Ballot for the 5th ASA Governing Council (2024-2026)
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Ballot Instructions
- You are requested to cast two separate votes below each list of candidate profiles.
- one for the President (tick only 1 of the 3 candidates),
- and another for Governing Council Members (tick 8 of the 17 candidates)
- You may cast your votes anytime from 11:00 hrs 21 Oct 2024 until 18:00 hrs 27 Oct 2024 (+8GMT).
- Only registered and email-verified ASA members are allowed to cast each vote once.
- No changes will be allowed to any submitted votes.
- All voting is online. There will be no paper voting during the forthcoming ASA Conference in Wuhan.
- The ASA Governing Council reserves the right to invalidate the votes of any purported member casting votes using multiple names with different email addresses, as this will corrupt the sanctity and integrity of our online electoral process.
- The results will be announced on the ASA website and at the ASA Conference in Wuhan on 28 Oct 2024.
Candidates of the 5th ASA Governing Council
Dr. Pedro CASTANHEIRA
https://researchportal.murdoch.edu.au/esploro/profile/pedro_castanheira
Research Associate (Arachnology), Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
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Research Associate (Arachnology), Murdoch University, Perth, Australia
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- Taxonomic notes and new records of Tetragnatha (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) in India, with the redescription of three species
- Notes on slender species of the long-jawed spider genus Tetragnatha (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) with description of three new species
- Revision of the new Australasian orb-weaving spider genus Salsa (Araneae, Araneidae)
Asst. Prof. Ren-Chung CHENG
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ren-Chung-Cheng
Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, China
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Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taiwan, China
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- Phylogenomics, Classification, and Lifestyle Evolution in Raft- and Nursery Web- Spiders (Araneae: Dolomedidae and Pisauridae)
- Integrative species delimitation and five new species of lynx spiders (Araneae, Oxyopidae) in Taiwan
- Discovery of a new intertidal trapdoor spider of the genus Idioctis (Araneae: Barychelidae), with a generic range extension to Taiwan
Ms. Yoshiko HONDA
Master of Life and Environment
Research & Development, Fumakilla Limited, Japan
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Research & Development, Fumakilla Limited, Japan
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Assoc. Prof. Sunil JOSE
https://devamatha.ac.in/profile/Dr.+Sunil+Jose+K-NDc
Asst. Professor of Zoology, Devanamantha College, Mahatma Gandi University, Kochi, India
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Asst. Professor of Zoology, Devanamantha College, Mahatma Gandi University, Kochi, India
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- A new species of the trapdoor spider genus Conothele Thorell, 1878 (Araneae: Halonoproctidae) from Western Ghats, Kerala, India
- A new species of mygalomorph spider Neoheterophrictus from western ghats
- Report of Neoheterophrictus chimminiensis Sunil Jose, 2020 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from the Nelliyampathy forest region of Western Ghats, India
Dr. Ondřej KOŠULIČ
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ondrej-Kosulic
Faculty of Forestry & Wood Technology, Mendel University, Brno, Zemědělská 3, Czech Republic
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Faculty of Forestry & Wood Technology, Mendel University, Brno, Zemědělská 3, Czech Republic
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Dr. Siddharth KULKARNI
https://sskspider.com/
The School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kerala, India
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The School of Biology, Indian Institute of Science Education & Research, Kerala, India
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Asst. Prof. Booppa PETCHARAD
https://www.asiaresearchnews.com/content/booppa-petcharad
Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Spiders in Thailand (SIT) via spiderthailand.info: Thailand spider data retrieval system for geographical occurrence and photographic identification
- Changes in Tetragnatha Spider Abundance and Web Characteristics Throughout Rice Field Development
- Leviaraneus, a new genus of Araneidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Asia
Assoc. Prof. Dinh-Sac PHAM
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=iN-aO8UAAAAJ&hl=en
Director, Center for Life Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Director, Center for Life Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
Vietnam National Museum of Nature, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Dr. Varat SIVAYYAPRAM
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Varat-Sivayyapram
Post Doc Researcher, Hubei University, Hubei, China
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Post Doc Researcher, Hubei University, Hubei, China
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- Seven new species of the segmented spider genus Liphistius (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) in Thailand and Myanmar
- Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and species delimitation of segmented spider genus Liphistius (Araneae: Liphistiidae) in Thailand
- Two new species of the Southeast Asian Dwarf tarantula genus Phlogiellus Pocock, 1887 (Theraphosidae, Selenocosmiinae) and a discussion on the taxonomic problem of the genus
