Publications

-David O’Brien, Tsipe Aavik, Ancuta Fedorca, Martin C. Fischer, Robin Goffaux, Sean Hoban, Peter Hollingsworth, Christina Hvilsom, Robert Jehle, Belma Kalamuji´c Stroil, Francine Kershaw, Peter Klinga, Alexander Kopatz, Deborah M. Leigh, Ivan Paz-Vinas , Marine Robuchon, Gernot Segelbacher, Viktoria Takacs, Cristiano Vernesi, Linda Laikre (2025) Restoring genetic diversity to facilitate the implementation of the EU  Nature Restoration Law. Biological Conservation 303: 110995. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2025.110995.

-Robyn E. Shaw, Katherine A. Farquharson, Michael W. Bruford ,David J. Coates, Carole P. Elliott, Joachim Mergeay, Kym M. Ottewell ,Gernot Segelbacher, Sean Hoban, Christina Hvilsom, Sílvia Pérez-Espona, Dainis Ruņģis, Filippos Aravanopoulos, Laura D. Bertola, Helena Cotrim, Karen Cox, Vlatka Cubric-Curik, Robert Ekblom, José A. Godoy, Maciej K. Konopiński, Linda Laikre, Isa-Rita M. Russo,  Nevena Veličković, Philippine Vergeer, Carles Vilà, Vladimir Brajkovic, David L. Field, William P. Goodall-Copestake, Frank Hailer, Tara Hopley, Frank E. Zachos, Paulo C. Alves, Aleksandra Biedrzycka, Rachel M. Binks  Joukje Buiteveld, Elena Buzan, Margaret Byrne, Barton Huntley, Laura Iacolina, Naomi L. P. Keehnen, Peter Klinga, Alexander Kopatz, Sara Kurland, Jennifer A. Leonard, Chiara Manfrin, Alexis Marchesini, Melissa A. Millar, Pablo Orozco-terWengel, Jente Ottenburghs, Diana Posledovich, Peter B. Spencer, Nikolaos Tourvas, Tina Unuk Nahberger, Pim van Hooft, Rita Verbylaite, Cristiano Vernesi & Catherine E. Grueber (2025) Global meta-analysis shows action is neededto halt genetic diversity loss. Nature, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-024-08458-x.

-Daniele Battilani, Roberta Gargiulo, Romolo Caniglia, Elena Fabbri, Jazmín Ramos-Madrigal, Claudia Fontsere, Marta Maria Ciucani, Shyam Gopalakrishnan, Matteo Girardi, Ilaria Fracasso, Matteo Mastroiaco, Paolo Ciucci, Cristiano Vernesi (2024) Beyond population size: whole-genome data reveal bottleneck legacies in the peninsular Italian wolf . J. of Heredity, doi.org/10.1093/jhered/esae041.

-Nadia Marinchel, Silvia Casabianca, Alexis Marchesini, Cristiano Vernesi, Michele Scardi, Antonella Penna (2024) Structural variability of protist assemblages in surface sediments across Italian Mediterranean marine subregions. Frontiers in Marine Science 11: 1427357, doi: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1427357

-Sean Hoban, Ivan Paz‑Vinas, Robyn E. Shaw, Luis Castillo‑Reina, Jessica M. D. A. Silva J. Andrew DeWoody, Robert Ekblom, Ancuta Fedorca, Brenna R. Forester, W. Chris Funk, Julia C. Geue, Myriam Heuertz, Peter M. Hollingsworth, Alice C. Hughes, Margaret E. Hunter, Christina Hvilsom, Fumiko Ishihama, Rebecca Jordan, Belma Kalamujić Stroil, Francine Kershaw, Colin K. Khoury, Viktoria Köppä, Linda Laikre, Anna J. Macdonald, Alicia Mastretta‑Yanes, Mariah H. Meek, Joachim Mergeay, Katie L. Millette, David O’Brien, Victor J. Rincón‑Parra, M. Alejandra Rodríguez‑Morales, Meredith C. Schuman, Gernot Segelbacher, Paul Sunnucks, Rebecca S. Taylor, Henrik Thurfjell, Cristiano Vernesi, Catherine E. Grueber (2024) DNA‑based studies and genetic diversity indicator assessments are complementary approaches to conserving evolutionary potential. Conservation Genetics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-024-01632-8

-Kevin Nota, Ludovic Orlando, Alexis Marchesini, Matteo Girardi, Stefan Bertilsson, Cristiano Vernesi, Laura Parducci (2024) Enriching barcoding markers in environmental samples utilizing a phylogenetic probe design: Insights from mock communities. Environmental DNA 6: e593, https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.593

-Luca Bianco, Paolo Fontana, Alexis Marchesini, Sara Torre, Mirko Moser, Stefano Piazza, Sara Alessandri, Vera Pavese, Paola Pollegioni, Cristiano Vernesi, Mickael Malnoy, Daniela Torello Marinoni, Sergio Murolo, Luca Dondini, Claudia Mattioni, Roberto Botta, Federico Sebastiani, Diego Micheletti and Luisa Palmieri (2024) The de novo, chromosome-level genome assembly of the sweet chestnut (Castanea  sativa Mill.) Cv. Marrone Di Chiusa Pesio. BMC Genomic Data 25: 64, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12863-024-01245-7

-Sean Hoban, Jessica M. da Silva, Alice Hughes, Margaret E. Hunter, Belma Kalamuji´c Stroil, Linda Laikre, Alicia Mastretta-Yanes, Katie Millette, Ivan Paz-Vinas, Lucia Ruiz Bustos, Robyn E. Shaw, Cristiano Vernesi and the Coalition for Conservation Genetics (2024) Too simple, too complex, or just right? Advantages, challenges, and guidance for indicators of genetic diversity. BioScience 74: 269-280, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biae006

