Book on Evolutionary Ecology of Plants
(in cooperation with T.J. de Jong):
Evolutionary Ecology of Plant Reproductive Strategies (2005) Cambridge University Press
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Chapters:
Optimisation models
Investments, returns and proportionality
Gain curves
Evolutionarily stable strategies: sex allocation strategies as an example
Size at flowering
Reproductive effort
Size and number trade-offs: an example using evolution of seed size
Sex allocation theory for partially selfing plants
Size-dependent sex allocation
Sex ratios in dioecious plants
Outcrossing, selfing or no sex at all?
Heterostyly
Selective abortion
Pollinator attraction: advertising and reward
Parent-offspring conflict
Intragenomic conflict
Kin selection and group selection.
Professional career
· 1977-1980 various student assistantships
· 1980-1981 RUU (University of Utrecht), development simulation model nutrient cycling in dry heathland ecosystems.
· 1981-1985 UL (University of Leiden), PhD position (parttime 0,5)>
· 1984-1987 UL, external BION-funding (parttime 0,5)
· 1987-1989 UL, UD (assistent professor (parttime 0,5)
· 1989-1996 UL, UD (assistent professor (parttime 0,8)
· 1996- present UL UHD (associate professor (parttime 0,8)
I’m presently Director of Education and section leader of Plant Ecology at the Institute of Biology Leiden IBL. The section has three research themes 1. Evolution of plant life histories 2. Evolution of plant defence systems and 3. plant-microbial interactions
