Sonja C. Vernes

9.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
54 papers, 3.0k citations indexed

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Sonja C. Vernes is a scholar working on Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Molecular Biology and Developmental Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sonja C. Vernes has authored 54 papers receiving a total of 3.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 20 papers in Molecular Biology and 20 papers in Developmental Biology. Recurrent topics in Sonja C. Vernes's work include Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (20 papers), Marine animal studies overview (18 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (18 papers). Sonja C. Vernes is often cited by papers focused on Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (20 papers), Marine animal studies overview (18 papers) and Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (18 papers). Sonja C. Vernes collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United Kingdom and Germany. Sonja C. Vernes's co-authors include Simon E. Fisher, Daniel H. Geschwind, Jérôme Nicod, Pedro Rodenas-Cuadrado, Joses Ho, Anthony P. Monaco, Matthias Groszer, Paolo Devanna, Elizabeth Spiteri and Peter L. Oliver and has published in prestigious journals such as Science, New England Journal of Medicine and Neuron.

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Sonja C. Vernes

54 papers receiving 3.0k citations

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Taking turns: bridging the gap between human and animal communication

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Proteomic Signatures of SARS-CoV-2 Susceptibility in Mexican Free-tailed Bats and Their Application to Viral Surveillance 2025 ·Integrative and Comparative Biology ·Daniel J. Becker, (unknown), Ariadna E. Morales, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Michael Smotherman, Sonja C. Vernes, Michael Hiller, Amanda M. Adams, Brett S. Phinney, Winifred F. Frick, Jeffrey S. Hall	1
2	Contradictory Phylogenetic Signals in the Laurasiatheria Anomaly Zone 2022 ·Genes ·Liliya Doronina, Graham M. Hughes, Diana D. Moreno-Santillán, Colleen Lawless, (unknown), Louise Ryan, David Jebb, Bogdan Kirilenko, Jennifer M. Korstian, Liliana M. Dávalos, Sonja C. Vernes, Eugene W. Myers, Emma C. Teeling, Michael Hiller, Lars S. Jermiin, Jürgen Schmitz, Mark S. Springer, David A. Ray	8
3	Large‐scale genome sampling reveals unique immunity and metabolic adaptations in bats 2021 ·Molecular Ecology ·Diana D. Moreno-Santillán, Tanya M. Lama, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Huabin Zhao, Stephen J. Rossiter, Laurel R. Yohe, (unknown), Emma C. Teeling, Sonja C. Vernes, Kalina T. J. Davies, Eugene W. Myers, Graham M. Hughes, Zixia Huang, Federico G. Hoffmann, Angélique Corthals, David A. Ray, Liliana M. Dávalos	55
4	Vocal learning in animals and humans 2021 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Sonja C. Vernes, Vincent M. Janik, W. Tecumseh Fitch, P.J.B. Slater	28
5	The vocal development of the pale spear-nosed bat is dependent on auditory feedback 2021 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Ella Zoe Lattenkamp, (unknown), (unknown), Sonja C. Vernes, Lutz Wiegrebe, Michael Schütte	11
6	Behaviour, biology and evolution of vocal learning in bats 2019 ·Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences ·Sonja C. Vernes, Gerald S. Wilkinson	41
7	A Modular Approach to Vocal Learning: Disentangling the Diversity of a Complex Behavioral Trait 2019 ·Neuron ·Morgan Wirthlin, Edward F. Chang, Mirjam Knörnschild, Leah Krubitzer, Claudio V. Mello, Cory T. Miller, Andreas Pfenning, Sonja C. Vernes, Ofer Tchernichovski, Michael M. Yartsev	43