-Peter B. Pearman, Olivier Broennimann, Tsipe Aavik , Tamer Albayrak, Paulo C. Alves, F. A. Aravanopoulos, Laura D. Bertola, Aleksandra Biedrzycka, Elena Buzan, Vlatka Cubric-Curik, Mihajla Djan, Ancuta Fedorca1, Angela P. Fuentes-Pardo, Barbara Fussi, José A. Godoy, Felix Gugerli, Sean Hoban, Rolf Holderegger, Christina Hvilsom, Laura Iacolina, Belma Kalamujic Stroil, Peter Klinga, Maciej K. Konopiński , Alexander Kopatz , Linda Laikre, Margarida Lopes-Fernandes, Barry John McMahon, Joachim Mergeay, Charalambos Neophytou, Snæbjörn Pálsson, Ivan Paz-Vinas, Diana Posledovich, Craig R. Primmer, Joost A. M. Raeymaekers, Baruch Rinkevich, Barbora Rolečková, Dainis Ruņģis, Laura Schuerz, Gernot Segelbacher, Katja Kavčič Sonnenschein, Milomir Stefanovic, Henrik Thurfjell, Sabrina Träger, Ivaylo N. Tsvetkov, Nevena Velickovic, Philippine Vergeer, Cristiano Vernesi, Carles Vilà, Marjana Westergren, Frank E. Zachos, Antoine Guisan & Michael Bruford (2024) Monitoring of species’ genetic diversity in Europe varies greatly and overlooks potential climate change impacts. Nature Ecology and Evolution, 8: 267-281, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41559-023-02260-0

-Laura D. Bertola, Anna Brüniche-Olsen, Francine Kershaw, Isa-Rita M. Russo, Anna J. MacDonald, Paul Sunnucks, Michael W. Bruford, Carlos Daniel Cadena, Kyle M. Ewart, Mark de Bruyn, Mark D. B. Eldridge, Richard Frankham, Juan M. Guayasamin, Catherine E. Grueber, Thierry B. Hoareau, Sean Hoban, Paul A. Hohenlohe, Margaret E. Hunter, Antoinette Kotze, Josiah Kuja, Robert C. Lacy, Linda Laikre, Nathan Lo, Mariah H. Meek, Joachim Mergeay, Cinnamon Mittan-Moreau., Linda E. Neaves. David O'Brien. Joel W. Ochien, Rob Ogden, Pablo Orozco-ter-Weng, Mónica Páez-Vacas, Jennifer Pierson, Katherine Ralls, Robyn E. Shaw, Etotépé A. Sogbohossou, Adam Stowes, Tammy Steeves, Cristiano Vernesi, Mrinalini Watsa, Gernot Segelbacher (2024) A pragmatic approach for integrating molecular tools into biodiversity conservation. Conservation Science and Practice, 6 (1): 13053, http://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.13053

-Ilaria Fracasso, Claudio Zaccone, Nikolay Oskolkov, Luca Da Ros, Anna Dinella, Luca Belelli Marchesini, Pietro Buzzini, Ciro Sannino, Benedetta Turchetti, Stefano Cesco, Gael Le Roux, Giustino Tonon , Cristiano Vernesi, Tanja Mimmo, Maurizio Ventura, Luigimaria Borruso (2023) Exploring different methodological approaches to unlock paleobiodiversity in peat profiles using ancient DNA. Science of the Total Environment, Volume 908, 15 January 2024, 168159, doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168159

-Characterizing oomycete communities after windstorm disturbance in alpine Norway spruce forests: A metabarcoding approach (2023) Davide Nardi, Duccio Migliorini, Cristiano Vernesi, Matteo Girardi, Alberto Santini. Fungal Ecology, 66, 101296, doi 10.1016/j.funeco.2023.101296

-Impact of forest disturbance on microarthropod communities depends on underlying ecological gradients and species traits (2023) Davide Nardi​, Diego Fontaneto, Matteo Girardi, Isaac Chini, Daniela Bertoldi, Roberto Larcher, Cristiano Vernesi. Peer J,  doi 10.7717/peerj.15959

-Alexis Marchesini, Andrea Silverj, Sara Torre, Omar Rota-Stabelli, Matteo Girardi, Iacopo Passeri, Ilaria Fracasso, Federico Sebastiani, Cristiano Vernesi (2023) First genome-wide data from Italian European beech (Fagus sylvatica L.): Strong and ancient differentiation between Alps and Apennines. PLOS ONE, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0288986.

-Marta Maria Ciucani, Jazmín Ramos-Madrigal, Germán Hernández-Alonso, Alberto Carmagnini, Sabhrina Gita Aninta, Xin Sun, Camilla Hjorth Scharff-Olsen, Liam Thomas Lanigan, Ilaria Fracasso, Cecilie G. Clausen, Jouni Aspi, Ilpo Kojola, Laima Baltrūnaitė, Linas Balčiauskas, Jane Moore, Mikael Åkesson, Urmas Saarma, Maris Hindrikson, Pavel Hulva, Barbora Černá Bolfíková, Carsten Nowak, Raquel Godinho, Steve Smith, Ladislav Paule, Sabina Nowak, Robert W. Mysłajek, Sabrina Lo Brutto, Paolo Ciucci, Luigi Boitani, Cristiano Vernesi, Hans K. Stenøien, Oliver Smith, Laurent Frantz, Lorenzo Rossi, Francesco Maria Angelici, Elisabetta Cilli, Mikkel-Holger S. Sinding, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Shyam Gopalakrishnan (2023) The extinct Sicilian wolf shows a complex history of isolation and admixture with ancient dogs. iScience, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2023.107307

