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  • Graduate Group in Population Biology
    2320 Storer Hall
    Davis, CA 95616
    Tel: (530) 752-1274
    Fax: (530) 752-1449
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  • 250 Mrak Hall
    One Shields Avenue
    Davis, CA 95616

    Phone: (530) 752-0650
    Fax: (530) 752-6222
Population Biology

Application Deadline

  • ADMISSION
  • Final: Jan. 2

  • FELLOWSHIP
  • Prospective Student Fellowship: Jan. 2
  • Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan. 15

Degrees Offered

  • M.S. Plan II
  • Ph.D. Plan B

Designated Emphases

Admission Requirements

  • Three letters of recommendation
  • GRE scores (subject test in biology strongly recommended)
  • Official transcripts

Degree Requirements

Administrative Bylaws

The Graduate Group concentrates on population biology as the broad discipline that blends ecology, evolution, population genetics and systematics into a unified field. The course curriculum consists of first-year core courses offered by group faculty, seminars, and advanced courses in population biology, mathematics, and statistics, chosen in consultation with a guiding committee. Area specializations range from paleontology and systematics to community ecology and molecular population genetics.

While an M.S. degree may be obtained while pursuing a Ph.D. degree, only Ph.D. applications will be accepted.

This program is an interdisciplinary Graduate Group.

For more information, visit the Population Biology Web site.

Contacts

Program Chair
David J Begun Evolution & Ecology (530) 754-6362
Academic Advisers
David J Begun Evolution & Ecology 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 754-6362
Rick Grosberg Evolution and Ecology 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 530-752-1114
Rick Karban Population Biology 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 530-752-2800
David B Neale Department Of Plant Sciences 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 754-8431
Jay A Rosenheim Entomology 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-4395
Sebastian Schreiber Population Biology 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 530-754-9229
Sharon Y Strauss Evolution & Ecology 9/1/09 - 8/31/11 (530) 752-8415
Graduate Program Staff Coordinator
Stephanie Macey-Gallow Evolution & Ecology (530) 752-1274
Student Affairs Officer (SAO) in the Office of Graduate Studies
Angela Sharma Office of Graduate Studies (530) 752-2772