8	Foxp2 loss of function increases striatal direct pathway inhibition via increased GABA release 2018 ·Brain Structure and Function ·Jon-Ruben van Rhijn, Simon E. Fisher, Sonja C. Vernes, Nael Nadif Kasri	21
9	Bat Biology, Genomes, and the Bat1K Project: To Generate Chromosome-Level Genomes for All Living Bat Species 2017 ·Annual Review of Animal Biosciences ·Emma C. Teeling, Sonja C. Vernes, Liliana M. Dávalos, David A. Ray, M. Thomas P. Gilbert, Eugene W. Myers	140
10	Next-gen sequencing identifies non-coding variation disrupting miRNA-binding sites in neurological disorders 2017 ·Molecular Psychiatry ·Paolo Devanna, (unknown), Ho J, (unknown), S. D. Smith, Alessandro Gialluisi, Clyde Francks, Simon E. Fisher, Dianne F. Newbury, Sonja C. Vernes	38
11	A chromosomal rearrangement in a child with severe speech and language disorder separates FOXP2 from a functional enhancer 2015 ·Molecular Cytogenetics ·Martin Becker, Paolo Devanna, Simon E. Fisher, Sonja C. Vernes	9
12	Genome wide identification of Fruitless targets suggests a role in upregulating genes important for neural circuit formation 2014 ·Scientific Reports ·Sonja C. Vernes	31
13	Shining a light on CNTNAP2: complex functions to complex disorders 2013 ·European Journal of Human Genetics ·Pedro Rodenas-Cuadrado, Joses Ho, Sonja C. Vernes	194
14	FOXP2 Targets Show Evidence of Positive Selection in European Populations 2013 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Qasim Ayub, Bryndís Yngvadóttir, Yuan Chen, Yali Xue, Min Hu, Sonja C. Vernes, Simon E. Fisher, Chris Tyler‐Smith	45
15	The DISC1 promoter: characterization and regulation by FOXP2 2012 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Rosie M. Walker, (unknown), Alice C. Newman, Gillian Hamilton, (unknown), Susan M. Anderson, Fumiaki Ogawa, Pelagia Derizioti, Jérôme Nicod, Sonja C. Vernes, Simon E. Fisher, Pippa A. Thomson, David J. Porteous, Kathryn L. Evans	34
16	Molecular networks implicated in speech-related disorders: FOXP2 regulates the SRPX2/uPAR complex 2010 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Patrice Roll, Sonja C. Vernes, Nadine Bruneau, (unknown), (unknown), Annick Massacrier, Gabrielle Rudolf, (unknown), Édouard Hirsch, Simon E. Fisher, Pierre Szepetowski	81
17	A Functional Genetic Link between Distinct Developmental Language Disorders 2008 ·New England Journal of Medicine ·Sonja C. Vernes, Dianne F. Newbury, Brett S. Abrahams, Laura Winchester, Jérôme Nicod, Matthias Groszer, Maricela Alarcón, Peter L. Oliver, Kay E. Davies, Daniel H. Geschwind, Anthony P. Monaco, Simon E. Fisher	459
18	Identification of the Transcriptional Targets of FOXP2, a Gene Linked to Speech and Language, in Developing Human Brain 2007 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Elizabeth Spiteri, Geneviève Konopka, Giovanni Coppola, Jamee M. Bomar, Michael C. Oldham, Jing Ou, Sonja C. Vernes, Simon E. Fisher, Bing Ren, Daniel H. Geschwind	211
19	Functional genetic analysis of mutations implicated in a human speech and language disorder 2006 ·Human Molecular Genetics ·Sonja C. Vernes, Jérôme Nicod, Fanny M. Elahi, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Louise E. Bird, Kay E. Davies, Simon E. Fisher	135
20	Identification of FOXP2 Truncation as a Novel Cause of Developmental Speech and Language Deficits 2005 ·The American Journal of Human Genetics ·Kay MacDermot, Elena Bonora, Nuala Sykes, (unknown), Cecilia Lai, Sonja C. Vernes, Faraneh Vargha‐Khadem, Fiona McKenzie, Robert L. Smith, Anthony P. Monaco, Simon E. Fisher	291

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