Evolutionary Biology

Evolutionary biology is an active field of research within the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia, encompassing evolutionary ecology, evolutionary genetics, conservation genetics, theory, and systematics. Research programs include:
 

• Evolutionary biology of parasites (Martin Adamson)
• Mathematical models in evolutionary ecology (Michael Doebeli)
• Ecology and behaviour of salmonid fishes as it relates to ecological theory and resource management (M. C. Healey)
• Evolutionary physiology (P. Hochachka)
• Evolution and diversity of sperm-specific proteins in vertebrates and invertebrates (Harold Kasinsky)
• Behavioral and sperm competition among male salmonids (N.R. Liley)
• Speciation and evolution in threespine sticklebacks (D. McPhail)
• Population dynamics and co-evolution of introduced insects and weeds (Judith Myers)
• The evolution of life cycles and genetic systems (Sarah Otto)
• Ecological impacts of fisheries and ecosystem management (D. Pauly)
• Evolution of genetic exchange systems, especially in bacteria and early-branching protists (Rosemary Redfield)
• Natural selection and character evolution in nature (Dolph Schluter)
• Gene regulation and the evolution of physiological responses to environmental change (P. Schulte)
• Systematics, faunistics, biogeography, biodiversity and conservation biology (G.G.E. Scudder)
• Population biology and evolutionary ecology, particularly of brood parasitic birds (James Smith)
• Molecular approaches to the evolutionary ecology, population genetics, and conservation of fishes (Eric Taylor)
• Evolution in structured populations (Michael Whitlock)

Links to other evolutionary sites:

• Evolutionary Biology at UBC
• The Centre for Biodiversity Research at UBC
• The Vancouver Evolutionary Group
• Sites of evolutionary interest
• Sites of ecological interest
• Evolution Virtual Library

Graduate Courses in Evolutionary Biology:

• Population and Quantitative Genetics Zoology 500D/Forestry 502B (Fall term, EVEN years).
  Taught by S. Otto and M. Whitlock.
• Applied Population Genetics Zoology 500D/Forestry 502B (Fall term, ODD years).
  Taught by K. Ritland, C. Ritland, and E. Taylor.
• Other recommended courses include the Ecology Seminar (Zoology 502) and Theoretical Population Dynamics (Zoology 527).

Evolutionary journals (many with tables of contents, abstracts and full text):

• American Naturalist
  
• Annual Review of Genetics
  
• Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics
  
• Biology Letters (Royal Society of London)
  
• Evolution
  
• Evolutionary Ecology
• Evolutionary Ecology Research
  
• Genetica
  
• Genetics
  
• Genetical Research
  
• Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  
• Journal of Heredity
  
• Journal of Mathematical Biology
  
• Journal of Molecular Evolution
  
• Journal of Theoretical Biology
  
• Molecular Biology and Evolution (MBE)
  
• Nature
  
• Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)
  
• Science
  
• Scientific American
  
• Systematic Biology
  
• Theoretical and Applied Genetics (TAG)
  
• Theoretical Population Biology (TAG)
  
• Trends in Ecology and Systematics (TREE)