Pollen Analysis Circular maintain contact with one another and maintain publication lists that had, until then, been published by Gunnar Erdtman as "Literature on Pollen Statistics and Related Topics". The first issue of the "Pollen Analysis Circular" was dated May 5, 1943 and published by Paul B. Sears (Oberlin College). Subsequent issues were generally edited by Sears, sometimes in cooperation with L.R. Wilson. In January 1945, the "Pollen Analysis Circular" was renamed the "Pollen and Spore Circular" to more accurately reflect its scope. After 1954, the Circular was incorporated into the "Micropaleontologist", soon renamed "Micropaleontology", published by the American Museum of Natural History.
Dehiscence (botany) Dehiscence (botany) Dehiscence is the splitting along a built-in line of weakness in a plant structure in order to release its contents, and is common among fruits, anthers and sporangia. Sometimes this involves the complete detachment of a part. Structures that open in this way are said to be dehiscent. Structures that do not open in this way are called indehiscent, and rely on other mechanisms such as decay or predation to release the contents. A similar process to dehiscence occurs in some flower buds (e.g., "Platycodon", "Fuchsia"), but this is rarely referred to as dehiscence unless circumscissile dehiscence is