tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21594668898327374902024-03-05T21:01:07.171+01:00Sílvia Castro - HomepageSílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-23182918360177944852009-11-06T16:40:00.008+01:002009-11-06T16:49:24.116+01:00Already available online<a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/c11116h488034400/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:verdana;" > </span></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/c11116h488034400/"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:verdana;" >Dispersal mechanisms of the narrow endemic Polygala vayredae: dispersal syndromes and spatio-temporal variations in ant dispersal assemblages</span></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">S. Castro, V. Ferrero, J. Loureiro, X. Espadaler, P. Silveira, L. Navarro</span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Plant Ecololy, DOI 10.1007/s11258-009-9679-z</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUxCC-Qf22Eaed2br8WTtaZSxTfzc5xZBer9U5ic1f2HGIx1YeMpbWH0SB4Su18XzptSdQtXWOYb65KUMaW5ad2GYPRHwQlkGZLcRd0b_dG4MjetCQNdaQ_rwAwYA594wRzQgQM6bSj23/s1600-h/Fig3+%28small%29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUxCC-Qf22Eaed2br8WTtaZSxTfzc5xZBer9U5ic1f2HGIx1YeMpbWH0SB4Su18XzptSdQtXWOYb65KUMaW5ad2GYPRHwQlkGZLcRd0b_dG4MjetCQNdaQ_rwAwYA594wRzQgQM6bSj23/s400/Fig3+%28small%29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401017887991226786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Figure.</span> Dispersal of <span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala vayredae</span> seeds by <span style="font-style: italic;">Formica gagates</span>; a mature capsule with exposed seeds; b ant exploration; c seed detection; d seed removal; e seed transportation; f empty capsule fixed to the mother plant</span></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Abstract.</span> The present study assesses the dispersal mechanisms of the narrow endemic <span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala vayredae</span>, analysing the functioning of its dispersal syndromes (anemochory and myrmecochory), the spatio-temporal variability of the disperser assemblage, foraging behaviour and dispersal ability, and the role of the elaiosome in ant attraction and seed germination. The dispersion of diaspores begins when either (1) capsules or seeds fall beneath the mother plant (barochory) or (2) the seeds are directly collected in the suspended capsules by ants (myrmecochory). As capsules frequently open and expose/disseminate seeds before leaving the mother plant, the adaptation for anemochory appears to be reduced and rarely functional, possibly with only occasional events of long-distance dispersal (<span style="font-style: italic;">e.g.</span>, under extreme weather conditions). <span style="font-style: italic;">P. vayredae</span> is essentially myrmecochorous and a diverse array of ant species are involved in seed manipulation, with the elaiosome playing a major role in ant attraction. From the plant’s perspective for dispersal, the majority of ant species had a positive interaction with the seeds, but negative and potential neutral interactions were also observed. Overall, dispersal distances were limited and were mainly determined by ant body size. The frequency of interactions and the ant assemblage varied significantly both spatially and temporally, and these factors may have an effect on directing or disrupting the selection of plant traits. Low seed predation and similar germination rates of intact seeds compared with seeds without elaiosome indicate that seed predator avoidance and seed germination improvement after ant manipulation are not among the selective advantages of myrmecochory operating at present. Dispersal mechanisms that enhance seed dispersal within the population and only occasionally lead to long-distance dispersal events, along with the rarity and patchiness of suitable habitats, may be the main factors explaining the actual density and narrow distribution of this species.</span></span><br /></div>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-40920836821064656562009-10-29T19:15:00.008+01:002009-10-29T19:31:14.827+01:00Pollination Biology Course<span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Where:</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, CZ</span></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />When:</span> 25-27 January 2010</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">Organisers:</span></span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"> Jana Jersáková (1) and Sílvia Castro (2)</span></span> <span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />(1) Faculty of Science, Univ. of South Bohemia, České Budějovice; Institute of System Biology and Ecology ASCR, České Budějovice, Czech Republic</span> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><br />(2) Centre for Functional Ecology, Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal<br /></span> </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNPrFb0WctyYJAdWDDhYAubbDYWtYFh0QPIa1wszD-imnpUjwq5TY0Oap9MgroIDtlnIKwVmUzPjr72sTMl05CzaRavCqFH1xKlh-khGDKpicOPnbjV1ceamXzQzHGYaYrrMl1lTw_n8D/s1600-h/course.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirNPrFb0WctyYJAdWDDhYAubbDYWtYFh0QPIa1wszD-imnpUjwq5TY0Oap9MgroIDtlnIKwVmUzPjr72sTMl05CzaRavCqFH1xKlh-khGDKpicOPnbjV1ceamXzQzHGYaYrrMl1lTw_n8D/s200/course.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398090387291077618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In the first t</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">wo days the course will cover topics related to main concepts in </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >plant pollination biology</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> such</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"> as </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >pollination syndromes</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >mating strategies</span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >sexual systems</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">, </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >pollinator effectiveness</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">, visual, olfactory and tactile cu</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">es used in </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >pollinator attraction</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. On the third day we will present two more specialized topics based specific examples of studies dealing with </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Deception and floral mimicry </span><span style="font-family:verdana;">in plants and </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >sexual polymorphisms</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">. The course will be accompanied by discussions of review papers, student’s presentations of case studies and practical sessions showing some techniques widely used in pollination studies.