Recent Publications
(* indicates undergraduate or graduate mentee)

Ávila-Lovera E, Vargas OM, Funk JL, Kay KM, Goldsmith GR (2024) Climate and shared evolutionary history drive trait variation among species of Neotropical understory monocots. Ecosphere 15(6): e4880.

Ávila-Lovera E, Haro R*, Choudhary M*, Acosta-Rangel A, Pratt RB, Santiago LS (2024) The benefits of woody plant stem photosynthesis extend to hydraulic function and drought survival. Tree Physiology 44(3): 1-11. 

Ávila-Lovera E, Winter K (2023) Variation in stem bark conductance to water vapor in Neotropical plant species. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change DOI: 10.3389/ffgc.2023.1278803

Valverdi NA, Acosta C, Dauber GR, Goldsmith GR, Ávila-Lovera E. (2023) A comparison of methods for excluding light from stems to evaluate stem photosynthesis. Applications in Plant Sciences 11(6): e11542.

Valverdi NA, Guzmán-Delgado P, Acosta C, Dauber GR, Goldsmith GR, Ávila-Lovera E. (2023) Is green stem photosynthesis in avocado related to plant hydraulics? Acta Horticulturae 1372: 129-136.

Ávila-Lovera E, Urich R, Coronel I, Tezara W (2023) Ecophysiological traits change little along a successional gradient in a tropical dry deciduous woodland from Margarita Island, Venezuela. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change 6:1043574.

Ávila-Lovera E, Winter K, Goldsmith GR (2023) Tansley Review: Evidence for phylogenetic signal and correlated evolution in plant-water relations traits. New Phytologist 237(2): 392-407.

Berry ZC, Ávila-Lovera E, Ellerston K, Goldsmith GR (2022) Increased conductance associated with higher photosynthesis in leaves and green stems of avocado exposed to diffuse light. bioRxiv: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.09.507344.

Harenčár JG*, Ávila-Lovera E, Goldsmith GR, Chen GF, Kay KM (2022) Drought avoidance mechanisms in a lowland neotropical understory herb. American Journal of Botany 109(8): 1262-1272.

Ávila-Lovera E, Goldsmith GR, Kay KM, Funk JL (2022) Above and belowground functional trait coordination in the Neotropical understory genus Costus. AoB PLANTS 14(1): plab073.​