1991 - Master's Degree: East China Normal University
1996 - Doctorate: East China Normal University
1999 - Postdoctoral Research: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Published over 150 papers, nearly 100 SCI papers
1999-2001 - Postdoctoral Research in Japan on Phylogeography and Conservation Genetics
2002 - Senior Visiting Scholar in the UK and Japan
Research
Evolutionary Biology of Primates Conservation Biology of Endangered Primates
Routine allomaternal nursing in a free-ranging Old World monkey, Xiang ZF, Fan PL, Chen HC, Liu RS, Zhang B, Yang WJ, Yao H, Grueter CC, Garber PA, Li M, 2019
Climate change, Grazing and collecting accelerate habitat contraction in an endangered primate, Zhao XM, Ren BP, Li DY, Garber PA, Zhu PF, Xiang ZF, Grueter CC, Liu ZJ, Li M, 2019
Effects of habitat fragmentation and human disturbance on the population dynamics of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey from 1994 to 2016, Zhao XM, Ren BP, Li DY, Xiang ZF, Garber PA, Li M, 2019
Seasonal changes in social cohesion among males in a same-sex primate group, Zhu PF, Grueter CC, Garber PA, Li DY, Xiang ZF, Ren BP, Li M, 2018
Population genomics of wild Chinese rhesus macaques reveals a dynamic demographic history and local adaptation, with implications for biomedical research, Liu ZJ, Tan XX, Pablo Orozco-terWengel, Zhou XM, Zhang LY, Tian SL, Yan ZZ, Xu HL, Ren BP, Zhang P, Xiang ZF, Sun BH, Roos C, Bruford M, Li M, 2018
Effects of group size and rank on mother-infant relationships and reproductive success in rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta), Liu BJ, Wu CF, Garber PA, Zhang P, Li M, 2018
Impacts of human activities and climate change on the distribution of snub–nosed monkeys in China during the past 2000 Years, Zhao XM, Ren BP, Garber PA, Li XH, Li M, 2018
The Phylogenetic position of the white-cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys), a newly described species from Modog, Southeastern Tibet, Fan PF, Liu Y, Zhang ZC, Zhao C, Li C, Liu WL, Liu ZJ, Li M, 2017
Multilevel societies, Grueter CC, Qi XG, Li BG, Li M, 2017
Population genomics reveals low genetic diversity and adaptation to hypoxia in snub-nosed monkeys, Zhou XM, Meng XH, Wang BS, Chang J, Liu ZJ, Li M, 2016
Dietary specialization drives multiple independent losses and gains in the bitter taste gene repertoire of Laurasiatherian Mammals, Liu ZJ, Liu GJ, Hailer F, Orozco-Wengel P, Tan XX, Tian JD, Zhang BW, Wang BS, Li M, 2016
Aiming low: a resident male’s rank predicts takeover success by challenging males in Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti), Zhu PF, Ren BP, Garber PA, Xia F, Grueter CC, Li M, 2016
The Phylogenetic position of the white-cheeked macaque (Macaca leucogenys), a newly described species from Modog, Southeastern Tibet, Fan PF, Liu Y, Zhang ZC, Zhao C, Li C, Liu WL, Li M, 2016
The position of tree shrews in the mammalian tree: Comparing multi-gene analyses with phylogenomic results leaves monophyly of Euarchonta doubtfu, Zhou XM, Xu SX, Yang G, Li M, 2015
Implications of genetics and current protected areas for conservation of 5 endangered primates in China, Liu ZJ, Liu GJ, Wang BS, Ren BP, Shi FL, Pan HJ, Li M, 2015
Preliminary study by infra-red camera traps of a newly discovered primate species Rhinopithecus strykeri at Pianma, Yunnan, China, Chen YX, Wang XW, Xiao W, Xiao ZS, Li M, Xiang ZF, Li M, 2015
Sexual selection of the snub-nosed monkey lip: Redness signals group holding status in the mating season, Grueter CC, Zhu PF, Allen WL, Higham JP, Ren BP, Li M, 2015
Evidence of male‐Biased dispersal in the endangered Sichuan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithexus roxellana), Chang ZF, Yang BH, Vigilant L, Liu ZJ, Ren BP, Yang JY, Xiang ZF, Garber P, Li M, 2014
Whole-genome sequencing of the snub-nosed monkey provides insights into folivory and evolutionary history, Zhou XM, Wang BS, Li M, 2014
Major histocompatibility complex and mate choice in a wild polygynous primate: the Sichuan Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), Yang BH, Ren BP, Chang ZF, Yao H, Yang JY, Li M, 2014
Personalized adaptive evolution and episodic selection constraints relaxation of umami and sweet taste receptor genes Tas1rs in old world primates, Liu GJ, Walter L, Shi FL, Pan HJ, Roos C, Liu ZJ, Li M, 2014
Males collectively defend their one-male units against bachelor males in a multi-level primate society, Xiang ZF, Yang BH, Yu Y, Yao H, Yang JY, Grueter CC, Li M, 2014
Relatively recent evolution of pelage coloration in Colobinae: Phylogeny and phylogeography of three closely related langur species, Liu ZJ, Wang BS, Nadler T, Liu GJ, Sun T, Huang CM, Zhou QH, Zhou J, Wang ZM, Roos C, Li M, 2013
Mothering style and infant behavioral development in Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus bieti) in China, Li TF, Ren BP, LI DY, Zhu PF, Li M, 2013
Balancing Selection and Genetic Drift at MHC Genes in Isolated Populations of Golden Snub-nosed Monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana), Luo MF, Liu ZJ, Pan HJ, Yang JY, Li M, 2012
Human influence on the population decline and loss of genetic diversity in a small and isolated population of Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana), Chang ZF, Luo MF, Liu ZJ, Yang JY, Xiang ZF, Li M, Linda Vigilant, 2012
Diet and feeding behavior of Rhinopithecus brelichi at Yangaoping, Guizhou, Xiang ZF, Liang WB, Nie SG, Li M, 2012
Historical geographic dispersal route of golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) and influence of climatic oscillations, Luo MF, Liu ZJ, Pan HJ, Zhao L, Li M, 2012
Nocturnal sleeping habits of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey at Xiangguqing in Yunnan, China, Li DY, Ren BP, Grueter CC, Li BG, Li M, 2010
Sleeping sites of gray snub-nosed monkeys, Rhinopithecus brelichi, at Yangaoping, Guizhou, Xiang ZF, Nie SG, Chang ZF, Wei FW, Li M, 2010
First evidence of prey capture and meat eating by wild Yunnan snub-nosed monkeys Rhinopithecus bieti in Yunnan, China, Ren BP, Li DY, Liu ZJ, Li BG, Wei FW, Li M, 2010
The effect of landscape features on population genetic structure of Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) implies an anthropogenic genetic discontinuity, Liu ZJ, Ren BP, Wu RD, Zhao L, Hao YL, Wang BS, Long YC, Wei FW, Li M, 2009
Current status and conservation of the gray snub-nosed monkey Rhinopithecus brelichi (Colobinae) in Guizhou, China, Xiang ZF, Nie SG, Lei XP, Chang ZF, Wei FW, Li M, 2009
Phylogeography and population structure of the Yunnan snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus bieti) inferred from mitochondrial control region DNA sequence analysis, Liu ZJ, Ren BP, Wei FW, Long YC, Hao YL, Li M, 2007
Population structure and phylogeography of Golden monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana) as inferred from Mitochondrial DNA sequences, Li M, Liu ZJ, Gou JX, Ren BP, Pan RL, Su YJ, Funk SM, Wei, FW, 2007
