selected publications
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conference proceeding
- A Pharyngeal Component in the Premandibular Segment of the Vertebrate Head. Journal of Morphology. S182-S182. 2019
- Altered Migratory Patterns of Cranial Neural Crest Cells in Non-Teleost Fishes. Journal of Morphology. S227-S227. 2019
- Effective CRISPR/Cas9 Gene Editing in the European Sturgeon (Acipenser ruthenus) Offers New Possibilities for Evo-Devo Studies in Basal Fishes. Journal of Morphology. S226-S227. 2019
- Straw, Sticks, and Bricks: Understanding Vertebrate Musculoskeletal Evolution through Fibrillar Collagens and their Diversification. Integrative and Comparative Biology. E398-E398. 2019
- A gene expression map of the larval Xenopus laevis head reveals developmental changes underlying the evolution of new skeletal elements in vertebrates. Integrative and Comparative Biology. E176-E176. 2015
- CRISPR/Cas system in the sea lamprey: A tool for understanding ancestral gene functions in vertebrates. Integrative and Comparative Biology. E321-E321. 2015
- Retention of ancestral developmental potential for dentition in the teleost fish Astyanax mexicanus. Integrative and Comparative Biology. E88-E88. 2015
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journal article
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A lamprey neural cell type atlas illuminates the origins of the vertebrate brain.
Nature Ecology and Evolution.
1714-+.
2023
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A lamprey neural cell type atlas illuminates the origins of the vertebrate brain (vol 7, pg 1714, 2023).
Nature Ecology and Evolution.
1741-1741.
2023
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Pre-mandibular pharyngeal pouches in early non-teleost fish embryos.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
2023
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Cartilage diversification and modularity drove the evolution of the ancestral vertebrate head skeleton.
EvoDevo.
2023
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Phylogenomics of Anguis and Pseudopus (Squamata, Anguidae) indicates Balkan-Apennine mitochondrial capture associated with the Messinian event.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
2023
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An Fgf-Shh positive feedback loop drives growth in developing unpaired fins.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA.
2022
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A Comprehensive Analysis of Fibrillar Collagens in Lamprey Suggests a Conserved Role in Vertebrate Musculoskeletal Evolution.
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.
2022
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Efficient CRISPR Mutagenesis in Sturgeon Demonstrates Its Utility in Large, Slow-Maturing Vertebrates.
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology.
2022
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Population Genomics of Wall Lizards Reflects the Dynamic History of the Mediterranean Basin.
Molecular Biology and Evolution.
2022
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Phenotypic differentiation of the slow worm lizards (Squamata: Anguis) across their contact zone in Central Europe.
PeerJ.
2021
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The distribution and biogeography of slow worms (Anguis, Squamata) across the Western Palearctic, with an emphasis on secondary contact zones.
Amphibia-Reptilia.
519-530.
2021
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Comparative Approaches in Vertebrate Cartilage Histogenesis and Regulation: Insights from Lampreys and Hagfishes.
Diversity.
2021
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Lamprey lecticans link new vertebrate genes to the origin and elaboration of vertebrate tissues.
Developmental Biology.
282-293.
2021
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Differences in developmental potential predict the contrasting patterns of dental diversification in characiform and cypriniform fishes.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.
2021
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Morphological and genetic differentiation in the anguid lizard Pseudopus apodus supports the existence of an endemic subspecies in the Levant.
Vertebrate Zoology.
175-200.
2021
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An inventory of online reptile images.
Zootaxa.
251-264.
2020
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Evolution of vertebrate gill covers via shifts in an ancient Pou3f3 enhancer.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA.
24876-24884.
2020
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Lamprey Lecticans Link New Vertebrate Genes to the Origin and Elaboration of Vertebrate Tissues
2020
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Evolution of the endothelin pathway drove neural crest cell diversification.
Nature.
563-+.
2020
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Evolution of vertebrate gill covers via shifts in an ancient Pou3f3 enhancer
2020
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Cooption and Specialization of Endothelin Signaling Pathways Drove Elaboration of the Neural Crest in Early Vertebrates
2019
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The biogeography of Elaphe sauromates (Pallas, 1814), with a description of a new rat snake species.
PeerJ.
2019
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Tracing the maternal origin of the common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) on the northern range margin in Central Europe.
Mitochondrion.
149-157.
2019
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Bichir external gills arise via heterochronic shift that accelerates hyoid arch development.
eLife.
2019
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Cryptic diversity in the smooth snake (Coronella austriaca).
Amphibia-Reptilia.
179-192.
2019
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Multilocus phylogeny and coalescent species delimitation in Kotschy's gecko, Mediodactylus kotschyi: Hidden diversity and cryptic species.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
177-187.
2018
- Characterization of microsatellite markers in the genera Anguis and Pseudopus (Reptilia: Anguidae). Salamandra (Frankfurt). 158-162. 2018
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Pleistocene extinctions and recent expansions in an anguid lizard of the genus Pseudopus.
Zoologica Scripta.
21-32.
2018
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The origin and diversification of the developmental mechanisms that pattern the vertebrate head skeleton.
