Species Conservation and Ecological Adaptation

物种保护与生态适应方向介绍

方向成员:

  • 庞虹 教授、博导
  • 张丹丹 副教授、博导
  • 王赵玮 青年研究员(副教授)、博导
  • 邹媛 青年研究员(副教授)、博导
  • 张雄 副教授、硕导
  • 张璐 副教授、硕导
  • 李浩森,副教授,硕导
  • 程文达,助理教授、硕导

方向简介

平台主要研究昆虫、鱼类及一些濒危野生动物的保护与生态适应。

重点研究方向:

昆虫多样性保护、有害昆虫的生态控制、昆虫的生态适应、濒危动物保护、关键鱼类保护

 

平台团队

1)甲虫生态与进化团队(Beetle Ecology and Evolution)

2)环境变化和种间相互作用团队 (Environmental Change and Species Interaction Lab)

3)昆虫系统学和昆虫多样性团队(Insect Systematics and Diversity)

4)濒危动物生态与保护团队(Ecology and Conservation of Threatened Animals)

5)关键鱼类保护生态学研究团队(Key Fish Conservation Ecology Research Unit)

6)昆虫病毒学与表观遗传学团队(Laboratory of Insect Virology and Epigenetics)

7)昆虫分子遗传学团队(Insect Molecular Biology and Genetics)

 

团队介绍

(一)甲虫生态与进化团队

  1. 团队名称:

甲虫生态与进化

Beetle Ecology and Evolution

2.团队成员:

负责人:庞虹,教授,博士生导师

Pang, Hong, Professor, Doctoral supervisor

成员:李浩森,副教授,硕士生导师

Li, Hao-Sen, Associate Professor, Master supervisor

科研方向:

昆虫学  Entomology

进化生物学  Evolutionary Biology

 

科研成果

(1)Du, X.Y., Yang, H.Y., Gong, S.R., Zhang, P.F., Chen, P.T., Liang, Y.S., Huang, Y.H., Tang, X.F., Chen, Q.K., De Clercq, P., Li, H.S. & Pang, H. (2022) Aphidophagous ladybird beetles adapt to an aphid symbiont. Functional Ecology, 36, 2593–2604.

(2)Huang, Y.H., Du, X.Y., Chen, P.T., Tang, X.F., Gong, S.R., Zhang, P.F., Yang, H.Y., De Clercq, P., Li, H.S. & Pang, H. (2022) Is pollinivory in the omnivorous ladybird beetle Micraspis discolor (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) symbiosis-dependent? Biological Control, 169, 104867.

(3)Tang, X.F., Huang, Y.H., Li, H.S., Chen, P.T., Yang, H.Y., Liang, Y.S., Du, X.Y., Liu, Z.H., Li, E.F., Yang, Y.C. & Pang, H. (2022) Genomic insight into the scale specialization of the biological control agent Novius pumilus (Weise, 1892). BMC Genomics, 23, 90.

(4)Li, H.S., Tang, X.F., Huang, Y.H., Xu, Z.Y., Chen, M.L., Du, X.Y., Qiu, B.Y., Chen, P.T., Zhang, W., Slipinski, A., Escalona, H.E., Waterhouse, R.M., Zwick, A. & Pang, H. (2021) Horizontally acquired antibacterial genes associated with adaptive radiation of ladybird beetles. BMC Biology, 19, 7.

(5)李浩森, 庞虹. 新一代生物防治及其在天敌瓢虫中的研究进展.环境昆虫学报, 2021, 43: 613-622.

(6)国家自然科学基金,红瓢虫的系统发育研究(鞘翅目:瓢虫科:短角瓢虫族),31970439,2020.1-2023.12

(7)国家自然科学基金,瓢虫对猎物共生菌的免疫防御研究,32172472,2022.1-2025.12

 

研究生培养:

团队招收硕士和博士研究生。欢迎对昆虫学、进化生物学、基因组学、微生物学感兴趣的同学加入。

 

(二)环境变化和种间相互作用团队

1.团队名称:环境变化和种间相互作用

Environmental Change and Species Interaction Lab

2.团队成员:

负责人:程文达 助理教授、硕士生导师

 Wenda Cheng, Assistant Professor, Master supervisor

3.科研方向:

环境变化下的物种间相互作用,以鳞翅目-寄生蜂及蜂-花网络为研究对象,研究热带、亚热带物种间相互作用机理,及对气候变化及栖息地改变的响应。

Our lab focuses on species interaction under environment changes such as climate change and forest degradation, We are particularly interested in species-rich tropical and subtropical regions, using caterpillar-parasitoid food web and native bee pollination network as model systems.

