Evolution

Evolution is the change in inherited characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It is a unifying concept in all of biology and evolutionary processes give rise to diversity at every level of biological organization, including species, populations, individuals and molecules. Evolution may be studied at different temporal and spatial scales and may involve reconstruction of historical patterns as well as the former and contemporary processes that resulted in these patterns.

At EMB research explicitly focusing on evolutionary aspects includes studies on phylogeny, trait evolution, biogeography, speciation, hybridization, interactions between species, selection in natural populations and the links between selection and the environment.

Ongoing research with contact people

Evolution in the Gnetales and other seed plants (Catarina Rydin)

Phylogeny and biogeography in Rubiaceae (Birgitta Bremer)

Systematics of Asteraceae (Per Ola Karis)