Faculty
Yusan Yang
Assistant Professor
Contact:
Tampa campus
Office: SCA 126
Lab: SCA 125
Email: yusanyang@usf.edu
| Specialty Area | Recent Publications |
|---|---|
| Evolutionary Ecology, Animal Behavior, Visual Ecology Research Key Words: Sexual Selection, Animal Coloration, Behavioral Plasticity |
EDUCATION
Ph.D., Ecology & Evolution, University of Pittsburgh, 2020
B.S, Biology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 2013
RESEARCH
I am an evolutionary ecologist broadly interested in the evolution of animal coloration and animal behavior. My lab works on two animal systems, the Neotropical poison frogs and the Trinidadian guppies, both of which have amazing intraspecific color diversity.
We study how mating behaviors and sexual ornaments evolve together, and how these dynamics subsequently shape sexual selection, speciation, and diversification.
A current focus is the role of social learning and behavioral plasticity in mediating these processes. We use a combination of field and lab experiments as well as comparative and mathematical approaches to explore these research questions.