Kevin J. Roe

Department of Natural Resource Ecology & Management
339 Science II, Iowa State University
Ames, Iowa 50011-3221
Office: 515-294-8332
Fax: 515-294-2995

email: kjroe@iastate.edu
personal web page: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~kjroe

Degrees:
Ph.D. (1999) Biology, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
M.S. (1994) Zoology, University of Georgia, Athens
B.S. (1988) Zoology, University of Georgia, Athens

Research:
My research interests include the conservation genetics, systematics, and evolution of freshwater organisms. To date this research has included fishes (Cichlids, Centrarchids, and Lampreys), molluscs (Unionids), and crustaceans (freshwater shrimps). In particular I am interested in the relationships between unionid mussels and their host fishes and future projects include investigating patterns of coevolution using molecular tools. I am also interested in the role historical processes play in the distribution of species and have several projects investigating the biogeography of freshwater organisms in North America.

Teaching:
AECL 360 Aquatic Biota
AECL 361 Natural History of Fishes

Selected Publications:
Roe, K. J. and P. Hartfield. (2005) "Hamiota, a new genus of freshwater mussel (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the southeastern United States. The Nautilus119 (1): 1-10.

Harris, P. M., K. J. Roe, and R. L. Mayden. (2005) Phylogenetic relationships of the sunfish genus Lepomis (Actinopterygii: Centrarchidae): alternative hypotheses derived from complete mitochondrial Cytochrome b gene sequences. Copeia 2005(2):340-346.

Campbell, D. C., J. M. Serb, J. E. Buhay, K. J. Roe, R. L. Minton, and C. Lydeard. (2005) Phylogeny of North American amblemines: prodigious polyphyly proves pervasive. Invertebrate Zoology124 (2):, 131-164.

Roe, K. J. and W. R. Hoeh. (2003) Systematics of Freshwater Mussels (Bivalvia: Unionoida). In: C. Lyderard and D. Lindberg (Eds.) Molecular Systematics and Phylogeography of Mollusks. p. 93-122. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C.

Roe, K. J., P. M. Harris, and R. L. Mayden. (2002) Phylogenetic relationships of the genera of North American sunfishes and basses (Percoidei: Centrarchidae) as evidenced by the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene.Copeia2002(4): 897-905.

Roe, K. J. , P. Hartfield and C. Lydeard. (2001) Molecular systematics of the threatened and endangered superconglutinate producing mussels of the genus Lampsilis (Bivalvia: Unionidae) Molecular Ecology, 10: 2225-2234.

Roe, K. J. (2000) The utility of DNA sequences to aid in the identification of rare or problematic species of freshwater mussels. In: Proceedings of the Freshwater Mollusk Conservation Society. R. A. Tankersley, D. I. Warmolts, G. T. Watters, B. J. Armitage, P. D. Johnson, and R. S. Butler (Eds.) Ohio Biological Survey, Columbus, Ohio.

Roe, K. J. and C. Lydeard. (1999) Species delineation and the identification of evolutionary significant units: Lessons from the freshwater mussel genus Potamilus (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Journal of Shellfish Research, 17: 1359-1363.

Lydeard, C. and K. J. Roe. (1998) Phylogenetic systematics: The missing ingredient in the conservation of freshwater unionid bivalves. Fisheries, 23: 16-17.

Roe, K. J. and C. Lydeard. (1998) Molecular systematics of the freshwater mussel genus Potamilus (Bivalvia: Unionidae). Malacologia, 39: 195-205.