Modern Dissertations (mid 20th to early 21stcenturies)
(These are located in the Rudolph Room of the Herbarium Library)

Anderson, Dennis Murray. 1971. The floristic compositions of northwestern Ohio prairie remnants. Doctoral Dissertation. Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. 299 pages.

Arriagada, Jorge E. 1994. Systematics of Clibadium L. (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 282 pages.

Barfuss, Michael H. J. 2006. Molecular studies in Bromeliaceae: Phylogenetic relationships in subfamily Tillandsioideae based on evidence from plastid sequences. Masters Thesis. Universität Wien. 127 pages.

Bayer, Randall James. 1984. Evolutionary investigations in Antennaria Gaertner (Asteraceae: Inuleae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 165 pages.

Bleeker, Walter. 2000. Evolutionsprozesse und Biogeographie in Hybridkomplexen. Biosystematische Untersuchungen natürlicher Hybridzonen in Rorippa Scop. (Brassicaceae). Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany. 127 pages.

Blackwell, Will Hoyle. 1967. A taxonomic revision of the genus Bouvardia (Rubiaceae). Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. 274 pages.

Blöck, Cordula. 2010. Molecular phylogeny and chromosome evolution of the genus Melampodium L. (Millerieae, Asteraceae). Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 148 pages.

Bruner, Joe L. 1987. Systematics of the Schizachyrium scoparium (Poaceae) complex in North America. Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 167 pages.

Butler, Valerie. 1975. Ultrastructure of the germinating Welwitschia mirabilis seed. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Natal. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. 150 pages.

Calles Ramírez, Teodardo José. 2011. Diversity of Venezuelan Stylosanthes (Leguminosae). Doctoral Dissertation. University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. 127 pages.

Canne, Judith Marie. 1976. The systematics of the genus Galinsoga (Compositae: Heliantheae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 140 pages.

Cochrane, Kathleen Ellen. 1993. Some factors affecting seed production in Ohio populations of two prairie grasses (Andropogon gerardi and Sorghastrum nutans). Masters Thesis. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 57 pages.

Cosendai, Anne-Caroline. 2010. Geographical parthenogenesis—a case study on evolution, reproduction and genetic diversity of Ranunculus kuepferi. Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 157 pages.

Cosner, Mary Elizabeth. 1993. Phylogenetic and molecular evolutionary studies of chloroplast DNA variation in the Campanulaceae. Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 235 pages.

Dixon, Christopher. 2007. Phylogeography and taxonomy in Androsace sect. Aretia (Primulaceae). Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 102 pages.

Duangjai, Sutee. 2007. Molecular phylogenetics of Ebenaceae (Ebony Family). Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 145 pages.

Duncan, Thomas Osler. 1976. The systematics of the Ranunculus hispidus complex in the Western Hemisphere. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 306 pages.

Fishback, Carolyn Jean. 1974. A populational analysis of sesquiterpene lactones in Melampodium leucanthum T. & G. (Compositae). Masters Thesis. Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. 54 pages

Funk, Vicki Ann. 1980. Systematics of Montanoa Cerv. in Llave & Lex. (Compositae, Heliantheae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 366 pages.

Gara, Brian D. 1995. The role of hydrology in the spatial patterning of woody vegetation within a swamp forest. Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 236 pages.

Gardner, Robert Carl. 1976. The systematics of Lipochaeta (Compositae: Heliantheae) of the Hawaiian Islands. Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 157 pages.

Greilhuber, Irmgard. 1999. Systematik und Ökologie von Pilzen sowie Beiträge zur mykologischen Naturschutzforschung (Systematics and ecology of fungi and contributions to mycological nature protection research). Habilitation Dissertation. Universität Wien. 476 pages.

Greimler, Josef. 2005. Plant diversity on various levels of organisation. Habilitation Dissertation. Universität Wien.

Grünstäudl, Michael. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships in subfamily Barnadesioideae (Asteraceae) inferred by DNA sequence data from twelve chloroplast regions, ITS, and a total evidence analysis. Masters Thesis. Universität Wien. 118 pages.

Guo, Yan-Ping. 2004. Evolutionary radiation through hybridization and polyploidization: Evidence from the northern temperate genus Achillea (Asteraceae, Anthemideae). Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 145 pages.

