Discover the nature, dynamics, and principles of ecological and evolutionary systems. Solve problems affecting the natural world and improve the future of ecological systems and the humans who depend ...

Understanding the processes and patterns of evolution is central to developing insight into questions of how and why in biology. This course introduces students to the core concepts in evolution, ...

Essentials of Biology is a non-majors general biology course without a laboratory. The topics that will be covered include biological molecules, cell structure and function, cellular metabolism, cell ...

The Department of Biological Sciences treats the life sciences in all their breadth and diversity, including the study of molecules, cells, whole organisms, ecosystems, plants, animals and ...

Note: Articles may be assigned to more than one subject area, as a result the sum of the subject research outputs may not equal the overall research outputs. Actionable insights into research ...

The subjects that I primarily teach at Bates are complicated, detail-orientated, and ever-evolving fields in science. I think that it is important that students learn and apply the major concepts, ...

Students in Brett Huggett’s Plant Physiology class (Bio 380) learn hands-on about how plants function. Courses offered for the current and upcoming terms can be accessed through the Garnet Gateway. To ...

Ebola comes from bats, HIV from primates, and new strains of influenza from birds and pigs. With zoonotic diseases – those capable of transmission from animals to humans – grabbing headlines across ...

Studies from these disciplines focus on conservation, response to climate change, population genetics, physiological ecology, and the ecology and evolution of both social insects and symbiosis.