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Zhi-Shu Xiao
Zoology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Squirrel
Ecological Function
Evolution
Co-Evolution
Species Interaction
Biodiversity
Ecosystem
Camera Monitoring
Wildlife
Conservation
Areas of Focus
- Animal Behavior
- Plant-Animal Interactions and Global Change
- Biodiversity Conservation and Global Change
Work Experience
- Current - Researcher and Group Leader: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Current - Board Member: Chinese Zoological Society
- Current - Editorial Board Member: Biodiversity and Acta Theriologica Sinica
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1994 - Bachelor's Degree in Biology: Huaihua Normal College
- 2000 - Master's Degree in Agricultural Entomology and Pest Management: Hunan Agricultural University
- 2003 - PhD in Ecology: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Visiting Scholar at Imperial College London
Publications
- Investigation and Evaluation of Wildlife and Habitat in Nature Reserves: A Case Study of Chebaling National Nature Reserve, Guangdong, Zhi-Shu Xiao, 2019
- Palatability and profitability of co-occurring seeds alter indirect interactions among rodent-dispersed trees, Zhi-Shu Xiao, M. Holyoak, C.J. Krebs, X.Q. Huang, 2021
- The functional roles of species in metacommunities, as revealed by metanetwork analyses of bird-plant frugivory networks, H.D. Li, L.F. Tang, C.X. Jia, M. Holyoak, J. Fründ, X.Q. Huang, Zhi-Shu Xiao, 2020
- Seed-predator satiation and Janzen-Connell effects vary with spatial scales for seed-feeding insects, Zhi-Shu Xiao, X.C. Mi, M. Holyoak, W.H. Xie, K. Cao, X.F. Yang, X.Q. Huang, C.J. Krebs, 2017
- Contrasting patterns of short-term indirect seed-seed interactions mediated by scatter-hoarding rodents, Zhi-Shu Xiao, Z.B. Zhang, 2016
- Seed size and number make contrasting predictions on seed survival and dispersal dynamics: A case study from oil tea Camellia oleifera, Zhi-Shu Xiao, Z.B. Zhang, C.J. Krebs, 2015
- The combined effects of seed perishability and seed size on hoarding decisions by Pére David's Rock squirrels, Zhi-Shu Xiao, X. Gao, Z.B. Zhang, 2013
- Long-term seed survival and dispersal dynamics in a rodent-dispersed tree: Testing the predator satiation hypothesis and the predator dispersal hypothesis, Zhi-Shu Xiao, Z.B. Zhang, 2013
- Behavioural responses to acorn germination by tree squirrels in an old forest where white oaks have long been extirpated, Zhi-Shu Xiao, Z.B. Zhang, 2012
- Frequency-dependent selection by tree squirrels: adaptive escape of nondormant white oaks, Zhi-Shu Xiao, X. Gao, M. Steele, Z.B. Zhang, 2010
Awards
- 2007: First Youth Science and Technology Innovation Talent Award, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2007: Second Youth Science and Technology Award, Chinese Zoological Society
- 2011: Second Youth Science and Technology Award, Chinese Ecological Society
- 2018: Third Excellent Science and Technology Paper Award, China Association for Science and Technology
