Lei Wei, Fang Wenzhen, Zhou Xiaoping, Lin Qingxian, Chen Xiaolin. Population genetic diversity and geographical differentiation of MHC class II DAB genes in the vulnerable Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes).(2016).Conservation Genetics 17: 1459–1468.
Lei Wei, Fang Wenzhen, Zhou Xiaoping, Lin Qingxian, Chen Xiaolin. (2016).Major histocompatibility complex class II DAB alleles associated with intestinal parasite load in the vulnerable Chinese egret (Egretta eulophotes). Ecology and Evolution 6: 4421–4434.
Dai Yufei, Lin Qingxian, Fang Wenzhen, Zhou Xiaoping, Chen Xiaolin. (2015).Noninvasive and nondestructive sampling for avian microsatellite genotyping: a case study on the vulnerable Chinese Egret (Egretta eulophotes). Avian Research 6: 24.
Zhou Xiaoping, Lin Qingxian, Fang Wenzhen, Chen Xiaolin.(2015). The complete mitochondrial genomes of sixteen ardeid birds revealing the evolutionary process of the gene rearrangements. BMC Genomics 15:573.
Huang Xunhe, Zhou Xiaoping, Lin Qingxian, Fang Wenzhen, Chen Xiaolin.(2013). PCR-RFLP technique for species identification of molted feathers in six species of co-occurring Ardeids. Conservation Genetics Resources 5: 817-819.
Wang Zeng, Zhou Xiaoping, Lin Qingxian, Fang Wenzhen, Chen Xiaolin. (2011).New primers for sex identification in the Chinese Egret and other ardeid species. Molecular Ecology Resources 11:176-179.
Li Li,Zhou Xiaoping,Chen Xiaolin.(2011).Characterization and evolution of MHC Class II B genes in ardeid birds. Journal of Molecular Evolution 72:474-483.
Chen Xiaolin, Dickman C R and Thompson M B. (2004). Selective consumption by predatiors of different body regions of prey: is rate of energy intake important? Journal of Zoology (London) 264:189-196.
Chen Xiaolin, Chen Zhihong, Fang Wenzhen. (2000). New record of the White-faced Heron, Egretta novaehollandiae in Xiamen (Amoy), China. Emu 100: 340.