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Ricard Albalat

Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat de la Universitat de BarcelonaORCID 0000-0003-0282-9595Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Evolutionary Biology· 2 Developmental Biology· 1

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Organism:non-human primate· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:chromatin & epigenetic regulation· 1 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:protein sequence· 1

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Alfonso Ferrández‐RoldániD· 2 shared Cristian CañestroiD· 2 shared Adam Johnstone· 1 shared Antonietta SpagnuoloiD· 1 shared Charles PlessyiD· 1 shared Claudia La Vecchia· 1 shared Elizabeth A. WilliamsiD· 1 shared Enrico D’AnielloiD· 1 shared

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Evolutionary BiologyScientific ReportsPeer-reviewedMar 24, 2026

THE EVOLUTIONARY HISTORY OF METALLOTHIONEINS IN HORSESHOE CRABS, SCORPIONS, SPIDERS AND OTHER CHELICERATE SPECIES.

Òscar Palacios, Mercè Capdevila, Ricard Albalat

This study identifies and classifies over 400 metallothioneins (MTs) in chelicerates, revealing three types with distinct structural and evolutionary features.

1 citation

non-human primateprotein sequence

Evolutionary BiologyMolecular Biology and EvolutionPeer-reviewedDec 17, 2024

Less, but more: new insights from appendicularians on chordate Fgf evolution and the divergence of tunicate lifestyles.

Gaspar Sánchez-Serna, Jordi Badia‐Ramentol, Paula Bujosa…·Cristian Cañestro

This paper investigates how gene loss and duplication in Fgf subfamilies influenced chordate evolution, particularly in appendicularians, revealing evolutionary patterns and functional shifts.

12 citations

non-human primateDNA methylation

Developmental BiologyChemospherePeer-reviewedApr 5, 2024

Developmental toxicity of pre-production plastic pellets affects a large swathe of invertebrate taxa

Eva Jiménez-Guri, Periklis Paganos, Claudia La Vecchia…·Maria Ina Arnone

The paper tests the developmental toxicity of plastic pellets on invertebrates from multiple phyla, finding concentration-dependent effects on embryonic development and morphogenesis.

19 citations

experimental assay