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Behavior
| Daniel Blumstein | The evolution of behavior and the integration of behavior and conservation biology. |
| Patricia Adair Gowaty | Evolutionary ecology, evolution of behavior, sexual behavior, mating systems, sexual conflict, parental behavior, maternal effects, developmental plasticity, sex allocation, genetic parentage, ornithology |
| Gregory Grether | Causes and consequences of aggression and reproductive interference between species; character displacement; species recognition; evolution of coloration; the role of phenotypic plasticity in evolution; animal behavior |
| Peter Narins | Auditory Behavior, Neurophysiology and Mechanics |
| Peter Nonacs | Behavioral ecology and social evolution, using both theoretical and experimental approaches. |
| Noa Pinter-Wollman | The emergence of collective behavior from variation and interactions among system components. |
| Barney Schlinger | Steroid hormone synthesis and action in birds; hormonal control of brain and behavior in tropical bird species |
| Pamela Yeh | Adaptation to novel environments; evolution of drug resistance in bacteria; urban ecology and evolution |
Conservation Biology
| Michael Alfaro | vertebrate diversification and macroevolution (especially coral reef fishes), functional and evolutionary morphology, comparative methods, phylogenetics |
| Paul Barber | Evolution of conservation of marine biodiversity, Coral reefs, Evolutionary and population genetics, Natural selection and adaptation. |
| Daniel Blumstein | The evolution of behavior and the integration of behavior and conservation biology. |
| Shane Campbell-Staton | |
| Peggy Fong | Marine ecology of coastal ecosystems. |
| Gregory Grether | Causes and consequences of aggression and reproductive interference between species; character displacement; species recognition; evolution of coloration; the role of phenotypic plasticity in evolution; animal behavior |
| Stephen Hubbell | Community ecology; biodiversity |
| Peter Kareiva | |
| Lawren Sack | Ecology and physiology of plant species coexistence. Hydraulics of plant water transport. Evolution and functional consequences of diversity in leaf size, shape and venation. Forest dynamics and ecohydrology. Conservation physiology. |
| H. Bradley Shaffer | |
| Thomas Smith | Evolutionary ecology, speciation, and conservation of vertebrates, especially in the tropics. |
| Victoria Sork | Ecological, evolutionary, and conservation genomics of tree populations; evolutionary biology and conservation science of oaks; phylogeography; hybridization and introgression; molecular ecology of pollen and seed dispersal. |
| Robert Wayne | Application of molecular genetic techniques to questions in systematics, population genetics, sociobiology and conservation |
Ecology
| Priyanga Amarasekare | Mechanisms of diversity maintenance in variable environments |
| Shane Campbell-Staton | |
| Peggy Fong | Marine ecology of coastal ecosystems. |
| Peter Kareiva | |
| Nathan Kraft | Plant community ecology, with an emphasis on functional and phylogenetic approaches to understanding community assembly and species coexistence; tropical forest dynamics; biogeography and the assembly of regional biotas. |
| James Lloyd-Smith | Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of infectious diseases; emerging pathogens and zoonoses; host population heterogeneities; integration of dynamics across scales. |
| Glen MacDonald | Glen M Sproul dit MacDonald works on issues of climate change and ecological and societal responses. |
| Lawren Sack | Ecology and physiology of plant species coexistence. Hydraulics of plant water transport. Evolution and functional consequences of diversity in leaf size, shape and venation. Forest dynamics and ecohydrology. Conservation physiology. |
| Van Savage | Effects of climate on ecological systems; species interactions; evolutionary dynamics; mathematical biology; biological scaling in relation to thermal responses, vascular systems, sleep, and tumor growth |
| H. Bradley Shaffer | |
| Thomas Smith | Evolutionary ecology, speciation, and conservation of vertebrates, especially in the tropics. |
| Victoria Sork | Ecological, evolutionary, and conservation genomics of tree populations; evolutionary biology and conservation science of oaks; phylogeography; hybridization and introgression; molecular ecology of pollen and seed dispersal. |
