Young RL, V Caputo, M Giovannotti, T Kohlsdorf, AO Vargas, GE May, and GP Wagner. 2009. Evolution of digit identity in the three-toed Italian skink Chalcides chalcides: a new case of Digit Identity Frame Shift. Evolution & Development (Accepted)
Vargas AO. 2009. Did Paul Kammerer discover epigenetic inheritance? A modern look at the controversial midwife toad experiments. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution. 312B DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.21319. PDF. Comment in Science by E. Pennissi PDF
Vargas AO, Fallon JF, Rubilar-Rogers D, Mpodozis J. 2009. The evolution and development of the perching digit of birds. I Simposio-Paleontología en Chile. 2-3 Oct 2008. Libro de Actas, pp. 174-176. PDF
Gutstein C.S., Cozzuol M.A., Vargas A.O., Suárez M.E.,Schultz, C.L. and Rubilar-Rogers, D. 2009. Patterns of skull variation of Brachydelphis (Cetacea, Odontoceti) from the neogene of the southeastern pacific. Journal of Mammalogy 90 (2):504-519. PDF
Vargas A.O. and G.P. Wagner. 2009 Frame-shifts of digit identity in bird evolution and Cyclopamine-treated wings. Evolution & Development 11(2): 163-189 PDF
Vargas A.O., T. Kohlsdorf, J.F. Fallon, J. Vandenbrooks, and G.P. Wagner. 2008. The evolution of HoxD-11 expression in the bird wing: insights from Alligator mississippiensis. PLoS ONE 3(10): e3325. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003325 PDF
Wagner G.P. and A.O. Vargas. 2008 On the nature of thumbs. Genome Biology 9(3):213 PDF
Vargas A.O. 2005 Beyond Selection. Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 2005. 78 (4): 739-752 PDF
Vargas A.O. and J.F. Fallon. 2005 The digits of the wing of birds are 1, 2 and 3. A review. Journal of Experimental Zoology part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 304 (3):206-219 PDF
Vargas A.O. and F. Aboitiz. 2005 How ancient is the adult swimming capacity in the lineage leading to euchordates?. Evolution & Development. 7:171-174 PDF
Vargas A.O. and J.F. Fallon. 2005 Birds have dinosaur wings: The molecular evidence. Journal of Experimental Zoology part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 304 (1): 86-90 PDF. Comment in Science by E. Pennissi PDF
Cecchi, C., A. Vargas, C. Villagra, and J. Mpodozis. 2004 Answering Cuvier: notes on the systemic/historic nature of living beings. Cybernetics and Human Knowing 11: p. 11 – 19 PDF
Vargas A., and D. Rubilar-Rogers. 2004 La Evolución de los Ancestros de las Aves. In: Aves Rapaces de Chile. Muñoz A., J. Rau, and J. Yañez, eds. Editorial CEA pp. 107-119 PDF
Chiappe, L. M., and A. Vargas. 2003 Emplumando dinosaurios: La transición evolutiva de terópodos a aves. Hornero 18: 1-11. PDF
Vargas A. 1999 The evolution of Arm Size in Theropod Dinosaurs: A Developmental Hypothesis. Noticiario Mensual MNHN Chile. 338:16-19 PDF
Mayor, R., R. Young, and A. Vargas. 1999 Development of Neural Crest in Xenopus. Current Topics in Developmental Biology 41: 85-114 PDF
