Ultimate
Fields
•Evolutionary Ecology
–Using trees of relationship
(phylogenies) to address ecological questions
–E.g., evolution of swordtail length and
preference in platys
•Behavioral Ecology
–Comparing a few closely related species
to address ecological questions
•Paleoecology
–Attempting to recreate the ecology of
ancient times
–One of the goals is to recreate the
ancient environment in which the lineages may have evolved