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Research group Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates (UGent)
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The research group Evolutionary Morphology of Vertebrates conducts research that has a main focus on adaptive morphological evolution for improved performance in a specific function, as well as phenotypic responses to changing performance regimes due to varying selective pressures. Several disciplines and methodologies are required to provide holistic information on the morphological diversity of vertebrates and evolutionary patterns underlying it: dissections, clearing-and-staining, histological sectioning and graphical 3D-reconstructions, geometric morphometrics, taxonomy, phylogeny (morphological and molecular), biomechanics and performance testing. The expertise on studying vertebrate phenotypes is also used for more applied research topics, such as larval fish quality assessment in aquaculture and phenotyping of cranio-facial deformations in model organisms.

The marine research focuses on bio-inspired research, including studies of seahorse and brittlestar skeletons and its potential use in industrial designs.

The research group is part of the BLUEGent Consortium and the Marine@UGent consortium. Furthermore, the group collaborates intensively with the Centre for X-ray Tomography (UGent, UGCT).

Standard name: Onderzoeksgroep Evolutionaire Morfologie van de Vertebraten
Parent institute: Ghent University; Faculty of Sciences; Biology Department (UGent), more
Previous name: Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Afdeling Functionele Morfologie (UGent), more

Address:
K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35
9000 Gent
Belgium 		 
Type: Scientific
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  • Peer reviewed article Panana, E.; Deceuninck, G.; Teerlinck, S.; Adriaens, D. (2024). Effect of photoperiod regime on the growth performance, survival, swim bladder inflation and vertebral anomalies of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) larvae in recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS). J. Appl. Aquacult. Latest Articles: 19. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10454438.2023.2290705, more
  • Peer reviewed article Goharimanesh, M.; Stöhr, S.; Ghassemzadeh, F.; Mirshamsi, O.; Adriaens, D. (2023). A methodological exploration to study 2D arm kinematics in Ophiuroidea (Echinodermata). Front. Zool. 20(1): 15. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12983-023-00495-y, more
  • Peer reviewed article Roscian, M.; Souquet, L.; Herrel, A.; Uyeno, T.; Adriaens, D.; De Kegel, B.; Rouget, I. (2023). Comparative anatomy and functional implications of variation in the buccal mass in coleoid cephalopods. J. Morphol. 284(6): e21595. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21595, more
  • Peer reviewed article Vermeylen, V.; De Kegel, B.; De Wolf, T.; Adriaens, D. (2023). Skeletal deformities in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata): exploring the association between mechanical loading and opercular deformation. Belg. J. Zool. 153: 81-104. https://dx.doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2023.110, more
  • Peer reviewed article Goharimanesh, M.; Ghassemzadeh, F.; De Kegel, B.; Van Hoorebeke, L.; Stöhr, S.; Mirshamsi, O.; Adriaens, D. (2022). The evolutionary relationship between arm vertebrae shape and ecological lifestyle in brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea). J. Anat. 240(6): 1034-1047. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.13617, more
  • Peer reviewed article Goharimanesh, M.; Mirshamsi, O.; Stöhr, S.; Ghassemzadeh, F.; Adriaens, D. (2021). New data on brittle stars (Echinodermata: Ophiuroidea) from the Persian Gulf and Oman Sea, Iran. Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics 17(1): 29-37. https://dx.doi.org/10.22067/ijab.2021.69812.1008, more
  • Peer reviewed article Goharimanesh, M.; Stöhr, S.; Mirshamsi, O.; Ghassemzadeh, F.; Adriaens, D. (2021). Interactive identification key to all brittle star families (Echinodermata; Ophiuroidea) leads to revised morphological descriptions. European Journal of Taxonomy, 766. Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris. 63 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.766.1483, more
