Biology Department // Northern Michigan University

Evolution

Evolution! This single word has revolutionized the sciences, especially biology. While some people outside of the sciences see controversy, when biologists hear the word Evolution

they imagine an amazing world of adaptations to the environment leading to incredible variety in life. As a scientific disciple, evolutionary biology incorporates systematics, ecology, genetics, cellular and molecular biology, and many other disciplines. A course in evolution is part of the core curriculum of all the Biology majors and evolution is also incorporated in many other courses. While evolution is central to biology in general, there are many projects ongoing in the department that more directly address evolutionary questions including evolution of resistance to heavy metal poisoning in loons, the phylogenetic relationships between species of freshwater crabs and evolution of life history traits in fish.

Students interested in this area might consider any of the Biology Department majors.

Faculty involved:
Cumberlidge, Lindsay, Graves, Strand and many others