Sin Ting Cynthia YAU
邱倩婷
PhD in Zoology
University of Aberdeen, 1994

Lecturer I
Department of Ocean Science



(852) 2358 7309
cynthiastyau@ust.hk
Room 5436

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Scopus ID
7007038452


36861480900




Research Interest Publications Teaching Assignment




Research Interest

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Biodiversity
Marine ecology
Marine environment
Marine plankton ecology
Marine conservation



Publications

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All Years 17 2022 0 2021 0 2020 0 2019 0 2018 0 2017 0 2016 17

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2013 1

Tracking the changes of a fish community following a megascale reclamation and ensuing mitigation measures
ICES Journal of Marine Science, v. 70, (6), September 2013, p. 1206-1219
Tam, Yin-Ki; Ni, I-Hsun; Yau, Cynthia; Yan, Man-Yee; Chan, Wai-Shan; Chan, Sze-Man; Lu, Hsueh-Jung Article

2010 1

Identification of stomatopod larvae (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) from Hong Kong waters using DNA barcodes
Molecular Ecology Resources, v. 10, (3), 2010, p. 439-448
Tang, Ricky W.K.; Yau, Cynthia; Ng, Wai-Chuen Article

2009 2

Morphological and genetic differentiation of two loliginid squids, Uroteuthis (Photololigo) chinensis and Uroteuthis (Photololigo) edulis (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae), in Asia
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 369, (1), February 2009, p. 22-30
Sin, Y. W.; Yau, Cynthia; Chu, K.H. Article
Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009
Molecular Ecology Resources, v. 9, (6), November 2009, p. 1460-1466
Yau, Cynthia Article

2007 1

Responses of the limpet, Cellana grata (Gould 1859), to hypo-osmotic stress during simulated tropical, monsoon rains
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 352, (1), November 2007, p. 78-88
Morritt, David; Leung, Kenneth M. Y.; De Pirro, Maurizio; Yau, Cynthia; Wai, Tak-Cheung; Williams, Gary A. Article

2003 1

Distribution, demography, and discard mortality of crabs caught as bycatch in an experimental pot fishery for toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the South Atlantic
Fishery Bulletin, v. 101, (4), October 2003, p. 874-888
Purves, Martin G.; Agnew, David J.; Moreno, Guillermo; Daw, Tim; Yau, Cynthia; Pilling, Graham Article

2002 2

Assessment of stone crab (Lithodidae) density on the South Georgia slope using baited video cameras
ICES Journal of Marine Science, v. 59, (2), April 2002, p. 370-379
Collins, M.A.; Yau, Cynthia; Guilfoyle, F.; Bagley, P.; Everson, I.; Priede, I.G.; Agnew, D. Article
Distribution of cephalopods from plankton surveys around the British Isles
Bulletin of Marine Science, v. 71, (1), July 2002, p. 239-254
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Boyle, Peter R.; Friese, Dagmar; Piatkowski, Uwe Conference paper

2001 1

Distribution of deep-water benthic and bentho-pelagic cephalopods from the north-east atlantic
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 81, (1), 2001, p. 105-117
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Allcock, Louise; Thurston, Michael H. Article

2000 1

Commensalism between a liparid fish (Careproctus sp.) and stone crabs (Lithodidae) photographed in situ using a baited camera
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 80, (2), April 2000, p. 379-380
Yau, C.; Collins, M.A.; Everson, I. Article

1999 2

Behavioural observations on the scavenging fauna of the Patagonian slope
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 79, (6), December 1999, p. 963-970
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Nolan, Conor P.; Bagley, Phil M.; Priede, Imants G. Article
Implication of the visual system in the regulation of activity cycles in the absence of solar light: 2-[¹²⁵I]iodomelatonin binding sites and melatonin receptor gene expression in the brains of demersal deep-sea gadiform fish
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, v. 266, (1435), November 1999, p. 2295-2302
Priede, Imants G.; Williams, Lynda M.; Wagner, Hans-Joachim; Thom, Amanda; Brierley, Ian; Collins, Martin A.; Collin, Shaun P.; Merrett, Nigel R.; Yau, Cynthia Article

