Research and Consulting, Specializing in Isopod Crustaceans
ABOUT Buz Wilson
Isopod crustaceans have been my consuming passion since beginning research on the fantastic species (suborder Asellota) that live in the deep sea. As a biological oceanographer, I was intrigued by ideas on how the deep sea came to have vast numbers of species. These studies led to working in Australia on fresh water groups that have a phylogenetic relationship to the deep-sea groups, particularly the suborder Phreatoicidea. As a recent arrival in Michigan, I will investigate the fresh water isopod fauna and look for new opportunities to study local isopods.
Owing to my 40+ years experience with the Isopods and deep-sea biodiversity, I can assist you with isopod identifications and analytical needs.

EDUCATION
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Systematics and Biogeography of the Isopoda
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Systematics of the Asellota & Phreatoicidea
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Combined analysis of Isopod phylogeny
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Relationships of Isopods to other crustaceans
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Fossils and their relationship to modern taxa
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Biogeography of southern hemisphere endemic families
1965-1969 B.A. (Zoology) with distinction (Phi Beta Kappa), Indiana University, Bloomington
Minor in Chemistry
Benthic Invertebrate Biodiversity
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Deep-sea assemblage structure
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Estimation of diversity from quantitative samples
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Biodiversity of isopods and other invertebrates
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Associates with marine plants
1969-1972 M.Sc. (Biological Oceanography), Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla
1982-1985 Ph.D. (Marine Biology) Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California San Diego, La Jolla