General

Xiangjiang Zhan Ph.D Professor Insitute of Zoology
Email: zhanxj@ioz.ac.cn
Telephone: 01064807825
Address: No. 1-5 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang, Beijing

Postcode: 100101

Research Areas

Population genetics, Evolutionary genetics, Conservation genetics.

Publications

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Papers
  1. Dixon AD, Li XH, Rahman L, Batbayar N, Zhan XJ. 2016. Characteristics of      home range areas used by Saker Falcons (Falco cherrug) wintering on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Bird Conservation International, in      press.
  2. Dahal N,      Lissovsky AA, Lin ZZ, Solari K, Hadly EA, Zhan XJ, Ramakrishnan U. 2017. Genetics, morphology and ecology reveal a cryptic pika lineage in the Sikkim Himalaya. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 106: 55-60.
  1. Dixon AD,      Dragyov D, Purev-Ochir G, Rahman L, Batbayar N, Bruford MW, Zhan XJ. 2016. Evidence for   deleterious effects of harness-mounted satellite transmitters on Saker Falcons Falco cherrug. Bird Study, 63: 96-106.
  2. Bruford      MW,…. Zhan XJ. 2015. Prospects      and challenges for the conservation of farm animal genomic resources,      2015-2025. Frontier in Genetics,      6: 314.
  3. Zhan XJ, Dixon A,      Batbayar N, Bragin E, Ayas Z et al.      2015. Exonic versus intronic SNPs: contrasting roles in revealing the      population genetic differentiation of a widespread bird species. Heredity, 114: 1-9. (Cover story)
  4. Jarvis ED,……, Zhan XJ…... 2014. Whole genome analyses resolve early branches      in the tree of life of modern birds. Science,      346: 1320-1331. (Cover story)
  5. Zhan GJ,……, Zhan XJ……2014. Comparative genomics across modern bird species      reveal insights into avian genome evolution and adaptation. Science, 346: 1311-1320. (Cover story)
  6. Dai Q, Zhan XJ, Lu B, Fu J, Wang Q &      Qi DW. 2014. Spatial genetic structure patterns of phenotype-limited and      boundary-limited expanding populations: a simulation study. PLoS One, 9: e85778.
  7. Zhan XJ, Pan SK, Wang      JY, Dixon A, He J et al. 2013. Peregrine      and saker falcon genome sequences provide insights into evolution of a      predatory lifestyle. Nature Genetics,      45: 563-566. (Highlighted by Faculty 1000)
  8. Zhao SC*,      Zheng PP*, Dong SS*, Zhan XJ*, Wu      Q* et al. 2013. Whole-genome sequencing of giant pandas provides      insights into demographic history and local adaptation. Nature Genetics, 45: 67-71. (*contributed equally) (Cover story)
  9. Zhu LF,      Hu YB, Qi DW, Wu H, Zhan XJ et al. 2013. Genetic consequences      of historical anthropogenic and ecological events on giant pandas. Ecology, 94: 2346-2357. (Cover story)
  10. Wei FW,      Hu YB, Zhu LF, Bruford MW, Zhan XJ      & Zhang L. 2012. Black and white and read all over: the past, present      and future of giant panda genetics. Molecular      Ecology, 21:      5660-5674.      (Cover story)
  11. Zhan XJ, Dixon A, Fox NC &      Bruford MW. 2011. Missense SNP of the MC1R      gene is associated with plumage variation in the Gyrfalcon (Falco rusticolus). Animal Genetics, 43: 460-462.
  12. Zhan XJ, Zheng YF, Wei FW,      Bruford MW & Jia CX. 2011. Molecular evidence for Pleistocene refugia      at the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau. Molecular Ecology, 20: 3014-3026.
  13. Guo Y, Hu      YB, Qi DW, Zhan XJ, Bruford MW &      Wei FW. 2011. Genotyping faeces of red pandas (Ailurus fulgens): implications for population estimation. European Journal of Wildlife Research,      57: 1231-1235.
  14. Hu YB, Guo      Y, Qi DW, Zhan XJ, Wu H,      Bruford MW & Wei FW. 2011. Genetic structuring and recent demographic      history of red pandas (Ailurus      fulgens) inferred from microsatellite and mitochondrial DNA. Molecular Ecology, 20: 2662-2675.
  15. Zhan XJ, Zheng XD, Bruford MW,      Wei FW & Tao Y. 2010. A new method for quantifying genotyping errors      for noninvasive genetic studies. Conservation      Genetics, 11: 1567-1571.
  16. Zhu LF, Zhan XJ, Meng T, Zhang SN &      Wei FW. 2010. Landscape features influence gene flow as measured by      cost-distance and genetic analyses: a case study for giant pandas in the      Daxiangling and Xiaoxiangling mountains. BMC Genetics, 11: 72-82.  
  17. Hu YB, Zhan XJ, Qi DW & Wei FW. 2010.      Spatial genetic structure and dispersal of giant pandas on a mountain-range      scale. Conservation Genetics, 11:      2145-2155.
