Zhang Zhi-Qiang Ph.D.: 2002－2005 Supervisors: Prof. Wang De-Hua E-mail: zzq-003@163.com or zhangzq@ahau.edu.cn Tel: 86-551-5786397

Thesis
　　Seasonal changes of thermogensis capacity, energy budges, and immune function in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus)

Present affiliation
　　College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agriculture University. Research interest: Cellular and molecular mechanism on the seasonal changes of thermogenesis capacity in rodents; The relationships between immune function and population density cyclic fluctuation and life history tradeoffs. Morphological features and distributive rules of endocrine cells in the digestive tract of vertebrates by immunohistochemical method

Peer reviewed publications and Books

1. Zhang ZhiQiang, Wang Dehua. Seasonal changes in thermogenesis and body mass in wild Mongolian Gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A, 2007, 148 (2): 346-353.
2. Zhang Zhiqiang, Wu Xiaobing. Immunohistochemistrical localization on 5-HT immunoreactive cells in the digestive tract of Dinodon rufozonatum. Sichuan Journal of Zoology 2007, 26 (2): 294-296 (In Chinese with English anstract).
3. Zhang Zhiqiang, Zhang Lina, Wang Dehua. Effects of reducing photoperiod and temperature on energy metabolism and body composition in Brandt’s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii). Acta Theriologica Sinica 2007, 27 (1): 18-25 (In Chinese with English anstract).
4. Zhang Zhiqiang, Wang Dehua. Seasonal changes of immune function, body fat mass and organ mass in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). Acta Theriologica Sinica 2006, 26 (4): 338-345 (In Chinese with English anstract).
5. Zhang Zhiqiang, Liu Quansheng, Li Jiyuan, Wang Dehua. Seasonal changes of thermogenic capacity of brown adipose tissue and liver in Mongolian gerbils (Meriones unguiculatus). Acta Zoologica Sinica 2006, 52 (6): 1034-1041 (In Chinese with English anstract).
6. Zhang Zhiqiang, Wang Dehua. Maternal effect and its role in population regulation of small mammals. Chinese Journal of Ecology 2005, 24 (7): 812-816 (In Chinese with English anstract).
7. Zhang Zhiqiang, Wang Dehua. Animal immunocompetence and its effect on population regulation and life history trade-off. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 2005, 16 (7): 1375-1379 (In Chinese with English anstract).
8. Zhang Zhiqiang, Wang Dehua. Self-regulation hypothesis for cycles in populations of small mammals. Acta Theriologica Sinica 2004, 24 (3): 260-266 (In Chinese with English anstract).
9. Zhang Zhiqiang, Wang Dehua. The role of extrinsic factors in the regulation of periodic population dynamics in small mammals. Acta Ecologica Sinica 2004, 24 (6): 1279-1286 (In Chinese with English anstract).
10. Zhang Zhiqiang, Zhang shengzhou, Wu Xiaobing. Immunohistochemistrical localization of endocrine cells in the digestive tract of Trimersurus stejnegeri. Acta Zoologica Sinica 2001, 47 (6): 666-671 (In Chinese with English anstract).
11. Zhang Zhiqiang, Zhang shengzhou, Wu Xiaobing. Immunohistochemistrical localization and comparison of 5-HT cells in the digestive tract of two species of snake. Chinese Journal of Zoology 2001, 36 (6): 11-14 (In Chinese with English anstract).
12. Zhang Zhiqiang, Shan Yuxi, Wu Xiaobing. Immunohistochemistrical research progress on endocrine cells in the digestive tract of reptiles. Chinese Journal of Zoology 2000, 35 (3): 50-54 (In Chinese with English anstract).
13. Zhang Zhiqiang, Wang Yang, Zhang Shengzhou, Wu Xiaobing. Morphological observation of argyrophile cells in the digestive of Trimersurus stejnegeri. Herpetologica Sinica 2000, 8: 18-22 (In Chinese with English anstract).
14. Huang Xugen, Wu Xiaobing, Zhang Zhiqiang, Zhang Shengzhou. Comparative immunohistochemical study of endocrine cells in the gastrointestinal tract of two species of reptiles. Chinese Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry, 2003, 12(4): 433-440.
15. Huang Xugen, Wu Xiaobing, Zhang Zhiqiang, Zhang Shengzhou. Immunohistochemical study on endocrine cells in thegastro-entero-pancreatic system of Chinemys reevesii. Acta Hydrobiologia Sinica, 2005, 29(3): 291-298.
16. Zhang Shengzhou, Chen Dongsheng, Zhang Zhiqiang, Wu Xiaobing, Chen Bihui, Wu Jingqiu. Distribution and morphology observation of 5-hydroxytryptamine immunoractive cells in the digestive tract of Pachytriton labiatum. Chinese Journal of Zoology 2001, 36 (3): 13-16 (In Chinese with English anstract).
17. Wang Dehua, Zhang Zhibin, ZhangZhiqiang. Animal physiological and population ecology. In: Li Wenhua, Zhao Jingzhu eds. Retrospection and progress of ecological research. Beijing: Weather Press. 2004. 296-307.