The DEE is composed of a number of research groups dedicated to studying the function, diversity and evolution of organisms, populations and ecosystems. The principal research themes are: - mechanisms of genetic differentiation in populations
- population genetics and gene flow
- genetic, behavioural and theoretical studies of ants and other social animals
- evolution of natural populations
- molecular conservation biology
- phylogeography and ecophysiology of small mammals
- ecology and evolution of parasitism
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