  • Peer reviewed article Baan, J.; De Meyer, J.; De Kegel, B.; Adriaens, D. (2020). From yellow to silver: transforming cranial morphology in European eel (Anguilla anguilla). J. Anat. 237(5): 979-987. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/joa.13259, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Meyer, J.; Verhelst, P.; Adriaens, D. (2020). The role of understanding the eel's morphology in stopping its decline. Integrative and Comparative Biology 60(S1): E53-E53, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Meyer, J.; Verhelst, P.; Adriaens, D. (2020). Saving the European eel: how morphological research can help in effective conservation management. Integrative and Comparative Biology 60(2): 467-475. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1093/icb/icaa004, more
  • Peer reviewed article Eggermont, M.; Cornillie, P.; Dierick, M.; Adriaens, D.; Nevejan, N.; Bossier, P.; Van Den Broeck, W.; Sorgeloos, P.; Defoirdt, T.; Declercq, A.M. (2020). The blue mussel inside: 3D visualization and description of the vascular-related anatomy of Mytilus edulis to unravel hemolymph extraction. NPG Scientific Reports 10(1): 6773. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1038/s41598-020-62933-9, more
  • Peer reviewed article Steendam, C.; Verhelst, P.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; De Meyer, J. (2020). Burrowing behaviour of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla): effects of life stage. J. Fish Biol. 97(5): 1332-1342. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jfb.14481, more
  • Peer reviewed article Brocklehurst, R.; Porro, L.; Herrel, A.; Adriaens, D.; Rayfield, E. (2019). A digital dissection of two teleost fishes: comparative functional anatomy of the cranial musculoskeletal system in pike (Esox lucius) and eel (Anguilla anguilla). J. Anat. 235(2): 189-204. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.13007, more
  • Peer reviewed article Eggermont, M.; Cornillie, P.; Nevejan, N.; Bossier, P.; Dierick, M.; Adriaens, D.; Sorgeloos, P.; Defoirdt, T.; Declercq, A.M. (2019). Hemolymph extraction sites and 3d-visualization of the cardiovascular system and related structures of the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). Isj-Invertebrate Survival Journal 16: 202-202, more
  • Peer reviewed article Luger, A.M.; Ollevier, A.; De Kegel, B.; Herrel, A.; Adriaens, D. (2019). Is variation in tail vertebral morphology linked to habitat use in chameleons? J. Morphol. 281(2): 229-239. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21093, more
  • Peer reviewed article Thuong, N.P.; Prondvai, E.; De Kegel, B.; De Wolf, T.; Witten, P.E.; Adriaens, D. (2019). Morphological and histological characterization of an ectopically mineralized structure in a gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata with opercular deformation. J. Fish Dis. 42(9): 1259-1270. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfd.13044, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Meyer, J.; Herrel, A.; Belpaire, C.; Goemans, G.; Ide, C.; De Kegel, B.; Christiaens, J.; Adriaens, D. (2018). Broader head, stronger bite: in vivo bite forces in European eel Anguilla anguilla. J. Fish Biol. 92(1): 268-273. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13511, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Meyer, J.; Goethals, T.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Augustijns, T.; Habraken, J.; Hellemans, J.; Vandewiele, V.; Dhaene, J.; Bouillart, M.; Adriaens, D. (2018). Dimorphism throughout the European eel's life cycle: are ontogenetic changes in head shape related to dietary differences? J. Anat. 233(3): 289-301. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12836, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Meyer, J.; Belpaire, C.; Boeckx, P.; Bervoets, L.; Covaci, A.; Malarvannan, G.; De Kegel, B.; Adriaens, D. (2018). Head shape disparity impacts pollutant accumulation in European eel. Environ. Pollut. 240: 378-386. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2018.04.128, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Meyer, J.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Bouilliart, M.; Dhaene, J.; Adriaens, D. (2018). Built to bite? Differences in cranial morphology and bite performance between narrow- and broad-headed European glass eels. J. Morphol. 279(3): 349-360. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20776, more