1998 1

A new method for estimating the abundance of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) CM 1998: Ices Annual Science Conference, Cascais, Portugal, 16-19 September 1998
Yau, Cynthia; Collins, M. A.; Everson I.; Nolan, C.P. Conference paper

1997 1

Interactions between oceanography, ecology and fishery biology of the ommastrephid squid Martialia hyadesi in the South Atlantic
Marine Ecology Progress Series, v. 152, (1-3), June 1997, p. 205-215
González, A.F.; Trathan, P.N.; Yau, Cynthia; Rodhouse, P.G. Article

1996 2

A preliminary study of two species of flatfish (family: Bothidae) from the south‐west Atlantic
Journal of Fish Biology, v. 49, (Supplement A), 1996, p. 330-336
Yau, C.; George, M.J.A.; Coggan, R.A.; Criado-Delgado, J.A. Article
Ecology of Sepiola atlantica (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the shallow sublittoral zone
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 76, (3), August 1996, p. 733-748
Yau, C.; Boyle, P.R. Article

1992 1

Timing of spawning and recruitment in loligo forbesi (cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in scottish waters
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 72, (2), May 1992, p. 301-311
Lum-Kong, A.; Yau, C. Article


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Article 1

Tracking the changes of a fish community following a megascale reclamation and ensuing mitigation measures
ICES Journal of Marine Science, v. 70, (6), September 2013, p. 1206-1219
Tam, Yin-Ki; Ni, I-Hsun; Yau, Cynthia; Yan, Man-Yee; Chan, Wai-Shan; Chan, Sze-Man; Lu, Hsueh-Jung


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Article 1

Identification of stomatopod larvae (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) from Hong Kong waters using DNA barcodes
Molecular Ecology Resources, v. 10, (3), 2010, p. 439-448
Tang, Ricky W.K.; Yau, Cynthia; Ng, Wai-Chuen


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Article 2

Morphological and genetic differentiation of two loliginid squids, Uroteuthis (Photololigo) chinensis and Uroteuthis (Photololigo) edulis (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae), in Asia
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 369, (1), February 2009, p. 22-30
Sin, Y. W.; Yau, Cynthia; Chu, K.H.
Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009
Molecular Ecology Resources, v. 9, (6), November 2009, p. 1460-1466
Yau, Cynthia


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Article 1

Responses of the limpet, Cellana grata (Gould 1859), to hypo-osmotic stress during simulated tropical, monsoon rains
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 352, (1), November 2007, p. 78-88
Morritt, David; Leung, Kenneth M. Y.; De Pirro, Maurizio; Yau, Cynthia; Wai, Tak-Cheung; Williams, Gary A.


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Article 1

Distribution, demography, and discard mortality of crabs caught as bycatch in an experimental pot fishery for toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the South Atlantic
Fishery Bulletin, v. 101, (4), October 2003, p. 874-888
Purves, Martin G.; Agnew, David J.; Moreno, Guillermo; Daw, Tim; Yau, Cynthia; Pilling, Graham


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Article 1

Assessment of stone crab (Lithodidae) density on the South Georgia slope using baited video cameras
ICES Journal of Marine Science, v. 59, (2), April 2002, p. 370-379
Collins, M.A.; Yau, Cynthia; Guilfoyle, F.; Bagley, P.; Everson, I.; Priede, I.G.; Agnew, D.

Conference paper 1

Distribution of cephalopods from plankton surveys around the British Isles
Bulletin of Marine Science, v. 71, (1), July 2002, p. 239-254
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Boyle, Peter R.; Friese, Dagmar; Piatkowski, Uwe


Expand All Collapse All


Article 1

Distribution of deep-water benthic and bentho-pelagic cephalopods from the north-east atlantic
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 81, (1), 2001, p. 105-117
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Allcock, Louise; Thurston, Michael H.


Expand All Collapse All


Article 1

Commensalism between a liparid fish (Careproctus sp.) and stone crabs (Lithodidae) photographed in situ using a baited camera
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 80, (2), April 2000, p. 379-380
Yau, C.; Collins, M.A.; Everson, I.


