Our lab has
broad research interests in the field of ecological and evolutionary physiology. We take
theoretical and comparative approach to study animals’ energy budgets, how
energy allocation strategies shape their life history traits,
and how they alter the budgets to adapt to changes in environment,
such as changes in temperature and resources. We develop quantitative
and predictive models based on first principles and test them with
real physiological data. We have been investigating the energetic
basis of a wide range of biological processes from cellular
level to ecological level, including
ontogenetic growth, cellular oxidative damage, aging,
colonial living of social insects, etc. For details of the current
research focuses, please click Research.
Chen Hou, PH.D.
Assistant professor
Email: houch@mst.edu
Phone: 573-341-6360
Rm. M-4, Schrenk Hall