-Kathryin Theissinger, …, The European Reference Genome Atlas Consortium (2023) How genomics can help biodiversity conservation. Trends in Genetics, Volume 39, Issue 7, July 2023, Pages 545-559, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2023.01.005

-Myriam Heuertz, Silvia B. Carvalho, Juan Galindo, Baruch Rinkevich, Piotr Robakowski, Tsipe Aavik, Ilhan Altinok, Julia M.I. Barth, Helena Cotrim, Roos Goessen, Santiago C. Gonzalez-Martínez, Tine Grebenc, Sean Hoban, Alexander Kopatz, Barry J. McMahon, Ilga Porth, Joost A.M. Raeymaekers, Sabrina Trager, Alejandro Valdecantos, Adriana Vella, Cristiano Vernesi, Pauline Garnier-Géré. (2023) The application gap: Genomics for biodiversity and ecosystem service management. Biological Conservation, 278 (2023) 109883, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2022.109883

-Sean Hoban, Michael W. Bruford, Jessica M. da Silva, W. Chris Funk, Richard Frankham, Michael J. Gill,  Catherine E. Grueber, Myriam Heuertz, Margaret E. Hunter, Francine Kershaw, Robert C. Lacy, Caroline Lees, Margarida Lopes‑Fernandes, Anna J. MacDonald, Alicia Mastretta‑Yanes, Philip J. K. McGowan, Mariah H. Meek, Joachim Mergeay, Katie L. Millette, Cinnamon S. Mittan‑Moreau, Laetitia M. Navarro, David O’Brien, Rob Ogden,  Gernot Segelbacher, Ivan Paz‑Vinas, Cristiano Vernesi, Linda Laikre (2023) Genetic diversity goals and targets have improved, but remain insufficient for clear implementation of the post‑2020 global biodiversity framework. Conservation Genetics https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-022-01492-0.

-Ilaria Fracasso, Anna Dinella, Francesco Giammarchi, Nadia Marinchel, Piotr Kołacze, Mariusz Lamentowicz, Katarzyna Marcisz, Edyta Łokas, Magdalena Miecznik , Luca Bragazza, Matteo Girardi, Maurizio Ventura, Luigimaria Borruso, Giustino Tonon, Cristiano Vernesi (2022) Climate and human impacts inferred from a 1500-year multi-proxy record of an alpine peatland in the South-Eastern Alps. Ecological Indicators 145: 109737, doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2022.109737

-Alexis Marchesini, Daniela Festi, Matteo Girardi, Diego Micheletti, Cristiano Vernesi, Marc Luetscher (2022) Ancient DNA from speleothems: opportunity or challenge? Quaternary Research,  First View , pp. 1 - 9, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/qua.2022.46.

-D. Scridel, S. Tenan, M. Brambilla, R. Celva, A. Forti, I. Fracasso, G. Volcan, E. Dorigatti, M. Anderle, A. Marchesini, B. Crestanello, C. Vernesi, P. Pedrini, P. Partel (2022) Early succession secondary forests following agropastoral abandonment are key winter habitats for the conservation of a priority bird in the European Alps. Eur. J. of Forest Research, doi.org/10.1007/s10342-022-01485-1.

-Linda Laikre, Fred W. Allendorf, Jouni Aspi, Carlos Carroll, Love Dalén, Richard Fredrickson, Christina Hansen Wheat, Philip Hedrick, Kerstin Johannesson, Marty Kardos, Rolf O. Peterson, Mike Phillips, Nils Ryman, Jannikke Räikkönen, Carles Vilà1, Christopher W Wheat, Cristiano Vernesi, John A.Vucetich (2022) Planned cull endangers Swedish wolf population. Science VOL 377 ISSUE 6602, p 162, doi:  10.1126/science.add5299

-David O’Brien, Linda Laikre, Sean Hoban, Michael W. Bruford, Robert Ekblom, Martin C. Fischer, Jeanette Hall, Christina Hvilsom, Peter M. Hollingsworth, Francine Kershaw, Cinnamon S. Mittan,Tarek A. Mukassabi, Rob Ogden, Gernot Segelbacher, Robyn E. Shaw, Cristiano Vernesi, Anna J MacDonald (2022) Bringing together approaches to reporting on within species genetic diversity. Journal of Applied Ecology, doi: 10.1111/1365-2664.14225

-Sean Hoban, Frederick I. Archer, Laura D. Bertola, Jason G. Bragg, Martin F. Breed , Michael W. Bruford, Melinda A. Coleman, Robert Ekblom, W. Chris Funk, Catherine E. Grueber, Brian K. Hand, Rodolfo Jaffé, Evelyn Jensen, Jeremy S. Johnson, Francine Kershaw, Libby Liggins, Anna J. MacDonald, Joachim Mergeay, Joshua M. Miller, Frank Muller Karger, David O'Brien, Ivan Paz-Vinas, Kevin M. Potter, Orly Razgour, Cristiano Vernesi and Margaret E. Hunter (2022) Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for genetic composition. Biological Reviews, doi: 10.1111/brv.12852

-Francine Kershaw, Michael W. Bruford, Chris W. Funk, Catherine E. Grueber, Sean Hoban, Margaret E. Hunter, Linda Laikre, Anna J. Mc Donald, Mariah Meek, Cinnamon Mittan, David O’ Brien, Rob Ogden, Robin E. Shaw, Cristiano Vernesi, Gernot Segelbacher (2022) The Coalition for Conservation Genetics - working across organizations to build capacity and achieve change in policy and practice. Conservation Science and Policy, e12635, doi.org 10.1111/csp2.12635.

