Education:
1988－1993,  Graduate student and Ph D. candidate, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1985－1988,  Undergraduate student, College of Fishery, Huazhong Agricultural University.

Membership of Professional Bodies:

1. Vice Secretary-General, the 6th Executive Council of the Chinese Ichthyological Scoiety (2001－2006);

2. Secretary-General, the 7th Executive Council of the Chinese Ichthyological Scoiety (2006－present);

Research Experience:

2005－present, Professor at Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS.

1994－2004, Associate Professor at Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS.

1993－1994, Assistant Professor at Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS.

Experience of Visiting Research:

1998.10－1999.10, Advanced visiting researcher at the American Museum of Natural History.

2002.2－2002.4, Advanced visiting researcher at the Institute of Genetics, University of Cologne.

2002.6－2002.10, Alxerod visiting researcher at the American Museum of Natural History.

2006.11－2006.12, Advanced visiting researcher at the University of Leicester.

Funds:

1．Formation and evolution of transpacific fish fauna

2．The evolution of several genes for the Cobitidae fishes and its molecular phylogenetic relationship

3．Coevolution between bitterlings and mussels

4．Evolutionary pattern and geological background of East Asian major freshwater fishes since Late Mesozoic

5．Cypriniformes: Tree of Life

6．The development of foraging behavior and comparative analyses on the special feeding methods.

(1)   Fish Behavior. By using bitterling fish, Chinese perch and other cyprinid fishes as model, we study their mating, feeding, and learning behavior, and behavior development as well, with the aim to understand the general laws in animal behavior and for better conservation of fishes.

(2)  Fish Evolutionary Biology. Our specific research interests are in the origin and evolution of East Asian freshwater fishes. By integrating both molecular and morphological data, using molecular phylogenetic analysis, phylogenetic comparative methods, we reconstruct phylogenetic relationships of East Asian freshwater fishes, especially the cypriniforms, study the pattern and process of their speciation, the phonetic and genetic changes through time and space, the tempo and mode of evolution.

(3)  Biodiversity and Conservation Biology of fishes. We perform long term investigation on the freshwater fish resource in the Yangtze River studying impacts of hydropower project like the Three Gorges Dam etc. on fishes including their distribution pattern, assemblage structure, genetic diversity, life history strategy, etc. We specially concern about the endemic fishes in the Upper Yangtze, the Four Chinese Major Carps, and the Chinese sturgeon. We also study the extinct mechanism and the conservation biology of the Chinese sturgeon and other fishes in the Yangtze. Researches on culture techniques and artificial reproduction are also conducted in the group.

2009

Tang Q, Getahun A, Liu H*. Multiple In-to-Africa dispersals of labeonin fishes (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) revealed by molecular phylogenetic analysis. Hydrobiologia, 2009, 632:261-271.

Liu S, Zhang J, Tang Q, Liu H*. Phylogenetic relationships among Cobitoidea based on mitochondrial ND4 and ND5 gene sequences. Zoological Research, accepted. (in Chinese)

2008

Chang M, Wang X, Liu H, Miao D, Zhao Q, Wu G, Liu J, Li Q, Sun Z, Wang N. Extraordinarily thick-boned fish linked to the aridification of the Qaidam Basin (northern Tibetan Plateau). PNAS, 2008, 105(36): 13246-13251.

Zhang L, Tang Q, Liu H*. Phylogeny and speciation process of the eastern Asian cyprinid genus Sarcocheilichthys. Journal of Fish Biology, 2008, 72: 1122-1137.

Tang Q, Freyhof J, Xiong B, Liu H*. Multiple invasions of Europe by East Asian cobitid loaches (Teleostei: Cobitidae). Hydrobiologia, 2008, 605:17-28.

He Y, Tang Q, Wang J, Liu H, Tan D. Population differentiation of Procypris rabaudi (Tchang) in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River revealed by mitochondrial DNA and RAPD markers. Genes & Genomics, 2008, 30(3):223-233.

Tang Q, Yu D, Liu H*. Leptobotia zebra should be revised as Sinibotia zebra (Cypriniformes: Botiidae). Zoological Research, 2008, 29(1): 2-9. (in Chinese)

Xiong Y, Qiao Y, Liu H, Tan D. Early development of Lepturichthys fimbriata (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae). Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica, 2008, 32(5):424-433. (in Chinese)

2007

Reichard M, Przybylski M, Kaniewska P, Liu H, Smith C. A possible evolutionary lag in the relationship between freshwater mussels and European bitterling. Journal of Fish Biology, 2007, 70: 709-725.

Reichard M, Liu H, Smith C. The co-evolutionary relationship between bitterling fishes and freshwater mussels: insights from interspecific comparisons. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 2007, 9: 239-259.

Smith C, Zhu Y, Liu H, Reichard M. Deceptive female oviposition behaviour elicits male ejaculation in the European bitterling. Journal of Fish Biology, 2007, 71: 1841-1846.

2006

Tang Q, Liu H*, Mayden R L, Xiong B. Comparasion of evolution rates in the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome b gene and Control region and their implications for the phylogeny of the Cobitoidea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2006, 39：347-357.

Zeng Y, Liu H*, Shen J. Choice of oviposition sites on the gills of mussels by bitterlings. Acta Zoological Sinica, 2006, 52(2): 272-278. (in Chinese)

Zhu Y, Liu H*. Genetic diversity and biogeographical process of Acheilognathus macropterus revealed by sequence variations of mitochondrial cytochrome b gene. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica, 2006, 30(2): 134-140. (in Chinese)

Liu H*, Zhu Y, Smith C, Reichard M. Evidence of host specificity and congruence between phylogenies of bitterlings and freshwater mussels. Zoological Studies, 2006, 45(3): 428-434. (SCI)

Reichard M, Ondracková M, Przybylski M, Liu H, Smith C. The costs and benefits in an unusual symbiosis: experimental evidence that bitterling fish (Rhodeus sericeus) are parasites of unionid mussels in Europe. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 2006, 19: 788-796. (SCI)

Yang J, He S, Freyhof J, Witte K, Liu H*. The Phylogenetic Relationships of the Gobioninae (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) Inferred from Mitochondrial Cytochrome b Gene Sequences. Hydrobiologia, 2006, 553:255-266.

2005

Wang X, Liu H*. Phylogenetic relationships of the Chinese cyprinid genus Rhinogobio Bleeker (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) based on sequences of the mitochondrial DNA control region, with comments on character adaptations. Hydrobiologia, 2005, 532: 215-220.

Tang Q, Liu H*, Yang X, Nakajima T. Molecular and morphological data suggest that Spinibarbus caldwelli (Nichols) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) is a valid species. Ichthyological Research, 2005, 52(1): 77-82.

Tang Q, Xiong B, Yang X, Liu H*. Phylogeny of the East Asian botiine loaches (Cypriniformes, Botiidae) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequences. Hydrobiologia, 2005, 544: 249–258.

Xia X, Zhang X, Liu H*. Molecular biogeography of Pseudogobio vaillanti (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae, Gobioninae). Progress in Natural Science, 2005, 15(9): 1064-1069. (in Chinese)

Tang Q, Liu H*, Yang X, Xiong B. Studies on the structure of the mitochondrial DNA control region and phylogenetic relationships of the subfamily Botiinae. Acta Hydrobiologica Sinica, 2005, 29(6):645-653. (in Chinese)