Developmental Biology.
219-229.
2017
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Pre-oral gut contributes to facial structures in non-teleost fishes.
Nature.
209-+.
2017
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Embryonic expression of endothelins and their receptors in lamprey and frog reveals stem vertebrate origins of complex Endothelin signaling.
Scientific Reports.
2016
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Contrasting evolutionary histories of the legless lizards slow worms (Anguis) shaped by the topography of the Balkan Peninsula.
BMC Evolutionary Biology.
2016
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Complete mitochondrial genome of the endemic legless lizard Anguis cephallonica Werner, 1894 and its comparison with mitogenome of Anguis fragilis Linnaeus, 1758.
Mitochondrial DNA Part B: Resources.
83-85.
2016
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CRISPR/Cas9-mediated mutagenesis in the sea lamprey Petromyzon marinus: a powerful tool for understanding ancestral gene functions in vertebrates.
Development (Cambridge).
4180-4187.
2015
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Evolution of retinoic acid receptors in chordates: insights from three lamprey species, Lampetra fluviatilis, Petromyzon marinus, and Lethenteron japonicum.
EvoDevo.
2015
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Evolution of the new vertebrate head by co-option of an ancient chordate skeletal tissue.
Nature.
534-537.
2015
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A gene expression map of the larval Xenopus laevis head reveals developmental changes underlying the evolution of new skeletal elements.
Developmental Biology.
293-304.
2015
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Hemolivia and Hepatozoon: Haemogregarines with Tangled Evolutionary Relationships.
Protist.
688-700.
2014
- Axanthism in amphibians: A review and the first record in the widespread toad of the Bufotes viridis complex (Anura: Bufonidae). Belgian journal of zoology. 93-101. 2014
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Selection and constraint underlie irreversibility of tooth loss in cypriniform fishes.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of USA.
7707-7712.
2014
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Hidden threat of tortoise ticks: high prevalence of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever virus in ticks Hyalomma aegyptium in the Middle East.
Parasites and Vectors.
2014
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Roles for FGF in lamprey pharyngeal pouch formation and skeletogenesis highlight ancestral functions in the vertebrate head.
Development (Cambridge).
629-638.
2014
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An ancient lineage of slow worms, genus Anguis (Squamata: Anguidae), survived in the Italian Peninsula.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
1077-1092.
2013
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Local weather differently affects collared flycatcher reproduction at different altitudes.
Central European Journal of Biology.
1145-1152.
2013
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Mitochondrial phylogeography, contact zones and taxonomy of grass snakes (Natrix natrix, N-megalocephala).
Zoologica Scripta.
458-472.
2013
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Length of activity season drives geographic variation in body size of a widely distributed lizard.
Ecology and Evolution.
2424-2424.
2013
- The evolution of fish barbels by the co-option of fin developmental mechanisms. Integrative and Comparative Biology. E87-E87. 2013
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Reproduction and Morphology of the Common Lizard (Zootoca vivipara) from Montane Populations in Slovakia.
Zoological Science: an international journal.
92-98.
2013
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AFLP analysis shows high incongruence between genetic differentiation and morphology-based taxonomy in a widely distributed tortoise.
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society.
151-160.
2013
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Incongruence between taxonomy and genetics: three divergent lineages within two subspecies of the rare Transcaucasian rat snake (Zamenis hohenackeri).
Amphibia-Reptilia.
579-584.
2013
- New records and zoogeographic classification of amphibians and reptiles from Bosnia and Herzegovina. North-Western Journal of Zoology. 324-+. 2012
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A mitochondrial DNA phylogeny of the endangered vipers of the Vipera ursinii complex.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
1019-1024.
2012
- High genetic differentiation within the Hemidactylus turcicus complex (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) in the Levant, with comments on the phylogeny and systematics of the genus. Zootaxa. 21-38. 2011
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Slow worm, Anguis fragilis (Reptilia: Anguidae) as a species complex: Genetic structure reveals deep divergences.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.
460-472.
2010
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CO-DISTRIBUTION PATTERN OF A HAEMOGREGARINE HEMOLIVIA MAURITANICA (APICOMPLEXA: HAEMOGREGARINIDAE) AND ITS VECTOR HYALOMMA AEGYPTIUM (METASTIGMATA: IXODIDAE).
Journal of Parasitology.
728-733.
2009
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Leptoconops bezzii (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae) parasitizing tortoises Testudo graeca (Testudines : Testudinidae) in mountain ranges of Lebanon and western Syria.
Parasitology Research.
485-489.
2007
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The use of transformed Escherichia coli for experimental angiogenesis induced by regulated in situ production of vascular endothelial growth factor - an alternative gene therapy.
Medical Hypotheses.
505-511.
2005
- Differences in morphology of the atlas-axis complex in Natrix natrix and N-tessellata (Serpentes: Colubridae). Biologia. 219-229. 2004
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A lamprey neural cell type atlas illuminates the origins of the vertebrate brain.
Nature Ecology and Evolution.
1714-+.
2023