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Name	Yi-Ming Li
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Language ability	Chinese, English
Province	Beijing

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Name

Yi-Ming Li

Contact Information

liym@ioz.ac.cn

Language ability

Chinese, English

Province

Beijing

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Chinese Academy of Sciences
Faculty	Institute of Zoology
Academic Background & Achievements	1989 - Master's Degree in Animal Ecology: Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences 1993 - Doctorate in Ecology: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Work Experience	1996-04 to 1996-11 - Visiting Scholar: University of Minnesota, USA 2000-02 to 2000-04 - Visiting Scholar: University of Helsinki, Finland 2003-04 to 2003-06 - Visiting Scholar: University of Southern California, USA 2007-01 to 2007-02 - Visiting Scholar: Zoological Society of London, UK

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Chinese Academy of Sciences

Faculty

Institute of Zoology

Academic Background & Achievements

1989 - Master's Degree in Animal Ecology: Northwest Plateau Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
1993 - Doctorate in Ecology: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Work Experience

1996-04 to 1996-11 - Visiting Scholar: University of Minnesota, USA
2000-02 to 2000-04 - Visiting Scholar: University of Helsinki, Finland
2003-04 to 2003-06 - Visiting Scholar: University of Southern California, USA
2007-01 to 2007-02 - Visiting Scholar: Zoological Society of London, UK

Areas of Focus	Ecology and Conservation Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles Macroecology of Vertebrates
Publications	Pathogen richness and abundance predict patterns of adaptive major histocompatibility complex variation in insular amphibians., Wang S, Liu C, Wilson A, Zhao N, Li X, Zhu W, Gao X, Liu X and Li YM, 2017 Realized climatic niches are conserved along maximum temperatures among herpetofaunal invaders., Liu X, Petitpierre B, Broennimann O, Li X, Guisan A and Li YM, 2017 Tropical birds are declining in the Hainan Island of China., Xu Y, Lin S, He J, Yu X, Zhang L, Jiang H* and Li YM, 2017 Climate and topography explain range sizes of terrestrial vertebrates., Li YM, Li X, Sandel B, Blank D, Liu Z, Liu X and Yan S, 2016 Risk of biological invasions is concentrated in biodiversity hotspots., Li X, Liu X, Kraus F, Tingley R and Li YM, 2016 Congener diversity, topographic heterogeneity and human-assisted dispersal predict spread rates of alien herpetofauna at a global scale., Liu, X, Li X, Liu T, Tingley R, Kraus F, Guo Z and Li YM, 2014 Residence time, expansion toward the equator in the invaded range and native range size matter to climatic niche shifts in non-native species., Li YM, Liu X, Li XP, Petitpierre B and Guisan A, 2014 Population size and time since island isolation determine genetic diversity loss in insular frog populations., Wang S, Zhu W, Gao X, Li X, Yan S, Liu X, Yang J, Gao Z and Li YM, 2014 Climate, vegetation, introduced hosts and trade shape a global wildlife pandemic., Liu X, JR Rohr and Li YM, 2013 Global and endemic Asian lineages of the emerging pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis widely infect amphibians in China., Bai CM, Liu X, Fisher FC, Garner TWJ and Li YM, 2012 The influence of traditional Buddhist wildlife release on biological invasions., Liu X, McGarrity ME and Li YM, 2012 Reduced predator species richness drives the body gigantism of a frog species on the Zhoushan Archipelago in China., Li YM, Xu F, Guo ZW, Liu X, Jing CN and Wang SP, 2011 Insular shifts in body size of rice frogs in the Zhoushan Archipelago, China., Wu ZJ, Li YM* & Murray B, 2006 Why islands are easier to invade: human influences on bullfrog invasion in the Zhoushan archipelago and neighboring mainland China., Li YM, Wu, Z and Duncan R, 2006 Threats to vertebrate species in China and the United States., Li, YM. & Wilcove, D., 2005 The implications of poaching for giant panda conservation., Li YM, Guo Z, Yang Q, Wang Y and Niemela¨ J., 2003 Nested distribution of amphibians in the Zhoushan archipelago, China: can selective extinction cause nested subsets of species?, Li YM, Niemela J and Li D., 1998

Areas of Focus

Ecology and Conservation Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles
Macroecology of Vertebrates

Publications

Pathogen richness and abundance predict patterns of adaptive major histocompatibility complex variation in insular amphibians., Wang S, Liu C, Wilson A, Zhao N, Li X, Zhu W, Gao X, Liu X and Li YM*, 2017
Realized climatic niches are conserved along maximum temperatures among herpetofaunal invaders., Liu X, Petitpierre B, Broennimann O, Li X, Guisan A and Li YM*, 2017
Tropical birds are declining in the Hainan Island of China., Xu Y, Lin S, He J, Yu X, Zhang L, Jiang H* and Li YM*, 2017
Climate and topography explain range sizes of terrestrial vertebrates., Li YM*, Li X, Sandel B, Blank D, Liu Z, Liu X and Yan S, 2016
Risk of biological invasions is concentrated in biodiversity hotspots., Li X, Liu X, Kraus F, Tingley R and Li YM*, 2016
Congener diversity, topographic heterogeneity and human-assisted dispersal predict spread rates of alien herpetofauna at a global scale., Liu, X, Li X, Liu T, Tingley R, Kraus F, Guo Z and Li YM*, 2014
Residence time, expansion toward the equator in the invaded range and native range size matter to climatic niche shifts in non-native species., Li YM*, Liu X, Li XP, Petitpierre B and Guisan A, 2014
Population size and time since island isolation determine genetic diversity loss in insular frog populations., Wang S, Zhu W, Gao X, Li X, Yan S, Liu X, Yang J, Gao Z and Li YM*, 2014
Climate, vegetation, introduced hosts and trade shape a global wildlife pandemic., Liu X, JR Rohr and Li YM*, 2013
Global and endemic Asian lineages of the emerging pathogenic fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis widely infect amphibians in China., Bai CM, Liu X, Fisher FC, Garner TWJ and Li YM*, 2012
The influence of traditional Buddhist wildlife release on biological invasions., Liu X, McGarrity ME and Li YM*, 2012
Reduced predator species richness drives the body gigantism of a frog species on the Zhoushan Archipelago in China., Li YM*, Xu F, Guo ZW, Liu X, Jing CN and Wang SP, 2011
Insular shifts in body size of rice frogs in the Zhoushan Archipelago, China., Wu ZJ, Li YM* & Murray B, 2006
Why islands are easier to invade: human influences on bullfrog invasion in the Zhoushan archipelago and neighboring mainland China., Li YM*, Wu, Z and Duncan R, 2006
Threats to vertebrate species in China and the United States., Li, YM.* & Wilcove, D., 2005
The implications of poaching for giant panda conservation., Li YM*, Guo Z, Yang Q, Wang Y and Niemela¨ J., 2003
Nested distribution of amphibians in the Zhoushan archipelago, China: can selective extinction cause nested subsets of species?, Li YM*, Niemela J and Li D., 1998

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