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Evolutionary Biology PhD Program



Participating Faculty at SDSU

Annalisa Berta
 Annalisa Berta, Prof. of Biology. 
   Mammal systematics & evolution, functional anatomy.
Andrew Bohonak
 Andrew J. Bohonak, Prof. of Biology. 
   Population genetics, freshwater invertebrates.
Kevin Burns
 Kevin Burns, Prof. of Biology. 
   
Ornithology, systematic biology, molecular evolution.
Rulon Clark
 Rulon Clark, Asst. Prof. of Biology.
   Behavioral ecology, predator-prey interactions, animal communication, foraging
   behavior, conservation ecology, integrating animal behavior with population ecology
Marshal Hedin
 Marshal C. Hedin, Prof. of Biology. 
   Speciation, phylogenetics, biodiversity, spider biology & evolution, evolution in caves.
Scott Kelley
 Scott Kelley, Assoc. Prof. of Biology. 
   Insect systematics, microbial ecology & evolution, bioinformatics.
Tod Reeder
 Tod W. Reeder, Prof. of Biology.  
   Evolution and molecular ecology of amphibians and reptiles, particularly those
   of southwestern U.S. and Mexico.
Forest Rohwer
 Forest Rohwer, Prof. of Biology.
   Genomic analysis of marine phage, opportunistic infections and coral disease,
   diversity of coral-associated bacteria.
Michael Simpson
 Michael G. Simpson, Prof. of Biology. 
   Plant systematics, anatomy, embryology, palynology.
Elizabeth Waters
 Elizabeth Waters, Assoc. Prof. of Biology. 
   Plant evolution, origin of land plants, molecular evolution.
Ricardo Zayas Ricardo M. Zayas, Asst. Prof. of Biology
   
Stem cell biology. Molecular mechanisms underlying regeneration of the
   nervous system in planarians.
Robert Zeller Robert W. Zeller, Assoc. Prof. of Biology. 
   Developmental biology of ascidians; evolution of developmental gene regulatory
   networks in primitive chordates.