Personal profile
Research
I call myself a 'light green' biologist as I enjoy working both in the field and the lab. I have strong interests in evolutionary biology, such as the mechanisms governing fitness.
During my BSc and research internship, I studied trade-offs and fitness effects in the collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis), and I studied early nutrition impacts on immunity during altricial development of great tit (Parus major) nestlings for my MSc.
My current research is focused on immunoecology. I will use zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata) to understand the the associations between telomere length, immune responses, and immune costs.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations the last five years
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Assortative breeding experiment in a songbird suggests telomere length is determined during early life rather than at conception
Xiong, Y., Melgar, J., Tobler, M. & Hasselquist, D., 2025 Dec, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 36510.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Assessment of avian health status: suitability and constraints of the Zoetis VetScan VS2 blood analyser for ecological and evolutionary studies
Xiong, Y., Tobler, M., Hegemann, A. & Hasselquist, D. L., 2023 Aug 15, In: Biology Open. 12, 8, bio060009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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What modulates telomere dynamics? Inheritance, developmental effects, and physiological challenges
Xiong, Y., 2023, Lund: MediaTryck Lund. 206 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis (compilation)
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Telomeres in ecology and evolution: A review and classification of hypotheses
Tobler, M., Gómez-Blanco, D., Hegemann, A., Lapa, M., Neto, J. M., Tarka, M., Xiong, Y. & Hasselquist, D., 2022 Dec, In: Molecular Ecology. 31, 23, p. 5946-5965 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Projects
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Telomere length, immune responses and immune costs
Xiong, Y. (Researcher), Hasselquist, D. (Supervisor) & Tobler, M. (Assistant supervisor)
2018/09/01 → 2023/05/05
Project: Dissertation