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Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Francesca Leasi

Research Collaborator
Department / Division
Invertebrate Zoology
Education
  • 2007. PhD in Evolutionary Biology at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy)
  • 2002. Biological Science Master Degree at University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Italy)
Affiliations

Editor of Marine Rotifera for Encyclopedia of Life

Research Interests

Microscopic animals – meiofauna: diversity and distribution; morphological and molecular phylogeny; taxonomy; evolutionary history reconstructions; biogeography; phylogeography; functional anatomy; DNA-barcode.