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johnjameswilson

International College Beijing, China Agricultural University,

No. 17, Qinghua Dong Lu, Haidian District, Beijing, China

UK

20th November 1981

CURRENT POSITION

Visiting Professor in Biology & Environmental Science, International College Beijing,

China Agricultural University, Beijing, China (from September 2016)

PREVIOUS POSITIONS

Senior Lecturer in Ecology & Biodiversity, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of

Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2012-2016)

Assistant Curator at the Museum of Zoology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Faculty of

Science, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2013-2016)

Visiting Scientist, Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of

Sciences, Shenzhen, China (May-June 2015)

Module Writer, Open University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2014-2015)

Visiting Research Fellow, South China DNA Barcoding Center, Kunming Institute of

Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, China (November 2014)

Teaching Assistant, Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph

Canada (2006-2009)

Science Technician, Henrietta Barnett School, London, UK (2003-2004)

EDUCATION

PhD in Zoology, University of Guelph, Canada (2006-2010)

Doctoral Thesis: DNA barcoding and Lepidoptera taxonomy. Supervisor: Dr Paul DN

Hebert.

MSc & DIC in Advanced Methods in Taxonomy and Biodiversity, University of London

(Imperial College London) & Natural History Museum, London, UK (2004-2005)

Masters Thesis: Measuring the effect of forest disturbance on the diversity of Belizean

dung beetles (Scarabaeinae) using DNA barcodes. Supervisor: Dr Alfried P Vogler.

BSc (Hons) in Biology, University of Nottingham, UK (2000-2003)

Kirkham Grammar School, Lancashire, UK (1993-2000)

LANGUAGE COURSES

Beginning Chinese, International College Beijing, China Agricultural University (2016)

Basic Mandarin, Kong Zi Institute, University of Malaya (2014)

Introductory Spanish, School of Languages & Literatures, University of Guelph (2010)

PEDAGOGICAL COURSES

University Teaching: Theory & Practice (University of Guelph, 2008)

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AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

2015 Asian Scientist Writing Prize - 3rd Prize

2014 Visiting Expert Scholarship Chinese Academy of Sciences (Kunming Institute of Zoology)

2012 Malaysia Patent Application PI 2012700654 “Fish Feed”

2010 Canadian Society of Zoologists Student Travel Award

2007 Royal Entomological Society Student Award (Writing Prize)

2007 Entomological Society of America Student and Young Professional Award

2006 University of Guelph Graduate Scholarship

2004 Imperial College London Postgraduate Bursary

2003 Unilever Award for project in Plant Molecular Biology (University of Nottingham)

GRANTS AWARDED

2017: Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research: Collaborative Research for Young

Scientists Grant (15,000 USD), Co-I (PI Sing Kong Wah) International Grant

2016: Malaysia Nature Society (10,000 MYR), Co-I (PhD student Lim Voon Chin) External

2016: National Geographic Society (4,925 USD), Co-I (PhD student Lim Voon Chin) International

2016: Turtle Conservation Fund (5,000 USD), PI International

2015: Newton-Ungku Omar Fund: Newton Institutional Links Programme (UK) (45,772 GBP), Co-

PI (with Elizabeth Clare) International

2015: Ministry of Education Malaysia Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (94,800 MYR), Co-I

(PI Alexandra Zieritz) External

2015: UM Postgraduate Research Grant (PhD student Lee Ping Shin) (20,400 MYR), PI

2015: UM Postgraduate Research Grant (PhD student Sing Kong Wah) (14,500 MYR), PI

2015: UM Community Engagement Grant (10,580 MYR), PI

2015: University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus Collaborative Grant (10,000 MYR), Co-PI (with

Alexandra Zieritz) External

2015: UM Postgraduate Research Grant (MSc student Brandon Mong Guo Jie) (7,870 MYR), PI

2015: UM Postgraduate Research Grant (MSc student Jisming See Shi Wei) (6,700 MYR), PI

2015: Conchologists of America Grant (BSc student Ng Pei Yin) (1,570 USD), Co-PI (with

Alexandra Zieritz) International

2014: UM High Impact Research Grant (118,800 MYR), PI

2014: Ministry of Education Malaysia Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (73,700 MYR), PI External

2014: Nagao Natural Environment Foundation Japan (PhD student Lee Ping Shin) (496,000 JPY),

PI International

2014: UM Community Engagement Grant (12,540 MYR), PI

2014: UM Infrastructure Grant through UMCARES (6,150 MYR), PI

2013: UM Research Grant (207,444 MYR), PI

2013: UM Research Grant (60,000 MYR), Co-I (PI Noraishah Abdul-Aziz)

2013: UM Postgraduate Research Grant (MSc student Karen Chia Huey Min) (10,000 MYR), PI

2013: Langkawi Development Agency (LADA) Field Study Grant (1,000 MYR), PI External

2012: UM Research Grant (60,000 MYR), PI

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MAJOR FUNDING COLLABORATORS

Gan Han Ming, School of Science, Monash University, Malaysia Under MoA

Wang Wen Zhi, Kunming Institute of Zoology, CAS, China DNA sequencing provided by KIZ

Dong Hui, Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen & CAS, China Fieldwork funding provided by FLBG

Elizabeth Clare, Queen Mary University of London, UK Newton-Ungku Omar-funded collaboration

Alexandra Zieritz, University of Nottingham, Malaysia Grant sharing

Raxina Polseela, Naresuan University, Thailand Grant sharing

Noraishah Abdul-Aziz, University of Malaya, Malaysia Grant sharing

Anjali Kumar, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA Grant sharing

SUPERVISION & TRAINING

Postgraduate Completed 1. Karen Chia Huey Min (MSc, University of Malaya, 2014) National scholarship

[Now working at Hong Leong Bank, Malaysia]

