Theory and genetics of evolutionary processes.
Responses of plant communities and ecosystems to global environmental changes; restoration of native plant communities.
Biological invasions, social insects, trophic interactions.
Plant population biology; mating system evolution; ecological genetics.
Kurle,Carolyn Assistant Professor
Behavioral Ecology of bee foraging and communication, with emphasis on the evolution of communication, neuroethology of learning, and bee health.
Evolutionary and developmental systems biology, variability of genetic networks in nematodes and yeast.
Physical and biotic controls on the distribution and diversity of species in benthic marine ecosystems.
Shurin, Jonathan Associate Professor
Molecular evolution; genetic variation at DNA level.
Conservation and evolutionary biology; speciation; genetics of endangered species.