness testing for Douglas-fir tree improvement programs: Guidelines for a simple, robust, and inexpensive screening method West. J. Appl. For. 15(3):129—136. |
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| Wang, T.L., S.N. Aitken, P. Rozenberg, and F. Millier. (2000) Selection for improved growth and wood density in lodgepole pine: Effects on radial patterns of wood formation. Wood & Fiber Sci. 32(4):391-403. |
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| Wang, T., S.N. Aitken, P. Rozenberg, and M.R. Carlson (1999) Selection for height growth and pilodyn pin penetration in lodgepole pine: effects on growth traits, wood properties, and their relationships. Can. J. For. Res. 29(4):434-445. |
| Namkoong, G., M.P. Koshy and S. Aitken. (1999) Selection. Pp 101-110 in Andrew Young, Tim Boyle and D. H. Boshier (eds.), Forest Conservation Genetics: Principles and Practice., CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, Australia. |
| Kavanagh, K.L., B.J. Yoder, S.N. Aitken, B.L. Gartner, and S.A. Knowe. (1999) Vulnerability to xylem cavitation in Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii and var. glauca. Tree Physiology 19(1):31-38. |
| Hannerz, M., S.N. Aitken, J.N. King, and S. Budge. (1999) Effects of genetic selection for growth on frost hardiness in western hemlock. Can. J. For. Res. 29(4):509-516. |
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