2. Khairunnisa Syaripuddin (MSc - Distinction, University of Malaya, 2014)

[Now raising family in Sarawak, Malaysia]

3. Jisming See Shi Wei (MSc - Distinction, University of Malaya, 2016) National scholarship

[Now primary school teacher in Melaka, Malaysia]

4. Sing Kong Wah (PhD, University of Malaya, 2016) University scholarship

[Now postdoctoral fellow at Chinese Academy of Sciences]

5. Lee Ping Shin (PhD, University of Malaya, 2016) University scholarship

[Now senior lecturer at Nilai University, Malaysia]

6. Brandon Mong Guo Jie (MSc, University of Malaya, 2016)

[Now a PhD candidate at Academia Sinica, Taiwan]

7. Aida Syafinaz Mokhtar (PhD, University of Malaya, 2017) National scholarship

Postgraduate Ongoing 8. Lim Voon Ching (PhD candidate, University of Malaya) National scholarship

9. Farah Najwa (MRes candidate, University of Nottingham Malaysia)

Undergraduate Final Year Project 1. Yee Yoke Pei (BSc, University of Malaya, 2014)

2. Ng Pei Yin (BSc, University of Malaya, 2015)

Intern 1. Princess Angelie Casas (MSc candidate, Mindanao State University, Philippines, 2015)

Supported by national scholarship from Philippines

[Now a PhD candidate at Academia Sinica, Taiwan]

2. Jedsada Sukantamala (BSc student, Naresuan University, Thailand, 2016) Supported by university scholarship from Thailand

[Now an MSc student at Chiang Mai University, Thailand]

3. Tai Wei Cheng (BSc student, Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Malaysia, 2016)

Visiting Postdoctoral Researcher 1. Joanne Littlefair (Queen Mary University of London, UK, 2016)

Supported by Newton-Ungku Omar Fund

Research Assistant 1. Evon Tan (2013)

2. Kong Wye Lup (2013-2015) [Now a PhD candidate at Academia Sinica, Taiwan]

3. Evan Chin Hui See (2014) [Now teacher at Fairview International School, Malaysia]

4. Wan Faridah Wan Jusoh (2014) [Officer at WWF-Malaysia, now Research Fellow NUS]

5. Lim Aik Hean (2015)

6. Cheah Men How (2015-2016)

7. Yap Yenese (2016)

Volunteer Research Assistant 1. Narong Jaturas (2013-2015) [Now lecturer at Naresuan University, Thailand]

2. Guo Yuzun (2014) [Now MSc student at The Australian National University, Australia]

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TEACHING & LEARNING

Module Instructor; University of Colorado Denver Joint Program, China Agricultural University

(2017)

Environmental Science (yr 1)

Module Coordinator and Instructor; Oklahoma State University Joint Program, China

Agricultural University (2016-2017)

Introductory Biology (yr 1), Environmental Science (yr 2)

Module Coordinator1 and Instructor2; Ecology & Biodiversity Program, University of Malaya

(2012-2016)

Molecular Genetics & Ecology (yr 2)1,2, Economic Entomology (yr 3)1,2, Ecotoxicology (yr 3)1,2,

Curatorial Techniques in Biology (yr 3)2, Research Methodology: Ecology (Graduate)2

Distance Learning Module Writer, Environmental Sustainability Management Program, Open

University Malaysia (2014-2015)

Principles in Ecology (yr 3)

Teaching Assistant/Lab Instructor, Integrative Biology Programs, University of Guelph (2006-

2009)

Biology II (yr 1), Evolution (yr 3), Invertebrate Zoology I (yr 2), Invertebrate Zoology II (yr 2), Lab

Studies in Ichthyology (yr 3), Wildlife Conservation & Management (yr 3)

Science Technician, Henrietta Barnett School London (2003-2004)

A level Biology, A level Chemistry, GSCE Science

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Workshop organiser and facilitator [My workshop website: barcodingasia.weebly.com]

DNA Barcoding, Molecular Taxonomy & Its Applications, 22 August 2016, Naresuan University,

Thailand [20 participants] Coming Up!

Biodiversity Study & DNA Barcoding, 21-22 June 2016, Naresuan University, Thailand [20

participants]

Biodiversity, Butterflies and DNA Barcoding, 17 February 2016, Tunku Abdul Rahman University

College, Malaysia [20 participants]

DNA Barcoding Approaches To Study Animal-Plant Interactions (6th International Barcode of

Life Conference), 16 August 2015, University of Guelph, Canada [15 participants]

DNA Barcoding – Bioinformatics Approaches (11th Naresuan University Research Conference),

24 July 2015, Naresuan University, Thailand [30 participants]

How To Get A DNA Barcode And What To Do With It? (3rd Asia Regional Conference of the

Society for Conservation Biology), 18 August 2014, University of Nottingham, Malaysia [18

participants]

Basics Of DNA Barcoding, 22-23 August 2013, University of Malaya, Malaysia [20 participants]

Basic Training Course For Scratchpads (Biodiversity Online – scratchpads.eu), 25 April 2013,

University of Malaya, Malaysia [20 participants]

Conference/Symposium/Seminar

Satellite meeting organizer - Urban butterfly diversity and human well-being in Asia’s

megacities, XIX International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, China (2017) Coming Up!

Symposium organizer - Urban parks: Effects of management and planting on beneficial insect

diversity, XIX International Botanical Congress, Shenzhen, China (2017) Coming Up!

