My 20-Year Research Journey for a New Species of Spiders, or How to Come to a New Discovery

Authors

Vladimir Ovtcharenko, CUNY Hostos Community CollegeFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2009

Abstract

From time to time students ask me whether it is difficult to discover new species of organisms on our planet. To answer this question, I have decided to tell my story of how I discovered a new species of spider that I have dedicated to Eugenio María de Hostos.