Institute of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

We now have 26 faculties, and approximately 80 graduate students and post doctorates. The education goals of our institute is to improve the understanding of ecology and evolutionary biology, and to explore and seek for the solution of environmental problems, and also promote the studies of conservation biology in Taiwan. The special areas of strength in the institute are behavioral ecology, physiological ecology, population and community ecology, landscape ecology, molecular evolution, paleontology, systematics, and conservation biology. The interests and research of our faculties range widely over these areas, and incoming students are welcome to select their adviser from among the chosen disciplines. Graduate students also have excellent opportunities for combining several areas for innovative interdisciplinary work.

Our graduate program is designed to develop the knowledge of nature that will enable graduates to respond to future advances in the field. At the same time, students acquire the detailed knowledge and techniques needed to become effective scientists. Each student is guided in developing a comprehensive but flexible course of preparation that is designed to meet his or her educational needs and goals. There are only a few formal course requirements and independent research begins early.