EBIO's disciplinary strengths include ecology, evolution, genetics, behavior, and systematics. Our research programs have relevance for global change, conservation biology, the spread of diseases, and revealing fundamental mechanisms underlying the structural and functional adaptations of organisms.聽 Click on any one of the areas below to see a list of faculty whose research interests overlap with these areas.

Ecology

Research related to distributions, abundances, and interactions of organisms; dynamics of populations and their responses to factors such as climate, nutrients, and disease.

Evolutionary Biology

Research on how and why living things, at all levels of biological organization--from genes and genomes to populations and species--change over time.

Genetics

Research on biological heredity, the variation of inherited characteristics, and the map from genotype to phenotype.

Behavior

Research on the mechanisms and adaptive significance of animal behaviors and life histories.

Systematics

Research that characterizes and classifies biodiversity on planet earth, describes and names new species (taxonomy), and determines evolutionary relationships among taxonomic groups.

Biology Education Research

Research that examines the teaching and learning of biological concepts with a specific emphasis on Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the undergraduate level.