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J.F. Lawrence: Curriculum Vitae


JOHN FRANCIS LAWRENCE


BORN: Oakland, California, USA, 27 December 1934
CITIZENSHIP: Australian. Naturalised July, 1981.
MARITAL STATUS: Married, no children

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PRINCIPAL RESEARCH INTERESTS:
  1. Evolution and Classification of the Coleoptera. Phylogeny of the major beetle groups, based on larval and adult morphology.
  2. Biosystematics of various beetle families, including Ommatidae, Carabidae, Lucanidae, Decliniidae, Ptilodactylidae, Rhinorhipidae, Artematopodidae, Anischiidae, Elateridae, Derodontidae, Nitidulidae, Boganiidae, Phloeostichidae, Cryptophagidae, Lamingtoniidae, Languriidae, Bothrideridae, Cerylonidae, Mycetophagidae, Archeocrypticidae, Pterogeniidae, Ciidae, Zopheridae, Perimylopidae, Tenebrionidae, Boridae, Pythidae, and Salpingidae.
  3. Identification of Coleoptera. Construction of an illustrated, interactive computer database for the identification of larval and adult beetles to the family and subfamily level on a world basis.
  4. Ecology of fungus-feeding arthropods, particularly Coleoptera. The nature of fungal hyphae and fruiting bodies as habitats and food sources of arthropods. Host preference in fungus- feeding arthropods.
  5. Use of beetles as measures of biodiversity and indicators of the effects of human activities on natural habitats.

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Last updated: June 1, 2000