Evolution
Evolution is heritable change in the characteristics of populations over time. Two major goals of evolutionary biology are to explain the incredible fit of organisms to their environment and the origins of diversity. To this end, we investigate the genetic and ecological mechanisms that shape adaptation with a strong focus on processes that contribute to the origins of species.
Explore the labs of Biology faculty who focus their research in evolution:
Burch, Christina
Professor
Associate Chair, Development
3163 Genome Sciences Building
919-962-4445
cburch@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Experimental Evolution of Viruses
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Goldstein, Bob
James L. Peacock III Distinguished Professor
616 Fordham Hall
(919) 843-8575
bobg@unc.edu
Research interests: Cell Biology of Development, Evolution of Development, Tolerance of Extremes
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Grant, Sarah R.
Research Professor (Emeritus)
4258 Genome Sciences Building
sgrant@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Plant-Microbe Interactions
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Hedrick, Tyson L.
Professor
Associate Chair, Space
G40 A Wilson Hall
(919) 962-0757
thedrick@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Biomechanics and Animal Locomotion
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Hurlbert, Allen
Professor
331 Wilson Hall
(919) 843-9930
hurlbert@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Biodiversity, Biogeography, Macroecology
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Johri, Parul
Assistant Professor
3157 Genome Sciences Building
919-843-7700
pjohri@unc.edu
Research interests: Population Genetics, Statistical Inference, Evolutionary Genomics
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Jones, Corbin
Professor
3159 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4443
cdjones@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Evolutionary Genetics and Genomics
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Kier, William M.
Professor
313B Wilson Hall (Lab)
(919) 962-5017 (Lab Office)
billkier@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Biomechanics of marine invertebrates and musculoskeletal systems
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Kingsolver, Joel G.
Kenan Distinguished Professor
108 Coker Hall
(919) 843-6291
jgking@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Environmental physiology; evolutionary ecology; population biology; climate change
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Matute, Daniel
Professor
3161 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4442
dmatute@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Evolutionary Biology
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Pfennig, David W.
Professor
320 Wilson Hall
dpfennig@unc.edu
Research interests: Evolution, Ecology, Developmental Biology
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Pfennig, Karin
Professor
319 Wilson Hall
(919) 843-5590
kpfennig@unc.edu
Research interests: Ecology, Behavior, and Evolution
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Riddell, Eric
Assistant Professor
323 Wilson Hall
919-962-1379
riddell@unc.edu
Research interests: Physiology, Ecology, and Evolution
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Servedio, Maria R.
Professor
404 Coker Hall
(919) 843-2692
servedio@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Evolutionary Theory
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Vision, Todd J.
Associate Professor
3155 Genome Sciences Building
(919) 962-4479
tjv@bio.unc.edu
Research interests: Computational genetics, genome evolution and the architecture of complex traits
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Weakley, Alan S.
Adjunct Associate Professor; Director, UNC Herbarium
419 Coker Hall
(919) 619-1101
weakley@unc.edu
Research interests: Plant Systematics, Floristics, Biogeography, Conservation Planning, Bioinformatics, Vegetation Classification and Mapping
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Willett, Christopher S.
Research Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies
406 Coker Hall
(919) 843-8663
willett4@email.unc.edu
Research interests: Molecular population and evolutionary genetics
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