Seminar organiser and chair – Museum of Zoology Biodiversity Seminar Series (including visiting

researchers from Canada, Germany, Japan, Philippines, Russia, United Kingdom, United

States), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2012-2016)

Session chair and abstract reviewer – Trophic Interactions of Mammals, 6th International

Barcode of Life Conference, Guelph, Canada (2015)

Symposium organiser and chair - Barcode of Life: Southeast Asia, 3rd Asia Regional

Conference of the Society for Conservation Biology, Melaka, Malaysia (2014)

Organising committee and session chair - Ontario Ecology and Ethology Colloquium, Guelph,

Canada (2008)

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National/international committee member

Malaysia University Museums Network – MyUMNet (2014-2016)

Invasive Alien Species, Ministry of Agriculture Malaysia (2013)

Community engagement

Peninsular Malaysia Butterfly Count Coordinator (2015)

School Butterfly Project Malaysia Coordinator (2014-2015)

Bee Day (education and awareness activities at the Museum of Zoology) (2014)

Bee Club Coordinator & Keeper of University Bee Hives (2014-2016)

Scratchpads: Biodiversity Online Ambassador (scratchpads.edu) (2012-2013)

Zoological Society of London Education Volunteer (2004-2005)

Consultation projects

Editor of speech by the Mayor of Shenzhen at the 1st World Forest City Conference (2017)

Scientific expedition at Setiu Wetlands for WWF-Malaysia (2016)

Specimen identification for HK & T Interdecor Furnishing Sdn. Bhd. (2015)

Nature's Kingdom exhibition at Petrosains - The Discovery Centre, KLCC (2014)

Dengue virus detection for Negeri Sembilan State Health Department (2013)

Field expedition for Asian Biodiversity Centre - BioSynTech Malaysia Group (2012)

Grant reviewer

British Ecological Society (2015), Czech Science Foundation (2014), Environment and

Conservation Fund Hong Kong (2014)

Editorial

Guest Associate Editor – “From Barcodes to Biomes Special Issue” in Genome (2015-2016)

Board Member - Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews (2010-2013)

Language Editor - North-Western Journal of Zoology (2008-2010)

Peer-reviewer [My publons profile since 2017]

Annals of Applied Biology, BMC Ecology, BMC Genomics, BMC Research Notes, Borneo

Journal of Resource Science and Technology, Bulletin of Insectology, Ecology and Evolution,

Environmental Entomology, Environmental Science & Pollution Research, Environmental

Science & Technology, Genetica, Genome, Gigascience, Human and Ecological Risk

Assessment: An International Journal, Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society (Book Chapter),

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, Journal of Insect Science, Molecular Ecology,

Molecular Ecology Resources, Methods in Ecology and Evolution, Neotropical Entomology,

Parasites & Vectors, Pharmacogenetics and Genomics, PLOS ONE, Scientific Reports,

Systematics and Biodiversity, Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews, Urban Ecosystems, Zookeys,

Zootaxa

PUBLICATIONS (first author1, corresponding author*, chief writer2, my students/assistants)

For access links and details of the impact of my publications see:

http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yFaws9MAAAAJ

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/John_Wilson25

(1st June 2017)

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ARTICLES (IN REVIEW, SUBMITTED, IN PREPARATION)

53. Hao M1,2, Jin Q, Meng G, Yang S, Zhiyong Shi Z, Yang C, Tang M, Liu S, Li Y, Zhang D, Su X,

Shih C, Wilson JJ2, Zhou X*, Zhang AB*. Testing neutral versus non-neutral assembly of moth

communities in temperate forests using phylogenetic and functional trait analysis. Ecology

Letters: In preparation.

52. Lim VC1,2*, Bhassu S, Ramli R, Wilson JJ2*. Engagement of the public in the conservation of

bats in Peninsular Malaysia. Biological Conservation: In preparation.

51. Liu Y1,2, Song F, Cai W, Wilson JJ, Hu L*. Compositional heterogeneity in true bug

mitochondrial phylogenomics. Molecular Phylogenetics & Evolution: In review.

50. Meor Termizi FH1,2, Panchadcharam C, Govind SK, Wilson JJ, Mohd Khalid MKN,

Rajamanikam A, Bathmanaban P, Mohd Zain SN*. Status, ultrastructure and subtypes of

Blastocystis in poultry (Gallus gallus) in Peninsular Malaysia. Veterinary Parasitology: In review.

49. Qin J1,2, Gao Q, Wilson JJ, Zhang AB*. Mitochondrial phylogeny and comparative

mitogenomics of closely related pine moth pests (Lasiocampoidea: Dendrolimus). In

preparation.

48. Mokhtar AS1,2, Kamil-Ali BO, Lee PS, Teveraj P, Ibrahim NM, Jeffrey J, Mohd-Zain SN, Rohela

M, Ithoi I, Lau YL, Wilson JJ, Abdul-Aziz NM*. Recurrent tick infestation of humans in Pekan,

Malaysia – three case reports of Dermacentor sp. (Acari: Ixodidae). Acta Tropica: In

preparation.

47. Mokhtar AS1,2, Jeffrey J, Lau YL, Wilson JJ, Abdul-Aziz NM*. Genetic diversity and molecular

detection of associated pathogens in Pediculus humanus capitis in Peninsular Malaysia.

Parasites & Vectors: In second-stage revision.

46. Meor Termizi FH1,2, Panchadcharam C, Douadi B, Govind SK, Wilson JJ, Mohd Khalid MKN,

Mohd Zain SN*. Cats and dogs: Viability and predominance of Blastocystis sp ST1 in acidic

stomachs. Veterinary Parasitology: In review.

45. Brandon-Mong GJ1,2, Littlefair JE, Sing KW, Gan HM, Lee YP, Clare EL, Wilson JJ2*. Climate

and anthropogenic land use influences on tropical arthropod activity. Bulletin of

Entomological Research: In review.

44. Lim VC1,2*, Clare EL, Littlefair JE, Ramli R, Bhassu S, Wilson JJ*. The impact of urbanisation and

agriculture on seed dispersal by fruit bats. Urban Ecosystems: In second-stage review.

