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. 

 News

03.07.2026
 

Emese Tóth

Senescence and the Evolution of Life History and Evolvability

25.06.2026
 

KLI hybrid colloquium - The Evolvability of the Mammalian Ear: From Microevolutionary Variation to Macroevolutionary Patterns

Anna LE MAÎTRE (KLI)

Thursday 25 June 2026, 3.00 pm (CEST)

19.06.2026
 

Maria Serracanta Fernandez

Segment polarity gene expression in Acanthochitona fascicularis (Mollusca: Polyplacophora), a non-segmented...

08.06.2026
 

New paper in African Journal of Wildlife Research

Estimating Greater Kudu Abundance Using Non-Invasive Genetic Sampling Methods – A Pilot Study.

03.06.2026
 

New paper in Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology:

The Impact of Substrate Properties on the Kinematics of Locomotion in a Limb-Reduced Skink, Ablepharus kitaibelii (Squamata: Scincidae).

30.05.2026
 

First record of Macrothele calpeiana (Araneae: Macrothelidae) in Austria.

29.05.2026
 

New paper in SPIXIANA

First record of the terrestrial nemertean Geonemertes pelaensis in Austria, discovered in a heated greenhouse in Vienna (Hoplonemertea:...

28.05.2026
 

Early nervous system development in the chaetognath Spadella cephaloptera exhibits conserved bilaterian patterning features.

21.05.2026
 

New paper in African Journal of Wildlife Research

The Genetic Status of Fragmented Gemsbok (Oryx gazella) Populations in the Northern Cape, South Africa.


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.

 Upcoming talks:

23.06.2026
 

The process of in-vitro uterine decidualization in mouse

30.06.2026
 

Transcriptomics of mouse decidualization