M. D. S. Nunes

This study identifies Sox21b as a gene underlying the diversification of posterior lobes in Drosophila species and its functional impact on copulation behavior.

The paper identifies genes involved in the development and evolution of male genital structures in Drosophila species using introgression lines and RNA-seq.

This study identifies genetic factors underlying eye size variation in Drosophila species, showing that eye size and inter-ocular distance are genetically decoupled and influenced by different genomic regions.

This paper identifies the gene tartan as responsible for evolutionary differences in male Drosophila genital morphology between D. mauritiana and D. simulans.

The paper investigates why different genes underlie the evolution of similar traits in Drosophila by comparing gene regulatory networks in larval and leg trichome development.