</span></span></div>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-90680333908324807842009-10-29T18:49:00.004+01:002009-10-29T19:12:23.254+01:002nd Workshop on Invasive Alien Plants in Mediterranean Type Regions of the World<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-family:verdana;" >02-06 August 2010, Samsun, Turkey</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The first announcement is now available on the EPP</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">O website at: </span><a href="http://archives.eppo.org/MEETINGS/2010_conferences/mediterranean_ias.htm"><span style="font-family:verdana;">http://archives.eppo.org/MEETINGS/2010_conferences/mediterranean_ias.htm </span></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIuDG9V_hP6fdIogOy-FDOSjYoJPNz_PXO9g7fHqp_K83iiSVz1CbfHNMjna7ja96U3DQgfIHQ0GjoD7aodTLW4JrA3KSbzNi0V70_G2KVx6sVaHvzH6mtbuJ0CTn4sIYaojirWEaskDT/s1600-h/5069179.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRIuDG9V_hP6fdIogOy-FDOSjYoJPNz_PXO9g7fHqp_K83iiSVz1CbfHNMjna7ja96U3DQgfIHQ0GjoD7aodTLW4JrA3KSbzNi0V70_G2KVx6sVaHvzH6mtbuJ0CTn4sIYaojirWEaskDT/s400/5069179.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398085653166070882" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >The Workshop has several objectives: to be a global platform for networking, an opportunity for discussing specific plant invasions issues, a place to learn about varied topics within biological invasions and a chance for raising awareness on this issue in the Mediterranean Type regions of the World.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Organization: This workshop will be co-organized by the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Turkish Plant Protection Organization</span>, the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Council of Europe</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">EPPO</span>. The workshop will consist of 2 days of prese</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >ntations and discussions, and will be followed by 2 days of field work to cr</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >eate inventories of the exotic flora of the Samsun area to contribute to the knowledge on invasive alien plants.</span><br /></div><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-49299428499402158252009-10-29T13:46:00.006+01:002009-10-29T19:13:03.143+01:00Evolutionary ecology of polyploids: understanding species coexistence at the contact zones<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:verdana;" >The polyploid <span style="font-style: italic;">Aster amellus</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Polyploidy </span>has long been recognized as a major mechanism in plant speciation and evolution, occurring in up to 70% of the flowering plants and being distributed in numerous plant lineages. As new evolutionary entities can arise in a single genetic event, polyploidy has been proposed as an important mechanism of <span style="font-weight: bold;">sympatric speciation</span>. Facing the potential of p</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">olyploidy for sympatric speciation, several studies have addressed the ecological and genetic conditions governing the interactions between diploid and polyploids in mixed populations. The theories preview that under random mating, the establishment of a new cytotype will be subjected to strong frequency-dependent selection (<span style="font-weight: bold;">minority cytotype exclusion</span>) and new cytotype establishment and maintenance in mixed populations will occur only if a set of <span style="font-weight: bold;">breeding barriers</span> and/or ecological features promote <span style="font-weight: bold;">assortative mating</span>.</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6WfVnoR-bsVdXFeva9YEreNvdyRTn2dvG_jrsPAVkhpQi1k7LvItuoZDdDSwYdN4_Q0ibyyR_AgXDhbmGkeHfq18BB_DlcDKwjZ3M-DaxloOi-mQ-IifVe9w1MPWYS8iMn6YAK36HbhQ/s1600-h/Aster+amellus.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6WfVnoR-bsVdXFeva9YEreNvdyRTn2dvG_jrsPAVkhpQi1k7LvItuoZDdDSwYdN4_Q0ibyyR_AgXDhbmGkeHfq18BB_DlcDKwjZ3M-DaxloOi-mQ-IifVe9w1MPWYS8iMn6YAK36HbhQ/s400/Aster+amellus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5398022735294576274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Figure 1. A. </span>Flower of <span style="font-style: italic;">Aster amellus</span> being visited by a Diptera. <span style="font-weight: bold;">B. </span>Experimental crosses between cytotypes being performed under controlled conditions at the experimental garden.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In this frame work, we are studying the breeding barrier</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">s involve in the maintenance of a diploid-hexaploid contact zone of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">polyploidy </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Aster amellus</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>(Figure 1A). Data on cytotype distribution, habitat and temporal segregation, pollinator behaviour and preferences, ability to cross (Figure 1B) and viability of the offspring is being investigated. This project is being developed by Sílvia Castro and Zuzana Münzbergová at the Department of Botany of the Charles University in Prague (Czech Republic).</span></span></div>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-34589099425615883392009-10-25T17:46:00.004+01:002009-10-29T19:13:35.122+01:006th European Conference on Biological Invasions NEOBIOTA 2010<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Organised by Johannes Kollmann, Hans Peter Ravn and Lotte Endsleff (University of Copenhagen)</span></span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Biological Invasions in a Changing World - from Science to Management<br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzWSvJjOAOjA9o70nwfZ6B_5gAEEJ6DFJHMiPOEMEkNr06b4sUyrnRiBPxq4idNeIFRZLKuHFA1LZGxUdoNi-NbPcMBUAoJHjyKioCBFgVkgVIiK6h1tVPJH6nkCykIqwa3NuRIzF9ViI/s1600-h/NEOBIOTA2010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 46px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjzWSvJjOAOjA9o70nwfZ6B_5gAEEJ6DFJHMiPOEMEkNr06b4sUyrnRiBPxq4idNeIFRZLKuHFA1LZGxUdoNi-NbPcMBUAoJHjyKioCBFgVkgVIiK6h1tVPJH6nkCykIqwa3NuRIzF9ViI/s400/NEOBIOTA2010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396581042895142402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">NEOBIOTA 2010 focuses on <span style="font-weight: bold;">biological invasions</span> in a <span style="font-weight: bold;">changing environment</span>, including contributions from science and management across all species groups, habitats or regions. The conference will take place on <span style="font-weight: bold;">14-17 September 2010</span> in Copenhagen, Denmark, starting with an invited evening keynote lecture presented by Richard J. Hobbs from the Murdoch University in Western Australia.</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Registration deadline:</span> 15 March 2010</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For further information on program, organizers and scientific committee, conference venue, oral and poster contributions, registration and other details, visit the conference website at <a href="http://cis.danbif.dk/neobiota2010">http://cis.danbif.dk/neobiota2010</a>.