4.科研成果:

Wenda, C., Gaitán‐Espitia, J. D., Solano‐Iguaran, J. J., Nakamura, A., Majcher, B. M., & Ashton, L. A. (2023). Heat tolerance variation reveals vulnerability of tropical herbivore–parasitoid interactions to climate change. Ecology Letters. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.14150

Wenda, C., Nakamura, A., & Ashton, L. A. (2023). Season and herbivore defence trait mediate tri‐trophic interactions in tropical rainforest. Journal of Animal Ecology. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13865

Wenda, C., Xing, S., Nakamura, A., & Bonebrake, T. C. (2021). Morphological and behavioural differences facilitate tropical butterfly persistence in variable environments. Journal of Animal Ecology, 90(12), 2888-2900.

Cheng, W., & Ashton, L.A. (2021). Ecology: what affects the distribution of global bee diversity. Current Biology https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.11.044

Cheng, W., Kendrick, R.C., Guo, F., Xing, S., Bonebrake, T.C. (2019). Complex occurrence changes in a tropical lowland moth community following a decade of warming. Diversity and Distributions. 25 (4), 514-5235.

 

5.研究生培养:

团队每年招收1名硕士研究生,学生学术背景包括生态学、昆虫学、植物学、环境科学等,团队为研究生创造宽松的学习环境、严谨的学术氛围和良好的硬件保障,指导其在团队研究方向内自主选题开展科学研究及实践。


 

 

(三)昆虫系统学和昆虫多样性团队

  1. 团队名称:

昆虫系统学和昆虫多样性

Insect Systematics and Diversity

2.团队成员:

负责人:张丹丹 副研究员、博士生导师 Zhang, Dandan, Associate Professor, Doctoral supervisor

 

3.科研方向:

昆虫系统学和昆虫多样性Insect Systematics and Diversity

4.科研成果:

(1)深圳市生物多样性保护技术支撑项目

(2)《广东昆虫志》编研

5.研究生培养:

实验室每年招收一名硕士研究生与一名博士研究生,欢迎对昆虫系统学和昆虫多样性感兴趣的同学加入。


 

(四)濒危动物生态与保护团队

1.团队名称:濒危动物生态与保护

Ecology and Conservation of Threatened Animals

2.团队成员:

负责人:张璐 副教授、硕士生导师

 Zhang, Lu, Associate Professor, Master supervisor

3.科研方向:

濒危动物生态与保护:

(1)水獭的生态学和保护

(2)保护有效性

The ecology and conservation of threatened animals: (1) the ecology and conservation of otters; (2) evaluation of conservation effectiveness

4.科研成果:

论文:

Zhang, L., Yang, L., Chapman, C.A., Peres, C.A., Lee, T.M., Fan, P.-F., 2023. Growing disparity in global conservation research capacity and its impact on biodiversity conservation. One Earth 6, 147–157. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2023.01.003

Zhang, L., Turvey, S.T., Chapman, C., Fan, P., 2021. Effects of protected areas on survival of threatened gibbons in China. Conservation Biology 35, 1288–1298. https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.13664

Zhang, L., Wang, Q., Yang, L., Li, F., Chan, B.P.L., Xiao, Z., Li, S., Song, D., Piao, Z., Fan, P., 2018. The neglected otters in China: distribution change in the past 400 years and current conservation status. Biological Conservation 228, 259–267. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2018.10.028

 

科研项目:

国家自然科学基金面上项目,本土生态知识(LEK)对西黑冠长臂猿(Nomascus concolor)保护的影响,2022/01/01 - 2025/12/31,主持

国家自然科学基金青年基金项目,高海拔生境和鱼类放生活动对欧亚水獭食性和栖息地利用的影响,2020/01/01 - 2022/12/31,主持

  1. 研究生培养:

团队每年招收一名硕士研究生,欢迎不同学科背景的学生加入团队,一起探索和保护奇妙的动物世界。


 

 

(五)关键鱼类保护生态学研究团队

1.团队名称:关键鱼类保护生态学研究团队

Key Fish Conservation Ecology Research Unit

2.团队成员:

张雄 副教授,硕士生导师

Xiong Zhang, Associate Professor, Master supervisor

 

3.科研方向:

海洋及河口关键鱼类(如鲨鱼、海马、石首鱼科)的保护生态学,主要包括:

1)适宜栖息地预测与生境偏好分析

2)种内气候生态位的可塑性

3)重要洄游及扩散通道

4)种群历史动态和致危过程。

Conservation ecology of marine and estuarine key fishes (e.g., sharks, seahorses, croakers), including 1) their suitable habitats predicting and habitat preference analyses, 2) intra-specific climatic niche plasticity, 3) major migration and dispersal pathways, and 4) historical population dynamics and extinction pathways.