Hadacek, Franz. 2001. Secondary metabolites as plant traits: Current assessment and future perspectives. Habilitation Dissertation. Universität Wien.

Hörandl, Elvira. 2006. Evolution, phylogeny and taxonomy of the genus Ranunculus—integrative molecular and morphological studies from the population to the generic level. Habilitation Dissertation. Universität Wien.

Irving, Robert Stewart. 1968. Systematics of Hedeoma (Labiatae). Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. 413 pages.

Jakubowsky, Gerhard. 2004. Phylogeography and evolution of Nertera (Rubiaceae) with focus on New Zealand and Tristan da Cunha. Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 140 pages.

Jang, Chang Gee. 1998. A systematic study of the genus Polygonatum (Liliaceae) with a special reference to Korean species. Doctoral Dissertation [In Korean]. Korea University. 460 pages.

Jansen, Robert Keith. 1982. The systematics of Acmella and Spilanthes (Compositae: Heliantheae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 330 pages.

Kadereit, Gudrun. 2009. Systematik, Evolution und Biogeographie der Chenopodiaceae. Habilitation Dissertation. Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz.

Kastinger, Christoph. 2005. Restäubungsbiologie der Colomnea Arten (Gesneriaceae) im Piedras Blancas Nationalpark, Costa Rica. Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 187 pages.

Kathriarachchi, Hashendra Suvini. 2005. Phylogenetics of Phyllanthaceae: Inferred from plastid and nuclear DNA sequence data and their implications for a new classification. Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 167 pages.

Keil, David John. 1973. A re-evaluation of Pectis L. Subgenus Pectidopsis (DC.) Fernald (Compositae: Pectidinae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 204 pages.

Kim, Chul Hwan. 1997. Systematics of Eleutherococcus and related genera (Araliaceae). Doctoral Dissertation [In Korean]. Chonbuk National University, Chonju, Korea. 264 pages.

Knees, Sabina Georgina. 2011. Phylogeny, systematics and conservation of Abies, especially those around the Mediterranean Basin [Parts One and Two]. Doctoral Dissertation. University of Reading, United Kingdom. 180 pages.

Koch, Marcus. 2001. Molecular systematics, evolution and population biology within the Brassicaceae. Habilitation Dissertation. University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna, Austria.

Kolarcik, Vladislav. 2010. Differentiation of taxa of the genus Onosma in northern part of European areal. Doctoral Dissertation. Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia. 163 pages.

Kollenz, Franziska. 2003. Systematische Untersuchungen an Blättern der Gattung Populus (im Hinblick auf den Vergleich mit Fossilformen). Masters Thesis. Universität Wien. 98 pages.

Kropf, Dr. Matthias. 2008. Population genetic and ecological diversity patterns of endangered plant species in time and space. Habilitation Dissertation. Universität Wien. 209 pages.

Krosnick, Shawn. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships and patterns of morphological evolution in the Old World species of Passiflora (Subgenus Decaloba: Supersection Disemma and Subgenus Tetrapathaea). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 597 pages.

La Duke, John Carl. 1975. The Systematics of Sphaeralcea coccinea (Nutt.) Rydberg. Masters Thesis. Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas. 48 pages.

La Duke, John Carl. 1980. Systematics of Tithonia Desf. ex Gmelin (Compositae, Heliantheae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 187 pages.

Lämmerhirt, Andreas. 2001. Konzepf für die Umgestaltung der “Genetischen Gruppe” im Botanischen Garten der Universität Wien nach wissenschaftlichen, didaktischen und gärtnerischen Gesichtspunkten. Masters Thesis. Universität Wien. 186 pages.

Lammers, Thomas Gerard. 1988. Systematics and evolution of the endemic Hawaiian genus Clermontia Gaudichaud (Campanulaceae: Lobelioideae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 344 pages.

Lindqvist, Charlotte. 2002. Molecular phylogenetic studies of two insular radiations in Lamiales: The Hawaiian endemic mints (Lamiaceae) and East African Saintpaulia (Gesneriaceae). Doctoral Dissertation. University of Copenhagen, Denmark.

