Office Location: 3009 Cowley Hall.
Office Phone: 608-785-6998
Email Address: Perez.kath@uwlax.edu
Web Page: Perez Lab

Specialties: Evolution, Systematics, Phylogeography, Land and Freshwater Snails

Research Description: My research integrates evolutionary biology and ecology, specifically applying the tools of molecular and morphological systematics and ecology to study species delineation, taxonomy, ecology, conservation, and phylogeography of land snails. One major research project studies the systematics and taxonomy of a family of land snails in the United States and Mexico. A second research area is the study of freshwater snails in Texas springs, their ecology, population genetics and interactions with invasive species. A third ongoing research project examines the distribution and diversity of land snails using spatial analyses, geographic information systems (GIS), and environmental niche modeling.