Evolutionary, Population, and Systematic Biology Faculty

Andrea Case - Evolutionary ecology of plant reproductive systems; gender evolution, male sterility

Volodymyr Dvornyk - Evolution of circadian systems, population genetics, functional genomics, genetic epidemiology, genetics of complex traits

W. Randoph Hoeh - Evolution of bivalved mollusk morphology, mating systems,and gender-associated mitochondrial DNA genomes

Patrick Lorch - Behavioral and evolutionary ecology of insect mating behavior, group formation and movement, and sexual selection.

Olena Piontkivska - Molecular evolution of genes and genomes, large-scale analyses of genomic sequences, adaptive evolution of host-parasite interactions

Oscar Rocha - Levels of genetic variation in natural populations; reproductive ecology; genetic diversity and conservation of genetic resources; conservation ecology

Adjunct and Affiliated Faculty

Todd A. Blackledge - (Adjunct, University of Akron) behavioral ecology with an emphasis on predator-prey behaviors of spiders; functional and evolutionary analyses of spider webs; biomechanical study of spider silk in relation to ecological uses of silk; molecular systematics of spiders

Randall J. Mitchell - (Adjunct, University of Akron) Plant-Pollinator interactionsl; evolutionary ecology; foraging behavior of nectar feeders; conservation biology; effects of population size and habitat fragmentation on pollination

Steven C. Weeks - (Adjunct, University of Akron) Evolution of sex-determining mechanisms in crustacea; ecology and evolution of freshwater fish; population biology of aquatic animals.