-Evelyn L. Jensen, David Diez-del-Molino, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Laura D. Bertola, Filipa Borges, Vlatka Cubric-Curik, Miguel de Navascues, Peter Frandsen, Myriam Heuertz, Christina Hvilsom, Belen Jimenez-Mena, Antti Miettinen,  Markus Moest, Patricia Pečnerov, Ian Barnes, and Cristiano Vernesi (2022) Ancient and historical DNA in conservation policy. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2021.12.010.

-Vlatka Cubric-Curik, Dinko Novosel, Vladimir Brajkovic, Omar Rota Stabelli, Stefan Krebs, Johann Sölkner, Dragica Šalamon, Strahil Ristov, Beate Berger, Stamatina Trivizaki, Iosif Bizelis, Maja Ferenčaković, Sophie Rothammer, Elisabeth Kunz, Mojca Simčič, Peter Dovč, Gojko Bunevski, Hysen Bytyqi, Božidarka Marković, Muhamed Brka, Kristaq Kume, Srđan Stojanović, Vasil Nikolov, Natalia Zinovieva, Anna Amanda Schönherz, Bernt Guldbrandtsen, Mato Čačić, Siniša Radović, Preston Miracle, Cristiano Vernesi, Ino Curik, Ivica Medugorac (2022) Large scale mitogenome sequencing reveals consecutive expansions of domestic taurine cattle and supports sporadic aurochs introgression. Evolutionary Applications 15:663–678; doi: 10.1111/EVA.13315 

-Linda Laikre, Paul A. Hohenlohe, Fred Allendorf, Laura D. Bertola, Martin F. Breed, Michael W. Bruford, W. Chris Funk, Gonzalo Gajardo, Antonio González-Rodríguez, Catherine E. Grueber, Philip W. Hedrick,  Myriam Heuertz, Margaret E. Hunter, Kerstin Johannesson, Libby Liggins, Anna J. MacDonald, Joachim Mergeay, Farideh Moharrek, David O’Brien, Rob Ogden, Pablo Orozco-terWengel, Clarisse Palma-Silva, eJnnifer Pierson, Ivan Paz-Vinas, Isa-Rita M. Russo, Nils Ryman, Gernot Segelbacher, Per Sjögren-Gulve, Lisette P. Waits, Cristiano Vernesi, Sean Hoban (2021). Continued improvement to genetic diversity indicator for CBD. Conservation Genetics , doi. org/ 10. 1007/ s10592- 021- 01357-y. 

-Sean Hoban, Catriona D. Campbell, Jessica M. da Silva , Robert Ekblom, W. Chris Funk , Brittany A. Garner, Jos´e A. Godoy, Francine Kershaw , Anna J. MacDonald, Joachim Mergeay, Melissa Minter, David O’Brien, Ivan Paz Vinas, Sarah K. Pearson, Sílvia Perez-Espona, Kevin M. Potter, Isa-Rita M. Russo, Gernot Segelbacher, Cristiano Vernesi, Margaret E. Hunter (2021) Genetic diversity is considered important but interpreted narrowly in country reports to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Current actions and indicators are insufficient. Biological Conservation 261: 109233

-Sean Hoban, Michael Bruford, Margarida Lopes-Fernandes, W. Chris Funk, Peter Galbusera, M. Patrick Griffith, Catherine E Grueber, Myriam Heuertz, Margaret E. Hunter, Christina Hvilsom, Belma Kalamujic Stroil, Francine Kershaw, Colin K. Khoury, Linda Laikre, Anna J MacDonald, Joachim Mergeay, Mariah Meek, Cinnamon Mittan, Tarek A. Mukassabi, David O’Brien, Rob Ogden, Clarisse Palma da Silva, Uma Ramakrishnan, Gernot Segelbacher, Robyn E Shaw, Per Sjögren-Gulve, Nevena Velickovic, Cristiano Vernesi (2021) Global commitments to conserving and monitoring genetic diversity are now necessary and feasible. BioScience biab054, https://doi.org/10.1093/biosci/biab054.

-Bernard R. Agwanda, Francesco Rovero, Lucinda P Lawson, Cristiano Vernesi, Rajan Amin (2021) A new subspecies of giant sengi or elephant-shrew (Macroscelidea: Rhynchocyon) from coastal Kenya. Zootaxa 4948 (2) DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4948.2.5  

-Sean Hoban, Ivan Paz-Vinas, Sally Aitken, Laura D. Bertola, Martin Breed, Michael Bruford, W. Chris Funk, Catherine E. Grueber, Myriam Heuertz, Paul Hohenlohe, Margaret E. Hunter, Rodolfo Jaffé, Margarida Lopes Fernandes, Joachim Mergeay, Farideh Moharrek, David O'Brien, Gernot Segelbacher, Cristiano Vernesi, Lisette Waits, Linda Laikre Effective population size remains a suitable, pragmatic indicator of genetic diversity for all species, including forest trees. Biological Conservation 253 (2021) 108906, doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108906.

-Lucinda Lawson, José Alfredo Samaniego Castruita, James S. Haile, Cristiano Vernesi, Francesco Rovero, Eline D. Lorenzen (2021) Unraveling elephant shrews: phylogenetic relationships and unexpected  introgression among giant sengis. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 154 107001 doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2020.107001.

-Alexis Marchesini, Cristiano Vernesi, Andrea Gandolfi, Marco Masseti (2021) No genetic signature of glacial refugia in current European fallow deer (Dama dama dama L., 1758) populations: a comment on Baker et al. (2017). Mammalian Biology 101: 305-312, doi: 10.1007/s42991-020-00076-0.

