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English name: Functional and Evolutionary Morphology Laboratory
Parent institute: Université de Liège; Faculté des Sciences; Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution (ULG), more
MRG keywords (2) : Morphology; Underwater noise & sound
Address:
Quartier Agora
Allée du 6 Août 11
4000 Liège
Belgium
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Tel.: +32-(0)4-366 50 40
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Type: Scientific
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1 Director: Head of the department
2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years.
3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
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| Abstract: |
| The Functional and Evolutionary Morphology laboratory has a long tradition in the study of animal musculo-skeletal systems by combining comparative and experimental methods of analysis, studies in the laboratory and in the field, to describe and understand at best the relationships between the animal performance, its behavior and its environment. The current research projects concern mainly studies dealing with the fundamental components of the acoustic communication (sound production and hearing) in fishes and their evolution in different taxa. The studies describe and explain the mechanisms implied in sound production and reception in various taxa of adult teleosts. It integrates data in (functional) morphology, histology, physiology, behaviour, ontogeny, biogeography as well as physics and acoustics. Moreover, the comparison of taxa living in different environments attempts to clarify the influence of environmental factors on the sound production. The laboratory is also conducting studies related to biomimicry (i.e. the design and production of materials, structures, and systems that are modelled on biological entities and processes) with the description of cuticle in arthropods and skeletal structures in teleost fishes. |
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