BRCAS

Dr. Chih-Ming Hung

PhD–University of Minnesota, USA, 2012

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Office: Interdisciplinary Research Building for Science and Technology C210

Tel:+886-2-2787-2297

• Evolution
• Genomics
• Phylogeography
• Ornithology
• Conservation Genetics

Research Directions

• 1.Ecological genomics
  Genomic data provide unprecedented power to understand the molecular mechanism of phenotypic evolution such as local adaptation and behavioral specialization.  My lab investigates the genomic basis of ecological adaptation of widespread avian species to examine the driving forces for ecological speciation.  We also work to establish the association between genetic variations and morphological and behavioral characters in birds that can improve our understanding of avian adaptive radiation and convergent evolution.
• 2.Phylogeography
  Phylogeography involves discovering patterns of population structure and investigating the underlying evolutionary processes leading to those structures.  My lab focuses on phylogeography of birds in the Palearctic and East Asia, and addresses several relevant issues -- the comparison between gene history and species history, the extent of ecological niche differentiation during lineage divergence, the roles of biological traits in community assembly.  These studies can provide a big picture of biogeographic history of avian fauna across the Eurasia.  We also use genomic data to explore the population history of avian species including extinct species, to examine the causes of their population dynamics or extinction.  The results can provide valuable information for conservation.