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  1. Massive programmed DNA elimination during embryogenesis in the trioecious nematode Auanema rhodense

    Article • August 2026, openRxiv

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  2. Balancing selfing and outcrossing: the genetics and cell biology of nematodes with three sexual morphs

    Article • Genetics, November 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  3. Non-Mendelian transmission of X chromosomes: mechanisms and impact on sex ratios and population dynamics in different breeding systems

    Article • Biochemical Society Transactions, August 2024, Portland Press Ltd.

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  4. The contribution of an X chromosome QTL to non-Mendelian inheritance and unequal chromosomal segregation in Auanema freiburgense

    Article • Genetics, March 2024, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  5. Lagging X chromatids specify the orientation of asymmetric organelle partitioning in XX spermatocytes ofAuanema rhodensis

    Article • Genetics, October 2022, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  6. The X chromosome is a potential polarising signal for asymmetric cell divisions in meiotic cells of a nematode

    Article • March 2022, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  7. Sexual morph specialisation in a trioecious nematode balances opposing selective forces

    Article • September 2021, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  8. Parental energy-sensing pathways control intergenerational offspring sex determination in the nematode Auanema freiburgensis

    Article • BMC Biology, May 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  9. Chromatin-associated effectors of energy-sensing pathways mediate intergenerational effects

    Article • September 2020, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  10. Liposome-based transfection enhances RNAi and CRISPR-mediated mutagenesis in non-model nematode systems

    Article • Scientific Reports, January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  11. Sensory neurons control heritable adaptation to stress through germline reprogramming

    Article • August 2018, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  12. Sex- and Gamete-Specific Patterns of X Chromosome Segregation in a Trioecious Nematode

    Article • Current Biology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  13. Gender- and gamete-specific patterns of X chromosome segregation in a three-gendered nematode

    Article • October 2017, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  14. Sex-specific lifespan and its evolution in nematodes

    Article • Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  15. Description of two three-gendered nematode species in the new genus Auanema (Rhabditina) that are models for reproductive mode evolution

    Article • Scientific Reports, September 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  16. Cytoskeletal variations in an asymmetric cell division support diversity in nematode sperm size and sex ratios

    Article • Development, August 2017, The Company of Biologists

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  17. Phenotypic plasticity and developmental innovations in nematodes

    Article • Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  18. Erratum: Mating dynamics in a nematode with three sexes and its evolutionary implications

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2016, Nature

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  19. Mating dynamics in a nematode with three sexes and its evolutionary implications

    Article • Scientific Reports, December 2015, Nature

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  20. Pristionchus pacificus protocols

    Article • WormBook, March 2013, WormBook

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  21. Evo-Devo of the Germline and Somatic Gonad in Nematodes

    Article • Sexual Development, January 2013, Karger Publishers

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  22. The genome of Tetranychus urticae reveals herbivorous pest adaptations

    Article • Nature, November 2011, Nature

    Dr Ryan M Pace, Manuel Martinez, Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  23. Regulation of Sexual Plasticity in a Nematode that Produces Males, Females, and Hermaphrodites

    Article • Current Biology, November 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  24. Regulation of Sexual Plasticity in a Nematode that Produces Males, Females, and Hermaphrodites

    Article • Current Biology, September 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  25. An Introduction to Worm Lab: from Culturing Worms to Mutagenesis

    Article • Journal of Visualized Experiments, January 2011, MyJove Corporation

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  26. Asymmetric spermatocyte division as a mechanism for controlling sex ratios

    Article • Nature Communications, January 2011, Nature

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  27. Body Size Evolution in Insular Speckled Rattlesnakes (Viperidae: Crotalus mitchellii)

    Article • PLOS One, March 2010, PLOS

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  28. Puma (Puma concolor) predation on a water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis)

    Article • Mammalia, January 2010, De Gruyter

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  29. Evolutionary morphology of the rattlesnake style

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  30. Natural variation of outcrossing in the hermaphroditic nematode Pristionchus pacificus

    Article • BMC Evolutionary Biology, January 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  31. Deficiency in ubiquitin ligase TRIM2 causes accumulation of neurofilament light chain and neurodegeneration

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 2008, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  32. Evolution of the control of sexual identity in nematodes

    Article • Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  33. The world of a worm: a framework for Caenorhabditis evolution

    Article • EMBO Reports, August 2006, EMBO

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  34. Conservation of the global sex determination gene tra-1 in distantly related nematodes

    Article • Genes & Development, May 2004, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  35. Finally, Worm Polycomb-like Genes Meet Hox Regulation

    Article • Developmental Cell, June 2003, Elsevier

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  36. The evolution of signalling pathways in animal development

    Article • Nature Reviews Genetics, January 2003, Nature

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  37. Mice Deficient for Spermatid Perinuclear RNA-Binding Protein Show Neurologic, Spermatogenic, and Sperm Morphological Abnormalities

    Article • Developmental Biology, May 2001, Elsevier

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  38. Pristionchus pacificus: a satellite organism in evolutionary developmental biology

    Article • Nematology, January 2000, Brill

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva

  39. Gene trap insertion into a novel gene expressed during mouse limb development

    Article • Developmental Dynamics, June 1998, Wiley

    Dr Andre Pires da Silva