Following is a list of faculty in the Ecology Behavior & Evolution section. Click on a name to see a more comprehensive description of their research.

Peter Andolfatto, Assistant Professor of Biology

Population genetics, adaptation, demography and genome evolution, Drosophila and Lepidopteran genomics.

Doris Bachtrog, Assistant Professor of Biology

Population genetics, molecular evolution & comparative genomics; evolution of sex.

Lin Chao, Professor of Biology

Evolutionary processes in microbes: bacteria and their viruses.

David Holway, Associate Professor of Biology

Ecological basis of invasive species. Argentine Ants, Fire Ants - California.

Walter Jetz, Assistant Professor of Biology

Ecological patterns at the level of the individual, population and community.

Joshua Kohn, Professor of Biology

Plant population biology; mating system evolution; ecological genetics.

Karen Marchetti, Assistant Professor of Biology

Evolution and behavior; species divergence in color patterns and color vision; host-parasite interactions.

Therese Markow, Professor of Biology (arriving July 2008)

Speciation and adaptation to novel environments; Mating system evolution; Drosophila evolutionary genetics.

James Nieh, Associate Professor of Biology

Evolution of animal language: symbolic communication in highly social bees; sensory physiology and mechanisms of multi-modal communication; bioacoustics; Cyborg bee project.

Kaustuv Roy, Professor of Biology

Physical and biotic controls on the distribution and diversity of species in benthic marine ecosystems.

Oliver Ryder, Adjunct Professor of Biology, Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, S. D. Zoo

Genetics of endangered species; zoo biology

Christopher Wills, Professor of Biology

Molecular evolution; genetic variation at DNA level.

David Woodruff, Professor of Biology

Conservation and evolutionary biology; speciation; genetics of endangered species.

List of all adjunct faculty