| Blaire Van Valkenburgh | Paleobiology, ecology, and functional morphology of vertebrates |
| Felipe Zapata | Systematics and evolutionary biology; plant biology; quantitative taxonomy; macroevolution; phylogenetic comparative functional genomics; tropical biology |
| Cheryl Ann Zimmer | Population ecology of marine organisms, especially the role of hydrodynamic processes |
| Richard Zimmer | Ecology and sensory biology of aquatic organisms; chemical signals and communication |
Evolutionary Biology
| Michael Alfaro | vertebrate diversification and macroevolution (especially coral reef fishes), functional and evolutionary morphology, comparative methods, phylogenetics |
| Paul Barber | Evolution of conservation of marine biodiversity, Coral reefs, Evolutionary and population genetics, Natural selection and adaptation. |
| Donald Buth | Ichthyology; parasitology, phylogenetic systematics, population structure of lower vertebrates |
| Shane Campbell-Staton | |
| Nandita Garud | Population genetics; Evolution in natural populations, with a current focus on the microbiome. |
| Patricia Adair Gowaty | Evolutionary ecology, evolution of behavior, sexual behavior, mating systems, sexual conflict, parental behavior, maternal effects, developmental plasticity, sex allocation, genetic parentage, ornithology |
| Gregory Grether | Causes and consequences of aggression and reproductive interference between species; character displacement; species recognition; evolution of coloration; the role of phenotypic plasticity in evolution; animal behavior |
| David Jacobs | Evolution/Development of Invertebrate Body Plans, Paleobiology and Marine Speciation |
| James Lloyd-Smith | Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of infectious diseases; emerging pathogens and zoonoses; host population heterogeneities; integration of dynamics across scales. |
| Kirk E. Lohmueller | Population genetics; Statistical methods in evolutionary and medical genetics; genetic variation data |
| Noa Pinter-Wollman | The emergence of collective behavior from variation and interactions among system components. |
| Karen Sears | Developmental and evolutionary biology of mammals |
| H. Bradley Shaffer | |
| Thomas Smith | Evolutionary ecology, speciation, and conservation of vertebrates, especially in the tropics. |
| Victoria Sork | Ecological, evolutionary, and conservation genomics of tree populations; evolutionary biology and conservation science of oaks; phylogeography; hybridization and introgression; molecular ecology of pollen and seed dispersal. |
| Blaire Van Valkenburgh | Paleobiology, ecology, and functional morphology of vertebrates |
| Robert Wayne | Application of molecular genetic techniques to questions in systematics, population genetics, sociobiology and conservation |
| Pamela Yeh | Adaptation to novel environments; evolution of drug resistance in bacteria; urban ecology and evolution |
| Felipe Zapata | Systematics and evolutionary biology; plant biology; quantitative taxonomy; macroevolution; phylogenetic comparative functional genomics; tropical biology |
Marine Biology
| Michael Alfaro | vertebrate diversification and macroevolution (especially coral reef fishes), functional and evolutionary morphology, comparative methods, phylogenetics |
| Paul Barber | Evolution of conservation of marine biodiversity, Coral reefs, Evolutionary and population genetics, Natural selection and adaptation. |
| Donald Buth | Ichthyology; parasitology, phylogenetic systematics, population structure of lower vertebrates |
| Peggy Fong | Marine ecology of coastal ecosystems. |
| Malcolm Gordon | Comparative ecological physiology of lower vertebrates, with emphasis on fish locomotion |
| David Jacobs | Evolution/Development of Invertebrate Body Plans, Paleobiology and Marine Speciation |
| James Lloyd-Smith | Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of infectious diseases; emerging pathogens and zoonoses; host population heterogeneities; integration of dynamics across scales. |
| Cheryl Ann Zimmer | Population ecology of marine organisms, especially the role of hydrodynamic processes |
| Richard Zimmer | Ecology and sensory biology of aquatic organisms; chemical signals and communication |
Paleobiology
| David Jacobs | Evolution/Development of Invertebrate Body Plans, Paleobiology and Marine Speciation |
| Karen Sears | Developmental and evolutionary biology of mammals |
