Anatomical and mechanical basis for the evolutionary divergence in the feeding apparatus in finches

Comparative functional morphology and systematics of brittle stars (Ophiuroidea): a case study on brittle stars from the intertidal zone of the Persian Gulf/Oman Sea

Doctoral project Annelies Genbrugge

Doctoral project Charlotte Vanden Hole

Doctoral project Emilie Descamps

Doctoral project Jens De Meyer

Doctoral project Mahdi Rajabizadeh

Doctoral project Mariam Gabelaia

Doctoral project Mathias Bouilliart

Doctoral project Niels Desmet

Doctoral project Philippe Munyandamutsa Sanzira

Doctoral project Tim tkint

Seahorse-inspired swiss army knife: versatile robot manipulators that also solve evolutionary problems

Seahorse-inspired swiss army knife: versatile robot manipulators that also solve evolutionary problems

Under pressure: evolution of the musculoskeletal system in burrowing limbless tetrapods. With a focus on caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona).

Bio-Inspired Control of Bio-Inspired Robots

Doctoral project Patricia Alves Pereira

Doctoral project Tomas Praet

Simultaneous Evolution of a Seahorse Tail based Robotic Manipulator and Controller

Biomimetics and robotics relying on serially sectioned musculoskeletal system in syngnathid fishes

Comparison of skull shape versus bite force in two independent lineages of subterranean mole-rat rodents (Bathyergidae versus Spalacidae)

Dynamics of beak movement in Darwin's finches: in search of the biomechanical basis of the trade-off between vocal performance and seed cracking performance

Evolutionary adaptiveness for a highly specialised feeding niche: algae scraping in tropical catfish

Expansion of microtome for semi-thin histological sectioning using a diamante knife

Functional consequences and ecological implications of extreme morphological specialisations: form and function of the feeding apparatus in syngnathid fishes

Functional signals in bone microstructure of flying vertebrates, and its importance for the understanding of the origin of powered flight in feathered dinosaurs

Functional signals in the bone microstructure of flying vertebrates and their importance in understanding the evolution of powered flight in feathered dinosaurs

Grasping onto evolution: testing hypotheses on adaptive evolution of animal prehensile systems

Head dimorphism in European eel (Anguilla anguilla): Onset, functional morphology and implications for natural recruitment

Hear, see, feel, … knowing or beleaving?

Integrated performance trade off in cichlid heads: feeding versus mouth brooding

Kinematical analysis of grasping in seahorses

Ontogenetic changes in feeding performance in dimorphic European eel (Anguilla anguilla): implications for artificial rearing and conservation.

Phenotypic variation in an integrated functional system in African chichlids: about hybridisation, morphosphace and adaptations.

Seahorse-inspired swiss army knife: versatile robot manipulators that also solve evolutionary problems

Seahorses and brittle stars as bio-inspiration of grasping systems for robotic applications

Shelter for a researcher in distress in Department of Biology

Skull shape and size variation in gerbils (genus Meriones Rodentia: Muridae: Gerbillinae) from the Irania Plateau: a gemometric morphometric study

The evolution of burrowing in limbless tetrapods.

The mechanical basis of evolutionary divergence in Darwin's finches

The mechanisms and functional implications of head shape dimorphism in Anolis lizards

Variation in cranial morphology in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla), in relation to its trophic ecology and pollution

Combined X-Ray Fluorescence and Absorption CT (XRF-CT) imager for non-destructive 3D elemental/structural analysis on the microscopic scale.

Design from nature: study of the seahorse skeleton and its possible application in industrial design.

Reproduction of European Eel: Towards a Self-sustained Aquaculture

Role of cell adhesion-mediated signaling in craniofacial malformations: an integrated molecular and morphological study

Simultaneous Evolution of a Seahorse Tail based Robotic Manipulator and Controller.