Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
Our groups study practical and theoretical aspects of the conservation of species, and conduct long-term studies of interactions between species, the impact of climate change and of natural disasters.
Faculty & Research Interests
Gerald Borgia, Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1978. Evolution of mate choice; social structure and patterns of aid-giving behavior; sociobiology.
Karen Carleton, Professor; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1987. Evolution of visual systems, visual communication and speciation, phototransduction, sensory genomics.
Sean Carroll, Professor; Ph.D.. Evolution of morphological traits in animals.
Michael P. Cummings , Professor; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1992. Molecular evolution, bioinformatics, computational biology.
William Fagan, Professor and Chair; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1996. Conservation Biology, Community Ecology, Theoretical Ecology.
Heidi Fisher, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Boston University, 2006. Sexual selection, evolutionary genetics, sperm biology
Douglas E. Gill, Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1971. Population dynamics; evolution of life-history parameters; host-parasite coevolution; plant-animal interactions.
Richard Highton, Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1956. Systematics and molecular evolution of plethodontid salamanders.
David W. Inouye, Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1976. Plant demography; plant-ant mutualisms; behavior and ecology of bumblebees; pollination biology.
Philip Johnson, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2009.
Scott Juntti, Assistant Professor, William J. Higgins Professor of Biology; Ph.D., University of California, San Fransico. (Starts July 1, 2017)
Thomas D. Kocher, Professor: Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1986; Molecular evolution, population genetics, evolution of development, genetics of speciation, evolution of sex determination.
Karen R. Lips, Professor and Director, CONS Graduate Program; Ph.D, University of Miami, 1995.
Carlos A. Machado, Professor; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, Ph.D., 1998. Evolutionary genetics and genomics, the process of species divergence, plant-insect coevolution.
Kennedy Paynter, Research Associate Professor and Director, MEES Graduate Program; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1985. Invertebrate biology; comparative physiology; biochemistry; restoration ecology.
Marjorie L. Reaka, Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1975. Coral reef ecology; ecology and behavior of mantis shrimp; evolutionary ecology of life-history patterns in Crustacea.
Nathan Swenson, Associate Professor. Plant Ecology and Evolution, Tropical Biology, Community Ecology, Biogeography, Plant Function, Phylogenetics, Biodiversity Informatics.
Gerald S. Wilkinson, Professor; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1984. Behavioral ecology and evolution; social behavior and communication in bats; sexual selection and morphological evolution in stalk-eyed flies.
Gerald Borgia, Professor; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1978. Evolution of mate choice; social structure and patterns of aid-giving behavior; sociobiology.
Karen Carleton, Professor; Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1987. Evolution of visual systems, visual communication and speciation, phototransduction, sensory genomics.
Sean Carroll, Professor; Ph.D.. Evolution of morphological traits in animals.
Michael P. Cummings , Professor; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1992. Molecular evolution, bioinformatics, computational biology.
William Fagan, Professor and Chair; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1996. Conservation Biology, Community Ecology, Theoretical Ecology.
Heidi Fisher, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., Boston University, 2006. Sexual selection, evolutionary genetics, sperm biology
Douglas E. Gill, Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1971. Population dynamics; evolution of life-history parameters; host-parasite coevolution; plant-animal interactions.
Richard Highton, Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1956. Systematics and molecular evolution of plethodontid salamanders.
David W. Inouye, Professor Emeritus; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1976. Plant demography; plant-ant mutualisms; behavior and ecology of bumblebees; pollination biology.
Philip Johnson, Assistant Professor; Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2009.
Scott Juntti, Assistant Professor, William J. Higgins Professor of Biology; Ph.D., University of California, San Fransico. (Starts July 1, 2017)
Thomas D. Kocher, Professor: Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1986; Molecular evolution, population genetics, evolution of development, genetics of speciation, evolution of sex determination.
Karen R. Lips, Professor and Director, CONS Graduate Program; Ph.D, University of Miami, 1995.
Carlos A. Machado, Professor; Ph.D., University of California, Irvine, Ph.D., 1998. Evolutionary genetics and genomics, the process of species divergence, plant-insect coevolution.
Kennedy Paynter, Research Associate Professor and Director, MEES Graduate Program; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 1985. Invertebrate biology; comparative physiology; biochemistry; restoration ecology.
Marjorie L. Reaka, Professor; Ph.D., Berkeley, 1975. Coral reef ecology; ecology and behavior of mantis shrimp; evolutionary ecology of life-history patterns in Crustacea.
Nathan Swenson, Associate Professor. Plant Ecology and Evolution, Tropical Biology, Community Ecology, Biogeography, Plant Function, Phylogenetics, Biodiversity Informatics.
Gerald S. Wilkinson, Professor; Ph.D., University of California, San Diego, 1984. Behavioral ecology and evolution; social behavior and communication in bats; sexual selection and morphological evolution in stalk-eyed flies.