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Boris Kryštufek, PhD

Boris Kryštufek, PhD

Principal Research Associate

Bibliographic research performance and CRIS

Research Interests

  • Zoology (mammalogy)
  • Taxonomy, nomenclature, phylogeny, morphology, zoogeography
  • Conservation biology
  • Museology

Education

Degree in Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1978

PhD in Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1988

Employment

Research Intern, Slovenian Museum of Natural History, 1978–1980

Curator of Zoology, Slovenian Museum of Natural History, 1980–1995

Full Professor, University of Primorska, 2010–2012

Senior Research Associate, Research Counsellor (since 2005) and Full Professor (since 2006), 2003–2010, 2012–2013, University of Primorska (part-time)

Senior Research Associate, ZRS Koper, 2001–2003 (part-time)

Visiting Professor, Kyoto University, 2017

Museum Counsellor, Slovenian Museum of Natural History, 1995–2010, 2012–2017, 2017–

Research Counsellor, ZRS Koper, 2010–

Positions and Memberships

Member of the Committee of the Republic of Slovenia for the Awarding of Prizes and Recognitions for Outstanding Achievements in Scientific Research and Development, 2022–

Visiting Professor, Department of Zoology, Charles University, Prague, 2016–

Honorary Researcher, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn, 2013–2023

Editor-in-Chief, Scopolia (Slovenian Museum of Natural History), 2008–

Associate Editor, Mammalia (De Gruyter), 2010–

Associate Editor, Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences, 2019–

Associate Editor, Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity (Arak University, Iran), 2019–

Member of the Supervisory Boards of the European Mammal Atlas projects EMMA1 (1991–1999) and EMMA2 (2016–2025)

IUCN Red List: Regional Coordinator for Palearctic Small Terrestrial Mammals, 2009–2019

Member of the Scientific Committees of the European Congress of Mammalogy (1999, 2003, 2007, 2019, 2025) and the International Conference on Dormice (1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2022, 2024)

Achievements and Awards

Zois Recognition for Outstanding Achievements in Mammal Biodiversity Research, 2020

Award of the University of Primorska Scientific Excellence Fund, 2010

Gold Plaque of the University of Primorska, 2004

CIC (International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation) Literary Award for the Best Book, 2003–2004

Projects

Biodiversity Programme (ARRS), 2006–2012, Programme Leader

WWF project Dinaric Arc Ecoregion – Protected Areas for a Living Planet, 2007–2010, Scientific Project Leader

Selected Publications

Maribor: University of Maribor, University Press, 182 pp. ISBN 978-961-286-941-0. DOI: 10.18690/um.fnm.1.2025.

Kryštufek, B., Shenbrot, G. 2022. Voles and Lemmings (Arvicolinae) of the Palaearctic Region. 1st ed. Maribor: University Press, 436 pp. ISBN 978-961-286-611. DOI: 10.18690/um.fnm.2.2022.

Kryštufek, B., Shenbrot, G. I., Klenovšek, T., Janžekovič, F. 2021. Geometric morphometrics of mandibular shape in the dwarf fat-tailed jerboa: relevancy for trinomial taxonomy. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 192 (4): 1363–1372. DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa130.