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The Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook was founded in 1969 and was
one of the first departments of its kind in the world. The department and graduate
program has an international reputation in the fields of evolutionary biology and
ecology. Particular areas of strength in our graduate program include population genetics,
conservation ecology, molecular evolution and phylogenetics, ecosystem ecology, evolutionary
genomics, species interactions, invasion ecology, marine and freshwater ecology, and
primate evolution and behavior.
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The Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook was founded in 1969 and was
one of the first departments of its kind in the world. The department and graduate
program has an international reputation in the fields of evolutionary biology and
ecology. Particular areas of strength in our graduate program include population genetics,
conservation ecology, molecular evolution and phylogenetics, ecosystem ecology, evolutionary
genomics, species interactions, invasion ecology, marine and freshwater ecology, and
primate evolution and behavior.
