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Faculty Research Interests

Below are faculty members organized by research topic; most faculty appear under more than one heading. See also:

complete list of subtopics
faculty listed by study organism
brief alphabetical list of faculty

Faculty by topic:

behavior
computational biology
conservation and global change
ecology
ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry
evolutionary biology
form and function
genetics, genes and molecules
macroecology
population biology
species interactions
systematics
theory, modeling, and philosophy


Behavior
(behavioral ecology, evolution of behavioral traits, learning)

Dr. Alexander Badyaev
Evolutionary biology; behavioral ecology; developmental plasticity in evolution of morphology and behavior; evolution of life histories; sexual selection; functional and physiological ecology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Anna Dornhaus
Behavioral ecology, biology of animal group living (sociobiology), ecology and evolution of collective organisation, complex systems, theoretical biology, self-organization in biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Renee Duckworth
Evolutionary ecology, mechanisms of species coexistence at range margins, link between micro and macroevolutionary processes, species diversification, constraints to adaptive evolution, evolution of behavior.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Regis Ferriere
Interplay of ecological and evolutionary processes. Mathematical modeling and applications to the evolution of behavioral and life-history traits.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Richard E. Michod
Theoretical population biology; evolution of cooperation, evolution of sex, evolutionary transitions in complexity, evolution and development of multicellularity and sex in Volvocalean green algae, philosophy of biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Daniel Papaj
Behavioral ecology; function and evolution of learning; plant­insect interactions.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. John Pepper
Evolutionary dynamics, particularly multilevel selection, the evolution of cooperation, evolvability, and transitions in individuality. Social behavior, conflict and communication.
contact info | full bio | home page


Computational Biology

Dr. Michael Barker
Evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics & computational biology, plant evolution, speciation & diversity, polyploidy & hybridization, chromosomal evolution
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Michael Sanderson
Phylogenetic biology; bioinformatics and computational biology; plant systematics and evolution
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Matthew Sullivan
Co-evolution of microbe and virus (phage) in ‘wild’ populations; viral impacts on global biogeochemistry; population genomics; prokaryote and viral genome evolution; single-cell genomics/transcriptomics and physiology; model-system based experimental hypothesis testing.
contact info | full bio | home page


Conservation Biology and Global Change

Dr. Katrina Dlugosch
Genetics and evolution of colonizing populations, Evolutionary ecology of introduced plants, Molecular basis of adaptation, Inbreeding and mating system evolution, Hybridization and sources of genetic variation in small populations, Influence of adaptation on demography.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Travis Huxman
Plant physiological ecology, plant evolution and global change.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Robert Robichaux
Plant conservation biology; plant evolutionary biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Scott Saleska
Biogeochemical ecology: how climate interacts with plant physiology, demography, and ecological processes to influence or control biogeochemical cycling from local to global scales.
contact info | full bio | home page


Ecology
(reproductive ecology, community structure, habitat selection, functional ecology, physiological ecology, dormancy and dispersal, evolutionary ecology)

Dr. Alexander Badyaev
Evolutionary biology; behavioral ecology; developmental plasticity in evolution of morphology and behavior; evolution of life histories; sexual selection; functional and physiological ecology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Judith Becerra
Evolutionary ecology of plant-herbivore interactions: coevolution; chemical ecology; biogeography; biodiversity; insect evolution; plant evolution.
contact info | home page

Dr. Judith L. Bronstein
Evolution and ecology of mutualisms; plant­insect interactions, especially obligate relationships.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Peter Chesson
Theory of maintenance of species diversity, community dynamics in variable environments, effects of scale on dynamics and ecosystem functioning, competition and host-parasitoid interactions, life-history evolution, terrestrial plant ecology, marine community ecology, ecology of invasions.
contact info | full bio | homepage

