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Yuchi Zheng
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Sichuan
Language: Chinese, English
Molecular Systematics: Phylogeny
Genetics
Evolution
Dna
Species
Taxonomy
Molecular Markers
Biodiversity
Systematics
Molecular Biology
Animal Geography: Biogeography
Distribution
Habitat
Migration
Ecology
Environment
Conservation
Geographic Information Systems
Landscape
Life History Of Amphibians And Reptiles: Reproduction
Development
Behavior
Physiology
Adaptation
Survival
Lifecycle
Amphibians
Reptiles
Areas of Focus
- Molecular Systematics
- Animal Geography
- Life History of Amphibians and Reptiles
Work Experience
- 2014-02 to 2015-02 - University of Arizona, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology - Visiting Scholar
- 2011-09 to Present - Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Amphibian and Reptile Research Laboratory - Associate Researcher
- 2008-08 to 2011-08 - Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Amphibian and Reptile Research Laboratory - Assistant Researcher
- 2004-08 to 2005-08 - Center for Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Research Assistant
- 2000-08 to 2001-08 - Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Amphibian and Reptile Research Laboratory - Research Assistant
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005-09 to 2008-07 PhD in Zoology: Center for Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2001-09 to 2004-07 MSc in Zoology: Amphibian and Reptile Research Laboratory, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 1996-09 to 2000-07 BSc in Biology: Department of Biology, Sichuan University
Publications
- Male spiny frogs enter the underwater battlefield with loose skin exhibiting enhanced penetration of capillaries into the epidermis, Shuang Xu, Qiang Dai, Yuchi Zheng, 2023
- Underwater calling behavior in two high-altitude frog species, Yuchi Zheng, Feng Xie, 2022
- UCE Phylogenomics, detection of a putative hybrid population, and one older mitogenomic node age of Batrachuperus salamanders, Pizhu Zhang, Xiaomao Zeng, Jinzhong Fu, Yuchi Zheng, 2021
- Dynamics behind disjunct distribution, hotspot-edge refugia, and discordant RADseq/mtDNA variability: insights from the Emei mustache toad, Yuchi Zheng, Qiang Dai, Xianguang Guo, Xiaomao Zeng, 2020
- The co-occurrence of loose skin and underwater calling in frogs—further evidence from Amolops ricketti and its implications, Yuchi Zheng, 2019
- Examining the interglacial high-elevation refugia scenario in East Asian subtropical mountain systems with the frog species Leptobrachium liui, Yuchi Zheng, Junhua Hu, Xiaomao Zeng, 2018
- Combining phylogenomic and supermatrix approaches, and a time-calibrated phylogeny for squamate reptiles (lizards and snakes) based on 52 genes and 4162 species, Yuchi Zheng, John J. Wiens, 2016
- Do missing data influence the accuracy of divergence-time estimation with BEAST?, Yuchi Zheng, John J. Wiens, 2015
- Matrilineal genealogy of Hynobius (Caudata: Hynobiidae) and a temporal perspective on varying levels of diversity among lineages of salamanders on the Japanese Islands, Yuchi Zheng, Rui Peng, Robert W. Murphy, Masaki Kuro-o, Lujun Hu, Xiaomao Zeng, 2012
- Reproductive behavior and underwater calls in the Emei mustache toad, Leptobrachium boringii, Yuchi Zheng, Dingqi Rao, Robert W. Murphy, Xiaomao Zeng, 2011
- Exploring patterns and extent of bias in estimating divergence time from mitochondrial DNA sequence data in a particular lineage: a case study of salamanders (Order Caudata), Yuchi Zheng, Rui Peng, Masaki Kuro-o, Xiaomao Zeng, 2011
- Aspects of the breeding biology of the Omei mustache toad (Leptobrachium boringii): polygamy and paternal care, Yuchi Zheng, Duncan Deng, Shuqiang Li, Jinzhong Fu, 2010
- Toward understanding the distribution of Laurasian frogs: a test of Savage’s biogeographical hypothesis using the genus Bombina, Yuchi Zheng, Jinzhong Fu, Shuqiang Li, 2009
- A phylogenetic analysis of the frog genera Vibrissaphora and Leptobrachium, and the correlated evolution of nuptial spine and reversed sexual size dimorphism, Yuchi Zheng, Shuqiang Li, Jinzhong Fu, 2008
- Making a doughnut-shaped egg mass: oviposition behaviour of Vibrissaphora boringiae (Anura: Megophryidae), Yuchi Zheng, Jinzhong Fu, 2007
- Ophryophryne属在角蟾科系统发育中所处的位置及拟髭蟾族四属间系统关系, 郑渝池, 曾晓茂, 苑宇哲, 刘志君, 2004
- 基于16S rRNA序列的角蟾科部分属间系统关系, 郑渝池, 莫邦辉, 刘志君, 曾晓茂, 2004
