A Meyer

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Affiliation: University of Konstanz
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Vertebrate genomics: More fishy tales about Hox genes
    A Meyer
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz
    Curr Biol 9:R210-3. 1999
  2. ncbi Genetic support for random mating between left and right-mouth morphs in the dimorphic scale-eating cichlid fish Perissodus microlepis from Lake Tanganyika
    H J Lee
    Lehrstuhl fur Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitatstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
    J Fish Biol 76:1940-57. 2010
  3. ncbi The ghost of selection past: rates of evolution and functional divergence of anciently duplicated genes
    Y Van de Peer
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
    J Mol Evol 53:436-46. 2001
  4. ncbi Genome duplication, divergent resolution and speciation
    J S Taylor
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
    Trends Genet 17:299-301. 2001
  5. ncbi Male pregnancy in seahorses and pipefishes (family Syngnathidae): rapid diversification of paternal brood pouch morphology inferred from a molecular phylogeny
    A B Wilson
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany
    J Hered 92:159-66. 2001
  6. ncbi Gene and genome duplications in vertebrates: the one-to-four (-to-eight in fish) rule and the evolution of novel gene functions
    A Meyer
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, 78457, Germany
    Curr Opin Cell Biol 11:699-704. 1999
  7. ncbi Hindbrain patterning revisited: timing and effects of retinoic acid signalling
    G Begemann
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany
    Bioessays 23:981-6. 2001
  8. ncbi An updated and comprehensive rRNA phylogeny of (crown) eukaryotes based on rate-calibrated evolutionary distances
    Y Van de Peer
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, D 78457 Konstanz, Germany
    J Mol Evol 51:565-76. 2000
  9. ncbi Microsporidia: accumulating molecular evidence that a group of amitochondriate and suspectedly primitive eukaryotes are just curious fungi
    Y Van de Peer
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, D 78457, Konstanz, Germany
    Gene 246:1-8. 2000
  10. ncbi Comparative genomics provides evidence for an ancient genome duplication event in fish
    J S Taylor
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 356:1661-79. 2001

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  1. ncbi Vertebrate genomics: More fishy tales about Hox genes
    A Meyer
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz
    Curr Biol 9:R210-3. 1999
    ..This suggests that an additional genome duplication occurred on the fish lineage and explains why many gene families are typically about half the size in land vertebrates than they are in fish...
  2. ncbi Genetic support for random mating between left and right-mouth morphs in the dimorphic scale-eating cichlid fish Perissodus microlepis from Lake Tanganyika
    H J Lee
    Lehrstuhl fur Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitatstrasse 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
    J Fish Biol 76:1940-57. 2010
    ..An additional analysis of two microsatellite loci that were recently suggested to be putatively linked to the genetic locus that determines the laterality of these mouth morphs did not show any such association...
  3. ncbi The ghost of selection past: rates of evolution and functional divergence of anciently duplicated genes
    Y Van de Peer
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
    J Mol Evol 53:436-46. 2001
    ....
  4. ncbi Genome duplication, divergent resolution and speciation
    J S Taylor
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
    Trends Genet 17:299-301. 2001
    ..Genome duplication events produce thousands of duplicated genes. Therefore, lineages with a history of genome duplication might have been especially prone to speciation via divergent resolution...
  5. ncbi Male pregnancy in seahorses and pipefishes (family Syngnathidae): rapid diversification of paternal brood pouch morphology inferred from a molecular phylogeny
    A B Wilson
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany
    J Hered 92:159-66. 2001
    ..Molecular analyses also highlight geographical centers of biodiversity and suggest interoceanic migration of Syngnathus pipefishes from their center of origin in the Pacific...
  6. ncbi Gene and genome duplications in vertebrates: the one-to-four (-to-eight in fish) rule and the evolution of novel gene functions
    A Meyer
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, 78457, Germany
    Curr Opin Cell Biol 11:699-704. 1999
    ..The increased genetic complexity of fish might reflect their evolutionary success and diversity...
  7. ncbi Hindbrain patterning revisited: timing and effects of retinoic acid signalling
    G Begemann
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany
    Bioessays 23:981-6. 2001
    ....
  8. ncbi An updated and comprehensive rRNA phylogeny of (crown) eukaryotes based on rate-calibrated evolutionary distances
    Y Van de Peer
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, D 78457 Konstanz, Germany
    J Mol Evol 51:565-76. 2000
    ....