| Glen MacDonald | Glen M Sproul dit MacDonald works on issues of climate change and ecological and societal responses. |
| Blaire Van Valkenburgh | Paleobiology, ecology, and functional morphology of vertebrates |
| Robert Wayne | Application of molecular genetic techniques to questions in systematics, population genetics, sociobiology and conservation |
Plant Biology
| Peggy Fong | Marine ecology of coastal ecosystems. |
| Stephen Hubbell | Community ecology; biodiversity |
| Nathan Kraft | Plant community ecology, with an emphasis on functional and phylogenetic approaches to understanding community assembly and species coexistence; tropical forest dynamics; biogeography and the assembly of regional biotas. |
| Lawren Sack | Ecology and physiology of plant species coexistence. Hydraulics of plant water transport. Evolution and functional consequences of diversity in leaf size, shape and venation. Forest dynamics and ecohydrology. Conservation physiology. |
| Victoria Sork | Ecological, evolutionary, and conservation genomics of tree populations; evolutionary biology and conservation science of oaks; phylogeography; hybridization and introgression; molecular ecology of pollen and seed dispersal. |
| Felipe Zapata | Systematics and evolutionary biology; plant biology; quantitative taxonomy; macroevolution; phylogenetic comparative functional genomics; tropical biology |
Physiological Ecology
| Shane Campbell-Staton | |
| Malcolm Gordon | Comparative ecological physiology of lower vertebrates, with emphasis on fish locomotion |
| Nathan Kraft | Plant community ecology, with an emphasis on functional and phylogenetic approaches to understanding community assembly and species coexistence; tropical forest dynamics; biogeography and the assembly of regional biotas. |
| Lawren Sack | Ecology and physiology of plant species coexistence. Hydraulics of plant water transport. Evolution and functional consequences of diversity in leaf size, shape and venation. Forest dynamics and ecohydrology. Conservation physiology. |
Theory
| Michael Alfaro | vertebrate diversification and macroevolution (especially coral reef fishes), functional and evolutionary morphology, comparative methods, phylogenetics |
| Priyanga Amarasekare | Mechanisms of diversity maintenance in variable environments |
| Nandita Garud | Population genetics; Evolution in natural populations, with a current focus on the microbiome. |
| Stephen Hubbell | Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of infectious diseases; emerging pathogens and zoonoses; host population heterogeneities; integration of dynamics across scales. |
| James Lloyd-Smith | Comparative ecological physiology of lower vertebrates, with emphasis on fish locomotion |
| Kirk E. Lohmueller | Population genetics; Statistical methods in evolutionary and medical genetics; genetic variation data |
| Peter Nonacs | Behavioral ecology and social evolution, using both theoretical and experimental approaches. |
| Noa Pinter-Wollman | The emergence of collective behavior from variation and interactions among system components. |
| Van Savage | Effects of climate on ecological systems; species interactions; evolutionary dynamics; mathematical biology; biological scaling in relation to thermal responses, vascular systems, sleep, and tumor growth |
| Karen Sears | Developmental and evolutionary biology of mammals |
Tropical Biology
| Paul Barber | Evolution of conservation of marine biodiversity, Coral reefs, Evolutionary and population genetics, Natural selection and adaptation. |
| Shane Campbell-Staton | |
| Stephen Hubbell | Community ecology; biodiversity |
| Nathan Kraft | Plant community ecology, with an emphasis on functional and phylogenetic approaches to understanding community assembly and species coexistence; tropical forest dynamics; biogeography and the assembly of regional biotas. |
| Lawren Sack | Ecology and physiology of plant species coexistence. Hydraulics of plant water transport. Evolution and functional consequences of diversity in leaf size, shape and venation. Forest dynamics and ecohydrology. Conservation physiology. |
| Thomas Smith | Evolutionary ecology, speciation, and conservation of vertebrates, especially in the tropics. |
| Victoria Sork | Ecological, evolutionary, and conservation genomics of tree populations; evolutionary biology and conservation science of oaks; phylogeography; hybridization and introgression; molecular ecology of pollen and seed dispersal. |