Integrative Biology Faculty Research systems include animals (vertebrate and invertebrate), plants and microbes. Research disciplines include ecology, evolutionary biology, behavior, physiology and neurobiology, developmental biology, and computational biology including modeling and bioinformatics. Research facilities include fully equipped laboratories and excellent field sites. Ronald Benner Microbial Ecology Erin Connolly Molecular Genetics of Metal Uptake in Plants Patricia J. DeCoursey: Behavioral Ecology, Biological Rhythms Jeff Dudycha: Evolutionary ecology & genetics; Environmental genomics; Life history evolution; Consumer-resource interactions; Adaptation; Speciation; The pond/lake gradient Bert Ely Molecular Genetics, Genetics of Fish Populations. Robert J. Feller: Biological Oceanography; Energetics of Predator-Prey Interactions; Marine Food Webs; Benthic Ecology; Long-Term Studies; Immunoassays Madilyn Fletcher: Bacterial adhesion to surfaces, physiological activity of attached bacteria, molecular characterization of bacterial communities Robert Friedman Bioinformatics, Evolutionary Biology Soumitra Ghoshroy Plant cell biology; Electron Microscopy; Plant-virus interaction. Travis Glenn Conservation Genetics, Environmental Genomics, Genotoxicology, Molecular Ecology Martin Hauser: Phylogeny, Systematics and Diversity of Dipteran Insects Brian Helmuth: Physical Biology of Marine Invertebrates, Biomechanics, Intertidal and Subtidal Physiological Ecology Kevin Higgins: The dynamics of ecological and evolutionary processes Thomas J. Hilbish Ecological Genetics, Physiological Ecology of Marine Invertebrates Austin L. Hughes: Adaptive Evolution at the Molecular Level. Loren W. Knapp Epithelial-Mesenchymal Tissue Interactions; Cytoskeletal Structure and Function; Immunological Approaches to Problems in Cell and Developmental Biology Beth Krizek Plant Development David E. Lincoln: Community and Chemical Ecology, Carbon Cycle, Plant/Herbivore Interactions , Biodiversity Richard Long Marine Microbial Ecology and Biogeochemistry: bacterial-mediated transformation of organic particles; ecology of waterborne pathogens; bacteria-bacteria interactions; bacteria as sources of natural products. Charles R. Lovell: Molecular Microbial Ecology; Population and Community Dynamics of Microorganisms; Interactions Between Non-Pathogenic Bacteria and Higher Organisms; Physiology and Ecology of Anaerobic Bacteria; Aryl Dehalogenation Processes Laszlo Marton Laboratory of Plant Genetic Engineering and Cell Genetics James T. Morris: Wetland Ecology & Biogeochemistry, Plant Physiological Ecology Timothy A. Mousseau: Evolution of life histories; behavior; insect communication systems; maternal effects; diapause; quantitative genetics; plant-herbivore interactions. James L. Pinckney Marine ecology, Benthic microbial processes, Phytoplankton ecology. Joseph M. Quattro: Population and Conservation Genetics, Molecular Evolution. Tammi Richardson Phytoplankton Physiology and Ecology; Marine Food Webs Roger H. Sawyer Developmental Biology and Genetics, The Role of Tissue Interactions in Pattern Formation and Terminal Differentiation Richard M. Showman Developmental and Molecular Biology Stephen E. Stancyk: Reproductive Ecology of Marine Invertebrates Johannes Stratmann Plant Physiololgy; Stress Signal Transduction and the Role of MAP Kinases in Tomato Leaf Cells Richard G. Vogt Molecular and Developmental Neurobiology; The Sensory Interface between Animal and Environment; Evolution of Sensory Genes David S. Wethey: Population and Community Ecology, Biogeography, and Rocky Intertidal Ecology Sarah A. Woodin: Marine Benthic Ecology, Recruitment Processes Biogenic Disturbance, Chemical Ecology

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