Liu, Ho-yih. 1986. A monograph of the genus Aeonium (Crassulaceae-Sempervivoideae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 233 pages.

López Sepúlveda, Patricio. 2010. Genetic diversity, speciation and evolutionary relationships in Pozoa (Apiaceae), Nassauvia, and the Hypochaeris apargioides complex (Asteraceae) in southern South America. Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 125 pages.

Marhold, Karol. 1999. Taxonomic studies of the genus Cardamine L. in its European area. Habilitation Dissertation. Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. 340 pages.

Mayr, Eva Maria. 2005. Floral development in Calceolariaceae: Intergenetic variation and comparison with allied groups. Masters Thesis. Universität Wien. 45 pages.

Meacham, Christopher Allan. 1981. The estimation of evolutionary history with reference to the Berberidaceae. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 200 pages.

Milstead, Wayne Lavine. 1964. A revision of the North American species of Prenanthes. Doctoral Dissertation. Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana. 192 pages.

Moreira Munoz, Andres. 2007. Plant geography of Chile—An essay on postmodern biogeography. Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Erlangen-Nürberg, Germany. 200 pages.

Müllner, Alexandra Nora. 2003. Implications of nuclear ribosomal DNA markers in molecular phylogenetics of algae and plants: examples from Euglenophyta and tropical angiosperm Meliaceae. Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 168 pages.

Nelson, Guy L. 1980. A revision of the epappose species of Erigeron (Asteraceae-Astereae). Doctoral Dissertation. The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 324 pages.

Pacheco, Patricia Jara. 1989. Flavonoid chemistry and evolution of Dendroseris and Gunnera in the Juan Fernandez Islands (Chile). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 163 pages.

Park, Jeong-Mi. 2006. Molecular evolution in the non-photosynthetic flowering plant Orobanche sensu lato (Orobanchaceae) with special emphasis on the plastid genome and retroelement diversity. Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 150 pages.

Paun, Ovidiu. 2005. Origin, diversity and evolutionary potentials of apomixis: Insights from molecular population studies on the Ranunculus Cassubicus complex. Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 126 pages.

Pierce, Gary J. 1974. The coastal plain floristic element in Michigan. Masters Thesis. Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. 126 pages.

Rebernig, Carolin Anna. 2004. Diversity of seed pedestals in Scrophulariaceae and related families of the Lamiales. Masters Thesis. Universität Wien. 65 pages.

Rebernig, Carolin Anna. 2009. Phylogeography and polyploid evolution of the white-rayed complex of Melampodium (Millerieae, Asteraceae). Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 171 pages.

Reed, Howard E. 1943. The Cladoniae of the Hocking Hill area. Masters Thesis. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 47 pages.

Renold, Walter. 1970. The chemistry and infraspecific variation of sesquiterpene lactones in Ambrosia Confertiflora DC. (Compositae); A chemosystematic study at the populational level. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. 157 pages.

Rothacker, Erik Paul. 2007. The primitive Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae): Phylogeny, character evolution and the systematics of Psilochilus (Triphoreae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 440 pages.

Rudolph, Emanuel David. 1955. Revisionary studies in the lichen family Blasteniaceae in North America North of Mexico. Doctoral Dissertation. Washington University, Saint Louis, Missouri. 220 pages.

Russell, Anton. 2010. Molecular phylogeny, genome evolution and biogeography of Polystachya (Orchidaceae). Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 167 pages.

Safer, Stefan. 2011. Molecular and phytochemical investigations on the genus Leontopodium. Doctoral Dissertation. Leopold-Franzens University, Innsbruck, Austria. 181 pages.

Samuel, Rosabelle. 1998. Application of karyological and molecular markers in systematics, and evolution of plants. Habilitation Dissertation. Universität Wien.

Sanders, Roger William. 1979. A systematic study of Agastache Section Brittonastrum (Lamiaceae, Nepeteae). Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. 281 pages.

Sang, Tao. 1995. Phylogeny and biogeography of Paeonia (Paeoniaceae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 143 pages.

Schlüter, Philipp M. 2006. Pollinator-driven evolution in Ophrys fusca s.l. (Orchidaceae): Insights from molecular studies with DNA fingerprint and sequence markers. Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 162 pages.

