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Prof. Dr. Stefan Richter is a faculty member at the University of Rostock, affiliated with the Institute of Biosciences under the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences. His research focuses on General and Special Zoology, with significant contributions to crustacean morphology, phylogenetic systematics, neuroanatomy, and evolutionary biology.
- Research Interests: Crustacean evolutionary morphology, phylogenetic methodologies, comparative neuroanatomy, biogeography, and evolutionary developmental biology.
- Contact: Universitätsplatz 2, 18055 Rostock, Germany | Tel: +49 381 / 498-6260 | Email: stefan.richter@uni-rostock.de
His work explores the interplay between morphological adaptation, genetic variation, and evolutionary constraints across diverse crustacean groups, including decapods, branchiopods, and malacostracans. Recent studies examine limb asymmetry in hermit crabs, compound eye evolution in prawns, and mitochondrial genomic insights into mountain shrimps. Richter actively contributes to debates on homology concepts and character dependency frameworks in phylogenetic analysis.
Key publication trends include:
- Evolutionary Morphology of crustacean appendages (maxillipeds, chelae, thoracopods)
- Phylogenomics of Malacostraca and Branchiopoda
- Neuroanatomical Studies in Cephalocarida and Mystacocarida
- Biogeographical Investigations of Tasmanian freshwater species
- Methodological Advances in character dependency analysis
- Debates on homology, synapomorphy, and evolutionary concepts
He serves on editorial boards and participates in academic governance, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches to understanding crustacean evolution and its broader implications for arthropod systematics.
