Schönenberger Jürg

Prof. Dr. Jürg Schönenberger

Head of Division
4. floor, room 415
t: +43 (0)1 4277-540 80
m: juerg.schoenenberger@univie.ac.at

© Jürg Schönenberger

Research interests

Our primary research interests are in organismal evolution and phylogenetics of angiosperms. We have particular interests in the comparative analysis of floral structure and function, both of extant and of fossil angiosperms, the study of floral ontogeny, and the analysis of character evolution in a phylogenetic framework. We integrate results from comparative morphology, palaeobotany, and molecular phylogenetics in order to shed light onto the early evolution and diversification of the angiosperms and their flowers. Systematically, our current research focuses on the order Ericales. However, we am involved in a series of research projects in other phylogenetic lineages including Acanthaceae, Araceae, Malvaceae, Melastomataceae, and Orchidaceae). Three topics that we have become interested only more recently and that we hope to develop further in the coming years include pollination biology (particularly in the tropics), novel technical approaches to the study of floral structure (High Resolution X-Ray Computed Tomography) and modern theoretical approaches (morphospace analysis) for the analysis of plant evolution and diversity.

Projects

Teaching

Current Courses

Cooperations

Stockholm Universität, Schweden
University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden, California, USA

Curriculum Vitae

Current position

2009 - Professor in Structural Botany

Education and scientific career

2004 - 2009 Lecturer in Plant Systematics, Department of Botany, Stockholm University, Sweden
2007 Docent in Plant Systematics, Stockholm University, Sweden
2002 - 2004 Department of Botany, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
Funded through a fellowship from the Swiss National Science Foundation
2000 - 2002 Institute of Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, Switzerland
1998 - 2000 Department of Palaeobotany, Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden
1998 Dr. phil. (PhD) in Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, Switzerland
1994 Diplom (MSc) in Systematic Botany, University of Zurich, Switzerland

Publications

2019

Vasconcelos, T. N. C., Chartier, M., Prenner, G., Martins, A. C., Schönenberger, J., Wingler, A., & Lucas, E. (2019). Floral uniformity through evolutionary time in a species-rich tree lineage. New Phytologist, 221(3), 1597-1608. doi.org/10.1111/nph.15453

Dellinger, A. S., Chartier, M., Fernández-Fernández, D., Penneys, D. S., Alvear, M., Almeda, F., ... Schönenberger, J. (2019). Beyond buzz-pollination – departures from an adaptive plateau lead to new pollination syndromes. New Phytologist, 221(2), 1136-1149. doi.org/10.1111/nph.15468

Kellenberger, R. T., Byers, K. J. R. P., De Brito Francisco, R. M., Staedler, Y. M., LaFountain, A. M., Schönenberger, J., ... Schlüter, P. M. (2019). Emergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominance. Nature Communications, 10, [63]. doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07936-x

Dellinger, A., Artuso, S., Pamperl, S., Michelangeli, FA., Penneys, D., Fernandez-Fernandez, DM., ... Schönenberger, J. (2019). Is modularity the key to adaptive success? Testing alternative hypotheses on modularity in flowers of Merianieae (Melastomataceae). In Abstract Book GM Austria 2019 (pp. 13)

Kopper, C., Pamperl, S., Lachmayer, M., von Balthazar-Schönenberger, A. M. L., Städler, Y., Schönenberger, J., & Chartier, M. (2019). Spur shape and vasculature in Aquilegia, a pilot study: Poster presentation. In Abstract Book GM Austria 2019 (pp. 19). Wien.

Artuso, S., Gamisch, A., Städler, Y., Schönenberger, J., & Comes, H. P. (2019). Tempo and mode of flower shape evolution in a small-sized radiation of Madagascan Bulbophyllum orchids (clade 'C') using 3D geometric morphometrics. In Abstract Book GM Austria 2019 (pp. 8). Wien.

Damerval, C., Citerne, H., Conde e Silva, N., Deveaux, Y., Delannoy, E., Joets, J., ... Nadot, S. (2019). Unraveling the Developmental and Genetic Mechanisms Underpinning Floral Architecture in Proteaceae. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, [18]. doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00018

Chartier, M., Pamperl, S., Kopper, C., Lachmayer, M., von Balthazar-Schönenberger, A. M. L., Städler, Y., & Schönenberger, J. (2019). 3D pollination syndromes in Aquilegia, a pilot study. In Abstract Book GM Austria 2019 (pp. 12)

2018

Roguz, K., Bajguz, A., Golebiewska, A., Chmur, M., Hill, L., Kalinowski, P., ... Zych, M. (2018). Functional Diversity of Nectary Structure and Nectar Composition in the Genus Fritillaria (Liliaceae). Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, [1246]. doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01246

Städler, Y., Manafzadeh, S., & Schönenberger, J. (2018). Understanding the evolvability of flowers: a grand perspective of floral shape modularity. II Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Montpellier, France.

Dellinger, A., Artuso, S., Fernández-Fernández, D., Penneys, D. S., Michelangeli, FA., Alvear, M., ... Schönenberger, J. (2018). Floral trait convergence and functional differentiation concomitant with pollinator shifts in Merianieae (Melastomataceae). II Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Montpellier, France.

Chartier, M., von Balthazar-Schönenberger, A. M. L., Sauquet, H., & Schönenberger, J. (2018). Flowers in space? An angiosperm-wide morphospace study based on extant taxa, fossils, and ancestral reconstructions. Poster session presented at II Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Montpellier, France.

