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Alexandra Ley
Ph.D. Student
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Research project
Flower ecology and phylogeny of African Marantaceae
Keywords:
Diversity in flower structure, precision in the style
movement, flower-animal interaction, pollinator specialization,
pollinator behaviour, reproductive system, phylogeny,
distribution patterns
Fieldwork:
in Gabon (Nov. 2004 to Jan. 2005, Sept. 2005 to Jan.
2006, Oct. to Dec. 2006)
Poster:
Ley, A. & R. Claßen-Bockhoff (2005) Floral
diversity of African Marantaceae – XVII. International
Botanical Congress, Austria Centre Vienna, 17 - 23 July
Ley, A. & R. Claßen-Bockhoff (2006) Floral
ecology and pollination of African Marantaceae. 19th
Annual Meeting of the Society for Tropical Ecology,
Kaiserslautern, 21 – 24 February
Ley, A., Pischtschan, E. & R. Claßen-Bockhoff
(2007) Diversity and ontogeny in the hooded staminode
of Marantaceae. Botanikertagung, Hamburg, 3 –
7 September
Talks:
Ley, A. & R. Claßen-Bockhoff
(2006) Parallel evolution in plant-pollinator interactions
in African Marantaceae. Botany 2006, Chico, USA. August
2006; 17 th International Symposium Biodiversity and
Evolutionary Biology, Bonn. October 2006 and 18th AETFAT
Congress in Yaounde, Cameron. February 2007; Scape 2007,
Aarhus, Danmark November.
Ley, A., C. Nowicki, W. Barthlott & P.L. Ibisch.
Modelling and mapping diversity and endemism patterns
of plant species: the example of the orchids of Bolivia.
17 th annual meeting of the Society for Tropical Ecology
in Bayreuth, Germany. February 2004
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Publications
Ley, A. & R. Claßen-Bockhoff (accepted) Parallel
evolution in plant pollinator interaction in African
Marantaceae. Kew Bulletin.
Ley, A., C. Nowicki, W. Barthlott & P.L. Ibisch
(2004) Biogeography and spatial diversity. In: Vasquez,
Ch. R. & P.L. Ibisch (Ed.) Orchids of Bolivia -
Diversity and conservation status Vol.2 Laeliinae, Polystachinae,
Sobraliinae with updates of the Pleurothallidinae. Editorial
FAN, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. 492-571
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Ley, A. C. Nowicki & P.L. Ibisch (2004) Distribution
maps of the Pleurothallidinae. In: Vasquez, Ch. R. &
P.L. Ibisch (Ed.) Orchids of Bolivia - Diversity and
conservation status Vol.2 Laeliinae, Polystachinae,
Sobraliinae with updates of the Pleurothallidinae. Editorial
FAN, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. 402-487.
Nowicki, C., A. Ley, R. Caballero, J.H. Sommer, W. Barthlott
& P.L. Ibisch (2004) Extrapolating distribution
ranges – BIOM 1.1, a computerized bio-climatic
model for the extrapolation of species ranges and diversity
patterns. In: Vasquez, Ch. R. & P.L. Ibisch (Ed.)
Orchids of Bolivia - Diversity and conservation status
Vol.2 Laeliinae, Polystachinae, Sobraliinae with updates
of the Pleurothallidinae. Editorial FAN, Santa Cruz
de la Sierra, Bolivia. 39-68.
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Cooperation
National Herbarium Libreville, Gabon
Herbarium Vadense, Wageningen, Netherlands
Institut de Recherche en Écologie Tropicale (IRET),
Gabon
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Contact
Phone: ++49 – (0)6131 –
39 22877
Fax: ++49 – (0)6131 – 39 23524
E-mail: aley@uni-mainz.de
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Marantochloa purpurea (Ridley)
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