Educational experience：

BSc: Bioscience, Beijing Normal University, 2009 MSc: Conservation and Utilization of Wild Animals and Plants,Beijing Normal University, 2012 PhD: Zoology, Beijing Normal University, 2015

Statement：

I use genetic markers and genomes to study the Conservation Genetics of endangered pheasants in China, including their genetic diversity, population structure and demography. I also study the Systematics of pheasants and other birds, to answer questions about their evolution history, phenotype evolution and biogeographic process, which is crucial for explaining the biodiversity patterns on Earth. Combining these information, I further study the endangered mechanism and conservation strategy for endangered pheasants in China.

Selected Publication：

1. Chen, D., Chang, J., Li, S.H., Liu, Y., Liang, W., Zhou, F., Yao, C.T., Zhang, Z. 2015. Was the exposed continental shelf a long-distance colonization route in the ice age? The Southeast Asia origin of Hainan and Taiwan partridges. Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 83, 167-173.

2. Chen, D., Liu, Y., Davison, G.W.H., Dong, L., Chang, J., Gao, S., Li, S.H., Zhang, Z. 2015. Resurrection of the genus TropicoperdixBlyth 1859 (Phasianidae, Aves) using multilocus sequence data. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 175, 429-438.

3. Chen, D., Liu, Q., Chang, J., Jiang, A., Zhou, F., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z. 2016. Multi-locus analysis supports the taxonomic validity of Arborophila gingica guangxiensis Fang Zhou & Aiwu Jiang, 2008. ZooKeys 555, 125–136.

4. Chang, J., Chen, D., Liang, W., Li, M., Zhang, Z. 2013. Molecular demographic history of the Hainan Peacock Pheasant (Polyplectron katsumatae) and its conservation implications. Chinese Science Bulletin. 58, 2185-2190.

5. Chang, J., Chen, D., Ye, X., Li, S.H., Liang, W., Zhang, Z., Li, M. 2012. Coupling Genetic and Species Distribution Models to Examine the Response of the Hainan Partridge (Arborophila ardens) to Late Quaternary Climate. PLOS ONE. 7, e50286.