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Dr Van Wassenbergh, Sam
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Universiteit Antwerpen; Departement Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Functionele Morfologie, more

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Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Vakgroep Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Evolutionaire Morfologie van de Vertebraten, more

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Witkop, E.M.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Heideman, P.D.; Sanderson, S.L. (2023). Biomimetic models of fish gill rakers as lateral displacement arrays for particle separation. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 18(5): 056009. https://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/acea0e, more Provini, P.; Brunet, A.; Filippo, A.; Van Wassenbergh, S. (2022). In vivo intraoral waterflow quantification reveals hidden mechanisms of suction feeding in fish. eLIFE 11: e73621. https://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.73621, more Van Gorp, M.J.W.; Goyens, J.; Alfaro, M.E.; Van Wassenbergh, S. (2022). Keels of boxfish carapaces strongly improve stabilization against roll. J. R. Soc. Interface 19(189): 20210942. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2021.0942, more Ashraf, I.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Verma, S. (2021). Burst-and-coast swimming is not always energetically beneficial in fish (Hemigrammus bleheri). Bioinspiration & Biomimetics 16(1): 016002. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1088/1748-3190/abb521, more Olivier, D.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Parmentier, E.; Frédérich, B. (2021). Unprecedented biting performance in herbivorous fish: how the complex biting system of Pomacentridae circumvents performance trade-offs. American Naturalist 197(5): E156-E172. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1086/713498, more Boute, P.G.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Stamhuis, E.J. (2020). Modulating yaw with an unstable rigid body and a course-stabilizing or steering caudal fin in the yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus). Royal Society Open Science 7(4): 200129. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1098/rsos.200129, more Steendam, C.; Verhelst, P.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; De Meyer, J. (2020). Burrowing behaviour of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla): effects of life stage. J. Fish Biol. 97(5): 1332-1342. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/jfb.14481, more De Meyer, J.; Goethals, T.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Augustijns, T.; Habraken, J.; Hellemans, J.; Vandewiele, V.; Dhaene, J.; Bouillart, M.; Adriaens, D. (2018). Dimorphism throughout the European eel's life cycle: are ontogenetic changes in head shape related to dietary differences? J. Anat. 233(3): 289-301. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/joa.12836, more De Meyer, J.; Belpaire, C.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Herrel, A.; Maes, G.E.; Dirks, R.P.; Boeckx, P.; Bervoets, L.; Covaci, A.; Malarvannan, G.; Dhaene, J.; Adriaens, D. (2018). Head shape dimorphism in European eels ... the what, how and why story. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58: E48-E48, more De Meyer, J.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Bouilliart, M.; Dhaene, J.; Adriaens, D. (2018). Built to bite? Differences in cranial morphology and bite performance between narrow- and broad-headed European glass eels. J. Morphol. 279(3): 349-360. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jmor.20776, more Thompson, M.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Rogers, S.M.; Seamone, S.G.; Higham, T.E. (2018). Angling-induced injuries have a negative impact on suction feeding performance and hydrodynamics in marine shiner perch, Cymatogaster aggregata. J. Exp. Biol. 221(19): jeb180935. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.180935, more Parmentier, E.; Raick, X.; Lecchini, D.; Boyle, K.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Bertucci, F.; Kéver, L. (2017). Unusual sound production mechanism in the triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Balistidae). J. Exp. Biol. 220(2): 186-193. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.146514, more McHenry, M.J.; Anderson, P.S.L.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Matthews, D.G.; Summers, A.P.; Patek, S.N. (2016). The comparative hydrodynamics of rapid rotation by predatory appendages. J. Exp. Biol. 219(21): 3399-3411. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.140590, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Joris, I.; Desclée, M.; Liew, H.J.; De Boeck, G.; Adriaens, D.; Aerts, P. (2016). Kinematics of mouthbrooding in Oreochromis niloticus (Cichlidae). J. Exp. Biol. 219(10): 1535-1541. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.131631, more Day, S.; Higham, T.; Holzman, R.; Van Wassenbergh, S. (2015). Morphology, kinematics, and dynamics: the mechanics of suction feeding in fishes. Integrative and Comparative Biology 55(1): 21-35. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/icb/icv032, more Michel, K.B.; Heiss, E.; Aerts, P.; Van Wassenbergh, S. (2015). A fish that uses its hydrodynamic tongue to feed on land. Proc. - Royal Soc., Biol. Sci. 282(1805): 20150057. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2015.0057, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; van Manen, K.; Marcroft, T.; Alfaro, M.; Stamhuis, E. (2015). Boxfish swimming paradox resolved: forces by the flow of water around the body promote manoeuvrability. J. R. Soc. Interface 12(103): 11 pp. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.1146, more Bertucci, F.; Ruppe, L; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Compère, P.; Parmentier, E. (2014). New insights into the role of the pharyngeal jaw apparatus in the sound-producing mechanism of Haemulon flavolineatum (Haemulidae). J. Exp. Biol. 217(21): 3862-3869. dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.109025, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Dries, B.; Herrel, A. (2014). New insights into muscle function during pivot feeding in seahorses. PLoS One 9(10): -. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109068, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Van Manen, K.; Stamhuis, E.J. (2014). Boxfish carapace hydrodynamics: a test of the self-stabilization and low body-drag hypotheses. Integrative and Comparative Biology 54: E213-E213, more Marcroft, T.A.; Modlin, J.; Slater, G.