McGill University
Ph.D. candidate
Supervisor: Rowan Barrett
Start: 2016-09-01
End: 2023-11-28
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Keywords

evolution, molecular ecology, Metabarcoding, Environmental DNA, metagenomics, conservation genetics

Publications

1- Particle size distribution and optimal capture of aqueous macrobial eDNA
Turner, Cameron R., Matthew A. Barnes, Charles C. Y. Xu, Stuart E. Jones, Christopher L. Jerde, David M. Lodge,
2014 Methods in Ecology and Evolution

2- Spider Web DNA: A New Spin on Noninvasive Genetics of Predator and Prey
Charles C. Y. Xu, Ivy J. Yen, Dean Bowman, Cameron R. Turner
2015 PLOS ONE

3- Quantifying uncertainty of taxonomic placement in DNA barcoding and metabarcoding
Somervuo, Panu, Douglas W. Yu, Charles C.Y. Xu, Yinqiu Ji, Jenni Hultman, Helena Wirta, Otso Ovaskainen,
2017 Methods in Ecology and Evolution

4- Carrion fly-derived DNA metabarcoding is an effective tool for mammal surveys: Evidence from a known tropical mammal community
Rodgers, Torrey W., Charles C. Y. Xu, Jacalyn Giacalone, Karen M. Kapheim, Kristin Saltonstall, Marta Vargas, Douglas W. Yu, Panu Somervuo, W. Owen McMillan, Patrick A. Jansen
2017 Molecular Ecology Resources

5- Keystone Genes
Skovmand, Lotte H., Charles C.Y. Xu, Maria R. Servedio, Patrik Nosil, Rowan D.H. Barrett, Andrew P. Hendry
2018 Trends in Ecology & Evolution

6- Linking a mutation to survival in wild mice
Barrett, Rowan D. H., Stefan Laurent, Ricardo Mallarino, Susanne P. Pfeifer, Charles C. Y. Xu, Matthieu Foll, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Jonathan S. Duke-Cohan, Jeffrey D. Jensen, Hopi E. Hoekstra
2019 Science

7- One‐locus‐several‐primers: A strategy to improve the taxonomic and haplotypic coverage in diet metabarcoding studies
Corse, Emmanuel, Christelle Tougard, Gaït Archambaud‐Suard, Jean‐François Agnèse, Françoise D. Messu Mandeng, Charles F. Bilong Bilong, David Duneau, Lucie Zinger, Rémi Chappaz, Charles C.Y. Xu, Emese Meglécz, Vincent Dubut
2019 Ecology and Evolution

8- An efficient and robust laboratory workflow and tetrapod database for larger scale environmental DNA studies
Axtner, Jan, Alex Crampton-Platt, Lisa A Hörig, Azlan Mohamed, Charles C Y Xu, Douglas W Yu, Andreas Wilting
2019 GigaScience

9- Predator-induced collapse of niche structure and species coexistence
Pringle, Robert M., Tyler R. Kartzinel, Todd M. Palmer, Timothy J. Thurman, Kena Fox-Dobbs, Charles C. Y. Xu, Matthew C. Hutchinson, Tyler C. Coverdale, Joshua H. Daskin, Dominic A. Evangelista, Kiyoko M. Gotanda, Naomi A. Man in ’t Veld, Johanna E. Wegener, Jason J. Kolbe, Thomas W. Schoener, David A. Spiller, Jonathan B. Losos, Rowan D. H. Barrett
2019 Nature

10- Community rescue in experimental phytoplankton communities facing severe herbicide pollution
Fugère, Vincent, Marie-Pier Hébert, Naíla Barbosa da Costa, Charles C. Y. Xu, Rowan D. H. Barrett, Beatrix E. Beisner, Graham Bell, Gregor F. Fussmann, B. Jesse Shapiro, Viviane Yargeau, Andrew Gonzalez
2020 Nature Ecology & Evolution

11- The Geographic Distribution of Rhagoletis pomonella (Diptera: Tephritidae) in the Western United States: Introduced Species or Native Population?
Hood, Glen R, Wee Yee, Robert B Goughnour, Sheina B Sim, Scott P Egan, Tracy Arcella, Gilbert Saint-Jean, Thomas H Q Powell, Charles C Y Xu, Jeffrey L Feder
2013 Annals of the Entomological Society of America

12- Identifying Diagnostic Genetic Markers for a Cryptic Invasive Agricultural Pest: A Test Case Using the Apple Maggot Fly (Diptera: Tephritidae)
Doellman, Meredith M, Glen R Hood, Jacob Gersfeld, Amanda Driscoe, Charles C Y Xu, Ryan N Sheehy, Noah Holmes, Wee L Yee, Jeffrey L Feder,
2020 Annals of the Entomological Society of America

