Professors
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Behavior
| Daniel Blumstein | The evolution of behavior and the integration of behavior and conservation biology. |
| 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 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. |
| 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 |
| Elsa Ordway | Global change and forest ecosystems; remote sensing; ecosystem ecology; tropical ecology; social-ecological systems; land-use change; conservation. |
| 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 | Population biology, landscape ecology, and conservation genomics of reptiles and amphibians, particularly in California |
| 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. |
| Morgan Tingley | Effects of global change on biodiversity; hierarchical modeling; fire and Californian wildlife; ornithology; conservation. |
| Robert Wayne | Application of molecular genetic techniques to questions in systematics, population genetics, sociobiology and conservation |
Developmental Biology
| David Jacobs | Evolution/Development of Invertebrate Body Plans, Paleobiology and Marine Speciation |
| Karen Sears | Developmental and evolutionary biology of mammals |
Ecology
| Priyanga Amarasekare | Mechanisms of diversity maintenance in variable environments |
| Peggy Fong | Marine ecology of coastal ecosystems. |
| 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. |
| Colin Kremer | Marine & freshwater microbial ecology; theoretical ecology; linking organismal physiology to population, community, & ecosystem dynamics; effects of global change, especially temperature; eco-evolutionary dynamics |
| 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. |
| Elsa Ordway | Global change and forest ecosystems; remote sensing; ecosystem ecology; tropical ecology; social-ecological systems; land-use change; conservation. |
| 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 | Population biology, landscape ecology, and conservation genomics of reptiles and amphibians, particularly in California |
| 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. |
| Morgan Tingley | Effects of global change on biodiversity; hierarchical modeling; fire and Californian wildlife; ornithology; conservation. |
| Felipe Zapata | Systematics and evolutionary biology; plant biology; quantitative taxonomy; macroevolution; phylogenetic comparative functional genomics; tropical biology |
Evolutionary Biology
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Nandita Garud | Population genetics; evolution in natural populations with a current focus on the microbiome. |
| 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 |
| Colin Kremer | Marine & freshwater microbial ecology; theoretical ecology; linking organismal physiology to population, community, & ecosystem dynamics; effects of global change, especially temperature; eco-evolutionary dynamics |
| James Lloyd-Smith | Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of infectious diseases; emerging pathogens and zoonoses; host population heterogeneities; integration of dynamics across scales. |
| Kirk 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 |
| H. Bradley Shaffer | Population biology, landscape ecology, and conservation genomics of reptiles and amphibians, particularly in California |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| David Jacobs | Evolution/Development of Invertebrate Body Plans, Paleobiology and Marine Speciation |
| Colin Kremer | Marine & freshwater microbial ecology; theoretical ecology; linking organismal physiology to population, community, & ecosystem dynamics; effects of global change, especially temperature; eco-evolutionary dynamics |
| James Lloyd-Smith | Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of infectious diseases; emerging pathogens and zoonoses; host population heterogeneities; integration of dynamics across scales. |
Paleobiology
| David Jacobs | Evolution/Development of Invertebrate Body Plans, Paleobiology and Marine Speciation |
| Glen MacDonald | Glen M Sproul dit MacDonald works on issues of climate change and ecological and societal responses. |
| Karen Sears | Developmental and evolutionary biology of mammals |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| Colin Kremer | Marine & freshwater microbial ecology; theoretical ecology; linking organismal physiology to population, community, & ecosystem dynamics; effects of global change, especially temperature; eco-evolutionary dynamics |
| Elsa Ordway | Global change and forest ecosystems; remote sensing; ecosystem ecology; tropical ecology; social-ecological systems; land-use change; conservation. |
| 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 |
| 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
| 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. |
| Colin Kremer | Marine & freshwater microbial ecology; theoretical ecology; linking organismal physiology to population, community, & ecosystem dynamics; effects of global change, especially temperature; eco-evolutionary dynamics |
| Elsa Ordway | Global change and forest ecosystems; remote sensing; ecosystem ecology; tropical ecology; social-ecological systems; land-use change; conservation. |
| 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. |
| Colin Kremer | Marine & freshwater microbial ecology; theoretical ecology; linking organismal physiology to population, community, & ecosystem dynamics; effects of global change, especially temperature; eco-evolutionary dynamics |
| James Lloyd-Smith | Ecological and evolutionary dynamics of infectious diseases; emerging pathogens and zoonoses; host population heterogeneities; integration of dynamics across scales. |
| Kirk 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 |
| Morgan Tingley | Effects of global change on biodiversity; hierarchical modeling; fire and Californian wildlife; ornithology; conservation. |
Tropical Biology
| Paul Barber | Evolution of conservation of marine biodiversity, Coral reefs, Evolutionary and population genetics, Natural selection and adaptation. |
| 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. |
| Elsa Ordway | Global change and forest ecosystems; remote sensing; ecosystem ecology; tropical ecology; social-ecological systems; land-use change; conservation. |
| 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. |
| Karen Sears | Developmental and evolutionary biology of mammals |
| 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. |
| Felipe Zapata | Systematics and evolutionary biology; plant biology; quantitative taxonomy; macroevolution; phylogenetic comparative functional genomics; tropical biology |
Professors Emeriti
| Clifford Brunk | Molecular biological approaches to the study of evolution. |
| Martin Cody | Community structure, determinants of diversity, density and distribution, interspecific interactions and adaptive morpho |
| Franz Engelmann | Insect physiology, insect and invertebrate endocrinology. |
| Elma Gonzalez | Cell and molecular biology of calcification in coccolithophorid algae. |
| William Hamner | Behavior of oceanic animals, emphasizing in situ observations at sea. |
| Henry Hespenheide | The evolutionary ecology and biodiversity of Neotropical wet forest insects. |
| J. Lee Kavanau | Origin, evolution, and functions of sleep; memory maintenance and mental disorders, early avian evolution |
| Ken Nagy | Ecological physiology of terrestrial vertebrates, especially desert reptiles. |
| Park Nobel | Plant physiological ecology, especially agaves and cacti |
| Philip Rundel | Adaptations of plants to environmental stress, focusing on mediterranean, desert, and tropical ecosystems; applications of environmental sensor arrays for ecological research |
| Charles Taylor | avian bioacoustics; adaptive sensor arrays; artificial life |
| Richard Vance | Marine, Theoretical, and Restoration Ecology |
| Eduardo Zeiger | Plant physiology and photobiology; with emphasis in stomatal function. |
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Postdocs and Research Faculty
| Eric J Caldera | |
| Mark Andrew Elvin | |
| Sorel T Fitz-Gibbon | Genome Sequence Of P. Aerophilium |
| Ana E Garcia Vedrenne | |
| Emily Elizabeth Curd Guswa | Conducting Sampling, Dna Extraction, Sequencing And Analysis Of Environmental Dna Samples From Sediment And Soil In California |
| Sarah Jacobs | |
| Andrew Ring Kleinhesselink | |
| Natalie Jewel Lemanski | |
| Jennifer Ann Maier | |
| Jeffrey P Maloy | |
| Evan M Mccartney-Melstad | |
| Julie Serena Miller | |
| Portia Mae Mira | |
| Maura Palacios Mejia | |
| Katherine Prager | Understanding The Dynamics Of Leptospirosis Interrogans Serovar Pomona In California Sea Lions |
| Alexa Aline Sadier | |
| Peter Scott | |
| Satoshi Tomano | |
| Daniel Joseph Wieczynski |