Cornette Raphaël, Magaldi Hugo, Auger Claire, Houssin Céline, Rugonge Harold & Krief Sabrina, August 2026 — Developing a simple automatic elephant detection system aimed at achieving individual recognition in a specific forest site using image processing and supervised machine learning. African Zoology , , p. 1-14
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1562-7020, 2224-073X
https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15627020.2026.2686397
Ravisato Miriam, Le Floch Glenn, Pierri Cataldo, Bels Vincent, Castro-Hernandez José J., Cornette Raphael, Giannattasio Luca, Gristina Michele, Guerra Airam, Kvarnemo Charlotta, Lazic Tamara, Louisy Patrick, Monteiro Nuno, Serranito Bruno, Spoto Marco et al., March 2026 — Geographic Patterns of Head Morphology in Syngnathus typhle Across Marine Regions. ABSTRACT Geographic patterns in head morphology can reveal important aspects of population structure and phenotypic… Integrative Zoology , , 1749–4877.70080
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1749-4877, 1749-4877
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1749-4877.70080
Voet Inessa, Delapre Arnaud, Denys Christiane, Lalis Aude, Cornette Raphaël & Nicolas Violaine, February 2026 — Integrative taxonomy resolves a new West African Crocidura (Mammalia: Soricidae) species, cryptic to Crocidura grandiceps in color, but distinct in size. High species richness in tropical West Africa has been demonstrated for many species groups, among which shrews are no… European Journal of Taxonomy vol. 1039, , p. 297-322 tex.hal_id: hal-05515101 tex.hal_version: v1
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2118-9773
https://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2026.1039.3197
Hounmavo Amétépé, Demos Terrence C, Lutz Holly L, Delapré Arnaud, Cornette Raphael, Segniagbeto Gabriel H, Kerbis Peterhans Julian C & Nicolas Violaine, 2026 — Integrative taxonomy of the Praomys tullbergi complex (Rodentia, Muridae): a new species from West Africa. Abstract The rodent genus Praomys, endemic to the Afrotropical region, is characterized by significant diversity including… Journal of Mammalogy vol. 107, n° 2, p. 368-382 tex.hal_id: hal-05576479 tex.hal_version: v1
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0022-2372, 1545-1542
https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyag007
Gouellec Clémence L. E., Allain Ronan, Goedert Jean, Pintore Romain, Carter Jackson, Royo-Torres Rafael, Augier Dominique & Cornette Raphaël, 2026 — Heterodonty in the teeth of the turiasaurian sauropod from AngeacCharente (Early Cretaceous, southwestern France): Comparison of anatomical and geometric morphometric approaches. Abstract Sauropod teeth are often described within a taxonomic framework, with few studies focusing on heterodonty or… Journal of Anatomy , , joa.70230
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0021-8782, 1469-7580
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.70230
Klein Estelle, Herrel Anthony, Houssin Céline, Delapre Arnaud, Nicolas Violaine, Chablat Damien, Porez Mathieu & Cornette Raphaël, 2026 — Musculoskeletal variation in the forelimb of two highly specialised diggers (genus Talpa ). Abstract The forelimbs of mammals are involved in many crucial behaviours for an animal’s ecology, including locomotion. It… Journal of Anatomy , , joa.70201 tex.hal_id: hal-05700628 tex.hal_version: v1
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0021-8782, 1469-7580
https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.70201
Berger Juliette, Bignon Barbara, Cornette Raphaël, Legendre Frédéric & Delapré Arnaud, December 2025 — Rapid, without focus stacking, 3D photogrammetric digitization of cockroaches. Natural history collections are seen as treasure troves we need to both preserve and study. Campaigns of 2D and 3D digitization… PLoS ONE vol. 20, n° 12, e0336893 ISBN: 1932-6203 Type: 10.1371/journal.pone.0336893
https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-04893713
Allais-Bonnet Aurélie, Hintermann Aurélie, Deloche Marie-Christine, Cornette Raphaël, Bardou Philippe, Naval-Sanchez Marina, Pinton Alain, Haruda Ashleigh, Grohs Cécile, Zakany Jozsef, Bigi Daniele, Medugorac Ivica, Putelat Olivier, Greyvenstein Ockert, Hadfield Tracy et al., November 2025 — Analysis of Polycerate Mutants Reveals the Evolutionary Co-option of HOXD1 to Determine the Number and Topology of Horns in Bovidae. In the course of evolution, pecorans (i.e. higher ruminants) developed a remarkable diversity of osseous cranial appendages,… , , Type: 10.1101/2020.11.04.363069
https://hal.science/hal-04426679
Linchamps Pierre, Hanon Raphaël, Stoetzel Emmanuelle, Steininger Christine, Brandenburg Jean-Tristan, Zipfel Bernhard, Prat Sandrine, Stratford Dominic, Cornette Raphaël & Latouche Pierre, October 2025 — Reconstructing the palaeoclimate of the Cradle of Humankind in South Africa over the last 3.5 million years using machine learning and mammalian fossil assemblages. Hypotheses linking climate change to hominin evolution are based on the observation that many events of speciation, extinction,… Quaternary Science Reviews vol. 370, , p. 109655 ISBN: 0277-3791 Type: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109655
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02773791
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.quascirev.2025.109655
