About OEB

The Graduate Program in Organismic and Evolutionary Biology provides interdepartmental training for MS and PhD students in ecology, organismal and evolutionary biology. Graduate students, post-docs, and faculty study biological processes ranging from the molecular to the ecosystem level, often bridging the gap between basic and applied research. Our faculty and students conduct research in four broad areas:

Animal Behavior

Behavioral ecology, communication, learning

Ecology

Community ecology, population ecology, landscape ecology, conservation biology

Evolutionary Biology

Evolution, phylogenetics, population genetics, molecular evolution

Organismal Biology

Physiology, morphology, paleontology

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Mary Doherty Dissertation Defense

1:00 p.m., Thursday, May 29, OEB Seminar Room
Dissertation Title: Distribution and Diversity of Planktonic Ciliates in the Choreotrichia and Oligotrichia: Patterns and Driving Forces

Christine Buckley Dissertation Defense

1:00 p.m., Thursday, April 10, OEB Seminar Room
Dissertation Title: Phenotypic plasticity, functional morphology and ecomorphology of two terrestrial ectotherms

Darwin Fellow Search

Search currently underway for positions beginning in the fall of 2008. Application information available.

Recent OEB Grads Land Faculty Positions

  • Sarah Huber (PhD 2007) Assistant Professor of Biology, Randolph-Macon College
  • Leann Kanda (PhD 2005) Assistant Professor of Biology, Ithaca College
  • Andrea Ward (PhD 2005) Assistant Professor of Biology, Adelphi University
  • Eric Hilton (PhD 2002) Assistant Professor at Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences and College of William and Mary

Size Matters

Sarah Huber's (PhD 2007) recent paper on variation in beak size of Darwin's finches, published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, was cited in Nature's Research Highlights

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