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Article 2

Behavioural observations on the scavenging fauna of the Patagonian slope
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 79, (6), December 1999, p. 963-970
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Nolan, Conor P.; Bagley, Phil M.; Priede, Imants G.
Implication of the visual system in the regulation of activity cycles in the absence of solar light: 2-[¹²⁵I]iodomelatonin binding sites and melatonin receptor gene expression in the brains of demersal deep-sea gadiform fish
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, v. 266, (1435), November 1999, p. 2295-2302
Priede, Imants G.; Williams, Lynda M.; Wagner, Hans-Joachim; Thom, Amanda; Brierley, Ian; Collins, Martin A.; Collin, Shaun P.; Merrett, Nigel R.; Yau, Cynthia


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Conference paper 1

A new method for estimating the abundance of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) CM 1998: Ices Annual Science Conference, Cascais, Portugal, 16-19 September 1998
Yau, Cynthia; Collins, M. A.; Everson I.; Nolan, C.P.


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Article 1

Interactions between oceanography, ecology and fishery biology of the ommastrephid squid Martialia hyadesi in the South Atlantic
Marine Ecology Progress Series, v. 152, (1-3), June 1997, p. 205-215
González, A.F.; Trathan, P.N.; Yau, Cynthia; Rodhouse, P.G.


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Article 2

A preliminary study of two species of flatfish (family: Bothidae) from the south‐west Atlantic
Journal of Fish Biology, v. 49, (Supplement A), 1996, p. 330-336
Yau, C.; George, M.J.A.; Coggan, R.A.; Criado-Delgado, J.A.
Ecology of Sepiola atlantica (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the shallow sublittoral zone
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 76, (3), August 1996, p. 733-748
Yau, C.; Boyle, P.R.


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Article 1

Timing of spawning and recruitment in loligo forbesi (cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in scottish waters
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 72, (2), May 1992, p. 301-311
Lum-Kong, A.; Yau, C.


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2013 1

Tracking the changes of a fish community following a megascale reclamation and ensuing mitigation measures
ICES Journal of Marine Science, v. 70, (6), September 2013, p. 1206-1219
Tam, Yin-Ki; Ni, I-Hsun; Yau, Cynthia; Yan, Man-Yee; Chan, Wai-Shan; Chan, Sze-Man; Lu, Hsueh-Jung Article

2010 1

Identification of stomatopod larvae (Crustacea: Stomatopoda) from Hong Kong waters using DNA barcodes
Molecular Ecology Resources, v. 10, (3), 2010, p. 439-448
Tang, Ricky W.K.; Yau, Cynthia; Ng, Wai-Chuen Article

2009 2

Morphological and genetic differentiation of two loliginid squids, Uroteuthis (Photololigo) chinensis and Uroteuthis (Photololigo) edulis (Cephalopoda: Loliginidae), in Asia
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 369, (1), February 2009, p. 22-30
Sin, Y. W.; Yau, Cynthia; Chu, K.H. Article
Permanent genetic resources added to molecular ecology resources database 1 May 2009-31 July 2009
Molecular Ecology Resources, v. 9, (6), November 2009, p. 1460-1466
Yau, Cynthia Article

2007 1

Responses of the limpet, Cellana grata (Gould 1859), to hypo-osmotic stress during simulated tropical, monsoon rains
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology, v. 352, (1), November 2007, p. 78-88
Morritt, David; Leung, Kenneth M. Y.; De Pirro, Maurizio; Yau, Cynthia; Wai, Tak-Cheung; Williams, Gary A. Article

2003 1

Distribution, demography, and discard mortality of crabs caught as bycatch in an experimental pot fishery for toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) in the South Atlantic
Fishery Bulletin, v. 101, (4), October 2003, p. 874-888
Purves, Martin G.; Agnew, David J.; Moreno, Guillermo; Daw, Tim; Yau, Cynthia; Pilling, Graham Article

