Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History

Robert Hershler

Research Zoologist, Emeritus
Department / Division
Education
  • B.S., Biology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1975.
  • M.A., Ecology and Evolution, Johns Hopkins University, 1980.
  • Ph.D., Ecology and Evolution, Johns Hopkins University, 1983.
Research Interests

Systematics, morphology, and evolution of brackish-coastal and freshwater gastropods, particularly the superfamily Rissooidea; aquatic biogeography, focusing on North America; conservation of freshwater mollusks.