人物簡介
主要從事爬行動物生態與進化生物學研究,發現爬行動物胚胎能通過行為和生理等途徑來應對環境溫度變化,首次套用操縱實驗揭示動物雌體腹腔容納量可決定其繁殖投入。在包括PNAS,AmericanNaturalist,PLoSOne,Oikos等國際期刊上發表SCI論文40餘篇。曾獲中國動物學會第二屆青年科技獎。目前承擔國家自然科學基金、中科院知識創新項目等科研項目。研究工作重點是從個體至基因的多個層次探索爬行動物適應環境溫度的生態學過程,以及爬行動物溫度決定性別機制。在讀研究生5名,已畢業研究生7名。
代表論著
1.Du,W.G.,Zhao,B.,Chen,Y.andShine,R.2011.Behavioralthermoregulationbyturtleembryos.ProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciencesoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica,doi/10.1073/pnas.11029651082.Du,W.G.,Warner,D.A.,Langkilde,T.,Robbins,T.andShine,R.2010.Thephysiologicalbasisofgeographicvariationinratesofembryonicdevelopmentwithinawidespreadlizardspecies.AmericanNaturalist,176,522-528.
3.Du,W.G.,Zhao,B.andShine,R.2010.Embryosinthefastlane:high-temperatureheartratesofturtlesdeclineafterhatching.PLoSONE5(3):e9557.
4.Du,W.G.,Ye,H.Zhao,B.Warner,D.A.andShine,R.2010.Thermalacclimationofheartratesinreptilianembryos.PLoSONE5(12):e15308.
5.Du,W.G.Lü,D.2010.Anexperimentaltestofbody-volumeconstraintonfemalereproductiveoutput.JournalofExperimentalZoology313A:123-128.
6.Du,W.G.,Ji,X.,Zhang,Y.P.,LinZ.H.,Xu,X.F.2010.Geographicvariationinoffspringsizeofawidespreadlizard(Takydromusseptentrionalis):importanceofmaternalinvestment.BiologicalJournaloftheLinneanSociety,101:59-67.
7.Du,W.G.,Rddder.R.S.,SunB.,Shine,R.2009.Determinantsofincubationperiod:doreptilianembryoshatchafterafixedtotalnumberofheartbeats?JournalofExperimentalBiology212:1302-1306.
8.Ji,X,Du,W.G.,Qu,Y.F.,Lin,L.H.2009.Nonlinearcontinuumofeggsize-numbertrade-offsinasnake:isegg-sizevariationfitnessrelated?Oecologia,159,689-696.
9.Du,W.G.2006.Phenotypicplasticityinreproductivetraitsinducedbyfoodavailabilityinalacertidlizard,Takydromusseptentrionalis.Oikos112:363-369.
10.Du,W.G.,Ji,X.,Shine,R.2005.Doesbody-volumeconstrainreproductiveoutputinlizards?BiologyLetters1:98-100.[1]