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2024

Journal Article

Ultraviolet vision in anemonefish improves colour discrimination

Mitchell, Laurie J., Phelan, Amelia, Cortesi, Fabio, Marshall, N. Justin, Chung, Wen-sung, Osorio, Daniel C. and Cheney, Karen L. (2024). Ultraviolet vision in anemonefish improves colour discrimination. Journal of Experimental Biology, 227 (7) jeb247425. doi: 10.1242/jeb.247425

Ultraviolet vision in anemonefish improves colour discrimination

2023

Journal Article

Multiple rod layers increase the speed and sensitivity of vision in nocturnal reef fishes

Fogg, Lily G., Chung, Wen-Sung, Justin Marshall, N., Cortesi, Fabio and de Busserolles, Fanny (2023). Multiple rod layers increase the speed and sensitivity of vision in nocturnal reef fishes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 290 (2011) 20231749, 1-9. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2023.1749

Multiple rod layers increase the speed and sensitivity of vision in nocturnal reef fishes

2023

Journal Article

The evolution of the green-light-sensitive visual opsin genes (RH2) in teleost fishes

Musilova, Zuzana and Cortesi, Fabio (2023). The evolution of the green-light-sensitive visual opsin genes (RH2) in teleost fishes. Vision Research, 206 108204, 1-13. doi: 10.1016/j.visres.2023.108204

The evolution of the green-light-sensitive visual opsin genes (RH2) in teleost fishes

2022

Book Chapter

The visual ecology of anemonefishes

Cortesi, Fabio, Tettamanti, Valerio and Busserolles, Fanny de (2022). The visual ecology of anemonefishes. Evolution, Development and Ecology of Anemonefishes. (pp. 87-94) edited by Vincent Laudet and Timothy Ravasi. Boca Raton, US: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003125365-11

The visual ecology of anemonefishes

2022

Book Chapter

The Use of Modern Genetic Tools in Anemonefishes

Mitchell, Laurie John Lee, Yamanaka, Sakuto, Kinoshita, Masato and Cortesi, Fabio (2022). The Use of Modern Genetic Tools in Anemonefishes. Evolution, Development and Ecology of Anemonefishes. (pp. 41-52) Boca Raton: CRC Press. doi: 10.1201/9781003125365-6

The Use of Modern Genetic Tools in Anemonefishes

2021

Journal Article

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated generation of biallelic F0 anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) mutants

Mitchell, Laurie J., Tettamanti, Valerio, Rhodes, Justin S., Marshall, N. Justin, Cheney, Karen L. and Cortesi, Fabio (2021). CRISPR/Cas9-mediated generation of biallelic F0 anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) mutants. PLoS One, 16 (12) e0261331, e0261331. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0261331

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated generation of biallelic F0 anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) mutants

2021

Journal Article

The visual opsin gene repertoires of teleost fishes: evolution, ecology, and function

Musilova, Zuzana, Salzburger, Walter and Cortesi, Fabio (2021). The visual opsin gene repertoires of teleost fishes: evolution, ecology, and function. Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, 37 (1), 441-468. doi: 10.1146/annurev-cellbio-120219-024915

The visual opsin gene repertoires of teleost fishes: evolution, ecology, and function

2020

Journal Article

Visual system diversity in coral reef fishes

Cortesi, Fabio, Mitchell, Laurie J., Tettamanti, Valerio, Fogg, Lily G., de Busserolles, Fanny, Cheney, Karen L. and Marshall, N. Justin (2020). Visual system diversity in coral reef fishes. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology, 106, 31-42. doi: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2020.06.007

Visual system diversity in coral reef fishes

2019

Journal Article

Visual system development of the spotted unicornfish, Naso brevirostris (Acanthuridae)

Tettamanti, Valerio, de Busserolles, Fanny, Lecchini, David, Marshall, N. Justin and Cortesi, Fabio (2019). Visual system development of the spotted unicornfish, Naso brevirostris (Acanthuridae). The Journal of Experimental Biology, 222 (24) jeb209916, jeb.209916. doi: 10.1242/jeb.209916

Visual system development of the spotted unicornfish, Naso brevirostris (Acanthuridae)

2019

Journal Article

Vision using multiple distinct rod opsins in deep-sea fishes

Musilova, Zuzana, Cortesi, Fabio, Matschiner, Michael, Davies, Wayne I. L., Patel, Jagdish Suresh, Stieb, Sara M., de Busserolles, Fanny, Malmstrøm, Martin, Tørresen, Ole K., Brown, Celeste J., Mountford, Jessica K., Hanel, Reinhold, Stenkamp, Deborah L., Jakobsen, Kjetill S., Carleton, Karen L., Jentoft, Sissel, Marshall, Justin and Salzburger, Walter (2019). Vision using multiple distinct rod opsins in deep-sea fishes. Science, 364 (6440), 588-592. doi: 10.1126/science.aav4632

Vision using multiple distinct rod opsins in deep-sea fishes

2017

Journal Article

Pushing the limits of photoreception in twilight conditions: the rod-like cone retina of the deep-sea pearlsides

de Busserolles, Fanny, Cortesi, Fabio, Helvik, Jon Vidar, Davies, Wayne I. L., Templin, Rachel M., Sullivan, Robert K. P., Michell, Craig T., Mountford, Jessica K., Collin, Shaun P., Irigoien, Xabier, Kaartvedt, Stein and Marshall, Justin (2017). Pushing the limits of photoreception in twilight conditions: the rod-like cone retina of the deep-sea pearlsides. Science Advances, 3 (11) eaao4709, eaao4709. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aao4709

