We seek to understand how changes in developmental programs have shaped the evolution of morphological diversity. Evolutionary developmental biology (EDB, but often called “Evo-Devo”) integrates traditional research on organismal evolutionary biology (systematics, paleontology, and comparative anatomy) with molecular embryology, genetics and genomics. EDB is a thriving new sub-discipline of biology with its own questions, approaches and methods. The field seeks to forge a unifying integration of genomic, developmental, organismal, population, paleontological and natural selection approaches to evolutionary change.
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Cassandra G. Extavour
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Evolution and development of reproductive systems, specifically the mechanisms of initial specification of primordial germ cells |
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Gonzalo Giribet
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Evolution and biogeography of invertebrate animals, mainly arthropods and mollusks |
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James Hanken
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Evolution of morphology, developmental biology, and systematics |
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Hopi E. Hoekstra
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Identifying and characterizing the molecular changes responsible for traits that affect fitness of organisms in the wild; using wild mice to study the genetic basis of morphological and behavior adaptation |
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Elena Kramer
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Molecular, morphological, and phylogenetic approaches are used to study how flowers have changed over the course of evolutionary time. A major focus is the development of Aquilegia (columbine) as a new system for studying evolutionary and ecological questions |
Javier Ortega-Hernández
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Evolution, phylogeny and developmental paleobiology of Paleozoic invertebrates, particularly (eu)arthropods and their close relatives. Interested on the origin of major animal groups during the Cambrian Explosion and the Great Ordovician Biodiversification Event, as informed by exceptionally preserved fossils. |
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Mansi Srivastava
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Wound response and stem cell biology during regeneration in an evolutionary framework |