Peer-reviewed publications

  • Hipp, A.L. 2008 (in press). Phylogeny and patterns of convergence in Carex section Ovales (Cyperaceae): Evidence from ITS and 5.8S sequences. Chapter 9 in Naczi, R.F.C. and B. Ford (eds), Sedges: Uses, Diversity, and Systematics of the Cyperaceae. Monographs in Systematic Botany of the Missouri Botanical Garden 108. [PDF - proofs]
  • Hipp, A.L., P.E. Rothrock, and E.H. Roalson. In press. The evolution of chromosome arrangements in Carex (Cyperaceae). The Botanical Review. [PDF – MS]
  • Hipp, A.L. and J.A. Weber. 2008. Taxonomy of Hill's oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis E.J. Hill): Evidence from AFLP data. Systematic Botany 33: 148–158. [PDF]
  • Hipp, A.L. with illustrations by R.D. Davis, maps and appendices by T.S. Cochrane and M. Black. 2008. Field Guide to Wisconsin Sedges: An Introduction to the Genus Carex (Cyperaceae). University of Wisconsin Press, Madison. 280 pages. [UW Press]
  • Reznicek, A.A., A.L. Hipp, and M.S. González-Elizondo. 2007. Carex michoacana, a new species of Carex section Ovales (Cyperaceae) from Mexico. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 25: 225–230. [PDF]
  • Hipp, A. L., P. E. Rothrock, A. A. Reznicek, and P. E. Berry. 2007. Changes in chromosome number associated with speciation in sedges: A phylogenetic study in Carex section Ovales (Cyperaceae) using AFLP data. Aliso 23:193–203. [PDF]
  • Hipp, A.L. 2007. Non-Uniform processes of chromosome evolution in sedges (Carex: Cyperaceae). Evolution 61: 2175–2194. [LINK]
  • Luo, R., A.L. Hipp, and B. Larget. 2007. A Bayesian Model of AFLP Marker Evolution and Phylogenetic Inference. Statistical Applications in Genetics and Molecular Biology 6(1): Article 11. [PDF]
  • Hipp, A.L., A.A. Reznicek, P.E. Rothrock, and J.A. Weber. 2006. Phylogeny and Classification of Carex Section Ovales (Cyperaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences 167(5): 1029–1048. [PDF] [cover]
  • Van Ee, B., N. Jelinski, P.E. Berry, and A.L. Hipp. 2006. Population genetics and phylogeography of Croton alabamensis, a rare shrub disjunct between Texas and Alabama , based on DNA sequences and AFLP data. Molecular Ecology 15: 2735–2751. [PDF]
  • Berry , P.E., A.L. Hipp, K.J. Wurdack, B. Van Ee, and R. Riina. 2005. Molecular phylogenetics of the giant genus Croton (Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto) using ITS and TrnL–F DNA sequence data. American Journal of Botany 92(9): 1520–1534. [PDF]
  • Hipp, A.L., J.C. Hall, and K.J. Sytsma. 2004. Congruence versus Phylogenetic Accuracy: Revisiting the Incongruence Length Difference (ILD) Test. Systematic Biology 53: 81–89. [PDF]
  • Hipp, A.L. 1998. Checklist of carices for prairies, savannas and oak woodlands of southern Wisconsin. Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters 86: 77–99.


  • Manuscripts in review

  • Hipp, A.L., K.M. Kettenring, and K.A. Feldheim. In revision. Isolation of 12 polymorphic tri- and tetranucleotide microsatellite loci for studies of population genetics in a wetland sedge (Carex scoparia: Cyperaceae) and cross-species amplification in three additional Carex species. Molecular Ecology Resources.
  • Lumbsch, H.T., A.L. Hipp, P.K. Divakar, O. Blanco, and A. Crespo. In review. Accelerated evolutionary rates in tropical and oceanic parmelioid lichens (Ascomycota). BMC Evolutionary Biology.
  • Rothrock, P.E., A.A. Reznicek, and A.L. Hipp. In revision. Taxonomic study of the Carex tenera group (Cyperaceae). Systematic Botany.


  • Reports and Popular Publications

  • Balaban, J., J. Balaban, P.E. Rothrock, A.L. Hipp, J. Kluse, and R. Foster, with assistance of L. Ross and A.A. Reznicek. 2007. Carex of Northeastern Illinois and Northwestern Indiana, USA : Sedges (Carex spp.) of the Chicago Region. Chicago Wilderness Guide #4. Environmental and Conservation Programs, the Field Museum, Chicago. [PDF] [PROJECT LINK]
  • Hipp, A.L. and J.A. Weber. 2007. Taxonomy of Hill's Oak (Quercus ellipsoidalis) in the Chicago Region: preliminary molecular evidence. International Oak Journal 18: 65–74.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2005. When oak leaves fail to fall. Plant Health Care Report 2005.03: 11–12. Reprinted in Tag Along (2007) 6: 6–7, the newsletter of Taltree Arboretum [PDF].
  • Hipp, A.L. and S. Bullock. 2004. Behavior of Dobzhansky-type epistatic hybridization models under varying dominance and selection: preliminary numerical simulations. Report to Worldwide Universities Network [PDF].
  • Hipp, A.L. 2004. Spring Woodland Wildflowers of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Arboretum. University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, WI. 70 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 1996. When autumn leaves begin to fall. NewsLeaf 10: 1–2. Reprinted in Woodland Management Fall 1997: 27.
  • Hipp, A.L. 1994. Ground-truthing of Apostle Islands vegetation maps. Report on file at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore, Bayfield, Wisconsin.


  • Books for Children

  • Hipp, A.L. 2004. Getting Into Nature: Oak Trees. Powerkids Press, NY. 28 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2004. Getting Into Nature: Olive Trees. Powerkids Press, NY. 28 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2004. Getting Into Nature: Sunflowers. Powerkids Press, NY. 28 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2004. Getting Into Nature: Maize. Powerkids Press, NY. 28 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2003. The Wild Life of Insects: Peanut-Head Bugs. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2003. The Wild Life of Insects: Dung Beetles. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2003. The Wild Life of Insects: Gardening Ants. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2003. The Wild Life of Insects: Assassin Bugs. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2003. The Wild Life of Insects: Leafhoppers. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2003. The Wild Life of Insects: Orchid Mantids. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2002. Life Cycle of an Earthworm. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2002. Life Cycle of a Mouse. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2002. Life Cycle of a Snail. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2002. Life Cycle of a Painted Turtle. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2002. Life Cycle of a Duck. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.
  • Hipp, A.L. 2002. Life Cycle of a Praying Mantis. Powerkids Press, NY. 24 pp.


  • Handouts from Selected Lectures and Seminars

  • Haunts and Habits of Midwest Sedges.
    Rockford Area Wild Ones, Burpee Museum, Rockford IL 2008.
    University of Wisconsin Arboretum, Madison WI 2008. [Powerpoint - 32mb] [Handout - PDF]
  • Natural History: Beginning with the Particular.
    Commencement address, Natural History Certificate Program, Morton Arboretum, Lisle IL 2007. [PDF]