</span><br /><br /></span>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-61732194169626133332009-10-25T16:58:00.006+01:002009-10-29T19:14:44.641+01:00VII Meeting of the group Ecology and Floral Evolution (ECOFLOR) in La Laguna (Tenerife)<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Official language: Spanish</span></span><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;" ><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MBTJnKT4rSh0To-xomwrZYh74dnupOqRLJ4tQrMGOUf0XBK8QO4OTJVz8eUjn200syRIpmXhNt2vKoJGhlPWBix_a1qbZArUFYB7WQ2LNtjAwtcu8g1BHf6zcAG7T5qGo51B7wexPBcC/s1600-h/fotografia_satelite_nasa_tenerife.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_MBTJnKT4rSh0To-xomwrZYh74dnupOqRLJ4tQrMGOUf0XBK8QO4OTJVz8eUjn200syRIpmXhNt2vKoJGhlPWBix_a1qbZArUFYB7WQ2LNtjAwtcu8g1BHf6zcAG7T5qGo51B7wexPBcC/s400/fotografia_satelite_nasa_tenerife.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396568578542244098" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >VII reunión del grupo de trabajo ECOFLOR en La Laguna (Tenerife)</span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >La VII reunión del grupo de Ecología y Evolución Floral (ECOFLOR) se celebrará en La Laguna (Tenerife) durante los días 28 y 29 de Enero de 2010 en el Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología (campus de Ciencias de la Universidad de La Laguna, <a href="http://www.ipna.csic.es/">http://www.ipna.csic.es/</a>).</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Siguiendo el formato de las convocatorias anteriores, la idea es organizar no más de 20 charlas (de 15-20 min salvo alguna excepción) para que haya tiempo para debates y discusiones, siendo las charlas de estudiantes especialmente bienvenidas.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >Para inscripción, propuestas de temas para talleres y/o charlas contactar <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dr. Alfredo Valido </span>(<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">alfredo.valido@urjc.es</span>; <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">avalido@ebd.csic.es</span>).</span><br /></div>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-61687618744696446372009-09-30T15:09:00.000+02:002009-10-30T15:48:18.167+01:00Interesting congresses for 2010<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><a href="http://silviacastrohomepage.blogspot.com/2009/10/vii-meeting-of-group-ecology-and-floral.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">VII Meeting of the group Ecology and Floral Evolution </span></a><a href="http://silviacastrohomepage.blogspot.com/2009/10/vii-meeting-of-group-ecology-and-floral.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">(ECOFLOR)</span></a><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:78%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Official language: Spanish</span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >28-29 January 2010, La Laguna (Tenerife)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Para inscripción, propuestas de temas para talleres y/o charlas contactar Dr. Alfredo Valido (<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">alfredo.valido@urjc.es</span>; <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 255);">avalido@ebd.csic.es</span>).</span><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:verdana;" >IX Coloquio Internacional de Botànica pirenaico-cantàbrica </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-size:78%;">Official languages: Spanish, Catalan and French</span><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >7-9 Julio 2010, Ordino (Andorra)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Website: <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">http://www.cenma.ad/webcenma/webcolloqui/principal.htm</span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:verdana;" ><br /><br /><a style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);" href="http://silviacastrohomepage.blogspot.com/2009/10/2nd-workshop-on-invasive-alien-plants.html">2nd Workshop on Invasive Alien Plants in Mediterranean Type Regions of the World</a></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >02-06 August 2010, Samsun (Turkey)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">First announcement: <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">http://archives.eppo.org/MEETINGS/2010_conferences/mediterranean_ias.htm </span></span></span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://silviacastrohomepage.blogspot.com/2009/10/6th-european-conference-on-biological.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);font-family:verdana;" >6th European Conference on Biological Invasions<br />NEOBIOTA 2010 </span></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >Biological Invasions in a Changing World - from Science to Management</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" >14-17 September 2010, Copenhagen (Denmark)</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Website: <span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">http://cis.danbif.dk/neobiota2010</span></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:verdana;" ><a href="http://silviacastrohomepage.blogspot.com/2009/10/vii-meeting-of-group-ecology-and-floral.html"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><br /></span></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);"></span></span></span>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-28697384810714851492009-01-23T21:39:00.018+01:002009-10-25T16:46:39.450+01:00Course: Methods in population biology<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br />Zuzana Münzbergová</span> invites you to a course<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Methods in population biology </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">which will be held at the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Department of Botany</span>, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic from <span style="font-weight: bold;">16th to 20th February</span>, 2009. </span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The aim of the course is to provide introduction into techniques used to <span style="font-weight: bold;">model population dynamics</span>. The course will consist of introduction to each topic, followed by practical analysis of example datasets and discussion of the results. Own data of the participants are welcome. The examples used will be based on plants, but the techniques apply to other organisms as well.<br /></div><br />Details on the course can be found at:<br /><a href="http://www.natur.cuni.cz/%7Ezuzmun/methods-popbiol2.htm">http://www.natur.cuni.cz/~zuzmun/methods-popbiol2.htm</a><br /><br />If you are interested, please contact through <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">zuzmun@natur.cuni.cz</span>.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The course is free of charge. Cheap accommodation at the University is also possible to arrange. It would be useful if you could bring your own laptop. </span><br /><br />Looking forward to meet you on the course.Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-68307901345001728232009-01-23T21:22:00.005+01:002009-01-23T21:31:47.847+01:0012th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQVbfpkM6vlyHmraEhB02LzDmbSHRRGy6mYENGCXJBtYikNAApDrLvrW4k7W0XCqmNEkY0B-tDgL4f6z5yZ1PHKnZr6VYL19G37H7O9gmcfu6We8P_4RKVJD0negFQLnAAYa2mxuoqe2q/s1600-h/ESEB+12th+Congress.