Pietro L. H. de Mello

This study finds widespread male-female expression imbalance of X-linked genes in phrynosomatid lizards, with female-biased expression in ancestral X regions and male underexpression in neo-X regions.

The paper shows that a male-limited color polymorphism in Anolis distichus is maintained by a neo-sex chromosome, with additive genetic contributions from neo-Y haplotypes and autosomal variants.

The paper investigates the developmental and evolutionary origins of white pigment cells in cyprinid fishes, revealing convergent mechanisms across species.

This study presents a high-quality genome assembly of Anolis distichus, revealing insights into neo-sex chromosome evolution and differential evolutionary pressures.

The paper shows how graded BMP signals influence pigment cell development and color in fish, affecting adult patterns and behavior through conserved mechanisms.

The paper presents a chromosome-scale genome assembly for the brown anole, Anolis sagrei, enhancing genomic resources for evolutionary and ecological studies.