Francois Brischoux
Heydon-Laurence Building A08
University of Sydney
NSW 2006
Room: 440
Ph: (02) 9036 7811
Fax: (02) 9351 5609
e-mail: francois.brischoux@gmail.com
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Francois Brischoux Heydon-Laurence Building A08 University of Sydney NSW 2006 Room: 440 Ph: (02) 9036 7811 Fax: (02) 9351 5609 e-mail: francois.brischoux@gmail.com |
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I am interested in natural history, ecology, behaviour and evolution...and as if that is not enough, my research now involves using snakes as model organisms to study behavioural and evolutionary ecology. Although I do not remember fearing snakes, I started to work on these amazing animals by chance: during my Degree in biology, I worked as a summer fieldworker with Xavier Bonnet, and surveyed 4 snake species in the legendary Chizé forest (France)...After this first contact with both snakes and research, I worked for a year on the reproductive eco-physiology of rainbow boas with Oli Lourdais.
During my Masters and my PhD, I worked under the supervision of Xavier Bonnet on the ecology of sea kraits in New Caledonia. The opportunity to participate in this research project from its very beginning has enabled me to work on various research subjects (life history traits, reproductive ecology, sexual dimorphism, foraging ecology, community ecology, marine and terrestrial ecology).
Although I am quite eclectic and thus interested in the broad field of behavioural and evolutionary ecology, my current research interests deal with the evolutionary invasion of marine and aquatic ecosystems by snakes.
Main collaborators
Rick Shine (School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney, Australia)
Xavier Bonnet (CEBC-CNRS, Chizé, France)
Timothée R. Cook (Percy FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Pierre Legagneux (Département de biologie & Centre d'Etudes Nordiques, Université Laval, Québec, Canada)Yan Ropert-Coudert & Akiko Kato (DEPE-CNRS, Strasbourg, France)
Where available the Digital Object Identifier (DOI) numbers have been listed after each paper.
To view the Abstract or Full Text of the paper at the journal website, copy the DOI and paste it into the DOI Resolver
Alternately, to request a reprint please contact Mel.
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Lourdais O, Brischoux F, DeNardo D, Shine R. 2004. Protein catabolism in pregnant snakes (Epicrates maurus, Boidae) compromises musculature and performance after reproduction. Journal of Comparative Physiology B 174:383-391. 10.1007/s00360-004-0424-6 |
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Ford NB, Brischoux F, Lancaster D. 2004. Reproduction in the western cottonmouth, Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma, in a floodplain forest. The Southwestern Naturalist 49(4):465–471. |
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Lourdais O, Brischoux F, Shine R, Bonnet X. 2005. Adaptive maternal cannibalism in snakes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 84:767-774. 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00436.x |
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Lourdais O, Brischoux F, Barantin L. 2005. How to assess musculature and performance in a constricting snake? A case study in the rainbow boa (Epicrates maurus). Journal of Zoology London 265:43–51. 10.1017/S095283690400603X |
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Lourdais O, Shine R, Bonnet X, Brischoux F. 2006. Sex differences in body composition, performances and behaviour in the colombian rainbow boa (Epicrates cenchria maurus, Boidae). Journal of Zoology London 269:175-182. 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2006.00057.x |
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Ineich I, Bonnet X, Shine R, Shine T, Brischoux F, LeBreton M, Chirio L. 2006. What, if anything, is a “typical viper”? Biological attributes of basal viperid snakes (genus Causus, Wagler 1830). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 89:575-588. 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00690.x |
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Ineich I, Bonnet X, Brischoux F, Kulbicki M, Séret B, Shine R. 2007. Anguilliform fishes and sea kraits: neglected predators in coral-reef ecosystems. Marine Biology 151:793-802. 10.1007/s00227-006-0527-6 |
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Brischoux F, Bonnet X, Cook TR, Shine R. 2007. Snakes at sea: diving performance of free-ranging sea kraits. Proceedings of the 11th Annual Meeting ED SST. Tours University, France. |
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Brischoux F, Bonnet X, De Crignis M. 2007. A method to reconstruct anguilliform fishes from partially digested items. Marine Biology 151:1893-1897. 10.1007/s00227-007-0626-z |
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Brischoux F, Bonnet X, Shine R. 2007. Foraging ecology of sea kraits (Laticauda spp.) in the Neo-Caledonian lagoon. Marine Ecology Progress Series 350:145-151. 10.3354/meps07133 |
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Lorioux S, Bonnet X, Brischoux F, De Crignis M. 2008. Is melanism adaptive in sea kraits? Amphibia-Reptilia 29:1-5. 10.1163/156853808783431523 |
| 12. | De Crignis M, Brischoux F, Bonnet X, Lorioux S. 2008. Laticauda saintgironsi (sea krait). Predation. Herpetological Review 39:97-98. |
| 13. | Brischoux F, Bonnet X, Cook TR, Shine R. 2008. Allometry of diving capacities: ectothermy versus endothermy. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 21:324-329. 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2007.01438.x |
| 14. | Brischoux F, Bonnet X. 2008. Estimating the impact of sea kraits on the anguilliform fish community (Muraenidae, Congridae, Ophichthidae) of New Caledonia. Aquatic Living Resources 21:395-399. |
| 15. | Seret B, Brischoux F, Bonnet X, Shine R. 2008. First record of Cirrimaxilla formosa (Teleostei: Muraenidae) from New Caledonia, found in sea snake stomach contents. Cybium 32:191-192. |
| 16. | Bonnet X, Brischoux F. 2008. Thirsty sea snakes forsake their shelter during rainfall. Austral Ecology 33:911-921. 10.1111/j.1442-9993.2008.01917.x |
| 17. | Brischoux F, Bonnet X, Shine R. 2009. Determinants of dietary specialization: a comparison of sympatric species of sea snakes. Oikos 118:145-151. 10.1111/j.1600-0706.2008.17011.x |
| 18. | Brischoux F, Bonnet X. 2009. Life history of sea kraits in New Caledonia. Zoologia Neocaledonica 7, Mémoires du Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle 198:37-51. |
| 19. | Bonnet X, Brischoux F, Pearson D, Rivalan P. 2009. Beach-rock as a keystone habitat for sea kraits. Environmental Conservation 36:62-70. 10.1017/S0376892909005451 |
| 20. | Brischoux F, Legagneux P. 2009. Formatting manuscript is a waste of time: Journals should consider generic submission format until papers are accepted. The Scientist: in press. |
| 21. | Brischoux F, Cook TR. 2009. Juniors seek an end to the impact factor race. BioScience: in press. |
| 22. | Brischoux F, Bonnet X, Pinaud D. 2009. Fine scale fidelity in sea kraits: implications for conservation. Biodiversity and Conservation: in press. |
| 23. | Brischoux F, Bonnet X, Legagneux P. 2009. Are sea snakes pertinent bio-indicators for coral reefs? A comparison between species and sites. Marine Biology: in press. |
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