Hojun Song

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Hojun Song
CountryUnited States of America
Organizations:The Song Laboratory of Insect Systematics and Evolution , Behavioral Plasticity Research Institute, The Orthopterists' Society, Texas A&M University
Titles:Associate Professor
Focal areas:Ecology, Evolution, Genetics, Insect Behavior, Integrated Pest Management, Mating Behavior, Phase Polyphenism, Phenotypic Plasticity, Systematics, Taxonomy
Focal species:Central American locust (Schistocerca piceifrons), Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata)
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Biography

Hojun Song heads the Song Laboratory of Insect Systematics and Evolution, focusing on Orthoptera's behavioral, ecological, physiological, and molecular evolution within a phylogenetic framework, particularly studying density-dependent phenotypic plasticity in grasshoppers and locusts.