Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at the University of Arizona


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About the EEB Department: Our Mission

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, in its teaching and research, addresses complex biological phenomena, integrates analyses across levels of biological organization, encompasses biological processes that extend across vast expanses of space and time, and takes all of biological diversity – millions of species playing indescribably diverse ecological roles – as its province.

Our goal is to lead undergraduates, graduate students, our faculty, and the biological community worldwide on a mission of discovery of the nature and principles of ecological and evolutionary systems.

On campus, we are the primary home of basic ecological and evolutionary education and research. Our focus is broad, spanning levels of organization from molecular genetics and organismal function as they relate to evolution and ecology, through population and community ecology, to biological diversity, phylogeny and macroevolution. Off campus, our international reputation has been based on our strength in ecology and theoretical biology, and increasingly in recent years, on our strength in evolutionary biology.

Despite shifts in disciplinary emphasis through the years, we have maintained a distinctive personality. Our faculty members tend to take an integrative approach, each blending several approaches and disciplines. We have a strong theoretical vein, and yet it is balanced well by empirical work in the field and laboratory. Indeed, it is fair to say that one of our greatest strengths is not a particular research area, but an attitude fostering interaction and interdisciplinary exploration. This is reflected in our extensive interactions with other units on campus.

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