Dr. Anja Schulze
 
Assistant Professor
   
 
Contact Information:
 
Texas A&M University
Email: schulzea@tamug.edu
5007 Avenue U
Phone: 409-740-4540
Galveston
Fax: 409-740-5002
TX, 77551 USA website
 
 
Education:
 
Ph.D. Biology, University of Victoria, Canada, 2001
B.S. University of Bielefeld, Germany, 1995
 
 
Specialty: Invertebrate Zoology
 
 
 
 
Research Interests:
  
  I am broadly interested in phylogeny and population genetics of marine invertebrates. Most of my research focuses on polychaete and sipunculan worms. Although sometimes cryptic, these worms are ubiquitous in a variety of habitats and play important roles in marine ecosystems. I examine how different species are related to each other and how they disperse from one location to another. Many species are benthic as adults but have pelagic larval stages which are critical for the dispersal of the species. When studying population dynamics it is therefore important to understand the complete life cycle. To address questions of life history, phylogeny and population structure, I use a combination of molecular and morphological techniques. Molecular techniques primarily focus on DNA sequencing of commonly used genetic markers. Morphological techniques include light and electron microscopy as well as immunohistochemistry and confocal laser scanning microscopy.  
 
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Courses Taught:
  
 
MARB 435: Marine Invertebrate Zoology (Fall and Spring)
  
 
ZOOL 665: Biology of the Invertebrates (Lab, Spring 08)
  
 
 
Selected Publications:
  • Schulze, A., Cutler, E. B. & Giribet, G. 2007. Phylogeny of sipunculan worms: a combined analysis of four gene regions and morphology. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 42: 171-19.
  • Schulze, A. 2006. Phylogeny and genetic diversity of palolo worms (Palola, Eunicidae) from the tropical north Pacific and the Caribbean. Biological Bulletin, 210: 25-37.
  • Schulze, A., Cutler, E. B. and Giribet, G. 2005. Reconstructing the phylogeny of the Sipuncula. Hydrobiologia, 535/536: 277-296.
  • Schulze, A. and Rice, M. E. 2004. Sipunculan diversity at Twin Cays, Belize with a key to the species. Atoll Research Bulletin, 521:1-9.
  • Schulze, A. and Halanych, K. 2003. Siboglinid evolution shaped by habitat preference and sulfide tolerance. Hydrobiologia, 496: 199-205.
  • Schulze, A. 2003. Phylogeny of Vestimentifera (Siboglinidae, Annelida) inferred from morphology. Zoologica Scripta, 32: 321-342.
  • Southward, E., Schulze, A. and Tunnicliffe, V. 2002. Vestimentiferans (Pogonophora) in the Pacific and Indian Oceans: a new genus from Lihir Island (Papua New Guinea) and the Java Trench, with the first report of Arcovestia ivanovi from the North Fiji Basin. Journal of Natural History, 36: 1179-1197.