John Holsinger

306 MILLS GODWIN BLDG
NORFOLK, 23529

Recently retired from active teaching but still carry on an active research program. including direction of graduate students and participation in department activities.

Ph.D. in Biological Science, University Of Kentucky, (1966)

M.S. in Biology, James Madison University, (1963)

Expertise

Biology
Crustacean Systematics/ Cave Biology/ Biogeography/ Biodiversity and Conservation of Groundwater Organisms
Caves
Crustacean Systematics/ Cave Biology/ Biogeography/ Biodiversity and Conservation of Groundwater Organisms

Research Interests

Systematics, including evolution, ecology and biogeography of subterranean/groundwater organisms, especially emphasizing crangonyctid amphipods in the genus Stygobromus that live in caves and related groundwater seeps.

Articles

Sidorov, D. and Holsinger, J. R. (2007). Procrangonyx stygoedincus, a new species of subterranaean amphipod crustacean (Pseudocrangonyctidae) from the far east of Russia, with remarks on biogeographic relationships. 80 (4) , pp. 417-430.
Iannilli, V., Holsinger, J. R., Ruffo, S. and Vonk, R. (2006). Two new genera and two new species of subterranean amphipod crustaceans in the family Bogidiellidae from groundwaters in northern Oman, with notes on the geographic distribution of the family. Zootaxa 1208 , pp. 37-56.

Conference Proceeding

Graening, G. O., Holsinger, J. R., Fenolio, D. B., Bergry, E. A. and Vaughn, C. C. (2007). Kotumsaridae, a new family of subterranean amphipod crustaceans from India, with description of Kotumsaria, bastarensis, new genus, new species Zootaxa (pp. 33-46).
Holsinger, J. R., Sawicki, T. R. and Graening, G. O. (2006). Bactrurus speleopolis, a new species of subterranean amphipod crustacean (Crangonyctidae) from caves in northern Arkansas. (pp. 15-24).
  • Fellow, National Speleological Society