-Sean Hoban, Michael Bruford, Josephine D’Urban Jackson, Margarida Lopes-Fernandes, Myriam Heuertz, Paul A. Hohenlohe, Per Sjögren-Gulve, Gernot Segelbacher, Cristiano Vernesi, Sally Aitken, Laura D. Bertola, Paulette Bloomer, Martin Breed, Hernando Rodríguez-Correa, W. Chris Funk, Catherine E. Grueber, Margaret E. Hunter, Rodolfo Jaffe, Libby Liggins, Joachim Mergeay, Farideh Moharrek, David O’Brien, Rob Ogden, Clarisse Palma-Silva, Ivan Paz-Vinas, Jennifer Pierson, Uma Ramakrishnan, Murielle Simo-Droissart, Naoki Tani, Lisette Waits, Linda Laikre (2020) Improving genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. Biological Conservation Volume 248, August 2020, 108654..

-Linda Laikre, Sean Hoban, Michael W. Bruford, Gernot Segelbacher, Fred W. Allendorf, Gonzalo Gajardo, Antonio González Rodríguez, Philip W. Hedrick, Myriam Heuertz, Paul A. Hohenlohe, Rodolfo Jaffé, Kerstin Johannesson, Libby Liggins, Anna J. MacDonald, Pablo Orozcoter Wengel, Thorsten B. H. Reusch, Hernando Rodríguez-Correa, Isa-Rita M. Russo, Nils Ryman, Cristiano Vernesi (2020) Post-2020 goals overlook genetic diversity. Science  Vol. 367 (6482): 1083-1085. DOI: 10.1126/science.abb2748.

-Cornille Amandine, Ferran Antolín, Elena Garcia, Cristiano Vernesi, Alice Fietta, Otto Brinkkemper, Wiebke Kirleis, Angela Schlumbaum and Isabel Roldán-Ruiz (2019) A multifaceted overview of apple tree domestication. Trends in Plant Science 24 (8): 770-782 doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2019.05.007.

-Bianca Zecchin, Marco De Nardi, Pierre Nouvellet, Cristiano Vernesi, Massimiliano Babbucci, Barbara Crestanello, Zoltán Bagó, Tomislav Bedeković, Peter Hostnik, Adelaide Milani, Christl Ann Donnelly, Luca Bargelloni, Monica Lorenzetto, Carlo Citterio, Federica Obber, Paola De Benedictis, Giovanni Cattoli. (2019) Genetic and spatial characterization of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) population in the area stretching between the Eastern and Dinaric Alps and its relationship with rabies and canine distemper dynamics. PLOS ONE doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213515

-Alexis Marchesini, Cristiano Vernesi, Andrea Battisti, Francesco G. Ficetola (2018) Deciphering  the drivers of negative species-genetic diversity correlation in Alpine amphibians. Molecular Ecology 27: 4916-4930, DOI: 10.1111/mec.14902

-Luca Cornetti, Matteo Girardi, Samuele Ghielmi, Cristiano Vernesi (2018) Museum specimens indicate genetic erosion in an endangered lizard. Amphibia Reptilia, doi 10.1163/15685381-17000198.

-Lucio Bonato, Andrea Corbetta , Giovanni Giovine, Enrico Romanazzi, Emina Šunje, Cristiano Vernesi, Barbara Crestanello (2018) Diversity among peripheral populations: genetic and evolutionary differentiation of Salamandra atra at the southern edge of the Alps. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, doi 10.1111/jzs.1222.

-Kleopatra Leontidou, Cristiano Vernesi, Johannes De Groeve, Fabiana Cristofolini, Despoina Vokou, Antonella Cristofori (2018) DNA metabarcoding of airborne pollen: new protocols for improved taxonomic identification of environmental samples. Aerobiologia 34: 63-74. DOI 10.1007/s10453-017-9497-z

-Luca Cornetti Oliver W Griffith Andrea Benazzo Alex Panziera Camilla M Whittington Michael B Thompson, Cristiano Vernesi, Giorgio Bertorelle (2018) Candidate genes involved in the evolution of viviparity: a RAD sequencing experiment in the lizard Zootoca vivipara (Squamata: Lacertidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 183: 196-207. doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx069

-Andrea Benazzo, Emiliano Trucchi, James A. Cahill, Pierpaolo Maisano Delser, Stefano Monad, Matteo Fumagalli, Lynsey Bunnefeld, Luca Cornetti, Silvia Ghirotto, Matteo Girardi, Lino Ometto, Alex Panziera, Omar Rota-Stabelli, Enrico Zanetti, Alexandros Karamanlidis, Claudio Groff, Ladislav Paule, Leonardo Gentile, Carles Vilà, Saverio Vicario, Luigi Boitani, Ludovic Orlando, Silvia Fuselli, Cristiano Vernesi, Beth Shapiro, Paolo Ciucci, and Giorgio Bertorelle (2017) Survival and divergence in a small group: The extraordinary genomic history of the endangered Apennine brown bear stragglers. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, USA 114 (45):  E9589-E9597. Doi/10.1073/pnas.1707279114

-Alexis Marchesini, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Luca Cornetti, Andrea Battisti and Cristiano Vernesi (2017) Fine-scale phylogeography of Rana temporaria (Anura: Ranidae) in a putative secondary contact zone in the southern Alps. Biological Journal of Linnean Society 122: 824-837. doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blx114.

-Antonella Penna, Silvia Casabianca, Antonio Fernandez Guerra, Cristiano Vernesi, Michele Scardi (2017) Analysis of phytoplankton assemblage structure in the Mediterranean Sea based on high-throughput sequencing of partial 18S rRNA sequences. Marine Genomics 36 (2017) 49–55.

-Silvia Casabianca, Luca Cornetti, Samuela Cappellacci, Cristiano Vernesi, Antonella Penna (2017) Genomic complexity of harmful microalgae. Harmful Algae 63: 7-12

-Luca Cornetti, Andrea Benazzo, Sean Hoban, Cristiano Vernesi, Giorgio Bertorelle (2016) Ancient but not recent population declines have had on alpine yellow-bellied toad populations, suggesting potential for complete recovery. Conservation Genetics 17 (3): 727-743.

