by Agnes | Feb 25, 2025 | reflections and news
The start of 2025 also signified the start of my big ERC Starting grant MountBuzz: relating context-dependent plant-pollinator interactions to macroevolution. Our aim in this project is to study the evolution of reproductive strategies in the plant family...
by Agnes | Nov 28, 2024 | fieldwork
We, that’s Viki Wieser and Johan Urrea, have just finished two months of intense field work in Colombia, exploring the tribe Pyxidantheae and the ecology of these plants. We’ve travelled to the departments Boyacá, Antioquía, Valle del Cauca and Magdalena, and...
by Agnes | Oct 1, 2024 | student research
by Benjamin Lazarus (PhD student) Over the past year, we have been gathering a bourgeoning collection of Melastome species housed in the Botanical Garden of Vienna … and we have been putting these new specimens to good use! Our new undergraduate student, Benjamin...
by Agnes | Jul 21, 2024 | reflections and news
The past months have been a little different for my lab with me being on maternity leave and dividing my time between childcare and work during nap times. First, I have to say – while it is challenging sometimes, it is also tremendously rewarding, and I enjoy...
by Agnes | Oct 31, 2023 | fieldwork
Hello world! It’s Ben and Ash from South America… Agnes explained the thrust of our project best in her recent post “Rhexia fieldwork II: buzz-flower biomechanics” so make sure to check that out! But if two tabs is too many for you (red flag) or you are a...
