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JI Xiang (School of Life Sciences, Hangzhou Normal College) |
| Education Background: [1] B. Sc. (Hangzhou Normal College, Hangzhou, China) [2] M. Sc. (East China Normal University, Shanghai, China) [3] Ph. D. (Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China)
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Teaching experience: 1988-present: School of Life Sciences 1984~1986: Department of Biology
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| Occupations: [1] Professor (1996-present) [2] Associate Professor (1991-1996) [3] Lecturer (1990-1991) [4] Assistant Professor (1984-1990) [5] Dean, School of Life Sciences (2000-present) [6] Director, Department of Biology (1997-2000) [7] Vice Director, Department of Biology (1993-1997)
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| Research Interests: Evolutionary Biology & Physiological Ecology
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| Research Projects: [1] Radiotelemetric studies of thermal requirements and nest thermal environments of Chinese cobras, Naja atra (Natural Science Foundation of China, # 30070121, 2001-2003) [2] Inter- and intra- population variation in reproductive output and egg size and evolution of optimal egg size in Chinese cobras, Naja atra (Natural Science Foundation of China, # 39770125, 1998-2000) [3] Current situation and ecology of terrestrial reptiles in Zhoushan Islands, Zhejiang, eastern China (Natural Science Foundation of China, # 39270124, 1993-1996) [4] Selection of nest thermal environments by Chinese cobras (Naja atra) overwintering in the field (Ministry of Education of China, 2000-2002) [5] Experimental manipulation of size of Naja atra eggs and its influence on resultant hatchlings (Ministry of Education of China, 2000-2002) [6] Reproductive investment, residual yolk, and evolution of optimal egg size in oviparous squamate reptiles (Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation, # R97019, 1998-2001) [7] Residual yolk and evolution of optimal egg size in the colubrid snake, Elaphe carinata (Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation, # 397033, 1998-2000) [8] Geographic variation in life history traits in squamate reptiles (Local Governments of Zhjiang Province and Hangzhou City, 1998-2003)
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| Selected publications: [1] Braña, F., and Ji, X. 2000. The influence of incubation temperature on morphology, locomotor performance, and early growth of hatchling wall lizards (Podarcismuralis). Journal of Experimental Zoology 286: 422-433. [2] Du, W.-G., and Ji, X. 2001. Influence of incubation temperature on embryonic use of material and energy in the Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis). Acta Zoologica Sinica 47: 512-517. [3] Du, W.-G., and Ji, X. 2001. Growth, sexual dimorphism and female reproduction of blue-tailed skinks, Eumeces elegans. Zoological Research 22: 279-286. [4] Du, W.-G., and Ji, X. 2002. Influence of incubation temperature on hatching success and hatchling traits in a colubrid snake, Ptyas korros. Acta Ecologica Sinica 22: 548-553. [5] Du, W.-G., Ji, X., and Xu, W.-Q. 2001. Dynamics of material and energy during incubation in the soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis). Acta Zoologica Sinica 47: 371-375. [6] Du, W.-G., Yan, S.-J., and Ji, X. 200p cla0. Selected body temperature, thermal tolerance and thermal dependence of food assimilation and locomotor performance in adult blue-tailed skinks, Eumeces elegans. Journal of Thermal Biology 25: 197-202. [7] Ji, X. 1992. Storage and utilization of energy and material in eggs in two lizard species, Gekkojaponicus and Takydromus septentrionalis. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 102A: 781-784. [8] Ji, X. 1995. Egg and hatchling components in a viviparous snake, Elaphe rufodorsata. Journal of Herpetology 29: 298-300. [9] Ji, X., and Braña, F. 1999. The influence of thermal and hydric environments on incubating eggs and embryonic use of energy and nutrients in the wall lizard Podarcismuralis. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 124A: 205-213. [10] Ji, X., and Braña, F. 2000. Among clutch variation in reproductive output and egg size in the wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) from a low land population of northern Spain. Journal of Herpetology 34: 54-60. [11] Ji, X., Chen, H.