Associate professor Liu Wei TEL: 86-10- 64807120 E-Mail: liuwei@ioz.ac.cn

Research Interests
Focus on researching behavior, physiology and genetic consequence of sociality and population dynamics in small rodents, in which the emphasis is placed on testing theories and generating hypotheses associated with kin and natural selection. Species studied include Mongolian gerbils, Brandt’s voles and Daurian pikas.

Professional Experience
2011, 1- present. Associate professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
2003, 1- 2010,12. Assistant professor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1999, 7- 2002, 12. Intern Researcher, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1998. As Investigator, I took part in the project of Nature Reserve Management in China, supported by World Wild Found (WWF).

Education
Ph. D., Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 2008
MSc, Institute of Ecology, School of Life Sciences Beijing Normal University, 1999
BSc, Department of Biological Sciences, Beijing Normal University, 1996

Awards
2007, Excellent student in Chinese Academy of Sciences
2006, Excellent Student Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
2005, Excellent Student Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing
1999, Excellent Graduate Student Beijing Normal University
1999 Excellent Server for Student Beijing Normal University

1. LIU Wei,WAN Xinrong ,ZHONG Wenqin ,WANG Jianqing. 2013. Characteristics of seasonal reproduction in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). Acta Theriologica Sinica. 33（1）：35-46 (Published in Chinese with English abstract).
2. Chen li-jun，LIU wei，SU yong-zhi，ZHENG si-si,ZHANG xiao-qian,WAN xin-rong. 2013. The age determination of Ochotona dauurica by carcass weight and body weight in typical steppe.Chinese Journal of Zoology. 48(3):345-350. (Published in Chinese with English abstract)
3. Chen li-jun，ZHANG wen-jie，ZHANG xiao-qian, JIA ju-jie LIU wei WAN xin-rong. 2014. The Primary Study on Breeding Ecology of Ochotona dauurica in Typical Steppe. Chinese Journal of Zoology. 49(5):649-656. (Published in Chinese with English abstract).
4. Liu W, Wang G.M., Wan X.R, Zhong W.Q.* 2011 Winter food availability limits winter survival of Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). Acta Theriologica, 56（3）: 219-227
5. Wang Y，Liu W, Wang G.M., Zhong W.Q, Wan X.R.. 2011 Genetic Consequences of Group Living in Mongolian Gerbils . Journal of Heredity , 102(5):554–561
6. Wang Y., Liu W., Wang G., Wan X., Zhong W.* 2011 Home-range sizes of social groups of Mongolian gerbils Meriones unguiculatus. Journal of Arid environments , 75: 132-137
7. Huo Y, Wan X *, Wolff J.O., Wang G., Thomase S., Iglay R.B., Leopold B.D., Liu W. 2010. Multiple paternities increase genetic diversity of offspring in Brandt’s voles Behavioural Processes, 84(3): 745–749
8. Liu W., Wang G., Wang Y., Zhong * W., Wan X. 2009 Population ecology of wild Mongolian gerbils Meriones unguiculatus. Journal of Mammalogy 90(4)：832-840.
9. Liu W., Wang, G M, Wan X. R.,. Zhong W. Q *. 2009 Effects of supplemental food on the social organization of Mongolian gerbils during the breeding season. Journal of Zoology, 278 (3): 249–257.
10. Liu W., X. Wan, W. Zhong . 2007. Population dynamics of the Mongolian gerbils: Seasonal patterns and interactions among density, reproduction and climate. Journal of Arid Environments, 68:383-397.
11. Scheibler E., Liu W., Weinandy R., Gattermann R. 2006. Burrow system of the Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus). Mammalian Biology. 71(3):178-182.
12. LIU Wei, WAN Xin-rong, ZHONG Wen-qin. 2009. Body mass growth pattern of Meriones unguiculatus. Chinese Journal of Ecology. 28(09) 1853-1856 (Published in Chinese with English abstract).
13. LIU Wei., WAN Xin-rong, ZHONG Wen-qin. 2005. The method of group-hoarding behavior provoked in nature and its application in social ecology of Mongolian gerbils Acta Theriologica Sinica，25(2)：115—121 (Published in Chinese with English abstract).
14. LIU Wei, WAN Xinrong, WANG Guanghe, LIU Wendong, ZHONGWenqin. 2004 Reproductive pattern of cohort and its adaptation in life history of Mongolian gerbils ( Meriones unguiculatus). Acta Theriologica Sinica. 24(3): 229-234 (Published in Chinese with English abstract).
15. LIU Wei, ZHONG Wenqin, WAN Xinrong, WANG Guanghe, JIANG Yaqing, LIU Wendong. 2001. The behavioral characteristics of Mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus, and the ecological strategies of controlling during autumn harvest. Acta Theriologica Sinica. 21(2): 107-115(Published in Chinese with English abstract).