Areas of Focus
- Behavioral Ecology in the Era of Big Data and Genomic Sequencing
- Population Quantitative Genetics and Evolutionary Studies
- Systematic Comparative Biology
Work Experience
- 2018-2020 - Max Planck Institute - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2020.12-present - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Research Group Leader
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007-2011 Bachelor: Hainan Normal University
- 2011-2014 Master: Beijing Normal University
- 2014-2018 PhD: Max Planck Institute/Munich University
- Achievement: Best Paper Award at Max Planck Institute (2017)
- Achievement: Excellent PhD Thesis at Munich University (2019)
Publications
- Sex differences in avian parental care patterns vary across the breeding cycle, Wang D*, Zhang W, Yang S, et al., 2023
- Machine learning reveals cryptic dialects that explain mate choice in a songbird, Wang D*, Forstmeier W, Farine D, et al., 2022
- The evolution of courtship displays in Galliformes, Guan X, Rao X, Song G, Wang D*., 2022
- Fitness costs of female choosiness are low in a socially monogamous songbird, Forstmeier W*, Wang D *, Martin K, et al., 2021
- Is female mate choice repeatable across males with nearly identical songs?, Wang D*, Forstmeier W, D’Amlio P, et al., 2021
- Smarter birds, smaller eggs, and less parental care time, Pan S#, Wang D#, Zhang X, et al., 2023
- Behavioral innovation promotes alien bird invasions, Wang D, Liu X., 2021
- The role of genetic constraints and social environment in explaining female extra-pair mating, Wang D, Forstmeier W, Martin K, Wilson A and Kempenaers B., 2020
- Scrutinizing assortative mating in birds, Wang D, Forstmeier W, Valcu M, Dingemanse N, Bulla M, Both C, Duckworth R A, Kiere L M, P. Karell, Albrecht T, and Kempenaers B., 2019
- Irreproducible text‐book ‘knowledge’: The effects of color bands on zebra finch fitness, Wang D, Forstmeier W, Ihle M, Khadraoui M, Jerónimo S, Martin K, and Kempenaers B., 2018
- No mutual mate choice for quality in zebra finches: Time to question a widely held assumption, Wang D, Forstmeier W, and Kempenaers B., 2017
- Male zebra finches have limited ability to identify high-fecundity females, Wang D, Kempenaers N, Kempenaers B, and Forstmeier W., 2017
Awards
- Best Paper Award at Max Planck Institute (2017)
- Excellent PhD Thesis at Munich University (2019)