-L., Du, W.-G., and Zhu, B.-Q. 2002. Radiotelemetric studies of thermoregulation and thermal tolerance on Chinese cobras (Naja atra) overwintering in a laboratory enclosure. Acta Zoologica Sinica 48: 591-598. [12] Ji, X., and Du, W.-G. 2000. Sexual dimorphism in body size and head size and female reproduction in a viviparous skink, Sphenomorphus indicus. Zoological Research 21: 349-354. [13] Ji, X., and Du, W.-G. 2001. The effects of thermal and hydric conditions on incubating eggs and hatchling traits in the cobra, Naja naja atra. Journal of Herpetology 35: 186-194. [14] Ji, X., and Du, W.-G. 2001. The effects of thermal and hydric environments on hatching success, embryonic use of energy and hatchling traits in a colubrid snake, Elaphe carinata. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 129A: 461-471. [15] Ji, X., Du, W.-G., and Sun, P.-Y. 1996. Body temperature, thermal tolerance and influence of temperature on sprint speed and food assimilation in adult grass lizards, Takydromusseptentrionalis. Journal of Thermal Biology 21(3): 155-161. [16] Ji, X., Du, W.-G., and Xu, W.-Q. 1999. Experimental manipulation of egg size and hatchling size in the cobra, Naja najaatra (Elapidae). Netherlands Journal of Zoology 49: 167-175. [17] Ji, X., Du, W.-G., and Xu, X.-F. 2001. Influence of thermal and hydric environments on incubating eggs and resultant hatchlings in a colubrid snake (Xenochrophis piscator). Acta Zoologica Sinica 47: 45-52. [18] Ji, X., Fu, S.-Y., Zhang, H.-S., and Sun, P.-Y. 1996. Material and energy budget during incubation in a Chinese skink, Eumuces chinensis. Amphibia-Reptilia 17: 209-216. [19] Ji, X., Huang, H.-Y., Hu, X.-Z., and Du, W.-G. 2002. Geographic variation in female reproductive characteristics and egg incubation in the Chinese skink, Eumeceschinensis. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 13: 680-684. [20] Ji, X., and Lu, J.-J. 1990. Studies of energetical ecology of terrestrial reptiles. Chinese Journal of Zoology 25: 46-49. [21] Ji, X., Q.-B. Qiu, and C. H. Diong. 2002. Sexual dimorphism and female reproductive characteristics in the oriental garden lizard, Calotes versicolor, from a population in Hainan, southern China. Journal of Herpetology 36: 1-8. [22] Ji, X., Q.-B. Qiu, and C. H. Diong. 2002. Influence of incubation temperature on hatching success, embryonic use of energy, and size and morphology of hatchlings in the oriental garden lizard, Calotes versicolor (Agamidae). Journal of Experimental Zoology 292: 649-659. [23] Ji, X., and Sun P.-Y. 2000. Embryonic use of energy and post-hatching yolk in the gray rat snake, Ptyaskorros (Colubridae). Herpetological Journal 10: 13-17. [24] Ji, X., Sun, P.-Y., and Du, W.-G. 1997. Selected body temperature, thermal tolerance and food assimilation in a viviparous skink, Sphenomorphus indicus. Netherlands Journal of Zoology 47: 103-110. [25] Ji, X., Sun, P.-Y., Fu, S.-Y., and Zhang, H.-S. 1997. Utilization of energy and nutrients in incubating eggs and post-hatching yolk in a colubrid snake, Elaphecarinata. Herpetological Journal 7: 7-12. [26] Ji, X., Sun, P.-Y., Fu, S.-Y., and Zhang, H.-S. 1999. Utilization of egg energy and material during incubation and post-hatching yolk in a colubrid snake, Elaphetaeniura. Asiatic Herpetological Research 8: 53-59. [27] Ji, X., Sun, P.-Y., Xu, X.-F., and Du, W.-G. 2000. Relationships among body size, clutch size, and egg size in five species of oviparous colubrid snakes from Zhoushan Islands, Zhejiang, China. Acta Zoologica Sinica 46: 138-145. [28] Ji, X., Sun, P.-Y., Zhang, H.-S., and Fu, S.-Y. 1997. Incubation and utilization of energy and material during embryonic development in eggs of Naja naja atra. Journal of Herpetology 31: 302-306. [29] Ji, X., Tang, Y.-W., and Hong, W.-X. 1994. Further Observations on activity pattern and home range of the grass lizard Takydromus septentrionalis during the breeding season. Acta Zoologica Sinica 40: 207-210. [30] Ji, X., and Wang, P.-C. 1990. Annual cycles of lipid contents and caloric values of carcass and some organs of the gecko Gekko japonicus. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 96A: 267-271. [31] Ji, X., and Wang, P.-C. 1991. Incubation characteristics of Gekko japonicus eggs. Zoological Research 12: 28, 78. [32] Ji, X., Wang, P.-C., and Hong, W.-X. 1991. The reproductive ecology of the gecko Gekko japonicus. Acta Zoologica Sinica 37: 185-192. [33] Ji, X., Xie, Y.