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Arong Luo
Zoology
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Beijing
Language: Chinese, English
Animal Systematics
Molecular Data
Morphological Data
Fossil Data
Evolution
Phylogenetics
Species Delimitation
Dna Barcoding
Simulation Studies
Biodiversity
Areas of Focus
- Animal Systematics Research using molecular, morphological, and fossil data
Work Experience
- 2011-Present - Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Assistant Researcher, promoted to Associate Researcher in 2019
- Not mentioned - Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation and University of Sydney - Study visits
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2006 - Bachelor's Degree in Biological Sciences: Shaanxi Normal University
- 2011 - PhD: Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Publications
- A simulation-based evaluation of tip-dating under the fossilized birth-death process, Arong Luo, David Duchene, Chi Zhang, Chao-Dong Zhu, Simon YW Ho, 2020
- A high-quality draft genome assembly of Sinella curviseta, a soil model organism (Collembola), Feng Zhang, Yinhuan Ding, Qing-Song Zhou, Jun Wu, Arong Luo, Chao-Dong Zhu, 2019
- Comparison of methods for molecular species delimitation across a range of speciation scenarios, Arong Luo, Cheng Ling, Simon YW Ho, Chao-Dong Zhu, 2018
- The molecular clock and evolutionary timescales, Arong Luo, Simon YW Ho, 2018
- A simulation study of sample size for DNA barcoding, Arong Luo, Haiqiang Lan, Cheng Ling, Aibing Zhang, Lei Shi, Simon YW Ho, Chao-Dong Zhu, 2015
- Potential efficacy of mitochondrial genes for animal DNA barcoding: a case study using eutherian mammals, Arong Luo, Aibing Zhang, Simon YW Ho, Weijun Xu, Yanzhou Zhang, Weifeng Shi, Stephen L Cameron, Chao-Dong Zhu, 2011
- Performance of criteria for selecting evolutionary models in phylogenetics: a comprehensive study based on simulated datasets, Arong Luo, Huijie Qiao, Yanzhou Zhang, Weifeng Shi, Simon YW Ho, Weijun Xu, Aibing Zhang, Chao-Dong Zhu, 2010
- Outgroup selection in tree reconstruction: a case study of the family Halictidae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), Arong Luo, Yangzhou Zhang, Huijie Qiao, Weifeng Shi, Robert W Murphy, Chao-Dong Zhu, 2010
Awards
- Member of the Youth Innovation Promotion Association, Chinese Academy of Sciences
