Scientific Interests

1.0 Special Zoology: Coleopterology

1.1 Taxonomy, systematics & phylogeny, and biology of the beetle family Dasytidae (also known as subfamily Dasytinae of Melyridae) of the world.

 

1.2 Faunistics of beetles from Austria.

 

1.3 Biology of cave beetles ("Subterrancoleopterology").

2.0 Theoretical & Evolutionary Biology

2.1 Theories of Evolution (Neo-Darwinism, Neo-Lamarkism, Systemtheory of Evolution, Neo-Imanishiism, Senckenbergian theory complex).

 

2.2 Evo-devo research and integrative morphology.

 

2.3 Multi-level selection theory.

 

2.4 Meta-theory of species origination: species concepts and speciation.

 

2.5 Meta-theory of homology and homologisation.

3.0 Middleage Archaeology

3.1 Research on deserted settlements.

 

3.2 Castle research: Typology and Chronology of fortresses.

 

3.3 Medieval pottery research: Dating.

4.0 Speleology

4.1 Caves and karst in Austria Inferior.

 

4.2 Biospeleology (cf. 1.3).

5.0 Paleontology

5.1 Fossils of Austria Inferior.

6.0 Cultural Studies

6.1 Free Tekno.

 

6.2 Discordianism.