博士后
博士：Queen Mary, University of London, 2017
学士：北京师范大学，2012
Email: liuyu_bnu@bnu.edu.cn
办公电话：0086-15120099237
主要研究内容：主要研究方向为中国家燕（Hirundo rustica）的性选择行为策略。研究针对家燕这一模式物种， （1）对家燕的繁殖生态学数据进行收集监测，从行为生态学的角度分析中国家燕所利用的性选择特征，探究不同中国家燕种群中性选择作用的机制； （2）通过合作研究对中国境内不同家燕种群进行样品收集，利用分子生物学技术手段分析影响家燕物种分化的选择驱动力； （3）探索城市化进程对于家燕等野生动物所带来的选择压力及行为影响。
近五年发表的主要论文：
Liu, Y.*, Scordato, E. S. C., Zhang, Z., Evans, M., & Safran, R. J. (2020). Analysing phenotypic variation in barn swallows (Hirundo rustica) across China to assess subspecies status. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 131(2), 319–331.
Li, D. *, Zhang, J., Liu, Y., Lloyd, H., Pagani-Núñez, E., & Zhang, Z. (2020). Differences in dietary specialization, habitat use and susceptibility to human disturbance influence feeding rates and resource partitioning between two migratory Numenius curlew species. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science, 106990.
Scordato, E. S. C.*, Smith, C. C. R., Semenov, G. A., Liu, Y., Wilkins, M. R., Liang, W., … Safran, R. J. (2020). Migratory divides coincide with reproductive barriers across replicated avian hybrid zones above the Tibetan Plateau. Ecology Letters, 23(2), 231–241.
Li, D.*, Bai, Y., Li, X., Guan, S., Liu, Y.*, & Zhang, Z. (2020). Lack of fine-tuned egg rejection adjustment in barn swallows with variable local abundance of common cuckoos. Behavioural Processes, 174, 104087.
Liu, Y*., Scordato, E. S. C., Safran, R., & Evans, M. (2018). Ventral colour, not tail streamer length, is associated with seasonal reproductive performance in a Chinese population of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica gutturalis). Journal of Ornithology, 159(3), 675–685.
Li, D.#, Liu, Y.#, Sun, X., Lloyd, H., Zhu, S., Zhang, S., … Zhang, Z*. (2017). Habitat-dependent changes in vigilance behaviour of Red-crowned Crane influenced by wildlife tourism. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 16614.
张悦然, 刘宇, 崔云鹤, 徐怡珊. (2019). 我国丹顶鹤保护现状调查及对策建议. 中华环境, (11), 21.