  9. ncbi Microsporidia: accumulating molecular evidence that a group of amitochondriate and suspectedly primitive eukaryotes are just curious fungi
    Y Van de Peer
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, D 78457, Konstanz, Germany
    Gene 246:1-8. 2000
    ..In this respect, the importance of incorporating detailed knowledge of the substitution pattern of sequences into phylogenetic methods is discussed...
  10. ncbi Comparative genomics provides evidence for an ancient genome duplication event in fish
    J S Taylor
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457, Konstanz, Germany
    Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 356:1661-79. 2001
    ..Alternatively, the loss of different duplicates in different populations (i.e. 'divergent resolution') may have promoted speciation in ancient teleost populations...
  11. ncbi Rapid evolution and selection inferred from the transcriptomes of sympatric crater lake cichlid fishes
    K R Elmer
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Germany
    Mol Ecol 19:197-211. 2010
    ..We conclude that next-generation sequencing technologies allow us to infer natural selection acting to diversify the genomes of young species, such as crater lake cichlids, with much greater scope than previously possible...
  12. ncbi Kin-structured subpopulations in Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis L.)
    G Gerlach
    Department of Biology, PO Box 5560, University of Konstanz, D 78457 Konstanz, Germany
    Heredity 86:213-21. 2001
    ..There is evidence that some shoals contain full- and half-sibs. Despite females spawning in close proximity to each other, some siblings stay together. This might suggest that perch possess kin preferences and kin recognition...
  13. ncbi Beyond the neckless phenotype: influence of reduced retinoic acid signaling on motor neuron development in the zebrafish hindbrain
    G Begemann
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78464 Constance, Germany
    Dev Biol 271:119-29. 2004
    ..In addition, blockage of RA-mediated signaling not only interferes with the differentiation of branchiomotor neurons and their axons in the hindbrain, but also affects the development of the posterior lateral line nerve...
  14. ncbi Evolutionary Biology: Cichlid species flocks of the past and present
    A Meyer
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitaetsstrasse 10, D-78457 Kontanz, Germany
    Heredity 95:419-20. 2005
  15. ncbi Closing of the Tethys Sea and the phylogeny of Eurasian killifishes (Cyprinodontiformes: Cyprinodontidae)
    T Hrbek
    Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
    J Evol Biol 16:17-36. 2003
    ..The two phylogenetically deepest events were also likely driven by ecological changes associated with the closing of the Tethys Sea...
  16. ncbi Genetic structure of the vairone Telestes souffia in the eastern part of Lake Constance, central Europe
    F M Muenzel
    Lehrstuhl fur Zoologie und Evolutionsbiologie, Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstraße 10, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
    J Fish Biol 77:1158-64. 2010
    ..Results emphasize the critically endangered status of this freshwater fish in the upper Rhine River system...
  17. ncbi Strong reproductive skew among males in the multiply mated swordtail Xiphophorus multilineatus (Teleostei)
    J Luo
    Fachbereich Biologie, , , 78457 Konstanz, Germany
    J Hered 96:346-55. 2005
    ..Postcopulatory mechanisms, however, such as sperm competition, are also indicated by our data, using sex-linked phenotypes among the offspring...
  18. ncbi Use of a phage-based assay for phenotypic detection of mycobacteria directly from sputum
    D J Park
    PHLS Mycobacterium Reference Unit, Public Health Laboratory, King's College Hospital (Dulwich, East Dulwich Grove, London SE22 8QF, United Kingdom
    J Clin Microbiol 41:680-8. 2003
    ..tuberculosis organisms in 1 ml of sputum was developed. Taken together, these improvements support the routine application of the assay to sputum specimens...
  19. ncbi Evolutionary analyses of hedgehog and Hoxd-10 genes in fish species closely related to the zebrafish
    R Zardoya
    Department of Ecology and Evolution, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11794 5245, USA
    Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 93:13036-41. 1996
    ..The presence of four members of the hedgehog gene family in cyprinid fishes was documented and their homologies to known hedgehog genes in other vertebrates were established...
  20. ncbi Kainic acid increases the expression of the prohormone convertases furin and PC1 in the mouse hippocampus
    A Meyer
    J A DeSève Laboratory of Molecular Neuroendocrinology, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Brain Res 732:121-32. 1996
    ..Based on colocalization studies and evidence of coordinate expression with NGF and BDNF, we suggest the involvement of furin in processing of proNGF, and of both furin and PC1 in processing of proBDNF...