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Santini, F.; Alfaro, M.E. (2013). Functional consequences of carapace shape diversity in boxfishes. Integrative and Comparative Biology 53: E324-E324, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Leysen, H.; Adriaens, D.; Aerts, P. (2013). Mechanics of snout expansion in suction-feeding seahorses: musculoskeletal force transmission. J. Exp. Biol. 216(3): 407-417. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.074658, more Van Wassenbergh, S. (2012). Three-dimensional model of force transmission in the suction feeding system of seahorses. Integrative and Comparative Biology 52(Suppl 1): 180, more Alfaro, M.E.; Marcroft, T.A.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Slater, G.S. (2011). Evolutionary dynamics of the boxfish carapace II: functional diversity. Integrative and Comparative Biology 51(Suppl 1): E1-E1, more Roos, G.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Aerts, P.; Herrel, A.; Adriaens, D. (2011). Effects of snout dimensions on the hydrodynamics of suction feeding in juvenile and adult seahorses. J. Theor. Biol. 269(1): 307-317. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtbi.2010.10.023, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Roos, G.; Ferry, L. (2011). An adaptive explanation for the horse-like shape of seahorses. Nature Comm. 2(164): 1-5. dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1168, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Roos, G.; Aerts, P.; Herrel, A.; Adriaens, D. (2011). Why the long face? A comparative study of feeding kinematics of two pipefishes with different snout lengths. J. Fish Biol. 78(6): 1786-1798. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02991.x, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Aerts, P. (2011). A computational modelling perspective on buccal expansion dynamics and water flow patterns in suction feeding fish. Integrative and Comparative Biology 51(Suppl 1): E142-E142, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; De Rechter, D. (2011). Piscivorous cyprinid fish modulates suction feeding kinematics to capture elusive prey. Zoology (Jena) 114(1): 46-52. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2010.10.001, more Leysen, H.; Roos, G.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Adriaens, D. (2010). Syngnathid feeding apparatus morphology: long vs short snouts. Integrative and Comparative Biology 50(Suppl 1): E101-E101, more Roos, G.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Herrel, A.; Adriaens, D.; Aerts, P. (2010). Snout allometry in seahorses: Insights on optimisation of pivot feeding performance during ontogeny. J. Exp. Biol. 213(13): 2184-2193. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.040972, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Roos, G.; Aerts, P. (2010). The head-down posture of seahorses: an adaptation for pivot feeding? Integrative and Comparative Biology 50(Suppl 1): E180-E180, more Longrie, N.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Vandewalle, P.; Mauguit, Q.; Parmentier, E. (2009). Potential mechanism of sound production in Oreochromis niloticus (Cichlidae). J. Exp. Biol. 212(21): 3395-3402. dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.032946, more Roos, G.; Leysen, H.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Herrel, A.; Jacobs, P.; Dierick, M.; Aerts, P.; Adriaens, D. (2009). Linking morphology and motion: a test of a four-bar mechanism in seahorses. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 82(1): 7-19. https://dx.doi.org/10.1086/589838, more Roos, G.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Herrel, A.; Aerts, P. (2009). Kinematics of suction feeding in the seahorse Hippocampus reidi. J. Exp. Biol. 212(21): 3490-3498. https://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.033050, more Roos, G.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Leysen, H.; Herrel, A.; Adriaens, D.; Aerts, P. (2009). Ontogeny of feeding kinematics in the seahorse Hippocampus reidi from newly born to adult. Integrative and Comparative Biology 49(Suppl 1): E146-E146, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Roos, G.; Aerts, P. (2009). Pivot feeding performance in pipefish and seahorses analysed by forward dynamic modelling. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., Part A Mol. Integr. Physiol. 153(2): S125-S126. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.04.211, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Roos, G.; Genbrugge, A.; Leysen, H.; Aerts, P.; Adriaens, D.; Herrel, A. (2009). Suction is kid’s play: Extremely fast suction in newborn seahorses. Biol. Lett. 5(2): 200-203. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2008.0765, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Aerts, P. (2009). Aquatic suction feeding dynamics: insights from computational modelling. J. R. Soc. Interface 6(31): 149-158. https://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2008.0311, more De Schepper, N.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Adriaens, D. (2008). Morphology of the jaw system in trichiurids: trade-offs between mouth closing and biting performance. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 152(4): 717-736. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00348.x, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Strother, J.A.; Flammang, B.E.; Ferry-Graham, L.A.; Aerts, P. (2008). Extremely fast prey capture in pipefish is powered by elastic recoil. J. R. Soc. Interface 5(20): 285-296. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2007.1124, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Aerts, P. (2008). Dynamics of suction feeding in fish: Insights from unsteady, rotationally symmetric CFD models. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., Part A Mol. Integr. Physiol. 150(3): S84-S84. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.04.146, more Van Wassenbergh, S.; Aerts, P. (2008). Rapid pivot feeding in pipefish: flow effects on prey and evaluation of simple dynamic modelling via computational fluid dynamics. J. R. Soc. Interface 5(28): 1291-1301. dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2008.0101, more Roos, G.; Van Wassenbergh, S.; Herrel, A.; Adriaens, D.; Aerts, P. (2007). High-speed kinematics of feeding behavior in the seahorse Hippocampus reidi. J. Morphol. (1931) 268(12): 1125-1125, more
Thesis (co-)promotor [show]
Van Gorp, M. (2021). Importance of the keels of boxfishes for passive stability during swimming = Functie van kielen bij koffervissen in passieve stabilisatie tijdens zwemmen. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen: Antwerpen. 53 pp., more

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