Amandine Gillet- PhD
- Postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University
Amandine Gillet
- PhD
- Postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University
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October 2021 - present
October 2021 - present
October 2015 - May 2020
Education
September 2012 - September 2014
September 2009 - September 2012
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Publications (8)
Pigmentation patterns are integral to animal biology and uncovering the mechanisms driving their diversification is essential for determining the evolutionary principles that shape this fundamental aspect of biodiversity. Coral reef fishes are particularly notable for their extraordinary pattern diversity, ranging from simple spots and stripes to i...
Cetacean reinvasion of the aquatic realm is an iconic ecological transition that led to drastic modifications of the mammalian body plan, especially in the axial skeleton. Relative to the vertebral column of other mammals that is subdivided into numerous anatomical regions, regional boundaries of the cetacean backbone appear obscured. Whether the t...
Intraspecific variation in cetacean vertebral anatomy as a result of ageing, growth, and sexual dimorphism is poorly understood. Using 3D geometric morphometrics, we investigated allometric patterns, sexual dimorphism, and ontogenetic trajectories in the vertebral column of false killer whale ( Pseudorca crassidens ). Our data set includes thoracic...
The reinvasion of the aquatic realm by cetaceans is one of the most iconic ecological transitions that led to drastic modifications of the mammalian body plan, especially the axial skeleton. Relative to the vertebral column of other mammals that is subdivided into numerous anatomical regions, regional boundaries of the cetacean backbone appear obsc...
Despite the role that goatfishes play in reef ecosystems, knowledge of their ecomorphological diversity remains scarce. Here, we explore the ecomorphology of six species of goatfishes living in sympatry at Toliara Reef (South-West of Madagascar) by using a combination of morphometric and isotopic (δ¹³C, δ¹⁵N and δ³⁴S) data. The shape of cephalic re...
Living cetaceans are ecologically diverse and have colonized habitats ranging from rivers and estuaries to the open ocean. This ecological diversity is strongly associated with variation of vertebral morphology. Interestingly, intraspecific ecological specialization between coastal and offshore environments has also been described for several speci...
Cetaceans represent the most diverse clade of extant marine tetrapods. Although the restructuring of oceans could have contributed to their diversity , other factors might also be involved. Similar to ichthyosaurs and sharks, variation of morphological traits could have promoted the colonization of new ecological niches and supported their diversif...
Ecomorphology is the study of the relationships between functional design and the environment. One of its aims is to understand how the environmental factors can constraint the performance of an organism or act on its phenotype. Different studies have already showed in different cetaceans that the number and shape of vertebrae can reflect the stiff...
