A quick index for all Ecology and Evolution Faculty. Use the links on each
name to get more information on specific faculty, or visit their lab web pages
(where available). A quick index to faculty by name:
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Giacomo
Bernardi
Molecular Ecology and Evolution of Fishes
Our laboratory research focuses on understanding speciation mechanisms in Marine Organisms. We have elected to specifically
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Mark
Carr
Population and Community Ecology of Marine Organisms
The purpose of our research program is to better understand the dynamics and structure of populations and communities of
nearshore marine organisms. |
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Dan
Costa
Physiological Ecology of Marine Mammals and Birds
Our laboratory is interested in the adaptations of marine mammals and
seabirds to life in the marine environment. Current research focuses on
the foraging and reproductive energetics of pinnipeds and seabirds.
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Jackson
Davis
Science policy applied to the environment
I am interested in the intersection of science and policy as applied to
the environment. My areas of special expertise are climate and ocean policy.
Most recently I have combined the two areas in an evaluation of the science
and policy related to the decline of the southern sea otter, Enhydra
lutris nereis. |
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Dan
Doak
Population ecology and plant-herbivore interactions
My interests are centered in population ecology, including both field research and mathematical modeling. I conduct field work
on plant-herbivore interactions and on interference and co-existence among clonal plants. |
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Laurel
Fox
Population and Community Ecology; Plant-Herbivore Interactions
Our research focuses on the relationships of population interactions to community structure, especially on
plant-herbivore and three- trophic-level interactions, and the effects of these interactions on community dynamics, coevolution,
resource use, and plant defenses and nutrients. |
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Lynda
Goff
Cell-Cell and Genome Interaction in Algae and the Evolution of Parasitism
The research in our laboratory employs algae as experimental systems to examine several questions in cell as well as in
developmental and evolutionary biology. For example, we have been investigating how parasites interact with their specific hosts
in highly host-specific biotrophic parasitism. |
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M.R.C.
Greenwood
University Chancellor
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Bruce
E. Lyon
Behavioral Ecology; Evolutionary Ecology
Our research focuses on understanding the ecological and evolutionary basis of reproductive strategies and social behavior in
animals, particularly reproductive parasitism, parental care and mating systems. Current attention centers on understanding
patterns of cooperation and reproductive parasitism in birds and insects. |
aka Coot world
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Charles
L. (Leo) Ortiz
Physiology of Marine Mammals
Each winter, a large population of
elephant seals breeds at Aņo Nuevo near Santa Cruz and this event provides our laboratory with a unique opportunity for studying these animals from
a broad biological perspective, ranging from behavior to population genetics. |
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Ingrid
Parker
Plant Ecology, Invasion Biology
My work focuses on the evolutionary ecology of 1) plant diseases, and 2)
mutualisms, in particular plant-pollinator interactions. Our group is also
very involved in research on invasive species: what controls their success
and rates of spread, and what are their impacts on native species and ecosystems. |
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Grant
H. Pogson
Molecular Population Genetics, Ecological Genetics
Our laboratory is interested in understanding the processes that affect the levels and patterns of genetic variation in natural
populations. We are particularly interested in developing techniques for measuring genetic variability at the DNA level and in
using the insights provided by DNA polymorphism to make inferences about the operation of selection in populations of marine
bivalve and fish species. |
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Donald
C. Potts
Population Biology and Coral Reef Ecology
Our group is concerned with various aspects of life histories, ecology, genetics, systematics, and evolution of marine invertebrates. My own research is
concentrated on reef-building corals, while most of the students work on analogous problems in central California organisms. |
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Peter
T. Raimondi
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology of Marine Organisms
The goal of our research is to broadly understand the factors that are important
in the development and maintenance of biological communities. Our current
research interests include the contribution of oceanographic processes,
larval dispersal, larval behavior and post-settlement processes to near-shore
subtidal and intertidal communities. |
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Barry
Sinervo
Behavioral ecology and Amphibian and Reptile Communities
Our research is focused on behavioral and physiological ecology in reptiles. In particular we are currently studying an unusual lizard mating system that resembles the rock-paper-scissors game. |
aka Lizardland
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John
Thompson
Plant and insect coevolution
Research in my laboratory is on the ways in which coevolution between species
organizes the earth's biodiversity. We are interested in developing broad
landscape views on the dynamics of evolutionary and ecological processes.
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Terrie
Williams
Environmental and Exercise Physiology; Functional Biodiversity
Our research program investigates common morphological features and physiological limitations of marine and terrestrial animals. Primary areas of
study include swimming and running energetics, thermoregulation during exercise, and the plasticity of mammalian skeletal muscle. |
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