Evolution/Systematics Faculty
| Faculty | Research | Potential Primary Advisor* |
|---|---|---|
| William D. Anderson Jr. (Emeritus) | Systematics of fishes and history of natural history | YES |
| Larry L. Bowman | Conservation and adaptive management of commercial and recreation fisheries; population genetics and genomics; species delimitation and phylogenetics; evolutionary ecology and life history evolution; applications of molecular ecology for conservation; theory and mathematical modeling; STEM education and outreach | YES |
| Peter J. Etnoyer | Deep-sea coral diversity and ecology, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for marine conservation and management | YES |
| Antony S. Harold | Phylogenetic systematics and biogeography of fishes | YES |
| Willem J. Hillenius | Comparative anatomy of tetrapods, particularly mammals, reptiles and dinosaurs | NO |
| Robert D. Podolsky | Functional biology and evolutionary ecology of marine invertebrates, larval ecology and life-history evolution, fertilization ecology, physiological ecology, phenotypic plasticity | YES |
| Matthew T. Rutter | Plant ecology, genetics, evolution | NO |
| Daniel A. Sasson | Reproductive behavior of invertebrates | YES |
| Andrew M. Shedlock | Genomics, evolution and conservation biology of marine vertebrates | YES |
| Allison M. Welch | Ecology, evolution and behavior of amphibians | NO |
| David M. Wyanski | Life history and taxonomy of marine fishes, fisheries biology | NO |
| John D. Zardus | Evolution and ecology of commensal barnacles | YES |
*NO=cannot serve as major advisor, but can serve on thesis committee