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 74px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUQVbfpkM6vlyHmraEhB02LzDmbSHRRGy6mYENGCXJBtYikNAApDrLvrW4k7W0XCqmNEkY0B-tDgL4f6z5yZ1PHKnZr6VYL19G37H7O9gmcfu6We8P_4RKVJD0negFQLnAAYa2mxuoqe2q/s400/ESEB+12th+Congress.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294588971718924658" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">24-29August 2009, Torino (Italy)</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The congress will cover the field of <span style="font-weight: bold;">evolutionary biology</span> in a wide sense, but with emphasis on <span style="font-weight: bold;">processes and mechanisms of evolutionary phenomena</span>. The congress follows the format of previous meetings with a plenary keynote speaker, followed by several parallel symposia.<br /></div><br />For further information on symposia and deadlines visit the website: <a href="http://www.eseb2009.it/uk/">http://www.eseb2009.it/uk/</a>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-5917925797267505432008-12-12T18:17:00.017+01:002009-01-05T17:29:24.037+01:00Biodiversity Hotspots - Evolution and Conservation<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);"><br /><br /><br />26-28 March 2009, at the National Museum of Natural History<br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">(Luxembourg)</span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEXfCJcY7PtGHjIcWLQdiyvrIEFV0H1MmaEtpaUKn8YDUy2IRdHsZje5bYlnHdq32UgTnzgt13QAuv4_T-1bEA5Q5tXbOYhDKjZMpaMN3cR6F5Owqs62kfW29nAVJUKzULMHDPUycmhfq/s1600-h/hotspots.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEXfCJcY7PtGHjIcWLQdiyvrIEFV0H1MmaEtpaUKn8YDUy2IRdHsZje5bYlnHdq32UgTnzgt13QAuv4_T-1bEA5Q5tXbOYhDKjZMpaMN3cR6F5Owqs62kfW29nAVJUKzULMHDPUycmhfq/s400/hotspots.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278962262880158930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Conservation of hotspots (centres of high numbers of ecosystems, species and/or genes) biodiversity is one of the key objectives of nature protection in our days. The </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Biodiversity Hotspots - Evolution and Conservation</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> meeting focuses on the development and status of areas with particularly high diversity which are in most cases not adequately protected. This situation is even more aggravated as a result of increasing human land use and climate changes. By this way, this meeting proves an excellent opportunity for scientists and stakeholders to discuss the </span><span style="font-size:85%;">development of biodiversity hotspots and strategies to protect these areas.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For further information visit the website: </span><br /><a href="http://www.symposium.lu/hotspots/default.aspx">http://www.symposium.lu/hotspots/default.aspx</a>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-30565434234937798732008-12-04T17:20:00.005+01:002008-12-04T17:25:20.360+01:00International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization and Biodiversity<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9eTvf7z4b3WABWSYuIxaioIOiSd84vxd1umTK_6fbiHzRAjn2DQcVz5zxOs18M6DVNwJbSxBgpxGv3YddXl2QNx7mPYSdB3AA9vRXeL5q3176769iguWFMXBmCzDxESwXxpaRd6-ZKEV/s1600-h/ICPHB+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 166px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil9eTvf7z4b3WABWSYuIxaioIOiSd84vxd1umTK_6fbiHzRAjn2DQcVz5zxOs18M6DVNwJbSxBgpxGv3YddXl2QNx7mPYSdB3AA9vRXeL5q3176769iguWFMXBmCzDxESwXxpaRd6-ZKEV/s200/ICPHB+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275971203049718786" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102);">17-20 May 2009, Palais du Grand Large, Saint Malo, FRANCE</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">The </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization and Biodiversity</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> aims at promoting knowledge exchanges and discussions on the latest developments concerning these major drivers of genome shaping and speciation. A wide range of topics such as consequences of polyploidy on biodiversity, hybrid and polyploid speciation, meiosis and fertility in polyploid species, genome evolution and structure, transposable elements and DNA methylation, epigenetics and gene regulation, heterosis, phenotypic variation... will be covered, providing insights on the mechanistic and evolution of many fundamental phenomena in biology. This understanding is critical for management and conservation of Biodiversity as well as for breeding programs as most important crop species are relatively recent polyploids.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">For further information visit the website: </span><br /><a href="http://www.icphb2009.univ-rennes1.fr/index.php">http://www.icphb2009.univ-rennes1.fr/index.php</a>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-34681287805975616192008-11-30T11:10:00.008+01:002009-01-05T17:32:29.453+01:00VI Meeting of the group Ecology and Floral Evolution (ECOFLOR) in Santiago de Compostela<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><br />Official language: Spanish</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW25j82Erar28n7xb0i529AftMycWjwODeBUVsg_G7NpSTGp1zbzWFmMmqa5scfQMkhzo3LPhWp18es-6DzCiDvQXI4kSYbeWTfHNcu_StxMBoHS5Jcp6JczmZ4jDQRhBj_le3jzs3rPFE/s1600-h/ECOFLOR.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 405px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW25j82Erar28n7xb0i529AftMycWjwODeBUVsg_G7NpSTGp1zbzWFmMmqa5scfQMkhzo3LPhWp18es-6DzCiDvQXI4kSYbeWTfHNcu_StxMBoHS5Jcp6JczmZ4jDQRhBj_le3jzs3rPFE/s320/ECOFLOR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274391788460142594" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;">VI reunión del grupo de trabajo ECOFLOR en Santiago de Compostela</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">La VI reunión del <span style="font-weight: bold;">grupo de Ecología y Evolución Floral</span> (ECOFLOR) se celebrará en Santiago de Compostela durante los días<span style="font-weight: bold;"> 5 y 6 de Febrero de 2009</span>. Posiblemente, el 4 de Febrero se organizará un Taller sobre una técnica de interés en el ámbito de la Ecología y Evolución Floral, que aún está por definir. Para inscripción, propuestas de temas para talleres y charlas contactar Dr. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Luis Navarro</span> (<a href="mailto:lnavarro@uvigo.es">lnavarro@uvigo.es</a>).<br />El lugar de celebración será el Centro de Estudios Avanzados de la Universidad de Santiago, Galicia (Espanha).