The summer 2024 pluridisciplinary field trip took 31 students from all scientific disciplines to the Pyrenean mountains, in South of France. It was the 3rd time that it was organized in this beautiful region, but it brought us new observations. This year, we had the opportunity to clearly observe several river otters in the river…
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A field expedition in the mangrove of Belize
Version français en bas de page In May 2023, Justine Belik (young teaching assistant), Ivan Blanco (FRIA doctoral researcher) and myself (Frédéric Silvestre – professor) travelled to Belize, a small Central American country, to work on our favorite model fish: the mangrove rivulus. This killifish averages 3cm in adult size and is found exclusively in…
The mission to Belize is a success !
In May 2019, Frédéric Silvestre and Valentine Chapelle organized a field trip to Belize to work on mangrove rivulus. This mission was dedicated to investigate two populations of mangrove rivulus: on Twin Caye and on Long Caye. The one from Twin Caye (in South Water Marine Reserve) is exceptional. It shows the higher rate of…
Field trip marine biology 2019
Like every year, the marine biology field trip has been organized in Brittany for second year bachelor programme students. It is the 20th year that we’re going to Brittany, and more precisely to Plestin-les-Grèves at the wonderful Manoir de Kerallic.
Summer field trip 2018 video
In 2018, we visited the Provence region in South of France with about 30 students from different scientific disciplines. Let’s watch the short video aout this multidisciplinary field trip. Find all the informations about this field trip @ http://www.stage-scientifique-ete.be
Field trip to Florida
In January 2018, a team from our lab visited the Florida mangroves in order to sample the mangrove Rivulus in its natural habitat. Morgane, Victoria and Frederic travelled from as North as Emerson Point (Manatee County) to the Florida Keys. The main goal of this campaign is to assess the epigenetic variability within and among…
Mangrove Rivulus microhabitat
To spot the mangrove Rivulus, it’s important to first identify the microhabitat they live in. For that, a deep observation of the mangrove is needed. This fish mostly lives where the black and red mangroves are present, where there is a little of water (between 25 and 35 ppt), a lot of mud and leaf…
Field trip in France
In early July, 22 students from different programs (biology, geology, veterinary) went to Devoluy (South of France) for a field training experience with the help of several professors and assistants. They could hike in mountains while studying insects, birds, plants and geology. This is a great opportunity for students in any scientific field to learn…