Gabriel E. Bertolesi

The paper shows weak magnetic fields affect Xenopus laevis tadpole pigmentation in a light- and eye-dependent manner consistent with the radical pair mechanism.

The paper investigates the evolutionary role of TRPA1 in skin thermoregulation across vertebrates, finding it functions as a heat sensor in ectotherms and has evolved cold sensitivity in some mammals.

This study shows that melatonin, not light, primarily drives circadian regulation of melanin synthesis and melanophore proliferation in Xenopus laevis, with melatonin mimicking dark-phase gene expression.