<br /><br />Para más información acerca de las reuniones anteriores visite el website:<br /><a href="http://webs.uvigo.es/webecoflor/">http://webs.uvigo.es/webecoflor/</a></span>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-19268219218279702062008-11-13T14:39:00.009+01:002009-01-05T17:32:58.517+01:00Darwin in Seville 2009<span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><br /><br />Celebrating the bicentenary of Charles Darwin birthdate and the 150 anniversary of the "Origin"</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Seville, 25-27 February 2009</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-llwZ8k_m2NkU3PWsEsH1naM7nv2IqOKOHYkRsG9pzjD2Bkap0iYn1AltWy4vx0CUr_cwuJ8maI9ZwyRnZUMkqwzawnz9McF5cEk8em84V9sms0lD7jhwl9C9Tsfj8-RejQd176n-1bF6/s1600-h/353px-Darwin_tree.png"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-llwZ8k_m2NkU3PWsEsH1naM7nv2IqOKOHYkRsG9pzjD2Bkap0iYn1AltWy4vx0CUr_cwuJ8maI9ZwyRnZUMkqwzawnz9McF5cEk8em84V9sms0lD7jhwl9C9Tsfj8-RejQd176n-1bF6/s320/353px-Darwin_tree.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268138399826703122" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:85%;">This meeting intends to offers to the general public a series of seminars organized in several thematic sessions on </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >evolutionary biology</span><span style="font-size:85%;">. Providing a high level of scientific knowledge, the organization aims to offer a wide and straightforward perspective on several themes, supplying the most recent advances and opinions on the coming pathways for widening the frontiers of evolutionary knowledge. Special attention will be payed to aspects such as the conservation of biodiversity or the evolutionary response to global change, for which the general public is more sensitive. This will be organized in a scientific and informal environment, to generate constructive discussions where the public can freely participate.</span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">See the program <a href="http://institucional.us.es/darwin09/programme.html">here</a></span>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-13377709869959757182008-11-04T19:32:00.004+01:002009-01-05T17:33:34.589+01:002nd European Congress of Conservation Biology<span style="font-weight: bold;">Conservation biology and beyond: from science to practice<br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dPqTKl7YB8uRWfKvQC2SOWUZtjB-HPtx3XphmxurGOYAvRAZ11NVmLluoFwM4lBN5VY7sKkzu_qwJFkHDs9GDoTCZQx79Ufa7Sgu-MosSHYfV7NLBr9VhvgPmHeUdXAwSIqQ0o349jeQ/s1600-h/ECCB2009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 87px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0dPqTKl7YB8uRWfKvQC2SOWUZtjB-HPtx3XphmxurGOYAvRAZ11NVmLluoFwM4lBN5VY7sKkzu_qwJFkHDs9GDoTCZQx79Ufa7Sgu-MosSHYfV7NLBr9VhvgPmHeUdXAwSIqQ0o349jeQ/s400/ECCB2009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264872967257218066" border="0" /></a>Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague<br />September 01–05, 2009 (<a href="http://dev.eccb2009.org/">webpage</a>)Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-6282962548282495792008-10-28T18:26:00.004+01:002008-10-28T18:49:46.416+01:0012th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology<span style="font-family:verdana;">The 12th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology will be held in Torino, Italy, August 24 – 29, 2009.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For further details visit the website at <a href="http://www.eseb2009.it/">www.eseb2009.it</a>!</span>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-20381108258846505412008-10-28T18:22:00.002+01:002009-01-05T17:34:42.343+01:00Data analysis tools in Ecology<span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />The course held be held in Coimbra, Portugal, at 16 to 27 February 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Coordinators:</span> José Paulo Sousa and Rui Ribeiro</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Aiming to provide updated statistical tools for data analysis in Ecology and Ecotoxicology, the course is composed by two independent modules targeted not only for scientists and research students (Ph.D and M.Sc), but also for persons involved in data management.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Module 1:</span> The use of Generalized Linear Models (GLM) and Generalized Additive Models (GAM) in Ecology (16-20 February 2009)</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Module 2:</span> Multivariate statistical tools in Ecology and Ecotoxicology (23-27 February 2009)</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For further details visit the website at <a href="http://www1.ci.uc.pt/imar/mvs_09/">http://www1.ci.uc.pt/imar/mvs_09/</a>.</span>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-65656547519394353402008-10-28T18:20:00.000+01:002008-10-28T18:37:09.497+01:00Estimating Species Trees: a Phylogenetic Paradigm for the 21st Century<span style="font-family:verdana;">Workshop at the University of Michigan, Jan 10-11, 2009</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Co-organizers: L. Lacey Knowles, University of Michigan, and Laura S. Kubatko, Ohio State University</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">For more information visit the website <a href="http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/sptree.html">http://www.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/sptree.html</a> or contact Dr. L. Lacey Knowles, </span><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-family:verdana;" >knowlesl@umich.edu</span>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-67564686410348617922008-10-26T16:10:00.005+01:002009-01-05T17:35:55.336+01:00Research Interests<span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br />Conservation of endemic and endangered plants </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Plant reproductive biology </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Plant-animal interactions (pollination and seed dispersal) </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Evolutionary dynamics of diploid-polyploid plant groups</span>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-17250054800949348372008-10-26T15:20:00.010+01:002009-01-05T17:37:03.961+01:00Education<span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br /><br />Post-Doc research (2008- ), Project: "</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Evolutionary ecology of polyploids: understanding species coexistence at the contact zones</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Supervisor: Zuzana Münzbergová<br />Department of Botany, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic<br />Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic</span><br /><br />PhD thesis (2003-2007): "</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Reproductive biology and conservation of the endemic <span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala vayredae</span></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >"<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Supervisors: Luis Navarro and Paulo Silveira<br />Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Portugal<br />Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, University of Vigo, Spain<br /></span><br />Graduation on Biology (1997-2002), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Portugal</span>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-31680008366416328192008-10-26T13:00:00.019+01:002009-10-25T16:06:53.730+01:00Publications<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br />Peer reviewed journal</span>s<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, V. Ferrero, J. Loureiro, X. Espadaler, P. Silveira, L. Navarro. 