Pushing the limits of photoreception in twilight conditions: the rod-like cone retina of the deep-sea pearlsides

2015

Journal Article

Phenotypic Plasticity Confers Multiple Fitness Benefits to a Mimic

Cortesi, Fabio, Feeney, William E., Ferrari, Maud C. O., Waldie, Peter A., Phillips, Genevieve A. C., McClure, Eva C., Skold, Helen N., Salzburger, Walter, Marshall, N. Justin and Cheney, Karen L. (2015). Phenotypic Plasticity Confers Multiple Fitness Benefits to a Mimic. Current Biology, 25 (7), 949-954. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2015.02.013

Phenotypic Plasticity Confers Multiple Fitness Benefits to a Mimic

2015

Journal Article

Ancestral duplications and highly dynamic opsin gene evolution in percomorph fishes

Cortesi, Fabio, Musilová, Zuzana, Stieb, Sara M., Hart, Nathan S., Siebeck, Ulrike E., Malmstrøm, Martin, Tørresen, Ole K., Jentoft, Sissel, Cheney, Karen L., Marshall, N. Justin, Carleton, Karen L. and Salzburger, Walter (2015). Ancestral duplications and highly dynamic opsin gene evolution in percomorph fishes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112 (5), 1493-1498. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1417803112

Ancestral duplications and highly dynamic opsin gene evolution in percomorph fishes

2025

Journal Article

Evolution of the non-visual and visual opsin gene repertoire in ray-finned fishes

Policarpo, Maxime, Fogg, Lily G., Cortesi, Fabio and Salzburger, Walter (2025). Evolution of the non-visual and visual opsin gene repertoire in ray-finned fishes. Genome Biology and Evolution, 17 (7) evaf129. doi: 10.1093/gbe/evaf129

Evolution of the non-visual and visual opsin gene repertoire in ray-finned fishes

2025

Journal Article

Fiddler crab claws work as a deflection antipredator defence

Silva, Diogo Jackson Aquino, Powell, Samuel Bear, Erickson, Marilia Fernandes, Cortesi, Fabio, Pessoa, Daniel Marques Almeida and Cheney, Karen Louise (2025). Fiddler crab claws work as a deflection antipredator defence. Biology Letters, 21 (6) 20240694, 20240694. doi: 10.1098/rsbl.2024.0694

Fiddler crab claws work as a deflection antipredator defence

2025

Journal Article

An (omics) perspective on the evolution of vision in deep‐sea fishes reveals exceptional adaptations to life in the extreme

Musilova, Zuzana and Cortesi, Fabio (2025). An (omics) perspective on the evolution of vision in deep‐sea fishes reveals exceptional adaptations to life in the extreme. Functional Ecology. doi: 10.1111/1365-2435.70074

An (omics) perspective on the evolution of vision in deep‐sea fishes reveals exceptional adaptations to life in the extreme

2025

Journal Article

A standardized nomenclature for the rods and cones of the vertebrate retina

Baden, Tom, Angueyra, Juan M., Bosten, Jenny M., Collin, Shaun P., Conway, Bevil R., Cortesi, Fabio, Dedek, Karin, Euler, Thomas, Novales Flamarique, Inigo, Franklin, Anna, Haverkamp, Silke, Kelber, Almut, Neuhauss, Stephan C. F., Li, Wei, Lucas, Robert J., Osorio, Daniel C., Shekhar, Karthik, Tommasini, Dario, Yoshimatsu, Takeshi and Corbo, Joseph C. (2025). A standardized nomenclature for the rods and cones of the vertebrate retina. Plos Biology, 23 (5) e3003157, e3003157. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3003157

A standardized nomenclature for the rods and cones of the vertebrate retina

2025

Journal Article

Blue-lined octopus Hapalochlaena fasciata males envenomate females to facilitate copulation

Chung, Wen-Sung, Kurniawan, Nyoman D., Marshall, N. Justin and Cortesi, Fabio (2025). Blue-lined octopus Hapalochlaena fasciata males envenomate females to facilitate copulation. Current Biology, 35 (5), R169-R170. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2025.01.027

Blue-lined octopus Hapalochlaena fasciata males envenomate females to facilitate copulation

2025

Other Outputs

Supplementary: Damsels in Disguise, published in Molecular Ecology 2025

Tettamanti, Valerio, Cortesi, Fabio and Cheney, Karen (2025). Supplementary: Damsels in Disguise, published in Molecular Ecology 2025. The University of Queensland. (Dataset) doi: 10.48610/3549de2

Supplementary: Damsels in Disguise, published in Molecular Ecology 2025

2025

Journal Article

Damsels in Disguise: Development of Ultraviolet Sensitivity and Colour Patterns in Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)

Tettamanti, Valerio, Marshall, N. Justin, Cheney, Karen L. and Cortesi, Fabio (2025). Damsels in Disguise: Development of Ultraviolet Sensitivity and Colour Patterns in Damselfishes (Pomacentridae). Molecular Ecology, 34 (6) e17680, e17680. doi: 10.1111/mec.17680

Damsels in Disguise: Development of Ultraviolet Sensitivity and Colour Patterns in Damselfishes (Pomacentridae)