Integrative Biology

Pink-toe Tarantula

This tarantula species, a pink-toe tarantula (Avicularia avicularia) in Kourou, French Guiana, is common throughout northern South America, frequently found in dwellings. The coloration reverses around 4-5 years for juvenile specimens: pink bodies with dark-colored feet.

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Cephalopods

Like octopus and cuttlefish, cephalopods are masters of camouflage quickly changing color, texture and shape to match their environment. Here, a small octopus from Moorea morphs from a form that conceals it amongst corals to a smoother, lighter version as it jets away over white sand.

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Grad Field Work

Collecting Hawaiian Happy Face Spiders (Theridion grallator) and several species of Tetragnatha in one of the Kipukas —native forests surrounded by lava fields—on the Kaumana trail.
Big Island, Hawai'i.
August 2010
Photo: Darko Cotoras

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IB Curriculum

IB rolled out new curriculum in 2009 to meet the demands of the growing popularity of the IB Major. Two separate tracks exist:

Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
Human Biology & Health Sciences

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Marine Ecology

IB Grad Student Maya deVries snorkeling at Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia in search of mantis shrimp. Over 30 species of mantis shrimp call Lizard Island home, which makes this place great for studying mantis shrimp feeding behavior.
Photo: Erica Staaterman

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VLSB History

The Valley Life Sciences Building (VLSB) was initially constructed in 1930 and was renovated approximately 60 years later as one of four building projects (Life Sciences Building, Life Sciences Addition, Genetics & Plant Biology Building, North West Animal Facility) undertaken to revitalize the biological sciences on the UC Berkeley Campus.

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Odorous Frog

Rana margaretae is a part of an amphibian community formed by six species living in or around the same stream. The microhabitats vary between these species, and the available resources are partitioned and consumed differently. Tadpoles of the different species forage and graze differently.

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News

Congratulations 2017 IB Graduates!

2017 Graduate Photo Album

Please enjoy the photos! Let us know if you see yourself!

IB Undergraduate Wins University Medal

This Saturday, May 13, Grant Schroeder, 22, an integrative biology major, will address thousands of his peers at a campus wide commencement ceremony as UC Berkeley’s top graduating senior and winner of the prestigious 2017 University Medal. Instead of cataloging his achievements, his speech will touch on the experiences and vulnerabilities that turned him from methodical to mensch. Read More...

My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond

Co-directors Catherine Ryan and Gary Weimberg will introduce the 4/22 screening, and introduce and lead a discussion following the 4/28 screening.

Yosemite documentary features Berkeley sequoia researchers >

How Butterfly Wings are Built >

Ackerly Elected to Ecological Society of America >

Workshop: Switzerland. Evolutionary Biology >