Lizhi Zhou

Publications (9)6.09 Total impact

• Article: Mitochondrial genome of the Alpine musk deer Moschus chrysogaster (Artiodactyla: Ruminantia: Moschidae).

  Hui Wang, Xiaoxue Zhu, Tao Pan, Xiuxiang Meng, Chunlin Li, Lizhi Zhou, Baowei Zhang
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  ABSTRACT: The Alpine musk deer (Moschus chrysogaster) is an endangered species, which is distributed on the plateau and mountains, mainly in Neimenggu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Gansu, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Xinjiang, and other places. In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome of M. chrysogaster. The circle genome was 16,354 bp and consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes and 1 control region (CR). The CR was located between the tRNA(Pro) and tRNA(Phe) genes and is 924 bp in length. Overall base composition of the complete mitochondrial DNA was 34.0% A, 28.0% T, 25.1% C, and 12.9% G. The M. chrysogaster mitochondrial genome had 21 tRNA genes folded in the typical cloverleaf structure, with a unique exception of tRNA(Ser).
  Mitochondrial DNA 04/2013; · 1.49 Impact Factor
• Article: Mitochondrial genome of the Anhui musk deer (Moschus anhuiensis).

  Xiaoxue Zhu, Wenbo Shi, Tao Pan, Hui Wang, Lizhi Zhou, Baowei Zhang
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  ABSTRACT: The Anhui musk deer (Moschus anhuiensis) is an endangered species which is endemic to a narrow region in two National Nature Reserves in Dabie Mountains, Anhui Province, China. In this study, we determined the complete mitochondrial genome of M. anhuiensis. The results showed that the total length of the mitogenome was 16,351 bp as a circular DNA and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 control region. Overall base composition of the complete mitochondrial DNA was 34.0% A, 28.1% T, 25.0% C, and 12.9% G. The M. anhuiensis mitochondrial genome had 21 tRNA genes folded in the typical cloverleaf structure, with a unique exception of tRNA(Ser). The mitochondrial genes from M. anhuiensis were overlapped in a total of 72 bp at seven locations, as well as interleaved with a total of 62 bp intergenic spacers.
  Mitochondrial DNA 11/2012; · 1.49 Impact Factor
• Article: Isolation and characterization of microsatellite DNA markers for the Oriental White stork, Ciconia boyciana.

  Hui Wang, Xia Luo, Xia Lou, Qiongqiong Zhu, Yun Huang, Lizhi Zhou, Baowei Zhang
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  ABSTRACT: Following FIASCO protocol and across-amplification approach, we present eleven microsatellite primers of the Oriental White stork, Ciconia boyciana in this article. All loci were polymorphic, except for locus Cbo235, which possessed two alleles but was homozygous in all 23 individuals of C. boyciana used in this study. The number of the alleles per locus ranged from two to eight, and the observed heterozygosity (H(o)) and expected heterozygosity (H(E)) ranged from 0 to 0.857 and 0.222 to 0.851, respectively. These markers are proved useful in genetic study of C. boyciana.
  ZOOLOGICAL SCIENCE 08/2011; 28(8):606-8. · 0.95 Impact Factor
• Article: Diurnal Time-Activity Budgets of Wintering Hooded Cranes (Grus monacha) in Shengjin Lake, China

  Bo Zhou, Lizhi Zhou, Jinyun Chen, Yuanqi Cheng
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  ABSTRACT: The Hooded Crane (Grus monacha) is a globally threatened waterbird. From October 2007 to April 2008, the time-activity budgets of the cranes were recorded in Shengjin Lake, the main wintering area for the crane in China. Instantaneous scan sampling was used to observe the behavior of the wintering cranes. Foraging and alerting were the most frequent diurnal behaviors, with average diurnal time-activity budgets of 60.4% and 15.5%, respectively. The time budgets for diurnal behaviors were significantly different from 07:00 to 18:00 for all behavior categories except for alerting and social behaviors. Over the winter period, the time budget for foraging increased from 56.2% in the early stages to 65.7% in the late stage. However, the percentage of time spent alerting decreased from 20.7% to 10.4% as winter progressed. In family groups, adults usually spent more time on maintenance, alerting, locomotion and social behaviors, and less time on foraging and resting than juveniles, in all wintering stages. In the early and middle of winter, the foraging time budget of adults was significantly different from that of juveniles, while at the late stage it was not. The alerting time budget of adults was significantly different from that of juveniles in the early and middle stages of winter, but the difference were less statistically significance in the late stage. The results imply that wintering cranes in Shengjin Lake exhibit different behavioral patterns over the different winter stages to adapt to the degraded and disturbed environment, and parental care of offspring should increase juvenile survival.
  Waterbirds 03/2010; · 0.76 Impact Factor
• Article: Geographical patterns based on faunal types of breeding birds and mammals in China.