-Y., Sun, P.-Y., and Zheng, X.-Z. 1997. Sexual dimorphism and female reproduction in a viviparous snake, Elaphe rufodorsata. Journal of Herpetology 31: 420-422. [34] Ji, X., Xu, X.-F., and Du, W.-G. 2001. Female reproductive output and neonate characteristics in a viviparous water snake (Sinonatrixannularis). Acta Zoologica Sinica 47: 231-234. [35] Ji, X., Xu, X.-F., and Lin, Z.-H. 1999. Influence of incubation temperature on characteristics of Dinodon rufozonatum (Reptilia: Colubridae) hatchlings, with comments on the function of residual yolk. Zoological Research 20: 342-346. [36] Ji, X., Xu, Y.-G., and Zheng, X.-Z. 1994. The major energy reserves in the skink, Eumeces chinensis. Zoological Research 15 (3): 59-64. [37] Ji, X., and Zhang, C.-H. 2001. Effects of thermal and hydric environments on incubating eggs, hatching success, and hatchling traits in the Chinese skink (Eumeces chinensis). Acta Zoologica Sinica 47: 250-259. [38] Ji, X., Zheng, X.-Z., Xu, Y.-G., and Sun, R.-M. 1995. Some aspects of thermal biology of the skink (Eumeces chinensis). Acta Zoologica Sinica 41: 268-274. [39] Ji, X., Zhou, W.-H., He, G.-B., and Gu, H.-Q. 1993. Food intake, assimilation efficiency and growth in juvenile lizards, Takydromusseptentrionalis. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 105A: 283-285. [40] Ji, X., Zhou, W.-H., He, G.-B., and Zhang, X.-D. 1998. Sexual dimorphism and reproduction in the grass lizard, Takydromus septentrionalis. Russian Journal of Herpetology 5: 44-48. [41] Lin, Z.-H., and Ji, X. 1998. The effects of thermal and hydric environments on incubation eggs and hatchlings of the grass lizard, Takydromus septentrionalis. Zoological Research 19: 439-445. (In Chinese with English abstract) [42] Lin, Z.-H., and Ji, X. 2000. Food habits, sexual dimorphism and female reproduction of the skink (Eumeces chinensis) from a Lishui population in Zhejiang. Acta Ecologica Sinica 20: 304-310. [43] Ma, X.-M., and Ji, X. 2001. Ontogenetic changes in sexual dimorphism in head size and food habits in the Chinese skink, Eumeces chinensis. Chinese Journal of Ecology 20 (3): 12-16. [44] Pan, Z.-C., and Ji, X. 2001. The influence of incubation temperature on size, morphology, and locomotor performance of hatchling grass lizards (Takydromus wolteri). Acta Ecologica Sinica 21: 2031-2038. [45] Qiu, Q.-B., Ma, X.-M. and Ji, X. 2001. Ontogenetic shifts of morphology and food habits in the oriental garden lizard, Calotes versicolor (Agamidae). Zoological Research 22: 367-374. (In Chinese with English abstract) [46] Shi, M.-L., Qiu, Q.-B., and Ji, X. 2000. Studies on the microorganisms in the digestive tracts of two squamate reptiles. Chinese Journal of Zoology 35 (6): 12-15. [47] Sun, P.-Y., Xu, X.-Y., Chen, H.-L., and Ji, X. 2002. Thermal tolerance, diel variation in body temperature and thermal dependence of locomotor performance in hatchling soft-shelled turtles, Trionyx sinensis. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology 13: 1161-1165. [48] Wang, P.-C., and Ji, X. 1997. A comparison of embryonic metabolic rates in two lizards. Asiatic Herpetological Research 7: 147-152. [49] Xu, X.-F., and Ji, X. 2000. A comparison of egg and hatchling characteristics of two lacertid lizards. Chinese Journal of Zoology 35 (3): 15-19. [50] Xu, X.-F., and Ji, X. 2001. Female reproduction and influence of temperature on duration of incubation and hatchling traits in the gecko, Gekko japonicus. Chinese Journal of Ecology 20 (6): 8-11. [51] Xu, X.-F., Chen, X.-J., and Ji, X. 2001. Selected body temperature, thermal tolerance and influence of temperature on food assimilation and locomotor performance in lacertid lizards, Eremias brenchleyi. Zoological Research 22: 443-448. [52] Xu, X.-F., Zhao, Q., and Ji, X. 1999. Selected body temperature, thermal tolerance and influence of temperature on food assimilation in juvenile Chinese skinks, Eumeces chinensis (Scincidae). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology 47: 465-471. [53] Zhang, Y.-P., and Ji, X. 2000. Ontogenetic changes of sexual dimorphism in head size and food habit in grass lizard, Takydromus septentrionalis. Zoological Research 21: 181-186. [54] Zhang, Y.-P., and Ji, X. 2002. Further studies of egg incubation on red-banded wolf snakes, Dinodon rufozonatum, with comments on influence of hydric environments. Acta Zoologica Sinica 48: 51-59.
