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Li Ming
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English, Japanese
Evolution
Adaptation
Biodiversity
Conservation
Ecology
Behavior
Primates
Genetics
Climate Change
Human Impact
Areas of Focus
- Evolutionary Biology
- Conservation Biology
- Behavioral Ecology
Work Experience
- 2004-04~2014-06 - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2000-04~2004-04 - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 1999-10~2001-03 - Senshu University, Japan - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 1997-09~1999-06 - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1993-09--1996-12 PhD: East China Normal University
Publications
- Human activity and climate change accelerate the extinction risk to non-human primates in China, Global Change Biology, 2024
- Phylogenomics reveals incomplete lineage sorting and ancient hybrid drove the rapid radiation of macaques, Molecular Biology Evolution, 2023
- Co-evolution of social organization and longevity in mammals, Nature Communications, 2023
- The impact of climate and human activities over the past 2020 years has increased the spatial-temporal extinction rate of gibbons, Biological Conservation, 2023
- Unique characteristics of the gut microbiota of the black snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus strykeri) reveal an enzymatic mechanism of adaptation to dietary vegetation, Zoological Research, 2023
- The Relationship Between Gut Microbiome and Bile Acids in Primates With Diverse Diets, FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 2022
- Population and conservation status of a transboundary group for the black snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus strykeri between China and Myanmar, ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 2022
- Factors affecting the crop raiding behavior of wild rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) in Nepal: Implications for wildlife management, Journal of Environmental Management, 2021
- Investment in science can mitigate the negative impacts of land use on declining primate populations, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 2021
- Global view on virus infection in non-human primates and implication for public health and wildlife conservation during the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, ZOOLOGICAL RESEARCH, 2021
- Captivity Influences the Gut Microbiome of Rhinopithecus roxellana, FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY, 2021
- Alleviating human poverty: A successful model promoting wildlife conservation in China, CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, 2021
- Insights into the Evolution of Neoteny from the Genome of the Asian Icefish Protosalanx chinensis, ISCIENCE, 2020
- Genomic mechanisms of physiological and morphological adaptations of limestone langurs to karst habitat, Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2020
- Multilevel Organisation of Animal Sociality, TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, 2020
- Effects of habitat fragmentation and human disturbance on the population dynamics of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey from 1994 to 2016, PEERJ, 2019
- Climate change, grazing, and collecting accelerate habitat contraction in an endangered primate, BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION, 2019
- Routine allomaternal nursing in a free-ranging Old World monkey, SCIENCE ADVANCES, 2019
- Seasonal changes in social cohesion among males in a same-sex primate group, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 2018
- Population genomics of wild Chinese rhesus macaques reveals a dynamic demographic history and local adaptation, with implications for biomedical research, GIGASCIENCE, 2018
- Impacts of human activities and climate change on the distribution of snub-nosed monkeys in China during the past 2000 Years, Diversity and Distribution, 2018
- Effects of group size and rank on mother-infant relationships and reproductive success in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 2018
- Multilevel societies, CURRENT BIOLOGY, 2017
- The Phylogenetic position of the white-cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys), a newly described species from Modog, Southeastern Tibet, Molecular Phylogenetic and Evolution, 2017
- Dietary specialization drives multiple independent losses and gains in the bitter taste gene repertoire of Laurasiatherian Mammals, FRONTIERS IN ZOOLOGY, 2016
- Population Genomics Reveals Low Genetic Diversity and Adaptation to Hypoxia in Snub-Nosed Monkeys, MOLECULAR BIOLOGY AND EVOLUTION, 2016
- Aiming low: a resident male’s rank predicts takeover success by challenging males in Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti), American Journal of Primatology, 2016
- An almost full-length Numt: the evidence of hybridization between genus Trachypithecus and genus Semnopithecus among Asian colobines, American Journal of Primatology, 2015
- Preliminary study by infra-red camera traps of a newly discovered primate species Rhinopithecus strykeri at Pianma, Yunnan, China, International Journal of Primatology, 2015
- Sexual selection of the snub-nosed monkey lip: Redness signals group holding status in the mating season, Royal Society Open Science, 2015
- The position of tree shrews in the mammalian tree: Comparing multi-gene analyses with phylogenomic results leaves monophyly of Euarchonta doubtfu, Integrative Zoology, 2015
- Implications of Genetics and Current Protected Areas for Conservation of 5 Endangered Primates in China, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, 2015
- Whole-Genome Sequencing of the Snub-Nosed Monkey Provides Insights into Folivory and Evolutionary History, NATURE GENETICS, 2014
- Personalized Adaptive Evolution and Episodic Selection Constraints Relaxation of Umami and Sweet Taste Receptor Genes Tas1rs in Old World Primates, Frontiers in Zoology, 2014
- Male-biased dispersal in the Sichuan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), American Journal of Primatology, 2014
- Males Collectively Defend Their One-Male Units Against Bachelor Males in a Multi-Level Primate Society, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 2014
- Major histocompatibility complex and mate choice in a wild polygynous primate: the Sichuan Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), Integrative Zoology, 2014
- Rapid evolution of fur coloration in Colobinae: phylogeny and phylogeography of three closely related langur species, PLoS One, 2013
- Substrate Use and Postural Behavior in Free-Ranging Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) in Yunnan, INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY, 2013
- Short Notes on Extractive Foraging Behavior in Gray Snub-nosed Monkeys, Integrative Zoology, 2013
- Noninvasive genetic assessment of the size and structure of the Shennongjia population of Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana), Chinese Science Bulletin, 2012
- Coupling Genetic and Species Distribution Models to Examine the Response of the Hainan Island Pheasant (Arborophila ardens) to late Quaternary Climate, PLoS One, 2012
- Human influence on the population decline and loss of genetic diversity in a small and isolated population of Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana), GENETICA, 2012
- Fission-Fusion Behavior in Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) in Yunnan, China, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 2012
- Maternal responses to dead infants in Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) in the Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China, PRIMATES, 2012
- Impact of Snow Storms on Habitat and Death of Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkeys in the Baimaxueshan Nature Reserve, Yunnan, China, ISRN ZOOLOGY, 2012
- Evidence of Allomaternal Nursing across One-Male Units in the Yunnan Snub-Nosed Monkey ( Rhinopithecus Bieti), PLOS ONE, 2012
- Diet and Feeding Behavior of Rhinopithecus brelichi at Yangaoping, Guizhou, AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY, 2012
- Historical geographic dispersal route of golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) and influence of climatic oscillations, American Journal of Primatology, 2012
- Balancing Selection and Genetic Drift at MHC Genes in Isolated Populations of Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2012
- Female Resistance to Invading Males Increases Infanticide in Langurs, PLOS ONE, 2011
- Mitochondrial DNA variation analysis suggests extreme low genetic diversity in Guizhou snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus brelichi), CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN, 2011
- Range Expansion as a Response
Awards
- Second Prize (2018): Research on the Environmental Adaptation Mechanism and Conservation Strategy of Golden Monkeys
