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Eric Peter Palkovacs
Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
831-502-7387 (Office)
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Physical & Biological Sciences Division
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Department
IMS-Fisheries Collaborative Program
Office of Research
Professor, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Director, Fisheries Collaborative Program
Faculty
Coastal Science & Policy Program
Environmental Studies Department
Regular Faculty
Biology
Climate Change
Coastal Science
Conservation
Ecology
Endangered Species
Evolution
Fisheries
Genetics
Water
CSC Coastal Biology Building
CBB 225
CBB/EE Biology
B.S. University of Michigan
Ph.D. Yale University
Freshwater ecology, eco-evolutionary dynamics, fisheries and fish ecology
I am interested in the eco-evolutionary dynamics of aquatic ecosystems. The study of eco-evolutionary dynamics focuses on bi-directional interactions occurring between ecology and evolution in nature. I examine how evolution shapes populations, communities, and ecosystems and how these ecological changes feed back to shape the trajectory of evolution. Because my research is at the interface of ecology and evolution, I utilize a diversity of techniques and approaches. In particular, I combine surveys of genetic, phenotypic, and ecological variation in nature with field and laboratory experiments to test the mechanisms underlying observed patterns. My research addresses basic questions in evolutionary ecology and applied questions in conservation biology and fisheries management.
Freshwater Ecology
Fisheries Ecology
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