Dr. Katrina Dlugosch
Genetics and evolution of colonizing populations, Evolutionary ecology of introduced plants, Molecular basis of adaptation, Inbreeding and mating system evolution, Hybridization and sources of genetic variation in small populations, Influence of adaptation on demography.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Anna Dornhaus
Behavioral ecology, biology of animal group living (sociobiology), ecology and evolution of collective organisation, complex systems, theoretical biology, self-organization in biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Renee Duckworth
Evolutionary ecology, mechanisms of species coexistence at range margins, link between micro and macroevolutionary processes, species diversification, constraints to adaptive evolution, evolution of behavior.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Brian J. Enquist
Plant functional and physiological ecology; macroecology and biogeography; allometry and biological scaling; the evolution of form and function in biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Jeremaiah Hackett
Endosymbiosis and evolution of photosynthesis, ecology and physiology of harmful algae, genomics and genome evolution.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Travis Huxman
Plant physiological ecology, plant evolution and global change.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Therese Markow
Evolutionary biology, population genetics, Drosophila, reproductive isolation, ecology, population biology, biological stoichiometry.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Michael Rosenzweig
Evolutionary ecology; patterns of species diversity; theory and mechanisms of habitat selection and population dynamics; structure of mammalian communities.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Scott Saleska
Biogeochemical ecology: how climate interacts with plant physiology, demography, and ecological processes to influence or control biogeochemical cycling from local to global scales.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Matthew Sullivan
Co-evolution of microbe and virus (phage) in ‘wild’ populations; viral impacts on global biogeochemistry; population genomics; prokaryote and viral genome evolution; single-cell genomics/transcriptomics and physiology; model-system based experimental hypothesis testing.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. D. Lawrence Venable
Plant population biology of plant life histories, reproductive ecology, dispersal, dormancy, species coexistence, and population dynamics.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Noah Whiteman
Genomics; co-evolution; host-parasite interactions; ecology; population, evolutionary and molecular genetics; plant-insect interactions; Arabidopsis; Drosophila; bacteria
contact info | full bio | home page



Ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry

Dr. Brian J. Enquist
Plant functional and physiological ecology; macroecology and biogeography; allometry and biological scaling; the evolution of form and function in biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Travis Huxman
Plant physiological ecology, plant evolution and global change.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Scott Saleska
Biogeochemical ecology: how climate interacts with plant physiology, demography, and ecological processes to influence or control biogeochemical cycling from local to global scales.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Matthew Sullivan
Co-evolution of microbe and virus (phage) in ‘wild’ populations; viral impacts on global biogeochemistry; population genomics; prokaryote and viral genome evolution; single-cell genomics/transcriptomics and physiology; model-system based experimental hypothesis testing.
contact info | full bio | home page



Macroecology
(biogeography, biodiversity)

Dr. Judith Becerra
Evolutionary ecology of plant-herbivore interactions: coevolution; chemical ecology; biogeography; biodiversity; insect evolution; plant evolution.
contact info | home page

Dr. Brian J. Enquist
Plant functional and physiological ecology; macroecology and biogeography; allometry and biological scaling; the evolution of form and function in biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Michael Rosenzweig
Evolutionary ecology; patterns of species diversity; theory and mechanisms of habitat selection and population dynamics; structure of mammalian communities.
contact info | full bio | home page


Population Biology
(population dynamics, population ecology, reproductive ecology)

Dr. Peter Chesson
Theory of maintenance of species diversity, community dynamics in variable environments, effects of scale on dynamics and ecosystem functioning, competition and host-parasitoid interactions, life-history evolution, terrestrial plant ecology, marine community ecology, ecology of invasions.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Katrina Dlugosch
Genetics and evolution of colonizing populations, Evolutionary ecology of introduced plants, Molecular basis of adaptation, Inbreeding and mating system evolution, Hybridization and sources of genetic variation in small populations, Influence of adaptation on demography.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Renee Duckworth
Evolutionary ecology, mechanisms of species coexistence at range margins, link between micro and macroevolutionary processes, species diversification, constraints to adaptive evolution, evolution of behavior.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Therese Markow
Evolutionary biology, population genetics, Drosophila, reproductive isolation, ecology, population biology, biological stoichiometry.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Richard E. Michod
Theoretical population biology; evolution of cooperation, evolution of sex, evolutionary transitions in complexity, evolution and development of multicellularity and sex in Volvocalean green algae, philosophy of biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Howard Ochman
Evolution and adaptation of microbial genomes. Microbial interactions with hosts, Evolution of genome contents and organization, Experimental evolution, Metagenomic analysis of microbial communities.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Michael Rosenzweig
Evolutionary ecology; patterns of species diversity; theory and mechanisms of habitat selection and population dynamics; structure of mammalian communities.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Matthew Sullivan
Co-evolution of microbe and virus (phage) in ‘wild’ populations; viral impacts on global biogeochemistry; population genomics; prokaryote and viral genome evolution; single-cell genomics/transcriptomics and physiology; model-system based experimental hypothesis testing.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. D. Lawrence Venable
Plant population biology of plant life histories, reproductive ecology, dispersal, dormancy, species coexistence, and population dynamics.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Noah Whiteman
Genomics; co-evolution; host-parasite interactions; ecology; population, evolutionary and molecular genetics; plant-insect interactions; Arabidopsis; Drosophila; bacteria
contact info | full bio | home page


