Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jürg Schönenberger
Head of Division
Head of Department
4. floor, room 415
t: +43 (0)1 4277-540 80
m: juerg.schoenenberger@univie.ac.at
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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
- The Late Cretaceous Flora of South Bohemia (FWF-Projekt I 6402-B)
- The eFLOWER initiative: A framework for understanding the evolution and diversification of flowers
- Development of novel applications of x-ray computed tomography in plant science
- Floral diversity and evolutionary history of Ericales
- Floral evolution and diversification in the light of morphospace analyses (FWF-Projekt P 25077-B16) - finished
- Pollinator shifts and floral Evolution in the Merianieae (Melastomataceae) (FWF-Projekt P 30669-B29) - finished
Teaching
Curriculum Vitae
Current position
- 2009– Professor in Structural Botany
Education and scientific career
- 2007 Docent in Plant Systematics, Stockholm University, Sweden
- 2004–2009 Lecturer in Plant Systematics, Department of Botany, 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
2021
Artuso, S., Gamisch, A., Staedler, Y. M., Schönenberger, J., & Comes, H. P. (2021). Evidence for selectively constrained 3D flower shape evolution in a Late Miocene clade of Malagasy Bulbophyllum orchids. New Phytologist, 232(2), 853-867. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17643
Dellinger, A. S., Artuso, S., Fernández-Fernández, D. M., & Schönenberger, J. (2021). Stamen dimorphism in bird-pollinated flowers – investigating alternative hypotheses on the evolution of heteranthery. Evolution, 75(10), 2589-2599. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.14260
Falster, D., Gallagher, R., Wenk, E. H., Wright, I. J., Indiarto, D., Andrew, S. C., Baxter, C., Lawson, J., Allen, S., Fuchs, A., Monro, A., Kar, F., Adams, M. A., Ahrens, C. W., Alfonzetti, M., Angevin, T., Apgaua, D. M. G., Arndt, S., Atkin, O. K., ... Zieminska, K. (2021). AusTraits, a curated plant trait database for the Australian flora. Scientific Data, 8(1), 1-20. Article 254. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-01006-6
Leme, F. M., Staedler, Y. M., Schönenberger, J., & Teixeira, S. P. (2021). Floral morphogenesis of Celtis species: implications for breeding system and reduced floral structure. American Journal of Botany: the journal for all plant biologists, 108(9), 1595-1611. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1724
Schindler, F., Fragner, L., Herpell, J. B., Berger, A., Brenner, M., Tischler, S., Bellaire, A., Schoenenberger, J., Li, W., Sun, X., Schinnerl, J., Brecker, L., & Weckwerth, W. (2021). Dissecting metabolism of leaf nodules in Ardisia crenata and Psychotria punctata. Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 8, Article 683671. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmolb.2021.683671
Dellinger, A. S., Pérez-Barrales, R., Michelangeli, F. A., Penneys, D. S., Fernández-Fernández, D. M., & Schönenberger, J. (2021). Low bee visitation rates explain pollinator shifts to vertebrates in tropical mountains. New Phytologist, 231(2), 864-877. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17390
Chartier, M., von Balthazar-Schönenberger, A. M. L., Sontag, S., Löfstrand, S., Palme, T., Jabbour, F., Sauquet, H., & Schönenberger, J. (2021). Global patterns and a latitudinal gradient of flower disparity: perspectives from the angiosperm order Ericales. New Phytologist, 230(2), 821-831. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17195
Kanduth, L., Chartier, M., Schönenberger, J., & Dellinger, A. S. (2021). Red and white clover provide food resources for honeybees and wild bees in urban environments. Nordic Journal of Botany, 39(3), 1-11. Article e03005. https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.03005
2020
Schönenberger, J., von Balthazar-Schönenberger, A. M. L., Lopez Martinez, A., Albert, B., Prieu, C., Magallon, S., & Sauquet, H. (2020). Phylogenetic analysis of fossil flowers using an angiosperm-wide data set: proof-of-concept and challenges ahead. American Journal of Botany: the journal for all plant biologists, 107(10), 1433-1448. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1538
Leme, F. M., Schönenberger, J., Staedler, Y. M., & Teixeira, S. P. (2020). Comparative floral development reveals novel aspects of structure and diversity of flowers in Cannabaceae. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 193(1), 64-83. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boaa004
Xiao, N., Bock, P., Antreich, S. J., Staedler, Y. M., Schönenberger, J., & Gierlinger, N. (2020). From the Soft to the Hard: Changes in Microchemistry During Cell Wall Maturation of Walnut Shells. Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, Article 466. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2020.00466
Reich, D., Berger, A., von Balthazar, M., Chartier, M., Sherafati, M., Schönenberger, J., Manafzadeh, S., & Staedler, Y. M. (2020). Modularity and evolution of flower shape: the role of function, development, and spandrels in Erica. New Phytologist, 226(1), 267-280. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16337
2019
Dellinger, A. S., Artuso, S., Pamperl, S., Michelangeli, F. A., Penneys, D. S., Fernández-Fernández, D. M., Alvear, M., Almeda, F., Armbruster, W. S., Städler, Y., & Schönenberger, J. (2019). Modularity increases rate of floral evolution and adaptive success for functionally specialized pollination systems. Communications Biology, 2(1), Article 453. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-019-0697-7
Dellinger, A., Pöllabauer, L., Loreti, M., Czurda, J., & Schönenberger, J. (2019). Testing functional hypotheses on poricidal anther dehiscence and heteranthery in buzz-pollinated flowers. Acta ZooBot Austria , 156, 197-214.