Rose, J. P., Kleist, T. J., Löfstrand, S. D., Drew, B. T., Schönenberger, J., & Sytsma, K. J. (2018). Phylogeny, historical biogeography, and diversification of angiosperm order Ericales suggest ancient Neotropical and East Asian connections. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 122, 59-79. doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2018.01.014

Jeiter, J., Staedler, Y. M., Schönenberger, J., Weigend, M., & Luebert, F. (2018). Gynoecium and Fruit Development in Heliotropium Sect. Heliothamnus (Heliotropiaceae). International Journal of Plant Sciences, 179(4), 275–286. doi.org/10.1086/696219

Leme, F. M., Staedler, Y. M., Schönenberger, J., & Teixeira, S. P. (2018). Ontogeny and Vascularization Elucidate the Atypical Floral Structure of Ampelocera glabra, a Tropical Species of Ulmaceae. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 179(6), 461-476. doi.org/10.1086/697899

Sauquet, H., von Balthazar-Schönenberger, A. M. L., Doyle, J. A., Endress, P. K., Magallon, S., Staedler, Y., & Schönenberger, J. (2018). Challenges and questions in reconstructing the ancestral flower of angiosperms: A reply to Sokoloff et al. American Journal of Botany: the journal for all plant biologists, 105(2), 127-135. doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1023

Chomicki, G., Staedler, Y. M., Bidel, L. P. R., Jay-Allemand, C., Schönenberger, J., & Renner, S. S. (2018). Deciphering the complex architecture of an herb using micro-computed X-ray tomography, with an illustrated discussion on architectural diversity of herbs. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 186(2), 145-157. [box090]. doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/box090

Staedler, Y. M., Kreisberger, T., Manafzadeh, S., Chartier, M., Handschuh, S., Pamperl, S., ... Schönenberger, J. (2018). Novel computed tomography-based tools reliably quantify plant reproductive investment. Journal of Experimental Botany, 69(3), 525-535. doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erx405

Dellinger, A., Scheer, L. M., Fernandez-Fernandez, D. M., Penneys, D. S., Tenhaken, R., Dötterl, S., & Schönenberger, J. (2018). Beyond pollination syndromes: disentangling complex vertebrate pollination systems in the genus Meriania (Melastomataceae). In XI International Symposium on Pollination: Abstracts

Dellinger, A., Scheer, L. M., Artuso, S., Fernandez-Fernandez, D. M., Penneys, D. S., Sornoza, F., ... Schönenberger, J. (2018). Beyond pollination syndromes: disentangling complex vertebrate pollination systems in the genus Meriania (Melastomataceae). In PopBio 2018: 31st Conference of the Plant Population Biology Section of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland (GfÖ): Abstracts

Dellinger, A., Fernandez-Fernandez, D. M., Artuso, S., Penneys, D. S., Michelangeli, F. A., Alvear, M., ... Schönenberger, J. (2018). Cambios de polinizadores resultan en la reconstrucción de la flor. In XII Latin American Botanical Congress (LABC): Abstracts

Dellinger, A., Paun, O., Fernandez-Fernandez, D. M., Penneys, D. S., & Schönenberger, J. (2018). Impact of pollinator shifts on mating systems and population genetic diversity in a Neotropical plant group. In European Conference of Tropical Ecology, Annual Meeting of the society for Tropical Ecology (GTÖ): Challenges in Tropical Ecology and Conservation - Global Perspectives [S15-002]

Dellinger, A., Paun, O., Fernandez-Fernandez, D. M., Penneys, D. S., & Schönenberger, J. (2018). Population genetics as a tool for measuring connectivity in tropical plants – a case study from South American mountains. 34. Jahrestagung Lateinamerikaforschung Austria, Strobl am Wolfgangsee, Austria.

Schönenberger, J., Sauquet, H., von Balthazar-Schönenberger, A. M. L., & Magallon, S. (2018). Reconstructing and portraying the ancestral flower of angiosperms as a single image: lessons learned from a successful media story. II Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Montpellier, France.

Reyes, E., Nadot, S., von Balthazar-Schönenberger, A. M. L., Schönenberger, J., & Sauquet, H. (2018). Testing the impact of morphological rate heterogeneity on ancestral state reconstruction of five floral traits in angiosperms. Scientific Reports, 8(1), [9473]. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-27750-1

Cyran, N., Palumbo, A., Klepal, W., Vidal, E. A. G., Staedler, Y., Schönenberger, J., & von Byern, J. (2018). The short life of the Hoyle organ of Sepia officinalis: formation, differentiation and degradation by programmed cell death. Hydrobiologia: the international journal on limnology and marine sciences, 808(1), 35-55. doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3291-3, doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3291-3

Mayer, V., Nepel, M., Blatrix, R., Oberhauser, F. B., Fiedler, K., Schönenberger, J., & Voglmayr, H. (2018). Transmission of fungal partners to incipient Cecropia-tree ant colonies. PLoS ONE, 13(2), [e0192207]. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192207

2017

Sauquet, H., Von Balthazar, M., Magallón, S., Doyle, J. A., Endress, P. K., Bailes, E. J., ... Schönenberger, J. (2017). The ancestral flower of angiosperms and its early diversification. Nature Communications, 8, [16047]. doi.org/10.1038/ncomms16047

Etl, F., Franschitz, A., Aguiar, A. J. C., Schönenberger, J., & Dötterl, S. (2017). A perfume-collecting male oil bee? Evidences of a novel pollination system involving Anthurium acutifolium (Araceae) and Paratetrapedia chocoensis (Apidae, Tapinotaspidini). Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants, 232, 7-15. doi.org/10.1016/j.flora.2017.02.020

Chartier, M., Loefstrand, S., von Balthazar-Schönenberger, A. M. L., Gerber, S., Jabbour, F., Sauquet, H., & Schönenberger, J. (2017). How (much) do flowers vary? Unbalanced disparity among flower functional modules and a mosaic pattern of morphospace occupation in the order Ericales. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 284(1852), [20170066]. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0066