Shipeng Zhou

Caves as species pumps: key innovations, isolation, and periodic introgression drive the world's largest cavefish radiation in a dynamic karstic landscape

This study investigates the diversification of Sinocyclocheilus cavefish, showing that gene flow, introgression, and key adaptations drive speciation in response to geological and climatic changes.

Integrative Species Delimitation in a Speciation Continuum: Phylogenomics, Cryptic Diversity, Diversification and Historical Biogeography of Sinocyclocheilus Cavefish

The paper uses genomic data to resolve species boundaries and uncover evolutionary processes in Sinocyclocheilus cavefish, revealing cryptic diversity and a complex divergence history.

Microbiome and climate: Skin microbial diversity and community functions of Polypedates megacephalus (Anura: Rhacophoridae) associated with bioclimate

This study examines how climate variability affects the skin microbiome of Polypedates megacephalus, finding increased diversity but reduced functional redundancy in response to temperature fluctuations.