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Yan-Hua Qu
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English, German
Evolution
Genomics
Adaptation
Genetic Change
Phylogenetics
Avian Biology
High-Altitude Adaptation
Climate Change
Population Genomics
Biodiversity
Areas of Focus
- Adaptive Evolution
- Functional Genomics
Work Experience
- 2014-01 to Present - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2006-10 to 2013-12 - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2003-09 to 2005-06 - Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2003-09 to 2006-09 - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2000-09 to 2003-07 PhD: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1997-09 to 2000-07 Master's: Shaanxi Normal University
Publications
- Gene expression plasticity followed by genetic change during colonization in a high-elevation environment, Yan-Hua Qu, 2024
- Gene flow and an anomaly zone complicate phylogenomic inference in a rapidly radiated avian family (Prunellidae), Yan-Hua Qu, 2024
- Alpine burrow-sharing mammals and birds show similar population-level climate change risks, Yan-Hua Qu, 2023
- The combination of genomic offset and niche modelling provides insights into climate change-driven vulnerability, Yan-Hua Qu, 2022
- The evolution of ancestral and species-specific adaptation in snowfinches at the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, Yan-Hua Qu, 2021
- Parallel Evolution of Bower-Building Behavior in Two Groups of Bowerbirds Suggested by Phylogenomics, Yan-Hua Qu, 2020
- Rapid phenotypic evolution with shallow genomic differentiation during early stages of high elevation adaptation in Eurasian Tree Sparrows, Yan-Hua Qu, 2020
- Comparative transcriptomics of 3 high-altitude passerine birds and their low-altitude relatives, Yan-Hua Qu, 2019
- Pleistocene glaciation explains the disjunct distribution of the Chestnut-vented Nuthatch (Aves, Sittidae), Yan-Hua Qu, 2019
- Population genomics reveals that refugial isolation and habitat change lead to incipient speciation in the Ground tit, Yan-Hua Qu, 2019
- Species Diversification and Phylogeographical Patterns of Birds in Response to the Uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and Quaternary Glaciations, Yan-Hua Qu, 2014
- Ground Tit Genome Reveals Avian Adaptation to Living at High Altitudes in the Tibetan Plateau, Yan-Hua Qu, 2013
- Glacial Expansion and Diversification of an East Asian Montane Bird, the Green-Backed Tit (Parus monticolus), Yan-Hua Qu, 2013
- Long-term isolation and stability explain high genetic diversity in the Eastern Himalaya, Yan-Hua Qu, 2013
- Incomplete lineage sorting or secondary admixture: disentangling historical divergence from recent gene flow in the Vinous-throated parrotbill (Paradoxornis webbianus), Yan-Hua Qu, 2012
- Comparative phylogeography of two widespread magpies: Importance of habitat preference and breeding behavior on genetic structure in China, Yan-Hua Qu, 2012
- Anonymous single-copy nuclear DNA (scnDNA) markers for Grey-cheeked Fulvetta (Alcippe morrisonia) and Rufous-capped babbler (Stachyridopsis ruficeps), Yan-Hua Qu, 2012
Awards
- Zheng Zuoxin Youth Ornithology Award (2007): Other
