o. Univ.-Prof. i.R. Dr. Anton Weber
Honorary scientist
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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2001
Weissenhofer, A., Huber, W., Zamora, N., & Weber, A. (2001). A brief outline of the flora and vegetation of the Golfo Dulce Region. In A. Weber (Ed.), An introductory field guide to the flowering plants of the Golfo Dulce rain forests Costa Rica: Corcovado National Park and Piedras Blancas National Park ("Regenwald der Österreicher") ; [exhibition, Linz, Nov. 8th 2001 to March 10th 2002] (pp. 15-24). Biologiezentrum des Oberösterr. Landesmuseums.
Weber, A. (Ed.), Huber, W. (Ed.), Weissenhofer, A. (Ed.), Zamora, N., & Zimmermann, G. (Ed.) (2001). An introductory Field Guide to the flowering plants of the Golfo Dulce Rain Forests, Costa Rica, Corcovado National Park and Piedras Blancas National Park ("Regenwald der Österreicher"). Biologiezentrum. Stapfia
Weber, A. (2001). Bee-flies (Bombylius spp., Bombyliidae, Diptera) and the pollination of flowers. Flora, 196, 1-23.
Weber, A., & Hammel, B. (2001). Cyclanthaceae. In A. Weber (Ed.), An introductory field guide to the flowering plants of the Golfo Dulce rain forests Costa Rica: Corcovado National Park and Piedras Blancas National Park ("Regenwald der Österreicher") ; [exhibition, Linz, Nov. 8th 2001 to March 10th 2002] (pp. 130-133). Biologiezentrum des Oberösterr. Landesmuseums.
Weber, A. (2001). Die faszinierende Welt der Pflanzen: die enorme Spannweite pflanzlicher Diversität. In 8. Abstr. Frankfurter Sonderkolloqu. Biodiversität Unknown publisher.
Lautsch, D., & Weber, A. (2001). Diversity of vascular cryptogams in the Esquinas Rainforest (Piedras Blancas National Park), Costa Rica. In 15th Int. Symp. Biodiversität & Evolutionsbiologie. Bochum, 23.-28.9.2001 (pp. 165-165). Unknown publisher.
Kiehn, M., & Weber, A. (2001). Karyological differentiation and speciation in Malesian Gesneriaceae. In 4th International Flora Malesiana Symposium 1998. Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Taxonomy. The cornerstone of biodiversity (pp. 139-142). Unknown publisher.
Weber, A. (2001). Molecular and morphological systematics in Gesneriaceae. In 15th Int. Symp. Biodiversität & Evolutionsbiologie. Bochum, 23.-28.9.2001 Unknown publisher.
Weber, A., & Burtt, B. L. (2001). New genera and generic concepts in Malesian Gesneriaceae. In 4th International Flora Malesiana Symposium 1998. Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. Taxonomy. The cornerstone of biodiversity (pp. 187-195). Unknown publisher.
Weber, A., & Burtt, B. L. (2001). Redefined, revived and new genera of South East Asian Gesneriaceae. The new genus Ridleyandra. The Gloxinian : the magazine for Gesneriad growers, 51, 19-22.
Weber, A., & Burtt, B. L. (2001). Redefined, revived and new genera of South East Asian Gesneriaceae. The new Malayan genera Emarhendia, Senyumia and Spelaeanthus. The Gloxinian : the magazine for Gesneriad growers, 51, 50-51.
Weber, A., & Burtt, B. L. (2001). Redefined, revived and new genera of South East Asian Gesneriaceae. The restricted genus Didissandra. The Gloxinian : the magazine for Gesneriad growers, 51, 17-18.
Weber, A., & Burtt, B. L. (2001). Redefined, revived and new genera of South East Asian Gesneriaceae. The revived and ill-known genus Raphiocarpus. The Gloxinian : the magazine for Gesneriad growers, 51, 48-49.
Weber, A. (2001). Technical remarks on the "Field Guide". In A. Weber (Ed.), An introductory field guide to the flowering plants of the Golfo Dulce rain forests Costa Rica: Corcovado National Park and Piedras Blancas National Park ("Regenwald der Österreicher") ; [exhibition, Linz, Nov. 8th 2001 to March 10th 2002] (pp. 50-52). Biologiezentrum des Oberösterr. Landesmuseums.
Mendum, M., Lassnig, P., Weber, A., & Christie, F. (2001). Testa and seed appendage morphology in Aeschynanthus (Gesneriaceae): phytogeographical patterns and taxonomic implications. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 135, 195-213.
Gaafar, K., & Weber, A. (2001). The stipules of Dicraspidia donnell-smithii (Muntingiaceae). A surprise. In 15th Int. Symp. Biodiversität & Evolutionsbiologie. Bochum, 23.-28.9.2001 (pp. 20-20). Unknown publisher.
2000
Kastinger, C., & Weber, A. (2000). Attraction of hummingbirds by extrafloral cues in some Costa Rican species of Columnea (Gesneriaceae). Linzer biologische Beiträge, 32(2), 652-653. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/LBB_0032_2_0652-0653.pdf
Mühlbauer, I., Vogel, S., & Weber, A. (2000). Blütenökologie makaronesischer Endemiten mit ornithophilen Merkmalen. Linzer biologische Beiträge, 32(2), 681-682. http://www.zobodat.at/pdf/LBB_0032_2_0681-0682.pdf
Weber, A., Huber, W., & Weissenhofer, A. (2000). Bosque Esquinas: der "Regenwald der Österreicher" in Costa Rica. Linzer biologische Beiträge, 32(2), 722-723.
Lautsch, D., & Weber, A. (2000). Die Farne des Bosque Esquinas ("Regenwald der Österreicher") in Costa Rica. In Abstracts zur 9. Österr. Botanikertagung in Illmitz/Burgenland (28.9.2000 bis 1.10.2000) (pp. 666-667). Biologiezentrum.
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