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Research group Functional Morphology (UA)
www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-groups/funmorph
The research group Functional Morphology of the University of Antwerp studies the evolution of the morphology and function of vertebrate musculoskeletal systems by combining comparative and experimental methods together with ecological and behavioural aspects. The group describes the shape of structural elements as well as their relationship (functional and mechanical) with each other and the environment.

In the marine field, the research group studies suction feeding in fishes

Standard name: Onderzoeksgroep Functionele Morfologie
Parent institute: University of Antwerp; Faculty of Sciences; Department of Biology (UA), more

Address:
Campus Drie Eiken
Universiteitsplein 1
2610 Wilrijk
Belgium
Tel.: +32-(0)3-820 22 59
Fax: +32-(0)3-820 22 71
E-mail:
 
Type: Scientific
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  • Peer reviewed article Bennion, R.F.; MacLaren, J.A.; Coombs, E.J.; Marx, F.G.; Lambert, O.; Fischer, V. (2023). Convergence and constraint in the cranial evolution of mosasaurid reptiles and early cetaceans. Paleobiology 49(2): 215-231. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/pab.2022.27, more
  • Peer reviewed article Fischer, V.; Bennion, R.F.; Foffa, D.; MacLaren, J.A.; McCurry, M.R.; Melstrom, K.M.; Bardet, N. (2022). Ecological signal in the size and shape of marine amniote teeth. Proc. - Royal Soc., Biol. Sci. 289(1982): 20221214. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.1214, more
  • Peer reviewed article MacLaren, J.A.; Bennion, R.F.; Bardet, N.; Fischer, V. (2022). Global ecomorphological restructuring of dominant marine reptiles prior to the Cretaceous–Palaeogene mass extinction. Proc. - Royal Soc., Biol. Sci. 289(1975): 20220585. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.0585, more
  • Peer reviewed article Ashraf, I.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Verma, S. (2021). Burst-and-coast swimming is not always energetically beneficial in fish (Hemigrammus bleheri). Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 16(1): 016002. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1088/1748-3190/abb521, more
  • Peer reviewed article Van Moorleghem, C.; de la Peña, E. (2016). Aphid herbivory as a potential driver of primary succession in coastal dunes. Arthropod-Plant Interactions 10(2): 89-100. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11829-016-9421-4, more
  • Peer reviewed article Bertucci, F.; Ruppe, L; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Compère, P.; Parmentier, E. (2014). New insights into the role of the pharyngeal jaw apparatus in the sound-producing mechanism of Haemulon flavolineatum (Haemulidae). J. Exp. Biol. 217(21): 3862-3869. dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.109025, more
  • Peer reviewed article Longrie, N.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Vandewalle, P.; Mauguit, Q.; Parmentier, E. (2009). Potential mechanism of sound production in Oreochromis niloticus (Cichlidae). J. Exp. Biol. 212(21): 3395-3402. dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.032946, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Schepper, N.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Adriaens, D. (2008). Morphology of the jaw system in trichiurids: trade-offs between mouth closing and biting performance. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 152(4): 717-736. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00348.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Van Wassenbergh, S.; Strother, J.A.; Flammang, B.E.; Ferry-Graham, L.A.; Aerts, P. (2008). Extremely fast prey capture in pipefish is powered by elastic recoil. J. R. Soc. Interface 5(20): 285-296. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2007.1124, more
  • Peer reviewed article Parmentier, E.; Colleye, O.; Fine, M.L.; Frédérich, B.; Vandewalle, P.; Herrel, A. (2007). Sound production in the clownfish Amphiprion clarkii. Science (Wash.) 316(5827): 1006. dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1139753, more
  • Van Gorp, M. (2022). Importance of the keels of boxfishes for passive stability during swimming, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, Online event 2 March 2022. VLIZ Special Publication, 88: pp. 9-10, more
  • Ecomorphology of the trophic apparatus in catfishes (siluriformes), more
  • Functional consequences and ecological implications of extreme morphological specialisation: design and function of the feeding apparatus in seahorses and pipefishes (Syngnathidae), more
  • Specialisaties bij extreme kopmorfologie: een gedetailleerde functioneel morfologische studie over de voedselopname bij zeepaarden en zeenaalden (Syngnathidae)., more
  • The effect of size on the movements of the jaw system during feeding in catfish: a high-speed cineradiographic study, more