Evolutionary Ecology

​Current researches including:

We focus on question of “how plant-animal coevolution influences the traits evolution and species diversity”.  Multiple ecological and evolutionary methods and analyses, from pollination biology, insect behavior, chemical ecology, meta-analysis, phylogeny and multiple-omics, will be used if necessary, to solve the question. We mainly take fig-fig wasp-other animals as system.

Current researches including:

1) Ecological drivers and molecular mechanism behind the process of the traits evolution and species diversification with that pollinator host-switches and plant hybridization.

2) How coevolution influence the plant or animal community under changing environment.

3) Geographic mosaic effect on fig-fig wasp coevolution.

4) Process and evolutionary outcome of dynamic interaction among interactions.

Personal academic website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gang_Wang24

2007/09—2013/06, Ph.D. in Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, CAS (XTBG, CAS) 

       Ph.D. Dissertation：Coevolutionary Pattern and Process of Fig-Fig Wasp Mutualism

       Supervisors: Dr. CHEN Jin, YANG Darong (XTBG, CAS). 

2003/09—2007/07，BSc in Bioscience, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui, China；

   

2020/12 after,         Professor, XTBG, CAS;

2020/05— 2020/11,  Associate Professor, XTBG, CAS;

2014/02— 2020/04,  Assistant Professor, XTBG, CAS;

2013/07— 2014/01,  Research Assistant, XTBG, CAS;

Full publication: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gang-Wang-159

Article (Until 2026-05-14, ^### Co-first author, ***(Co-)corresponding author)

 第一作者或通讯作者文章

1. Zhang, T., Zhai J.-W.* , and Wang, G.* 2026. Species evolution determines epiphyte evolution in Orchids. Plant Diversity 48:422–428. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2026.01.005 

2. Taengon, C., Feng, Y., Zhang, Y., Aluthwattha, S. T., Chen, J., & Wang, G.* (2024). Cospeciation is not the dominant driver of plant–pollinator codiversification in specialized pollination systems. Integrative Zoology https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.12886 

3. Qin R-M. ^#, Wen P. ^#, R. T. Corlett, Zhang Y., Wang G. * and Chen J. *. 2022. Plant-defense mimicry facilitates rapid dispersal of short-lived seeds by hornets. Current Biology 32:3429-3435. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.06.034 (封面文章)

4. Wang G., A. R. Ives, Zhu H., TanY-H., Chen S-C., Yang J., and Wang B.*. (2022). Phylogenetic conservatism explains why plants are more likely to produce fleshy fruits in the tropics. Ecology 103(1):e03555. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3555

5. Wang G.^# , Zhang X.^#, E. A. Herre, D. McKey, C. A. Machado, Yu W.-B., C. H. Cannon, M. L. Arnold, R. A.S. Pereira, Ray M., Liu Y-F., Wang Y-B., Ma D-N., Chen J.* . (2021), Genomic evidence of prevalent hybridization throughout the evolutionary history of the fig-wasp pollination mutualism. Nature Communications 12: 718. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-20957-3

6.  Zhan X.^#, Wang G.^#, Zhang S.C., Chen S. Wang Y.-B., Wen P., Ma X.-K., Shi Y., Qi R., Yang Y., Liao Z-Y., Lin J., Lin J-S., Xu X-M., Chen X-Q, Xu X-D., Deng F., Zhao L-H., Lee Y-l., Wang R., Chen X-Y., Lin Y-R., Zhang J., Tang H., Chen J. * and R. Ming* (2020). Genomes of the Banyan Tree and Pollinator Wasp Provide Insights into Fig-Wasp Coevolution. Cell 183: 875–889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2020.09.043 (封面文章)

7. Wang G., Cannon CH, & Chen J.*. (2016) Pollinator sharing and gene flow among closely related sympatric dioecious fig taxa. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 283(1828). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.2963

8.  Wang G, Chen J, Li Z.-B., Zhang F.-P., & Yang D.-R.* (2014) Has pollination mode shaped the evolution of Ficus pollen? PLoS One 9(1): e86231.  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086231

9.  Wang G, Compton SG, Chen J.* (2013) The mechanism of pollinator specificity between two sympatric fig varieties: a combination of olfactory signals and contact cues. Annals of Botany 111: 173-181. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcs250

部分参与作者文章

1. Lai, J., Y. He, M. Hou, A. Zhang, G. Wang, and L. Mao. 2025. Evaluating the relative importance of phylogeny and predictors in phylogenetic generalized linear models using the phylolm.hp R package. Plant Diversity 47:709–717. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pld.2025.06.003