4.科研成果:

重要的科研文章

(1) Xiong Zhang ; Predicting global seasonal distributions and population exchange routes of a Critically Endangered shark, Biological Conservation, 2022, 275: 109771 

(2) Xiong Zhang; Amanda C. J. Vincent ; Conservation prioritization for seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) at broad spatial scales considering socioeconomic costs, Biological Conservation, 2019, 235: 79-88 

(3) Xiong Zhang; Amanda C. J. Vincent ; Using cumulative-human-impact models to reveal threat patterns for seahorses (Hippocampus spp.), Conservation Biology, 2019, 33(6): 1380-1391 

(4) Xiong Zhang; Amanda C. J. Vincent ; Predicting distributions, habitat preferences and associated conservation implications for a genus of rare fishes, seahorses (Hippocampus spp.),Diversity and Distributions, 2018, 24(7): 1005-1017 

(5) Xiong Zhang; Amanda C. J. Vincent ; Integrating multiple datasets with species distribution models to inform conservation of the poorly-recorded Chinese seahorses, Biological Conservation, 2017, 211: 161-171

科研项目

(1) 广东省基础与应用基础研究基金委员会, 广东省自然科学基金-面上项目, 2022A1515010640, 粤港澳大湾区珍稀濒危鱼类地理分布与多度模型研究, 2022-01 至 2024-12, 10万元, 在研, 主持

(2) 广东省科技厅, 基础研究, 2021B1212110002, 粤港澳大湾区河口及海湾湿地动物重点资源调查,2022-01 至 2024-12, 100万元, 在研, 参与

 

5.研究生培养:

团队每年招收一名硕士研究生,学生学术背景包括生态学、鱼类学、海洋生物学、环境科学等,团队为研究生创造严谨而活跃的学术氛围、宽松而良好的学习环境,针对学生的个人兴趣和特长,指导其在团队研究方向内自主选题开展科学研究。

 

 


(六)昆虫病毒学与表观遗传学团队

1.团队名称:昆虫病毒学与表观遗传学实验室

Laboratory of Insect Virology and Epigenetics

2.团队成员:

王赵玮  副教授,博士生导师

Zhaowei Wang, Associate Professor, Doctoral supervisor

3.科研方向:

(1)昆虫病毒学,Insect virology;

(2)昆虫免疫学,Insect immunology;

(3)昆虫表观遗传学,Insect epigenetics;

4.科研成果:

1)Wang, Z., Xia, X., Li, J., Igaki, T. (2022). Tumor elimination by clustered microRNAs miR-306 and miR-79 via non-canonical activation of JNK signaling. eLife 11:e77340

2)Wang, Z., Xia, X., Yang, X., Zhang, X., Liu, Y., Wu, D., Fang, Y., Liu, Y., Xu, J., Qiu, Y., Zhou, X. (2017). A Picorna-like virus inhibits apoptosis by suppressing the N-end rule pathway in Drosophila. eLife 6:e30590.

3)Wang, Z., Wu, D., Liu, Y., Xia, X., Gong, W., Qiu, Y., Yang, J., Zheng, Y., Li, J., Wang, Y.F., Xiang, Y., Hu, Y., Zhou, Xi. (2015). Drosophila Dicer-2 has an RNA interference-independent function that modulates Toll immune signaling. Science Advances 1, e1500228.

4)Wang, Z., Qiu, Y., Liu, Y., Qi, N., Si, J., Xia, X., Wu, D., Hu, Y., and Zhou, X. (2013). Characterization of a nodavirus replicase revealed a de novo initiation mechanism of RNA synthesis and terminal nucleotidyltransferase activity. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 288, 30785-30801.

5)高校基本科研业务费项目:“昆虫小RNA病毒对宿主翻译调控机制研究”,主持,在研

6)日本学术振兴会(JSPS)外国人特别研究员项目: “Genetic dissection of miRNA-mediated cell competition”,主持,已结题

7)国家自然科学基金青年科学基金项目: “Dicer-2调控抗病毒Toll免疫通路的作用机制研究”,主持,已结题

8)国家高技术研究发展计划(863项目): “基于昆虫病毒衣壳的新型抗原展示的建立与优化”, 课题骨干,已结题

5.研究生培养:

团队每年招收一名硕士及一名博士研究生,实验室氛围融洽,研究兴趣广泛,欢迎具有昆虫学,微生物学/病毒学,分子生物学,细胞生物学,遗传学其中任一学术背景的同学加入。

 

(七)昆虫分子遗传学团队

1.团队名称 :昆虫分子遗传学课题组

Insect Molecular Biology and Genetics

2.团队成员:

邹媛 副教授,博士生导师

Yuan Zou, Associate Professor, Doctoral supervisor

3.科研方向:

(1)昆虫的性别决定,Sex determination in insects;

(2)害虫遗传调控,Genetic control in pest management;

(3)昆虫遗传演化,Evolutionary genetics in insects;

4.科研成果:

Zou Y, Geuverink E, Beukeboom LW, Verhulst EC, van de Zande L. A chimeric gene paternally instructs female sex determination in the haplodiploid wasp Nasonia. Science. 2020 Nov 27;370(6520):1115-1118. doi: 10.1126/science.abb8949.

5.研究生培养:

团队每年招收一名硕士及一名博士研究生,学生学术背景包括昆虫学,植物保护,分子生物,遗传学等。