Species Interactions
(species coexistence, coevolution, mutualism, endosymbioses)

Dr. Judith Becerra
Evolutionary ecology of plant-herbivore interactions: coevolution; chemical ecology; biogeography; biodiversity; insect evolution; plant evolution..
contact info | home page

Dr. Judith L. Bronstein
Evolution and ecology of mutualisms; plant­insect interactions, especially obligate relationships.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Peter Chesson
Theory of maintenance of species diversity, community dynamics in variable environments, effects of scale on dynamics and ecosystem functioning, competition and host-parasitoid interactions, life-history evolution, terrestrial plant ecology, marine community ecology, ecology of invasions.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Renee Duckworth
Evolutionary ecology, mechanisms of species coexistence at range margins, link between micro and macroevolutionary processes, species diversification, constraints to adaptive evolution, evolution of behavior.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Jeremiah Hackett
Endosymbiosis and evolution of photosynthesis, ecology and physiology of harmful algae, genomics and genome evolution.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Richard E. Michod
Theoretical population biology; evolution of cooperation, evolution of sex, evolutionary transitions in complexity, evolution and development of multicellularity and sex in Volvocalean green algae, philosophy of biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Nancy A. Moran
Evolutionary biology; molecular evolution; endosymbiosis; insects and bacteria.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Howard Ochman
Evolution and adaptation of microbial genomes. Microbial interactions with hosts, Evolution of genome contents and organization, Experimental evolution, Metagenomic analysis of microbial communities.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Daniel Papaj
Behavioral ecology; function and evolution of learning; plant­insect interactions.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Scott Saleska
Biogeochemical ecology: how climate interacts with plant physiology, demography, and ecological processes to influence or control biogeochemical cycling from local to global scales.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Matthew Sullivan
Co-evolution of microbe and virus (phage) in ‘wild’ populations; viral impacts on global biogeochemistry; population genomics; prokaryote and viral genome evolution; single-cell genomics/transcriptomics and physiology; model-system based experimental hypothesis testing.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. D. Lawrence Venable
Plant population biology of plant life histories, reproductive ecology, dispersal, dormancy, species coexistence, and population dynamics.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Noah Whiteman
Genomics; co-evolution; host-parasite interactions; ecology; population, evolutionary and molecular genetics; plant-insect interactions; Arabidopsis; Drosophila; bacteria
contact info | full bio | home page


Systematics

Dr. Judith Becerra
Evolutionary ecology of plant-herbivore interactions: coevolution; chemical ecology; biogeography; biodiversity; insect evolution; plant evolution.
contact info | home page

Dr. Michael Barker
Evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics & computational biology, plant evolution, speciation & diversity, polyploidy & hybridization, chromosomal evolution
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Michael Sanderson
Phylogenetic biology; bioinformatics and computational biology; plant systematics and evolution
contact info | full bio | home page


Evolution -- General
(evolutionary ecology, speciation and macroevolution, asexual organisms and the evolution of sex, evolution of cooperation, life histories and life-history traits, multilevel selection, evolvability)

Dr. Alexander Badyaev
Evolutionary biology; behavioral ecology; developmental plasticity in evolution of morphology and behavior; evolution of life histories; sexual selection; functional and physiological ecology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Judith Becerra
Evolutionary ecology of plant-herbivore interactions: coevolution; chemical ecology; biogeography; biodiversity; insect evolution; plant evolution.
contact info | home page

