Kyle Coblentz

Education

• B.S., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University
• PhD, Zoology, Oregon State University

Areas of Expertise

• Ecology
• Evolution and Quantitative Genetics
• Global Change Biology
• Mathematical, Statistical, and Computational Modeling

Research

Kyle is an evolutionary ecologist. The overarching goal of his lab to understand how ecology and evolutionary come together to determine how species interact and the consequences for populations. Kyle's current research focuses on investigating the underlying mechanisms determining the feeding rates of predators (i.e. how much they eat) and how species interactions influence the evolutionary adaptation of populations to climate change. This research takes a variety of forms from laboratory studies of protists to field studies on terrestrial and marine invertebrates to the development of cutting-edge mathematical, statistical, and computational models.

Selected Publications

• Coblentz, K.E., M. Novak, J.P. DeLong. 2025. Simple, universal rules predict trophic interaction strengths. Ecology Letters. 28:e70126.
• Coblentz, K.E., A. Dalal, Q. Yang, M. Incarnato, D. Thilakarathne, F. Biagioli, C. Shaw, R. Wilson, K.L. Montooth, J.P. DeLong. 2024. Heritable intraspecific variation in prey size and movement interact to determine predation risk and potential natural selection. Functional Ecology. 38:2459-2469.​
• Coblentz, K.E., L.A. Treidel, F.P. Biagioli, C. Fragel, A.E. Johnson, D.D. Thilakarathne, L. Yang, J.P. DeLong. 2024. A framework for understanding climate change impacts through non‐compensatory intra‐and interspecific climate change responses. Global Change Biology. 30:e17378.
• Coblentz, K.E., A. Squires, S. Uiterwaal, and J.P. DeLong. 2022. Quantifying predator functional responses under field conditions reveals interactive effects of temperature and interference with sex and stage. Journal of Animal Ecology. 91:1431-1443.