Frank Krell
@krell_frank
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Natural historian, dung beetle researcher, evolutionary biologist, tries to learn from history, father of three girls, a horse, lots of cats, and two dogs
Keenesburg & Denver, CO, USA
Joined February 2021
.To be published in fall, but already in the press: a wonderful beetle mummy!
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Today, a paper with the description (incl. COI barcodes) of four new species of the dung beetle genus Onthophagus from West Africa, was published in the journal Taxonomy:
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Special Issue “Diversity and Taxonomy of Scarabaeoidea” by the journals "Taxonomy" and "Diversity", open for submissions. Editor-in-Chief: Frank-T. Krell
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Today our paper was published on the decline of taxonomic expertise, using the example of Hungary, based on several lines of evidence. It is open access in Biodiversity and Conservation.
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Biodiversity and Conservation - Expertise in biodiversity research (taxonomy, faunistics, conservation with taxonomic background) appears to decline worldwide. While the “taxonomic...
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RT @pjimmej: >1500 scientists from >100 countries agreeing in something is a very rare event. In this opinion piece we joined together to e….
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3 dung beetle species from the Dakotas - A European invasive has a new state record, but the two native species discussed haven't been collected since the end of the 1960s. So are they extinct in the Dakotas now? Or is just nobody collecting anymore?
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How many dung beetles can one elephant sustain?.My research is available on @ResearchGate:
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Request PDF | One elephant may sustain 2 million dung beetles in East African savannason any given day | In East African savannas, in the rainy season, an elephant dung bolus is usually transformed...
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Exciting opportunities! On the nomenclatural musings in this article ("cybertypes" etc.) I have written an eLetter, which is now published at the end of the paper and on ResearchGate at
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PDF | In an article presenting exciting technology that might revolutionize marine species discovery, the authors convey that the current rules... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
Combining in situ underwater imaging, #robotics, and genomic sequencing, researchers in @ScienceAdvances have created a data suite that provides a cybertype for deep-sea midwater organisms.
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Belohina inexpectata from Madagascar, the only species in the scarabaeoid family Belohinidae, rediscovered.
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And, please, if you agree, support this statement as a signatory. There is a link in the pdf where you can register your support. Thank you very much.
Biologists must fight against the colonial legacy, hate and discrimination. But we also must protect the precious value of the nomenclatural biological systems, which enables universal and transcultural communication. Have a look to our reflection here:
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DOI: 10.3390/d15101053.Today a Perspective paper was published that I coauthored with my European friends and colleagues Ivan Löbl, Bernhard Klausnitzer, and Matthias Hartmann on the current situation of biodiversity science/taxonomy.
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PDF | The science of taxonomy, albeit being fundamental for all organismic research, has been underfunded and undervalued for about two generations. We... | Find, read and cite all the research you...
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RT @FossilsMDPI: We are happy to announce a new special issue "Advances in Palaeontology—Feature Papers to Celebrate the Inaugural Issue of….
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A new statement/comment from the ICZN is available on @ResearchGate: It is about DNA-based descriptions and will hopefully initiate wide discussions that help us wording the next edition of the Code.
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PDF | Modern advances in DNA sequencing hold the promise of facilitating descriptions of new organisms at ever finer precision but have come with... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on...
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In February the eminent lepidopterist and our good friend Paul Opler (CSU Fort Collins, Colorado) lost his battle with cancer. With his wife Evi Buckner-Opler, I published an obituary and his list of publications.
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PDF | Obituary and publication list of the late lepidopterist Paul Opler (CSU Fort Collins, Colorado). | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate
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Sauvons les collections du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle - Sign the Petition! via @Change.
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Sauvons les collections du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
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RT @InsectDiversity: @RoyEntSoc @SarahHLuke @LynnDicks @CamZoology @simon2ward @Lukeant Read the full paper #OpenAccess here .
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RT @XRebellionUK: Take a bow @DrBenSpencer @JohnGlenUK @hbaldwin @Conservatives MPs who voted not to conserve our rivers but flood them wit….
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RT @fleshflies: Replacing accepted scientific names because of.perceived offensiveness is not, and should not be,.regulated by the Internat….
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