Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity Group
We have research interests in:
- Ecology of wetlands and coastal systems
- Impacts of climate change on population biology
- Sperm competition, sexual selection and the evolution and genetics of sexual conflict
- Cooperation and conflict in the evolution of societies and mutualisms
- Molecular genetic analysis of speciation, phylogeography and demography
- Impact of disease on genetic variation and biodiversity
- Measuring the cost and consequences of life-history strategies
 | Prof Andrew Bourke Social evolution and kin-selected conflict Differential gene expression in caste determination in social insects Conservation ecology and genetics of social insects |
 | Dr Diana Bell Biodiversity Conservation Wildlife Diseases Wildlife Trade |
 | Dr Tracey Chapman The genetic basis of sexual conflict Identification, functions & fitness effects of male seminal fluid accessory gland proteins in insects The mechanisms underlying links between reproduction and longevity |
 | Dr Richard Davies Ecological and evolutionary mechanisms for biodiversity distribution Anthropogenic environmental gradients and conservation biology Functional diversity and community assembly |
 | Prof Anthony Davy Population biology and physiological ecology of halophytes Ecology of wetlands and coastal systems Ecological restoration and reconstruction |
 | Dr Brent Emerson Molecular evolutionary analysis of communities of species Intraspecific genetic analysis of phylogeography and demography Phylogenetics and population genetics |
 | Dr Matthew Gage Evolution of sperm form and function Sperm competition dynamics in insects, fishes and mammals Sexual selection and sexual conflict |
 | Dr Jenny Gill Ecology and evolution of migratory systems Large-scale population responses to environmental change Impacts of climate change on coastal biodiversity |
 | Professor Godfrey Hewitt The use of DNA markers to define genetic diversity Effects of Ice ages on genetic diversity and species substructure Genetic diversity in domestic animal breeds across Europe |
 | Dr Tove H Jorgensen Ecology and genetics of plant adaptations Evolution of plant disease resistance Effects of environmental change on host-parasite interactions |
 | Dr Graham Kearn Functional anatomy Taxonomy and evolution of monogenean (flatworm) Skin and gill parasites of fishes |
 | Dr David S Richardson The evolution of cooperative breeding Sexual selection and sperm competition Molecular ecology and conservation of birds |
 | Dr Douglas Yu Cooperation and cheating in mutualisms Tropical ecology and conservation Human behaviour |