Evolutionary Developmental Biology

Evolutionary Genomics

Regulation of Plant Morphogenesis During Growth & Development

Plant ecology, biogeography and evolution

Microbial cellular and community networks; influence of environmental change on the evolution of molecular processes; systems biology; bioinformatics

Evolutionary consequences of interactions between behavior, morphology and the environment

Statistical theory, methods and applcations, Quantitative ecology

Evolutionary genomics of adaptation and divergence in wild, weedy and crop plant species

Biomechanics and Behavior of Migratory Fishes; Bioengineering of Fish Passage Structures

Reproductive behavior of birds and fishes

Epidemiology, ecology and sustainable management of plant diseases

Fish conservation, recreational fisheries, sustainable aquaculture

Quantitative ecology, population dynamics, applied ecology

Population dynamics and biological control of invasive forest insects

Agroecology, applied ecology, pollinator health, invertebrate monitoring

Quantitative Evolutionary Cell Biology

Genomics, Evolution, Bioinformatics

Biomechanics and neuromuscular control of vertebrate locomotion

Fish behavior and migration; fish passage

Biocultural evolution of the genus Homo, functional morphology and biomechanics of the appendicular skeleton, paleoecology, forager ecology, Old World prehistory, Late Pleistocene/Early Holocene ecology, bone mass and physical activity.

Spread dynamics, impacts, and lag times in invasion ecology, as well as metacommunity dynamics, particularly for plants and herbivores.

Functional Morphology, Evolution, and Behavioral Ecology

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of vertebrate retinal development and retinal disease.

Ecosystems, modeling, tagging, movement, trophic dynamics, diadromous, marine,
fisheries, historical ecology

The general research objective in our lab is to understand the neural and physiological systems that the brain and body use to protect us from harm and adapt to changes in the environment. We focus on biological rhythms, stress, immunology, and metabolism

Genome evolution and biodiversity studies of microbial eukaryotes

Terrestrial Ecosystem Ecology; Climate Change Biology; Soil Ecology; Biogeochemistry

Quantifying age, gender, and activity based changes in human skeletal muscle function. Measuring the roles of neural activation, intramuscular metabolism, contractile function and blood flow in the development of muscle fatigue in a variety of populations.

Conservation genomics and ecophysiology in marine and freshwater ecosystems

Micropaleontology, Biostratigraphy, Paleoceanography

Population ecology of stream fishes

Fungal comparative genomics, eukaryotic genome evolution and organism adaptation

Environmental Physiology of Fish

Climate change ecology, montane and boreal wildlife, and decision analysis and translational ecology for climate adaptation  

Evolution of alternative genetic systems; evolution of host range; scale insect systematics

Microbial ecology of terrestrial and aquatic environments

Mechanisms and evolution of vertebrate behavior, bioacoustics

Evolution and development, history of evolutionary theory

Molecular Evolution and Population Genomics of Arthropod-borne Microbial Pathogens

Freshwater ecology, fish and macroinvertebrates, urban ecology, conservation

Plant ecology, plant diversity, invasive plants, climate change

Conservation biology, physiological ecology and biostatistics

Climate change impacts on coastal biodiversity and trophic relationships

Behavior and physiology of flies especially of the adult crop organ and the mechanisms regulating filling and depletion

Foraging behavior; Territoriality; Intra- and Interspecific competition; Resource partitioning; Mutualism; Coevolution;
Sexual dimorphisms and polymorphisms

Urban ecology, human-environment interactions, animal behavior