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Colorful lizard from the Dominican Republic perched on a branch
Framework: Understanding the Drivers of Evolutionary Change

The image above shows a colorful lizard (Anolis bahorucoensis) from the Dominican Republic. This lizard species is part of a broader adaptive radiation of lizards across the Caribbean. UMass Amherst biologists Craig Albertson, Duncan Irschick, Elizabeth Dumont and colleagues have proposed a new investigative roadmap for the field of evolutionary developmental biology, or “evo devo,” to better understand how innovation at the genetic level can lead to ecological adaptations over time. The way an organism interacts with its environment directly affects its survival. Evo devo seeks to understand the specific genetic mechanisms driving evolutionary change. Learn more.

Photo credit: Irschick Lab Group

Colorful lizard from the Dominican Republic perched on a branch
Framework: Understanding the Drivers of Evolutionary Change
Bodymapping activity and resulting drawing created by students.
Culture Map: Creating a Public-Engaged Ethnography
Nanowire fibril "highways”dotted with semiconducting particles.
Polymer Power: Superhighways for Solar Cells
Agar plate covered with bacteria in yellow and three spots with antibiotics.
Microbial Warfare: Harnessing Toxin Ecology to Fight Disease
Adult female pine needle scale insect on a pine needle.
Scale Cover: Using Genetic Techniques to Describe New Species
The methane ice worm Hesiocaeca methanicola.
Extreme Life: Spinning the Strange Tales of Exotic Life-forms and the Scientists Who Study Them
Nanoscale electronic circuit test patterns on the surface of a PET film.
Test Pattern: Manufacturing the Next Generation of Advanced Devices
Image of graph tracks real-time power usage for an entire home
Power Play: Creating Smart Buildings through Model-Based Energy Management
Pervious (green) and impervious (red) areas (Mill River, Watershop Pond in blue)
Shaping Landscape: Sustainable Design for Urban Renewal
Detail of soil slab showing upper organic layer and mineral layer underneath
Soil Slab: Tracking Microbes’ Contribution to Climate Warming
Close up detail of flask containing cell cultures in Roberts lab
Cell Culture: Enhancing Taxol Productivity to Fight Cancer
Graphic image in color showing incoming solar radiation on a glass facade
Iconic: Modeling Energy Efficiency in Modern Architecture