Boris Sket
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Boris Sket is a Slovene zoologist.
Sket obtained his doctorate at the University of Ljubljana
in 1961 and became a research assistant at the former Natural sciences faculty. In 1965, he became an invertebrate zoology
professor at the Biotechnical faculty in Ljubljana and remained at this position until 2006. Between 1983 and 1985, Sket served as a dean of the Biotechnical faculty, and later, between 1989 and 1991, as the 37th rector
of the University of Ljubljana. Currently, he is a scientific councillor and still lectures speleobiology to graduate and post-graduate students.
His research focuses on the faunistics of troglobites and speleology
in general. He described over a hundred new species
and genera
of invertebrates, mostly crustacean
s and leech
es. He also serves in editorial boards of several scholarly journals and is a subject field editor of the journal Zootaxa
.
In 2011, Sket became an associate member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
. Additionally, he is a foreign member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
.
Sket obtained his doctorate at the University of Ljubljana
University of Ljubljana
The University of Ljubljana is the oldest and largest university in Slovenia. With 64,000 enrolled graduate and postgraduate students, it is among the largest universities in Europe.-Beginnings:...
in 1961 and became a research assistant at the former Natural sciences faculty. In 1965, he became an invertebrate zoology
Invertebrate zoology
Invertebrate zoology is the biological discipline that consists of the study of invertebrate animals, i.e. animals without a backbone...
professor at the Biotechnical faculty in Ljubljana and remained at this position until 2006. Between 1983 and 1985, Sket served as a dean of the Biotechnical faculty, and later, between 1989 and 1991, as the 37th rector
Rector
The word rector has a number of different meanings; it is widely used to refer to an academic, religious or political administrator...
of the University of Ljubljana. Currently, he is a scientific councillor and still lectures speleobiology to graduate and post-graduate students.
His research focuses on the faunistics of troglobites and speleology
Speleology
Speleology is the scientific study of caves and other karst features, their make-up, structure, physical properties, history, life forms, and the processes by which they form and change over time...
in general. He described over a hundred new species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
and genera
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of invertebrates, mostly crustacean
Crustacean
Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
s and leech
Leech
Leeches are segmented worms that belong to the phylum Annelida and comprise the subclass Hirudinea. Like other oligochaetes such as earthworms, leeches share a clitellum and are hermaphrodites. Nevertheless, they differ from other oligochaetes in significant ways...
es. He also serves in editorial boards of several scholarly journals and is a subject field editor of the journal Zootaxa
Zootaxa
Zootaxa is a peer-reviewed scientific journal for animal taxonomists. It is published by Magnolia Press . The journal was established by Zhi-Qiang Zhang in 2001 and new issues are published multiple times a week...
.
In 2011, Sket became an associate member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts
The Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts is the national academy of Slovenia, which encompasses science and the arts and brings together the top Slovene researchers and artists as members of the academy....
. Additionally, he is a foreign member of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the national academy of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-History:...
.