Skip to main content

Department of Entomology, National Taiwan University

Adjunct and Joint Faculty

Adjunct Professor Hwei-Yu Chang

Research interests: Drosophila sp., Chromosome

Phone: +886-2-3366-5575

E-mail: hwei@ntu.edu.tw

 

Academic:

1980 – 1984 Ph. D. University of California at Davis,U. S. A.
1976 – 1978 M.S.  National Taiwan University
1972 – 1976 B. S.  National Taiwan University

 

Experience:

Aug. 1990 - present  Professor, NTU
Oct. 1986 - July 1990  Associate Professor, NTU
Oct. 1984 - Oct. 1986  Associate Research Fellow, Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica
Aug. 1978 - Jul. 1980  Research Assistant, Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica

 

Research:

Speciation

  • Pre-mating isolation mechanisms
  • Female mating preference
  • Male-male interactionl

Gene mapping in Drosophila albomicans

  • By sex-linkage & comparison with D. nasuta Identify Muller's elements

Sex chromosome evolution

  • Hypotheses:
    Y degeneration hypothesis
    Sexual antagonism hypothesis
  • Hypothesis testing:
    Laboratory established Y-like chromosomes
    Adult cDNA libraries & male SSH libraries

 

Courses:

Genetics
Evolution
Evolutionary genetics
Advanced evolution