PI: Prof. DUAN Ming, PhD

Members:

Permanent Members: Gongliang Yu (Professor), Jianghui Bao (Assistant Professor), Youxin Chen (Engineer)

Research Assistants: Liping Feng (Research Assistant), Jin Gao (Engineer), Wei Si (Engineer), Meijie Tan (Research Assistant)

Postdoctoral Researchers: Chaoshuo Zhang, Xiangyuan Mi, Dongxu Zhang, Chaoxian Jia

PhD Candidates: Shaoqiu Hu, Qingqing Zou, Yuehu Chen, Huiying Ma, Yulin Liang, Zhiyuan He, Jianeng Chen, Zhining Shi, Yang Bo

Master’s Candidates: Xinyu Ma, Wanqiao Zheng, Lei You, Lu Wang, Rui Wu, Yuqi Zhang, Di Cheng, Mingle Li

Contact Us:

Tel: 86-27-68780000

E-mail: duanming@ihb.ac.cn

Research Interests:

(1) Behavioral mechanisms and functions of aquatic animals;

(2) Mechanisms, early warning and prediction of cyanobacterial blooms;

(3) Fishery engineering ecology and modern aquaculture modes;

(4) Impact assessment of water-related projects and effectiveness evaluation of environmental protection measures;

(5) Aquatic environment optics, water-color remote sensing technology and development of corresponding intelligent equipment;

(6) Acousto-optic sensing, fish stock detection technology and development of corresponding intelligent equipment.

Selected Publications：

[1] Tian CZ, Yang B, García-girón J, Li ZY, Kua ZX, Du XP, Xin W, Zhou XD*, Duan M*, Chen YS*. Niche differentiation of native species promotes biotic resistance to invasion in freshwater fishes worldwide. Global Change Biology 2026, 32(5): e70905.

[2] Ma HY, Tan MJ, Li WW, Xu QY*, Duan M*. Effects of different LED lights colors on the feeding behavior of Chinese longsnout catfish (Leiocassis longirostris). Aquaculture 2026, 612: 743124.

[3] Wang YX, Cao YQ, Duan M, Sun YH*. Adnp2 promotes neural induction by antagonizing the ved and vent homeobox genes. Development 2026, 153(7): e205030.

[4] Cooke SJ*, Silva LGM, Harby A, Bao JH, Enders EC, Boavida I, Duan M, Drake J, Rennie C, Zielinski DP, Kondolf GM, Piczak ML, Bard B, Bendixen M, St-Hilaire A. The role of ecohydraulics in addressing the freshwater biodiversity crisis. Water Biology and Security 2026, 5: 100475.

[5] Cui XF^#, Chen L^#, Tao BB^#, Zhang XY, Song YL, Chen J, Duan M, Li WW, Chen KX, Pei Y, Hu XR, Feng K, Luo DJ, Luo HR, Qiao ZX, Zhou F, Zhu ZY*, Trudeau VL*, Hu W*. Olfactory GnRH3 crypt sensory neurons transduce sex pheromone signals to induce male courtship behavior in zebrafish. Science China-Life Sciences 2025, 68: 2191-2205.

[6] Lin QH^#, Du X^#, Ren F^#, Liu Y, Gong GR, Ge S, Li WW, Li Z, Zhou L, Duan M, Li XY, Wang GZ, Xiao R*, Gui JF*, Mei J*. Anti-Müllerian hormone signalling sustains circadian homeostasis in zebrafish. Nature Communications 2025, 16:4359.

[7] Ma HY, Tian MP, Zhang RF, Zhao JH, Xu QY*, Duan M*. Effects of soybean oligosaccharides on water quality and microbial community in biofloc systems. Aquaculture Reports 2025, 42: 102798.

[8] Bao JH, Wang X, Li WW, Zhang CS, Mi XY, Zhang DX, Twardek WM, Lin HY, Qiao Y, Cooke SJ, Duan M*. Passage efficiency and behavioral performance of Schizothorax davidi through different sections of a long vertical slot fishway. Water Biology and Security 2025, 4:100330.

[9] Li XH^#, Zou QQ^#, Liu XB, Lou QY, Jin X, He JY, Yin Z, Zhai G, Duan M*, Chen GH*. Characterization of feeding behaviors, appetite regulation and growth performance of all-female (cyp17a1+/-; XX genotype) common carp (Cyprinus carpio). International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 12517.

[10] Zhou S, Jin X, Duan M, Zou H, Li M, Marcogliese DJ, Wang GT*, Li WX*. Potential effects of host competence and schooling behavior on parasite transmission in a host-pathogen system: a test of the dilution effect. International Journal for Parasitology 2024, 54:697-703.

[11] Li WW, Zhang DX, Zou QQ, Bose APH, Jordan A, McCallum ES, Bao JH, Duan M*. Behavioural and transgenerational effects of artificial light at night (ALAN) of varying spectral compositions in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Science of The Total Environment 2024, 954:176336.

[12] Wang YX, Sun XY, Xiong B, Duan M*, Sun YH*. Genetic and environmental factors co-contributing to behavioral abnormalities in adnp/adnp2 Mutant Zebrafish. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25: 9469.

[13] Lyu HF, Xu ZM, Zhong J, Gao WH, Liu JX*, Duan M*. Machine learning-driven prediction of phosphorus adsorption capacity of biochar: Insights for adsorbent design and process optimization. Journal of Environmental Management 2024, 369:122405.

[14] Zou QQ, Li WW, Zhang CS, Bao JH, Lyu HF, Duan M*. Shy and bold fish have the same preference for light color selection. Animals 2024, 14: 1583.