  • Peer reviewed article Desender, M.; Duchateau, L.; Adriaens, D.; Delbare, D.; Polet, H.; Chiers, K.; Decostere, A. (2018). Pulse trawling: The impact of pulsed direct current on early life stages of Sole Solea solea. N. Am. J. Fish. Manage. 38(2): 432-438. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nafm.10039, more
  • Peer reviewed article Eagderi, S.; Adriaens, D. (2018). Cephalic specializations in relation to a second set of jaws in muraenids. Biologia 73(8): 773-786. https://dx.doi.org/10.2478/s11756-018-0088-4, more
  • Peer reviewed article Nikolakakis, S.; Dierckens, K.; Bossier, P.; Adriaens, D. (2018). Phenotypic effects of antibiotic-induced axenity and egg disinfection in early larval European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.). Aquac. Res. 49(7): 2536-2552. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/are.13716, more
  • Peer reviewed article Nikolakakis, S.; Dierckens, K.; Bossier, P.; Adriaens, D. (2018). Effects of antibiotic-induced differences in bacterial load on growth and shape of early larval European seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.). Aquac. Res. 49(2): 988-1000. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/are.13546, more
  • Peer reviewed article Thuong, N.P.; Dierick, M.; De Wolf, T.; Adriaens, D. (2018). A 3D quantitative method for analyzing bone mineral densities: a case study on skeletal deformities in the gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata (Linnaeus, 1758). Belg. J. Zool. 148(2): 149-166. https://dx.doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2018.24, more
  • Peer reviewed article Van Wichelen, J.; Belpaire, C.; Buysse, D.; Baeyens, R.; Verhelst, P.; Vergeynst, J.; Pauwels, I.; Van Thuyne, G.; De Meyer, J.; Stevens, M.; Vlietinck, K.; Mouton, A.; Coeck, J. (2018). Kan Vlaanderen het tij nog keren voor de Europese paling? Effecten van tien jaar Europese bescherming op het voortbestaan van de Paling in Vlaanderen. Natuur.Focus 17(1): 4-10, more
  • Peer reviewed article Verhelst, P.; De Meyer, J.; Reubens, J.; Coeck, J.; Goethals, P.; Moens, T.; Mouton, A.M. (2018). Unimodal head-width distribution of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) from the Zeeschelde does not support disruptive selection. PeerJ 6: e5773. https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5773, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Meyer, J.; Maes, G.E.; Dirks, R.P.; Adriaens, D. (2017). Differential gene expression in narrow- and broad-headed European glass eels (Anguilla anguilla) points to a transcriptomic link of head shape dimorphism with growth rate and chemotaxis. Mol. Ecol. 26(15): 3943-3953. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.14155, more
  • Peer reviewed article Décamps, T.; Herrel, A.; Ballesta, L.; Holon, F.; Rauby, T.; Gentil, Y.; Gentil, C.; Dutel, H.; Debruyne, R.; Charrassin, J.-B.; Eveillard, G.; Clément, G.; Herbin, M. (2017). The third dimension: a novel set-up for filming coelacanths in their natural environment. Methods Ecol. Evol. 8(3): 322-328. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/2041-210X.12671, more
  • Peer reviewed article Desender, M.; Decostere, A.; Adriaens, D.; Duchateau, L.; Mortensen, A.; Polet, H.; Puvanendran, V.; Verschueren, B.; Chiers, K. (2017). Impact of pulsed direct current on embryos, larvae, and young juveniles of Atlantic cod and its implications for electrotrawling of brown shrimp. Marine and Coastal Fisheries 9(1): 330-340. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19425120.2017.1321592, more
  • Peer reviewed article Fragkoulis, S.; Paliogiannis, H.; Kokkinias, P.; Chiers, K.; Adriaens, D.; Koumoundouros, G. (2017). Saddleback syndrome in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (Linnaeus, 1758): anatomy, ontogeny and correlation with lateral-line, anal and pelvic fin abnormalities. J. Fish Dis. 40(1): 83-95. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12494, more