Bignon Barbara, Berger Juliette, Delapré Arnaud, Grandcolas Philippe, Robillard Tony, Bornberg-Bauer Erich, Cornette Raphaël & Legendre Frédéric, September 2025 — In good form: morphological adaptations to burrowing lifestyles in cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattodea). 1. Investigating forms specialized for their ecology (i.e. ecomorphs) is a major theme in ecology and evolution. Among… Functional Ecology , , ISBN: 0269-8463 Publisher: Wiley Type: 10.1111/1365-2435.70140
https://mnhn.hal.science/mnhn-04893911
Linchamps Pierre, Hanon Raphaël, Stoetzel Emmanuelle, Steininger Christine, Brandenburg J. T., Zipfel Bernhard, Prat Sandrine, Cornette Raphaël, Latouche Pierre & Stratford Dominic, July 2025 — « Reconstructing climate dynamics in the Cradle of Humankind, South Africa, using machine learning and mammalian fossil assemblages. » in 27th Biennial Meeting of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists (SAfA).. , ,
https://hal.science/hal-05236286
Pelletan Idriss, Cornette Raphaël & Abourachid Anick, 2025 — Ecomorphological Analysis of the Bird Lumbosacral Organ in an Evolutionary Context. Journal of Morphology vol. 286, n° 8, e70073
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0362-2525, 1097-4687
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.70073
Souquet Louise, Kruta Isabelle, Roscian Marjorie, Andréoletti Jérémy, Sirot Chloé, Cornette Raphael, Dutel Hugo, Landman Neil, Herrel Anthony & Rouget Isabelle, July 2024 — Nautilid beaks: unsuspected disparity and palaeoecological interpretation. Nautiluses are key to understanding the evolution of cephalopods, as they are their only outer-shelled modern representatives… Lethaia vol. 57, n° 2, p. 1-19 ISBN: 0024-1164 Type: 10.18261/let.57.2.2
https://hal.science/hal-04631331
Linchamps Pierre, Stoetzel Emmanuelle, Hanon Raphaël, Cornette Raphael & Latouche Pierre, May 2024 — « Reconstructing Quaternary paleoclimates from the faunal composition of African paleoanthropological sites with machine learning » in GDR Rift Interdisciplinary Colloquium.. , , tex.hal_id: hal-04580686 tex.hal_version: v1
https://hal.science/hal-04580686
Segesdi Martin, Brabant Delphine, Cornette Raphaël & Houssaye Alexandra, May 2024 — How does the shape of the wing and hindlimb bones of aquatic birds relate to their locomotor abilities?. Aquatic birds represent diverse ecologies and locomotion types. Some became flightless or lost the ability for effective… The Anatomical Record: Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology , , ar.25512 ISBN: 1932-8486 Type: 10.1002/ar.25512
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1932-8486, 1932-8494
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ar.25512
Linchamps Pierre, Stoetzel Emmanuelle, Hanon Raphaël, Cornette Raphael & Latouche Pierre, February 2024 — « Reconstructing climatic niches of South African Early Pleistocene hominins using rodent and bovid fossil assemblages with machine learning » in Colloque Q14 « tous à l’Ouest ! Le Quaternaire dans tous ses états : terre, mer, glace ».. Quaternary climatic changes have exerted a significant in uence on African landscapes and faunal communities. As this period… , ,
https://hal.science/hal-04487700
Costes Pauline, Delapré Arnaud, Houssin Céline, Mulot Baptiste, Pouydebat Emmanuelle & Cornette Raphaël, 2024 — Maximum trunk tip force assessment related to trunk position and prehensile ’fingers’ implication in African savannah elephants. African elephants have a wide range of abilities using their trunk. As a muscular hydrostat, and thanks to the two finger-like… PLOS ONE vol. 19, n° 5, e0301529
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1932-6203
https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301529
Costes Pauline, Soppelsa Julie, Houssin Céline, Boulinguez-Ambroise Grégoire, Pacou Camille, Gouat Patrick, Cornette Raphaël & Pouydebat Emmanuelle, 2024 — Effect of the habitat and tusks on trunk grasping techniques in African savannah elephants. Abstract Among tetrapods, grasping is an essential function involved in many vital behaviours. The selective pressures that… Ecology and Evolution vol. 14, n° 4, e11317
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2045-7758, 2045-7758
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11317
Herrel Anthony, Locatelli Yann, Ortiz Katia, Theil Jean-Christophe, Cornette Raphaël & Cucchi Thomas, 2024 — Cranial muscle architecture in wild boar: Does captivity drive ontogenetic trajectories?. Abstract The jaw system in mammals is complex and different muscle morphotypes have been documented. Pigs are an interesting… Journal of Morphology vol. 285, n° 2, e21676
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0362-2525, 1097-4687
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21676
Linchamps Pierre, Cornette Raphaël, Latouche Pierre & Stoetzel Emmanuelle, December 2023 — Diversity and evolution of Quaternary micromammal faunas from South Africa: novel approaches for reconstructing the palaeoenvironments of early hominins, Evolution morphologique et écologique des Rongeurs sud-africains : pour une meilleure connaissance de. At the end of the Pliocene and the beginning of the Pleistocene in South Africa, climate changes leading to progressive… , ,
https://hal.science/tel-04337037