Research

The research at the Institute of Biology is divided into three research areas.

Research Area	Research Group
Evolution and functional biodiversity research	Lichenology and Mycology (Head: Martin Grube) Evolutionary Biology and Molecular Ecology (Head: Kristina Sefc) Evolutionary Biology and Molecular Ecology (Head: Christian Sturmbauer) Functional Diversity & Ecology (Head: Bettina Weber)
Applied ecology and nature conservation	Systematic and Ecology (Head: Christian Berg) Metabolism, Behavior and Artificial Life (Head: Thomas Schmickl) Evolutionary Biology and Molecular Ecology (Head: Christian Sturmbauer)
Physiology and biological information processing	Neurons and Behavior (Head: Boris Chagnaud) Metabolism, Behavior and Artificial Life (Head: Thomas Schmickl) Molecular Plant Physiology (Head: Tomás Werner) Stress- and Cellbiology of Plants (Head: Günther Zellnig) Bee Biology and Behavior (Head: Dalial Freitak)