43. Wilson JJ1.2*. Sing KW*, Chen PN, Zieritz A. Tracking the Southern River Terrapin (Batagur

affinis) through environmental DNA: Prospects and challenges. Chelonian Conservation &

Biology: In review.

42. Wilson JJ1,2*, Gan HM, Brandon-Mong GJ, Sing KW. Mitochondrial metabarcoding,

metagenomics or metatranscriptomics for standardised terrestrial biodiversity assessments?

Molecular Ecology Resources: In second-stage revision.

PUBLISHED ARTICLES (PEER-REVIEWED)

41. Sahimin N1,2, Lim ALY, Douadi B, Mohd Khalid MKN, Wilson JJ, Behnke JM, Mohd Zain SN*.

Hookworm infections among migrant workers in Malaysia: molecular identification of Necator

americanus and Ancylostoma duodenale. Acta Tropica: Online Early DOI:

10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.06.011 [IF=2.380, Q1].

40. Lim VC1,2*, Bhassu S, Ramli R, Wilson JJ2*. A checklist of bats of Peninsular Malaysia and

progress towards a comprehensive DNA barcode reference library. PLOS ONE: In press.

39. Liu X1,2, Hu L*, Wilson JJ, Cai Y, Song F, Cai W*. Conserved pattern of gene rearrangements in

the mitochondrial genomes of Stenopsocidae and Psocidae (Psocoptera: Psocomorpha).

Frontiers of Agricultural Science & Engineering (FASE): Online Early DOI: 10.15302/J-FASE-

2017158. [IF=1.863]

38. Braima KA1,2*, Muslimin M Ghazali ARM, Wan-Nor F, Wilson JJ, Jeffrey J, Abdul-Aziz NM.

Feeding behavior of Mimomyia (Etorleptiomyia) luzonensis (Ludlow, 1905) (Diptera, Culicidae)

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in Peninsular Malaysia. Acta Tropica: Online Early DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2017.03.025

[IF=2.380, Q1].

37. Casas PAS1,2*, Sing KW, Lee PS*, Nuñeza OM, Villanueva RJT, Wilson JJ. DNA barcodes for

dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Mindanao, Philippines. Mitochondrial DNA Part A:

Online Early DOI: 10.1080/24701394.2016.1267157 [IF=1.209, Q4].

36. Sing KW1,2*, Syaripuddin K, Wilson JJ. How to rapidly accelerate biodiversity inventory in

places where most of the species are unknown? Malayan Nature Journal 68: 131-134 (2016).

35. Adamowicz SJ1,2*, Chain FJJ, Clare EL, Deiner K, Dincă V, Gutiérrez ME, Hausmann A, Hogg

ID, Kekkonen M, Lijtmaer DA, Naaum A, Steinke D, Valdez-Moreno M, Van der Bank M, Wilson

JJ, Xu J. From Barcodes to Biomes: Special Issues from the 6th International Barcode of Life

Conference. Genome 59(9): v-ix DOI: 10.1139/gen-2016-0159 (also published as Genome

59(11): v-ix DOI: 10.1139/gen-2016-0195) [IF=1.424, Q3]

34. Sukantamala J1,2, Sing KW2, Jaturas N, Polseela R*, Wilson JJ2*. Unexpected diversity of

sandflies (Diptera: Psychodidae) in tourist caves in Northern Thailand. Mitochondrial DNA Part

A DOI: 10.1080/24701394.2016.1214728 [IF=1.209, Q4].

33. Zieritz A1,2*, Lopes-Lima M, Bogan AE, Sousa R, Walton S, Rahim KAA, Ng PY, Wilson JJ, Froufe

E, McGowan S. Factors driving changes in freshwater mussel (Bivalvia, Unionida) diversity and

distribution in Peninsular Malaysia. Science of The Total Environment 571: 1069-1078 DOI:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.07.098 [IF=3.976, Q1].

32. Lee PS1, Gan HM, Clements GR, Wilson JJ2*. Field calibration of blowfly-derived DNA against

traditional methods for mammal diversity assessment in tropical forests. Genome 59(11): 1008-

1022 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2015- 0193 (2016) [IF=1.424, Q3]. Selected for cover of Open Access special

issue

31. Jisming-See SW1, Sing KW, Wilson JJ2*. DNA barcodes and citizen science provoke a

diversity reappraisal for the ring butterflies of peninsular Malaysia (Ypthima: Satyrinae:

Nymphalidae: Lepidoptera). Genome 59(10): 879-888 DOI: 10.1139/gen-2015-0156 (2016)

[IF=1.424, Q3].

30. Mokhtar AS1,2, Sridhar GS, Rohela M, Jeffrey J, Lau YL, Wilson JJ, Abdul-Aziz NM*. First case

report of canthariasis in an infant caused by the larvae of Lasioderma serricorne (Coleoptera:

Anobiidae). Journal of Medical Entomology DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjw071 (2016) [IF=1.953, Q1].

29. Sing KW1,2, Dong H, Wang WZ, Wilson JJ2*. Can butterflies cope with city life? Butterfly

diversity in a young megacity in Southern China. Genome 59(9): 751-761 DOI: 10.1139/gen-

2015-0192 (2016) [IF=1.424, Q3]. Selected for Open Access special issue

28. Wilson JJ1,2*, Sing KW, Lee PS, Wee AKS. Application of DNA barcodes in wildlife

conservation in Tropical East Asia. Conservation Biology 30(5): 982-989 DOI:

10.1111/cobi.12787 (2016) [IF=4.165, Q1]. Specially invited contribution

27. Sing KW1,2, Wang WZ, Wan T, Lee PS, Lee ZX, Chen X, Wang YY, Wilson JJ2*. Diversity and

human perceptions of bees in Southeast Asian megacities. Genome 59(10): 851-865 DOI:

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10.1139/gen-2015-0159 (2016) [IF=1.424, Q3].

