Educational experience：

Doctor of Ornithology, form Sep. 2010 to Jun. 2013 College of Life Science, Beijing Normal University, Master of Ornithology, form Sep. 2007 to Jun. 2010 College of Life Science, Beijing Normal University, Bachelor of Microelectronics, from Sep. 2002 to Jun. 2006 College of Information Technical Science, Nankai University,

Statement：

I am a Behavioral Ecologist with interests in animal communication. I have for many years investigated functional aspects of bird song in the field. A major ongoing project looks at how singing behaviors are used in aggressive signaling between male birds. I have examined a variety of possible aggressive signals in Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler, including song length, song type and variant switching frequencies, repertoires, and the use of soft song. I am especially interested in determining which behaviors are reliable indicators of attack and which mechanisms that maintain reliability.

Selected Publication：

1.Xia CW, Lloyd H, Shi J, Wei CT, Zhang YY. Dawn singing of the brownish- flanked bush warbler influences dawn chorusing in a bird community, Eyhology, 2018, 124: 400-409

2.Li Y, Xia CW, Lloyd H, Li DL, Zhang YY. identification of vocal individuality in male cuckoos using different analytical techniques, Avian Research, 2017, 8: 21.

3.Xia CW, Wei CT, Lloyd H, Liu JY, Wu Q, Zhang YY. Dawn singing intensity of the male brownish-flanked bush warbler: effects of territorial insertions and number of neighbors, Ethology, 2014, 120: 324-330

4.Xia CW, Liu JY, Alström P, Wu Q, Zhang YY. Is the soft song of the brownish-flanked bush warbler an aggressive signal? Ethology, 2013, 119: 653-661

5.Xia CW, Lin XL, Liu W, Lloyd H, Zhang YY. Acoustic identification of individuals within large avian populations: a case study of the brownish-flanked bush warbler, south-central China, Plos One, 2012, 7: e42528