Sandra Nauwelaerts unpaid staff Research Sandra Nauwelaerts Research team Functional Morphology Comparative functional and ecological morphology of the perissodactyl limb: insights into the adaptive evolution of the Equidae. 01/10/2016 - 30/09/2018 Abstract This project will investigate the evolutio…

Kristiaan D'Aout unpaid guest prof. Research Kristiaan D'Aout Research team Functional Morphology Analysis of the foot using finite-element modelling 01/01/2011 - 31/12/2012 Abstract The technique of finite-element modeling will be applied to a complex biological structure: the human foot. After con…

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Functional Morphology search menu search content In the Media Beetle Battle on New York Times website Jana Goyens has staged stag beetle battles to solve the mystery of how the male beetles bite so hard. Watch the video on New York Times website A 'water tongue' to grab prey on land High-speed video…

Sam Van Wassenbergh TT. asst. research professor Sam Van Wassenbergh 2023: Tales of the tongue A news report on research on vertebrate tongues in Science (https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adi8563) featured interview snippets with Sam (full text PDF). This report was followed up by an article in Le Mo…

Veterinary physiology and biochemistry search menu search content Zebrafishlab Mechanistic Toxicology Development of non-animal test strategies Can we use zebrafish embryos and even simpler assays as an alternative to the current fish toxicity tests for chemical safety evaluation based on our unders…

Functional Morphology search menu search content Kinematics of the fins in manoeuvring boxfish Promoter: Sam Van Wassenbergh Supervision: Merel Van Gorp The body of boxfish (Ostraciidae) is completely covered by fused bony plates, called the carapace. This armour provides protection against predator…

Research group for Urban Development search menu search content Tara Op de Beeck Tara holds a degree in architectural engineering (2013, KULeuven) and urban planning (2017, UAntwerpen), she has worked as an urban planner and designer in various offices, for the department of Environment and Spatial …

Functional Morphology search menu search content Hydrodynamic role of body shape and pectoral fins in lift generation in sharks Promoter: Sam Van Wassenbergh Co-promoter: Gudrun De Boeck Supervision: Shamil Debaere Subject: Sharks are generally slightly negatively buoyant as they do not have a swim …

Bruno Verbergt guest professor About Bruno Verbergt Bruno Verbergt Contact Stadscampus Show email address Prinsstraat 13 2000 Antwerpen, BEL Bruno Verbergt (Leuven, Belgium, 1964) is Master in Philosophy and in Business Administration. He was from 2004 till 2014 chief executive officer of the Cultur…

Nudge Just In Time search menu search content Studies Exercising during the lockdown Did you also notice that during the lockdown we were not allowed to do anything outside the home except exercise? Doctoral students Carmem Cunha & Michelle Symons investigated what impact the first lockdown (period …

Functional Morphology search menu search content A range of possibilities Assessing range-of-motion in the forelimbs of herbivorous semi-aquatic mammals Promoters: Jamie A. MacLaren, Adrian Scheidt, Sam Van Wassenbergh The range-of-motion of animal joints dictates (to a large extent) how it can move…

Gudrun De Boeck full professor Research Gudrun De Boeck Research team Ecosphere Expertise Main expertise: Toxicology and ecophysiology of marine and freshwater organisms under changing environmental conditions (due to natural and anthropogenic pressures) with a focus stress physiology, energy metabo…

Peter Aerts emeritus with assignment Research Peter Aerts Research team Functional Morphology Expertise Kinesiological analyses. The evolutionary shift of Meat-EATing mammals to life in water: a deep time, multi-proxy investigation of the LOcomotion And Feeding adaptions of aquatic carnivorans (MEAT…

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Sam Van Wassenbergh TT. asst. research professor Research Sam Van Wassenbergh Research team Functional Morphology Expertise Working as a researcher at the laboratory for Functional Morphology, I study how the anatomy and mechanical properties of the body of animals is adapted to fulfil its functions…

Jamie Maclaren postdoc researcher FWO Research Jamie Maclaren Research team Functional Morphology "The 'land-to-water' transition by herbivorous mammals: exploring locomotor functional morphology and performance. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Almost all terrestrial mammals have an innate ability …

Ecoplan search menu search content Cultural services Cultural services Health effects of nature Many scientific studies show the importance of green areas for the physical and mental health of people living and visiting the area. Different mechanisms are linked: view and contact with nature contribu…

Sam Van Wassenbergh TT. asst. research professor Sam Van Wassenbergh Publications - updated 14/10/2024 To respect copyright laws, request permission from the authors by email before downloading PDFs. in press Fournier, M., Olson, R. Van Wassenbergh, S. & Provini, P. (in press). The avian vocal syste…

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Functional Morphology search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects "The 'land-to-water' transition by herbivorous mammals: exploring locomotor functional morphology and performance. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2027 Abstract Almost all terrestrial mammals have an innate ability to swim, yet o…