The Ecology, Behavior & Evolution (EBE) Section at UCSD seeks
outstanding applicants to the PhD graduate program for the fall of
2010. EBE is one of four sections within the Division of Biological
Sciences at UCSD which sits at the center of the large, vibrant, and
varied biological research community in San Diego. This diverse group
of researchers provides a stimulating intellectual environment for
graduate training and research with a wide range of opportunities for
interactions with local institutions such as Scripps Oceanographic
Institute. Faculty within the EBE Section have focused interests in
experimental and genetic evolution, community and ecosystems ecology,
and insect ecology, behavior and evolution. The graduate program is
committed to a supportive environment for research and learning and
provides five years of funding for graduate student stipends and benefits.
More information and application instructions for the UCSD Division of
Biological Sciences Graduate Program is available at
http://biology.ucsd.edu/grad/overview.html
EBE Faculty Research Interests:
Lin Chao, Professor of Biology
Evolutionary genetics; theory and experimentation. Current
interests: Evolution of senescence; antibiotic resistance; and cooperation.
Elsa Cleland, Assistant Professor of Biology
Plant community and ecosystem ecology, global environmental change,
biogeochemistry, ecological restoration
David Holway, Associate Professor of Biology
Ecological basis of invasive species. Argentine Ants, Fire Ants -
California.
Joshua Kohn, Professor of Biology, Chair of the Section of Ecology,
Behavior and Evolution
Plant population biology; mating system evolution; ecological genetics.
Carolyn Kurle, Assistant Professor of Biology
Changes in community structure, trophic interactions, and native
species composition when ecosystems are modified via human perturbations
that result in biodiversity loss, species invasion, habitat alteration,
and changes in food availability.
Therese Markow, Professor of Biology, Amylin Chair in Life Sciences
Education and Research
Speciation and adaptation to novel environments; Mating system
evolution; Drosophila evolutionary genetics.
James Nieh, Associate Professor of Biology
Evolution of animal language: Functionally referential communication
in highly social bees; sensory physiology and mechanisms of multi-modal
communication; bioacoustics; neuroethology of insect learning.
Scott Rifkin, Assistant Professor of Biology
Sources of phenotypic variation; gene expression evolution;
evolutionary and developmental systems biology
Kaustuv Roy, Professor of Biology
Physical and biotic controls on the distribution and diversity of
species in benthic marine ecosystems.
Jonathan Shurin, Associate Professor of Biology
Causes and consequences of variation in species diversity, flow of
energy between producers and consumers, and impacts of predators on
ecosystem functioning.
Christopher Wills, Professor Emeritus of Biology
Molecular evolution; genetic variation at DNA level, the ecology and
evolution of complex ecosystems.
David Woodruff, Professor of Biology
Conservation and evolutionary biology; speciation; genetics of
endangered species.
