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Researcher

Joachim Christiaens

Awards & Distinctions

31 Results

2018

Broader head, stronger bite : in vivo bite forces in European eel Anguilla anguilla

Jens De MeyerAnthony HerrelC BelpaireG GoemansC IdeBarbara De KegelJoachim ChristiaensDominique Adriaens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

2017

Ontogenesis of opercular deformities in gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata : a histological description

Nguyen Phuc ThuongBarbara VerstraetenBarbara De KegelJoachim ChristiaensTania De WolfPatrick SorgeloosDries BonteDominique Adriaens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

2016

Alpine-Himalayan orogeny drove correlated morphological, molecular, and ecological diversiﬁcation in the Persian dwarf snake (Squamata: Serpentes: Eirenis persicus)

Mahdi RajabizadehZoltán T NagyDominique AdriaensAziz AvciRafaqat MasroorJosef SchmidtlerRoman NazarovHamid Reza EsmaeiliJoachim Christiaens

A1 Journal Article in ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Diet-induced phenotypic plasticity in European eel (Anguilla anguilla)

Jens De MeyerJoachim ChristiaensDominique Adriaens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Functional morphology of the feeding apparatus in Simenchelys parasitica (Simenchelyinae: Synaphobranchidae), an alleged parasitic eel

Soheil EagderiJoachim ChristiaensMatthieu BoonePatric JacobsDominique Adriaens

A1 Journal Article in COPEIA

2015

Diet-induced phenotypic plasticity in head morphology in European eel elvers (Anguilla anguilla): the effects of hard vs soft food

Jens De MeyerJoachim ChristiaensDominique Adriaens

Hard versus soft food: diet-induced phenotypic plasticity in head morphology in European elvers

Jens De MeyerJoachim ChristiaensDominique Adriaens

Ontogenetic manifestationsis of opercular deformities in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) : a histological description of the osteogenesis

Nguyen Phuc ThuongBarbara VerstraetenBarbara De KegelJoachim ChristiaensTania De WolfPatrick SorgeloosDries Bonte

2014

Grasping convergent evolution in syngnathids: a unique tale of tails

Céline NeutensDominique AdriaensJoachim ChristiaensBarbara De KegelManuel DierickRenaud BoistelLuc Van Hoorebeke

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANATOMY

2013

A unique muscular organization unraveled in seahorse tails by combining µCT-scanning with old school histological sectioning

Céline NeutensDominique AdriaensJoachim ChristiaensBarbara De KegelManuel DierickRenaud BoistelLuc Van Hoorebeke

Evolutionary morphology of the prehensile tail in syngnathid fishes: from pipefish to seahorse

Céline NeutensDominique AdriaensJoachim ChristiaensDenis Van LooBarbara De KegelRenaud BoistelLuc Van Hoorebeke

Functional morphology of a unique muscular organization in the prehensile tail of seahorses

Céline NeutensDominique AdriaensJoachim ChristiaensBarbara De KegelManuel DierickRenaud BoistelLuc Van Hoorebeke

Increased tail flexibility in syngnathid fishes: from pipefish to seahorse

Céline NeutensDominique AdriaensJoachim ChristiaensBarbara De KegelManuel DierickRenaud BoistelLuc Van Hoorebeke

Why old school histology still doens't turn pale: histology versus micro-CT of animal tissues

Joachim ChristiaensBarbara De KegelEmilie DescampsAlicja SochackaElin PauwelsDominique Adriaens

2012

3D Phenotypic model and functional feeding performance of larval European eel (15 DPF)

Mathias BouilliartBarbara De KegelJoachim ChristiaensP LauesenJ TomkiewiczDominique Adriaens

Evolutionary morphology of the caudal musculoskeletal system in syngnathid fish: from swimming to prehension... in different ways

Dominique AdriaensCéline NeutensJoachim ChristiaensDenis Van LooBarbara De KegelRenaud BoistelLuc Van Hoorebeke

Evolutionary morphology of the caudal musculoskeletal system in syngnathid fishes: from swimming to prehension… in different ways

Céline NeutensDominique AdriaensJoachim ChristiaensDenis Van LooBarbara De KegelRenaud BoistelLuc Van Hoorebeke

2011

Bimodality in head shape in European eel (Anguilla Anguilla)

Celine IdeNatalie De SchepperJoachim ChristiaensC Van LiefferingeAnthony HerrelG GoemansP MeireC BelpaireC GeeraertsDominique Adriaens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Convergent evolution of a unique skeletal system in fishes : the grasping tail in syngnathids

Dominique AdriaensCéline NeutensJoachim ChristiaensDenis Van LooBarbara De KegelR. BoistelLuc Van Hoorebeke

Musculoskeletal structure of the feeding system and implications of snout elongation in Hippocampus reidi and Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

Heleen LeysenJoachim ChristiaensBarbara De KegelMatthieu BooneLuc Van HoorebekeDominique Adriaens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Structural modifications associated with dimorphic head phenotypes in European glass eels (Anguilla anguilla)

Celine IdeRan PackoJoachim ChristiaensA. DillenDominique Adriaens

2010

Cranial architecture of tube-snouted Gasterosteiformes (Syngnathus rostellatus and Hippocampus capensis)

Heleen LeysenPhilippe JoukMarleen BrunainJoachim ChristiaensDominique Adriaens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF MORPHOLOGY

On how to reconcile flexibility with rigidity during evolution: the caudal system in seahorses

Dominique AdriaensR BoistelBarbara De KegelJoachim ChristiaensManuel DierickLuc Van Hoorebeke

2009

Architectural relation between ossification and mechanical stress in gill covers of suction feeding fish

Dominique AdriaensHeleen LeysenManuel DierickGert RoosJoachim ChristiaensSam Van WassenberghN De ClerckLuc Van Hoorebeke

Candiru catfish ... a fish with many names and many novelties

Dominique AdriaensJoachim Christiaens

Speciose and special: trichomycterid catfishes and their trophic morphology

Dominique AdriaensJoachim ChristiaensManuel DierickLuc Van Hoorebeke

Stress-related functional morphology of the opercular bone in suction feeding fishes

Dominique AdriaensHeleen LeysenManuel DierickGert RoosJoachim ChristiaensSam Van WassenberghN De ClerckLuc Van Hoorebeke

2008

Biting for blood: a novel jaw mechanism in haematophagous candiru catfish (Vandellia sp.)

Dominique AdriaensH VanhaerenJoachim Christiaens

Head shape dimorphism in European eel: structural basis and functional implications

Celine IdeNatalie De SchepperJoachim ChristiaensC Van LiefferingeAnthony HerrelG GoemansC BelpaireDominique Adriaens

2007

A non-invasive analysis of head shape dimorphism in a European eel population (Anguilla anguilla)

Celine IdeNatalie De SchepperJoachim ChristiaensC VAN LIEFFERINGEA HERRELG GOEMANSC BELPAIREDominique Adriaens

Head shape dimorphism in European eel (Anguilla anguilla): Fourier analysis

Celine IdeJoachim ChristiaensC Van LiefferingeAnthony HerrelG GoemansC BelpaireDominique Adriaens