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Regina WetzerAdjunct Assistant Professor of BiologyContact Information E-mail: rwetzer@nhm.org Phone: (213) 763-3217 Office: AHF 107A LINKS Isopod Research Decapod Research Marine Invertebrate Collections |
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 Ph.D. Biology, University of South Carolina, 2000
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M.S. Biology, California State University Long Beach, 1983
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B.S. Biology, Loyola Marymount University, 1975
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Non-Tenure Track Appointments |
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Adjunct Faculty, University of Southern California, 08/01/2005-
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PostDoctoral Appointments |
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Post Doctoral Researcher, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 01/01/2000-01/01/2002
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Other Employment |
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Research Scientist, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 01/01/2002-
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Director, Marine Biodiversity Processing Center, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, 01/01/2002-
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Understanding evolution is fundamental to deciphering the complexity of our living world and its enormous biological diversity. Wetzer is interested in evolutionary questions about invertebrates and uses phylogenetic inference to investigate broad evolutionary patterns at a macroevolutionary scale. Her specialty is Crustacea with a focus on marine isopods (pill bugs). Her extensive field work, as well as morphological and molecular systematic work in the lab reconstruct the history of character change on a phylogeny enabling evaluation of specific hypotheses and the formulation of new biologically interesting questions. Wetzer’s interests include exploring evolutionary hypotheses involving previously unexplained life history traits, homoplastic morphological features, and biogeographic distributions. | |
Publications |
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Journal Article |
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Wares, J. P., Daley, S., Wetzer, R., Tonnen, R. J.
(2007).
An evaluation of cryptic lineages of Idotea balthica (Isopoda: Idoteidae): morpology and microsatellites. Journal of Crustacean Biology.
Vol. 27 (4), pp. 643-648.
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Zala, K., Pentcheff, N. D., Wetzer, R.
(2005).
Laser-printed labels in wet collections: Are they holding up?. Collection Forum.
Vol. 19 (1/2), pp. 49-56.
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Bruce, N. L., Wetzer, R.
(2004).
Paradella tiffany. Zootaxa.
Vol. 623, pp. 1-12.
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Martin, J. W., Heard, R. W., Wetzer, R.
(2003).
A new species of. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.
Vol. 116 (4), pp. 967-977.
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Staton, J. L., Taylor, B. E., Schizas, N. V., Wetzer, R., Glenn, T. C., Coull, B. C.
(2003).
Mitochondrial gene diversity of. Archiv fuer Hydrobiologie.
Vol. 158 (2), pp. 215-231.
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Wetzer, R., Martin, J. W., Trautwein, S. E.
(2003).
Phylogenetic relationships within the coral crab genus. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
Vol. 27, pp. 410-421.
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Lewis, J. J., Martin, J. M., Wetzer, R.
(2003).
Columbasellus acheron. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington.
Vol. 116 (1), pp. 190-197.
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Wetzer, R.
(2002).
Mitochondrial genes and isopod phylogeny (Crustacea: Isopoda). Journal of Crustacean Biology.
Vol. 22 (1), pp. 1-14.
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Wetzer, R.
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Hierarchical analysis of mtDNA variation and the use of mtDNA for isopod systematics (Crustacea: Isopoda). Contributions to Zoology, Amsterdam.
Vol. 70 (1), pp. 23-39.
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Other |
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Harvey, A. W., Martin, J. W., Wetzer, R.
(2001).
Phylum Arthropoda: Crustacea. Atlas of Marine Invertebrate LarvaeAcademic Press.
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