Evolution and behaviour
The Evolution and Behaviour Group examines the behaviour and evolution of land animals at several levels, from genes to populations. Research on behaviour includes: visual signalling in birds, reptiles and insects; acoustic signalling in birds and amphibians; and chemical signalling in insects. Research in evolutionary biology investigates the evolutionary process that produced the diversity of life we see today. This includes the study of macro-evolutionary patterns of phenotypic diversity, phylogeny and taxonomy; biogeography and patterns of speciation; the origin, structure and maintenance of hybrid zones; sexual selection, including female choice and sperm competition; the evolution of co-operation in birds and invertebrates; and inter-specific relationships.
Supervisors
Mark Elgar
Evolutionary ecology
Xinyue Gu
Molecular entomology, endosymbionts, environmental stress
Luke Holman
Evolutionary ecology
Therésa Jones
Behavioural ecology, Urban Light Pollution and Evolutionary Ecology
Michael Kearney
Physiological ecology, climate change responses, metabolic ecology, insect conservation, grasshopper biology
Kathryn McNamara
Evolutionary ecology
Iliana Medina Guzman
Evolutionary ecology
Raoul Mulder
Behavioural ecology
Karen Rowe
Ecology and conservation using museum collections and acoustics
Perran Stott-Ross
Environmental stress, evolution, entomology and endosymbionts
Devi Stuart-Fox
Evolutionary ecology
Joshua Thia
Population genomics, evolutionary biology, and applied science
Paul Umina
Insect ecology and management