Dr. Yikweon Jang is a professor in the Department of Life Sciences, the Division of EcoScience, and the Interdisciplinary Program of EcoCreative at the Ewha University in Korea. He did his Ph.D. on behavioral ecology, evolutionary biology and bioacoustics at the University of Kansas in USA. His research interests focus on the evolution and ecology of the behaviors in acoustic animals such as crickets, cicadas, frogs, and dolphins. His current research projects include behavioral ecology and conservation of the treefrog (Genus Hyla) species, population dynamics and acoustic communication in cicadas, and conservation of the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins in Jeju Island. Since 2012, he has coordinated several citizen-science projects such as "The Suwon Treefrog Explorer," “The Cicada Explorer,” and “The Acoustic Insects Explorer.”
A REPORT ON THE ACCIDENTAL INTRODUCTION OF ASIAN HOUSE GECKO (Hemidactylus frenatus DUMÉRIL ET BIBRON, 1836) INTO THE HEUKSAN ISLAND OF SOUTH KOREARUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY, 2024, v.31 no.2, 121-125
A time-calibrated mitogenomic phylogeny suggests that Korean Hyalessa fuscata is a bridge between Chinese and Japanese H. maculaticollisJournal of Genetics, 2023, v.102 no.1, 9
First report on the natural breeding of river cooter, Pseudemys concinna Le Conte (1830), in the Republic of KoreaBioInvasions Records, 2023, v.12 no.1, 306-312
Influence of landscape and connectivity on anuran conservation: population viability analyses to designate protected areasAnimal Conservation, 2023, v.26 no.3, 381-397
Across the Gobi Desert: impact of landscape features on the biogeography and phylogeographically-structured release calls of the Mongolian Toad, Strauchbufo raddei in East AsiaEvolutionary Ecology, 2022, v.36 no.6, 1007-1043
Amphibian-Friendly Water Drainages for Agricultural Landscapes, Based on Multiple Species Surveys and Behavioural Trials for Pelophylax nigromaculatusDiversity, 2022, v.14 no.5, 414
Elevational Distribution of Amphibians: Resolving Distributions, Patterns, and Species Communities in the Republic of KoreaZoological Studies, 2022, v.61, 25
Evaluating the efficiency of popular species identification analytical methods, and integrative workflow using morphometry and barcoding bioinformatics for taxonomy and origin of traded cryptic brown frogsGLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, 2022, v.38, e02253
From Gondwana to the Yellow Sea, evolutionary diversifications of true toads Bufo sp. in the Eastern Palearctic and a revisit of species boundaries for Asian lineagesELIFE, 2022, v.11, e70494
Impact of the Miocene orogenesis on Kaloula spp. radiation and implication of local refugia on genetic diversificationIntegrative Zoology, 2022, v.17 no.2, 261-284
Record of invasive Rana huanrenensis Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990 and Pelophylax nigromaculatus (Hallowell, 1861) on Ulleung Island, Republic of KoreaBioInvasions Records, 2022, v.11 no.1, 278-286
Towards Ecological Management and Sustainable Urban Planning in Seoul, South Korea: Mapping Wild Pollinator Habitat Preferences and Corridors Using Citizen Science DataAnimals, 2022, v.12 no.11, 1469
Use of a spatially explicit individual-based model to predict population trajectories and habitat connectivity for a reintroduced ursidORYX, 2022, v.56 no.2, 298-307
Biodiversity and transportation infrastructure in the Republic of Korea: A review on impacts and mitigation in developing the countryDiversity, 2021, v.13 no.11, 519
Predicting global climatic suitability for the four most invasive anuran species using ecological niche factor analysisGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2021, v.25, e01433
Preference for Heated Substrate in Captive River Cooters (Pseudemys concinna): A Potential Use for the Control of Invasive Populations한국동물분류학회지, 2021, v.37 no.1, 9-14
