Kanzaki, N.; Ragsdale, E.; Herrmann, M.; Mayer, W.; Tanaka, R.; Sommer, R.: Parapristionchus giblindavisi n. gen., n. sp. (Rhabditida: Diplogastridae) isolated from stag beetles (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) in Japan. Nematology 14 (8), pp. 933 - 947 (2012)

Morgan, K.; McGaughran, A.; Villate, L.; Herrmann, M.; Witte, H.; Bartelmes, G.; Rochat, J.; Sommer, R.: Multi locus analysis of Pristionchus pacificus on La Réunion Island reveals an evolutionary history shaped by multiple introductions, constrained dispersal events and rare out-crossing. Molecular Ecology 21 (2), pp. 250 - 266 (2012)

Susoy, V.; Herrmann, M.: Validation of Rhabditolaimus Fuchs, 1914 (Nematoda: Diplogastridae) supported by integrative taxonomic evidence. Nematology 14 (5), pp. 595 - 604 (2012)

Sommer, R.: Evolution of regulatory networks: nematode vulva induction as an example of developmental systems drift. In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Vol. 751. Plenum Press, New York (2012)

Kanzaki, N.; Tanaka, R.; Giblin-Davis, R.; Ragsdale, E.; Nguyen, C.; Li, H.-F.; Lan, Y.-C.: A preliminary survey of fig-associated nematodes in the Asian subtropics. In Journal of Nematology, 44 (4), p. 470. 51st Annual Meeting of the Society of Nematologists 2012, Savannah, GA, USA, August 12, 2012 - August 15, 2012. Society of Nematologists, DeLeon Springs, FL, USA (2012)

Guo, L.; Kulkarni, A.; Zhukova, O.; Harbecke, D.; Dieterich, C.; Streit, A.: Genetic and molecular analysis of life history switches in nematodes of the genus Strongyloides. In Molecular and Cellular Biology of Helminth Parasites VII, p. 17. HYDRA 2012: Molecular and Cellular Biology of Helminth Parasites VII, Hydra, Greece, September 02, 2012 - September 07, 2012. (2012)

Weller, A.; Sommer, R.: Whole-genome sequencing of hybrid strains in the nematode Pristionchus pacificus reveals astonishing crossover and mutation rates and allows unprecedented mechanistic insight into speciation processes. In Evolution 2012. 1st Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology (Evolution 2012): American Society of Naturalists, Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution, European Society for Evolutionary Biology Society for the Study of Evolution, Society of Systematic Biologists, Ottawa, Canada, July 06, 2012 - July 10, 2012. (2012)

Sommer, R.: The nematode Pristionchus pacificus as a model system for integrative studies in evolutionary biology and ecology. In Cologne Spring Meeting 2012: Molecular Ecology and Evolution: An International Symposium of SFB 680, p. 12. Cologne Spring Meeting 2012: Molecular Ecology and Evolution: An International Symposium of SFB 680, Köln, Germany, February 22, 2012 - February 24, 2012. (2012)

Meinhardt, H.: Turing's Pioneering Paper "The Chemical Basis of Morphogenesis" and the Subsequent Development of Theories of Biological Pattern Formation. The Alan Turing Centenary Conference, Manchester, UK (2012)

Iatsenko, I.; Sommer, R.: Bacillus – extremely fast C. elegans killer: insights into mechanisms of virulence. Jahrestagung der Vereinigung für Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie (VAAM 2012), Tübingen, Germany (2012)

Molnar, R.: Molecular Evolution and Mutation Accumulation Lines in the Nematode Pristionchus pacificus. Dissertation, Eberhard-Karls-Universität, Tübingen, Germany (2012)