What would you contribute to the world of ecology and evolution if you could access the combined wisdom of faculty from more than a dozen disciplines that span the earth, biological and computational ...

Evolutionary ecology encompasses the study of how evolutionary processes―such as natural selection, mutation, and genetic drift―interact with ecological dynamics to shape the diversity, distribution, ...

Background -- History and biogeography -- Meteorology -- Climate and vegetation -- Resource acquisition and allocation -- Rules of inheritance -- Evolution and natural selection -- Vital statistics of ...

Competition between species played a major role in the rise and fall of hominins -- and produced a 'bizarre' evolutionary pattern for the Homo lineage -- according to a new study that revises the ...

As in a batch of kombucha or a barrel of sherry, microbes can assemble into a mat-like layer at the boundary between air and liquid. In laboratory culture, the bacterium Pseudomonas fluorescens SBW25 ...

A major evolutionary theory says most genetic changes don’t really matter, but new evidence suggests that’s not true. Researchers found that helpful mutations happen surprisingly often. The twist is ...

Michael J. McDonald receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Christopher Blake does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would ...

Cover -- Half-title -- Series information -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- How High Is a Higher ...

A study of wild African herbivores offers new insight into how environmental conditions—not just diet and anatomy—can ...

Program in Ecology and Evolution Faculty & Emeritus represent many different departments and offer diverse expertise and interests, but all share a core commitment to research and graduate training in ...