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Christian S. Wirkner | Researchclopedia

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Christian S. Wirkner

Universitätsmedizin Rostock ORCID

83

Works

1,936

Citations

24

h-index

48

i10-index

Research Topics

Crustacean biology and ecology Marine Biology and Ecology Research Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy

Affiliations

University of Vienna2002–2002

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin2002–2009

Universitätsmedizin Rostock2022–2025

University of Rostock2007–2025

Friedrich Schiller University Jena2007–2007

Top Works

Finding Our Way through Phenotypes

Andrew Deans,Suzanna Lewis,et al.

2015220 citations

Fish biology, ecology, and behavior

Parasite Biology and Host Interactions

Evolutionary morphology of the circulatory system in Peracarida (Malacostraca; Crustacea)

Christian S. Wirkner,Stefan Richter

2009159 citations

A research program for Evolutionary Morphology

Stefan Richter,Christian S. Wirkner

2014144 citations

Homology: a synthetic concept of evolutionary robustness of patterns

Nikolaus U. Szucsich,Christian S. Wirkner

2007110 citations

Morphological description, character conceptualization and the reconstruction of ancestral states exemplified by the evolution of arthropod hearts

Torben Göpel,Christian S. Wirkner

201883 citations

Parallel Saltational Evolution of Ultrafast Movements in Snapping Shrimp Claws

Tomonari Kaji,Arthur Anker,et al.

201770 citations

A Silurian ancestral scorpion with fossilised internal anatomy illustrating a pathway to arachnid terrestrialisation

Andrew J. Wendruff,Loren E. Babcock,et al.

202056 citations

Comparative morphology of the hemolymph vascular system in scorpions–A survey using corrosion casting, MicroCT, and 3D‐reconstruction

Christian S. Wirkner,Lorenzo Prendini

200755 citations

The Arthropod Circulatory System

Christian S. Wirkner,Markus Tögel,et al.

201349 citations