Main work
Prof. Liu Gang has been mainly engaged in the conservation ecology and conservation biology of rare and endangered animals in wetlands. Using the theory of conservation biology, based on the macro-foundation, combined with non-damaging sampling and micro-methods, focusing on population historical dynamics, genetic diversity, adaptive evolution, and nutritional ecology and other issues, conduct research on the relationship between animals and environmental changes, and analyze the genetic endangerment of animals Mechanisms and physiological and behavioral adaptation mechanisms to the environment, and put forward strategies for population protection and rehabilitation. Focus on the study of the great bustard and its related species, as well as the population decline mechanism of species distributed in the same region, and identify important populations and key habitats. Important representative research results have been published in domestic and foreign journals such as Biological Conservation, Journal of Ornithology, General and Comparative Endocrinology, Ecology & Evolution, Genetica, Conservation Genetics Resources. Authorized 3 national invention patents as the first completer.
Key research projects
National Science Foundation "Genomic variation and gene flow of partially migratory populations of Great Bustard based on molecular scatology", 2016-2018
National Nonprofit Institute Research Grant "The diet analysis and nutrition stress of Great Bustard using non-invasive", 2015-2017
Published articles & books
Liu G, Zhang S, Zhao X, Li C, Gong M. Advances and Limitations of Next Generation Sequencing in Animal Diet Analysis. Genes. 2021; 12(12):1854. https://doi.org/10.3390/genes12121854.
Zhang, S., Li, C., Li, Y., Chen, Q., Hu, D., Cheng, Z., Wang, X., Shan, Y., Bai, J., & Liu, G. (2021). Genetic Differentiation of Reintroduced Père David's Deer (Elaphurus davidianus) Based on Population Genomics Analysis. Frontiers in genetics, 12, 705337. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2021.705337.
Liu G, Shafer A, Hu X, Li LH, Ning Y, Gong MH*, Cui LJ, Li HX, Hu DF, Qi L, Tian HJ, Wang BJ. Meta-barcoding insights into the spatial and temporal dietary patterns of the threatened Asian Great Bustard (Otis tarda dybowskii) with potential implications for diverging migratory strategies. Ecology & Evolution, 2018, 8(3):1736-1745.
Liu G*, Hu X, Kessler AE, Gong M, Wang Y, Li H, Dong Y, Yang Y, Li L. Snow cover and snowfall impact corticosterone and immunoglobulin a levels in a threatened steppe bird. General and comparative endocrinology. 2018,15;261:174-8.
Gong MH, Ning Y, Han M, Zhao C, Tian JX, Li LW, Xiao HY, Liu G *. A comparison of next-generation sequencing with clone sequencing in the diet analysis of Asian great bustard. Conservation Genetics Resources, 2018:1-3.
Gang Liu, Xiaolong Hu, Aaron A.B. Shafer, Minghao Gong, Morigen Han, Changjiang Yu, Jingying Zhou, Jie Bai, Derong Meng, Guohai Yu. 2017. Genetic structure and population history of wintering Asian Great Bustard (Otis tarda dybowskii) in China: implications for conservation[J]. Journal of Ornithology, 158:761-772.
Minghao Gong, Zhiyong Fan, Ximing Zhang, Gang Liu, Wanyu Wen, Ling Zhang. 2017. Measuring the effectiveness of protected area management by comparing habitat utilization and threat dynamics[J]. Biological Conservation, 253-260.
Other results
Gang Liu, Defu Hu, Baoqing Liu, Linhai Li and Chaoqun Xu. "Fecal DNA Extraction Method for Mammal and Avian Species" China Patent number 201310053486.
Gang Liu, Minghao Gong, Lijuan Cui, Linhai Li. "The Method of Diet Analysis in Great Bustard Using High-throughput Sequencing". China patent.
Gang Liu, Minghao Gong, Lijuan Cui, Defu Hu. "The Method of Great Bustard Paternity Identification Using Mitochondrial DNA and Microsatellite". China Patent.