2002 2

Assessment of stone crab (Lithodidae) density on the South Georgia slope using baited video cameras
ICES Journal of Marine Science, v. 59, (2), April 2002, p. 370-379
Collins, M.A.; Yau, Cynthia; Guilfoyle, F.; Bagley, P.; Everson, I.; Priede, I.G.; Agnew, D. Article
Distribution of cephalopods from plankton surveys around the British Isles
Bulletin of Marine Science, v. 71, (1), July 2002, p. 239-254
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Boyle, Peter R.; Friese, Dagmar; Piatkowski, Uwe Conference paper

2001 1

Distribution of deep-water benthic and bentho-pelagic cephalopods from the north-east atlantic
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 81, (1), 2001, p. 105-117
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Allcock, Louise; Thurston, Michael H. Article

2000 1

Commensalism between a liparid fish (Careproctus sp.) and stone crabs (Lithodidae) photographed in situ using a baited camera
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 80, (2), April 2000, p. 379-380
Yau, C.; Collins, M.A.; Everson, I. Article

1999 2

Behavioural observations on the scavenging fauna of the Patagonian slope
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 79, (6), December 1999, p. 963-970
Collins, Martin A.; Yau, Cynthia; Nolan, Conor P.; Bagley, Phil M.; Priede, Imants G. Article
Implication of the visual system in the regulation of activity cycles in the absence of solar light: 2-[¹²⁵I]iodomelatonin binding sites and melatonin receptor gene expression in the brains of demersal deep-sea gadiform fish
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, v. 266, (1435), November 1999, p. 2295-2302
Priede, Imants G.; Williams, Lynda M.; Wagner, Hans-Joachim; Thom, Amanda; Brierley, Ian; Collins, Martin A.; Collin, Shaun P.; Merrett, Nigel R.; Yau, Cynthia Article

1998 1

A new method for estimating the abundance of Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides)
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) CM 1998: Ices Annual Science Conference, Cascais, Portugal, 16-19 September 1998
Yau, Cynthia; Collins, M. A.; Everson I.; Nolan, C.P. Conference paper

1997 1

Interactions between oceanography, ecology and fishery biology of the ommastrephid squid Martialia hyadesi in the South Atlantic
Marine Ecology Progress Series, v. 152, (1-3), June 1997, p. 205-215
González, A.F.; Trathan, P.N.; Yau, Cynthia; Rodhouse, P.G. Article

1996 2

A preliminary study of two species of flatfish (family: Bothidae) from the south‐west Atlantic
Journal of Fish Biology, v. 49, (Supplement A), 1996, p. 330-336
Yau, C.; George, M.J.A.; Coggan, R.A.; Criado-Delgado, J.A. Article
Ecology of Sepiola atlantica (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) in the shallow sublittoral zone
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 76, (3), August 1996, p. 733-748
Yau, C.; Boyle, P.R. Article

1992 1

Timing of spawning and recruitment in loligo forbesi (cephalopoda: Loliginidae) in scottish waters
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, v. 72, (2), May 1992, p. 301-311
Lum-Kong, A.; Yau, C. Article


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Teaching Assignment

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2021-22 Winter 0 2021-22 Fall 4 2020-21 Summer 0 2020-21 Spring 7 2020-21 Winter 0 2020-21 Fall 9

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ENVS4964 Environmental Science Capstone Project Research
OCES3160 Ecology
OCES3330 Marine Biology Laboratory
OCES4203 Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment


ENVS4301 Environmental Conservation
ENVS4964 Environmental Science Capstone Project Research
ENVS4984 Environmental Science Project Research II
LIFS1030 Environmental Science
LIFS4980 Biological Science Project Research II
OCES1030 Environmental Science
OCES6770 Professional Development in Marine Science


ENVS4001 Environmental Impact and Risk Assessment
ENVS4974 Environmental Science Project Research I
LIFS2060 Biodiversity
LIFS3160 Ecology
LIFS3330 Marine Biology Laboratory
LIFS4970 Biological Science Project Research I
OCES3160 Ecology
OCES3330 Marine Biology Laboratory
OCES6770 Professional Development in Marine Science


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ProjectsFrom January 2020 to December 2022

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