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Ecology & Evolution at the University of Fribourg promotes higher education and research in organismic biology, in particular in ecology and evolution. We participate in the teaching leading to the award of a general euro-compatible (Bologna) BSc. The unit offers courses, covering ecology, behavioural ecology, evolutionary biology, vertebrate biology, plant systematics, plant-herbivore interactions and evolutionary genetics. Current research interests of members of the unit include food web structure, conservation biology, invasive species, agro-ecology, host-parasite interactions, life-history evolution, inbreeding depression, evolution in fragmented habitats, and population genetics. These topics are open to candidates at the euro-compatible MSc and PhD levels. The main study organisms are whole food webs, water fleas (Daphnia), horse chestnut leafminer (Cameraria), as well as plants: spotted knapweed (Centaurea stoebe), groundsel (Senecio), false hellebore (Veratrum), dock (Rumex), and their natural enemies.

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University of Fribourg - Faculty of Science - Department of Biology - Ecology & Evolution - chemin du musée 10 - 1700 Fribourg
phone +41 26 / 300 8850 - fax +41 26 / 300 9680 - contact: secretary - updated August 2011 -