Update on Distribution and Conservation Status of Amphibians in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Conclusions Based on Field Surveys, Environmental Modelling, Molecular Analyses and Call PropertiesANIMALS, 2021, v.11 no.7, 2057
A Specimen of Karsenia koreana (Caudata: Plethodontidae) Misidentified as Hynobius leechii 27 Years before the Species' Description and Additional Historical RecordCURRENT HERPETOLOGY, 2020, v.39 no.1, 75-79
High mortality in Bufo gargarizans eggs associated with an undescribed Saprolegnia ferax strain in the Republic of KoreaDISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS, 2020, v.137 no.2, 89-99
Impact of the Mid-Pleistocene Revolution and Anthropogenic Factors on the Dispersion of Asian Black-Spined Toads (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)ANIMALS, 2020, v.10 no.7, 1157
Limb malformations in Bombina orientalis (Anura: Bombinatoridae) in the Republic Of Korea based on museum specimensHerpetology Notes, 2020, v.13, 29-31
Spring Voices in Korean Rice Fields: The Effect of Abiotic Variables and Syntopic Calls on the Calling Activity of the Treefrog Dryophytes suweonensisASIAN HERPETOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 2020 , 335-341
Characterization of polymorphic loci for two cicada species: Cryptotympana atrata and Hyalessa fuscata (Hemiptera: Cicadoidae)MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS, 2019, v.46 no.2, 1555-1561
Climate change-based models predict range shifts in the distribution of the only Asian plethodontid salamander: Karsenia koreanaScientific Reports, 2019, v.9 no.1, 11838
Interspecific Variation in Seasonal Migration and Brumation Behavior in Two Closely Related Species of TreefrogsFRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 2019, v.7, 55
Microhabitat preference in American bullfrog tadpoles (Lithobates catesbeianus) in relation to predation pressureAQUATIC INVASIONS, 2019, v.14 no.3, 444-457
Policy Recommendation for the Conservation of the Suweon Treefrog (Dryophytes suweonensis) in the Republic of KoreaFRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 2019, v.7, 39
Spatio-temporal characteristics and predictions of the endangered leopard cat Prionailirus bengalensis euptilura road-kills in the Republic of KoreaGlobal Ecology and Conservation, 2019, v.19, e00673
The invasive American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) in the Republic of Korea: history and recommendations for population controlMANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 2019, v.10 no.3, 517-535
A ring-species or a ring of species? Phylogenetic relationship between two treefrog species around the Yellow Sea: Dryophytes suweonensis and D. immaculatusHERPETOLOGICAL JOURNAL, 2018, v.28 no.4, 160-170
Impact of Water Quality on the Occurrence of Two Endangered Korean Anurans: Dryophytes suweonensis and Pelophylax chosenicusHerpetologica, 2018, v.74 no.1, 1-7
Japanese Hard Ticks (Ixodes nipponensis) Parasitizing on the Endangered Leopard Cat (Prionailurus bengalensis euptilura) in the Republic of Korea한국동물분류학회지, 2018, v.34 no.1, 23~26
Variations in boldness, behavioural and physiological traits of an endangered and a common hylid species from KoreaETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 2018, v.30 no.6, 515-533
Impact of land reclamation and agricultural water regime on the distribution and conservation status of the endangered Dryophytes suweonensisPEERJ, 2017, v.5
Introduced bullfrogs are associated with increased Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis prevalence and reduced occurrence of Korean treefrogsPLOS ONE, 2017, v.12 no.5
Phylogeographic and population insights of the Asian common toad (Bufo gargarizans) in Korea and China: population isolation and expansions as response to the ice agesPEERJ, 2017, v.5