Schneeweiss, Gerald M. 2003. Phylogeny and evolution of holoparasitic Orobanche (Orobanchaceae). Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 96 pages.

Schneeweiss, Hanna. 2007. Chromosome evolution in plants with special emphasis on polyploidy and repetitive DNA sequences. Habilitation Dissertation. Universität Wien. 227 pages.

Schönswetter, Peter. 2005. Molecular biogeography of Northern Hemisphere mountain plants Habilitation Dissertation. Universität Wien. 153 pages.

Scogin, Ronnie Lynn. 1968. Isoenzyme polymorphism in selected enzymes in natural populations of the genus Baptisia (Leguminosae). Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. 143 pages.

Slocum, Robert Dale. 1977. Effects of SO2 and pH on the ultrastructure of the Trebouxia phycobiont of the pollution-sensitive lichen Parmelia Caperata (L.) Ach. Masters Thesis. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 44 pages.

Spooner, David Michael. 1987. The systematics of Simsia (Compositae: Heliantheae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 253 pages.

Stockenhuber, Reinhold. 2011. Phylogenetic relationship of the genus Scorzoneroides (Compositae) inferred from plastid and low-copy nuclear markers, and karyological data. Masters Thesis. Universität Wien. 99 pages.

Stuckey, Ronald L. 1965. The taxonomy and distribution of the genus Rorippa (Cruciferae) in North America. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. 382 pages.

Stuessy, Tod Falor. 1968. A systematic study of the genus Melampodium (Compositae-Heliantheae). Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. 296 pages.

Thanheiser, Ursula. 2008. Times of change: Environment and subsistence in Late Prehistoric Dakhleh, Egypt. Habilitation Dissertation. Universität Wien. 175 pages.

Timmermann, Barbara Nawalany. 1980. Phytochemical investigation of the genus Brickellia (Compositae) emphasizing flavonoids. Doctoral Dissertation. The University of Texas, Austin, Texas. 306 pages.

Tremetsberger, Karin 1999. Systematics and evolution of Biscutella laevigata L.: Assessment of genetic variation by means of enzyme electrophoresis. Masters Thesis. Universität Wien. 87 pages.

Tremetsberger, Karin. 2004. DNA sequence and fingerprint (AFLP) analyses in the genus Hypochaeris (Asteraceae, Cichorieae): inference of evolutionary patterns and processes from the specific to the populational level. Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 154 pages.

Tribsch, Andreas. 2003. The influence of Pleistocene glaciations on phylogeography and patterns of endemism of vascular plants in the Eastern Alps. Doctoral Dissertation. Universität Wien. 164 pages.

Ungar, Sonja. 2001. Molecular phylogeny of the family Hyacinthaceae. Masters Thesis. Universität Wien. 101 pages.

Vetschera, Karin. 1999. Flavonoids as chemical characters in plant systematics: Chemodiversity and systematic significance. Habilitation Dissertation. Universität Wien. 234 pages.

Voglmayr, Hermann. 2004. Biodiversity, systematics, phylogeny and biology of selected fungi and fungal-like protists. Habilitation Dissertation. Universität Wien. 246 pages.

Weigend, Maximilian. 2004. Dimensionen andiner Phytodiversität. Habilitation Dissertation. Freien Universität Berlin.

Wen, Jun. 1991. Systematics of Aralia (Araliaceae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 325 pages.

Whisler, Sandra L. 1991. The effect of pollen limitation and self-incompatibility on reproduction in mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum L.). Masters Thesis. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 64 pages.

Winding, Georg. 2002. “Lebende Fossilien” im Botanischen Garten der Universität Wien. Wissenschaftliche Grundlagen und ein fachdidaktisches Konzept zur Gestaltung zielgruppenorientierter Informationsmedien. Masters Thesis. Universität Wien. 186 pages.

Zech, James Craig. 1992. Systematics of the genus Mulinum Pers. (Apiaceae, Hydrocotyloideae, Mulineae). Doctoral Dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. 223 pages.

Zidorn, Christian Hermann Wilhelm. 2006. Floristische, phytochemische und systematische Studien an höheren Pflanzen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Familie der Asteraceae. Habilitation Dissertation. Universität Innsbruck, Austria. 208 pages.