About the Program
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Students gain advanced knowledge of population growth; structure and dynamics; population interactions; community ecology; food webs; biogeography; behavioral and physiological ecology; life history strategies; systematics; evolution; population and quantitative genetics; and genomics. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in ecology, evolution, population genetics and systematics.
M.S. Plan II
Ph.D. Plan B
College of Biological Sciences
Admissions and Fellowship Information
Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2026
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Program Coordinator
Constance Suen
[email protected]
Graduate Group Chair
Sebastian Schreiber
(530) 754-9229 | [email protected]
Additional Contacts
Advisor: General
Marissa Baskett
Population Biology
(530) 752-1579 | [email protected]
Advisor: Admissions and General
Rachael Bay
Population Biology
(530) 754-1439 | [email protected]
Advisor: General
Graham Coop
Population Biology
(530) 752-1622 | [email protected]
Advisor: General
Brian Moore
Population Biology
(530) 752-7104 | [email protected]
Advisor: General
Sebastian Schreiber
Population Biology
(530) 754-9229 | [email protected]
Internal Fellowship Analyst
Heidi West
(530) 754-9473 | [email protected]
Senior Academic Advisor
Brittney Solar
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