Monika Espinasa
Associate Professor
Degree Information
- BA Biology with honors University of California- Santa Cruz, 1993
- MS Biology with honors, New York University, 1997
- ABD, National University of Mexico (Center for Research on Nitrogen Fixation) 1997-2001
Courses Taught
- General Biology I
- General Biology II
- Genetics
- Environmental Themes
Primary Area of Expertise
Molecular Evolution
Publications and Presentations
- Hydrogeology of caves in the Sierra de El Abra región. In: Biology and Evolution of the Mexican Cavefish, 2016
- Distribution and conservation status of Speleonycta ozarkensis (Insecta: Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from caves of the Ozark Highlands of Arkansas and Oklahoma, 2014
- New Record of Nicoletia phytophila (Nicoletiidae: Zygentoma: Insecta) from a cave in Belize. Speleobiology Notes, 2013
- Losing Sight of Regressive Evolution. Evolution: Education and Outreach, 2008
- Why do cave fish lose their eyes? Natural History, 2005
- A new cavernicole species of the genus Anelpistina (Insecta: Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from the Guánica subtropical dry forest, Puerto Rico. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 2003
- A new species of the genus Anelpistina (Insecta: Zygentoma: Nicoletiidae) from the Biosphere Reserve Sierra de Huautla. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 2001
Grants Received
COIL