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| Papers accepted: [1] Chen, H.-L., and Ji, X. The effects of thermal environments on duration of incubation, hatching success and hatchlings traits in a colubrid snake, Rhabdophis tigrinus lateralis (Boie). Acta Ecologica Sinica. [2] Chen, X.-J., Lin, Z.-H., and Ji, X. Further studies of Thermal dependence of egg incubation in the Chinese skink, Eumeces chinensis, with comments on the significance of fluctuating incubation temperature. Zoological Research. [3] Chen, X-J., X.-F. Xue, and X. Ji. Influence of body temperature on food assimilation and locomotor performance in white-striped grass lizards, Takydromus wolteri (Lacertidae). Journal of Thermal Biology. [4] Diong, C.-H., S.-Y. Xu, and X. Ji. Crystalline structure, lattice parameters and chemical state of aragonite and calcite structures in the lizard (Bronchocela cristatella) eggshell. Journal of Structural Biology. [5] Du, W.-G., and X. Ji. The effects of incubation thermal environments on size, locomotor performance and early growth of hatchling soft-shelled turtles, Pelodiscussinensis. Journal of Thermal Biology. [6] Ji, X. Egg size versus clutch size in a lacertid lizard, Takydromus septentrionalis: an implication for optimal maternal investment of resources in reproduction. Functional Ecology. [7] Ji, X. Reproductive output in a colubrid snake, Elaphe carinata: does the trade-off between clutch size and egg size occur when reproductive output is constrained? Oecologia. [8] Ji, X., F. Chen, W.-G. Du, and H.-L. Chen. Incubation of eggs of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle, Pelodiscussinensis (Trionychidae), under different temperature regimes: does incubation temperature affect sexual phenotype and post-hatching growth? Journal of Animal Ecology. [9] Ji, X., H.-L. Chen, and X.-F. Xue. Temporal variation in reproductive output and a trade-off between egg size and clutch size in an oviparous lacertid lizard, Eremias brenchleyi. Oikos. [10] Ji, X., Lin, Z.-H., and Du, W.-D. Temporal variation in reproductive out and a trade-off between egg size and clutch size of northern grass lizards, Takydromus septentrionalis (Lacertidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. [11] Ji, X., and Z.-W. Wang. Geographical variation in female reproductive traits in Chinese cobras, Naja atra: evidence for phenotypic plasticity in size and number of offspring. Oikos. [12] Pan, Z.-C., Zhang, Y.-P., and Ji, X. Diel vraiation in body temperature, Thermal tolerance, and thermal dependence of locomotor performance in hatchling Chinese striped-necked turtles (Ocadia sinensis). Acta Zoologica Sinica. [13] Xu, X.-F., and Ji, X. Ontogenetic shifts in sexual dimorphism in head size and food habits in the lacertid lizard, Eremias brenchleyi. Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology. [14] Zhang, Y.-P., Pan, Z.-C., and Ji, X. Thermal tolerance, body temperature, thermoregulation and thermal dependence of locomotor performance in hatchling red-eared slider turtles, Trachemys scripta elegans. Acta Ecologica Sinica
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