Executive Director
Pan Ruliang
Northwest University, Xian, China
University of Western Australia
Current affiliations
Since 1982, I have been involved in numerous East Asian projects, especially in mainland China, focusing on biology, zoology, evolution, human biology, animal conservation, and environmental protection. I have published over 100 academic articles and book chapters in Chinese and English. In recent years, I have been particularly interested in the evolutionary and conservation issues of animals in China, applying an integrated and systematic approach: exploring fossil and historical dispersal profiles, analyzing current distribution patterns, and predicting potential survivability.
My current projects include researching primates, rodents, elephants, tigers, amphibians, and birds. The outcomes of these endeavors will be used to create scientifically-driven documentaries for "Animal World," in addition to journal publications.
Recent publications
https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?hl=zh-CN&user=2uhyhnAAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Wang HT, Zou H, Zhang HX, et al. (2024) Deduced conservation strategy of the macaques in China from evolutionary development. Zoological Studies 63(15). doi: 10.6620/ZS.2024.63-15
Li BG, Zhang H, Li M, et al. (2024) Achievements and challenges of primate conservation in China. Zoological Research: Diversity and Conservation 1: 66-74. doi: 10.24272/j.issn.2097-3772.2023.298
Zhang H, Lu JQ, Tang SY, et al. (2022) Southwest China, the last refuge of continental primates in East Asia. Biological Conservation 273: 109681. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109681
Li BG, Zhang H, Huang K, et al. (2022) Regional fauna-flora biodiversity and conservation strategy in China. iScience 25(9): 104897 . doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2022.104897
Huang K, Zhang H, Wang CL, et al. (2021) Use of historical and contemporary distribution of mammals in China to inform conservation. Conservation Biology,35(6): 1787-1796. doi: 10.1111/cobi.13795
Li BG, He G, Guo ST, et al. (2020) Macaques in China: Evolutionary dispersion and subsequent development. American Journal of Primatology 82(7): e23142. doi: 10.1002/ajp.23142
Hou R, He SJ, Wu F, et al. (2018) Seasonal variation in diet and nutrition of the northern-most population of Rhinopithecus roxellana. American Journal of Primatology 80(4): e22755. doi: 10.1002/ajp.22755
He G, Guo ST, Jin XL, et al. (2018) Dynamic status of Sichuan snub-nosed monkey in Foping National Nature Reserve, China. Acta Theriologica Sinica 38(3): 247-259. doi: 10.16829/j.slxb.150176
Estrada A, Garber PA, Rylands AB, et al. (2017) Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: why primates matter. Science Advances 3(1): e1600946. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.1600946
Pan RL, Oxnard C, Grueter CC, et al. (2016) A new conservation strategy for China - A model starting with primates. American Journal of Primatology 78(11): 1137-1148. doi: 10.1002/ajp.22577