26. Mokhtar AS1,2, Kamil-Ali BO, Chin HP, Jeffery J, Mohd-Zain SN, Rohela M, Lau YL, Jamaiah I,

Wilson JJ, Abdul-Aziz NM*. Intestinal myiasis in a Malaysian patient caused by larvae of

Clogmia albipunctatus (Diptera: Psychodidae). Journal of Medical Entomology DOI:

10.1093/jme/tjw014 (2016) [IF=1.953, Q1].

25. Sing KW1, Jusoh WFAW, Hashim NR, Wilson JJ2*. Urban parks: refuges for tropical butterflies in

Southeast Asia? Urban Ecosystems 19(3): 1131-1147 DOI: 10.1007/s11252-016-0542-4 (2016)

[IF=2.685, Q1].

24. Wilson JJ1,2*, Jisming-See SW, Brandon-Mong GJ, Lim AH, Lim VC, Lee PS, Sing KW. Citizen

science: The first Peninsular Malaysia butterfly count. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e7159 DOI:

10.3897/BDJ.3.e7159 (2015).

23. Polseela R1, Jaturas N2, Thanwisai A, Sing KW, Wilson JJ2*. Towards monitoring the sandflies of

Thailand: DNA barcoding the sandflies of Wihan Cave, Uttaradit. Mitochondrial DNA Part A

27(5):3795-3801 DOI:10.3109/19401736.2015.1082085 (2016) [IF=1.209, Q4].

22. Brandon-Mong GJ1, Gan HM, Sing KW, Lee PS, Lim PE, Wilson JJ2*. DNA metabarcoding of

insects and allies: An evaluation of primers and pipelines. Bulletin of Entomological Research:

105: 717-727 DOI: 10.1017/S0007485315000681 (2015) [IF=1.910, Q1].

21. Mohd-Zain SN1,2*, Kamil KAAS, Braima KA, Abdul-Aziz NM, Wilson JJ2, Sithambaran P, Jeffery

J. Ectoparasites of murids in peninsular Malaysia and their associated diseases. Parasites &

Vectors 8: 254 DOI: 10.1186/s13071-015-0850-1 (2015) [IF=3.430, Q1].

20. Wong MM1, Lim CL, Wilson JJ2*. DNA barcoding implicates 23 species and four orders as

potential pollinators of Chinese knotweed (Persicaria chinensis) in Peninsular Malaysia.

Bulletin of Entomological Research 105: 515-520 DOI: 10.1017/S0007485315000358 (2015)

[IF=1.910, Q1].

19. Muslimin M1, Wilson JJ1,2, Amir-Ridhwan MG, Kamil-Ali BO, Jeffery J, Wan-Nor F , Alaa-Eldin

ME, Mohd-Zin SW, Wan-Yusoff WS, Norma-Rashid Y, Lau YL, Rohela M, Abdul-Aziz NM*. First

report of brown widow spider sightings in peninsular Malaysia and notes on its global

distribution. Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases 21: 11 DOI: 10.1186/s40409-015-0010-2 (2015) [IF=0.796, Q4].

18. Lee PS1, Sing KW, Wilson JJ2*. Reading mammal diversity from flies: the persistence period of

amplifiable mammal mtDNA in blowfly guts (Chrysomya megacephala) and a new DNA

mini-barcode target. PLOS ONE 10(4): e0123871 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0123871 (2015)

[IF=3.234, Q1].

17. Syaripuddin K1, Sing KW, Wilson JJ2*. Comparison of butterflies, bats and beetles as

bioindicators based on four key criteria and DNA barcodes. Tropical Conservation Science

8(1): 138-149 (2015) [IF=1.125, Q3].

16. Syaripuddin K1,2, Kumar A2, Sing KW, Halim MRA, Nursyereen MN, Wilson JJ2*. Mercury

accumulation in bats near hydroelectric reservoirs in Peninsular Malaysia. Ecotoxicology

23(7): 1164-1171 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1258-y (2014) [IF=2.706, Q2].

15. Sing KW1,2*, Kamarudin MS, Wilson JJ2, Sofian-Azirun M. Evaluation of blowfly (Chrysomya

megacephala) maggot meal as an effective, sustainable replacement for fishmeal in the diet

of farmed juvenile red tilapia (Oreochromis sp.). Pakistan Veterinary Journal 34(3): 288-292

(2014) [IF=1.392, Q1].

14. Wilson JJ1,2*, Karen-Chia HM1, Sing KW, Sofian-Azirun M. Towards resolving the identities of

the Graphium butterflies (Lepidoptera: Papilionidae) of Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of Asia-

Pacific Entomology 17(3): 333-338 DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2014.02.007 (2014) [IF=0.946, Q3].

13. Wilson JJ1,2*, Sing KW1, Halim MRA, Ramli R, Hashim R, Sofian-Azirun M. Utility of DNA

barcoding for rapid and accurate assessment of bat diversity in Malaysia in the absence of

formally described species. Genetics and Molecular Research 13(1): 920-925 DOI: DOI:

10.4238/2014.February.19.2 (2014) [IF=0.775, Q4].

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12. Wilson JJ1,2*, Sing KW. DNA barcoding can successfully identify Penaeus monodon,

associate life cycle stages, and generate hypotheses of unrecognised diversity. Sains

Malaysiana 42(12): 1827-1829 (2013) [IF=0.446, Q3].

11. Wilson JJ1,2*, Sing KW, Sofian-Azirun M. Building a DNA barcode reference library for the true

butterflies (Lepidoptera) of Peninsula Malaysia: What about the subspecies? PLOS ONE 8(11):

e79969 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079969 (2013) [IF=3.234, Q1].

