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Research in Field Biology

Field biology is the experimental and observational study of organisms in nature, the stage on which the drama of natural selection is acted. As a breeding and testing ground for hypotheses, field research is an essential complement to research in controlled laboratory environments.

Faculty and Research Interests:

John Bruno Marine Ecology; the population and community ecology and conservation of coastal marine ecosystems

Sabrina Burmeister Neuroethology of animal communication, social control of reproduction.

William M. Kier Functional morphology of invertebrates; biomechanics.

Joel G. Kingsolver Evolutionary biology, population ecology and functional biology of insects.

Ken Lohmann Neuroethology, sensory biology, and behavior of marine animals.

Charles Mitchell Disease ecology, plant invasions, community ecology, global change.

Robert Peet Ecology: plant communities and populations.

Charles H. Peterson Population and community ecology in marine environments.

David Pfennig Evolutionary Biology and Ecology.

Karin Pfennig Ecology, Behaviour, and Evolution

Seth Reice Disturbances and the maintenance of Biodiversity; Ecology of land use and urban ecology; Sustainable development.

Keith Sockman Neural, physiological, and behavioral ecology.

Alan Weakley Systematics, biogeography, and conservation of Southeastern United States plants and ecosystems.

Peter White Plant ecology; conservation ecology.

R. Haven Wiley Animal behavior, especially communication and social organization.

Chris Willett Population genetics, genetics of speciation


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