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| BRCC Entomology The Collection CONTACT: |
David K. Faulkner, M.Sc. 
In January, 2001, David Faulkner's position at the Museum changed to research associate.
David Faulkner was initially hired by the Museum in October 1975 to manage the Entomology Department following the retirement of lepidopterist Fred Thorne. Previous experience included a year of volunteer work in 1974 in the department following 2 years of association with the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History under entomologist Nelson Baker. Interests include the insect fauna of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, especially Baja California. Special emphasis is given to the systematics of the nerve-winged insects (Neuroptera), biogeography of Lepidoptera of the southern Nearctic region, and Forensic Entomology. A M.Sc. degree in Zoology was received from California State University, Long Beach, with a thesis revising the neuropteran genus Lomamyia. Current research is involved in animal decomposition by invertebrates that can be applied to Forensic Entomology. David has lectured on various entomological topics in Mexico, South Africa, and throughout the United States. Workshops on Forensic Entomology collecting techniques are presented at homicide investigators training classes for the California Department of Justice and various law enforcement agencies. About 30 popular and scientific articles have been published on a variety of entomological topics. Brown, John W., H.G. Real, and D.K. Faulkner, 1992. Butterflies of Baja California, Lepidoptera Research Foundation, 129 pp., 8 plates. Faulkner, David K. and D.J. Sterner, 1997. From hair to infirmary: Health concerns in an invertebrate exhibit, Sonoran Arthropods Studies Institute, v.5:123-127. |