Univ.-Prof. Dr. Jürg Schönenberger
Head of Division
4. floor, room 415
t: +43 (0)1 4277-540 80
m: juerg.schoenenberger@univie.ac.at
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 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 evolution and diversification in the light of morphospace analyses (FWF-Project: P 25077-B16)
- Floral diversity and evolutionary history of Ericales
- Pollinator shifts and floral Evolution in the Merianieae (Melastomataceae) (FWF-Project: P 30669-B29)
Teaching
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
2018
Dellinger, A., Artuso, S., Fernández-Fernández, D., Penneys, D. S., Michelangeli, FA., Alvear, M., Almeda, F., Städler, Y., & 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., 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. 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., Tenhaken, R., Dötterl, S., & 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., Almeda, F., & 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., Barroso de Morais, E., Bull-Hereñu, K., Carrive, L., Chartier, M., Chomicki, G., Coiro, M., Cornette, R., El Ottra, J. H. L., Epicoco, C., Foster, C. S. P., Jabbour, F., Haevermans, A., Haevermans, T., ... 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 of London B: Biological Sciences, 284(1852), [20170066]. doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2017.0066
Ta, K. N., Adam, H., Städler, Y., Schönenberger, J., Harrop, T., Tregear, J., Do, N. V., Gantet, P., Ghesquiere, A., & Jouannic, S. (2017). Differences in meristem size and expression of branching genes are associated with variation in panicle phenotype in wild and domesticated African rice. EvoDevo, 8, [2]. doi.org/10.1186/s13227-017-0065-y
Manafzadeh, S., Städler, Y., Moazzeni, H., Masson, D., Schönenberger, J., & Conti, E. (2017). Response of oriental xerophytes to the occidental industrial revolution. bioRxiv. biorxiv.org/content/early/2017/08/06/173013.abstract
Dellinger, A., Artuso, S., Fernandez-Fernandez, D., Penneys, D. S., Michelangeli, F. A., Alvear, M., Almeda, F., Städler, Y., & Schönenberger, J. (2017). Bees, birds, bats - and mice? Pollination syndromes and floral traits in Merianieae (Melastomataceae). In IBC 2017, Abstract Book I: Oral Presentations (pp. 59). [T1-18-06]
Dellinger, A., Artuso, S., Fernandez-Fernandez, D., Penneys, D. S., Michelangeli, F. A., Alvear, M., Almeda, F., Städler, Y., & Schönenberger, J. (2017). Functional differentiation and floral trait convergence in accordance with pollinator shifts in Merianieae (Melastomataceae). In IBC 2017, Abstract Book I: Oral Presentations (pp. 205). [T2-37-05]
Dellinger, A., Paun, O., Fernandez-Fernandez, D. M., Penneys, D. S., & Schönenberger, J. (2017). Impact of pollinator shifts on mating systems and population genetic diversity in a Neotropical plant group. In Population Biology in a Changing World. 30th Conference of the Plant Population Biology Section of the Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland - GfÖ: Abstracts (pp. 31)
Schönenberger, J., von Balthazar-Schönenberger, A. M. L., Magallon, S., Albert, B., Prieu, C., & Sauquet, H. (2017). Integrating morphology, molecules, and fossil flowers: First results from the Paleo-eFLOWER initiative. In XIX IBC 2017, Abstract Book I: Oral Presentations (pp. 130). [T2-11-01]
Chartier, M., Fernandez, J-L., Prehsler, D., Schönenberger, J., & Gibernau, M. (2017). Note on the pollination of Calla palustris L. (Araceae). Aroideana : Journal of the International Aroid Society, 40(1), 71-83.
Etl, F., Franschitz, A., Aguiar, A. J. C., Dötterl, S., & Schönenberger, J. (2017). Perfume-collecting male oil bees? Evidence for a novel pollination system involving Anthurium acutifolium (Araceae) and Paratetrapedia chocoensis (Apidae, Tapinotaspidini). In XIX IBC 2017, Abstract Book I: Oral Presentations (pp. 248-249). [T2-55-06]
Ramirez-Barahona, S., Schönenberger, J., Sauquet, H., & Magallon, S. (2017). Temporal patterns of extant species diversification of the families of flowering plants. In XIX IBC 2017, Abstract Book I: Oral Presentations (pp. 188-189). [T2-31-12]
Sauquet, H., von Balthazar-Schönenberger, A. M. L., Magallon, S., Sanmartin, I., & Schönenberger, J. (2017). Testing the morphological clock using an angiosperm-wide floral dataset. In XIX IBC 2017, Abstract Book I: Oral Presentations (pp. 186-187). [T2-31-06]