-Luca Fontanesi, Federica Di Palma, Paul Flicek, Andrew T. Smith, Carl-Gustaf Thulin, Paulo C. Alves, and the Lagomorph Genomics Consortium (2016) LaGomiCs—Lagomorph Genomics Consortium: An International Collaborative Effort for Sequencing the Genomes of an Entire Mammalian Order. Journal of Heredity, 107: 295-308

-Cristiano Vernesi, Sean M. Hoban, Elena Pecchioli, Barbara Crestanello, Giorgio Bertorelle, Roberto Rosà and Heidi C. Hauffe (2016) Ecology, environment and evolutionary history influence genetic structure in five mammal species from the Italian Alps; Biological Journal of Linnean Society, 117 (3): 428-446. DOI: 10.1111/bij.12651

-Luca Cornetti, G. Francesco Ficetola, Sean Hoban, Cristiano Vernesi (2015). Genetic and ecological data reveal species boundaries between viviparous and oviparous lineages. Heredity 115: 517-526, doi: 10.1038/hdy.2015.54.

-Axel Schonefer, Cristiano Vernesi, Jochen Martens and Marshal Hedin. (2015) Molecular phylogeny, biogeographic history, and evolution of cave-dwelling taxa in the European harvestman genus Ischyropsalis (Opiliones: Dyspnoi). Journal of Arachnology, 43: 40-53.

-Luca Cornetti, Francesco Belluardo, Samuele Ghielmi, Giovanni Giovine, Gentile F. Ficetola, Giorgio Bertorelle, Cristiano Vernesi and Heidi C. Hauffe (2015) Reproductive isolation between oviparous and viviparous lineages of the Eurasian common lizard Zootoca vivipara in a contact zone. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 114: 566-573. doi 10.1111/bij.12478.

-Penna A, Battocchi C, Cappellacci S, Fraga S, Aligizaki K, Lemée R, Vernesi C (2014) Mitochondrial, but not rDNA, genes fail to discriminate dinoflagellate species in the genus Ostreopsis. Harmful Algae 40: 40-50

-Luca Cornetti, Michele Menegon, Giovanni Giovine, Benoit Heulin, Cristiano Vernesi (2014) Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Survey of Zootoca vivipara across the Eastern Italian Alps: Evolutionary Relationships, Historical Demography and Conservation Implications. PLos ONE 9 (1): e85912

-Hoban S, Gaggiotti O, ConGRESS consortium, Bertorelle G (2013) Sample Planning Optimization Tool for conservation and population Genetics (SPOTG): a software for choosing the appropriate number of markers and samples. Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 4 (3): 299-303.

-Sean Hoban, Jan W. Arntzen, Giorgio Bertorelle, Josef Bryja, Margarida Fernandes, Katie Frith, Oscar Gaggiotti, Peter Galbusera, José A. Godoy, Heidi C. Hauffe, A. Rus Hoelzel, Richard A. Nichols, Sílvia Pérez-Espona, Craig Primmer, Isa-Rita M. Russo, Gernot Segelbacher, Hans R. Siegismund, Marjatta Sihvonen, Per Sjögren-Gulve, Cristiano Vernesi, Carles Vilà, Michael W. Bruford (2013) Conservation Genetic Resources for Effective Species Survival (ConGRESS): Bridging the divide between conservation research and practice. Journal for Nature Conservation 21: 433-437. DOI 10.1016/j.jnc.2013.07.005

-Lucinda P Lawson 1, Cristiano Vernesi 1, Silvia Ricci, Francesco Rovero (2013) Evolutionary History of the Grey-Faced Sengi, Rhynchocyon udzungwensis, from Tanzania: A Molecular and Species Distribution Modelling Approach. PloS ONE vol. 8 (issue 8): e72506 (1 joint first authors)

-Sean Hoban, Heidi Hauffe, Siliva Perez_Espona, Jan Arntzen, Giorgio Bertorelle, Josef bryja, Katie Frith, Oscar Gaggiotti, Peter Galbusera, Josè Godoy, Rus Hoelzel, Richard Nichols, Craig Primmer, Isa-Rita Russo, Gernot segelbacher, Hans Siegismund,. Marjatta Sihvonen, Cristiano Vernesi, Carles Vilà, Michael Bruford (2013) Bringing genetic diversity to the forefront of conservation policy and management Conservation Genetics Resources doi 10.1007/s12686-013-9859-y

-Penna A, Fraga S, Battocchi C, Casabianca S, Perini F, Capellacci S, Casabianca A, Riobç P, Giacobbe MG, Totti C, Accoroni S, Vila M, Rene A, Scardi M, Aligizaki C, Nguyen-Ngoc L, Vernesi C (2012) Genetic diversity of the genus Ostreopsis Schmidt: phylogeographical considerations and molecular methodology applicatons for field detection in the Mediterranean sea. Cryptogamie, Algologie 33 (2): 155-163.

-Sean Hoban, Cristiano Vernesi (2012) Challenges in global biodiversity conservation and solutions that cross sociology, politics, economics and ecology. Biology Letters vol. 8: 897-899

-Cristiano Vernesi, Duccio Rocchini, Elena Pecchioli, Markus Neteler, Giovanni G. Vendramin, Donatella Paffetti (2012) A landscape genetics approach reveals ecological-based differentiation in populations of holm oak (Quercus ilex L.) at the northern limit of its range. Biol. J. Linnean Society 107 (2): 458-467

-Fontanesi L, PL Martelli, E. Scotti, V. Russo, C. Rogel-Gaillard, R. Casadio, C. Vernesi (2012) Exploring copy number variation in the rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) genome by array comparative genome hybridization. Genomics 100 (4): 245-251

-Yannic Gellissier L, Fubey S, Vega R, Basset P, Mazzotti S, Pecchioli E, Vernesi C, Hauffe HC, Searle JB, Hausser J (2012). Multiple refugia and barriers explain the phylogeography of the Valais shrew, Sorex antinorii (Mammalia: Soricomorpha). Biol. J. Linnean Society 105(4):864-880. 