[15] Zhao YL^#, Duan M^#, Ling X^#, Li WW, Liu HR, Meng KF, Liu F, Hu W, Luo DJ*. Molecular underpinnings underlying behaviors changes in the brain of juvenile Common Carp (Cyrinus carpio) in response to warming. Journal of Advanced Research 2023, 63: 43-56.

[16] Zhang CS, Mei F, Luo B, Zhang DX, Cheng XY, Xiong YY, Bao JH, Duan R, Jiang H, Jeppesen E, Duan M*. Phytoplankton control by stocking of filter-feeding fish in a subtropical plateau reservoir, southwest China. Frontiers in Marine Science 2023, 10: 1251469.

[17] Bao JH, Twardek WM, Zhang CS, Li WW, Mi XY, Zhang DX, Wu JM, Jang H, Cooke SJ, Duan M*. Mitigating the cumulative effects of hydropower and climate change on riverine fishes. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 2023, 33: 915-930.

[18] Chen YL, Duan M, Xu XR, Wu CX*. Multi-biomarkers hazard assessment of microplastics with different polymers by acute embryo test and chronic larvae test with zebrafish (Danio rerio). Aquatic Toxicology 2023, 260: 106595.

[19] Luo B, Zhou XJ, Zhang CS, Bao JH, Mei F, Lian YX, Zhang DX, Hu SQ, Guo LG, Duan M*. Hydroacoustic survey on fish spatial distribution in the early impoundment stage of Yuwanghe Reservoir in southwest China. Frontiers in Marine Science 2023, 10: 1119411.

[20] Mei F, Zhang CS, Luo B, Zhang DX, Hu SQ, Bao JH, Lian YX, Zhao DX*, Duan M*. Effects of season and diel cycle on hydroacoustic estimates of density, Target Strength, and vertical distribution of fish in Yudong Reservoir, a plateau deep water reservoir in southwest China. Frontiers in Marine Science 2023, 9: 1119410.

[21] Jiang JZ^#*, Fang YF^#, Wei HY, Zhu P, Liu M, Yuan WG, Yang LL, Guo YX, Jin T, Shi M, Yao T, Lu, J, Ye LT, Shi SK, Wang M, Duan M*, Zhang DC*. A remarkably diverse and well-organized virus community in a filter-feeding oyster. Microbiome 2023, 11: 2.

[22] Xiang LL^#, Mi XY^#, Dang YC, Zeng Y, Jiang W, Du H, Twardek WM, Cooke SJ, Bao JH*, Duan M*. Shyer fish are superior swimmers in Siberian sturgeon (Acipenser baerii). Frontiers in Marine Science 2022, 9: 1040225.

[23] Zhou WH, Zhu DM*, Shi M, Li ZX, Duan M, Wang ZQ, Zhao GL, Zheng CD. Deep image enhancement for turbid underwater images based on unsupervised learning. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 2022, 202: 107372.

[24] Chen YL, Li WW, Xiang LL, Mi XY, Duan M*, Wu CX*. Fish personality affects their exposure to microplastics. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 2022, 233: 113301.

[25] Li WW, Bao JH, Zhang CS, Mi XY, Zhang DX, Jiang H, Twardek WM, Cooke SJ, Duan M*. Group size influences LED light colour and substrate preference of David’s Schizothoracin（Schizothorax davidi): relevance for design of fish passage facilities. River Research and Applications 2022, 38: 280-292.

[26] Yin JF, Zhu DM*, Shi M, Li ZX, Duan M, Mi XY, Wang ZQ. MoFiM: A morphable fish modeling method for underwater binocular vision system. Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds 2022, e2104.

[27] Zhang HY, Gong T, Li J, Pan B, Hu Q, Duan M*, Zhang XZ*. Study on the effect of spray drying process on the quality of microalgal biomass: a comprehensive biocomposition analysis of spray-dried S. acuminatus biomass. BioEnergy Research 2022, 15: 320-333.

[28] Xiong X, Liu Q, Chen XC, Wang RY, Duan M*, Wu CX*. Occurrence of microplastic in the water of different types of aquaculture ponds in an important lakeside freshwater aquaculture area of China. Chemosphere 2021, 282: 131126.

[29] Abdullah AA, Xue YY, Xiao P, Chen HH, Zhang CS, Duan M*, Yang J*. DNA metabarcoding reveals the significant influence of anthropogenic effects on microeukaryotes diversity, composition, and interactions in urban waterbodies. Environmental Pollution 2021, 285: 117336.

[30] Hu SW, He RJ, Wang WJ, Zhao DY, Zeng J*, Huang R, Duan M*, Yu ZB. Composition and co-occurrence patterns of Phragmites australis rhizosphere bacterial community. Aquatic Ecology 2021, 55: 695-710.

[31] Zhang XJ, Zhou L, Lu WJ, Du WX, Mi XY, Li Z, Li XY, Wang ZW, Yang Y, Duan M, Gui JF*. Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals an association of gibel carp fatty liver with ferroptosis pathway. BMC Genomics 2021, 22: 328.

[32] Zhou W, Xie YD, Li Y, Xie MX, Zhang Z, Yang YL, Zhou ZG, Duan M*, Ran C*. Research progress on the regulation of nutrition and immunity by microRNAs in fish. Fish and Shellfish Immunology 2021, 113: 1-8.

[33] Sun XJ, Cao XY, Zeng J, Huang R, Duan M*, Yu ZB, Zhao DY*. The pattern of sedimentary bacterial communities varies with latitude within a large eutrophic lake. Limnologica 2021, 87: 125860.

[34] Li K, Qiu H, Yan J, Shen XT, Wei XM, Duan M*, Yang JL*. The involvement of TNF-α and TNF-β as proinflammatory cytokines in lymphocyte-mediated adaptive immunity of Nile tilapia by initiating apoptosis. Developmental and Comparative Immunology 2021, 115: 103884.