Shaolin Xu

Genomic adaptation of the water flea Daphnia to elevated temperatures: Insights from power plant‐heated lakes

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

High-quality genome of Diaphanosoma dubium provides insights into molecular basis of its broad ecological adaptation

Sun, 01 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Toward a phylogeny and biogeography of Diaphanosoma (Crustacea: Cladocera)

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Development of microsatellite markers for Diaphanosoma dubium (Crustacea, Cladocera) and application to seasonal population dynamics

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Mitogenomics of Cladocera (Branchiopoda): Marked gene order rearrangements and independent predation roots

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Geographic Variation of Phyllodiaptomus tunguidus Mitogenomes: Genetic Differentiation and Phylogeny

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Application of COI Primers 30F/885R in Rotifers to Regional Species Diversity in (Sub)Tropical China

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

A new set of highly efficient primers for COI amplification in rotifers

Fri, 01 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0000

The mitochondrial genome of Phyllodiaptomus tunguidus Shen & Tai, 1964 (Copepoda, Calanoida) and its phylogeny

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000

A set of new primers for COI (cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 mitochondrial gene) amplification in Phyllodiaptomus tunguidus (Copepoda, Calanoida, Diaptomidae)

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Urbanization increases biotic homogenization of zooplankton communities in tropical reservoirs

Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000

A global analysis of cladoceran body size and its variation linking to habitat, distribution and taxonomy

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Mitogenome of Daphnia laevis (Cladocera, Daphniidae) from Brazil

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Comparative analysis of rotifer community structures in two pumped-storage reservoirs with different retention times

Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Daphnia diversity on the Tibetan Plateau measured by DNA taxonomy

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The mitochondrial genome of Atrocalopteryx melli Ris, 1912 (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae) via Ion Torrent PGM NGS sequencing

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Species and hybrids in the genus Diaphanosoma Fischer, 1850 (Crustacea: Branchiopoda: Cladocera)

Mon, 01 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

The mitochondrial genome of Diaphanosoma dubium with comparison with Daphnia magna

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

A new set of primers for COI amplification from purpleback flying squid (Sthenoteuthis oualaniensis)

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Spatial heterogeneity and long-term dynamics of cladoceran ephippia in a monsoonal reservoir, driven by hydrology and eutrophication

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Haplotype diversity and genetic differentiation of dormant and active populations of Daphnia galeata in Liuxihe Reservoir of Guangdong Province, southern China

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Temporal and spatial variation of the community structure of rotifers in Dashahe Reservoir, southern China (Guangdong province)

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

盔型溞 (Daphnia galeata) 四个地理种群遗传多样性及分化的 RADP 分析

Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 +0000

FraGen: eDNA-based methods for assessing the genetic fragmentation of fish populations in federal waterways

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG), Department U4. Current project.

Welcome to my site

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000

What this site is for and what I will write about.

Genomic adaptation of Daphnia cucullata to elevated temperatures

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Insights from power plant-heated lakes. Limnology and Oceanography, 2026.

bioinfo_container

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Docker image for population-genetics analysis in R.

Does @app.delete in FastAPI actually delete anything?

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

@app.delete only declares a handler for DELETE requests. Whether data is deleted, and what else happens, is up to your code.

Windows App on macOS cannot connect to an Ubuntu RDP server

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Remote login was enabled on Ubuntu, but the connection still failed. The fix is one line in the exported .rdp file.

Show your IP address in the oh-my-zsh prompt

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

A small helper function that puts the current IP address into the ys theme, on macOS and Linux.

Daphnia on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Population genomics and phylogeography of Daphnia magna and Daphnia tibetana (PhD, 2016–2021).

Phylogenomics of Cladocera

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Phylogenomic and mitogenomic study of Cladocera (Crustacea: Branchiopoda), 2018–2021.

About

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I am currently at the Federal Institute of Hydrology (Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde, BfG) in Koblenz, Germany, where I work on FraGen: developing and validating a non-invasive eDNA-based framework to assess the genetic diversity and population fragmentation of indigenous key fish species in German federal waterways. The aim is to learn how dams, weirs and other hydraulic structures reduce gene flow, whether fishways really restore genetic exchange, and to support evidence-based waterway management.

Career

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Technical skills

Zooplankton: field sampling, lab culturing and taxonomy of Cladocera and Rotifera
DNA: extraction, PCR, primer design
Bioinformatics: genome assembly, Hi-C, RNA assembly, genome annotation, functional enrichment analysis
Phylogenetics and phylogenomics
Population genetics and genomics: microsatellites, SNP genotyping, genetic diversity and structure, demography, genotype–environment association
Programming: Python, R, Bash
Linux: server management and maintenance

Visiting experience

2019 – Český Krumlov, Czech Republic: workshop on genomics and phylogenomics (1 month), with a short visit to KU Leuven, Belgium (2 weeks)
2018 – National Research Council, Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Italy (3 months)
2016 – Ghent University, Belgium (1 month)

Languages

Chinese – native
English – excellent

Contact

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

I am happy to hear from prospective collaborators and students interested in Daphnia genomics, eDNA and population genetics.