Distinguished Professor in EEB
Biography
I use mathematical models and agent-based simulations to study complex evolutionary processes in biological and social systems. Over the last several years, my research interests have mostly concentrated on the following areas:
- Human origins
- The evolution of social complexity
- Human behavior in cooperation and conflict
- Cultural evolution
- Social norms and beliefs
- Social institutions
Previously I have also worked on
- Speciation and biological diversification
- Sexual conflict and sexual selection
- Coevolution and frequency-dependent selection
- Fitness landscapes
- Dynamics and maintenance of genetic variation
- Phenotypic plasticity and genotype-environment interaction
Research
- Mathematical Biology
- Biological, social, and cultural evolution. Human origins. Social complexity, conflict, and cooperation in historical and modern societies.
Education
Ph.D., Moscow State University
Contact Information
- 529 Dabney-Buehler Hall
- Phone: 865-974-8136
- E-mail: gavrila@tennessee.edu
- Personal Website
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