o. Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Anton Weber
Honorary scientist and lecturer
4. floor, room 218
t: +43 (0)1 4277-540 87
m: anton.weber@univie.ac.at
Interests and areas of research
- Morphology and development of angiosperms (vegetative structures, inflorescences, flowers)
- Floral and dispersal ecology
- Systematics of angiosperms (specially of tropical alliances, e.g., Gesneriaceae, Melastomataceae, Zingiberaceae)
- Tropical botany (field work mainly in Malaysia and Costa Rica)
- Gesneriaceae-Gattungen
Teaching
Cooperations
- With scientists and scientific institutions worldwide (esp. USA, UK, D, MY)
Curriculum Vitae
Current position
- 2004– Honorary scientist and lecturer at the University of Vienna
Education and scientific career
- 2004 Retirement
- 1992–2003 Head of the Department "Morphology and Reproductive Ecology" at the Institute of Botany
- 1990–1992 Head of the Institute of Botany, University of Vienna
- 1986–1992 Head of the "Department of Morphology" at the Institute of Botany
- 1983 Appointment as full professor (o. Univ.-Prof.)
- 1977 Postdoctoral lecture qualification ("Habilitation") in "Botany with special regard of morphology and systematics of higher plants"
- 1971–1977 University assistant at the Institute of Botany, Univ. of Vienna
- 1971 Completion of doctoral thesis ("Morphology of the gynoecium of Gesneriaceae") and granting of the title "Dr. phil." (Doctor of philosophy, equivalent to Ph.D.)
- 1965–1971 Studies in biology (botany, zoology) at the University of Vienna, Austria
Publications
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2009
Möller, M., Pfosser, M., Jang, C-G., Mayer, V., Clark, A., Hollingsworth, M. L., Barfuss, M. H. J., Wang, Y-Z., Kiehn, M., & Weber, A. (2009). A preliminary phylogeny of the 'Didymocarpoid Gesneriaceae' based on three molecular data sets: incongruence with available tribal classifications. American Journal of Botany: the journal for all plant biologists, 96(5), 989-1010. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.0800291
Weber, A., Sontag, S., Mendum, M., Hilliard, O. M., & Noltie, H. (2009). Botanical publications of B. L. Burtt. Edinburgh Journal of Botany: an international journal of plant systematics and biodiversity, 66(1), 8-26.
Eberwein, R., Nickrent, D. L., & Weber, A. (2009). Development and morphology of flowers and inflorescences in Balanophora papuana and B. elongata (Balanophoraceae). American Journal of Botany: the journal for all plant biologists, 96(6), 1055-1076. https://doi.org/10.3732/ajb.0800289
Sehr, E-M., & Weber, A. (2009). Floral ontogeny of Oleaceae and its systematic implications. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 170(7), 845-859.
Huber, W., Schaber, D., Weber, A., & Weissenhofer, A. (Eds.) (2009). Fruits in Costa Rican markets. Verein zur Förderung der Tropenstation La Gamba, Costa Rica.
Weber, A., & Middleton, D. (2009). Plants named in honour of B. L. Burtt. Edinburgh Journal of Botany: an international journal of plant systematics and biodiversity, 66(1), 6-7.
Weber, A. (2009). The Tropical Station La Gamba/Costa Rica ("Tropenstation La Gamba") - a place for scientific studies in the Neotropics. Unknown Journal.
2008
Sontag, S., & Weber, A. (2008). Appendix: Publications of Otto Porsch. In A. Weissenhofer (Ed.), Natural and cultural history of the Golfo Dulce Region, Costa Rica: Historia natural y cultural de la región del Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica (pp. 671-674). Biologiezentrum. Stapfia Vol. 88
Weber, A., & Noltie, H. (2008). Brian Laurence Burtt (1913 - 2008). Taxon: international journal of plant taxonomy, phylogeny and evolution, 57(4), 1366-1369.
Weissenhofer, A., Huber, W., Koukal, T., Immitzer, M., Schembera, E., Sontag, S., Zamora, N., & Weber, A. (2008). Ecosystem diversity in the Piedras Blancas National Park and adjacent areas (Costa Rica), with the first vegetation map of the area. In A. Weissenhofer (Ed.), Natural and cultural history of the Golfo Dulce Region, Costa Rica: Historia natural y cultural de la región del Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica (pp. 65-96). Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum. Stapfia Vol. 88
Weissenhofer, A., Huber, W., Mayer, V., Pamperl, S., Weber, A., & Aubrecht, G. (2008). Introduction. Stapfia, 88, 14-16.
Weissenhofer, A., Huber, W., Mayer, V., Pamperl, S., Weber, A., & Aubrecht, G. (Eds.) (2008). Natural and Cultural History of the Golfo Dulce Region, Costa Rica. Biologiezentrum. Stapfia
Weber, A. (2008). Notes on the pollination of the perfume flowers of
Gloxinia perennis (Gesneriaceae) by euglossine bees / Notas sobre la polinización de las flores perfumadas de
Gloxinia perennis (Gesneriaceae) por abejas euglossine. In A. Weissenhofer (Ed.), Natural and cultural history of the Golfo Dulce Region, Costa Rica: Historia natural y cultural de la región del Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica (pp. 573-578). Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum. Stapfia Vol. 88
Weber, A. (2008). Otto Porsch and the scientific goals and results of the
Austrian Costa Rica expedition 1930. In A. Weissenhofer (Ed.), Natural and cultural history of the Golfo Dulce Region, Costa Rica: Historia natural y cultural de la región del Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica (pp. 667-674). Biologiezentrum. Stapfia Vol. 88
Huber, W., Weissenhofer, A., Zamora, N., & Weber, A. (2008). Plant diversity and biogeography
of the Golfo Dulce region, Costa Rica / Diversidad vegetal y biogeografía
de la región de Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica. In A. Weissenhofer (Ed.), Natural and cultural history of the Golfo Dulce Region, Costa Rica: Historia natural y cultural de la región del Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica (pp. 97-103). Biologiezentrum. Stapfia Vol. 88
Weber, A. (2008). Pollination in the plants of the Golfo Dulce area. In A. Weissenhofer (Ed.), Natural and cultural history of the Golfo Dulce Region, Costa Rica: Historia natural y cultural de la región del Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica (pp. 509-538). Biologiezentrum. Stapfia Vol. 88
Weber, A. (2008). Scientific work of Austrian students in the "Austrian
rainforest" (Piedras Blancas National Park, Costa Rica),
with special regard to pollination studies / Trabajo científico de los estudiantes en el "Bosque lluvioso de
los Austriacos" (Parque Nacional Piedras Blancas, Costa Rica), con
especial consideración en los estudios de polinización. In A. Weissenhofer (Ed.), Natural and cultural history of the Golfo Dulce Region, Costa Rica: Historia natural y cultural de la región del Golfo Dulce, Costa Rica (pp. 579-588). Biologiezentrum. Stapfia Vol. 88
Weissenhofer, A., Wanek, W., Huber, W., & Weber, A. (2008). Terrestrial litter trappers in the Golfo Dulce region: diversity, architecture and ecology of a poorly known group of plant specialists. Stapfia, 88, 143-154.
Albert, R., & Weber, A. (2008). The "Tropical Research Station La Gamba" - science, education and nature conservation in Costa Rica. Stapfia, 88, 739-742.
2007
Rebernig, C. A., & Weber, A. (2007). Diversity, development and systematic relevance of seed pedestals in Scrophulariaceae (s.l.). Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie, 127(2), 133-150.
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