Many Perspectives, Diverse Disciplines

Our name reflects our belief that the study of biological systems is best approached by incorporating many perspectives.

We bring together a diversity of disciplines that complement one another to unravel the complexity of biology.

We incorporate the physical sciences and engineering, and the social sciences, as appropriate, to problems we are addressing.

Our broad range of expertise includes:

• Behaviorists
• Ecologists
• Evolutionary biologists
• Geneticists
• Morphologists
• Paleontologists
• Physiologists
• Systematists

We focus on structure and function in the evolution of diverse biological systems, including:

• Organismal morphology and physiology
• Development
• Genetics
• Animal behavior
• Biomechanics
• Ecology
• Systematics
• Extinct lifeforms and paleoenvironments
• Evolution of life

Several of our faculty and many of our courses deal with the origins and biology of humans, and our relationship to other life forms on this planet.

• We work with animals, plants, and other organisms.
• We employ molecular and organismal approaches to questions of biological organization and diversity.
• Our research spans the levels of the biological hierarchy from molecules to ecosystems.

We invite you to learn more about the research our faculty and students are doing.