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Name	Song Bo
Contact Information	songbo@mail.kib.ac.cn
Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Yunnan

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Name

Song Bo

Contact Information

songbo@mail.kib.ac.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Yunnan

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	Life Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements	2013 - PhD in Botany: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Kunming Institute of Botany) 2008 - MSc in Ecology: Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden) 2005 - BSc in Forest Resource Protection and Recreation: Southwest Forestry University
Work Experience	2023-06 - Present - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher 2016-01 - 2023-05 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher 2013-07 - 2015-12 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher 2010-01 - 2013-06 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Research Intern
Awards	2015: Yunnan Province Excellent Doctoral Dissertation 2015: Excellent Communist Party Member of Kunming Branch, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2016: Member of Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2017: Yunnan Province Ten Thousand Talents Program - Young Top Talents 2022: Yunnan Province Middle-aged and Young Academic and Technical Leader 2022: Yunnan Province Natural Science First Prize

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

Life Sciences

Academic Background & Achievements

2013 - PhD in Botany: University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Kunming Institute of Botany)
2008 - MSc in Ecology: Graduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden)
2005 - BSc in Forest Resource Protection and Recreation: Southwest Forestry University

Work Experience

2023-06 - Present - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
2016-01 - 2023-05 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
2013-07 - 2015-12 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher
2010-01 - 2013-06 - Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Research Intern

Awards

2015: Yunnan Province Excellent Doctoral Dissertation
2015: Excellent Communist Party Member of Kunming Branch, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2016: Member of Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2017: Yunnan Province Ten Thousand Talents Program - Young Top Talents
2022: Yunnan Province Middle-aged and Young Academic and Technical Leader
2022: Yunnan Province Natural Science First Prize

Areas of Focus	Plant Evolution and Ecological Adaptation Mechanisms Plant-Insect Interactions Geographical Patterns of Plant Functional Traits
Publications	Distribution patterns of glandular trichomes in the flora of the Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China, Corresponding Author, 2024 Pollinators shift ensures reproductive success in a camouflaged alpine plant, Co-First Author, 2024 Multifunctionality of angiosperm floral bracts: a review, First Author, 2024 Effects of UV-B radiation on pollen germination and tube growth: a global meta-analysis, Corresponding Author, 2024 Patterns and drivers of plant sexual systems in the dry-hot valley region of southwestern China, Corresponding Author, 2024 The genome of the glasshouse plant noble rhubarb (Rheum nobile) provides a window into alpine adaptation, Co-First Author, 2023 Does pollinator dependence decrease along elevational gradients?, Corresponding Author, 2023 Global analysis of floral longevity reveals latitudinal gradients and biotic and abiotic correlates, First Author, 2022 Global warming pushes the distribution range of the two alpine ‘glasshouse’ Rheum species north- and upwards in the Eastern Himalayas and the Hengduan Mountains, Corresponding Author, 2022 Higher elevations tend to have higher proportion of plant species with glandular trichomes, Corresponding Author, 2021 Ultraviolet screening increases with elevation in translucent bracts of Rheum nobile (Polygonaceae), an alpine 'glasshouse' plant from the high Himalayas, First Author, 2020 Demography of the giant monocarpic herb Rheum nobile in the Himalayas and the effect of disturbances by grazing, First Author, 2020 青藏高原冰缘植物多样性与适应机制研究进展, Third Author, 2019 Corolla retention after pollination facilitates the development of fertilized ovules in Fritillaria delavayi (Liliaceae), Corresponding Author, 2019 Reversible colour change in leaves enhances pollinator attraction and reproductive success in Saururus chinensis (Saururaceae), First Author, 2018 Host specificity of two pollinating seed-consuming fly species is not related to soil moisture of host plant in the high Himalayas, First Author, 2017 The bracts of the alpine 'glasshouse' plant Rheum alexandrae (Polygonaceae) enhance reproductive fitness of its pollinating seed-consuming mutualist, First Author, 2015 Pollinator attraction in Cornus capitata (Cornaceae): the relative role of visual and olfactory cues, First Author, 2015 Survival and reproduction of plant species in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, Fourth Author, 2014 A new pollinating seed-consuming mutualism between Rheum nobile and a fly fungus gnat, Bradysia sp., involving pollinator attraction by a specific floral compound, First Author, 2014 Seed and microsite limitation in Rheum nobile, a rare and endemic plant from the subnival zone of Sino-Himalaya, First Author, 2013 Multifunctional bracts enhance plant fitness during flowering and seed development in Rheum nobile (Polygonaceae), a giant herb endemic to the high Himalayas, First Author, 2013 Habitat-specific responses of seed germination and seedling establishment to soil water condition in two Rheum species in the high Sino-Himalayas, First Author, 2013

