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Name	Zhi-Shu Xiao
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Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Beijing

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Zhi-Shu Xiao

Contact Information

xiaozs@ioz.ac.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	Institute of Zoology
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
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
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

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

Institute of Zoology

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

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

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

Areas of Focus	Animal Behavior Plant-Animal Interactions and Global Change Biodiversity Conservation and Global Change
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

Areas of Focus

Animal Behavior
Plant-Animal Interactions and Global Change
Biodiversity Conservation and Global Change

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

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