  18. Stanton D, Penfold      LM, Zhan XJ & Bruford MW.      2010. Microsatellite loci for the okapi (Okapia johnstoni). Conservation      Genetics Resources, 2 (suppl. 1): 337-339.
  19. Liu Y, Zhan XJ, Wang N, Chang J &      Zhang ZW. 2010. The effect of geological vicariance on mitochondrial DNA      differentiation of the common pheasant in the Loess Plateau and eastern      China. Molecular Phylogenetics and      Evolution, 55: 409-417.
  20. Zhu LF, Zhan XJ, Wu      H, Zhang SN, Meng T, Bruford MW & Wei FW. 2010. Conservation      implications of drastic reductions in the smallest and most isolated      populations of giant pandas. Conservation      Biology, 24: 1299-1306.
  21. Zhan XJ, Liu SY, Cai QG, Bruford MW & Wei FW. 2009. Microsatellite      loci isolated for the Moupin Pika Ochotona      thibetana. Molecular Ecology      Resources, 10: 404-408.
  22. Zhan XJ, Hu Yibo, Yin Yanqiang, Wei FW & Bruford MW. 2009. Microsatellite      loci for the Chinese bamboo rat Rhizomus      sinensis. Molecular Ecology      Resources, 9: 1270-1272.  
  23. Zhan XJ, Tao Y, Li M, Zhang ZJ, Benoit Goossens, Chen YP, Wang HJ,      Bruford MW& Wei FW. 2009. Accurate population size estimates are vital      parameters for conserving the giant panda. Ursus, 20: 56-62.  
  24. Zhan XJ, Wei FW & Bruford MW. 2009. 25 microsatellite loci for      Fang’s cane bamboo Bashania fangiana.      Molecular Ecology Resources, 9:      1460 -1466.
  25. Zhan XJ, Zhu LF, Gao YQ, Wei FW & Bruford MW. 2009. 17 novel      microsatellite loci for Bashania      fargesii. Molecular Ecology      Resources, 9: 1460 -1466.
  26. Zhang ZJ, Zhan XJ, Yan L, Li M, Hu JC & Wei FW. 2009. What determines selection      and abandonment of a foraging patch by wild giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in winter? Environmental Science and Pollution Research,      16: 79-84.
  27. Wu H, Zhan XJ, Guo      Y, Zhang ZJ, Zhu LF, Yan L, Li M & Wei FW. 2009. Isolation and      characterization of 12 novel microsatellite loci for the red panda (Ailurus fulgens). Conservation Genetics, 10: 523-525.
  28. Wu H, Zhan XJ, Zhang ZJ, Zhu LF, Yan L,      Li M & Wei FW. 2009. Thirty-three microsatellite loci for noninvasive      genetic studies of the giant panda (Ailuropoda      melanoleuca). Conservation      Genetics, 10: 649-652.
  29. Wu H, Zhan XJ, Yan L, Liu SY, Zhang ZJ,      Li M & Wei FW. 2009. Isolation and characterization of 14      microsatellite loci for the Chevrier’s field mouse (Apodemus chevrieri). Molecular Ecology Resources, 9: 848-850.   
  30. Wu H, Zhan XJ, Yan L,      Liu SY, Li M, Hu JC & Wei FW. 2008. Isolation and characterization of      fourteen microsatellite loci for striped field mouse (Apodemus agrarius). Conservation      Genetics, 9: 1691-1693.
  31. Zhan XJ, Zhang ZJ, Wu H, Goossens B, Li M, Jiang SW, Bruford WM &      Wei FW. 2007. Molecular analysis of dispersal in giant panda. Molecular Ecology, 16: 3792-3800.
  32. Zhan XJ, Li M, Zhang ZJ, Goossens B, Chen YP, Wang HJ, Bruford WM      & Wei FW. 2006. Molecular censusing doubles giant panda population      estimate in a key nature reserve. Current      Biology, 16: R451-452. (Cover      story and highlighted by Nature, Science etc.)
  33. Zhang YQ, Wang N, Zhan      XJ & Zhang ZW. 2006. A method for DNA extraction from incubated eggshells      of pheasants. Chinese Journal of      Zoology, 41: 76-81.
  34. Zhan XJ & Zhang ZW. 2005. Molecular phylogeny of avian genus Syrmaticus based on the      mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and control region. Zoological Science, 22: 427-435.
  35. Wu AP, Ding W, Zhang ZW & Zhan XJ. 2005. Phylogenetic relationships of the avian genus Crossoptilon. Acta Zoologica Sinica, 51: 898-902.
  36. Zhan XJ, Zhang ZW, Wu AP & Tao YJ. 2003. Phylogenetic      relationships of monal pheasants Lophophorus      inferred from sequnences of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. Zoological Research, 24: 337-342.


Research Interests

The Lab of Population and Evolutionary Genetics focuses on the population genetics and adaptive evolution of birds and small mammals. Based on field ecology observations, laboratory experiments and bioinformatics analysis of genome data, our team aim to study the population dynamics of wild populations, establish population genetics databases, and gain insights into the adaptive evolution of wildlife living in extreme environment.