Areas of Focus
- Evolutionary Conservation Genetics
- Animal Ecology
- Systematic Comparative Biology
Work Experience
- 2020-12~Present - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Zoology - Researcher
- 2018-09~2020-10 - Max Planck Institute/University of Munich - Postdoctoral/Guest Researcher
- 2014-09~2018-08 - Max Planck Institute/University of Munich - PhD in Natural Sciences
- 2011-09~2014-07 - Beijing Normal University - MSc in Science
- 2007-09~2011-07 - Hainan Normal University - BSc in Science
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2014-09--2018-08 PhD in Natural Sciences: Max Planck Institute/University of Munich
- 2011-09--2014-07 MSc in Science: Beijing Normal University
- 2007-09--2011-07 BSc in Science: Hainan Normal University
Publications
- Smarter birds, smaller eggs, and less parental care time, Second Author, 2023
- Female Java sparrows prefer high exploratory males without assortative mating, Second Author, 2022
- The evolution of courtship displays in Galliformes, Fourth Author, 2022
- Machine learning reveals cryptic dialects that explain mate choice in a songbird, First Author, 2022
- Behavioral innovation promotes alien bird invasions, First Author, 2021
- Fitness costs of female choosiness are low in a socially monogamous songbird, Eleventh Author, 2021
- Is female mate choice repeatable across males with nearly identical songs?, Eleventh Author, 2021
- Chronic traffic noise increases food consumption and alters gene expression associated with metabolism and disease in bats, Third Author, 2020
- Partial or complete? The evolution of post-juvenile moult strategies in passerine birds, Fifth Author, 2020
- Proximate causes of variation in infertility, embryo mortality, and other fitness components in captive zebra finches, Third Author, 2020
- The role of genetic constraints and social environment in explaining female extra-pair mating, First Author, 2020
- Scrutinizing assortative mating in birds, First Author, 2019
- Plumage color manipulation has no effect on social dominance or fitness in zebra finches, Third Author, 2018
- Irreproducible text-book 'knowledge': The effects of color bands on zebra finch fitness, First Author, 2018
- 数量遗传学理论框架下的进化生态学研究:以动物模型的运用为例, First Author, 2017
- No mutual mate choice for quality in zebra finches: Time to question a widely held assumption, First Author, 2017
- Male zebra finches have limited ability to identify high-fecundity females, First Author, 2017
- A sex-chromosome inversion causes strong overdominance for sperm traits that affect siring success, Fifth Author, 2017
- Geographic Variation in the Calls of the Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus): Isolation by Distance and Divergence Among Subspecies, Fourth Author, 2015
Awards
- Max Planck Institute Outstanding Postdoctoral Fellowship (2018): First Prize
- Max Planck Institute Best Paper of the Year (2017): First Prize