Intertidal copepod, Tigriopus californicus. Model organism of the Burton lab. Photo G. Rouse

Evolutionary Biology & Ecology

• Evolutionary genetics
• Genetic structure of invertebrate populations and speciation
• Invertebrate and fish taxonomy and biogeography
• Evolution and paleobiology of colonial life
• Microbial ecology and community structure
• Phytoplankton ecology
• Coral reef ecology
• Evolution and development (EvoDevo) 

Researchers include:

• Dr. Farooq Azam (lab page)
  
• Dr. Doug Bartlett
• Dr. Ron Burton
• Dr. Lanna Cheng
• Dr. Jeff Graham
• Dr Philip Hastings
• Dr. Linda Holland
• Dr. Nicholas Holland
• Dr. Jeremy Jackson
• Dr. Michael Latz
• Dr. Brian Palenik
• Dr. Greg Rouse
• Dr. Jennifer Smith
• Dr. George Sugihara

Adjuncts and Emeriti:

• Dr. Gerald Kooyman
• Dr. Ralph Lewin
• Dr. Osmund Holm-Hansen 
• Dr. William Perrin 
• Dr. Nancy Knowlton
  
• Dr. William Newman 
• Dr. Richard Rosenblatt
  
• Dr. Enric Sala
  
• Dr. Kenneth Smith