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  • [16] Chao Tong, Leticia Aviles, Linda S. Rayor, Alexander S. Mikheyev, Timothy A. Linksvayer. (2022) Genomic signatures of recent convergent transitions to social life in spiders. Nature Communications 13, 6967 link pdf​
  • Highlight by Dorothy Clyde (2022) Social shifts in spider. Nature Review Genetics link pdf
  • Media coverage: Australian Geographic, Phys.org, IFLSCIENCE
 
  • [15] Chao Tong, Gabriella M. Najm, Noa Pinter-Wollman, Jonathan N. Pruitt, Timothy A. Linksvayer (2020) Comparative genomics identifies putative signatures of sociality in spiders. Genome Biology and Evolution 12: 3 122-133. link pdf
  • ​Highlight by Casey McGrath (2020) Untangling the Genetic Basis of Sociality in Spiders. Genome Biology and Evolution 12: 3 134-135 link pdf
  • Media coverage: EurekAlert, Phys.org, Sciencenewsnet, ScienceCodex, EINNEWSDESK, EINNEWSWIRE, Bioengineer.org
 
  • [14] Chao Tong, Miao Li, Yongtao Tang, Kai Zhao (2020) Genomic signature of shifts in selection and alkaline adaptation in highland fish. Genome Biology and Evolution 13: 5. link pdf
 
  • [13] Chao Tong, Miao Li (2020) Genomic signature of accelerated evolution in a saline-alkaline lake-dwelling Schizothoracine fish. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 149, 341-347. link pdf
 
  • [12] Chao Tong, Miao Li (2020) Transcriptomic signature of rapidly evolving immune genes in a highland fish. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 97, 587-592. link pdf
 
  • [11] Chenguang Feng, Yu Zhang, Chao Tong, Bingzheng Zhou, Xiaohui Li, Yongtao Tang, Wenzhu Song, Kai Zhao (2020) A new species of Triplophysa (Cypriniformes, Nemacheilidae) from Weihe River in Gansu Province, China. Zoological Research 41, 4 : 465. link pdf
  • Media coverage: NWIPB ​News
 
  • [10] Yongtao Tang, Chenhong Li, Kunyuan Wanghe, Chenguang Feng, Chao Tong, Fei Tian, Kai Zhao (2019) Convergent evolution misled taxonomy in schizothoracine fishes (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 134: 323-337. link pdf
  • Media coverage: NWIPB News
 
  • [9] Chenguang Feng, Weiwei Zhou, Yongtao Tang, Yun Gao, Jinmin Chen, Chao Tong, Sijia Liu, Kunyuan Wanghe, Kai Zhao (2019) Molecular systematics of the Triplophysa robusta (Cobitoidea) complex: extensive gene flow in a depauperate lineage. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 132 (2019): 275-283. link pdf
  • Media coverage: NWIPB News
 
  • [8] Cunfang Zhang*, Chao Tong*, Arne Ludwig, Yongtao Tang, Sijia Liu, Renyi Zhang, Chenguang Feng, Guogang Li, Zuogang Peng, Kai Zhao (2018) Adaptive evolution of the Eda gene and scales loss in schizothoracine fishes in response to uplift of the Tibetan plateau. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 19, 10: 2953. link pdf
 
  • [7] Chao Tong, Fei Tian, Kai Zhao (2017) Genomic signature of highland adaptation in fish: a case study in Tibetan Schizothoracinae species. BMC Genomics 18, 1: 948. link pdf
  • Media coverage: CASYQ, NWIPB News
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  • [6] Chao Tong, Fei Tian, Cunfang Zhang, Kai Zhao (2017) Comprehensive transcriptomic analysis of Tibetan Schizothoracinae fish Gymnocypris przewalskii reveals how it adapts to a high altitude aquatic life. BMC Evolutionary Biology 17, 1: 74. link pdf
  • Media coverage CASYQ, NWIPB News
 
  • [5] Cunfang Zhang*, Chao Tong*, Fei Tian, Kai Zhao (2017) Integrated mRNA and microRNA transcriptome analyses reveal regulation of thermal acclimation in Gymnocypris przewalskii: a case study in Tibetan Schizothoracine fish. PLoS One 12, 10: e0186433. link pdf
 
  • [4] Chao Tong, Fei Tian, Cunfang Zhang,  Kai Zhao (2017) The microRNA repertoire of Tibetan naked carp Gymnocypris przewalskii: A case study in Schizothoracinae fish on the Tibetan Plateau. PLoS One 12, 3: e0174534. link pdf
 
  • [3] Chao Tong, Fei Tian, Yongtao Tang, Chenguang Feng, Lihong Guan, Cunfang Zhang, Kai Zhao (2016) Positive Darwinian selection within interferon regulatory factor genes of Gymnocypris przewalskii. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 50: 34-42. link pdf
 
  • [2] Chao Tong, Yaqiu Lin, Cunfang Zhang, Jianquan Shi, Hongfang Qi, Kai Zhao (2015) Transcriptome-wide identification, molecular evolution and expression analysis of Toll-like receptor family in a Tibet fish. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 46, 2: 334-345. link pdf

  • [1] Chao Tong, Cunfang Zhang, Renyi Zhang, Kai Zhao (2015) Transcriptome profiling analysis of naked carp (Gymnocypris przewalskii) provides insights into the immune-related genes in highland fish. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 46, no. 2 (2015): 366-377. link pdf