Zhenhua Luo

Title：Associate Professor

Address：Room 308, School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, No. 152 Luoyu Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, China

E-mail：luozh (AT) mail.ccnu.edu.cn

Resume:

2009.9-2012.7：Doctoral Degree of Sciences, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

2005.9-2008.7：Master’s Degree of Agriculture Sciences, School of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University

2001.9-2005.7：Bachelor’s Degree of Agriculture Sciences, School of Wildlife Resources, Northeast Forestry University

Research Interests:

Behavioral Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, Conservation Biology

Research Grants：

1. Impacts of energy allocation strategies on reproductive success in the Asiatic toad

(National Science Foundation of China , 2018-2021)

2. Patterns and Evolutionary Mechanisms of Cooperative Breeding in the Omei Treefrog

(National Science Foundation of China , 2014-2016)

3. Biodiversity Assessment of Zhuxi Area, Hubei Province, China

(Major Project of the Ministry of Environment Protection, China , 2016-2018)

4. Biodiversity Monitoring of the Shennongjia and Qizimeishan NNRs

(Major Project of the Ministry of Environment Protection, China , 2017-2027)

5. Habitat Analyses and Population Dynamics of Sika Deer in the Shennongjia NNR

(Biodiversity Foundation of Shennongjia NNR, 2017-2019)

6. Habitat Analyses and Conservation of the Golden Monkey in the Shennongjia Area

(Science Foundation of Hubei Province, 2013-2014)

7. Evolution of lek-patterned breeding strategy of the Omei treefrog (National Science Foundation of China, 2015-2018)

Representative Peer-reviewed Publications:

1. Hu Y^#, Luo Z^#, Chapman CA, Pimm SL, Turvey ST, Lawes MJ, Peres CA, Lee TM, Fan P*. 2019. Regional scientific research benefits threatened species conservation. National Science Review, doi: 10.1093/nsr/nwz090. (co-first author)

2. Luo Z, Li C, Wang H, Shen H, Zhao M, Gu Q, Liao C, Gu Z, Wu H*. 2016. Male-male competition drives sexual selection and group spawning in the Omei treefrog, Rhacophorus omeimontis. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 70: 593-605.

3. Luo Z, Tang S, Jiang Z*, Chen J, Fang H, Li C. 2016. Conservation of terrestrial vertebrates in a global hotspot of karst area in southwestern China. Scientific Reports, 6: srep25717.

4. Luo Z, Yu H, Pu Y, Yang J, Mei H, Wang D, Zhu Z, Zhao M, Wu H*. 2016. Assessment of habitat fragmentation and corridors for an isolated subspecies of the Sichuan golden snub-nosed monkey, Rhinopithecus roxellana hubeiensis. International Journal of Primatology, 37: 438-459.

5. Luo Z, Jiang Z*, Tang S. 2015. Impacts of climate change on distributions and diversity of ungulates on the Tibetan Plateau. Ecological Applications, 25: 24-38.

6. Luo Z, Wei S, Zhang W, Zhao M, Wu H*. 2015. Amphibian biodiversity congruence and conservation priorities in China: Integrating species richness, endemism, and threat patterns. Biological Conservation, 191: 650-658.

7. Luo Z, Zhou S, Yu W, Yu H, Yang J, Tian Y, Zhao M, Wu H*. 2015. Impacts of climate change on the distribution of Sichuan snub-nosed monkeys (Rhinopithecus roxellana) in Shennongjia area, China . American Journal of Primatology, 77: 135-151.

8. Luo Z, Hu M, Hong M, Li C, Gu Q, Gu Z, Liao C, Zhao M, Wu H*. 2015. Outbreeding avoidance as probable driver of mate choice in the Asiatic toad. Journal of Zoology, 295: 223-231.

9. Luo Z, Li C, Wang H, Zhao M, Gu Q, Gu Z, Liao C, Wu H*. 2014. Mutual mate choice in the Asiatic toad, Bufo gargarizans, exerts stabilizing selection on body size. Chinese Science Bulletin, 59: 38-45.

10. Wang H^#, Luo Z^#, Chen J, Zhao M, Wu H*. 2016. Social polyandry and multiple paternity in the Omei treefrog, Rhacophorus omeimontis. Asian Herpetology Research, in press. (co-first author)

11. Zhang L, Luo Z, Mallon D, Li C, Jiang Z*. 2016. Biodiversity conservation status in China's growing protected areas. Biological Conservation, in press.

12. Zhang W, Luo Z, Zhao M, Wu H*. 2016. High genetic diversity in the endangered and narrowly distributed amphibian species Leptobrachium leishanense. Integrative Zoology, 10: 465-481.