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Romano Dallai

Romano Dallai

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
51
Citations
10889
World Ranking
17071
National Ranking
543

Overview

Romano Dallai is affiliated with the University of Siena in Italy and has a research profile centered on agricultural and biological sciences, with a substantial focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans several subfields, particularly ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, insect science, and genetics. This multidisciplinary approach is reflected in their publications and research topics.

The scientist's research covers a variety of topics within entomology and related fields. Main topics of their work include:

  • Coleoptera taxonomy and distribution
  • Insect and arachnid ecology and behavior
  • Insect-plant interactions and control
  • Insect and pesticide research
  • Insect resistance and genetics
  • Forest insect ecology and management
  • Animal behavior and reproduction

Dallai's publication record includes studies published in journals frequently associated with entomology and molecular biology. Venues where Dallai has frequently published include:

  • Arthropod Structure & Development
  • Micron
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Insects
  • Cells

Significant published papers authored by Romano Dallai reflect a concentration on the ultrastructure and reproductive biology of insects. Notable works include:

  • "New findings on the sperm ultrastructure of Carabidae (Insecta, Coleoptera)", 2020, Arthropod Structure & Development
  • "Coevolution between female seminal receptacle and sperm morphology in the semiaquatic measurer bug Hydrometra stagnorum L. (Heteroptera, Hydrometridae)", 2020, Arthropod Structure & Development

Other related papers include:

  • "Centrioles and Ciliary Structures during Male Gametogenesis in Hexapoda: Discovery of New Models", 2020, Cells (published with other authors)
  • "The sperm ultrastructure of members of basal Tenebrionoidea (Coleoptera)", 2021, Arthropod Structure & Development

Dallai regularly collaborates with several co-authors, highlighting a networked approach to research. Frequent collaborators include:

  • David Mercati
  • Pietro Lupetti
  • Pietro Paolo Fanciulli
  • Glenda Dias
  • José Lino-Neto

The scholar's work has contributed to fields involving insect reproductive biology, systematics, and morphology, with a concentration on the detailed study of sperm ultrastructure and insect gametogenesis. The combination of ecological and molecular insights characterizes their broader impact within these scientific domains.

Best Publications

  • Insects: their spermatozoa and phylogeny.

    Barrie G. M. Jamieson;Romano Dallai;Björn A. Afzelius

  • Population structure and colonization history of the olive fly, Bactrocera oleae (Diptera, Tephritidae).

    Francesco Nardi;Antonio Carapelli;Romano Dallai;George K. Roderick

  • Oligomeric and subunit structure of the Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin.

    P Lupetti;J E Heuser;R Manetti;P Massari

  • Wolbachia-induced delay of paternal chromatin condensation does not prevent maternal chromosomes from entering anaphase in incompatible crosses of Drosophila simulans

    Giuliano Callaini;Romano Dallai;Maria Giovanna Riparbelli

  • The Complete Mitochondrial DNA Sequence of the Basal Hexapod Tetrodontophora bielanensis: Evidence for Heteroplasmy and tRNA Translocations

    Francesco Nardi;Antonio Carapelli;Pietro Paolo Fanciulli;Romano Dallai

  • Overview on spermatogenesis and sperm structure of Hexapoda

    Romano Dallai

  • The mitochondrial genome of the olive fly Bactrocera oleae: two haplotypes from distant geographical locations

    Francesco Nardi;Antonio Carapelli;Romano Dallai;Francesco Frati

  • Domestication of olive fly through a multi-regional host shift to cultivated olives: Comparative dating using complete mitochondrial genomes

    F. Nardi;A. Carapelli;J.L. Boore;G.K. Roderick

  • The spermatozoon of Arthropoda. VI. Ephemeroptera.

    B. Baccetti;R. Dallai;R. Giusti

  • Centrosome inheritance in insects: fertilization and parthenogenesis.

    Giuliano Callaini;Maria Giovanna Riparbelli;Romano Dallai

  • Structure and Evolution of Insect Sperm: New Interpretations in the Age of Phylogenomics.

    Romano Dallai;Marco Gottardo;Rolf Georg Beutel

  • Purification and primary structure of ceratotoxin A and B, two antibacterial peptides from the female reproductive accessory glands of the medfly Ceratitis capitata (Insecta:Diptera).

    Daniela Marchini;Piero C. Giordano;Reinout Amons;Luigi F. Bernini

  • Presence of antibacterial peptides on the laid egg chorion of the Medfly Ceratitis capitata

    Daniela Marchini;Laura Marri;Marco Rosetto;Andrea G.O. Manetti

  • Mitotic Defects Associated with Cytoplasmic Incompatibility inDrosophila simulans

    Giuliano Callaini;Maria Giovanna Riparbelli;Rosanna Giordano;Romano Dallai

  • Effects of a neem compound on the fecundity and longevity of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

    Vincenzo Di Ilio;Massimo Cristofaro;Daniela Marchini;Paola Nobili

  • Flagellar structure in normal human spermatozoa and in spermatozoa that lack dynein arms

    B.A. Afzelius;R. Dallai;S. Lanzavecchia;P.L. Bellon

  • Fine structure of the spermatheca of Apis mellifera

    Romano Dallai

  • THE DYNEIN ELECTROPHORETIC BANDS IN AXONEMES NATURALLY LACKING THE INNER OR THE OUTER ARM

    Baccetti B;Burrini Ag;Dallai R;Pallini

  • Three-dimensional reconstruction of metal replicas of the Helicobacter pylori vacuolating cytotoxin

    Salvatore Lanzavecchia;Pier Luigi Bellon;Pietro Lupetti;Romano Dallai

  • THE SPERMATOZOON OF ARTHROPODA VIII. The 9 + 3 Flagellum of Spider Sperm Cells

    Baccio Baccetti;Romano Dallai;Floriana Rosati

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria Giovanna Riparbelli
Maria Giovanna Riparbelli University of Siena
Rolf G. Beutel
Rolf G. Beutel Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Jeffrey L. Boore
Jeffrey L. Boore University of California, Berkeley
Cosima T. Baldari
Cosima T. Baldari University of Siena
John L. Telford
John L. Telford GlaxoSmithKline (Italy)
John E. Heuser
John E. Heuser Washington University in St. Louis
Rino Rappuoli
Rino Rappuoli Imperial College London
George K. Roderick
George K. Roderick University of California, Berkeley
Stefano Turillazzi
Stefano Turillazzi University of Florence
Pietro Liò
Pietro Liò University of Cambridge

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