Population Biology and Ecology

Dr. Brian Bowen - phylogeography and conservation genetics of marine vertebrates.

Dr. Robert Cowie - geographic and evolutionary origins of biological diversity; ecological factors influence distribution patterns and diversity on particular islands and archipelagos; geographic and phylogenetic origins of Pacific island land snails?

Dr. Michael Hadfield - demography and conservation biology of Hawaiian tree snails; comparing genetic identities of endemic tree snails, analyzing the degree of inbreeding in very small, remnant field populations, and devising breeding plans for captive-rearing.

Dr. Andrew Taylor - the effects of aspects of parasitoid biology on population dynamics; the effects of population spatial structure and metapopulation processes; and the application of these ideas to conservation biology and biological pest control.