  • Peer reviewed article Neutens, C.; de Dobbelaer, B.; Claes, P.; Adriaens, D. (2017). Prehensile and non-prehensile tails among syngnathid fishes: what's the difference? Zoology (Jena) 120: 62-72. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2016.11.002, more
  • Peer reviewed article Thuong, N.P.; Verstraeten, B.; Kegel, B.D.; Christiaens, J.; Wolf, T.D.; Sorgeloos, P.; Bonte, D.; Adriaens, D. (2017). Ontogenesis of opercular deformities in gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata: a histological description. J. Fish Biol. 91(5): 1419-1434. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13460, more
  • Peer reviewed article De Meyer, J.; Christiaens, J.; Adriaens, D. (2016). Diet-induced phenotypic plasticity in European eel (Anguilla anguilla). J. Exp. Biol. 219(3): 354-363. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.131714, more
  • Peer reviewed article Debusschere, E.; Hostens, K.; Adriaens, D.; Ampe, B.; Botteldooren, D.; De Boeck, G.; De Muynck, A.; Sinha, A.K.; Vandendriessche, S.; Van Hoorebeke, L.; Vincx, M.; Degraer, S. (2016). Acoustic stress responses in juvenile sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax induced by offshore pile driving. Environ. Pollut. 208(Part B): 747-757. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2015.10.055, more
  • Peer reviewed article Eagderi, S.; Christiaens, J.; Boone, M.; Jacobs, P.; Adriaens, D. (2016). Functional morphology of the feeding apparatus in Simenchelys parasitica (Simenchelyinae: Synaphobranchidae), an alleged parasitic eel. Copeia 104(2): 421-439. https://dx.doi.org/10.1643/CI-15-329, more
  • Peer reviewed article Sarafraz, J.; Rajabizadeh, M.; Kamrani, E. (2016). The preliminary assessment of abundance and composition of marine beach debris in the northern Persian Gulf, Bandar Abbas City, Iran. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 96(1): 131-135. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0025315415002076, more
  • Peer reviewed article Bouilliart, M.; Tomkiewicz, J.; Lauesen, P.; De Kegel, B.; Adriaens, D. (2015). Musculoskeletal anatomy and feeding performance of pre-feeding engyodontic larvae of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla). J. Anat. 227(3): 325-340. dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12335, more
  • Peer reviewed article Day, S.; Higham, T.; Holzman, R.; Van Wassenbergh, S. (2015). Morphology, kinematics, and dynamics: the mechanics of suction feeding in fishes. Integrative and Comparative Biology 55(1): 21-35. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icv032, more
  • Peer reviewed article Dutel, H; Herbin, M; Clement, G; Herrel, A. (2015). Bite force in the extant coelacanth Latimeria: the role of the intracranial joint and the basicranial muscle. Curr. Biol. 25(9): 1228-1233. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.02.076, more
  • Peer reviewed article Dutel, H; Herrel, A.; Clement, G; Herbin, M (2015). Redescription of the hyoid apparatus and associated musculature in the extant coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae: functional implications for feeding. Anat. Rec. 298(3): 579-601. dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.23103, more
  • Peer reviewed article Michel, K.B.; Heiss, E.; Aerts, P.; Van Wassenbergh, S. (2015). A fish that uses its hydrodynamic tongue to feed on land. Proc. - Royal Soc., Biol. Sci. 282(1805): 20150057. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.0057, more
  • Peer reviewed article Porter, M.M.; Adriaens, D.; Hatton, R.L.; Meyers, M.A.; McKittrick, J. (2015). Why the seahorse tail is square. Science (Wash.) 349(6243): [8 pp]. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaa6683, more
  • Peer reviewed article Ruppé, L.; Clement, G.; Herrel, A.; Ballesta, L.; Decamps, T.; Kéver, L.; Parmentier, E. (2015). Environmental constraints drive the partitioning of the soundscape in fishes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 112(19): 6092-6097. https://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1424667112, more
