Hua Wu
Title: Ph.D., Professor
Office Address: School of Life Sciences, Central China Normal University, 152 Luoyulu, Hongshan District, 430079, Wuhan, China.
E-mail: wuhua@mail.ccnu.edu.cn
Resume:
2018.03- 2019.02, Visiting Scholar, University of Guelph, Canada
2016.09-12, Visiting Scholar, University of Alberta, Canada
2008.11-, Professor, Central China Normal University
2007.07-2008.10, Associate Professor, Institute of Zoology, CAS
2006.01-2007.06, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Zoology, CAS
2005.10-12,Visiting Scholar, Cardiff University, UK
1999.07-2005.12, Lecturer, Associate Professor, Zhejiang Normal University
2001.02-2004.06, Ph.D. in Zoology, Zhejiang University
1996.09-1999.06, MSc in Zoology, China West Normal University
1990.09-1994.06, BSc in Biology, China West Normal University
Research Interests:
My research focuses on mating system, sexual selection, sexual dimorphism and sex determination in amphibians using methods and technologies of behavioral ecology, genomics, proteomics and molecular biology. I am also interested in the population status and threaten factors of endangered animals, which can provide theoretical guidance for the protection and utilization of wildlife resources.
Research Grants:
1. Special Foundation for State Major Basic Research Program of China (Grant No.: 2014FY110100-8): Investigation on the diversity of amphibians and reptiles in Wuling mountainous region, China, 2014.5-2019.4, PI.
2. Special Foundation for State Major Basic Research Program of China (Grant No.: 2013FY111500-4-2): Investigation on the diversity of vertebrates in the North region of Luoxiao mountains, China, 2013.6-2018.5, PI.
3. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.: 31770405): The molecular mechanisms for the development and evolution of keratinized spines in Leptobrachium, 2018.1-2021.12, PI.
4. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.: 31470442): The evolutionary mechanisms of lek mating system in the Omei treefrog (Rhacophorus omeimontis), 2015.1-2018.12, PI.
5. National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.: 31270425): The evolutionary mechanisms of mate choice in the Omei treefrog (Rhacophorus omeimontis), 2013.1-2016.12, PI.
Publications:
1. Li J, Yu H, Wang W, Fu C, Zhang W, Han F, Wu H*. 2019. Genomic and transcriptomic insights into molecular basis of sexually dimorphic nuptial spines in Leptobrachium leishanense. Nature Communications, 10: 5551.
2. Zhang W, Huang L, Li J, Li Y, Wei S, Cai L, Wu H*. 2019. Transcriptomic analysis of differentially expressed genes in the oviduct of Rhacophorus omeimontis provides insights into foam nest construction. BMC Genomics, 20: 562.
3. Li J, Wei S, Hu M, Luo Z, Zhao M, Wu H*. 2018. Reflection of paleoclimate oscillations and tectonic events in the phylogeography of moustache toads in southern China. Journal of Zoology, 305: 17-26.
4. Zhao M#, Li C#, Zhang W, Wang H, Luo Z, Gu Q, Gu Z, Liao C, Wu H*. 2016. Male pursuit of higher reproductive success drives female polyandry in the Omei treefrog. Animal Behaviour, 111: 101-110.
5. 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.
6. Huang L#, Li J#, Anboukaria H, Luo Z, Zhao M, Wu H*. 2016. Comparative transcriptome analyses of seven anurans reveal functions and adaptations of amphibian skin. Scientific Reports, 6: 24069.
7. Zhang W, Guo Y, Li J, Huang L, Kazitsa EG, Wu H*. 2016. Transcriptome analysis reveals the genetic basis underlying the seasonal development of keratinized nuptial spines in Leptobrachium boringii. BMC Genomics, 17: 978.
8. Li J, Shen H, Wang H, Zhao M, Luo Z, Wu H*. 2016. Diversifying selection is the dominant factor affecting the geographical variation of MHC class II genes in the Omei treefrog. Journal of Zoology, 300: 197-204.
9. Li J#, Zhao M#, Wei S, Luo Z, Wu H*. 2015. Geologic events coupled with Pleistocene climatic oscillations drove genetic variation of Omei treefrog (Rhacophorus omeimontis) in southern China. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15: 289.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. Zhang W, Luo Z, Zhao M, Wu H*. 2015. High genetic diversity in the endangered and narrowly distributed amphibian species Leptobrachium leishanense. Integrative Zoology, 10: 465-481.
13. 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.
14. Zhao M, Wang Y, Shen H, Li C, Chen C, Luo Z, Wu H*. 2013. Evolution by selection, recombination, and gene duplication in MHC class I genes of two Rhacophoridae species. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 13: 113.