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Ph.D Student

BS -2003 Environmental Science/Ecology, Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA
MS - 2005 Biology, University of Louisiana-Monroe, Monroe, LA
Office: LSE 302
Phone: (870) 972 - 8472
Email: david.hayes@smail.astate.edu
Advisor: Dr. Al Christian
RESEARCH INTERESTS
* Malacology (The study of mollusks)
* Molecular Phylogenetics
* Phylogeography and Biodiversity
* Diversity, Distribution, and Conservation of Freshwater Mollusks
* Natural History Collections Use and Development
* Geometric Mophometrics
My research focuses on molecular phylogenetics of the freshwater gastropod family, Pleuroceridae, from the Interior Highlands. I am also studying the diversity and distribution of freshwater gastropods in Arkansas using current field collections as well as literature and museum records.