Leys, Sally P.

The Amphimedon queenslandica genome and the evolution of animal complexity

Srivastava, M., Simakov, O., Chapman, J., Fahey, B., Gauthier, M. E. A., Mitros, T., Richards, G. S., Conaco, C., Dacre, M., Hellsten, U., et al. (2010) · Nature

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyDevelopmental Biology and Gene Regulation

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Phylogenomics Revives Traditional Views on Deep Animal Relationships

Philippe, H., Derelle, R., Lopez, P., Pick, K., Borchiellini, C., Boury-Esnault, N., Vacelet, J., Renard, E., Houliston, E., Quéinnec, E., et al. (2009) · Current Biology

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 695

The Analysis of Eight Transcriptomes from All Poriferan Classes Reveals Surprising Genetic Complexity in Sponges

Riesgo, A., Farrar, N., Windsor, P. J., Giribet, G., & Leys, S. P. (2014) · Molecular Biology and Evolution

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyMarine Sponges and Natural Products

Cited by 266

The hidden biology of sponges and ctenophores

Dunn, C. W., Leys, S. P., & Haddock, S. H. D. (2015) · Trends in Ecology & Evolution

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyProtist diversity and phylogeny

Cited by 212

Cytological Basis of Photoresponsive Behavior in a Sponge Larva

Leys, S. P., & Degnan, B. M. (2001) · The Biological Bulletin

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyMarine Sponges and Natural Products

Cited by 212

Developmental expression of transcription factor genes in a demosponge: insights into the origin of metazoan multicellularity

Larroux, C., Fahey, B., Liubicich, D., Hinman, V. F., Gauthier, M., Gongora, M., Green, K., Wörheide, G., Leys, S. P., & Degnan, B. M. (2006) · Evolution & Development

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationMarine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

Cited by 173

Embryogenesis and metamorphosis in a haplosclerid demosponge: Gastrulation and transdifferentiation of larval ciliated cells to choanocytes.

Leys, S. P., & Degnan, B. M. (2002) · Invertebrate Biology

Developmental Biology and Gene RegulationMarine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

Cited by 138

Elements of a ‘nervous system’ in sponges

Leys, S. P. (2015) · Journal of Experimental Biology

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyMarine Sponges and Natural Products

Cited by 138

Tracing animal genomic evolution with the chromosomal-level assembly of the freshwater sponge Ephydatia muelleri

Kenny, N. J., Francis, W. R., Rivera-Vicéns, R. E., Juravel, K., de Mendoza, A., Díez-Vives, C., Lister, R., Bezares-Calderón, L. A., Grombacher, L., Roller, M., et al. (2020) · Nature Communications

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Cited by 129

The Physiology and Molecular Biology of Sponge Tissues

Leys, S. P., & Hill, A. (2012) · Advances in Marine Biology

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyMarine Sponges and Natural Products

Cited by 128

Embryogenesis and larval differentiation in sponges

Leys, S. P., & Ereskovsky, A. V. (2006) · Canadian Journal of Zoology

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyDevelopmental Biology and Gene Regulation

Cited by 100

Physiology of coordination in sponges

Leys, S. P., & Meech, R. W. (2006) · Canadian Journal of Zoology

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyMarine Sponges and Natural Products

Cited by 96

Choanoflagellate and choanocyte collar-flagellar systems and the assumption of homology

Mah, J. L., Christensen‐Dalsgaard, K. K., & Leys, S. P. (2014) · Evolution & Development

Protist diversity and phylogenyMarine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

Cited by 96

Freshwater Sponges Have Functional, Sealing Epithelia with High Transepithelial Resistance and Negative Transepithelial Potential

Adams, E. D. M., Goss, G. G., & Leys, S. P. (2010) · PLoS ONE

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyMarine Sponges and Natural Products

Cited by 74

Gastrulation in Calcareous Sponges: In Search of Haeckel's Gastraea

Leys, S. P. (2005) · Integrative and Comparative Biology

Marine Invertebrate Physiology and EcologyDevelopmental Biology and Gene Regulation

Cited by 57

Sponge Behavior and the Chemical Basis of Responses: A Post-Genomic View

Leys, S. P., Mah, J. L., McGill, P. R., Hamonic, L., De Leo, F. C., & Kahn, A. S. (2019) · Integrative and Comparative Biology

Marine Sponges and Natural ProductsMarine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology

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