2009. Dispersal mechanisms of the narrow endemic <span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala vayredae</span>: dispersal syndromes and spatio-temporal variations in ant dispersal assemblages. Plant Ecology DOI</span> <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">10.1007/s11258-009-9679-z.</span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, L. Navarro, J. Paiva, L. Navarro. 2009. Pollen morphology of <span style="font-style: italic;">Chamaebuxus</span> (DC.) Schb., <span style="font-style: italic;">Chodatia</span> Paiva and <span style="font-style: italic;">Rhinotropis</span> (Blake) Paiva (<span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala</span> L., Polygalaceae). <a href="http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content%7Edb=all%7Econtent=a914717819">Grana</a> 48:179-192.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><br /><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, S. Silva, I. Stanescu, P. Silveira, L. Navarro, C. Santos. 2009. Pistil anatomy and pollen tube development in <span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala vayredae</span> Costa (Polygalaceae). Plant Biology 11:405-416.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, L. Navarro. 2009. Floral traits variation, legitimate pollination, and nectar robbing in <span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala vayredae</span> (Polygalaceae). <a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/d104320056477g35/">Ecological Research</a> 24:47-55.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, L. Navarro. 2008. Effect of pollination on floral longevity and costs of delaying fertilization in the out-crossing <span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala vayredae</span> Costa (Polygalaceae). <a href="http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/mcn184">Annals of Botany</a> 102:1043-1048.<br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, L. Navarro. 2008. Consequences of nectar robbing in the fitness of a threatened plant species. <a href="http://springerlink.com/content/f46303um60813181/?p=e5029b1c5f4e4aca9bce99d7ea55e1d8&pi=4">Plant Ecology</a> 199:201-208.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, L. Navarro. 2008. How does secondary pollen presentation affect the fitness of <span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala vayredae</span> (Polygalaceae)? <a href="http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/abstract/95/6/706">American Journal of Botany</a> 95: 706–712.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, L. Navarro. 2008. How flower biology and breeding system affect the reproductive success of the narrow endemic <span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala vayredae</span> Costa (Polygalaceae). <a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119394283/abstract%20">Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society</a> 157: 67–81.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, A. P. Coutinho, J. Paiva. 2007. <span style="font-style: italic;">Heterosamara </span>sect. <span style="font-style: italic;">Villososperma </span>comb. nov. (Polygalaceae) from eastern Asia. <a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/120173890/abstract">Nordic Journal of Botany</a>. 25: 286-293.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Loureiro, E. Rodriguez, P. Silveira, L. Navarro, C. Santos. 2007. Evaluation of polysomaty and estimation of genome size in <span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala vayredae</span> and<span style="font-style: italic;"> P. calcarea</span> using flow cytometry. <a href="http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6TBH-4N7S51X-3&_user=2788347&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000053052&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=2788347&md5=fe4d1aa054f55ea3d27dbe69b637bd7e">Plant Science</a> 172: 1131-1137.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >J. Loureiro, D. Kopecký, <span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, C. Santos, P. Silveira. 2007. Flow cytometric and cytogenetic analysis of Iberian Peninsula fescues. <a href="http://www.springerlink.com/content/nu7w10231nmp56m5/?p=39c66e139ef34e158e30d3f4cb21db86&pi=7">Plant Systematics and Evolution</a> 269: 89-105.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Loureiro, C. Santos, M. Ater, G. Ayeñsa L. Navarro. 2007. Distribution of flower morphs, ploidy level and sexual reproduction of invasive weed <span style="font-style: italic;">Oxalis pes-caprae</span> in the western area of the Mediterranean Region. <a href="http://aob.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/mcl273">Annals of Botany</a> 99: 507-517.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, A. P. Coutinho, E. Figueiredo. 2005. Systematic studies in <span style="font-style: italic;">Tylosema </span>(Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc. (Leguminosae). <a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118687758/abstract">Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society</a> 147: 99-116.</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" ><br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;" >G. Pinto, H. Valentim, A. Costa, <span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, C. Santos. 2002. Somatic embryogenesis in leaf callus from a mature <span style="font-style: italic;">Quercus suber </span>L. tree. In Vitro Cellular & Development Biology-Plant 38: 569-572.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-style: italic;">Non-indexed journals</span>s<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >S. Castro</span><span style="font-size:85%;">, P. Silveira, L. Navarro. 2008. Biologia de </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Polygala vayredae</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Costa. Lithodora - Novetats botàniques de la Garrotxa. Institució Catalana D’Història Natural 1:11<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >S. Castro</span><span style="font-size:85%;">, X. Oliver, L. Navarro. 2008. Coneguem el patrimoni: </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Polygala vayredae</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Costa. Butlletí de la Alta Garrotxa 9:9-11.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>. 2009. Biología reproductiva y conservación del endemismo <span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala vayredae</span>. <a href="http://www.revistaecosistemas.net/index_frame.asp?pagina=http%3A/www.revistaecosistemas.net/articulo.asp%3FId%3D586">Ecossistemas</a> 18(1).<br /></span>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-25502418508976136432008-10-17T18:11:00.016+02:002009-10-29T15:17:01.545+01:00Plant species<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 102); font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br />Under construction.