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Project

Evolution en phylogeny of lianas in the genus Hydrangea sensu lato (Hydrangeaceae). A biomechanical, morphological and anatomical study in the framework of a molecular phylogeny
Code
01J03309
Duration
01 January 2009 → 31 October 2013
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Research disciplines
  • Natural sciences
    • Scientific computing
    • Bioinformatics and computational biology
    • Evolutionary biology
    • General biology
    • Plant biology
  • Medical and health sciences
    • Bioinformatics and computational biology
    • Bioinformatics and computational biology
    • Public health care
    • Public health services
    • Bioinformatics and computational biology
  • Engineering and technology
    • Scientific computing
Keywords
anatomy fylogeny morphology evolution growth forms biomechanics
 
Project description

This project will 1) show the phylogenetic relationships between the taxa of the tribe Hydrangeeae, based on micromorphological and molecular studies, 2) revise the American Hyrangea section Cornidia based on material to be collected in the wild, and 3) obtain insight in the evolution of growth forms in the tribe Hydragneeae based on biomechanical and anatomical studies.