Dr. Michael Barker
Evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics & computational biology, plant evolution, speciation & diversity, polyploidy & hybridization, chromosomal evolution
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. C. William Birky, Jr.
Mechanics of molecular evolution; transmission genetics; asexual organisms and organelle genes.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Judith L. Bronstein
Evolution and ecology of mutualisms; plant­insect interactions, especially obligate relationships.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Peter Chesson
Theory of maintenance of species diversity, community dynamics in variable environments, effects of scale on dynamics and ecosystem functioning, competition and host-parasitoid interactions, life-history evolution, terrestrial plant ecology, marine community ecology, ecology of invasions.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Katrina Dlugosch
Genetics and evolution of colonizing populations, Evolutionary ecology of introduced plants, Molecular basis of adaptation, Inbreeding and mating system evolution, Hybridization and sources of genetic variation in small populations, Influence of adaptation on demography.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Anna Dornhaus
Behavioral ecology, biology of animal group living (sociobiology), ecology and evolution of collective organisation, complex systems, theoretical biology, self-organization in biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Renee Duckworth
Evolutionary ecology, mechanisms of species coexistence at range margins, link between micro and macroevolutionary processes, species diversification, constraints to adaptive evolution, evolution of behavior.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Brian J. Enquist
Plant functional and physiological ecology; macroecology and biogeography; allometry and biological scaling; the evolution of form and function in biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Regis Ferriere
Interplay of ecological and evolutionary processes. Mathematical modeling and applications to the evolution of behavioral and life-history traits.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Therese Markow
Evolutionary biology, population genetics, Drosophila, reproductive isolation, ecology, population biology, biological stoichiometry.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Joanna Masel
Evolution of evolvability, evolutionary capacitors, yeast prion PSI, theoretical population genetics, comparative genomics, evolution of canalization, bioinformatics, systems biology, evolution of transcriptional networks.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Richard E. Michod
Theoretical population biology; evolution of cooperation, evolution of sex, evolutionary transitions in complexity, evolution and development of multicellularity and sex in Volvocalean green algae, philosophy of biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Nancy A. Moran
Evolutionary biology; molecular evolution; endosymbiosis; insects and bacteria.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Michael W. Nachman
Population and evolutionary genetics; chromosomal evolution; speciation; mammalian evolution.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Howard Ochman
Evolution and adaptation of microbial genomes. Microbial interactions with hosts, Evolution of genome contents and organization, Experimental evolution, Metagenomic analysis of microbial communities.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. John Pepper
Evolutionary dynamics, particularly multilevel selection, the evolution of cooperation, evolvability, and transitions in individuality. Social behavior, conflict and communication.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Robert Robichaux
Plant conservation biology; plant evolutionary biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. D. Lawrence Venable
Plant population biology of plant life histories, reproductive ecology, dispersal, dormancy, species coexistence, and population dynamics.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Bruce J. Walsh
Population and quantitative genetics; genome evolution; macroevolution.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Michael Worobey
Molecular evolution of viruses and bacteria.
contact info | full bio | home page


Evolution -- Genetics, Genes and Molecules
(genome evolution, chromosomal evolution, molecular evolution, evolutionary genetics, evolutionary genomics, transposable elements, population genetics, quantitative genetics, transmission genetics, organelle genes)

Dr. Michael Barker
Evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics & computational biology, plant evolution, speciation & diversity, polyploidy & hybridization, chromosomal evolution
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. C. William Birky, Jr.
Mechanics of molecular evolution; transmission genetics; asexual organisms and organelle genes.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Katrina Dlugosch
Genetics and evolution of colonizing populations, Evolutionary ecology of introduced plants, Molecular basis of adaptation, Inbreeding and mating system evolution, Hybridization and sources of genetic variation in small populations, Influence of adaptation on demography.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Renee Duckworth
Evolutionary ecology, mechanisms of species coexistence at range margins, link between micro and macroevolutionary processes, species diversification, constraints to adaptive evolution, evolution of behavior.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Jeremaiah Hackett
Endosymbiosis and evolution of photosynthesis, ecology and physiology of harmful algae, genomics and genome evolution.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Howard Ochman
Evolution and adaptation of microbial genomes
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Therese Markow
Evolutionary biology, population genetics, Drosophila, reproductive isolation, ecology, population biology, biological stoichiometry.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Joanna Masel
Evolution of evolvability, evolutionary capacitors, yeast prion PSI, theoretical population genetics, comparative genomics, evolution of canalization, bioinformatics, systems biology, evolution of transcriptional networks.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Richard E. Michod
Theoretical population biology; evolution of cooperation, evolution of sex, evolutionary transitions in complexity, evolution and development of multicellularity and sex in Volvocalean green algae, philosophy of biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Nancy A. Moran
Evolutionary biology; molecular evolution; endosymbiosis; insects and bacteria.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Michael W. Nachman
Population and evolutionary genetics; chromosomal evolution; speciation; mammalian evolution.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Howard Ochman
Evolution and adaptation of microbial genomes. Microbial interactions with hosts, Evolution of genome contents and organization, Experimental evolution, Metagenomic analysis of microbial communities.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Matthew Sullivan
Co-evolution of microbe and virus (phage) in ‘wild’ populations; viral impacts on global biogeochemistry; population genomics; prokaryote and viral genome evolution; single-cell genomics/transcriptomics and physiology; model-system based experimental hypothesis testing.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Bruce J. Walsh
Population and quantitative genetics; genome evolution; macroevolution.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Michael Worobey
Molecular evolution of viruses and bacteria.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Noah Whiteman
Genomics; co-evolution; host-parasite interactions; ecology; population, evolutionary and molecular genetics; plant-insect interactions; Arabidopsis; Drosophila; bacteria
contact info | full bio | home page


