Submitted manuscripts / preprints

Members of the Weber Lab are highlighted in bold.

  • Giulio M*, Lergster U*, Feulner PGD, Weber A. A-T. Comparing DNA extraction methods for successful PacBio HiFi sequencing: a case study of the freshwater mussel Anodonta anatina (Bivalvia: Unionidae). *Equal contribution. In revision in PCI Genomics. Preprint.
Peer-reviewed publications
2026

[31] Zając T, Aldridge D, Lopes-Lima M, Zając K, Ondina P, Piria M, Sîrbu I, Geist J, Moorkens E, Prié V,  Atasaral S, Collas F, Douda K, Gumpinger C, Ioannis K, Kazić A, Larsen BM, Lipinskaya T, Motte G, Osterling M, Pešić V, Riccardi N, Shevchuk L, Shumka S, Stojanovski S, Stunzenas V, Taskinen J, Thielen F, Timm H, Todorov M, Trichkova T, Urbanič G, Weber A. A-T, Wengstrom N, Sousa R. (2026) An urgent call for the coordinated monitoring of European freshwater mussels. Accepted in Conservation Letters.

[30]  Reichel K*, Pohjoismäki J*, Astrin J, Böhne A, Bortoluzzi C, del Campo J, Ciofi C, Di-Nizo CB, Divakar PK, Greve C, Hampl V, Hilgers L, Laine VN, Leonard JA, Lozano-Fernandez J, Lukić Bilela L, Mazzoni C, McCartney A, Melo-Ferreira J, Monteiro R, Oomen RA, Pavlek M, Pimenta J, Rindos M, Seehausen O, Tarieiev A, Tomasello S, Vinnere Pettersson O, Waterhouse RM, Weber A. A-T, Zinenko O, de Guttry C. (2026) From Permits to Samples: Addressing Key Challenges for High-Quality Reference Genome Generation in Europe. *Equal contribution. Molecular Ecology Resources. e70100.

2025

[29]  Weber A. A-T. (2025) From pipeline to network: we need to redefine scientific success. PLoS Biology. 23(12): e3003531.

[28]  Lebouazda Z, Mezali K, Weber A. A-T, Soualili DL, Chenuil A. (2025) Phylogeography of the Atlanto-Mediterranean brittle star Ophioderma longicaudum (Ophiuroidea, Echinodermata) with new gonad histology and genetic data from Algeria. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. Zlaf144.

[27]   Faust E*, Conrads J*, Giulio M, Ciofi C, Natali C, Feulner PGD, Weber A. A-T. (2025) Beyond genetic indicators: how reproductive mode and hybridisation challenge freshwater mussel conservation. *Equal contribution. Molecular Ecology. e70066.

[26]   O’Hara TD, Hugall AF, Haines ML, Weber A. A-T, Eichsteller A, Brogger MI, Eléaume M, Fujita T, Kongsrud JA, Martinez Arbizu P, Mills S, Olbers J, Paulay G, Ramil F, Samadi S, Sands C, Sellanes Lopez J, Solis-Marin FA, Moussalli A. (2025) Spatiotemporal faunal connectivity across global seafloors. Nature. 645: 423-428.

2024

[25]   Daniels RJ, Meyer BS, Giulio M, Signorini SG, Riccardi N, Della Torre C, Weber A. A-T. (2024) Benchmarking sample pooling for epigenomics of natural populations. Molecular Ecology Resources. e14021.

[24]   Halstead-Nussloch G, Signorini SG, Giulio M, Crocetta F, Munari M, Della Torre C, Weber A. A-T. (2024) The genome of the rayed Mediterranean limpet Patella caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758). Genome Biology and Evolution. evae070.

[23]   Garlovsky MD*, Whittington E*, Albrecht T, Arenas-Castro H, Castillo DM, Keais G, Larson EL, Moyle L, Plakke M, Reifová R, Snook RR, Ålund M and Weber A. A-T*. (2024) Synthesis and scope of the role of postmating prezygotic isolation in speciation. *Equal contribution. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology. a041429.

2023
[22]   Weber A.A-T, Stefanoudis P, Zeppilli D, Puccinelli E (2023) Editorial: the 16th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Frontiers in Marine Science. 10:1328818
 
2022

[21]   Puccinelli E, Zeppilli D, Stefanoudis P, Wittische-Helou A, Kermorgant M, Fuchs S, Menot L, Easton EE, Weber A.A-T. (2022) Hybrid conferences: opportunities, challenges and ways forward. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9:902772

2021 and before

[20]   Weber A. A-T, Rajkov J., Smailus K., Egger B. and Salzburger W.  (2021) Speciation dynamics and extent of parallel evolution along a lake-stream environmental contrast in African cichlid fishes. Science Advances. 7(45):5391

[19]   Fraïsse C., Haguenauer A., Gérard K., Weber A. A-T, Bierne N. and Chenuil A. (2021) Fine-grained genetic-environment association in an admixed population of mussels in the small isolated Kerguelen Island. Peer Community Journal. 1:e10

[18]   Weber A. A-T, Hugall A. F. and O’Hara T. D. (2020) Convergent evolution and structural adaptation to the deep ocean in the protein folding chaperonin CCTα. Genome Biology and Evolution. 12: 1929-1942

