Associations of Leaf Spectra with Genetic and Phylogenetic Variation in Oaks: Prospects for Remote Detection of Biodiversity

Jeannine Cavender-Bares 1,*, Jose Eduardo Meireles 1,*, John J. Couture 2, Matthew A. Kaproth 1, Clayton C. Kingdon 2, Aditya Singh 2, Shawn P. Serbin 2,3, Alyson Center 1,4, Esau Zuniga 5, George Pilz 5 and Philip A. Townsend 2 1 Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN 55108, USA; [email protected] (M.K.); [email protected] (A.C.) 2 Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA; [email protected] (J.J.C.); [email protected] (C.C.K.); [email protected] (A.S.); [email protected] (S.P.S.); [email protected] (P.A.T.) 3 Environmental & Climate Sciences Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA 4 Department of Biology, Saint Olaf College, Northfield, MN 55057, USA 5 Departamento de Ingenieria en Ambiente y Desarrollo, University of Zamorano, Zamorano, Honduras; [email protected] (E.Z.); [email protected] (G.P.) * Correspondence: [email protected] (J.C.-B.); [email protected] (J.E.M.); Tel.: +1-612-624-6337 (J.C.-B.); +1-612-624-6951 (J.E.M.); Fax: +1-612-624-6777 (J.C.-B. & J.E.M.)