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.

	Department Evolutionary Ecology (Milinski)
		Research Group Parasitology (Kalbe)
		Emmy-Noether Group Community Dynamics (Becks)
	Department Evolutionary Genetics (Tautz)
		Research Group Bioinformatics (Haubold)
		Research Group Evolutionary Genetics of Fishes (Nolte)
		Research Group Population Genetics (Reed)
	Research Group Evolutionary Theory (Traulsen)
	Max-Planck Research Group Experimental Evolution (Greig)
	Guest Group Evolutionary Genomics (Baines)
	Externel Scientific Member:
	Experimental and Evolutionary Genetics (Rainey)