10. Sing KW1*, Syaripuddin K, Wilson JJ2. Changing perspectives on the diversity of bats

(Chiroptera) at Ulu Gombak since the establishment of the Field Studies Centre in 1965. Raffles

Bulletin of Zoology S29: 211-217 (2013) [IF=1.024, Q3].

9. Braid HE1,2*, Osborne J, Deeds JR2, DeGrasse SL, Wilson JJ2, Hanner R. Preying on commercial

fisheries and accumulating paralytic shellfish toxins: a dietary analysis of invasive Dosidicus

gigas (Cephalopoda Ommastrephidae) stranded in Pacific Canada. Marine Biology 159(1):

25-31 DOI: 10.1007/s00227-011-1786-4 (2012) [IF=2.391, Q1].

8. Wilson JJ1,2*. Taxonomy and DNA sequence databases: a perfect match? Terrestrial

Arthropod Reviews 4: 221-236 DOI: 10.1163/187498311X591111 (2011).

7. Wilson JJ1,2*. Assessing the value of DNA barcodes for molecular phylogenetics: effect of

increased taxon sampling in Lepidoptera. PLOS ONE 6(9): e24769 DOI:

10.1371/journal.pone.0024769 (2011) [IF=3.234, Q1].

6. Wilson JJ1,2*, Rougerie R, Shonfeld J, Janzen DH, Hallwachs W, Kitching IJ, Haxaire J,

Hajibabaei M, Hebert PDN. When species matches are unavailable are DNA barcodes

correctly assigned to higher taxa? An assessment using sphingid moths. BMC Ecology 11: 18

DOI: 10.1186/1472-6785-11-18 (2011) [IF=2.360, Q2].

5. Wilson JJ1,2*, Landry J-F, Janzen DH, Hallwachs W, Nazari V, Hajibabaei M, Hebert PDN.

Identity of the ailanthus webworm moth, a complex of two species: evidence from DNA

barcoding, morphology and ecology. Zookeys 46: 41-60 DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.46.406 (2010)

[IF=0.933, Q3].

4. Wilson JJ1,2*. Assessing the value of DNA barcodes and other priority gene regions for

molecular phylogenetics of Lepidoptera. PLOS ONE 5(5): e10525 DOI:

10.1371/journal.pone.0010525 (2010) [IF=3.234, Q1].

3. Janzen D1,2*, Hallwachs W, Blandin P, Burns JM, Cadiou J-M, Chacon I, Dapkey T, Deans A,

Epstein M, Espinoza B, Franclemont J, Haber W, Hajibabaei M, Hallwachs J, Hebert P, Gauld

ID, Harvey D, Hausmann A, Kitching I, Lafontaine D, Landry J-F, Lemaire C, Miller J, Miller J,

Miller L, Miller S, Montero J, Munroe E, Green S, Rawlins J, Robbins R, Rodriguez J, Rougerie R,

Sharkey M, Smith A, Solis MA, Sullivan B, Thiaucourt P, Wahl D, Weller S, Whitfield J, Willmott K,

Wood DM, Woodley N, Wilson JJ. Integration of DNA barcoding into an ongoing inventory of

complex tropical biodiversity. Molecular Ecology Resources 9(S1): 1-26 DOI: 10.1111/j.1755-

0998.2009.02628.x (2009) [IF=3.712, Q1].

2. Wilson JJ1,2*, Floyd RM, Hanner RH, Castle D. Comment on Hamilton & Wheeler "Taxonomy

and why history of science matters for science: a case study". Isis 100(1): 117 (2009) [IF=1.046,

Q1].

1. Clare EL1,2*, Kerr KC, von Konigslow T, Wilson JJ, Hebert PDN. Diagnosing mitochondrial

diversity: applications of a sentinel gene approach. Journal of Molecular Evolution 66: 362-367

DOI: 10.1007/s00239-008-9088-2 (2008) [IF=1.680, Q4].

BOOK CHAPTERS (INVITED, IN PREPARATION)

4. Wilson JJ1,2*, Sing KW. Bioinformatics for DNA barcoding: A how to guide. In “Bioinformatics

and Computational Biology (The A to Z of Bioinformatics)” (Ranganathan S, Nakai K, Gribskov

M & Schönbach C, Eds.) Elsevier Ltd., Oxford.

BOOK CHAPTERS (PEER-REVIEWED)

3. Wilson JJ1,2*, Sing KW, Floyd RM, Hebert PDN. DNA barcodes and insect biodiversity. In “Insect

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Biodiversity: Science and Society 2nd Edition” (Foottit RG & Adler PH, Eds.) Blackwell Publishing

Ltd., Oxford (In final stages of production, due soon 2017).

2. Wilson JJ1,2*. DNA barcodes for insects. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-591-6_3. In “DNA Barcodes:

Methods and Protocols” (Kress WJ & Erikson DL, Eds.) Humana Press, New York (2012).

1. Floyd RM1,2*, Wilson JJ2, Hebert PDN. DNA barcodes and insect biodiversity. DOI:

10.1002/9781444308211.ch17. In “Insect Biodiversity: Science and Society 1st Edition” (Foottit

RG & Adler PH, Eds.) Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford (2009).

PROCEEDINGS & ABSTRACTS (PEER-REVIEWED)

9. Sing KW, Wilson JJ. Butterfly diversity at a recreation hotspot in Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu,

Malaysia. Proceedings of the Setiu Scientific Expedition – WWF Malaysia (due 2017).

8. Brandon-Mong GJ, Gan HM, Sing KW, Lee PS, Lim PE, Wilson JJ. Optimizing DNA

metabarcoding of tropical Malaise samples and preliminary results on seasonal changes in

insect activity in peninsular Malaysia. Genome 58: 200 (2015) [IF=1.424, Q3].

7. Jisming-See SW, Sing KW, Wilson JJ. Monitoring of butterflies by schoolchildren to increase

environmental awareness and assess effects of climate change in peninsular Malaysia.

