Entité de rattachement
Diversification et adaptation aux échelles micro et macro-évolutives (DIVA)
Recherches
Habilité(e) à diriger des recherches

Contact

Réseaux sociaux
Courriel
raphael.cornette [at] mnhn.fr
cornette [at] mnhn.fr
Téléphone
01 40 79 80 15
Adresse(s)

57 rue Cuvier
CP50
75005 Paris

Présentation

Thèmes de recherche

Mon cadre général de recherche s’inscrit dans la variation phénotypique. Plus précisément, j’étudie les liens qui existent entre la forme et la fonction, le résultat de cette association étant la cible de la Sélection Naturelle. Ma méthodologie de prédilection est la morphométrie (classique, géométrique 2D et 3D). Les vertébrés et les îles offrent des patrons morpho-fonctionels particulièrement intéressants, au cœur de mes recherches. Mes études portent sur la faune actuelle, archéologique et paléontologique.

Research interests

My general research framework concerns phenotypic variation. More precisely, I study relationships between form and function, this association being the principal target of natural selection. My methods of choice is morphometrics (traditional, geometric, in 2D and 3D). Vertebrates in an insular context present very interesting morpho-functional patterns that occupy the main part of my work. These approaches are also applied on archaeological and palaeontological specimens providing a better understanding of topics such as domestication and phenotypic evolution. My knowledge and my experience in morphometrics has resulted in numerous collaborations, for example with UMR 7209 : « Archéozoologie, archéobotanique », UMR 7179 : « Mécanismes Adaptatifs : des Organismes aux Communautés » and the UMR 7207 : « Centre de recherche sur la paléobiodiversité et les paléoenvironnements ».

Recherches Raphael Cornette © MNHN

Recherches Raphael Cornette

Crédits
© MNHN

Publications

2026
  • Cornette Raphaël, Magaldi Hugo, Auger Claire, Houssin Céline, Rugonge Harold & Krief Sabrina, août 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
    ISSN
    1562-7020, 2224-073X
  • 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., mars 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
    ISSN
    1749-4877, 1749-4877
  • Voet Inessa, Delapre Arnaud, Denys Christiane, Lalis Aude, Cornette Raphaël & Nicolas Violaine, février 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
    ISSN
    2118-9773
  • 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
    ISSN
    0021-8782, 1469-7580
  • 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
    ISSN
    0022-2372, 1545-1542
  • 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
    ISSN
    0021-8782, 1469-7580
2025
  • Berger Juliette, Bignon Barbara, Cornette Raphaël, Legendre Frédéric & Delapré Arnaud, décembre 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
  • 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., novembre 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
  • Linchamps Pierre, Hanon Raphaël, Stoetzel Emmanuelle, Steininger Christine, Brandenburg Jean-Tristan, Zipfel Bernhard, Prat Sandrine, Stratford Dominic, Cornette Raphaël & Latouche Pierre, octobre 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
    ISSN
    02773791
  • Bignon Barbara, Berger Juliette, Delapré Arnaud, Grandcolas Philippe, Robillard Tony, Bornberg-Bauer Erich, Cornette Raphaël & Legendre Frédéric, septembre 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