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Endemic and endangered species:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Polygala vayredae</span> Costa (Polygalaceae)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWT27QsgiHdAMzAbi79TJQCFjxOFdBbtV3llApK2EfZimjpUqoTLrnlu-M9wc2he2XYauLhyBJ3y7crnr1eGIVnmFOm6bD438kFcr68BFxJSmfegD03dzSW8DdfmNAx_gh6dIIIIjZQ-UX/s1600-h/Polygala+vayreade+plate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 415px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWT27QsgiHdAMzAbi79TJQCFjxOFdBbtV3llApK2EfZimjpUqoTLrnlu-M9wc2he2XYauLhyBJ3y7crnr1eGIVnmFOm6bD438kFcr68BFxJSmfegD03dzSW8DdfmNAx_gh6dIIIIjZQ-UX/s400/Polygala+vayreade+plate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275976564064963906" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Dracocephalum austriacum</span> L. (Lamiaceae)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Diploid-Polyploid complexes:</span><br /><a href="http://silviacastrohomepage.blogspot.com/2009/10/evolutionary-ecology-of-polyploids.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Aster amellus</span></a> aggr. (Asteraceae)<br />Gymnadenia conopsea complex (Orchidaceae)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Invasive species:</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Oxalis pes-caprae</span> L. (Oxalidaceae)Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2159466889832737490.post-74645782767623131042008-10-17T17:43:00.008+02:002009-10-25T16:45:52.910+01:00Communications<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /><br /><br />Oral communications</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, Z. Münzbergová, L. Navarro, P. Trávnícek, J. Suda, J. Loureiro. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Applications of flow cytometry in plant population biology and ecology. </span>19th Annual Conference of the German Society of Cytometry, Leipzig, Alemanha, 14-16 Outubro.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">J. Loureiro, <span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Doležel, E. Rodriguez, C. Santos, J. Suda. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Web based platforms for the flow cytometry community</span>. 19th Annual Conference of the German Society of Cytometry, Leipzig, Alemanha, 14-16 Outubro.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">P. Trávnícek, J. Suda, B. Kubátová, J. Rauchová, <span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Jersáková, J. Loureiro, V. Curn. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Cytometry of </span>Gymnadenia conopsea<span style="font-style: italic;"> agg. (Orchidaceae): mysterious outputs and their benefits for tracing of microevolutionary processes</span>. Česká společnost pro analytickou cytologii (CSAC – Analytická cytometrie V), Olomouc, República Checa, 5 a 8 de Setembro.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Z. Münzbergová,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> S. Castro</span>, J. Raabová, J. Loureiro. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Polyploid coexistence at the contact zone – Can we explain the absence of an intermediate cytotype?</span> Polyploidization, plant fitness and trophic interactions, Friburgo, Suiça, 7 e 8 de Setembro.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, S. van der Meer, T. Dostálek, G. Oostermeijer, Z. Münzbergová. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Pollination ecology of the endangered </span>Dracocephalum austriacum<span style="font-style: italic;"> L.</span> Conservation biology and beyond: from science to practice, Praga, Républica Checa, 1-5 Setembro.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">S. Nora, E. Rodriguez, <span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Loureiro, C. Santos, P. Silveira. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Cariosistemática do género </span>Calendula <span style="font-style: italic;">L. (Asteraceae) na Península Ibérica.</span> VIII Simpósio de Pós-Graduação do Departamento de Biologia da Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, 28 e 29 de Abril.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Trávnícek, J. Loureiro, J. Suda, J. Jersaková. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;">What maintains the cytotype coexistence in </span>Gymnadenia conopsea<span style="font-style: italic;">? Insights on breeding barriers. </span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Reunião do grupo de trabalho ECOFLOR, pertencente à Associação de Ecologi</span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">a Terrestre (AEET) de Espanha. Santiago de Compostela, 5 e 6 de Fevereiro.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Loureiro, P. Silveira, L. Navarro. 2008. <span style="font-style: italic;">Pollination ecology of the narrow endemic </span>Polygala vayredae<span style="font-style: italic;"> Costa (Polygalaceae)</span>. Plant Population Biology for the coming decade, 1-3 May, Luxemborg.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">L. Navarro, <span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, V. Ferrero, J.M. Sánchez, G. Ayensa. 2007. <span style="font-style: italic;">Aportaciones de la biología reproductiva al manejo de especies amenazadas.</span> III Congreso de Biología de la Conservación de Plantas, Puerto de la Cruz, Tenerife, Spain, 25-28 September.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">J. Loureiro, E. Rodriguez, <span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, L. Navarro, C. Santos. 2007. <span style="font-style: italic;">Application of flow cytometry to ecology and biosystematics. </span>Meeting of ECOFLOR, group integrated in the Association of Terrestrial Ecology of Spain (AEET). Spain, Granada, 1-2 February.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, L. Navarro. 2007. Polygala vayredae, <span style="font-style: italic;">planta endémica de la Garrotxa.</span> Instituició Catalana d’Història Natural – Delegaciò de la Garrotxa. Spain, Olot, 4 May.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, L. Navarro. 2007. <span style="font-style: italic;">Interacções planta-animal: ecologia da polinização. </span>Workshop do XI Encontro Nacional de Estudantes de Biologia, Aveiro, 30 Mars to 2 April.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, L. Loureiro, C. Santos, M. Ater, G. Ayensa, L. Navarro. 2006. <span style="font-style: italic;">Sexual reproduction studies in the invasive weed </span>Oxalis pes-caprae <span style="font-style: italic;">in the western area of the Mediterranean Region. </span>Symposium “An Evolutionary Perspective of Biological Invasions” of the Fribourg Ecology and Evolution Days 2006. Fribourg, 2-3 October.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, L. Navarro. 2005. <span style="font-style: italic;">Presentación secundaria de polen: que ventajes tiene? Ejemplo de estudio en </span>Polygala vayredae. III Meeting of ECOFLOR, group integrated in the Association of Terrestrial Ecology of Spain (AEET). Spain, Madrid, 8-9 February.</span><br /><br /></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 51, 153); font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Poster communications</span><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Loureiro, A. J. Sousa, E. Rodriguez, C. Santos, G. Ayensa, L. Navarro. <span style="font-style: italic;">Sexual reproduction of the invasive polyploid </span>Oxalis pes-caprae <span style="font-style: italic;">in the Mediterranean region. </span>International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization and Biodiversity, Saint-Malo, França, 17-20 Maio.