Barbara Baehr
Barbara Baehr (born Hoffmann; born February 25, 1953 ) is an entomologist , arachnologist and spider systematist . She has described over 400 new spider species, mostly from Australia.
Training and work
Barbara Baehr received her state examination and doctorate in zoology / ecology at the University of Tübingen , Germany.
She worked as a research assistant at the Zoological State Collection in Munich from 1984 to 1998. During this time, she also taught invertebrate zoology at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich (LMU) from 1996 to 1998, and led spider excursions for students.
After several research stays in Australia ( Western Australian Museum , Perth, 1994; Queensland Museum , Brisbane, and Australian Museum , Sydney, 1999), she accepted a research position at the Queensland Museum in January 2000. Her work there focused on interactive access to spider subfamilies and was funded by the Australian Biological Resources Study project.
Her subsequent research focused on the classification of the ant spider family Zodariidae , the long-tailed bark spider family Hersiliidae, and the flat-bellied spider family Prodidomidae.
Publications
- Baehr, B .; Ubick, D., 2010. "A review of the Asian goblin spider genus Camptoscaphiella (Araneae, Oonopidae)" , American Museum Novitates , no. 3697
- Baehr, B .; Harvey, MS; Smith, HM (Helen Motum), 2010. "The goblin spiders of the new endemic Australian genus Cavisternum (Araneae, Oonopidae)" , American Museum Novitates , no. 3684
- Baehr, BC; Whyte, R. 2016. "The Peacock Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Maratus ) of the Queensland Museum, including six new species" , Zootaxa , 4154 (5): 501-525.
- Baehr, BC; Whyte, R. 2016. "The first described male Tube-web Spider for mainland Australia: Ariadna kiwirrkurra sp. Nov. (Araneae: Segestriidae)" Zootaxa , 4189 (3): 595-599.
- Framenau, VW; Baehr, BC 2016. "Revision of the Australian Union-Jack wolf spiders, genus Tasmanicosa (Araneae, Lycosidae, Lycosinae)" , Zootaxa , 4213 (1): 1-82.
Filmography
- The Nature of Things (TV Series documentary). Barbara Baehr - Queensland Museum
- Tarantula: Australia's King of Spiders (2005) Barbara Baehr - Queensland Museum
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Dr Barbara Baehr. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Jessica Hinchliffe: Discovery of ant-eating spider with 'lock and key' genitals. February 14, 2017, Retrieved December 16, 2019 (Australian English).
- ↑ NMBE - World Spider Catalog. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
- ↑ Barbara Baehr. Retrieved December 16, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baehr, Barbara |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hoffmann, Barbara (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German entomologist, arachnologist and spider systematist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 25, 1953 |