Marcescent corollas as functional structures: effects on the fecundity of two insect-pollinated plants

† Background and aims Persistence of withered corollas after anthesis (‘corolla marcescence’) is widespread in angiosperms, yet its functional significance does not seem to have been explored for any species. This note reports the results of experiments assessing the fecundity effects of marcescent corollas in two southern Spanish insect-pollinated plants, Lavandula latifolia (Lamiaceae) and Viola cazorlensis (Violaceae). † Methods The effect of marcescent corollas on seed production was evaluated experimentally on wild-growing plants. Newly open flowers were randomly assigned to either control or treatment groups in experimental plants. After anthesis, withered corollas of treatment flowers were removed and those in control flowers were left in place. Fruits produced by treatment and control flowers were collected shortly before dehiscence and the number of seeds counted. † Key Results In V. cazorlensis, removal of withered corollas had no effect on percentage of fruit set, but mean seeds per fruit increased from 9.5 to 11.4. In L. latifolia, corolla removal had no effect on the number of seeds per fruit, but reduced the proportion of flowers ripening fruit from 60 % to 40 %. The detrimental effect of corolla removal on L. latifolia fecundity resulted from the drastic increase in fruit infestation by seed-predatory cecido- myiid larvae, which occurred in 4 % and 34 % of control and treatment fruits, respectively. † Conclusions Because of their potential effects on plant fecundity, marcescent corollas should not be dismissed a priori as biologically irrelevant leftovers from past floral functions. The simplicity of the experimental layout required to test for short-term fecundity effects of corolla marcescence should help to achieve a better understand- ing of the ecological and evolutionary correlates of this widespread but poorly understood trait.Peer reviewe

Andalucía la nueva : la herencia urbanística de la ciudad zonificada

Contemplamos el origen de la Urbanización Nueva Andalucía analizando la versión primera del Plan de Ordenación de los terrenos y su posterior modificación con la segunda y definitiva configuración en Supermanzanas. Asimismo, se estudian los tres primeros Planes Parciales correspondientes a las Supermanzanas A, B y C, los cuales pretenden ser el fuerte impulso de salida de la Ciudad Parque de Turismo Andalucía la Nueva. Todo lo expuesto nos permite ver el grado de ejecución de cada zona y extraer unas conclusiones sobre las intenciones de partida del empresario José Banús y como se desarrollan en el tiempo.The origin of the Urbanization Nueva Andalucía is watched by analyzing the first version of the Land Use Planning and its subsequent modification with the second and final Supermanzanas configuration. It also studies the first three Partial Plans for Supermanzanas A, B and C, which claim to be the strong starting point to the City Park for Tourism Andalucía la Nueva. All the described above allows us to define the degree of implementation in every area and draw conclusions about the businessman José Banús´s initial intentions and how these develop over time

LA HERENCIA WEBERIANA EN LA REPUBLICA DE WEIMAR

This article deals with Max Weber’s relationship with German politics. According to Carlos M. Herrera, the reception of Weberian political ideas in Weimar was the object of an open politico-intellectual battle –mainly in the field of state theory. The ambivalence in Weber’s theory is highlighted when it is established that his thinking was used by the various and opposing actors that, from Hans Kelsen and Richard Thoma to Carl Schmitt, were protagonists of the politico-intellectual debate about liberal democracy, the social rule of law and dictatorship.Este artículo trata sobre la relación de Max Weber con la política alemana. Según Carlos M. Herrrera, la recepción de las ideas políticas weberianas en Weimar fue objeto de una abierta batalla político-intelectual, fundamentalmente en el terreno de la teoría del Estado. La ambivalencia de la teoría de Weber se pone de relieve cuando se comprueba que su pensamiento fue usado por los diferentes y opuestos actores que, desde Hans Kelsen y Richard Thoma hasta Carl Schmitt, protagonizaron el debate político-intelectual acerca de la democracia liberal, el Estado social de derecho y la dictadura