Treefrog lateral line as a mean of individual identification through visual and software assisted methodologiesJournal of Ecology and Environment, 2017, v.41 no.1, 42
Phylogeography reveals an ancient cryptic radiation in East-Asian tree frogs (Hyla japonica group) and complex relationships between continental and island lineagesBMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY, 2016, v.16
Temporal and spatial differentiation in microhabitat use: Implications for reproductive isolation and ecological niche specificationINTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY, 2016, v.11 no.5, 375-387
The incidence of abnormalities in the fire-bellied toad, Bombina orientalis, in relation to nearby human activityJournal of Ecology and Environment, 2016, v.39 no.1, 11-16
Sex-Chromosome Homomorphy in Palearctic Tree Frogs Results from Both Turnovers and X-Y RecombinationMOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 2015, v.32 no.9, 2328-2337
Background Matching by Means of Dorsal Color Change in Treefrog Populations (Hyla japonica)JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART A-ECOLOGICAL GENETICS AND PHYSIOLOGY, 2014, v.321 no.2, 108-118
Host availability hypothesis: Complex interactions with abiotic factors and predators may best explain population densities of cicada speciesAnimal Cells and Systems, 2014, v.18 no.2, 143-153
Spatiotemporal distributions and habitat characteristics of the endangered treefrog, Hyla suweonensis, in relation to sympatric H. japonicaEcological Informatics, 2014, v.24, 78-84
[학술지논문] A Report on the Accidental Introduction of Asian House Gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus Duméril et Bibron, 1836) into the Heuksan Island of South Korea
RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY, 2024, v.31
no.2
, 121-125
SCIE
[학술지논문] Tracing the Geographic Origin of a Nonnative Red-Banded Snake (Colubridae: Lycodon rufozonatus) Found on Jeju Island, Republic of Korea
Herpetologica, 2024, v.80
no.1
, 30-39
Scopus
[학술지논문] 법정관리종 지정 및 수거 제도가 외래종 늑대거북 유기에 미치는 영향
환경생물, 2024, v.42
no.1
, 46-53
KCI
[학술지논문] A time-calibrated mitogenomic phylogeny suggests that Korean Hyalessa fuscata is a bridge between Chinese and Japanese H. maculaticollis
JOURNAL OF GENETICS, 2023, v.102
no.1
, 1-7
SCIE
[학술지논문] First report on the natural breeding of river cooter, Pseudemys concinna Le Conte (1830), in the Republic of Korea
BIOINVASIONS RECORDS, 2023, v.12
no.1
, 306-312
SCIE
[학술지논문] Influence of landscape and connectivity on anuranconservation: population viability analyses to designateprotected areas
ANIMAL CONSERVATION, 2023, v.26
no.3
, 381-397
SCIE
[학술지논문] Is ultra-violet fluorescence a trait related to breeding in the Mongolian racerunner (Eremias argus; Lacertidae, Reptilia)?
Journal of Biological Research, 2023, v.30
no.3
, 1-6
SCIE
[학술지논문] Open habitats increase vulnerability of amphibian tadpoles to climate warming across latitude
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY, 2023, v.2022
no.1
, 1-12
SCIE
[학술지논문] Predictive Modeling of Ungulate-Vehicle Collision in the Republic of Korea
BIOLOGY-BASEL, 2023, v.12
no.8
, 1-19
SCIE
[학술지논문] Vehicle Incidents? Reeves’ Turtles, Mauremys reevesii (Gray, 1831), found in the Republic of Korea with cracked carapaces
Herpetology Notes, 2023, v.16
no.1
, 345-347
[학술지논문] Across the Gobi Desert: impact of landscape features on the biogeography and phylogeographically-structured release calls of the Mongolian Toad, Strauchbufo raddei in East Asia
EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY, 2022, v.36
no.6
, 1007-1043
SCI
[학술지논문] An effective method for accurate nymphal-stage delimitation of the cicada Hyalessa fuscata
JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY, 2022, v.25
no.3
, 101952-101952
SCIE
[학술지논문] Do Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica gutturalis) prefer to breed in inhabited houses in South Korea?
