Floral variants of shepherd’s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) in Vienna
Project management Hameister Steffen
organizational unit Institute of Botany
duration 01.03.2011 to- 31.07.2012
Research project (§ 26 & § 27)
Program none
Funder City of Vienna
Competencies
- Lebensraum und Landschaft
- Forschungscluster "Pflanzen"
Abstract
With regard to speciation processes in plant populations, the investigation of naturally occurring variation is of high evolutionary importance. In this context, a floral variant of shepherd´s purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris) was chosen as a promising model to evaluate involved processes. This variant has been described for Vienna and surroundings about 200 years ago. The recent distribution in this area will be documented in floristic surveys. Furthermore, the project aims to investigate whether there is any genetic differentiation among the floral variant and wild-type of Capsella bursa-pastoris detectable.
Project staff
Steffen Hameister
Dipl.-Biol. Dr.rer.nat. Steffen Hameister
steffen.hameister@boku.ac.at
Project Leader
01.03.2011 - 31.07.2012
BOKU partners
External partners
Osnabrück University
partner
Funder
