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University of Kentucky: Lexington, US

2024-10-01 to present | Assistant Professor (Entomology)
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Zinan Wang

Michigan State University: East Lansing, MI, US

2022-01-01 to 2024-09-30 | Research Associate (Entomology)
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Zinan Wang

Education and qualifications (3)

Michigan State University: East Lansing, MI, US

2017-08-01 to 2021-12-17 | PhD (Entomology)
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Zinan Wang

Louisiana State University: Baton Rouge, LA, US

2015-01-08 to 2017-05-12 | Entomology; Master (Entomology)
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Zinan Wang

Beijing Forestry University: Beijing, CN

2009-09-01 to 2013-07-01 | Agriculture B.S. (Forestry Department)
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Zinan Wang

Works (25)

Regulation of insect cuticular hydrocarbon biosynthesis

Current Opinion in Insect Science
2025-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2214-5745
Contributors: Zinan Wang; Ignatius P Andika; Henry Chung
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Zinan Wang

Digest: Specialization of an insect virus to its host is contingent upon polygenic traits

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85147457567

Part of ISSN: 15585646
Contributors: Hori, T.; Wang, Z.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

Evolution of a fatty acyl-CoA elongase underlies desert adaptation in Drosophila

bioRxiv
2023 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85152138611

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Wang, Z.; Pu, J.; Richards, C.; Giannetti, E.; Cong, H.; Lin, Z.; Chung, H.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

Expressions with Aspectual Verbs Elicit Slower Reading Times than Those with Psychological Verbs: An Eye-Tracking Study in Mandarin Chinese

Journal of Psycholinguistic Research
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85125479817

Part of ISSN: 15736555 00906905
Contributors: Ma, Y.; Buccola, B.; Wang, Z.; Cousins, S.; Godfroid, A.; Beretta, A.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier
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Seasonality but not photoperiodism affects pesticide toxicity to the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science
2023 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85141577052

Part of ISSN: 17427592 17427584
Contributors: Yang, Z.; Wang, Z.; Ni, J.; Da, A.; Xie, D.; Chung, H.; Luo, Y.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

Evolution of a fatty acyl–CoA elongase underlies desert adaptation in Drosophila

Science Advances
2023-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Zinan Wang; Jian Pu; Cole Richards; Elaina Giannetti; Haosu Cong; Zhenguo Lin; Henry Chung
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Desiccation resistance differences in Drosophila species can be largely explained by variations in cuticular hydrocarbons

bioRxiv
2022 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85135877656

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Wang, Z.; Receveur, J.P.; Pu, J.; Cong, H.; Richards, C.; Liang, M.; Chung, H.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

Desiccation resistance differences in Drosophila species can be largely explained by variations in cuticular hydrocarbons

eLife
2022 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85144588858

Part of ISSN: 2050084X
Contributors: Wang, Z.; Receveur, J.P.; Pu, J.; Cong, H.; Richards, C.; Liang, M.; Chung, H.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier
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Seasonality but not photoperiodism affects susceptibility of the two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) to pesticides

bioRxiv
2022 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85128850273

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Yang, Z.; Wang, Z.; Ni, J.; Da, A.; Xie, D.; Chung, H.; Luo, Y.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

An Ozonolysis Based Method and Applications for the Non-lethal Modification of Insect Cuticular Hydrocarbons

ResearchSquare
2021 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85133067623

Contributors: Savage, B.A.; Chung, H.; Masten, S.; Wang, Z.; Grieshop, M.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

An Ozonolysis Based Method and Applications for the Non-Lethal Modification of Insect Cuticular Hydrocarbons

Journal of Chemical Ecology
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85112484735

Part of ISSN: 15731561 00980331
Contributors: Savage, B.; Wang, Z.; Chung, H.; Masten, S.; Grieshop, M.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

Repression precedes independent evolutionary gains of a highly specific gene expression pattern

Cell Reports
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85117847629

Part of ISSN: 22111247
Contributors: Pu, J.; Wang, Z.; Cong, H.; Chin, J.S.R.; Justen, J.; Finet, C.; Yew, J.Y.; Chung, H.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

