Institute of Zoology

Land use and climate warming interact to reshape global avian biodiversity through ecological filtering and homogenisation

Land-use and climate change are dominant drivers of terrestrial biodiversity change, yet are usually analysed separately although they co-occur and may interact. We integrated global bird assemblage records from PREDICTS with temperature anomalies and species' ecological characte...

Integrated metabolomic and targeted lipidomic profiling reveals systemic metabolic dysregulation in the follicular microenvironment of polycystic ovary syndrome

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent endocrine and metabolic disorder that significantly impacts female fertility. The follicular microenvironment, particularly follicular fluid (FF), plays a critical role in oocyte development, yet the systemic metabolic dysregulation...

COI Barcoding Unveils Hidden Fish Diversity and Potential Cryptic Lineages in Inner Mongolia, China

ABSTRACT The freshwater fish fauna of the Inner Mongolia Plateau remains poorly characterized at the molecular level despite its unique biogeographic setting, which combines the Yellow River (Huang He) drainage with multiple isolated endorheic basins. To address this knowledge ga...

A New Species of Microphysogobio (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae) from Guangxi Province, Southern China

. We also observed the existence of a peculiar trans-river gene ow in the Pearl River and the Yangtze River populations, and speculated that it was caused by an ancient arti cial canal, the Lingqu Canal, which forming a pathway directly connecting these two rivers.

A supplemental description of the genus Lista Walker from China (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), with two new and a newly record species

Wang, Mingqiang, Chen, Fuqiang, Zhu, Chaodong, Wu, Chunsheng (2019): A supplemental description of the genus Lista Walker from China (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), with two new and a newly record species. Zoological Systematics 44 (1): 84-88, DOI: 10.11865/zs.201903, URL: http://zooba...

New synonymies and records of the stag-beetle genus Aegus MacLeay from Chinese fauna (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)

Cao, Yuyan, Webb, Michael D., Bai, Ming, Wan, Xia (2016): New synonymies and records of the stag-beetle genus Aegus MacLeay from Chinese fauna (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Zoological Systematics 41 (3): 261-272, DOI: 10.11865/zs.201627, URL: http://zoobank.org/3359ade7-d4bc-402e-a689...

Taxonomic revision of Prosopocoilus gracilis (Saunders, 1854) and its allied species from China (Coleoptera: Lucanidae)

Zhong, Fang, Bai, Ming, Ge, Yang, Wan, Xia (2014): Taxonomic revision of Prosopocoilus gracilis (Saunders, 1854) and its allied species from China (Coleoptera: Lucanidae). Zoological Systematics 39 (1): 136-148, DOI: 10.11865/zs20140102

Egg volatiles of oak silkworm mediate defense against parasitoid wasps

Most insects protect their eggs from natural enemies via physical coverings, yet defensive mechanisms of exposed eggs (i.e., those without such coverings), particularly those lacking toxins, remain largely unexplored. The oak silkworm (Antheraea pernyi) lays such exposed eggs, ye...

Underground Signals: The Ecological Power of Root Volatiles

Root volatiles mediate diverse belowground interactions among plants, microbes, and invertebrates, but biological and environmental conditions strongly influence their production, movement, perception, and ecological effects. This review synthesizes current knowledge through an i...

Ecological fitting in a deceptive trap flower: Aristolochia gibertii recruits native drosophilid flies outside South America

Deceptive pollination, in which plants lure pollinators without offering rewards, represents a sophisticated evolutionary strategy. The trap-flowers of Aristolochia provide an excellent system to study the coordinated evolution of floral morphology, chemistry, and phenology. Howe...

Wnt2bb-triggered neighbor cell proliferation is essential for cloaca formation by inducing apoptosis in the cloaca through cell competition

Cloaca serves as the only opening for the digestive, urinary, and reproductive tracts in multiple species. Apoptosis is crucial for shaping the cloaca, yet the underlying mechanisms remain largely unclarified. Here we find that Wnt2bb-triggered neighbor cell proliferation is esse...

The membrane skeleton density of red blood cells in MYH9 -related disease patients is decreased

MYH9-related disease (MYH9-RD) is a rare autosomal dominant disorder caused by mutations in MYH9 gene, which encodes the heavy chain of nonmuscle myosin IIA. Nearly all MYH9-RD patients present with macrothrombocytopenia, characterized by decreased platelet count and increased pl...

A Deep Model Framework for Morphological Trait Imputation Across Taxonomic Groups

ABSTRACT Incomplete morphological trait data pose major hurdles for trait‐based analyses, particularly when missing values, multicollinearity, and sparse sampling constrain inference. These issues limit our ability to quantify trait variation and explore broad patterns of functio...

Aptamer-Based Sensing with Fluorescent Light-Up DNA

Abstract DNA aptamers are widely used in the construction of fluorescent sensors, typically employing labelled fluorophores as signaling indicators. However, this covalent labeling approach suffers from several limitations, including complex and costly chemical modification, inco...

MiniSdd7‐Derived Cytosine Base Editor Promotes Efficient Multiplex Gene Knockout in Porcine Primary Fibroblasts

ABSTRACT Efficient multiplex genome editing is essential for improving complex traits in livestock that are governed by multiple genes. However, achieving high‐efficiency simultaneous editing at multiple loci remains challenging for cytosine base editors (CBEs), largely due to va...

Mitochondrial Genome Comparison and Phylogenetic Analysis of the Family Carabidae (Coleoptera: Adephaga)

The family Carabidae, one of the largest families within Coleoptera, represents one of the most important groups of predatory insects and bioindicators in ecosystems, playing significant roles in agricultural pest control and ecological environment assessment. However, the phylog...

Age-related changes in the gut microbiota of a long-lived seabird suggest divergence from mammalian models

Abstract Gut microbiota plays key roles in shaping host development, immunity, and physiology. The assembly of vertebrate gut microbiota during early life follows relatively predictable trajectories across several mammalian species, largely driven by maternal transmission routes....

Symbiont‐Induced HSP83 Establishes Two‐Tiered Control of Antifungal Immunity in an Invasive Beetle–Fungus Complex

ABSTRACT Hosts must distinguish mutualistic symbionts from antagonists while avoiding harmful immune overactivation, yet the mechanisms maintaining this balance remain unclear. This challenge is acute during biological invasions, where exposure to novel microbial communities can...

Climatic niche divergence and high‐elevation adaptation promoted rapid diversification of Pimoa spiders in Pan‐Himalaya

The Pan‐Himalayan region harbors exceptional biodiversity, yet the origins and underlying mechanisms driving this remarkable diversity remain poorly understood, especially among species‐rich invertebrates. Pimoa spiders exhibit an intercontinental disjunct distribution across thr...

Chemical Signaling and Integrated Strategies for Biological Control in Crop Agroecosystems

Food security faces significant challenges due to the growing threat of insect pests and global climate change, making it essential to adopt sustainable agricultural strategies. Plants possess intrinsic defense systems that are activated in response to herbivore attack, including...