In this research cluster, we ask theoretically motivated questions in evolutionary biology, such as what determines the ability of the organisms to evolve? How does complex development affect evolutionary trajectories? Or, how does it itself evolve? In pursuit of these goals, we combine theoretical, biometric and experimental research.
- Department of Evolutionary Biology
Unit for Theoretical Biology
Djerassiplatz 1
1030 Vienna
Team:
Joachim Hermisson
Research Areas: Theoretical population genetics, mathematical biology, molecular evolution and adaptation, coalescent theory, gene interactions (epistasis), theory of speciation, evolution of the genotype‐phenotype map, robustness/canalization, evolvability.
- Department of Structural and Computational Biology, and Group Joachim Hermisson Mathematics and Biosciences Group (MaBS)
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Frank Zachos
Research Areas: Biodiversity, Phylogeography, Population/Conservation genetics of mammals and birds, Species concepts, Theoretical foundations of taxonomy, History and Philosophy of Biology
- Diversity, Taxonomy and Systematics at Natural History Museum Vienna
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PhD student:
- Katharina Stefke
Fred Bookstein, emer.
Research Areas: Mathematical statistics and evolutionary zoology
PhD student:
- Inga Stolbovaya
