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De-Xing Zhang
Zoology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: Chinese, French, English
Molecular Ecology
Biogeography
Population Genetics
Molecular Evolution
Genetic Structure
Evolutionary Dynamics
Phylogeography
Ecological Effects
Genomic Variation
Adaptive Evolution
Areas of Focus
- Molecular Ecology
- Biogeography
- Population Genetics
- Molecular Evolution
Work Experience
- 1992-1999 - University of East Anglia, UK - Researcher
- 1999-present - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2004-2012 - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Deputy Director
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1986 - Bachelor's Degree: Shandong Agricultural University
- 1987 - Master's Degree: Joseph Fourier University, France
- 1992 - PhD: Joseph Fourier University, France
- 2000 - National Outstanding Youth Science Fund Recipient
Publications
- Some reflections on the current debates in evolutionary biology, Zhang DX, 2015
- Statistical measures of genetic differentiation of populations, Ma L, Ji YJ, Zhang DX, 2015
- A discrete-beta model for testing gene flow after speciation, Liu JF, Zhang DX, Yang Z, 2015
- Impact of climate changes from Middle Miocene onwards on evolutionary diversification in Eurasia, Shi CM, Ji YJ, Liu L, Wang L, Zhang DX, 2013
- Time matters: some interesting properties of the population differentiation measures Gst and D, Leng L, Zhang DX, 2013
- Evaluation of a Bayesian coalescent method of species delimitation, Zhang C, Zhang DX, Zhu T, Yang Z, 2011
- Measuring population differentiation using Gst or D?, Leng L, Zhang DX, 2011
- Unexpected relationships of substructured populations in Chinese Locusta migratoria, Zhang DX, Yan LN, Ji YJ, Hewitt GM, Huang ZS, 2009
- Haplotype reconstruction for scnp DNA: a consensus vote approach, Huang ZS, Ji YJ, Zhang DX, 2008
- Lepidopteran microsatellite DNA: redundant but promising, Zhang DX, 2004
- Nuclear DNA analyses in genetic studies of populations: practice, problems and prospects, Zhang DX, Hewitt GM, 2003
- Nuclear integrations: challenges for mitochondrial DNA markers, Zhang DX, Hewitt GM, 1996
Awards
- 2000: National Outstanding Youth Science Fund
