supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31870645 to X.Q.W.);supported by Sichuan Science and Technology Program(2021YFYZ0032 to C.L.H.)。
Taxonomy of Populus is a challenging task,especially in regions with complex topography,such as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau because of the effect of hybridization,incomplete lineage sorting,phenotypic plasticity,and con...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31470333,32170228,32460057);Guangxi Natural Science Youth Found Program(2023GXNSFBA026113);the Research Fund of Qiannan Medical College for Nationalities(QNYZ202442).
Adaptive radiation is usually triggered by great in situ or ex situ environmental changes.How an adaptive radiation occurs on lands and how species richness relates to morphodisparity have been a major focus of evolut...
supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFF0805800);Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Nos.XDB31000000 and XDA19050103);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31900190).
The formation of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau has long been debated,despite the various proxies used to estimate its paleoelevation.Here,we introduce a novel method to calibrate paleoelevation by comparing the fossil and...
supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB26000000);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32000174,42430207);the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(2019QZKK0705);the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2023YFF0804501,2022YFF0801502);the CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative(2022VBA0010).
The uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau shaped the landforms and influenced Asia's climate system and ecosystem.Vegetations on the Plateau are the first to be affected by the uplift history of the Qinghai-Tibet Platea...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(no.31820103013 and no.32130014).
Economically significant bean pests of the genus Chauliops are species rich in the areas surrounding the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and provide an excellent system for speciation studies.Here,an integrative taxonomic appro...
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau(QTP)comprises a platform(sometimes called the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau sensu stricto),the Himalayas,and Hengduan Mountains(Liang et al.,2018;Mao et al.,2021).The latter two parts and adjacent hi...
supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP)program(2019QZKK0502);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers U20A2080 and 32030006);Sichuan University(Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,SCU2021D006,SCU2020D003).
The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau(QTP)sensu lato(sl)houses an exceptional species diversity in Asia.Todevelop a comprehensive understanding of species diversity in this fascinating region,we reviewed recentprogress from bioge...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.31970229,31570219);the Jiangsu Province Key Project for Scientific Research(16KJA180002);the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program of Jiangsu Province,and the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD).
The harsh environments and high biodiversity of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau(QTP)provide an ideal natural laboratory for studies on adaptive evolution.Low temperature and intense UV-B radiation are the main abiotic stres...
supported by the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research(STEP)program(grant number 2019QZKK0502);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant numbers 41571054,31590821).
Natural selection serves as an important agent to drive and maintain interspecific divergence.Populus rotundifolia Griff.is an alpine aspen species that mainly occurs in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau(QTP)and adjacent high...
Brassicaceae, one of the most diverse and economically valuable plant families, is distributed all over the world. Previous studies have suggested that Brassicaceae originated and diversified in the Old World. In this...