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Zur Gestaltbiologie der Schlangen
In the last years of his life, it was a great concern of Mathias Küster (1950–2022) to write down his ideas on the gestalt biology of snakes, even though he no longer saw himself in a position to… Read More

Die Bäume der Erde in ihrer Gestaltbiologie
There are already a number of works on the biology of tree shapes, which primarily deal with conifers and European deciduous trees. In the present essay, an attempt is made to characterize the… Read More

Nachruf auf Mathias Küster (24.11.1950 – 27.07.2022)

Die goetheanistische Wissenschaftshaltung im Kontext von neuerer Biologie und Pädagogik
The Goethean scientist’s approach is presented as a research attitude whose aim is to carefully bring together and interlink the external observation of nature on the one hand and the associated… Read More

Betrachtung zur Gestaltbiologie der Bienen
Today there are descriptions of more than 20,000 species of bees worldwide. Among them is the honeybee, by far the best known of all. Whilst there has been much research and many publications on… Read More
Geschwister mit Gegensätzen: Der Starnberger See und der Ammersee

Fliegende Juwelen Südamerikas
About 235 species of orchid bees (Euglossini) inhabit the rainforests of Central and South America. Of the five identified genera, three are nest building and two are brood parasites. They are… Read More