Form and Function
(allometry, biological scaling, physiology, physiological ecology, biological stoichiometry)

Dr. Alexander Badyaev
Evolutionary biology; behavioral ecology; developmental plasticity in evolution of morphology and behavior; evolution of life histories; sexual selection; functional and physiological ecology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Renee Duckworth
Evolutionary ecology, mechanisms of species coexistence at range margins, link between micro and macroevolutionary processes, species diversification, constraints to adaptive evolution, evolution of behavior.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Brian J. Enquist
Plant functional and physiological ecology; macroecology and biogeography; allometry and biological scaling; the evolution of form and function in biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Travis Huxman
Plant physiological ecology, plant evolution and global change.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Therese Markow
Evolutionary biology, population genetics, Drosophila, reproductive isolation, ecology, population biology, biological stoichiometry.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Richard E. Michod
Theoretical population biology; evolution of cooperation, evolution of sex, evolutionary transitions in complexity, evolution and development of multicellularity and sex in Volvocalean green algae, philosophy of biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. John Pepper
Evolutionary dynamics, particularly multilevel selection, the evolution of cooperation, evolvability, and transitions in individuality. Social behavior, conflict and communication.
contact info | full bio | home page


Modeling, Theory, and Philosophy
(nonlinear dynamics, theory of habitat selection, theory of population dynamics, philosophy of biology)

Dr. Judith L. Bronstein
Evolution and ecology of mutualisms; plant­insect interactions, especially obligate relationships.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Peter Chesson
Theory of maintenance of species diversity, community dynamics in variable environments, effects of scale on dynamics and ecosystem functioning, competition and host-parasitoid interactions, life-history evolution, terrestrial plant ecology, marine community ecology, ecology of invasions.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Anna Dornhaus
Behavioral ecology, biology of animal group living (sociobiology), ecology and evolution of collective organisation, complex systems, theoretical biology, self-organization in biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Brian J. Enquist
Plant functional and physiological ecology; macroecology and biogeography; allometry and biological scaling; the evolution of form and function in biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Regis Ferriere
Interplay of ecological and evolutionary processes. Mathematical modeling and applications to the evolution of behavioral and life-history traits.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Joanna Masel
Evolution of evolvability, evolutionary capacitors, yeast prion PSI, theoretical population genetics, comparative genomics, evolution of canalization, bioinformatics, systems biology, evolution of transcriptional networks.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Richard E. Michod
Theoretical population biology; evolution of cooperation, evolution of sex, evolutionary transitions in complexity, evolution and development of multicellularity and sex in Volvocalean green algae, philosophy of biology.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. John Pepper
Evolutionary dynamics, particularly multilevel selection, the evolution of cooperation, evolvability, and transitions in individuality. Social behavior, conflict and communication.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Michael Rosenzweig
Evolutionary ecology; patterns of species diversity; theory and mechanisms of habitat selection and population dynamics; structure of mammalian communities.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. Michael Sanderson
Phylogenetic biology; bioinformatics and computational biology; plant systematics and evolution
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. William Schaffer
Nonlinear dynamics of biological systems.
contact info | full bio | home page

Dr. D. Lawrence Venable
Plant population biology of plant life histories, reproductive ecology, dispersal, dormancy, species coexistence, and population dynamics.
contact info | full bio | home page


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