Research in ecology and evolutionary biology, as well as organismal biology and animal behavior, has long been a major focus in the Department of Biological Sciences. Faculty, graduate student, and postdoctoral fellow cross-cutting research addresses conceptual problems in many areas such as ecosystem function, evolutionary ecology, molecular systematics, physiological ecology, global change biology, and population/quantitative genetics. Faculty and students have worked in different study systems around the world, while the biogeographically unique Ozark and Ouachita plateau ecosystems continue to attract researchers interested in forest ecology, geology, biogeography, stream ecology, and cave ecosystem processes. The University of Arkansas is a sustaining member of the Organization for Tropical Studies (OTS) allowing qualified undergraduate and graduate students to study tropical ecosystems in Costa Rica.

Through the department's USGS, Biological Resources Division, Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, we also emphasize applied ecology and natural resources management. Collaborative association with the university's Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (CAST) allows graduate opportunities in land management training, including Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The university's stable isotope facility, UASIL, is housed in Ferritor Hall, the Department of Biological Sciences' new research building. The university's core DNA Resource Center provides a variety of automated sequencing and other molecular services.

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Program Faculty

Steven J. Beaupre	Physiological ecology
Arthur V. Brown	Stream ecology
William J. Etges	Population biology and evolution
Michelle Evans-White	Limnology, stream ecosystem function
John L. Gentry	Plant taxonomy, Director of the Herbarium
Gary R. Huxel	Theoretical, food web, and landscape ecology
Douglas A. James	Ornithology and ecology
David R. Krementz	Wildlife ecology and management, biometrics
Daniel D.Magoulik	Fisheries and aquatic ecology, conservation biology
Cynthia L. Sagers	Evolutionary ecology, plant-insect interactions
Jeffrey Silberman	Molecular evolution, systematics in single-celled eukaryotes
Kimberly G. Smith	Community ecology, avian ecology
Frederick W. Spiegel	Mycology, systematics
Steven L. Stephenson	Community ecology, biogeography, and mycology
James M. Walker	Herpetology, ecology

We are engaged in 1 job search: Walton Endowed Chair in Global Change Biology (rank open).

New Student Research Opportunities in Thailand.

Information concerning admission to graduate programs leading to advanced degrees (M.S., Ph.D.) may be obtained from any member of the faculty, the Department of Biological Sciences homepage, or by calling the main office (479-575-3251). Financial assistance is available in the form of nine month Teaching or Research Assistantships, available on a competitive basis. Doctoral Fellowships ($24-34,000/yr) are available for qualified applicants through the Graduate School. Deadlines for graduate admission are January 15 for fall semester and November 1 for spring semester. More information on the graduate program is available by clicking here.

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