Areas of Focus

Plant Evolution and Ecological Adaptation Mechanisms
Plant-Insect Interactions
Geographical Patterns of Plant Functional Traits

Publications

Distribution patterns of glandular trichomes in the flora of the Hengduan Mountains, southwestern China, Corresponding Author, 2024
Pollinators shift ensures reproductive success in a camouflaged alpine plant, Co-First Author, 2024
Multifunctionality of angiosperm floral bracts: a review, First Author, 2024
Effects of UV-B radiation on pollen germination and tube growth: a global meta-analysis, Corresponding Author, 2024
Patterns and drivers of plant sexual systems in the dry-hot valley region of southwestern China, Corresponding Author, 2024
The genome of the glasshouse plant noble rhubarb (Rheum nobile) provides a window into alpine adaptation, Co-First Author, 2023
Does pollinator dependence decrease along elevational gradients?, Corresponding Author, 2023
Global analysis of floral longevity reveals latitudinal gradients and biotic and abiotic correlates, First Author, 2022
Global warming pushes the distribution range of the two alpine ‘glasshouse’ Rheum species north- and upwards in the Eastern Himalayas and the Hengduan Mountains, Corresponding Author, 2022
Higher elevations tend to have higher proportion of plant species with glandular trichomes, Corresponding Author, 2021
Ultraviolet screening increases with elevation in translucent bracts of Rheum nobile (Polygonaceae), an alpine 'glasshouse' plant from the high Himalayas, First Author, 2020
Demography of the giant monocarpic herb Rheum nobile in the Himalayas and the effect of disturbances by grazing, First Author, 2020
青藏高原冰缘植物多样性与适应机制研究进展, Third Author, 2019
Corolla retention after pollination facilitates the development of fertilized ovules in Fritillaria delavayi (Liliaceae), Corresponding Author, 2019
Reversible colour change in leaves enhances pollinator attraction and reproductive success in Saururus chinensis (Saururaceae), First Author, 2018
Host specificity of two pollinating seed-consuming fly species is not related to soil moisture of host plant in the high Himalayas, First Author, 2017
The bracts of the alpine 'glasshouse' plant Rheum alexandrae (Polygonaceae) enhance reproductive fitness of its pollinating seed-consuming mutualist, First Author, 2015
Pollinator attraction in Cornus capitata (Cornaceae): the relative role of visual and olfactory cues, First Author, 2015
Survival and reproduction of plant species in the Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, Fourth Author, 2014
A new pollinating seed-consuming mutualism between Rheum nobile and a fly fungus gnat, Bradysia sp., involving pollinator attraction by a specific floral compound, First Author, 2014
Seed and microsite limitation in Rheum nobile, a rare and endemic plant from the subnival zone of Sino-Himalaya, First Author, 2013
Multifunctional bracts enhance plant fitness during flowering and seed development in Rheum nobile (Polygonaceae), a giant herb endemic to the high Himalayas, First Author, 2013
Habitat-specific responses of seed germination and seedling establishment to soil water condition in two Rheum species in the high Sino-Himalayas, First Author, 2013

Plant Evolution Ecological Adaptation Extreme Environments Reproductive Strategies Global Change Pollination Biology Functional Traits Geographical Patterns Plant-Insect Interactions Himalayan Plants

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