Christine Merlin

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
35 papers, 2.1k citations indexed

About

Christine Merlin is a scholar working on Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. According to data from OpenAlex, Christine Merlin has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 2.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 26 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 15 papers in Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and 9 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Recurrent topics in Christine Merlin's work include Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (26 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (15 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers). Christine Merlin is often cited by papers focused on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research (26 papers), Circadian rhythm and melatonin (15 papers) and Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior (8 papers). Christine Merlin collaborates with scholars based in United States, Morocco and Germany. Christine Merlin's co-authors include Steven M. Reppert, Emmanuelle Jacquin‐Joly, Jeffrey L. Boore, Shuai Zhan, Robert J. Gegear, Martine Maı̈bèche-Coisné, Marie‐Christine François, Patrick A. Guerra, Miriam Liedvogel and Scot A. Wolfe and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, Cell and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Christine Merlin

34 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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The Monarch Butterfly Genome Yields Insights into Long-Distance Migration

2011 409 citations Shuai Zhan, Christine Merlin et al. Cell profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	From skylight cues to magnetic fields: the toolkit of insect long-distance navigation 2025 ·Journal of Comparative Physiology A ·(unknown), Christine Merlin	0
2	Insect magnetoreception: a Cry for mechanistic insights 2023 ·Journal of Comparative Physiology A ·Christine Merlin	7
3	Weighting of Celestial and Terrestrial Cues in the Monarch Butterfly Central Complex 2022 ·Frontiers in Neural Circuits ·(unknown), M. Jerome Beetz, Christine Merlin, Keram Pfeiffer, Basil el Jundi	12
4	Cryptochrome 1 mediates light-dependent inclination magnetosensing in monarch butterflies 2021 ·Nature Communications ·Guijun Wan, (unknown), (unknown), Christine Merlin	73
5	Flight-induced compass representation in the monarch butterfly heading network 2021 ·Current Biology ·M. Jerome Beetz, (unknown), (unknown), David L. Dreyer, Martin F. Strube‐Bloss, Wolfgang Rößler, Eric J. Warrant, Christine Merlin, Basil el Jundi	44
6	Monarch Butterfly Migration Moving into the Genetic Era 2020 ·Trends in Genetics ·Christine Merlin, (unknown), (unknown)	25
7	Genome-wide discovery of the daily transcriptome, DNA regulatory elements and transcription factor occupancy in the monarch butterfly brain 2019 ·PLoS Genetics ·(unknown), (unknown), Jérôme S. Menet, Christine Merlin	25
8	Efficient targeted mutagenesis in the monarch butterfly using zinc-finger nucleases 2012 ·Genome Research ·Christine Merlin, (unknown), Orley R. Taylor, Scot A. Wolfe, Steven M. Reppert	79
9	Discordant timing between antennae disrupts sun compass orientation in migratory monarch butterflies 2012 ·Nature Communications ·Patrick A. Guerra, Christine Merlin, Robert J. Gegear, Steven M. Reppert	46
10	The Monarch Butterfly Genome Yields Insights into Long-Distance Migration breakdown → 2011 ·Cell ·Shuai Zhan, Christine Merlin, Jeffrey L. Boore, Steven M. Reppert	409
11	Unraveling navigational strategies in migratory insects 2011 ·Current Opinion in Neurobiology ·Christine Merlin, Stanley Heinze, Steven M. Reppert	48
12	An Expressed Sequence Tag collection from the male antennae of the Noctuid moth Spodoptera littoralis: a resource for olfactory and pheromone detection research 2011 ·BMC Genomics ·Fabrice Legeai, Sébastien Malpel, Nicolas Montagné, Christelle Monsempès, François Cousserans, Christine Merlin, Marie‐Christine François, Martine Maı̈bèche-Coisné, Frédérick Gavory, Julie Poulain, Emmanuelle Jacquin‐Joly	122
13	Navigational mechanisms of migrating monarch butterflies 2010 ·Trends in Neurosciences ·Steven M. Reppert, Robert J. Gegear, Christine Merlin	132
14	Antennal Circadian Clocks Coordinate Sun Compass Orientation in Migratory Monarch Butterflies 2009 ·Science ·Christine Merlin, Robert J. Gegear, Steven M. Reppert	137
15	Episodes in insect evolution 2009 ·Integrative and Comparative Biology ·Timothy J. Bradley, Adriana D. Briscoe, Seán G. Brady, Heidy Contreras, Bryan N. Danforth, Robert Dudley, David A. Grimaldi, Jon F. Harrison, (unknown), Christine Merlin, Steven M. Reppert, John M. VandenBrooks, Stephen P. Yanoviak	50
16	Molecular identification and characterization of two new Lepidoptera chemoreceptors belonging to the Drosophila melanogaster OR83b family 2008 ·Insect Molecular Biology ·Sébastien Malpel, Christine Merlin, (unknown), Emmanuelle Jacquin‐Joly	37
17	Molecular Cloning and in Situ Expression Patterns of Two New Pheromone-Binding Proteins from the Corn Stemborer Sesamia nonagrioides 2006 ·Journal of Chemical Ecology ·Federica De Santis, Marie‐Christine François, Christine Merlin, Julien Pelletier, Martine Maı̈bèche-Coisné, Eric Conti, Emmanuelle Jacquin‐Joly	38
18	Antennal esterase cDNAs from two pest moths, Spodoptera littoralis and Sesamia nonagrioides , potentially involved in odourant degradation 2006 ·Insect Molecular Biology ·Christine Merlin, Glòria Rosell, Gerard Carot-Sans, Marie‐Christine François, (unknown), Julien Pelletier, Emmanuelle Jacquin‐Joly, Ángel Guerrero, Martine Maı̈bèche-Coisné	36
19	P450 and P450 reductase cDNAs from the moth Mamestra brassicae: cloning and expression patterns in male antennae 2005 ·Gene ·Martine Maı̈bèche-Coisné, Christine Merlin, Marie‐Christine François, P. Porcheron, Emmanuelle Jacquin‐Joly	71
20	A new aldehyde oxidase selectively expressed in chemosensory organs of insects 2005 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Christine Merlin, (unknown), (unknown), Julien Pelletier, Emmanuelle Jacquin‐Joly, Martine Maı̈bèche-Coisné	30

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