Mr. Yuya SUZUKI
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yuya-Suzuki-6
Tokushima Prefectural Museum, Tokushima, Japan
Managing Editor, Acta Arachnologica, Japan
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Tokushima Prefectural Museum, Tokushima, Japan
Managing Editor, Acta Arachnologica, Japan
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Asst. Prof. Eunice Jingmei TAN
https://www.dbs.nus.edu.sg/staffs/eunice-jingmei-tan/ ; www.eunicejtan.com
Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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Asst. Prof. Natapot WARRIT
https://www.biology.sc.chula.ac.th/753-2/
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Sample publications:
- Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and species delimitation of segmented spider genus Liphistius (Araneae: Liphistiidae) in Thailand
- Seven new species of the segmented spider genus Liphistius (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) in Thailand and Myanmar
- A new species of the genus Scorpiops Peters, 1861, subgenus Euscorpiops Vachon, 1980 from Thailand (Scorpiones, Scorpiopidae)
Asst. Prof. Rong XIAO
https://typeset.io/authors/rong-xiao-iyahkc68he
College of Agriculture, Guizou University, Guizhou, China
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College of Agriculture, Guizou University, Guizhou, China
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- Three Heat Shock Protein Genes and Antioxidant Enzymes Protect Pardosa pseudoannulata (Araneae: Lycosidae) from High Temperature Stress
- Herbivore-Induced Rice Volatiles Attract and Affect the Predation Ability of the Wolf Spiders, Pirata subpiraticus and Pardosa pseudoannulata
- Two sexes respond equally to food restriction in a sexually dimorphic but not body mass dimorphic jumping spider
Prof. Yonghong XIAO
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Yonghong-Xiao-6
School of Life Science, Jinggangshan University, Jiangxi, China
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School of Life Science, Jinggangshan University, Jiangxi, China
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Prof. Zhiyuan YAO
https://zse.pensoft.net/browse_journal_articles_by_author?user_id=57140
Shenyang Normal University, Liaoning, China
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Shenyang Normal University, Liaoning, China
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- Diversity of Pholcus spiders (Araneae: Pholcidae) in China’s Lüliang Mountains: an integrated morphological and molecular approach
- Tip of the iceberg: species diversity of Pholcus spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae) in the Changbai Mountains, Northeast China
- A survey of Pholcus spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae) from the Qinling Mountains of central China, with descriptions of seven new species
Prof. Junxia ZHANG
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Junxia-Zhang
Professor, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Hebei, China
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Professor, College of Life Sciences, Hebei University, Hebei, China
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- Robust phylogenomics settles controversies of classification and reveals evolution of male embolic complex of the Laufeia clade (Araneae, Salticidae, Euophryini)
- A novel probe set for the phylogenomics and evolution of RTA spiders
- Taxonomic revision of Orcevia Thorell, 1890, with description of fifteen new species (Araneae, Salticidae, Euophryini)
Prof. Shichang ZHANG
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Shichang-Zhang-4
School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Hubei, China
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School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Hubei, China
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Candidates of the 5th ASA Governing Council President
Asst. Prof. Natapot WARRIT
https://www.biology.sc.chula.ac.th/753-2/
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
Sample publications:
- Molecular phylogeny, biogeography, and species delimitation of segmented spider genus Liphistius (Araneae: Liphistiidae) in Thailand
- Seven new species of the segmented spider genus Liphistius (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) in Thailand and Myanmar
- A new species of the genus Scorpiops Peters, 1861, subgenus Euscorpiops Vachon, 1980 from Thailand (Scorpiones, Scorpiopidae)
Assoc. Prof. Takeshi YAMASAKI
https://www-cv01.ufinity.jp/u_hyogo/cvclients/researchers/arigumo?frame_id=45
Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Hyogo, Japan
Senior Researcher, Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo, Japan
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Institute of Natural and Environmental Sciences, University of Hyogo, Japan
Senior Researcher, Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo, Japan
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- High species diversity of Phintella and Phintella-like spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) in Vietnam revealed by DNA-based species delimitation analyses. Ecology and Evolution
- Phylogenomic data reveal three new families of poorly studied Solifugae (camel spiders)
- Taxonomic study of Bornean species of Utivarachna Kishida, 1940 (Araneae: Trachelidae), with the description of a new species
Prof. Shichang ZHANG
http://bio.hubu.edu.cn/info/2124/15997.htm
School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Hubei, China
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School of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Hubei, China
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