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UC Davis Graduate Studies
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courses
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https://grad.ucdavis.edu/programs/gpop
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https://grad.ucdavis.edu/graduate-programs
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UC Davis Graduate Studies

Source: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/programs/gpop Parent: https://grad.ucdavis.edu/graduate-programs

Population Biology

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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

2025

2020

2018

1999

Administrative ByLaws

1994

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