Dr. Alessio De Nardo

Dr. Alessio De Nardo

Academic background

2025- Postdoctoral fellow, University of Zurich
2020-2024 PhD, University of Zurich
2019-2020 Lab assistant, University of Zurich
2018-2019 MSc, University of Zurich
2015-2018 BSc, University of Zurich

Scholarships, Awards and Honours

2022 Claraz Foundation, UZH graduate student grant
2020 Forschungskredit der Universität Zürich

Publications

De Nardo AN, Meena A, Maggu K, Eggs B, Sbilordo SH & Lüpold S. 2025. Experimental evolution reveals trade-offs between sexual selection and heat tolerance in Drosophila prolongata. Evolution (in press). doi: 10.1093/evolut/qpaf035

De Nardo AN, Biswas B, Perdigón Ferreira J, Meena A & Lüpold S. 2025. Socio-ecological context modulates significance of territorial contest competition in Drosophila prolongata. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 292: 20242501. doi: 10.1098/rspb.2024.2501

Meena A, Maggu K, De Nardo AN, Sbilordo SH, Eggs B, Al Toma Sho R & Lüpold S. 2024. Life stage-specific effects of heat stress on spermatogenesis and oogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal of Thermal Biology 125: 104001. doi: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2024.104001

Meena A, De Nardo AN, Maggu K, Sbilordo SH, Snook RR & Lüpold S. 2024. Fertility loss and recovery dynamics after repeated heat stress across life stages in male Drosophila melanogaster: Patterns and processes. Royal Society Open Science 11: 241082. doi: 10.1098/rsos.241082

Dougherty LR, ... De Nardo AN et al. (44 authors). 2024. A systematic map of studies testing the relationship between temperature and animal reproduction. Ecological Solutions and Evidence 5: e12303. doi: 10.1002/2688-8319.12303

Macartney EL, Zeender V, Meena A, De Nardo AN, Bonduriansky RJ & Lüpold S. 2021. Sperm depletion in relation to developmental nutrition and genotype in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 75: 2830-2841. doi: 10.1111/evo.14373

De Nardo AN, Sbilordo SH, Roy J & Lüpold S. 2021. Condition-dependent interaction between mating success and competitive fertilization success in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 75: 2014-2026. doi: 10.1111/evo.14228