Phylogenetics & Comparative Biology

Core Faculty by Research Themes

Alphabetical listing of all faculty

Phylogenetics and Comparative Biology is the study of evolutionary relationships among organisms, and the mechanisms and patterns that drive the evolution of those relationships.

Name	Title	Dept	Interest
Alvarado-Bremer, Jaime	Professor	Marine Biology	Conservation and population genetics of large pelagic fishes
Bapst, David	Instructional Assistant Professor	Geology & Geophysics	Paleobiology, morphological systematics, macroevolution, fossil record of marine invertebrates
Blackmon, Heath	Assistant Professor	Biology	Evolutionary genomics, quantitative genetics, character evolution, and applied phylogenetics
Conway, Kevin	Associate Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Systematic ichthyology; phylogenetic and comparative anatomy of ray-finned fishes
de Ruiter, Darryl	Professor	Anthropology	Ecology and evolution of the human lineage, with a particular focus on origin of genus Homo
Hurtado, Luis	Associate Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Evolutionary origins, patterns and maintenance of biodiversity
Lawing, Michelle	Associate Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Evolutionary responses of species and communites to environmental change
Light, Jessica	Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Evolutionary and ecological assessments of host-parasite associations
Mateos, Mariana	Associate Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Evolution of host-symbiont associations and phylogeography of freshwater organisms
Miglietta, Maria Pia	Assistant Professor	Marine Biology	Evolution, genetics, and ecology of Hydrozoa (Cnidaria)
Murphy, William	Professor	Veterinary Integrative Biosciences	Mammalian phylogenetics and evolutionary genomics
Pepper, Alan	Professor	Biology	Phenotypic plasticity and adaptive evolution in terrestrial plants
Raymond, Anne	Professor	Geology & Geophysics	Plant paleoecology, paleobiogeography and evolutionary history
Schulze, Anja	Associate Professor	Marine Biology	Species distributions, dispersal and local adaptation of marine invertebrates
Song, Hojun	Associate Professor	Entomology	Insect systematics; phylogenetics of orthopteran insects; phenotypic plasticity; character evolution
Spalink, Daniel	Assistant Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Plant systematics and biogeography
Voelker, Gary	Professor	Ecology & Conservation Biology	Systematics and biogeography of birds
Wicksten, Mary	Professor	Biology	Behavior, classification and ecology of decapod Crustacea, plus adaptive coloration in marine organisms

Behavioral Ecology (Integrative Animal Behavior)
– the study of the evolutionary basis for animal behavior due to ecological pressures

Community Ecology
– the study of how populations of species organize and interact with each other and the environment

Conservation Biology/Restoration Ecology
– the study of biodiversity and how to sustainably protect, manage, and restore degraded habitats

Ecosystems/Landscape Ecology
– the study of the dynamics of ecological processes through time across a variety of spatial scales

Evolutionary Ecology
– the study of interactions between organisms and their environments from an evolutionary perspective

Evolutionary Genomics
– the study of genome evolution

Phylogenetics & Comparative Biology
– the study of evolutionary relationships among organisms, and the mechanisms and patterns that drive the evolution of those relationships

Physiological Ecology
– the study of relationships between the physiology of organisms and their adaptation to environmental conditions

Population & Quantitative Genetics
– the study of genetic differences within and between populations and assessment of variability of continuous phenotypes

Population Ecology
– the study of population dynamics over space and time and how populations interact with the environment