Sociosexual environments can drive the evolution of plasticity in mating behavior

Evolution; international journal of organic evolution
2021 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85100279790

Part of ISSN: 15585646
Contributors: Cong, H.; Wang, Z.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier
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Antagonistic pleiotropy can promote adaptation to patchy environments*

Evolution
2021-01-27 | Journal article
Contributors: Zinan Wang; Haosu Cong
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Climate change and the genetics of insecticide resistance

Pest Management Science
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85076883380

Part of ISSN: 15264998 1526498X
Contributors: Pu, J.; Wang, Z.; Chung, H.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

ebony affects pigmentation divergence and cuticular hydrocarbons in Drosophila americana and D. novamexicana

bioRxiv
2020 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85098900537

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Lamb, A.M.; Wang, Z.; Simmer, P.; Chung, H.; Wittkopp, P.J.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

ebony Affects Pigmentation Divergence and Cuticular Hydrocarbons in Drosophila americana and D. novamexicana

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85087742379

Part of ISSN: 2296701X
Contributors: Lamb, A.M.; Wang, Z.; Simmer, P.; Chung, H.; Wittkopp, P.J.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

Repression precedes the stepwise evolution of a highly specific gene expression pattern

bioRxiv
2020 | Other
EID:

2-s2.0-85098884744

Part of ISSN: 26928205
Contributors: Pu, J.; Wang, Z.; Cong, H.; Chin, J.S.R.; Justen, J.; Yew, J.Y.; Chung, H.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

Effects of Winter Cover Crops on Rice Pests, Natural Enemies, and Grain Yield in a Rice Rotation System

Journal of Insect Science
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85068492930

Part of ISSN: 15362442
Contributors: Luo, M.; Wang, Z.; Yang, B.; Zheng, L.; Yao, Z.; Ahmet Seyrek, U.; Chung, H.; Wei, H.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

Identification and gene expression analysis of the Pheromone Biosynthesis Activating Neuropeptide Receptor (PBANR) from the ostrinia furnacalis (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Journal of Insect Science
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85068491074

Part of ISSN: 15362442
Contributors: Luo, M.; Zhou, X.-C.; Wang, Z.; Chen, J.-X.; Chung, H.; Wei, H.-Y.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier

Physiology of crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana), associated with seasonally altered cold tolerance

Journal of Insect Physiology
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85056986900

Part of ISSN: 00221910
Contributors: Wang, Z.; Chen, Y.; Diaz, R.; Laine, R.A.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier
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Temperature-Dependent Development and Host Range of Crapemyrtle Bark Scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana) (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae)

Florida Entomologist
2019 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85064344866

Part of ISSN: 00154040
Contributors: Wang, Z.; Chen, Y.; Diaz, R.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier
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Thermal Tolerance and Prediction of Northern Distribution of the Crapemyrtle Bark Scale (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae)

Environmental Entomology
2019-06-07 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 0046-225X
Part of ISSN: 1938-2936
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Zinan Wang
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A review of the tawny crazy ant, Nylanderia fulva, an emergent ant invader in the southern United States: Is biological control a feasible management option?

Insects
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85007165273

Part of ISSN: 20754450
Contributors: Wang, Z.; Moshman, L.; Kraus, E.C.; Wilson, B.E.; Acharya, N.; Diaz, R.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier
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Crapemyrtle bark scale: A new threat for crapemyrtles, a popular landscape plant in the U.S

Insects
2016 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85007271415

Part of ISSN: 20754450
Contributors: Wang, Z.; Chen, Y.; Gu, M.; Vafaie, E.; Merchant, M.; Diaz, R.
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Zinan Wang via Scopus - Elsevier
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Peer review (10 reviews for 9 publications/grants)

Review activity for Advanced science. (1)
Review activity for BMC evolutionary biology. (1)
Review activity for Communications biology. (1)
Review activity for Insect biochemistry and molecular biology. (2)
Review activity for International journal of biological macromolecules. (1)
Review activity for International journal of tropical insect science. (1)
Review activity for Journal of thermal biology. (1)
Review activity for Pesticide biochemistry and physiology. (1)
Review activity for PloS one. (1)