![]() Building upon our understanding of evolutionary processes, UWA’s multidisciplinary research seeks to understand how anthropogenic disturbance will affect evolutionary change in animals and plants. Human interference in the natural world, through habitat fragmentation, loss and climate change, continues to cause major environmental perturbations. Covering the entire history and diversity of life and. Our research is supported by strong partnerships with industry and government organizations such as the WA Museum and HELIX Molecular Solutions. Evolution is both the foundation of modern biological understanding and an active area of research. The Centre's research specialties include sexual selection, acoustic signaling, predator-prey interactions, visual ecology, sperm form and function, chemical ecology, population genetics, phylogenetic comparative analysis and the genetic mapping of complex traits. hypothesis noun statement or suggestion that explains certain questions about certain facts. genetic drift noun random variations in the frequencies of genes within populations, particularly small populations. evolution noun change in heritable traits of a population over time. Through the Centre for Evolutionary Biology, we look at species from the tiniest single celled algae to large, multicellular organisms including humans. biologist noun scientist who studies living organisms. Natural selection is responsible for the differences we see between males and females, it drives speciation, and affects how species adapt to their environments. ![]() Research in this area examines the evolutionary processes that generate biodiversity. Investigating how species evolve and adapt to their changing environments
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