2. Wang, Y., G. Wang, Z. Zhang, S. Xia, and X. Yang. 2024. Soil total phosphorus mediate the assembly processes of rhizosphere microbial communities of Ficus species in a tropical rainforest. Rhizosphere 32:100986. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rhisph.2024.100986

3.  Wang, R., Liu, C.-N., Segar, S. T., Jiang, Y.-T., Zhang, K.-J., Jiang, K., Wang, G., Cai, J., Chen, L.-F., Chen, S., Cheng, J., Compton, S. G., Deng, J.-Y., Ding, Y.-Y., Du, F. K., Hu, X.-D., Hu, X.-H., Kang, L., Li, D.-H.,…Chen, X.-Y. (2024). Dipterocarpoidae genomics reveal their demography and adaptations to Asian rainforests. Nature Communications, 15(1), 1683. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45836-5     

4. Liao, Z., Zhang, T., Lei, W., Wang, Y., Yu, J., Wang, Y., Chai, K., Wang, G., Zhang, H., & Zhang, X. (2023). A telomere-to-telomere reference genome of ficus (Ficus hispida) provides new insights into sex-determination. Horticulture Research. https://doi.org/10.1093/hr/uhad257 

5.  Zhang, X. #*, Chen S. #, Shi L. #, Gong D. #, Zhang S., Zhao Q., Zhan D., Vasseur L., Wang Y., Yu J., Liao Z., Xu X., Qi R., Wang W., Ma Y., Wang P., Ye N., Ma D., Shi Y., Wang H., Ma X., Kong X., Lin J., Wei L., Ma Y., Li R., Hu G., He H., Zhang L., Ming R., Wang G., Tang H.*  and You M.*  (2021). Haplotype-resolved genome assembly provides insights into evolutionary history of the tea plant Camellia sinensis. Nature Genetics. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-021-00895-y.

6. Wang R. #, Yang Y. #, Jing Y. #, Segar S. T. #, Zhang Y., Wang G., Chen J., Liu Q.-F., Chen S., Chen Y., Cruaud A., Ding Y.-Y., Dunn D. W., Gao Q., Gilmartin P. M., Jiang K., Kjellberg F., Li H.-Q., Li Y.-Y., Liu J.-Q., Liu M., Machado C. A., Ming R., Rasplus J.-Y., Tong X., Wen P., Yang H.-M., Yang J.-J., Yin Y., Zhang X.-T., Zhang Y.-Y., Yu H. *, Yue Z. *, Compton S. G. *  and Chen X.-Y. * (2021). Molecular mechanisms of mutualistic and antagonistic interactions in a plant–pollinator association. Nature Ecology & Evolution.  https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-021-01469-1  

7. Mahandran, V., C. M. Murugan, Wang G., Chen J., and P. T. Nathan* (2021). "Multimodal cues facilitate ripe-fruit localization and extraction in free-ranging pteropodid bats." Behavioural Processes 189: 104426. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2021.104426 

8. 牛山, 夏尚文*, 王刚, 杨效东 (2020). 半附生榕树和非附生榕树的细根性状. 生态学杂志 39, 715-722. 

9. Wang R., Chen X.-Y., Chen Y., Wang G., Dunn DW, Quinnell RJ, and Compton SG*. (2019). Loss of top-down biotic interactions changes the relative benefits for obligate mutualists. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 286.

10. Liu J., Zhao J., Wang G., and Chen J.*. (2019). Host identity and phylogeny shape the foliar endophytic fungal assemblages of Ficus. Ecology and Evolution 9, 10472-10482.

11. 肖雪, 王刚, & 陈进*. (2017). 鸡嗉子榕果实和妃延腹榕小蜂性状的地理马赛克分化动力初析. 云南大学学报(自然科学版), 39(5), 900-907. doi:10.7540/j.ynu.20170196

12. Zhang F.-P., Yang Q.-Y., Wang G, & Zhang S.-B.* (2016) Multiple functions of volatiles in flowers and leaves of Elsholtzia rugulosa (Lamiaceae) from southwestern China. Scientific Reports 6.

13. Yan J., Wang G., Sui Y., Wang M., & Zhang L.* (2016) Pollinator responses to floral colour change, nectar, and scent promote reproductive fitness in Quisqualis indica (Combretaceae). Scientific Reports 6:24408.

14. Wang B., Wang G., Chen J.* (2012) Scatter-hoarding rodents use different foraging strategies for seeds from different plant species. Plant Ecology 213: 1329-1336.

 

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Youth Innovation Promotion Association of CAS (2020392)

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