UC Davis Graduate Studies
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Population Biology
About the Program
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Students gain advanced knowledge of population growth; structure and dynamics; population interactions; community ecology; food webs; biogeography; behavioral and physiological ecology; life history strategies; systematics; evolution; population and quantitative genetics; and genomics. Students graduate with the qualitative and quantitative skills necessary for professional research and teaching in ecology, evolution, population genetics and systematics.
Degree Type
Interdisciplinary Graduate Group
Degrees Offered
M.S. Plan I \ M.S. Plan II \ Ph.D. Plan B
Lead Dean
College of Biological Sciences
Degree Requirements
Administrative ByLaws
Major Code
GPOP
Admissions and Fellowship Information
Admission Requirements
UC Davis General Admission Requirements \ Program Admissions Requirements
Admission Deadlines
General: Dec 1, 2025\
Internal Fellowship Deadlines
Prospective Student Fellowship: Dec 1, 2025\ Continuing Student Fellowship: Jan 15, 2026
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Program Contact Information
Primary Program Contacts
Graduate Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator\ Constance Suen \ cysuen@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Program Chair
Graduate Group Chair\ Sebastian Schreiber \ (530) 754-9229 | sschreiber@ucdavis.edu
Additional Contacts
Program Contacts
Advisor: General\ Marissa Baskett \ Population Biology \ (530) 752-1579 | mlbaskett@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: Admissions and General\ Rachael Bay \ Population Biology \ (530) 754-1439 | rbay@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General\ Graham Coop \ Population Biology \ (530) 752-1622 | gmcoop@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General\ Brian Moore \ Population Biology \ (530) 752-7104 | brianmoore@ucdavis.edu
Advisor: General\ Sebastian Schreiber \ Population Biology \ (530) 754-9229 | sschreiber@ucdavis.edu
Graduate Studies Contacts
Internal Fellowship Analyst\ Heidi West \ (530) 754-9473 | hewest@ucdavis.edu
Senior Academic Advisor\ Brittney Solar \ bsolar@ucdavis.edu