Dr. Barry Richardson,
Honorary Research Fellow

Dr. Richardson has conducted research on the processes of evolution through studies of biochemical adaptation and the ecological genetics of a wide range of organisms. He has a strong background in: molecular biology and protein biochemistry, biochemical adaptation, ecological genetics of animals, plants and microorganisms, phylogenetics and taxonomy of animals, ecology and behavior of mammals, endangerment theory, conservation genetics, conservation policy, environmental computing systems.

Dr Richardson aims to describe as many of these beautiful jumping spiders as possible.