The Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change

is a research museum of the Leibniz Association

Pollination strategies of European orchids

Date: 
Mon, 12/16/2019 - 5:15pm
Meeting point: 
Poppelsdorfer Schloss
Location: 
Lecture hall
Event type: 
Lecture
Event series: 
Colloquium on evolution and biodiversity
Target group: 
Studierende
Lecturer: 
Jean Claessens and Jacques Kleynen, Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden

Orchids display a wide variety of strategies for attracting insects that can act as pollen vector. During evolution the morphology of the orchid flower was adapted in various ways in order to match the preferences of the visiting insects. This resulted in different pollination strategies, from reward to deception and from allogamous to autogamous pollination.

In this lecture the morphology of the orchid flower is discussed, followed by many examples showing the various relationships between orchid and pollinator. This is demonstrated with unique, unseen macro photographs as well as videos showing the behaviour of the pollinators.

Contact person

Head of Section
+49 228 9122-241
+49 228 9122-295
h.waegele [at] leibniz-zfmk.de

Colloquium on biology

Prof. Dr. H. Wägele
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig,
Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany
 
Prof. Dr. G. von der Emde
Institute of Zoology, Poppelsdorfer Schloss,
Meckenheimer Allee 169, 53115 Bonn, Germany

Place: Great lecture hall, Poppelsdorfer Schloß
Time: mondays, 17.15 h

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