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

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.

Cooperation
National Herbarium Libreville, Gabon
Herbarium Vadense, Wageningen, Netherlands
Institut de Recherche en Écologie Tropicale (IRET), Gabon

Contact
Phone: ++49 – (0)6131 – 39 22877
Fax: ++49 – (0)6131 – 39 23524
E-mail: aley@uni-mainz.de