Changku Kang

My research interest lies in the field of behavioural ecology, especially concerning animal colouration as an adaptive trait. I am also generally fascinated with investigating the overwhelming diversity of animal life and how they are formed through evolutionary processes.

- Father of two daughters, one Homo sapiens and one Canis lupus familiaris. 

Current members

 Yongsu Kim (Ph.D. student)
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- Defensive strategies in lepidoptera
- Colour-toxicity coevolution             

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San Kang (Msc student)
      
 - Ontogenic colour change in Lepidoptera
                 

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Eunseo Jo (Msc student)

- Coevolution between colour and behaviour
- Developing a species classification algorithm using machine learning

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JeongYoon Ahn (Msc student)
      
- Initial evolution of warning signals 

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Yongwhan Joh (Msc student)
       
- Evolution of hidden signals
​- Honeybee ecology
     

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 Wonbin Lim (Msc/PhD integrated)
      
- Behavioural ecology of spiders
- Escape behaviour in grasshoppers
- Spider mimicry in lepidoptera

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 Yoonhyuk Bae (Researcher)
      
- Behavioural mimicry in insects

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 Hyeonmo Yang (Undergraduate)
      
- Countershading in seals

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 Hoyoung Seong (Undergraduate)
      
- Distractive markings

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 Hyunjoon Cho (Undergraduate)
      
- ??

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Alumni

Yerin Hwang. 2022. MSc. Countershading in caterpillars.
Dogeun Oh. 2023. MSc. Selective oviposition in amphibians
​SeongSu No. 2023. MSc. The adaptive significance of flash displays
Sohee Yoo. 2023. MSc. Coevolution between diel activity and colour in Lepidoptera
Chohee Park. 2023. MSc. Colour change in tree frogs. 
Hyejin Lee. 2023. MSc. Ontogenic colour expression in the oriental fire-bellied toads.