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Julia Kasper
Kasper in 2019
Born
Julia Kasper
Scientific career
FieldsEntomology, taxonomy
InstitutionsTe Papa
ThesisExaminations of decomposition-processes and the olfactory sense of the necrophagous fly Lucilia caesar (L.) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in relationship to the fly’s physiological state (2013)
Author abbrev. (zoology)Kasper

Julia Kasper is a New Zealand entomologist specialising in Diptera.[1][2] As at 2022 she is the lead invertebrate curator at New Zealand's national museum, Te Papa.[3] As part of her work Kasper is assisting with a citizen science project informing a national mosquito census.[4] Kasper has previously worked as the principal entomologist at the New Zealand Biosecure Laboratory.[5] She has also undertaken work in forensic entomology assisting the New Zealand police and coroners with cases.[6] Prior to living in New Zealand she worked at the Natural History Museum, Berlin.[7] Kasper obtained her doctorate at Humboldt University of Berlin in 2013.[8]

She is a member of the New Zealand Entomological Society and as at 2022 serves as the President of the Wellington branch of that society.[9]

Works

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Kasper participating in a bioblitz.

Some publications by Kasper include:

  • Julia Kasper; Roland Mumm; Joachim Ruther (27 August 2012). "The composition of carcass volatile profiles in relation to storage time and climate conditions". Forensic Science International. 223 (1–3): 64–71. doi:10.1016/J.FORSCIINT.2012.08.001. ISSN 0379-0738. PMID 22951222. Wikidata Q34404223.
  • Julia Kasper (7 December 2020). "Description of a new species of mosquito, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) arundinariae (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand". New Zealand Entomologist. 43 (2): 93–102. doi:10.1080/00779962.2020.1846988. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q104800563.
  • Sirvid, Phil; Kasper, Julia (2020). My little book of bugs = Taku pukapuka iti mō ngā pepeke. Stephanie Tibble, Jean-Claude Stahl. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. ISBN 978-0-9951338-7-7. OCLC 1179162127.
  • Rodrigo B. Salvador; Barbara M. Tomotani; Katrin L. O’Donnell; Daniel C. Cavallari; João V. Tomotani; Rhian A. Salmon; Julia Kasper (9 March 2021). "Invertebrates in Science Communication: Confronting Scientists' Practices and the Public's Expectations". Frontiers in environmental science. 9. doi:10.3389/FENVS.2021.606416. ISSN 2296-665X. Wikidata Q111095722.

References

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  1. ^ "Natural History team". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, NZ. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  2. ^ University of Otago (2021). "Forensic Entomology: Murder, Maggots and Flies". University of Otago. Retrieved 4 March 2022.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Allott, Amber (18 January 2022). "Climate change could see mosquitoes from the tropics thriving in New Zealand". Stuff. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  4. ^ Nicol-Williams, Kate (26 December 2020). "Te Papa calling on Kiwis to collect mosquitoes for national census". 1 News. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  5. ^ Broughton, Cate (6 February 2016). "Keeping New Zealand safe from Zika mosquitoes". Stuff. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Stories from the wreckage". Stuff. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Border Health Newsletter" (PDF). www.smsl.co.nz. May 2014. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". portal.dnb.de. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Wellington Branch Committee – Entomological Society of New Zealand". Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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