Howon Rhee- Dr. rer. nat.
- Trier University
Howon Rhee
- Dr. rer. nat.
- Trier University
Trying to balance between pure academic (zoology and ecology) and applied science (conservation biology)!
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Introduction
My current main research interest is fire ecology, evolution, behaviour, acoustics, taxonomy and ecology of Orthoptera or other insects. This interest can be approached to ecological behaviour dynamics in animals(e.g. sexual selection vs random mating or lifecycle) regarding environmental changes (e.g. disturbances) theoretically, reflected in morphological, genetic and signal traits. This finding applies to their conservation management (e.g. translocation for increasing gene pools) directly.
Current institution
Additional affiliations
January 2020 - July 2024
Education
January 2020 - July 2024
October 2016 - October 2019
Field of study
- Behaviour: From Neural Mechanisms to Evolution in Department of Evolutionary Biology
July 2013 - June 2016
Publications
Publications (10)
Anthropogenetic disturbance is known to affect population sizes and genetic population structure of many biotas. Wildfires are a major disturbance in many regions of the world, particularly in Mediterranean regions and on the Atlantic islands.
Populations of many insects, such as the Madeiran Green Bush‐Cricket ( Psalmatophanes barretoi ), are thre...
The Madeira and Porto Santo Islands have both witnessed substantial habitat loss since their initial colonization. Despite their small size and the degradation of their natural habitats, they harbor a rich diversity of terrestrial invertebrates, including a significant number of endemic species. While research on Orthoptera fauna has predominantly...
The increasing frequency of fires is a major threat to biodiversity around the world, further facilitated by global warming.
Fires usually affect insect populations directly, but insect eggs may partly be protected from wildfires when oviposited
into the ground. Madeira belongs to the Macaronesian islands which experience wildfires annually. The Ma...
Wildfires increase globally in frequency and extent as a consequence of climate change. These wildfires may have negative effects on insect populations.
Macaronesia is a global biodiversity hotspot with wildfires occurring annually, but the consequences of these wildfires on endemic insects are poorly understood.
Using bioacoustics monitoring, we s...
Orthoptera are known to be highly variable in coloration and this variability may be triggered
by genetic and environmental factors. Animals reared in the laboratory experience unique
environmental conditions and thus may often differ in morphological traits than in nature.
The Great Green Bush-cricket, Tettigonia viridissima, is mostly green in na...
Two endemic genera of large tettigoniids are found in the Canary Islands and Madeira, which are morphologically similar to the genus Tettigonia. In this study, the karyotypes of representatives of the Glyphonotini genera Calliphona and Psalmatophanes are described for the first time. Comparison of their chromosomes with that of members of Tettigoni...
The coloration of Tettigonia viridissima is mostly green. However, among animals reared in the laboratory, a high percentage of brown individuals was discovered. This unusual coloration is discussed favouring the idea of multiple reasons.
Tettigonia viridissima is an aggressive and long-winged bush-cricket in Europe. Only males produce sounds with their wings for attracting females and competing between different individuals. The song of the species consists of a pair of syllables, which is crucial to detect conspecifics. They have strong mandibles, which are used for feeding and fo...
Tettigonia viridissima is a species that is widely distributed throughout the Palearctic. For decades it was assumed that the eastern range limit of the species reaches until the Pacific Coast of the Eurasian continent. However, STOROZ-HENKO (1994) provided evidence for the assumption that T. viridssima reaches its eastern distribution border at th...
Questions
Question (1)
This discussion can be sensitive philosophically for some people. The philosophy of science is based on Eurocentrism and western culture excessively from time to time. In other words, this means that the philosophy of science relies on western culture and aspects too much. However, science should be objective and not involve a single philosophical view and culture, as this can lead to only one direction biasedly. So, how can we avoid and improve this matter in science? I want to know the international perspective on this. For example, the Aztecs, Mayas and Incas did not have the philosophy of European science, but they built great architectures and had well-developed Astronomy based on their scientific methods and philosophy.
P.S. This has nothing to do with academic staff and students, including my supervisor, in our department. I personally, always, try to seek to improve philosophical methodologies in science for understanding our nature with open-mindedness. Therefore, I put this discussion in Researchgate.
