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Claudio V. Mello is affiliated with Oregon Health & Science University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology as well as Agricultural and Biological Sciences. Within these broader fields, their work includes subfields such as Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Developmental Biology, Ecology, Molecular Biology, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

The main research topics covered by Claudio V. Mello include:

  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Marine animal studies overview
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Genetic diversity and population structure

Their publication record includes recent papers such as:

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species, 2021, Nature
  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • ZEBrA: Zebra finch Expression Brain Atlas-A resource for comparative molecular neuroanatomy and brain evolution studies, 2020, The Journal of Comparative Neurology
  • False gene and chromosome losses in genome assemblies caused by GC content variation and repeats, 2022, Genome biology
  • Molecular specializations of deep cortical layer analogs in songbirds, 2020, Scientific Reports

Claudio V. Mello often collaborates with a number of co-authors, most frequently with Alexander A. Nevue, Peter V. Lovell, Samantha R. Friedrich, Benjamin M. Zemel, and Henrique von Gersdorff.

Their publications have appeared primarily in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Cell Reports, SSRN Electronic Journal, Nature, and Genome Biology.

In addition to journal articles, Claudio V. Mello has contributed to books, including a publication with Expert Editora eBooks titled A arte de envelhecer com dignidade: desafios e perspectivas scheduled for 2025.

Best Publications

  • Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species

    Arang Rhie;Shane A. McCarthy;Shane A. McCarthy;Olivier Fedrigo;Joana Damas

  • Revised Nomenclature for Avian Telencephalon and Some Related Brainstem Nuclei

    Anton Reiner;David J. Perkel;Laura L. Bruce;Ann B. Butler

  • Avian brains and a new understanding of vertebrate brain evolution

    Erich David Jarvis;Onur Güntürkün;Laura Bruce;András Csillag

  • The genome of a songbird

    Wesley C. Warren;David F. Clayton;Hans Ellegren;Arthur P. Arnold

  • Song presentation induces gene expression in the songbird forebrain

    Claudio V. Mello;David S. Vicario;David F. Clayton;David F. Clayton

  • Auditory pathways of caudal telencephalon and their relation to the song system of adult male zebra finches (Taenopygia guttata)

    G. Edward Vates;Bede M. Broome;Claudio V. Mello;Fernando Nottebohm

  • Convergent transcriptional specializations in the brains of humans and song-learning birds

    Andreas R. Pfenning;Erina Hara;Osceola Whitney;Miriam V. Rivas

  • Song-induced ZENK gene expression in auditory pathways of songbird brain and its relation to the song control system

    Claudio V. Mello;David F. Clayton

  • Brain Gene Expression During REM Sleep Depends on Prior Waking Experience

    Sidarta Ribeiro;Vikas Goyal;Claudio V. Mello;Constantine Pavlides

  • Repeated exposure to one song leads to a rapid and persistent decline in an immediate early gene's response to that song in zebra finch telencephalon.

    Claudio Mello;Fernando Nottebohm;David Clayton

  • Induction of Hippocampal Long-Term Potentiation during Waking Leads to Increased Extrahippocampal zif-268 Expression during Ensuing Rapid-Eye-Movement Sleep

    Sidarta Ribeiro;Claudio V. Mello;Tarciso Velho;Timothy J. Gardner

  • Decrements in auditory responses to a repeated conspecific song are long-lasting and require two periods of protein synthesis in the songbird forebrain.

    Sek Jin Chew;Claudio Mello;Fernando Nottebohm;Erich Jarvis

  • Behaviourally driven gene expression reveals song nuclei in hummingbird brain

    Erich D. Jarvis;Sidarta Ribeiro;Maria Luisa da Silva;Dora Ventura

  • ZENK protein regulation by song in the brain of songbirds

    Claudio V. Mello;Sidarta Ribeiro

  • Descending auditory pathways in the adult male zebra finch (Taeniopygia Guttata)

    Claudio V. Mello;G. Edward Vates;Soshi Okuhata;Fernando Nottebohm

  • Songbirds and the revised avian brain nomenclature.

    Anton Reiner;David J. Perkel;Claudio V. Mello;Erich D. Jarvis

  • Molecular mapping of brain areas involved in parrot vocal communication.

    Erich D. Jarvis;Claudio V. Mello

  • Toward a Song Code: Evidence for a Syllabic Representation in the Canary Brain

    Sidarta Ribeiro;Guillermo A. Cecchi;Marcelo O. Magnasco;Claudio V. Mello

  • Associative learning and stimulus novelty influence the song-induced expression of an immediate early gene in the canary forebrain.

    E D Jarvis;C V Mello;F Nottebohm

  • Song-induced gene expression: a window on song auditory processing and perception.

    Claudio V. Mello;Tarciso A.F. Velho;Raphael Pinaud

Frequent Co-Authors

Erich D. Jarvis
Erich D. Jarvis Rockefeller University
Sidarta Ribeiro
Sidarta Ribeiro Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte
David F. Clayton
David F. Clayton Clemson University
David J. Perkel
David J. Perkel University of Washington
Guojie Zhang
Guojie Zhang Zhejiang University
Wesley C. Warren
Wesley C. Warren University of Missouri
Fernando Nottebohm
Fernando Nottebohm Rockefeller University
David Haussler
David Haussler University of California, Santa Cruz
David W. Burt
David W. Burt University of Queensland
Stephen J. O'Brien
Stephen J. O'Brien Nova Southeastern University

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