-Casabianca S, Penna A, Pecchioli E, Jordi A, Basterrextea G, Vernesi C (2012) Population genetic structure and connectivity of the harmful dinoflagellate Alexandrium minutum in the Mediterranean Sea. Proceedings Royal Society of London, series B  279: 129-138 doi: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0708 

-Fontanesi, L., Vernesi, C., Scotti, E., Martelli, P., Casadio, R., & Russo, V. (2011). Analysis of copy number variations in the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) genome. Italian journal of Animal Science, 10(1 suppl.), 92-93.

-M Lari, E Rizzi, S Mona, G Corti, G Catalano, K Chen, C Vernesi, G Larson, P Boscato, G De Bellis, A Cooper, D Caramelli and G Bertorelle.The Complete Mitochondrial Genome of an 11,450-year-old Aurochsen (Bos primigenius) from Central Italy. (2011) BMC Evol Biol, BMC Evol Biol 11:32.

-Penna A, Fraga S, Batocchi C, Casabianca S, Giacobbe MG, Riobò P and Vernesi C (2010) A phylogeographic study of the toxic benthic dinoflagellate genus Ostreopsis Schmidt. Journal of Biogeography, 37 (5): 830-841.

-L Fontanesi, L Forestier, D Allain, E Scotti, F Beretti, S Deretz-Picoulet, E Pecchioli, C Vernesi, T J Robinson, J L Malaney, V Russo, A Oulmouden. (2010) Characterization of the rabbit agouti signaling protein (ASIP) gene: transcripts and phylogenetic analyses and identification of the causative mutation of the nonagouti black coat color. Genomics, 95: 166-175.

-Crestanello B, Pecchioli E, Vernesi C, Mona S, Martinkova N, Janiga M, Hauffe HC and Bertorelle G (2009) The Genetic Impact of Translocations and Habitat Fragmentation in Chamois (Rupicapra) spp. Journal of Heredity 100: 691-708.

-Gentile G, Vernesi C, Vicario S, Pecchioli E, Caccone A, Bertorelle G and Sbordoni V (2009) Mitochondrial DNA variation in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) from Italy: new data from northern, central, and southern populations. Italian Journal of Zoology, 76 (1): 16-27.

-Vernesi C, Bruford MW, Bertorelle G, Pecchioli E, Rizzoli AP, Hauffe HC (2008) Where's the Conservation in Conservation Genetics? Conservation Biology, 22 (3): 802-804.

-A Penna, S Fraga, M Maso, MG Giacobbe, I Bravo, E Garcés, M Vila, E Bertozzini, F Andreoni, A Lugliè, C Vernesi (2008) Phylogenetic relationships based on the sequences of 5.8s gene and internal transcript spacers of the rrna operon among the mediterranean Alexandrium (Dinophyceae) species. Eur J Phycology, 43 (2): 163-178

-Masseti M, Pecchioli E, Vernesi C Phylogeography of the last surviving populations of Rhodian and Anatolian fallow deer (Dama dama L., 1758) (2008) Biological Journal of Linnean Society, 93 (4): 835-844.

-Caramelli D, Vernesi C, Sanna S, Sampietro L, Lari M, Castrì L, Vona G, Floris R, Francalacci P, Tykott R, Casoli A, Bertranpetit J, Lalueza-Fox C, Bertorelle G, Barbujani G (2007) Genetic variation in prehistoric Sardinia. Human Genetics, 122, (3-4): 327-336.

-D Paffetti, C Vettori, D Caramelli, C Vernesi, M Lari, A Paganelli, L Paule, R Giannini (2007). Unexpected presence of Fagus orientalis complex in Italy as inferred from 45,000-year-old DNA pollen samples from Venice lagoon. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 7 (Suppl 2): S2-S2.

-D Vallone, E Frigato, C Vernesi, A Foà, N S Foulkes, C Bertolucci (2007) Hypothermia modulates circadian clock gene expression in lizard peripheral tissues. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 292: R160-R166. 

-A Borglum, C Vernesi, PKA Jensen, B, Madsen, A Haagerup, G Barbujani (2007) No signature of Y chromosomal resemblance between possibile descendants of the Cimbri in Denmark and Northern Italy. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 131 (2): 278-84. 

-M Masseti, A Cavallaro, E Pecchioli, C Vernesi (2006) Artificial Occurrence of the Fallow Deer, Dama dama dama (L., 1758), on the Island of Rhodes (Greece): Insight from mtDNA Analysis. Human Evolution, 21 (2): 167-176.

-A Beja-Pereira, D Caramelli, C Lalueza Fox, C Vernesi, N Ferrand, L Sampietro, A Casoli, F Goyache, L J Royo, S Conti, M Lari, A Martini, L Ouragh, A Magid, A Atash, P Boscato, C Triantophylidis, K Ploumi, L Sineo, F Mallegni, P Taberlet, G Erhardt, J Bertranpetit, G Barbujani, G Luikart, G Bertorelle (2006) The origin of European cattle: Evidence from modern and ancient DNA. Proceedings of National Academy of Science USA, 103 (21): 8113-8118. 

