1. Zhang, S., Y. Zhang, and K. Ma. 2017. The association of leaf lifespan and background insect herbivory at the interspecific level. Ecology98:425-432.

　　2. Zhang, S., Y. Zhang, and K. Ma. 2016. Latitudinal variation in herbivory: hemispheric asymmetries and the role of climatic drivers. Journal of Ecology 104:1089-1095.

　　3. Zhang, S., Y. Zhang, and K. Ma. 2015a. The equal effectiveness of different defensive strategies. Scientific Reports 5:13049.

　　4. Zhang, S., Y. Zhang, and K. Ma. 2015b. Mixed effects of ant–aphid mutualism on plants across different spatial scales. Basic and Applied Ecology 16:452-459.

　　5. Zhang, S., Y. Zhang, and K. Ma. 2015c. Mutualism with aphids affects the trophic position, abundance of ants and herbivory along an elevational gradient. Ecosphere 6:art253.

　　6. Zhang, S., Y. X. Zhang, and K. M. Ma. 2013. The Ecological Effects of Ant-Aphid Mutualism on Plants at a Large Spatial Scale. Sociobiology 60:236-241.

　　7. Zhang, S., Y. Zhang, and K. Ma. 2012a. Disruption of ant-aphid mutualism in canopy enhances the abundance of beetles on the forest floor. PLoS ONE 7:e35468.

　　8. Zhang, S., Y. Zhang, and K. Ma. 2012b. The ecological effects of the ant–hemipteran mutualism: A meta-analysis. Basic and Applied Ecology 13:116-124.

　　9. Zhang, S., Y. X. Zhang, and K. M. Ma. 2012c. Different-sized oak trees are equally protected by the aphid-tending ants. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 6:307-314.

　　10. Xu, G., S. Zhang, Y. Lin, and K. Ma. 2015. Context dependency of the density–body mass relationship in litter invertebrates along an elevational gradient. Soil Biology and Biochemistry88:323-332.