M. Kohler

A Simple and Scalable Zebrafish Model of Sonic Hedgehog Medulloblastoma

This paper develops a zebrafish model of Sonic Hedgehog medulloblastoma by mutating ptch1 and identifies grk3 as a target for tumor formation.

More than a prickly morphology: plastome variation in the prickly pear cacti (Opuntieae)

The paper investigates plastome variation in prickly pear cacti, finding significant structural and genetic differences across species, including gene loss and IR region changes.

Tracing the origin of Oriental beech stands across Western Europe and reporting hybridization with European beech - implications for assisted gene flow

This study evaluates the genetic and ecological implications of using Oriental beech for assisted gene flow in European beech populations, finding evidence of hybridization and potential climate adaptation benefits.

Ambient light and mimicry as drivers of wing transparency in Lepidoptera

The paper investigates how habitat openness, activity rhythm, and mimicry syndrome influence wing transparency in Lepidoptera, finding that diurnal species and those in open habitats exhibit higher light transmittance.

Reassessment and typification of Opuntia canterae (Opuntioideae, Cactaceae), an endemic prickly-pear cactus of Uruguay

This paper reassesses Opuntia canterae, designates an epitype, and provides a conservation assessment as Vulnerable, while distinguishing it from O. elata based on morphological traits.

Insights into chloroplast genome variation across Opuntioideae (Cactaceae)

The paper analyzes chloroplast genome variation in Opuntioideae cacti, finding structural rearrangements and pseudogenization, and identifies phylogenetically informative markers.

Beyond endemism, expanding conservation efforts: a relictual Pleistocene distribution and first report of the prickly pear cactus, Opuntia bonaerensis, in Brazil and Uruguay

The paper reports new records of Opuntia bonaerensis in Brazil and Uruguay, confirms their identity through molecular and morphological analysis, and uses ecological niche models to suggest relictual Pleistocene populations and future conservation implications.