13- Transgenes of genetically modified animals detected non-invasively via environmental DNA
Charles C. Y. Xu, Claire Ramsay, Mitra Cowan, Mehrnoush Dehghani, Paul Lasko, Rowan D. H. Barrett
2021 PLOS ONE

14- Resistance, resilience, and functional redundancy of freshwater bacterioplankton communities facing a gradient of agricultural stressors in a mesocosm experiment
Barbosa da Costa, Naíla, Vincent Fugère, Marie‐Pier Hébert, Charles C.Y. Xu, Rowan D.H. Barrett, Beatrix E. Beisner, Graham Bell, Viviane Yargeau, Gregor F. Fussmann, Andrew Gonzalez, B. Jesse Shapiro
2021 Molecular Ecology

15- Effect of tree logging on reproductive performance in Blue Tits (Cyanistes caeruleus)
Amininasab, Seyed Mehdi, Charles C. Y. Xu, Sjouke A. Kingma, Jan Komdeur
2016 Journal of Ornithology

16- The effects of egg laying onset, nest size and egg size on the hatching success of the Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Amininasab, Seyed Mehdi, Seyed Masoud Hosseini-Moosavi, Mahdi Mardani, Charles C.Y. Xu
2021 Avocetta

17- Influence of breeding time, nest size, and egg size on the breeding success of the Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Amininasab, Seyed Mehdi, Seyed Masoud Hosseini-Moosavi, Charles C.Y. Xu
2021 Acta Oecologica

18- Promoting equity and inclusion with student-driven initiatives
Ford, Jessica, Nathalie Jreidini, Kirsten E. Crandall, Sarah Sanderson, Charles C.Y. Xu
2021 Trends in Ecology & Evolution

19- Measuring protected-area effectiveness using vertebrate distributions from leech iDNA
Ji, Yinqiu, Christopher C. M. Baker, Viorel D. Popescu, Jiaxin Wang, Chunying Wu, Zhengyang Wang, Yuanheng Li, Lin Wang, Chaolang Hua, Zhongxing Yang, Chunyan Yang, Charles C. Y. Xu, Alex Diana, Qingzhong Wen, Naomi E. Pierce, Douglas W. Yu
2022 Nature Communications

20- Influence of breeding time, nest size, water depth, and egg size on the breeding success of the little bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Amininasab, Seyed Mehdi, Seyed Masoud Hosseini-Moosavi, Charles CY Xu
2022 Avian Biology Research

21- Estimating biodiversity across the tree of life on Mount Everest’s southern flank with environmental DNA
Lim, Marisa C.W., Anton Seimon, Batya Nightingale, Charles C.Y. Xu, Stephan R.P. Halloy, Adam J. Solon, Nicholas B. Dragone, Steven K. Schmidt, Alex Tait, Sandra Elvin, Aurora C. Elmore, Tracie A. Seimon
2022 iScience

22- A new multiplex qPCR assay to detect and differentiate big cat species in the illegal wildlife trade
Henger, Carol S., Dyan J. Straughan, Charles C. Y. Xu, Batya R. Nightingale, Heidi E. Kretser, Mary K. Burnham-Curtis, Denise McAloose, Tracie A. Seimon
2023 Scientific Reports

23- Ensemble modelling the distribution and habitat suitability of wild goat Capra aegagrus in southwestern Iran
Amininasab, Seyed Mehdi, Navid Zamani, Hamid Taleshi, Charles C. Y. Xu
2023 Biodiversity

24- Community assembly of the human piercing microbiome
Xu, Charles C. Y., Juliette Lemoine, Avery Albert, Élise Mac Whirter, Rowan D. H. Barrett
2023 Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

25- Habitat quality assessment based on local expert knowledge and landscape patterns for bird of prey species in Hamadan, Iran
Abdollahi, Sedighe, Elahe Zeilabi, Charles C. Y. Xu
2023 Modeling Earth Systems and Environment

26- Noise pollution does not significantly affect distributions of red-wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus and pied king-fisher Ceryle rudis in a riverine ecosystem
Nasirpour, Parisa, Seyed Mehdi Amininasab, Seyed Masoud Hosseini-Moosavi, Charles C. Y. Xu
2024 Ornithology Research

27- Pre-exposure to stress reduces loss of community and genetic diversity following severe environmental disturbance
Xu, Charles C.Y., Vincent Fugère, Naíla Barbosa da Costa, Beatrix E. Beisner, Graham Bell, Melania E. Cristescu, Gregor F. Fussmann, Andrew Gonzalez, B. Jesse Shapiro, Rowan D.H. Barrett
2025 Current Biology