Dr. Andrey A. Gontcharov

Profile

Academic position	Lecturer, Assistant Professor, Researcher
Research fields	Evolution and Systematics of Plants and Fungi
Keywords	streptophyta, desmidiaceae, molecular systematics, biological species concept, phylogeny

Current contact address

Country	Russian Federation
City	Vladivostok
Institution	Institute of Biology and Soil Science
Institute	Lab. of Cryptogamic Botany

Host during sponsorship

Prof. Dr. Michael Melkonian	Institut für Pflanzenwissenschaften, Universität zu Köln, Köln
Start of initial sponsorship	01/05/2000

Programme(s)

1999	Humboldt Research Fellowship Programme

Publications (partial selection)

2005	Andrey A. Gontcharov, Michael Melkonian.: Molecular phylogeny of Staurastrum Meyen ex Ralfs and related genera (Zygnematophyceae, Streptophyta) based on coding and noncoding rDNA sequence comparisons.. In: Journal of Phycology, 2005, 887-899
2004	Andrey A. Gontcharov, Birger Marin, Michael Melkonian: Are combined analyses better than single gene phylogenies? A case study using SSU rDNA and rbcL sequence comparisons in the Zygnematophyceae (Streptophyta). . In: Molecular Biology and Evoluion , 2004, 612-624
2004	Andrey A. Gontcharov, Michael Melkonian.: Unusual position of the genus Spirotaenia (Zygnematophyceae) among streptophytes revealed by SSU rDNA and rbcL sequence comparisons. . In: Phycologia, 2004, 105-113
2003	Andrey A. Gontcharov, Birger Marin and Michael Melkonian: Molecular phylogeny of conjugating green algae (Zygnemophyceae, Streptophyta) inferred from SSU rDNA sequence comparisons. In: Journal of Molecular Evolution, 2003, 89-104