In memoriam: Dr Ng Ngan Kee
Written by Dr Tan Swee Hee, Associate Director One of the most unusual crabs in Asia is Xenograpsus testudinatus, an enigmatic graspid crab found in the hydrothermal vents systems […]
READ MOREIn Memory of a Good Friend: Dr Lim Boo Liat (1926–2020)
Written by Professor Peter K. L. Ng He had been a mentor and friend for over 35 years. When I was young student running around Malaysia in the early 1980s chasing crabs, I spent a lot of time in the University of Malaya with stalwarts there like Yong Hoi Sen, A. Sasekumar, Richard Lim and
READ MORERemembering Dr Lim Boo Liat (1926–2020)
Written by Kelvin K. P. Lim I became acquainted with Dr Lim Boo Liat in the early 1980s through his books and articles in magazines such as Malayan Nature Journal and Nature Malaysiana. I got to know him in person somewhere in the late 1980s or early 1990s during a trip up to Kuala Lumpur.
READ MOREThe Anthony J. Whitten (1953–2017) Memorial Issue
“In the last 10 days I’ve been told that two beetles have been named after me, something I find very flattering. … One is a blind, long-legged cave-restricted beetle, and the other is a dung beetle. But before you scoff too loudly, remember that in Ancient Egypt the dung beetles or scarabs were objects of
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