生物科学哲学博士-行为，生态，进化和系统学

BEES由来自马里兰大学五个学院十个系的60多位杰出教授组成，其中包括来自附近几个研究机构（例如史密森学会，美国农业部和美国国立卫生研究院）的助教。这些人在一起在行为生态学，神经行为学，生理生态学，社区生态学，保护生物学，种群生态学，进化生态学，进化发展，定量遗传学，种群遗传学，进化遗传学，分子进化，系统学和功能基因组学方面具有专业知识。
The Ph.D. program in Biological Sciences is an interdepartmental umbrella research program that provides opportunities for students to develop scholarly, innovative, and independent work. Courses are designed to strengthen and complement the student's research. An advisory committee helps guide each student in selecting classes and other learning experiences. Students are encouraged to present their research at national and international meetings and to publish in peer reviewed journals. Seminar series featuring prominent scientists expose students to exciting topics and help students develop collaborative contacts. During the course of their studies, each student must pass a qualifying exam, complete and defend an original dissertation, and present that dissertation work in a seminar.<br><br>BEES consists of over 60 distinguished faculty from ten departments in five Colleges at the University of Maryland, including adjuncts from several nearby research institutions, such as the Smithsonian Institution, United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Institutes of Health. Together these individuals have expertise in behavioral ecology, neuroethology, physiological ecology, community ecology, conservation biology, population ecology, evolutionary ecology, evolutionary development, quantitative genetics, population genetics, evolutionary genetics, molecular evolution, systematics, and functional genomics.