Seifert, A. W., Harfe, B. D. and Cohn, M. J. (2008) Cell lineage analysis demonstrates an endodermal origin of the distal urethra and perineum. Developmental Biology 318:143-152. (PDF).
Reno, P. L, McCollum, M. A., Cohn, M. J., Meindl, R. S., Hamrick, M., Lovejoy, C. O. (2008). Patterns of correlation and covariation of anthropoid distal forelimb segments correspond to Hoxd expression territories. Journal Of Exp Zool B: Mol Dev Evol. 310:240-258. (PDF).
Freitas, R., Zhang, G., and Cohn, M. J. (2007). Biphasic Hoxd Gene Expression in Shark Paired Fins Reveals an Ancient Origin of the Distal Limb Domain. PLoS One 2(8): e754. (PDF).
Zhang, G., and Cohn, M. J. (2006). Hagfish and lancelet fibrillar collagens reveal that type II collagen-based cartilage evolved in stem vertebrates.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 103:16829-33. (PDF).
Freitas, R., Zhang, G., and Cohn, M. J. (2006). Evidence that mechanisms of fin development evolved in the midline of early vertebrates. Nature 442:1033-7. (PDF).
Zhang, G., Miyamoto, M. M., and Cohn, M. J. (2006). Lamprey type II collagen and Sox9 reveal an ancient origin of the vertebrate collagenous skeleton. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 103: 3180-3185. (PDF).
Thewissen J. G., Cohn M. J., Stevens L. S., Bajpai S., Heyning J., Horton W. E. Jr. 2006. Developmental basis for hindlimb loss in dolphins and origin of the cetacean bodyplan. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 103: 8414-8. (PDF)
Freitas, R., Zhang, G., Albert, J. S., Evans, D. H., and Cohn, M. J. (2006). Developmental origin of shark electrosensory organs. Evolution and Development. 8, 74-80. (PDF).
Freitas, R., and Cohn, M. J. (2006). Genomic regulation of Hox collinearity. Developmental Cell. 10: 8. (PDF).
Petiot, A., Perriton, C.L., Dickson, C., and Cohn, M.J. (2005). Development of the mammalian urethra is controlled by Fgfr2-IIIb. Development. 132: 2441-2450. (PDF)
Freitas, R., and Cohn, M.J. (2004). Analysis of EphA4 in the lesser spotted catfish identifies a primitive gnathostome expression pattern and reveals co-option during evolution of shark-specific morphology. Dev. Genes Evol. 214:466-472. (PDF)
Cohn, M.J. (2004). Developmental genetics of the external genitalia. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol. 545:149-157. (PDF)
Cohn, M.J. (2002). Lamprey Hox genes and the origin of jaws. Nature. 416:386-7. (PDF)
Perriton, C. L., Powles, N., Chiang, C., Maconochie, M.,
and Cohn, M. J. (2002) Sonic hedgehog signaling from the urethral plate
controls external genital development. Developmental Biology.
247:26-46. (PDF)
Cohn, M. J. (2002). Hox genes. In: Encyclopedia of Evolution, M. Pagel
(ed). Oxford University Press. New York. (PDF)
Tokiharu, T, Holland, P.W.H., Cohn, M.J., Shimizu, K., Kurokawa, M. and Hirai, H. (2002). An orphan PRD class homeobox gene expressed in mouse brain and limb development. Development, Genes and Evolution. 212:293-297. (PDF)
Cohn, M. J., Lovejoy, C. O., Wolpert, L. and Coates, M. I. (2002). Branching, segmentation and the metapterygial axis: pattern versus process in the vertebrate limb. BioEssays. 24:460-465. (PDF)
Cohn, M. J. (2001) A review of: From DNA to Diversity: Molecular Genetics and the Evolution of Animal Design, by Carroll, Weatherbee and Grenier. Evolution and Development. 3:364-365. (PDF)
Polly, P. D., J. J. Head, and M. J. Cohn (2001). Testing modularity and dissociation: the evolution of regional proportions in snakes (Serpentes, Vertebrata). In Beyond Heterochrony: The Evolution of Development. M. Zelditch. (ed.) New York: John Wiley & Sons, p. 305-335. (PDF)
Cohn, M. J. (2001) Evolution of vertebrate limb development. In: B.K. Hall. (ed.), The Molecular Basis of Skeletogenesis. London: John Wiley and Sons, p. 47-57. (PDF)
Cohn, M. J. (2000) Giving limbs a hand (News and Views). Nature. 6799:953-954. (PDF)
Tanaka, M., Cohn, M. J., Ashby, P., Davey, M., Martin, P. and Tickle, C. (2000) Distribution of polarizing activity and potential for limb formation in mouse and chick embryos: possible relationships to polydactyly. Development. 18:4011-4021. (PDF)
Isaac, A.I., Cohn, M. J., Ataliotis, P., Spicer, D.P., Ashby, P., Cooke, J., and Tickle, C. (2000). FGF and genes encoding transcription factors in early limb specification. Mechanisms of Development. 93:41-48. (PDF)
Cohn, M. J and Bright, P. E. (2000). Development of vertebrate limbs: insights into pattern, evolution and dysmorphogenesis. In P. O’Higgins and M. J. Cohn. (eds.) Development, Growth and Evolution: implications for the study of the hominid skeleton. London: Academic Press, p. 1-28. (PDF)
Lovejoy, C.O., Cohn, M. J., and White, T.D. (2000). The evolution of mammalian morphology: a developmental perspective. In: P. O’Higgins and M. J. Cohn. (eds.) Development, Growth and Evolution: implications for the study of the hominid skeleton. London: Academic Press, p. 41-55. (PDF)
Cohn, M. J. and Tickle, C. (1999) Developmental basis of limblessness and axial regionalization in snakes. Nature. 399: 474-479. (PDF)
Lovejoy, C. O., Cohn, M. J. and White, T. D. (1999) Morphological analysis of the mammalian postcranium: a developmental perspective. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA. 96:13247-13252. (PDF)
Coates, M. I. and Cohn, M. J. (1999) Vertebrate axial and appendicular patterning: the early development of paired appendages. American Zoologist. 39:676-685. (PDF)
Cohn, M. J. and Bright, P. E. (1999). Molecular control of vertebrate limb development, evolution and congenital malformations. Cell and Tissue Research. 296:3-17. (PDF)
Coates, M. I. and Cohn, M. J. (1998) Fins, limbs and tails: outgrowth and patterning in vertebrate evolution. Bioessays. 20:371-381. (PDF)
Cohn, M. J., Patel, K., Krumlauf, R., Wilkinson, D. G., Clarke, J. D. W. and Tickle, C. (1997) Hox9 genes and vertebrate limb specification. Nature. 387: 97-101. (PDF)
Cohn, M. J. and Tickle, C. (1996) Limbs: a model for pattern formation within the vertebrate body plan. Trends in Genetics. 12: 253-257. (PDF)
Abud, H.E., Skinner, J.A., Cohn, M.J., and Heath, J.K. (1996). Multiple functions of fibroblast growth factors in vertebrate development. Biochem. Soc. Symposia 62: 39-50. (PDF)
Cohn, M. J., Izpisùa-Belmonte, J.-C., Abud, H.,
Heath, J. K., & Tickle, C. (1995) Fibroblast growth factors induce
additional limb development from the flank of chick embryos. Cell.
80:739-746. (PDF)
Books
P. O'Higgins and M. J. Cohn. eds. (2000). Development, Growth and Evolution: implications for the study of the hominid skeleton. Academic press, London. Amazon Books