Pollen-placement and pollen-portioning in diverse Salvia species [Elektronische Ressource] / Sascha Gregor Thimm

Pollen-placement and pollen-portioning in diverse Salvia-species Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades „Doktor der Naturwissenschaften” am Fachbereich Biologie der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz Sascha Gregor Thimm geb. in Köln am Rhein Mainz, 2008 Dekan: 1. Berichterstatter: 2. Berichterstatter: Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 12.11.2008 2 Zusammenfassung ................................................................................................................1 Summary of the thesis ..........2 General Introduction ............................................................................................................3 1. Quantitative force measurements in diverse Salvia-species ............5 1.1 Abstract ...........................................................................................................................5 1.2 Introduction ....................5 1.3 Material and Methods ....................................................................................................7 1.3.1 Material .................................................................................................................... 7 1.3.2 Methods ...................11 1.3.2.1 Floral force measurements .................11 1.3.2.2 Floral diversity and floral structures ..................................................................