  • Peer reviewed article Van Wassenbergh, S.; van Manen, K.; Marcroft, T.; Alfaro, M.; Stamhuis, E. (2015). Boxfish swimming paradox resolved: forces by the flow of water around the body promote manoeuvrability. J. R. Soc. Interface 12(103): 11 pp. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.1146, 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 Declercq, A.M.; Chiers, K.; Van Den Broeck, W.; Rekecki, A.; Teerlinck, S.; Adriaens, D.; Haesebrouck, F.; Decostere, A. (2014). White necrotic tail tips in estuary seahorses, Hippocampus kuda, Bleeker. J. Fish Dis. 37(5): 501-504. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfd.12138, more
  • Peer reviewed article Kéver, L.; Colleye, O.; Lugli, M; Lecchini, D; Lerouvreur, F; Herrel, A.; Parmentier, E. (2014). Sound production in Onuxodon fowleri (Carapidae) and its amplification by the host shell. J. Exp. Biol. 217(24): 4283-4294. dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.109363, more
  • Peer reviewed article Neutens, C.; Adriaens, D.; Christiaens, J.; De Kegel, B.; Dierick, M.; Boistel, R; Van Hoorebeke, L. (2014). Grasping convergent evolution in syngnathids: a unique tale of tails. J. Anat. 224(6): 710-723. dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12181, more
  • Peer reviewed article Nikolakakis, S.; Bossier, P.; Kanlis, G.; Dierckens, K.; Adriaens, D. (2014). Protocol for quantitative shape analysis of deformities in early larval European seabass Dicentrarchus labrax. J. Fish Biol. 84(1): 206-224. dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfb.12284, more
  • Peer reviewed article Praet, T.; Adriaens, D.; Neutens, C.; Maia, A.; De Beule, E.; Verhegghe, B. (2014). Understanding the mechanics of tail grasping in seahorses using a parametrized computer model. Integrative and Comparative Biology 54: E169-E169, more
  • Peer reviewed article Van Wassenbergh, S.; Leysen, H.; Adriaens, D.; Aerts, P. (2013). Mechanics of snout expansion in suction-feeding seahorses: musculoskeletal force transmission. J. Exp. Biol. 216(3): 407-417. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.074658, more
  • Peer reviewed article Nowroozi, B.N.; Harper, C.J.; De Kegel, B.; Adriaens, D.; Brainerd, E.L. (2012). Regional variation in morphology of vertebral centra and intervertebral joints in striped bass, Morone saxatilis. J. Morphol. 273(4): 441-452. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.11034, more
  • Peer reviewed article Praet, T.; Adriaens, D.; Van Cauter, S.; Masschaele, B.; De Beule, M.; Verhegghe, B. (2012). Inspiration from nature: dynamic modelling of the musculoskeletal structure of the seahorse tail. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering 28(10): 1028-1042. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cnm.2499, more
  • Peer reviewed article Van Liefferinge, C.; Dillen, A.; Ide, C.; Herrel, A.; Belpaire, C.; Mouton, A.; De Deckere, E.; Meire, P. (2012). The role of a freshwater tidal area with controlled reduced tide as feeding habitat for European eel (Anguilla anguilla, L.). J. Appl. Ichthyol. 28(4): 572-581. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2012.01963.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Ide, C.; De Schepper, N.; Christiaens, J.; van Liefferinge, C.; Herrel, A.; Goemans, G.; Meire, P.; Belpaire, C.; Geeraerts, C.; Adriaens, D. (2011). Bimodality in head shape in European eel. J. Zool. (1987) 285(3): 230-238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00834.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Leysen, H.; Roos, G.; Adriaens, D. (2011). Morphological variation in head shape of pipefishes and seahorses in relation to snout length and developmental growth. J. Morphol. 272(10): 1259-1270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10982, more