-A Penna, E Garcés, M Vila, MG Giacobbe, S Fraga, A Lugliè, I Bravo, E Bertozzini, C Vernesi (2005) Alexandrium catenella (Dynophyceae), a toxic ribotype expanding in the NW mediterranena sea. Marine Biology, 148: 13-23. 

-A Penna, M Vila, S Fraga, MG Giacobbe, F Andreoni, P Riobò, C Vernesi. (2005) Characterization of Ostreopsis and Coolia (Dinophyceae) isolates in the Western Mediterranean sea based on morphology, toxicity and ITS - 5.8S rDNA sequences. J of Phycology 41 (1): 212-225. 

-G Barbujani, C Vernesi, D Caramelli, L Castrì, C Lalueza-Fox, G Bertorelle (2004) Etruscan artefacts: much ado about nothing. American Journal of Human Genetics, 75: 923-927. 

-L Mirimin, C Vernesi, C Bertolucci, S Mazzotti, G Bertorelle (2004) Mitochondrial DNA variation and divergence in three Hermann’s tortoise (Testudo hermanni) populations. Italian Journal of Zoology, 71 (S2): 199-202. 

-C Vernesi, D Caramelli, I Dupanloup, G Bertorelle, M Lari, E Cappellini, J Moggi, B Chiarelli, L Castrì, A Casoli, F Mallegni, C Lalueza-Fox, G Barbujani (2004). The Etruscans: A Population-Genetic Study. American Journal of Human Genetics, 74: 694-704. 

-E Cappellini, B Chiarelli, L Sineo, A Casoli, A Di Gioia, C Vernesi, M C Biella, D Caramelli (2004). Biomolecular Study of the Human Remains from Tomb 5859 in the Etruscan Necropolis of Monterozzi, Tarquinia (Viterbo, Italy). Journal of Archaeological Science, 31 (5): 603-612. 

-G Bertorelle, M Bruford, C Chemini, C Vernesi, HC Hauffe (2004) New, flexible Bayesian approaches to revolutionize conservation genetics. Conservation Biology 18 (2): 584.

-D Caramelli, C Lalueza-Fox, C Vernesi, M Lari, A Casoli, F Mallegni, J Moggi - Cecchi, B Chiarelli, I Dupanloup, J Bertranpetit, G Barbujani, G Bertorelle (2003) Evidence for a genetic discontinuity between Neandertals and 24,000 years-old anatomically modern Europeans. Proceedings of National Academy of Science USA 100: 6593-6597.

-Vernesi C, Crestanello B, Pecchioli E, Tartari D, Caramelli D, Hauffe H, Bertorelle G. (2003) The genetic impact of demographic decline and reintroduction in the wild boar (Sus scrofa): a microsatellite analysis. Molecular Ecology, 12 (3): 585-595. 

-Vernesi C, Fuselli S, Castrì L, Bertorelle G, Barbujani G (2002) Mitochondrial Diversity in Linguistic Isolates of the Alps: A Reappraisal. Human Biology 74 (5): 725-730.

-Vernesi C, Pecchioli E, Caramelli D, Tiedemann R, Randi E, Bertorelle G (2002) The genetic history of natural and reintroduced roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in the Alps and in Central Italy, as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Ecology 11 (8): 1285-97.

-Vernesi C, Di Benedetto G, Caramelli D, Secchieri E, Simoni L, Katti E, Malaspina P, Novelletto A, Terribile Wiel-Marin V, Barbujani G (2001) Genetic characterization of the body attributed to the evangelist Luke. Proceedings of National Academy of Science USA 98: 13460-13463.

-Malaspina P., Tsopanomichalou M., Duman T., Stefan M., Silvestri A., Rinaldi B., Garcia O., Giparaki M., Plata E., Kozlov A.I., Barbujani G., Vernesi C., Papola F., Ciavarella G., Kovatchev D., Kerimova M.G., Anagnou N., Gavrila L., Veneziano L., Akar N., Loutradis A., Michalodimitrakis E.N., Terrenato L., Novelletto A. (2001) A multistep process for the dispersal of a Y-chromosome lineage in the Mediterranean area. Annals of Human Genetics 65:339-349.

-Vernesi C., Sineo L. and Chiarelli B. (2000) RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA) profiles of ten macaque species. Caryologia 53 (3-4): 185-193.

BOOK CHAPTERS 

-Masseti M. & Vernesi C.,  2014 - Historic zoology of the European fallow deer, Dama dama dama: evidence from biogeography, archaeology and genetics. In Baker, K., Carden, R., Madgwick, R. (eds.): Deer and People. Windgather Press, Oxford: 13-22.

-Rocchini D, Balkenhol N, Delucchi L, Ghisla A, Hauffe HC, Imre AR, Jordán F, Nagendra H, Neale D, Ricotta C, Varotto C, Vernesi C, Wegmann M, Wohlgemuth T, Neteler, M (2012). Spatial Algorithms Applied to Landscape Diversity Estimate from Remote Sensing Data. In: Models of the Ecological Hierarchy: From Molecules to the Ecosphere. p. 391-411, Elsevier B.V., ISBN: 9780444593962

-C Vernesi (2010) The Need for a Multispecies, Multilocus Phylogeographical Approach. In Phylogeography: Concepts, Intraspecific Patterns and Speciation Processes. Rutgers D, ed. Nova Publishers, New York, USA, pp. 141-147

-C. Vernesi & M. W. Bruford. (2009). Recent developments in molecular tools for conservation. In Population Genetics for Animal Conservation. G. Bertorelle, M.W. Bruford, H. C. Hauffe, A. Rizzoli and C. Vernesi, eds. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK

-M Masseti, A Cavallaro and C Vernesi (2002) The population genetics of the fallow deer of Rhodes. In Island of deer. M Masseti ed – City of Rhodes, Environment Organization, Rhodes, Greece. Pp. 165-168.