Current Research Projects
 

Caryophylloideae Projects

A. PHD Project (Stefan Dötterl): "Importance of floral scent compounds for the interaction between Silene latifolia (Caryophyllaceae) and the nursery pollinator Hadena bicruris (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)". [more...]

This project has been financially supported by the DFG (German Science Fundation - Graduate College 678)

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B. Masters Project (Petra Oberpaul) "Adaptation of Hadena bicruris (Noctuidae) to its host-plant Silene latifolia (Caryophyllaceae)" [more...]

This project has been financially supported by the DFG (German Science Fundation - Graduate College 678)

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C1. Masters Project (Starting 2004 - Katrin Jahreiss): "Methods for the investigation of floral odors as attractants for mosqitoes" (In cooperation with Martin Geier, BioGents, Regensburg) [more...]

 

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C2. PHD Project (Starting 2004 - Umma Salma Jhumur): "Chemical attractiveness of night-flowering Caryophyllaceae  of the Silene otites group (and other plants) to flower visiting mosquitoes" (In cooperation with Martin Geier, BioGents, Regensburg; Stefan Schütz Göttingen, Bernhard Weissbecker, Göttingen) [more...]

This project is financially supported by the DFG (German Science Fundation - Graduate College 678)

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D. Project (Stefan Dötterl & Andreas Jürgens) - In cooperation with Armin Mosandl & Dirk Burkhard): "Lilac aldehydes isomers in Silene species -  biological activity of different lilac aldehyde enantiomers?" [more...]

 

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E. Project (Andreas Jürgens & Taina Witt) "Pollination biology of Silene species in Israel" [more...]

Other projects not related with the genus Silene

A. Floral scent evolution in nocturnal Conophytum species (Aizoaceae) in South Africa [more...]

This project has been financially supported by the DFG Priority Programme SPP-1127 "Radiations Origins of Biological Diversity" German Science Fundation (DFG).

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B. PHD - Project: The importance of flower odors for the pollination of Salix species and their role as crossing barriers (In cooperation with Gregor Aas, Ecological Botanical Garden, University of Bayreuth, Germany) [more...]

This project is financially supported by the DFG (German Science Fundation - Graduate College 678)

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C. Chemical composition of leaf volatiles in Macaranga species (Euphorbiaceae) and their potential role as olfactory cues in host-localisation of foundress queens and/or as chemical defense against herbivores. (In cooperation with Heike Feldhaar, University Würzburg) [more...]
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D. Chemical composition of carrion fly flowers, particular Asclepidiaceae [more...]
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E. Pollen odors in Ranunculaceae species [more...] 
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F. Spatial fragrance patterns in flowers [more...]
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Andreas Jürgens