Education: 

2000-2003  Ph.D in Ecology, Zhejiang University

1991-1994  Master of ecology degree, East China Normal University

1987-1991 Bachelor of biology degree, Zhejiang Normal University

Employment: 

2010-present Professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2007-2010 Post-doc research fellow, The University of Sydney

2005-2006 Professor in Ecology, Hangzhou Normal University

2003-2004 Visiting scholar, The University of Sydney

1997-2003 Lecturer and Associate professor in Biology, Hangzhou Normal College

1994-1997 Assistant professor of Biology, Zhejiang Normal University

We are interested in temperature-mediated phenotypic plasticity and thermal adaptation in reptiles. We combine different methods, including inter- and intra-specific comparisons, manipulative experiments, and ecological modelling, to understand how reptiles respond to temperature variation and climate change as well. We are particularly interested in the underlying mechanism and ecological consequence of developmental plasticity in reptile embryos and the impact of climate warming on reptiles. More specifically, we focus on the following three topics:

（1）Phenotypic and evolutionary adaptation of reptiles in response to climate change

（2）The adaptive significance and molecular mechanisms of temperature-dependent sex determination

（3）Ecological and genetic mechanisms underlying the endangered process of reptiles