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Raabová, J. Loureiro, J. Fehrer, Z. Munzbergová. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Origin, distribution and co-existence of cytotypes in the polyploid </span>Aster amellus <span style="font-style: italic;">complex. </span>International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization and Biodiversity, Saint-Malo, França, 17-20 Maio.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Trávnicek, J. Rauchová, J. Loureiro, B. Kubátová, V. Curn, J. Suda, J. Jersáková. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">What maintains the cytotype coexistence in </span>Gymnadenia conopsea? <span style="font-style: italic;">Insights on breeding barriers. </span>International Conference on Polyploidy, Hybridization and Biodiversity, Saint-Malo, França, 17-20 Maio.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">S. Nora, E. Rodriguez,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> S. Castro</span>, J. Loureiro, C. Santos, P. Silveira. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Karyosystematics of </span>Calendula <span style="font-style: italic;">L. (ASTERACEAE) in the Iberian Peninsula. </span>1st Meeting of Biosyst EU 2009, Leiden, Holanda, 10-14 Agosto.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Raabová, J. Loureiro, Z. Munzbergová. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Breeding barriers between cytotypes maintain a secondary contact zone in the polyploid </span>Aster amellus. 12th Congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology, Turim, Itália, 24-29 Agosto.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Loureiro, A.J. Sousa, E. Rodriguez, C. Santos, G. Ayensa, L. Navarro. 2009. <span style="font-style: italic;">Is the heterostylous </span>Oxalis pes-caprae <span style="font-style: italic;">able to reproduce sexually in the invasive range? </span>World conference on Biological Invasions and Ecosystem Functioning, Porto, Portugal, 27-30 Outobro.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, Z. Münzbergová. 2008. <span style="font-style: italic;">Distribution patterns of different ploidy levels within </span>Aster amellus <span style="font-style: italic;">agg. and their interactions at the contact zone. </span>Plant Population Biology for the coming decade, 1-3 May 2008, Luxemborg. Awarded as best poster communication.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, L. Navarro, A. P. Coutinho. 2007. <span style="font-style: italic;">The contribution of pollen morphology for phylogenetic inference on three related subgenus of </span>Polygala L. <span style="font-style: italic;">(Polygalaceae). </span>INCOMAM 07, Coimbra 6-7 December 2007</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, J. Paiva, X. Espadaler, L. Navarro. 2006. <span style="font-style: italic;">Mecanismos de dispersão de </span>Polygala vayredae <span style="font-style: italic;">Costa (Polygalaceae): dois sindromas de dispersão numa espécie endémica de reduzida área de distribuição. </span>II Congresso Ibérico de Ecologia. Portugal, Lisboa, 17-21 July. Awarded as best poster communication.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">V. Ferrero,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> S. Castro</span>, J. Arroyo, L. Navarro. 2006. <span style="font-style: italic;">Estúdios preliminares sobre la biologia de </span>Lithodora oleifolia <span style="font-style: italic;">(Lapeyr.) Griseb. (Boraginaceae). </span>II Congresso Ibérico de Ecologia. Portugal, Lisboa, 17-21 July.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, L. Navarro, J. Paiva. 2006. <span style="font-style: italic;">The biology of </span>Polygala vayredae <span style="font-style: italic;">Costa (Polygalaceae): preliminary data. </span>I Encontro Nacional de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas & V Simpósio de Pós-Graduação do Departamento de Biologia da Universidade de Aveiro. Portugal, Aveiro, 2-4 May.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, J. Paiva, L. Navarro. 2005. <span style="font-style: italic;">First approach to the biology of </span>Polygala vayredae <span style="font-style: italic;">Costa (Polygalaceae), an endemic plant from Oriental pre-Pyrenees. </span>XVII International Botanical Congress. Austria, Viena, 17-23 July.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Loureiro, C. Santos, G. Ayensa, L. Navarro. 2005. <span style="font-style: italic;">Different ploidy levels could explain reproductive matter of invasive </span>Oxalis pes-caprae <span style="font-style: italic;">L. in Mediterranean Regions. </span>International Workshop on Invasive Plants in the Mediterranean Type Regions of the World. Montpellier, France, 25-27 May.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">A. P. Coutinho, <span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, E. Figueiredo. 2003. <span style="font-style: italic;">Estudo palinológico do género </span>Tylosema <span style="font-style: italic;">(Schweinf.) Torre & Hillc. </span>XXXVIII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microscopia Electrónica e Biologia Celular. Universidade dos Açores, Ponta Delgada, 5-7 December.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">P. Silveira, <span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, L. Lopes, R. Pinho. 2003. <span style="font-style: italic;">Conservação e Educação Ambiental na Serra do Açor. </span>8º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia. Universidade de Évora, 30 October to 1 November.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, P. Silveira, C. Santos, S. Castoveijo. 2003. <span style="font-style: italic;">Biologia e Ecologia do Género </span>Calendula<span style="font-style: italic;"> L. - Perspectiva Evolutiva. </span>2º Simpósio de Pós-Graduação em Biociências. Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, 13-14 May.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">R. Pinho, V. Gomes, <span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Loureiro, G. Pinto, C. Santos, A. Costa, F. Leão. 2002. <span style="font-style: italic;">Flora Macaronésica: Estudo taxonómico de alguns endemismos e respectiva análise do grão de pólen através de SEM. </span>XXXVII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microscopia Electrónica e Biologia Celular. Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, 13-14 December.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">G. Pinto, V. Gomes, <span style="font-weight: bold;">S. Castro</span>, J. Loureiro, C. Santos, A. Costa. 2002. <span style="font-style: italic;">Estudo da morfologia de embriões somáticos de </span>Quercus suber <span style="font-style: italic;">L. por microscopia electrónica de varrimento. </span>XXXVII Reunião Anual da Sociedade Portuguesa de Microscopia Electrónica e Biologia Celular. Universidade da Madeira, Funchal, 13-14 December.</span></span>Sílvia Castrohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11381533812079381130noreply@blogger.com