Genome 58: 233 (2015) [IF=1.424, Q3].

6. Lee PS, Sing KW, Gan HM, Wilson JJ. Comparison of sampling methods including blowfly-

derived mammal DNA for tropical mammal diversity assessments. Genome 58: 244 (2015)

[IF=1.424, Q3].

5. Lim VC, Wilson JJ. Progress in DNA barcoding the bats of Peninsular Malaysia. Genome 58:

246 (2015) [IF=1.424, Q3].

4. Ng PY, Lopes-Lima M, Zieritz A, Froufe E, Bogan A, Sousa R, Wilson JJ. Placing the freshwater

bivalves (Unionoida) of Peninsular Malaysia on the bivalve tree of life. Genome 58: 264 (2015)

[IF=1.424, Q3].

3. Sing KW, Jusoh WFAW, Hashim NR, Wilson JJ. Urban parks: refuges for tropical butterflies?

Genome 58: 281 (2015) [IF=1.424, Q3].

2. Wilson JJ, Sing KW, Lee PS, Wang WZ, Lee ZX, Chen X, Wan T. Diversity and human

perceptions of bees in Southeast Asian megacities. Genome 58: 296 (2015) [IF=1.424, Q3].

1. Sing KW, Syaripuddin K, Wilson JJ. How to rapidly accelerate biodiversity inventory in places

where most of the species are unknown? Proceedings of the Malaysia International Biological

Symposium 2014: 115-118 (2014).

SCIENCE NEWS & WEB PUBLICATIONS

22. Lee PS, Wilson JJ. Are blowflies better than conservation biologists at surveying mammals in

rainforests? Barcode Bulletin: The Newsletter of the International Barcode of Life 7(4): 6-7

(2016).

21. Ng PY, Wilson JJ, Zieritz A. Working out the mussels of peninsular Malaysia. American

Conchologist (2016). Also see the press release on Science Daily.

20. Lee PS, Wilson JJ. Is mammal DNA detected from the guts of blowflies a feasible mammal

monitoring tool? Asia Research News (2016). Also available on Phys.org.

19. Wilson JJ. City parks provide refuge for butterflies in the Pearl River Delta. Asia Research

News (2016).

18. Sing KW, Wilson JJ. Can butterflies cope with city life? Butterfly diversity in Kuala Lumpur

parks. Asia Research News (2016). Also available on Science Daily.

17. Wilson JJ. A dinner of flies and chips. In “Bugs & Quarks: Stories from the Asian Scientist

Writing Prize 2015” (Chan J, Sim S & Tan R, Eds.) Asian Scientist Publishing Pte. Ltd., Singapore

(2016) [Book publication of Asian Scientist article].

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16. Sing KW, Wilson JJ. Can tropical butterflies cope with city life? Barcode Bulletin: The

Newsletter of the International Barcode of Life 6(4): 19-20 (2015).

15. Lee PS, Wilson JJ. Blowflies blow the minds of conservationists. Asia Research News (2015).

Also available on Science Daily.

14. Wilson JJ, Clare EL. Research network launched. Barcode Bulletin: The Newsletter of the

International Barcode of Life 6(3): 11-12 (2015).

13. Wilson JJ. Malaysia is leading the way in Southeast Asia for DNA barcoding. Asia Research

News (2015).

12. Wilson JJ. [OPINION] Rethinking flies as the good guys – for food, feed and ecosystem

health indicators. Futures Centre - Forum for the Future (2015) [Picked up from Asian Scientist

article].

11. Wilson JJ. How unfussy eaters are saving the world. Asian Scientist (2015). 3rd Prize Winner in Asian

Scientist Writing Prize

10. Jisming-See SW, Brandon-Mong GJ, Guo YZ, Lee PS, Sing KW, Wilson JJ. The school butterfly

project Malaysia. Barcode Bulletin: The Newsletter of the International Barcode of Life 6(1): 2-

3 (2015). Feature Article

9. Wilson JJ. How many species are out there? University of Malaya Research Bulletin 2014(2):

18-19 (2014).

8. Syaripuddin K, Sing KW, Wilson JJ. Barcoding the bats of Malaysia. Barcode Bulletin: The

Newsletter of the International Barcode of Life 5(2):14-15 (2014).

7. Wilson JJ. Butterflies of Peninsular Malaysia. Scratchpads: Biodiversity Online (2012-2014).

6. Wilson JJ, Sing KW. Barcoding butterflies of tropical Southeast Asia: Potential as biodiversity

indicators in a hyper-diverse region. Barcode Bulletin: The Newsletter of the International

Barcode of Life 4(2):9 (2013).

5. Sing KW, Wilson JJ. DNA Barcoding in hyper-diverse Malaysia: Seminar and workshop lay

foundation for Malaysia Barcode of Life network. Barcode Bulletin: The Newsletter of the

International Barcode of Life 4(2):16 (2013).

4. Wilson JJ. Barcodes help solve riddle of the stranded squid. Barcode Bulletin: The Newsletter

of the International Barcode of Life 1(4):10 (2010).

3. Wilson JJ. Identities of the “Taygetis” butterflies of Costa Rica. Scratchpads: Biodiversity Online

(2009-2011).

2. Wilson JJ. Biodiversity in crisis: butterflies get barcodes. Antenna 32(2): 118 (2008). 1st Prize

Winner Royal Entomological Society Student Award

1. Wong E, Wilson JJ, Floyd RM. DNA goes UPC: an introduction to DNA barcoding. Genome

British Columbia education website (2007).

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POPULAR GUIDE BOOK

1. Wilson JJ, Sing KW. A pocket guide to the butterflies of Langkawi. Museum of Zoology, &

UMCares, University of Malaya. Printed by University of Malaya Press (2015).

