AQUACULTURE
(H. V. Daniels, R. J. Borski, J. R. Godwin, J. F. Hinshaw, R. G. Hodson, C. V. Sullivan)
Research in aquaculture spans the range from applied studies on methodologies for rearing fish to fundamental research on mechanisms controlling reproduction and growth. The program has an outreach component that serves the industry. The primary species in the program include hybrid striped bass, tilapia, flounder, and trout.

CELLULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
(R .H. Anholt, B. L. Black, R. J. Borski, B. J. Grubb , W. C. Grant, J. L. Lubischer)
Research in developmental biology is largely focused on mechanisms of differentiation and growth of organ systems in mammals, fish, amphibians, birds and insects

ECOLOGY, EVOLUTION AND CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
(D. D. Aday, R. R. Dunn,  J. A. Buckel, J. A. Collazo, P. D. Doerr, D. B. Eggleston, J. F. Gilliam, T. L. Grove, N. M. Haddad, H. F. Heatwole, J. E. Hightower, T. J. Kwak, J. M. Miller, M. Niedzlek-Feaver, K. H. Pollock, R. A. Powell, J. A. Rice, T. F. Simons, T. G. Wolcott)
Much of the ecological research in the department explores population responses to environmental factors. Research in coastal estuaries and rivers focuses on habitat requirements for reproduction, growth and recruitment of fish. Research in conservation biology generally is concerned with determining the habitat requirements for successful maintenance of populations of birds, mammals, and fish. Included in the conservation biology program is a major research activity that explores the mechanisms of dispersal of plants and animals through corridors.

ENDOCRINE AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY
(R. J. Borski, J. R. Godwin, R. M. Grossfeld, C. F. Lytle, Heather Patisaul, C. V. Sullivan, H. A. Underwood)
The department includes significant expertise in endocrinology, largely in fish models. Research focuses on mechanisms controlling growth, reproduction, osmoregulation, and behavior and the relationships between environmental cues and such mechanisms.

FISHERIES
(D. D. Aday, J. A. Buckel, D.B. Eggleston, J. F. Gilliam, J. E. Hightower, T.J. Kwak, J. M. Miller, J. A. Rice)
Research in lakes, rivers, estuaries and the near coastal ocean is largely concerned with understanding the relationships between habitat, human impacts on the habitat, and the successful maintenance of fish populations. Research spans the spectrum from fundamental studies on evolutionary strategies for habitat exploitation to more applied and descriptive studies of individual fisheries. Research on invasive species and restoration of anadromous spawning stocks is a component of the program.

NEUROBIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
(R.H. Anholt, J.F. Gilliam, J.R. Godwin, R.M. Grossfeld, J. L. Lubischer, Heather Patisaul)
Neurobiologists study the development and physiology of the nervous system in mammals, insects and crustaceans. The behavioral research program focuses on mechanisms controlling behavior and includes research done within the W.M. Keck Center for Behavioral Biology.