Publications
Hughes NM, Neufeld HS, Burkey KO. 2005. Functional role of anthocyanins in high-light winter leaves of the evergreen herb, Galax urceolata. New Phytologist 168: 575-587.pdf
Hughes NM, Smith WK. 2007. Attenuation of incident light in Galax urceolata (Diapensiaceae): concerted influence of adaxial and abaxial anthocyanic layers on photoprotection. American Journal of Botany 94: 784-790.pdf
Hughes NM, Morley CB, and Smith WK. 2007. Coordination of anthocyanin decline and photosynthetic maturation in developing leaves of three deciduous tree species. New Phytologist 175: 675-685.pdf
Hughes NM, and Smith WK. 2007. Seasonal photosynthesis and anthocyanin production in ten broadleaf evergreen species. Functional Plant Biology 34: 1072-1079.pdf
Hughes NM, Vogelmann TC, and Smith WK. 2008. Optical effects of abaxial anthocyanin on absorption of red light by understory species: re-visiting the back-scatter hypothesis. Journal of Experimental Botany 59(12): 3435-3442.pdf
Smith WK, and Hughes NM. 2009. Progress in coupling plant form and photosynthetic function. Castanea 74: 1-26. pdf
Hughes NM, Johnson DM, Akhalkatsi M, and Abdaladze O. 2009. Characterization of Betulia litwinowii seedling microsite at the alpine-treeline ecotone, Caucasus Mountains, Georgia. Arctic, Alpine, and Antarctic Research 41: 112-118. pdf
Archetti M, Doring TF, Hagen SB, Hughes NM, Leather SR, Lee DW, Lev-Yadun S, Manetas Y, Ougham HJ, Schaberg PG, Thomas H. 2009. Adaptive explanations for autumn colours- An interdisciplinary approach. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24: 166-173.
Archetti M, Doring TF, Hagen SB, Hughes NM, Leather SR, Lee DW, Lev-Yadun S, Manetas Y, Ougham HJ, Schaberg PG, Thomas H. 2009. Ultraviolet reflectance in autumn leaves and the un-naming of colours. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24: 237-238.pdf
Hughes NM, Gould KS, and Smith WK. 2010. Red (anthocyanic) leaf margins do not correspond to increased phenolic content in New Zealand Veronica spp. Annals of Botany 105: 647-654. pdf
Hughes NM, Reinhardt K, Gierardi A, Feild TS, and Smith WK. 2010. Association between winter anthocyanin production and drought stress in angiosperm evergreen species. Journal of Experimental Botany 61(6):1699-1709. pdf