  Yajun Xing, Lizhi Zhou, Youyu Zhang, Xinjian Wang
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  ABSTRACT: We collected available chorological data of birds and mammals in China and assigned faunal types. The 19 sub-regions of the zoogeographical regions of China were used as operative geographical units. Matrices of the geographical units using the species number of each faunal type were then constructed. Based on the matrices we clustered the geographical units using a hierarchical cluster analysis The results of the faunal divisions according to the cluster analysis were illustrated in a geographic information system (GIS). When 19 geographical units were clustered into two clusters, the boundary of the two clusters corresponded to that of the Palearctic and Indomalayan (Oriental) realms in the recent division of Chinese fauna. When the geographical units were clustered into eight clusters, the sub-region Southern Yunnan Hilly became an idiographic cluster. As a result, Southern Yunnan hilly should be regarded as a region rather than a sub-region at the same level as Southwest region, Central China region and South China region. The differences in the distribution patterns of birds and mammals among the units in the Indomalayan (Oriental) realm were more complicated than those in Palearctic realm. A few differences of the cluster analysis results based on the faunal types were found between the bird and mammal species. These differences might result from the different ecological and geographical distribution patterns of these two animal categories.
  Integrative zoology 12/2008; 3(4):280-9.
• Article: Genetic structure of the oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana): implications for a breeding colony in a non-breeding area.

  Shuting Zan, Lizhi Zhou, Hao Jiang, Baowei Zhang, Zhi'an Wu, Yinxu Hou
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  ABSTRACT: The oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana) is a threatened species, and their numbers are still in decline due to habitat loss and poaching. China is a breeding and main wintering area for this animal and in recent years some individuals have been found breeding in wintering areas and at some stopover sites. These new breeding colonies are an exciting sign, however, little is understood of the genetic structure of this species. Based on the analysis of a 463-bp mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) control region, we investigated the genetic structure and genetic diversity of 66 wild oriental white storks from a Chinese population. We analyzed the sequences of 66 storks obtained in this study and the data of 17 storks from a Japanese population. Thirty-seven different haplotypes were detected among the 83 samples. An analysis of molecular variance showed a significant population subdivision between the two populations (F(ST) = 0.316, P < 0.05). However, the phylogenetic analysis revealed that the samples from the different populations did not form separate clusters and that there were genetic exchanges between the two populations. Compared with the Japanese population, the Chinese population had a relatively higher genetic diversity with a haplotype diversity (hπ SD) of 0.953 ± 0.013 and a nucleotide diversity (π± SD) of 0.013 ± 0.007. The high haplotype diversity and low nucleotide diversity indicate that this population might be in a rapidly increasing period from a small effective population. A neighbor-joining tree analysis indicated that genetic exchange had occurred between the newly arisen southern breeding colony and the northern breeding colony wintering in the middle and lower Yangtze River floodplain. These results have important implications for the conservation of the oriental white stork population in China.
  Integrative zoology 09/2008; 3(3):235-44.
• Article: Non-reproductive copulation behavior among Tibetan macaques (Macaca thibetana) at Huangshan, China.

