A5010523668- Plant and animal studies
- Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
- Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Ecosystem dynamics and resilience
- Culture, Economy, and Development Studies
- Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
- Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences
- Gene Regulatory Network Analysis
- Plant Reproductive Biology
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- graph theory and CDMA systems
- Plant nutrient uptake and metabolism
- Ecology and Conservation Studies
- Game Theory and Applications
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Matrix Theory and Algorithms
Northwestern Polytechnical University
2015-2024
Kunming Institute of Zoology
2005-2016
State Key Laboratory of Genetic Resources and Evolution
2011-2016
Chinese Academy of Sciences
2005-2015
Academia Sinica
2010
South Central Minzu University
2007
Michigan State University
2002-2003
Abstract Microorganisms of the soil‐root continuum play key roles in ecosystem function. The Loess Plateau is well known for its severe soil erosion and thick loess worldwide, where mean annual precipitation (MAP) nutrients decrease from southeast to northwest. However, relative influence environmental factors on microbial community four microhabitats (bulk soil, rhizosphere, rhizoplane, endosphere) along gradient remains unclear. In this study, we investigated 82 field sites warm‐temperate...
Interdependent networks (IN) are collections of non-trivially interrelated graphs that not physically connected, and provide a more realistic representation real-world networked systems as compared to traditional isolated networks. In particular, they an efficient tool study the evolution cooperative behavior from viewpoint statistical physics. Here, we consider prisoner dilemma game taking place in IN, introduce simple rule for calculation fitness incorporates individual popularity, which...
It is often assumed that in public goods games, contributors are either strong or weak players and each individual has an equal probability of exhibiting cooperation. difficult to explain why the good produced by individuals some cooperation systems, others. Viewing asymmetric volunteer's dilemma game as evolutionary game, we find whether produce depends on initial condition (i.e., phenotype strategy individuals). These different evolutionarily stable strategies (ESS) associated with...
In some mutualisms, cooperation in symbionts is promoted by hosts sanctioning "cheats," who obtain benefits but fail to reciprocate. fig-wasp agaonid wasps pollinate the trees (Ficus spp.), are also exploitative using flowers as larval food. Ficus can sanction cheats that aborting un-pollinated figs. However, those figs retained trees, successfully reproduce. When this occurs, wasp broods reduced, suggesting sanctions increase offspring mortality within We investigated mechanisms of abortion...
SUMMARYVarroa (Varroa destructor) has recently become resistant to Apistan, a pyrethroid pesticide with tau-fluvalinate as its active ingredient. In many insect pests, resistance insecticides is due reduced target-site (sodium channel) sensitivity pyrethroids in the nervous system, phenomenon called knockdown (kdr). A number of studies showed that kdr and kdr-type result point mutations para family sodium channel genes. To investigate molecular mechanism fluvalinate varroa, we have cloned...
Empirical observations have shown that cooperative partners can compete for common resources, but what factors determine whether cooperate or remain unclear. Using the reciprocal fig–fig wasp mutualism, we show nonlinear amplification of interference competition between fig wasps—which limits wasps' ability to use a resource (i.e. female flowers)—keeps unsaturated, making cooperation locally stable. When was manually prevented, fitness correlation figs and wasps went from positive negative....
In reciprocal mutualism systems, the exploitation events by exploiters might disrupt mutualism, wherein one exploiter species even exclude other coexisting over an evolutionary time frame. What remains unclear is how such a community maintained. Niche partitioning, or spatial heterogeneity among mutualists and exploiters, generally believed to enable stability within mutualistic system. However, our examination of between fig (Ficus racemosa) its pollinator wasp (Ceratosolen fusciceps) shows...
Collective punishment and reward are usually regarded as two potential mechanisms to explain the evolution of cooperation. Both scenarios, however, seem problematic understand cooperative behavior, because they can raise second-order free-rider problem many organisms not able discriminate less cooperating individuals. Even though have been proved increase cooperation, there has a debate about which one being more effective. To address this issue, we resort N-player evolutionary snowdrift...
Abstract: Habitat fragmentation usually results in alteration of species composition or biological communities. However, little is known about the effect habitat on fig/fig wasp system. In this study, we compared structure a fig community and interaction between figs wasps Ficus racemosa L. primary forest, locally fragmented forest highly forest. Our show that, proportion pollinator lower non-pollinator higher with The fruits without mature also greatly increased galls all female flowers...
A trophic cascade occurs when predators directly decrease the densities, or change behaviour, of herbivores and thus indirectly increase plant productivity. The predator-herbivore-plant context is well known, but some attack species beneficial to plants (e.g. pollinators) and/or enemies parasites), their role in dynamics mutualisms remains largely unexplored. We surveyed predatory ant studied predation by dominant species, weaver Oecophylla smaragdina, associated with fig tree Ficus racemosa...
Avoiding the tragedy of commons requires that one or more individuals in a group partnership "volunteer", benefiting at cost to themselves. Recognition and negotiation with social partners can maintain cooperation, but are often not possible. If recognition always mechanism by which cooperative partnerships avoid collective tragedies, what might explain diverse cooperation observed nature? Assuming interact asymmetrically both "weak" "strong" players employ super-rational strategy, we find...
Abstract: What the real trade-off is among fig-supported wasps and viable seeds of figs heatedly debated in studies fig/fig wasp mutualism. In present study, we collected offspring (galls) premature fruits, determined foundress number receptive fruits all types supported by Ficus racemosa L. during both rainy dry seasons Xishuangbanna, China. The data show that galls were positively correlated with (n= 32; r= 0.74; P < 0.001) when proportion vacant female flowers (PVFF) was high, April...