For full functionality of this site it is necessary to enable JavaScript. Here are the instructions how to enable JavaScript in your web browser. EvolutionAcademics, Research Centers, & InitiativesDoctoral ProgramsBiologyFacultyEvolution Anderson, Robert P. Developing GIS-based methods of modeling species geographic ranges using occurrence records and environmental data. Arenas-Mena, Cesar Multipotency and developmental gene regulatory networks Barrowclough, George F. Ornithology, systematics, population genetic Beaton, Laura L. Plant evolutionary ecology including the impact of global change on plant - herbivore interactions, the roles of seed dispersal and seed banks in community assembly, and the importance of competition and allelopathy in the success of invasive species. Boissinot, Stéphane Molecular evolution and comparative genomics Burbrink, Frank T. Molecular and morphological phylogenetics Carnaval, Ana Carolina O. Q. Evolutionary biogeography, biodiversity studies, herpetology, amphibian chytridiomycosis Chamberlain, John A. Cephalopod paleobiology and evolution; fossil chondrichthyans; functional morphology Delson, Eric Paleoanthropology, cranio-dental morphology of higher primates Dennehy, John J. Bacteriophage evolutionary ecology Desalle, Rob Systematic analysis; evolution of drosophilids Flynn, John Vertebrate paleontology, mammalian evolution, systematics Forlano, Paul M. Behavioral neuroendocrinology, cellular and molecular neuroethology of vocal-acoustic communication in fishes, comparative vertebrate neuroanatomy Gruber, David F. Microbial ecology, marine biogeochemistry, coral reef ecology Gu, Jiaying Comparative genomics, molecular evolution and population genetics of gene families. Approaches range from the use of cutting edge bioinformation and geoic tools, to statistical modeling and analysis Hauber, Mark E. Behavioral ecology of birds, brood parasitism, color vision and bioacoustics, conservation, evolution of mating systems Hickerson, Michael J. comparative phylogeography, population genetics, computational biology Holford, Mandë Chemical Marine Biology: An evolutionary roadmap to the discovery and characterization of novel neuropeptides from marine organisms. Lahti, David C. Evolutionary and behavioral ecology, especially the evolution of complex and learned traits in birds and humans Lohman, David J. Ecology, evolution, and conservation of insects and other volant animals in Southeast Asia Manne, Lisa L. Impact of climate and competition on species' abundances. Biogeography. Spatial patterns of biodiversity. Climate change research Meng, Jin Morphology evolution and systematics of mammals Munshi-South, Jason Ecology, behavior, and genetics of vertebrates in disturbed landscapes; conservation biology, especially of tropical mammals Naro-Maciel , Eugenia Conservation genetics and molecular evolution with a focus on turtles and marine organisms, conservation biology, protected areas, and turtle ecology. Perkins, Susan L. Systematics, biogeography, and evolutionary studies of parasites and symbionts including malaria parasites, edosymbiotic bacteria of bloodfeeding leeches and St. Louis encephalitis viruses. Qiu, Weigang Bioinformatics, Lyme disease bacteria Steiper, Michael Primate molecular evolution, population genetics, phylogenetics Stiassny, Melanie L.J. Ichthyology, systematics and evolution Wahlert, John H. Mammology, evolution of rodentia, dental histology and morphology Wilson, Tony Sexual Selection and Speciation in Aquatic Systems