  Jinhua Li, Huabao Yin, Lizhi Zhou
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  ABSTRACT: Non-reproductive copulation, which takes place outside of the mating season and does not result in conception and birth, was studied in a free-ranging group of Tibetan monkeys (Macaca thibetana) at Mt. Huangshan, China, in the birth seasons of 1992 and 1997. We employed all occurrence and focal animal samplings to record sexual and related behaviors and affiliation interactions, respectively. Compared with sexual behavior in mating season, non-reproductive copulation occurred at a lower frequency, with less frequent ejaculation, less harassment, shorter mount duration, and an absence of pause with vocalization. It often took place in a situation in which non-lactating females were involved in social conflict or approached males for mating. Neither pregnant nor lactating females were observed to mate in the birth seasons. Copulation during the birth season did not increase a sexually receptive female's delivery the next year, nor was it associated with increased proximity, grooming, or agonistic aid for the mating pair. However, copulated pairs spent more time co-feeding, presumably reflecting an increased tolerance on the part of the male. Adolescent males, who rarely copulated in the mating season, engaged in mating activity in birth seasons as well. Therefore, though birth-season copulation had no reproductive functions, it may have fulfilled social functions for females, such as post-aggression appeasing by males or gaining access to resources. This also offered good opportunities for adolescent males and females to develop their sexual skills for later competition.
  Primates 02/2007; 48(1):64-72. · 1.40 Impact Factor
• Article: [Enrichment characteristics of heavy metals in heron eggs].

  Lizhi Zhou, Jinhua Li, Huabao Yin, Wei Chang, Xiang Wang, Qi Liu, Siqi Xu, Xueqin Gui, Ruiwen Yan
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  ABSTRACT: In this study, the eggs and tissues of black-crowned night heron, little egret, Chinese pond heron and cattle egret were sampled from the Dashu, Yuantong and Taizi mountains in Hefei areas of Anhui Province in April to June 2004, and the residual amounts of Cd, Pb and Cr in the samples were determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The results showed that the test heavy metals could be detected at high levels in the eggshell, egg contents, and tissues of most samples. Eggshell and bone were the two main sites for heavy metals enrichment. Eggshell had significantly higher residues of the heavy metals than egg contents, implying that heavy metals could be excreted by eggshells. The residues of heavy metals in eggshell ranked as Cr > Pb > Cd, and had significant differences among species. Of the three heavy metals, Cr showed the most variation among species, being the highest in eggshell of Chinese pond heron and the lowest in that of cattle egret, but in egg contents, there was no significant difference among species. The variation of Cr residues among species was the second, being the highest in the egg contents of Chinese pond heron but not detected in that of cattle egret. The residues of Pb among species varied little. Since eggshell was easy to collect, it was practical to use it as the indicator to assess the pollution status of wetlands.
  Ying yong sheng tai xue bao = The journal of applied ecology / Zhongguo sheng tai xue xue hui, Zhongguo ke xue yuan Shenyang ying yong sheng tai yan jiu suo zhu ban 11/2005; 16(10):1932-7.
• Article: [Dynamic variation of serum and stool level of interleukin-2, interleukin-6 and interferon-alpha in children with rotavirus enteritis and its relation to clinical manifestations].

  Tiexiong Qi, Lixin Xie, Yongxiang Wang, Junmin Wang, Huilan Chen, Lizhi Zhou
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  ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to observe dynamically the serum and stool level of IL-2, IL-6 and IFN-alpha with RV enteritis, and to analyse the relation of them and their relation to clinical manifestations. The double-antibody sandwich ELISA technique was applied. The positive rate of RV in 119 enteritis cases was 63.0% and the peak month was November. These cytokines had different peak phases in the course of disease. The earliest cytokine which had peak phase was IFN-alpha, the last ones were serum and stool IL-2. There was a negative relation between stool IL-2 and IL-6 (P<0.01). There were positive relation between IL-2 and IFN-alpha, stool IL-6 and IFN-alpha, serum IL-2 and IL-6, stool IL-2 and the recovery time of the enteritis (P<0.01 or P<0.05). Serum and stool level of IL-2 and IFN-alpha had positive relation to the number of lymphocyte plus mononuclear cells (P<0.01 or P<0.05). IL-2, IL-6 and IFN-alpha play important roles of immunoregulation in RV enteritis, and have close relation to clinical manifestations.
  Zhonghua shi yan he lin chuang bing du xue za zhi = Zhonghua shiyan he linchuang bingduxue zazhi = Chinese journal of experimental and clinical virology 09/2002; 16(3):270-3.