POPULAR MEDIA COVERAGE

Turn Setiu Wetlands into a state park, New Straits Times, 17/10/2016 [Article and photographs

about research expedition in English language newspaper published in Malaysia]

Do blowflies top camera traps for mammal tracking?, Seeker.com, 10/06/2016 [Web news

article on published research paper]

Improve rivers and watershed management or risk dry taps, New Sarawak Tribune, 26/09/2016

[Article and photographs about research expedition in English language newspaper

published in Malaysia]

How to keep butterflies fluttering in city parks, The Star, 15/03/2016 [Article on published

research paper in national English language newspaper published in Malaysia]

Citizen science, The Bigger Picture: Earth Matters, BFM 89.9, 18/1/2016 [Interview on national

English language radio station broadcast in Malaysia]

Venomous brown widow spider comes to our shores, New Sunday Times: Learning Curve,

19/7/2015 [Article on published research paper in national English language newspaper

published in Malaysia]

Invasion of the brown widows, The Star, 13/07/2015 [Article on published research paper in

national English language newspaper published in Malaysia]

Butterflies stand out as useful bioindicators in Malaysia, Mongabay.com, 29/5/2015 [Article

about published research paper on international English language environmental science

and conservation news and information site.]

马大动物学博物馆数算蝴蝶活动 (Museum of Zoology University of Malaya Butterfly Count Activity),

星洲日报 (Sin Chew Daily), 19/5/2015 [Announcement on community engagement project

in national Chinese language newspaper published in Malaysia]

Take part in peninsular Malaysia's first butterfly count, New Straits Times: Learning Curve,

11/5/2015 [Announcement on community engagement project in national English

language newspaper published in Malaysia]

Count butterflies and learn about the health of the environment, The Star, 11/5/2015

[Announcement on community engagement project in national English language

newspaper published in Malaysia]

假設蜜蜂消失了，這個世界會變成怎麼樣？(If bees disappear, how would the world be?), 光明日報

(Guang Ming Daily), 2/12/2014 [Article on my outreach projects in national Chinese

language newspaper published in Malaysia]

大馬生態學：學校蝴蝶計劃 (School Butterfly Project), 光明日報 (Guang Ming Daily), 1/12/2014

[Article on my outreach projects in national Chinese language newspaper published in

Malaysia]

The Butterfly Effect, The Star, 26/10/2014 [Article on my outreach projects in national English

language newspaper published in Malaysia]

公民科学 (Citizen Science), 星洲日报 (Sin Chew Daily), 14/10/2014 [Article on my outreach

projects in national Chinese language newspaper published in Malaysia] Selected as one of the

top 10 headlines in Sin Chew Education for the year 2014

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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS (*indicates presenter/s, my students/assistants)

62. Lim VC*, Ramli R, Bhassu S, Wilson JJ. Engaging public in conservation of bats. Poster

Presentation. 21st Biological Sciences Graduate Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,

December 2016 (International Conference). Winner of prize for best poster presentation

61. Wilson JJ*, Applications of DNA barcoding in Tropical East Asia. Oral Presentation. Capital

Normal University, Beijing, China, October 2016 (Invited Seminar). Invited speaker

59. Sing KW, Wilson JJ. Butterfly diversity at a recreation hotspot in Setiu Wetlands, Terengganu,

Malaysia. Poster Presentation. Setiu Wetlands Scientific Expedition Seminar, Kuala

Terengganu, Malaysia, October 2016 (National Conference). Invited poster

56. Wilson JJ*, Sing KW, ,Sukantamala J, Jaturas N, Polseela R. DNA barcoding project: Probing

hidden diversity in medically important flies. Poster Presentation. Sustainability Symposium,

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 2016 (National Conference). Invited poster

54. Sing KW*, Wang WZ, Wan T, Lee PS, Lee ZX, Chen X, Wang YY, Wilson JJ. Diversity and

human perceptions of bees in Tropical East Asian megacities. Poster Presentation. 20th

Biological Sciences Graduate Congress, Bangkok, Thailand, December 2015 (International

Conference). Winner of prize for best poster presentation

52. Wilson JJ*. Diversity and human perceptions of butterflies and bees in Southeast Asian

megacities. Oral Presentation. University of Malaya-Academia Sinica Symposium, Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2015 (International Conference). Invited speaker

50. Wilson JJ*. Global warming, butterflies, citizen science and you – Making it personal.

University of Malaya Research Carnival 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 2015 (National

Conference). Invited speaker

44. Sing KW*, Jusoh WFAW, Hashim NR, Wilson JJ. Urban parks: refuges for tropical butterflies?

Oral Presentation. 6th International Barcode of Life Conference, Guelph, Canada, August

2015 (International Conference). Winner of prize for best oral presentation

41. Wilson JJ*. DNA barcoding and animal diversity in peninsular Malaysia. Oral Presentation.

Naresuan University, Phitsanulok, Thailand, July 2015 (Invited Seminar). Invited speaker

38. Wilson JJ*. I. DNA barcoding and animal diversity in peninsular Malaysia II. Diversity and

human perceptions of bees and butterflies in Southeast Asian megacities. Oral Presentation.

Fairy Lake Botanical Garden, Shenzhen & Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China,

June 2015 (Invited Seminar). Invited speaker

37. Lee PS*, Sing KW, Wilson JJ. Reading mammal diversity from flies: The persistence period of

amplifiable mammal mtDNA in blowfly guts (Chrysomya megacephala) and a new DNA

mini-barcode target. Oral Presentation. 4th International Symposium on Asian Vertebrate

Species Diversity, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2014 (International Conference). Winner

of prize for best oral presentation

36. Wilson JJ*. DNA barcoding and biodiversity in Malaysia. Oral Presentation. South China DNA

barcoding Centre, Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming,

China, November 2014 (Invited Seminar). Invited speaker