Dr Jung-Sun Yoo

Senior Scientist
Department of Invertebrates
National Institute of Biological Resources
Environmental Research Complex, Gyoungseo-dong
Seo-gu, Incheon, 404-170
Republic of Korea
E-mail: ys-yoo [at] me.go.kr

Research Associate, Western Australian Museum, Perth
Honorary Research Associate, University of Western Australia, Perth

Education

1995 Bachelor of Science (Applied Biology), Dongguk University, Korea.

1997 M.Sc., Dongguk University, Korea (Korean Spiders of the Family Lycosidae Sundevall, 1833 (Arachnida: Araneae))

2001 Ph.D., Dongguk University, Korea (Phylogenetic Relationships and Descriptions of Korean Lycosid Genera (Araneae, Lycosoidea))

Research Projects

• Taxonomy of ground dwelling spiders (Theridiidae, Linyphiidae, Nesticidae)
• Taxonomy and Systematics of Wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae)

Professional Experiences

• 2005 - current, Honorary Research Associate, School of Animal Biology, University of Western Australia
• 2005 - current, Research Associate, Department of Terrestrial Invertebrates, Western Australian Museum, Australia
• 1996 - current, Research Scientist, The Arachnological Institute of Korea
• 2004 - 2004, Research Scientist, National Park, Mt. Odesan, Korea
• 2004 - 2004, Research Scientist, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (Korea)
• 2003 - 2003, Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Korea
• 2002 - 2002, Researcher Scienties, Research Institute for Natural Science, Dongguk University
• 2001 - 2004, Lecturer, Department of Biology, Dongguk University, Korea
• 1998 - 2000, Researcher Scientist, National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Korea

Grants and Scholarships

• 2005 - 2006, Korean Research Foundation, Postdoctoral Research Grant (KRF-2005-214-C00226)

Publications

2007

Yoo, J.-S., Framenau, V.W. & Kim, J.-P. in press. Arctosa stigmosa and A. subamylacea are two different species (Araneae, Lycosidae). Journal of Arachnology.

2006

Yoo, J.-S. and Framenau, V.W. 2006. Systematics and biogeography of the sheet-web building wolf spider genus Venonia (Araneae: Lycosidae). Invertebrate Systematics 20, 675-712.

Park, Y.-C., Yoo, J.-S., Schwarz, M.P., Murphy, N. and Kim, J.-P. 2006. Molecular phylogeny of East Asian wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) inferred from mitochondrial 12S Ribosomal DNA. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 100, 1-8.

Framenau, V.W. and Yoo, J.-S. 2006. Systematics of the new Australian wolf spider genus Tuberculosa (Araneae: Lycosidae) Invertebrate Systematics 20, 185-202.

Kim J.P., Jung, J. W., Park, Y.C. and Yoo, J.-S. 2005. Checklist of Korean Araneae Korean Arachnology 21, 75-154.

2005

Cho, B.S., Yoo, J.-S., Kim, Y.J. and Jung, J.W. 2005. The spider fauna of Odaesan, Gangwon-do, Korea Korean Arachnology 20, 33-62.

2004

Yoo, J.-S., Kim J.P. and Tanaka H. 2004. A new species in the genus Alopecosa Simon, 1885 from Korea (Araneae: Lycosidae) Zootaxa 397, 1-7.

2003

Lee Y.B., Yoo, J.-S. and Kim J.P. 2003. A list of ground dwelling spiders from forest ecosystems in Korea. Korean Arachnology 19, 155-168.

Yoo, J.-S., Lee, Y.B., Kim, K.Y. and Kim, J.P. 2003. A newly recorded species and genus of a linyphiid spider from Korea (Araneae, Linyphiidae). Korean Arachnology 19, 1-6.

2002

Yoo, J.-S. and Kim J.P. 2002. One new record of a thomisid spider in Korea (Araneae, Thomisidae). Korean Arachnology 18, 69-72.

Kim, J.P., Yoo, J.-S. and Kim, B.W. 2002. Coloured Spiders of Korea. Academy Press, Seoul, Korea. 519pp.

1999

Lee, Y.B., Kim, J.P., Jang, S.J. and Yoo, J.-S. 1999. Study on the community structure of spiders in a paddy field in Yeoju area, Kyonggi-do - by dissection of rice plants. Korean Arachnology 15, 153-163.

Lee, Y.B., Kim, J.P., Jang, S.J. and Yoo, J.-S. 1999. Study on the community structure of spiders in a paddy field and their neighbouring areas in Yeoju, Kyonggi-do - by sweep netting. Korean Arachnology 15, 137-152.

Kim, J.P., Yoo, J.-S. and Lee, Y.B. 1999. A newly recorded species of the genus Nesticella (Araneae, Nesticidae) from Korea. Korean Journal of Systematic Zoology 15, 183-187.

1997

Kim, J.P. and Yoo, J.-S. 1997. A new species of the genus Plexippoides (Araneae: Salticidae) from Korea. Korean Journal of Environmental Biology 15, 71-74.

Kim, J.P., Yoo, J.-S. and Yin, C.M. 1997. Systematic system: the studies of each genus of the Araneae (Arachnida). Korean Arachnology 13, 59-62.

Kim, J.P. and Yoo, J.-S. 1997. Korean spiders of the genus Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1848 (Araneae: Lycosidae). Korean Arachnology 13, 31-45.

1996

Kim, J.P. and Yoo, J.-S. 1996. One new species of the genus Cyclosa Menge, 1866 (Araneae: Araneidae) from Korea. Korean Arachnology 12, 29-32.

Kim, J.P. and Yoo, J.-S. 1996. The spider fauna of Mt. Yebongsan Kyonggi-do, Korea. Korean Journal of Soil Zoology 1, 110-119.

1995

Kim, J.P., Lee, M.C., and Yoo, J.-S. 1995. Collecting field trip to the Island Paiklyng-do. Korean Arachnology 11, 135-145.

Kim, J.P., Namkung, J., Lee, M.C., and Yoo, J.-S. 1995. The spider fauna of Kanazawa and Itsukaichi, Japan. Korean Arachnology 11, 83-92

Poster Presentations (International)

Yoo, J.-S., Park, Y.C. and Kim, J.P. 2004. Phylogenetic relationships of Korean wolf spider genera (Lycosidae) inferred from morpho-anatomical Data. 16th International Congress of Arachnology (Belgium)

Yoo, J.-S. and Kim, J.P. 2000. A new species of the genus Alopecosa Simon, 1885 from Korea (Araneae: Lycosidae). 32th Annual Meeting of Arachnological Society of Japan (Japan)

Kim, J.P., Yoo, J.-S. and Chang, D.C. 2000. An new and a rare species of Korean spiders. 32th Annual Meeting of Arachnological society of Japan (Japan)

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