Research Portfolios

Systematic Botany

Chemical and evolutionary ecology of plant - insect interactions

Prof. Dr. Florian P. Schiestl, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Zurich, Institute of Systematic Botany

Plants interact with a vast array of insects in antagonistic and mutualistic associations. Among the various channels...

Evolutionary Biology

The molecular basis of pollinator-mediated reproductive isolation and speciation

Dr. Philipp M. Schlüter, Zurich-Basel PSC, University of Zurich, Institute of Systematic Botany

Divergent selection by the environment can result in the establishment of reproductive isolation and, thereafter, the...