Welcome to the Department of Evolutionary Biology!

The Department of Evolutionary Biology seeks to understand the evolution of animal form, function, and diversity by combining comparative, developmental, and theoretical approaches. The department consists of two units, Integrative Zoology and Theoretical Biology. 

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21.11.2025
 

65th Phylogenetic Symposium in Vienna

100 years of Rupert Riedl: Systems Conditions for Evolution

November 21st -23, 2025
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23.09.2025
 

Willy DeMattia

Testing genital anatomical characters in clausiliid systematics on the example of Alopiinae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora:...
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12.09.2025
 

New paper in Conservation Genetics

Temporal analysis reveals loss of genetic diversity and increasing differentiation in South-west German red deer populations.
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11.09.2025
 

New paper in Methods in Microscopy

Microscopic dual-energy computed tomography (microDECT) imaging of animal tissues: the colour of X-rays.

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22.08.2025
 

New paper in The Quarterly Review of Biology

The Shifting Role and Regulation of the Corpus Luteum in Vertebrate Reproduction: A Synthetic Review

 
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10.07.2025
 

Paul Arthur Höller

Characterization of neurogenic cell types in Pycnogonum litorale (Strøm, 1762) via gene expression studies

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10.07.2025
 

New paper in Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

A genome-skimming phylogeny of ctenostome bryozoans
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03.07.2025
 

New book capter in "The New Taxonomy. A Science Reimagined."

A Single Authoritative List of the World's Species - Background and Road Map
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02.07.2025
 

New paper in BMC Biology

The genome of a sea spider corroborates a shared Hox cluster motif in arthropods with a reduced posterior tagma.

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Departmental Seminar Evolutionary Biology

Tuesdays. 11:30 - 13:00
on-site 
Hörsaal 3, UBB, Djerassiplatz 1, 1030 Vienna

Masters and PhD students in theoretical biology, zoology, evolutionary biology and related study programs present their research. The goal is to improve the presentation skills and practice scientific reasoning, as well as engage in the discussion of one's own work. Students will receive feedback on the quality of presentation, as well as suggestions for improvement.

Students' presentations will be supplemented by invited talks of renowned national and international speakers as well as discussions of scientific topics.

Winter Term 2025

300142 SE Evolutionary Biology (2025W)

Book the time slot for your talk in Winter Term 2025 here!