Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- Behavior
- Ecology
- Energy Science and Engineering
- Evolutionary Biology
The Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology is in the top 10% of ecology programs in North America based on research impact. Our faculty and students come from around the globe. Our faculty is a mix of internationally known senior researchers and an energetic group of junior faculty at the cutting edges of their fields. We train graduate and undergraduate students with research interests in ecology, evolutionary biology, animal behavior, conservation biology, behavioral and population genetics, computational biology, development of theory for evolution and ecology, ecosystem and community ecology, global change biology, diverse areas of organismal biology, and biology education.
For the graduate program, the Department offers MS and PhD degrees.
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