Sapir, Y., Brunet, J., Byers, D. L., Imbert, E., Schönenberger, J., & Staedler, Y. (2019). Floral Evolution: Breeding Systems, Pollinators, and Beyond. International Journal of Plant Sciences, 180(9), 929-933. https://doi.org/10.1086/706240
Morais, E. B., Schönenberger, J., Conti, E., Antonelli, A., & Szoevenyi, P. (2019). Orthologous nuclear markers and new transcriptomes that broadly cover the phylogenetic diversity of Acanthaceae. Applications in Plant Sciences, 7(9), Article e11290. https://doi.org/10.1002/aps3.11290
Dellinger, A. S., Scheer, L. M., Artuso, S., Fernández-Fernández, D., Sornoza, F., Penneys, D. S., Tenhaken, R., Dötterl, S., & Schönenberger, J. (2019). Bimodal Pollination Systems in Andean Melastomataceae Involving Birds, Bats, and Rodents. The American Naturalist: a bi-monthly journal devoted to the advancement and correlation of the biological sciences, 194(1), 104-116. https://doi.org/10.1086/703517
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. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15453
Dellinger, A. S., Chartier, M., Fernández-Fernández, D., Penneys, D. S., Alvear, M., Almeda, F., Michelangeli, F. A., Staedler, Y., Armbruster, W. S., & Schönenberger, J. (2019). Beyond buzz-pollination – departures from an adaptive plateau lead to new pollination syndromes. New Phytologist, 221(2), 1136-1149. https://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., Schiestl, F. P., & Schlüter, P. M. (2019). Emergence of a floral colour polymorphism by pollinator-mediated overdominance. Nature Communications, 10(1), Article 63. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07936-x
Etl, F., Brandauer, S. S., Brandauer, P., Prader, S., Neier, V., Dötterl, S., & Schönenberger, J. (2019). Flower visitors of Calathea lutea (Marantaceae): The role of the hummingbird Threnetes ruckeri. Acta ZooBot Austria , 156, 183-196.
Damerval, C., Citerne, H., Conde e Silva, N., Deveaux, Y., Delannoy, E., Joets, J., Simonnet, F., Staedler, Y., Schönenberger, J., Yansouni, J., Le Guilloux, M., Sauquet, H., & Nadot, S. (2019). Unraveling the Developmental and Genetic Mechanisms Underpinning Floral Architecture in Proteaceae. Frontiers in Plant Science, 10, Article 18. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00018
2018
Roguz, K., Bajguz, A., Golebiewska, A., Chmur, M., Hill, L., Kalinowski, P., Schönenberger, J., Stpiczynska, M., & Zych, M. (2018). Functional Diversity of Nectary Structure and Nectar Composition in the Genus Fritillaria (Liliaceae). Frontiers in Plant Science, 9, Article 1246. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2018.01246
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. https://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. https://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. https://doi.org/10.1086/697899
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), Article e0192207. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0192207
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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3291-3, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-017-3291-3
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. Article box090. https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/box090
Staedler, Y. M., Kreisberger, T., Manafzadeh, S., Chartier, M., Handschuh, S., Pamperl, S., Sontag, S., Paun, O., & Schönenberger, J. (2018). Novel computed tomography-based tools reliably quantify plant reproductive investment. Journal of Experimental Botany, 69(3), 525-535. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erx405