Matjaž Kuntner

Matjaž Kuntner (born 21 October 1971) is a Slovenian biologist. He is evolutionary biologist and arachnologist whose scientific work covers the fields of evolutionary systematics and taxonomy, biogeography, sexual selection, behavioral biology, the evolution of biological materials, and climate change.

Kuntner is considered one of Slovenia’s leading researchers in the biological sciences. His primary interest lies in advancing the science of biodiversity and its conservation. His research focuses mainly on spiders, covering a wide range of topics including the discovery of new species, definition of higher taxa, phylogenetic analyses, and studies involving morphological, behavioral, and genomic data. His work also includes evolutionary and coevolutionary analyses of biological traits, as well as biogeographic studies. He has also investigated the evolution of spider silk, known as the strongest biological material in nature. Provided by Wikipedia