WILSON JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY, 2022, v.124
no.4
, 633-641
SCI
[학술지논문] East palearctic treefrog past and present habitat suitability using ecological niche models
PEERJ, 2022, v.10
no.1
, 12999-12999
SCIE
[학술지논문] Elevational Distribution of Amphibians: Resolving Distributions, Patterns, and Species Communities in the Republic of Korea
ZOOLOGICAL STUDIES, 2022, v.61
no.1
, 25-25
SCI
[학술지논문] Evaluating the efficiency of popular species identification analytical methods, and integrative workflow using morphometry and barcoding bioinformatics for taxonomy and origin of traded cryptic brown frogs
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, 2022, v.38
no.0
, 02253-02253
SCIE
[학술지논문] From Gondwana to the Yellow Sea, evolutionary diversifications of true toads Bufo sp. in the Eastern Palearctic and a revisit of species boundaries for Asian lineages
ELIFE, 2022, v.11
no.0
, 70494-70494
SCIE
[학술지논문] Impact of the Miocene orogenesis on Kaloula spp. radiation and implication of local refugia on genetic diversification
INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY, 2022, v.17
no.2
, 261-284
SCIE
[학술지논문] Incorporation of latitude-adjusted bioclimatic variables increases accuracy in species distribution models
ECOLOGICAL MODELLING, 2022, v.469
no.1
, 109986-109986
SCI
[학술지논문] Increasing salinity stress decreases the thermal tolerance of amphibian tadpoles in coastal areas of Taiwan
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2022, v.12
no.1
, 9014-9014
SCI
[학술지논문] Latitude-Induced and Behaviorally Thermoregulated Variations in Upper Thermal Tolerance of Two Anuran Species
Biology-Basel, 2022, v.11
no.10
, 1506-1506
SCIE
[학술지논문] Record of invasive Rana huanrenensis Fei, Ye, and Huang, 1990 and Pelophylax nigromaculatus (Hallowell, 1861) on Ulleung Island, Republic of Korea
BIOINVASIONS RECORDS, 2022, v.11
no.1
, 278-286
SCIE
[학술지논문] Towards Ecological Management and Sustainable Urban Planning in Seoul, South Korea: Mapping Wild Pollinator Habitat Preferences and Corridors Using Citizen Science Data
ANIMALS, 2022, v.12
no.11
, 1469-1469
SCIE
[학술지논문] Use of a spatially explicit individual-based model to predict population trajectories and habitat connectivity for a reintroduced ursid
ORYX, 2022, v.56
no.2
, 298-307
SCI
[학술지논문] Biodiversity and Transportation Infrastructure in the Republic of Korea: A Review on Impacts and Mitigation in Developing the Country
Diversity, 2021, v.13
no.11
, 519-519
SCIE
[학술지논문] De Novo Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Potential Thermal Adaptation Mechanisms in the Cicada Hyalessa fuscata
ANIMALS, 2021, v.11
no.10
, 2785-2785
SCIE
[학술지논문] Predicting global climatic suitability for the four most invasive anuran species using ecological niche factor analysis
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, 2021, v.25
no.0
, 01433-01433
SCIE
[학술지논문] Preference for Heated Substrate in Captive River Cooters (Pseudemys concinna): A Potential Use for the Control of Invasive Populations
한국동물분류학회지, 2021, v.37
no.1
, 9-14
KCI
[학술지논문] Snakebite envenomings in the Republic of Korea from the 1970s to the 2020s: A review
TOXICON, 2021, v.196
no.0
, 8-18
SCI
[학술지논문] Update on Distribution and Conservation Status of Amphibians in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Conclusions Based on Field Surveys, Environmental Modelling, Molecular Analyses and Call Properties
ANIMALS, 2021, v.11
no.2057
, 1-36
SCIE
[학술지논문] Catalogue of herpetological specimens of the Ewha Womans University Natural History Museum (EWNHM), Republic of Korea
ZOOKEYS, 2020, v.965
no.965
, 103-139
SCIE
[학술지논문] Impact of the Mid-Pleistocene Revolution and Anthropogenic Factors on the Dispersion of Asian Black-Spined Toads (Duttaphrynus melanostictus)
ANIMALS, 2020, v.10
no.7
, 1-24
SCIE
[학술지논문] Large-Scale Hybridisation as an Extinction Threat to the Suweon Treefrog (Hylidae: Dryophytes suweonensis)
ANIMALS, 2020, v.10
no.5
, 1-19
SCIE
[학술지논문] Limb malformations in Bombina orientalis (Anura: Bombinatoridae) in the Republic Of Korea based on museum specimens
Herpetology Notes, 2020, v.13
no.13
, 29-31
Scopus
[학술지논문] Methodological guidelines for minimally invasive tail-clipping: a case study on Rana huanrenensis tadpoles
Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, 2020, v.9
no.2
, 188-195
Scopus
[학술지논문] Not all cicadas increase thermal tolerance in response to a temperature gradient in metropolitan Seoul
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2020, v.10
no.1
, 1343-1343
SCI
[학술지논문] Policy Recommendation on the Restriction on Amphibian Trade Toward the Republic of Korea
Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020, v.8
no.129
, 1-5
SCIE
[학술지논문] Spring Voices in Korean Rice Fields: The Effect of Abiotic Variables and Syntopic Calls on the Calling Activity of the Treefrog Dryophytes suweonensis
ASIAN HERPETOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 2020, v.11
no.4
, 335-341
SCIE
[학술지논문] Ueno's brown frog Rana uenoi indiscriminately ceases calling in the presence of daytime birds
ETHOLOGY ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 2020, v.32
no.3
, 251-263
SCI
[학술지논문] Yellow sea mediated segregation between North East Asian Dryophytes species
PLOS ONE, 2020, v.15
no.6
, 0234299-0234299
SCIE
[학술지논문] Public Perception on Non-native Species: Based on the News Articles about the Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii)
한국환경생태학회지, 2020, v.34
no.5
, 396-401
KCI
[학술지논문] Additional threat to Hynobius salamander eggs: predation by loaches (Misgurnus sp.) in agricultural wetlands
ANIMAL BIOLOGY, 2019, v.69
no.4
, 451-461
SCI
[학술지논문] Breeding preferences in the treefrogs Dryophytes japonicus (Hylidae) in Mongolia
JOURNAL OF NATURAL HISTORY, 2019, v.53
no.43-44
, 2685-2698
SCI
[학술지논문] Breeding range variation between Korean hylids (Dryophytes sp.)
Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity, 2019, v.12
no.2
, 135-138
Scopus
[학술지논문] Characterization of polymorphic loci for two cicada species: Cryptotympana atrata and Hyalessa fuscata (Hemiptera: Cicadoidae)
MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REPORTS, 2019, v.46
no.2
, 1555-1561
SCI
[학술지논문] Climate change-based models predict range shifts in the distribution of the only Asian plethodontid salamander: Karsenia koreana
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 2019, v.9
no.1
, 11838-11838
SCI
[학술지논문] Data Quality and Participant Engagement in Citizen Science: Comparing Two Approaches for Monitoring Pollinators in France and South Korea
Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 2019, v.4
no.1
, 22-22
[학술지논문] FIRST REPORT OF Dryophytes japonicus TADPOLES IN SALINE ENVIRONMENT
RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF HERPETOLOGY, 2019, v.26
no.2
, 87-90
SCIE
[학술지논문] First dispersal event of a reintroduced Asiatic black bear (Ursus thibetanus) in Korea
RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF THERIOLOGY, 2019, v.18
no.1
, 51-55
SCIE
[학술지논문] First record of necrophilia in the prolonged breeder Rana uenoi
Herpetology Notes, 2019, v.12
no.1
, 43-44
Scopus
[학술지논문] High mortality in Bufo gargarizans eggs associated with an undescribed Saprolegnia ferax strain in the Republic of Korea
DISEASES OF AQUATIC ORGANISMS, 2019, v.137
no.2
, 89-99
SCI
[학술지논문] Interspecific Variation in Seasonal Migration and Brumation Behavior in Two Closely Related Species of Treefrogs
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019, v.7
no.55
, 1-16
SCIE
[학술지논문] Interspecific amplexus between Glandirana tientaiensis (Chang, 1933) and Odorrana schmackeri (boettger, 1892) at the fuchun river, eastern china
Herpetology Notes, 2019, v.12
no.1
, 41-42
Scopus
[학술지논문] Policy Recommendation for the Conservation of the Suweon Treefrog (Dryophytes suweonensis) in the Republic of Korea
FRONTIERS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE, 2019, v.7
no.0
, 39-39
SCIE
[학술지논문] Spatio-temporal characteristics and predictions of the endangered leopard cat Prionailirus bengalensis euptilura road-kills in the Republic of Korea
GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION, 2019, v.19
no.0
, 00673-00673
SCIE
[학술지논문] The invasive American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) in the Republic of Korea: history and recommendations for population control
MANAGEMENT OF BIOLOGICAL INVASIONS, 2019, v.10
no.3
, 517-535