[17]   Stöhr S., Weber A. A-T, Boissin E. and Chenuil A. (2020) Resolving the Ophioderma longicauda (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) cryptic species complex: five sisters, three of them new. European Journal of Taxonomy. 600: 1-37 

[16]   Weber A. A-T, Stöhr S. and Chenuil A. (2019) Species delimitation in the presence of strong incomplete lineage sorting and hybridization: lessons from Ophioderma (Ophiuroidea: Echinodermata). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 131: 138-148

[15]     Böhne A.*, Weber A. A-T*, Rajkov J., Reschteiner M., Riss A., Egger B. and Salzburger W. (2019) Repeated evolution versus common ancestry: Sex chromosome evolution in the haplochromine cichlid Pseudocrenilabrus philander. *Equal contribution. Genome Biology and Evolution. 11:439-458

[14]   Gooday A. J., Holzmann M., Goineau A., Kamenskaya O., Melnik V. F., Pearce R. E., Weber A. A-T and Pawlowski J. (2018) Xenophyophores (Rhizaria, Foraminifera) from the eastern Clarion Clipperton Zone (eastern equatorial Pacific): the genus Psammina. Protist. 169: 926-957

[13]   Rajkov J., Weber A. A-T, Salzburger W. and Egger B. (2018) Immigrant and extrinsic hybrid inviability contribute to reproductive isolation between lake and river cichlid ecotypes. Evolution. 72: 2553-2564

[12]   Rajkov J., Weber A. A-T, Salzburger W. and Egger B. (2018) Adaptive phenotypic plasticity contributes to divergence between lake and river populations of an East African cichlid fish. Ecology & Evolution. 8: 7323-7333

[11]   Gooday A. J., Holzmann M., Goineau A., Pearce R. E., Voltski I., Weber A. A-T and Pawlowski J. (2018) Five new species and two new genera of xenophyophores (Foraminifera, Rhizaria) from part of the abyssal equatorial Pacific licensed for polymetallic nodule exploration. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 183: 723-748

[10]   Gooday A. J., Holzmann M., Caulle C., Goineau A., JonesD.O.B., Kamenskaya O., Simon-Lledó E., Weber A. A-T and Pawlowski J. (2018) New species of the xenophyophore genus Aschemonella (Rhizaria: Foraminifera) from areas of the abyssal eastern Pacific licensed for polymetallic nodule exploration. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 182: 479-499

[9]   Weber A. A-T, Abi-Rached L., Galtier N., Bernard A., Tuberosa J., Montoya-Burgos J.I. and Chenuil A. (2017) Positive selection on sperm ion channels in a brooding brittle star: consequence of life-history traits evolution.Molecular Ecology. 26: 3744-3759

[8]   Cahill A. E., De Jode A., Dubois S., Bouzaza Z., Aurelle D., Boissin E., Chabrol O., David R., Egea E., Ledoux J.-B., Mérigot B., Weber A. A-T and Chenuil A. (2017) A multispecies approach reveals hot-spots and cold-spots of diversity and connectivity in invertebrate species with contrasting dispersal modes. Molecular Ecology. 26: 6563-6577

[7]   GoodayA. J., HolzmannM., CaulleC., GoineauA., KamenskayaO., Weber A. A-T, Jan Pawlowski J. (2017) Giant protists (xenophyophores, Foraminifera) are exceptionally diverse in parts of the abyssal eastern Pacific licensed for polymetallic nodule exploration. Biological Conservation. 207: 106-116

[6]   Weber A. A-T, Mérigot B., Valière S. and Chenuil A. (2015) Influence of the larval phase on connectivity: strong differences in the genetic structure of brooders and broadcasters in the Ophioderma longicauda species complex. Molecular Ecology. 24: 6080-6094

[5]   Weber A. A-T, Stöhr S. and Chenuil A. (2014) Genetic data, reproduction season and reproductive strategy data support the existence of biological species in Ophioderma longicauda. Comptes Rendus Biologies. 337: 553-560

[4]    Romiguier J, Gayral P, Ballenghien M, Bernard A, Cahais V, Chenuil A, Chiari Y, Dernat R, Duret L, Faivre N, Loire E, Lourenco JM, Nabholz B, Roux C, Tsagkogeorga G, Weber A.A-T, Weinert LA, Belkhir K, Bierne N, Glémin S and Galtier N. (2014). Comparative population genomics in animals uncovers the determinants of genetic diversity. Nature. 515, 261-263

[3]   Weber A. A-T and Pawlowski J. (2014) Wide occurrence of SSU rDNA intragenomic polymorphism in Foraminifera and its implications for molecular species identification. Protist 165(5): 645-661

[2]   Weber A. A-T, Dupont S. and Chenuil A. (2013) Thermotolerance and regeneration in the brittle star species complex Ophioderma longicauda: A preliminary study comparing lineages and Mediterranean basins. Comptes Rendus Biologies 336: 572-581

[1]   Weber A. A-T and Pawlowski J. (2013) Can abundance of protists be inferred from sequence data: a case study of Foraminifera. PLoS One 8(2): e56739

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