  • Peer reviewed article Leysen, H.; Christiaens, J.; De Kegel, B.; Boone, M.N.; Van Hoorebeke, L.; Adriaens, D. (2011). Musculoskeletal structure of the feeding system and implications of snout elongation in Hippocampus reidi and Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus. J. Fish Biol. 78(6): 1799-1823. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02957.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Leysen, H.; Dumont, E.R.; Brabant, L.; Van Hoorebeke, L.; Adriaens, D. (2011). Modelling stress in the feeding apparatus of seahorses and pipefishes (Teleostei: Syngnathidae). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 104(3): 680-691. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01733.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Roos, G.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Aerts, P.; Herrel, A.; Adriaens, D. (2011). Effects of snout dimensions on the hydrodynamics of suction feeding in juvenile and adult seahorses. J. Theor. Biol. 269(1): 307-317. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.10.023, more
  • Peer reviewed article Van Wassenbergh, S.; Roos, G.; Aerts, P.; Herrel, A.; Adriaens, D. (2011). Why the long face? A comparative study of feeding kinematics of two pipefishes with different snout lengths. J. Fish Biol. 78(6): 1786-1798. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02991.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Eagderi, S.; Adriaens, D. (2010). Cephalic morphology of Pythonichthys macrurus (Heterenchelyidae: Anguilliformes): specializations for head-first burrowing. J. Morphol. 271(9): 1053-1065. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10852, more
  • Peer reviewed article Eagderi, S.; Adriaens, D. (2010). Head morphology of the duckbill eel, Hoplunnis punctata (Regan, 1915; Nettastomatidae: Anguilliformes) in relation to jaw elongation. Zoology (Jena) 113(3): 148-157. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2009.09.004, more
  • Peer reviewed article Leysen, H.; Jouk, P.; Brunain, M.; Christiaens, J.; Adriaens, D. (2010). Cranial architecture of tube-snouted gasterosteiformes (Syngnathus rostellatus and Hippocampus capensis). J. Morphol. 271(3): 255-270. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10795, more
  • Peer reviewed article Morel, C.; Adriaens, D.; Boone, M.; De Wolf, T.; Van Hoorebeke, L.; Sorgeloos, P. (2010). Visualizing mineralization in deformed opercular bones of larval gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata). J. Appl. Ichthyol. 26(2): 278-279. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0426.2010.01420.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Roos, G.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Herrel, A.; Adriaens, D.; Aerts, P. (2010). Snout allometry in seahorses: Insights on optimisation of pivot feeding performance during ontogeny. J. Exp. Biol. 213(13): 2184-2193. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.040972, more
  • Peer reviewed article Roos, G.; Leysen, H.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Herrel, A.; Jacobs, P.; Dierick, M.; Aerts, P.; Adriaens, D. (2009). Linking morphology and motion: a test of a four-bar mechanism in seahorses. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 82(1): 7-19. https://dx.doi.org/10.1086/589838, more
  • Peer reviewed article Van Wassenbergh, S.; Roos, G.; Genbrugge, A.; Leysen, H.; Aerts, P.; Adriaens, D.; Herrel, A. (2009). Suction is kid’s play: Extremely fast suction in newborn seahorses. Biol. Lett. 5(2): 200-203. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0765, 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 Frederich, B.; Adriaens, D.; Vandewalle, P. (2008). Ontogenetic shape changes in Pomacentridae (Teleostei, Perciformes) and their relationships with feeding strategies: a geometric morphometric approach. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 95(1): 92-105. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01003.x, more
  • Peer reviewed article Willems, M.; Leroux, F.; Huysentruyt, F.; Adriaens, D.; Claeys, M.; Artois, T.; Borgonie, G. (2008). From stem cell to complex sperm in the Rhabditophoran Macrostomum lignano. J. Morphol. 269(12): 1481. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10683, more
  • Peer reviewed article Verhaegen, Y.; Adriaens, D.; Wolf, T.D.; Dhert, Ph.; Sorgeloos, P. (2007). Deformities in larval gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata): A qualitative and quantitative analysis using geometric morphometrics. Aquaculture 268(1-4): 156-168. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.04.037, more
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