What we do

We study how species interactions change over time. We apply a diversity of approaches and perspectives to a diversity of systems and questions. We do experimental community ecology. We also use observational methods, meta-analysis, conceptual synthesis, ecosystem perspectives, and theoretical models. We like data, and we like learning new things.

To learn more, check out who we are.

Who we are

Current lab members

Louie H. Yang

Professor

lhyang@ucdavis.edu

keywords: phenological shifts, resource pulses, temporally explicit ecology

 

Jolene Saldivar

Jolene A. Saldivar

UC Davis Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow

jsaldivar@ucdavis.edu

keywords: plant-insect interactions, native plants, California sage scrub, fire, disturbance ecology

 

Tracie E. Hayes

Population Biology Graduate Group

thayes@ucdavis.edu

keywords: ephemeral resource patches, spatiotemporal structure, niche partitioning, scavengers

 

Dylan MacArthur-Waltz

Dylan J. MacArthur-Waltz

Population Biology Graduate Group

djmacarthur@ucdavis.edu

keywords: plant-insect interactions, climate change, network ecology, ecosystem services

 

Zoe Wood

Zoe M. Wood

Graduate Group in Ecology

zmwood@ucdavis.edu

keywords: phenology, natural history collections, herbivory, biodiversity informatics

 

Calvin M. Carroll

Population Biology Graduate Group

cmcarroll@ucdavis.edu

keywords: phenological shifts, competition, interaction networks, life history, community ecology

 

Gary Ge

Mingxuan (Gary) Ge

Entomology Graduate Group

mxge@ucdavis.edu

keywords: climate change, alpine ecosystems, plant-insect interactions, phenology, local adaptation, behavioral thermoregulation

 

Undergraduates:

Ian Jett (RPSIB)
Prabhjot Singh (RPSIB)
Sylvie Thompson (RSPIB)
Nolan Walt (RPSIB)
Melanie Gordon
Annalee Gonzalez

Where to find us

Department of Entomology and Nematology
Briggs Hall 380K
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA 95616 USA

You can email Louie at lhyang@ucdavis.edu.

Want to come aboard?

As a lab, we work to maintain an open, supportive and encouraging environment to do good science. We are open to multiple research areas and approaches, and encourage students and postdocs to develop their own innovative ideas and creative questions along the way. Our lab values straightforward communication, intellectual independence, determined problem-solving, constructive persistence, helpfulness, integrity, humility and humor. Although we aim to maintain a small lab group, we always welcome inquiries from prospective graduate students, postdocs and undergraduates. If you are interested in joining the lab, please send an email to Louie H. Yang at lhyang@ucdavis.edu.