The Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology consists of the three departments Evolutionary Ecology, Evolutionary Genetics and Evolutionary Theory (to be set up). It is focused on basic research to unravel general evolutionary processes, such as ecological adaptations, benefits of sexual reproduction or evolution of cooperation. The scope of the work includes ecological, organismic, molecular and theoretical approaches.

	Evolutionary Genetics (Tautz)
		Group Bioinformatics
		Group Population Genetics
	Evolutionary Ecology (Milinski)
		Group Evolutionary Dynamics
		Group Parasitology