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Ecology &
Evolutionary Biology

We explore life's diversity, from genomes to ecosystems

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How Boundaries Become Bridges in Evolution

Aug. 10, 2020

The evolution of colorful feathers shines light on the missing link in evolution by natural selection, according to new University of Arizona research

Read more in UA News

Study: One-Third of Plant and Animal Species Could be Gone in 50 Years

Feb. 12, 2020

University of Arizona researchers studied recent extinctions from climate change to estimate the loss of plant and animal species by 2070.

Read more at UANews

Save the Giants, Save the Planet

Feb. 4, 2020

Protecting large animals such as elephants and whales, and large plants like the sequoias, has a disproportionate positive impact on the health of the planet and resilience to climate change.

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Events & Seminars

10 a.m. Wednesday

"But is it really 'just' science? Engaging critical race theory to unpack racial oppression with implications for Black student science engagement" by Terrell Morton (University of Missouri)

Society for the Advancement in Biology Education Research (SABER). Seminar.

12:30 p.m. Oct. 27, 2020

"Evolution of sexually selected traits across animals" by E Tuschhoff (Wiens Lab)

Tuesday Seminar, 12:30-1:15pm

12:30 p.m. Oct. 27, 2020

"Mutualism Fund: Resource allocation in two species of Datura" by Alex Karnish (Bronstein Lab)

Tuesday Seminar, 12:30-1:15pm

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