ABOUT US

The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Group is a dynamic and cohesive group of faculty and graduate students with research interests in behavioral ecology, physiological ecology, population biology, community ecology, ecosystems ecology, conservation biology, and evolution.

The group has a strong commitment to graduate and undergraduate education. Graduate students work closely with their faculty mentors on diverse projects ranging from those driven by their advisor’s lab foci to those that have been completely self-designed by the student. Undergraduates are encouraged to participate in research projects under the tutelage of a major professor or graduate student.

Researchers in the group use a variety of field, laboratory, and molecular techniques, both on campus and around the world. Researchers are currently investigating questions related to avian visual and auditory systems, evolutionary genetics, the genetic structure of parasite populations, animal dispersal, management strategies for plant pathogens, ecological risks associated with genetically modified organisms, the evolution of plant adaptation, biological invasions, the ecological impacts of climate change, and restoration genetics and ecology of plant communities.

CURRENT RESEARCH