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82
Citations
24950
World Ranking
750
National Ranking
27

Overview

Anthony Herrel is affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research primarily focuses on Environmental Science, with a significant contribution of 224 publications in this field. Within this broad area, Herrel's work includes subfields such as Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Paleontology, Ecology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse aspects of biology and ecology, including:

  • Amphibian and Reptile Biology
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Morphological variations and asymmetry
  • Primate Behavior and Ecology
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation

Herrel has co-authored numerous publications with several frequent collaborators, such as Raphaël Cornette, John Measey, Natasha Kruger, Jean Secondi, and Dominique Adriaens. These collaborations have contributed to advancements in various ecological and evolutionary topics.

The scientist has published extensively in journals including:

  • Journal of Experimental Biology (15 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (13 publications)
  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society (12 publications)
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) (12 publications)
  • Journal of Anatomy (11 publications)

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Herrel include:

  • EthoLoop: automated closed-loop neuroethology in naturalistic environments (2020), published in Nature Methods
  • Hurricane effects on Neotropical lizards span geographic and phylogenetic scales (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • A review of the osteoderms of lizards (Reptilia: Squamata) (2021), published in Biological Reviews/Biological Reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • A global analysis of habitat fragmentation research in reptiles and amphibians: what have we done so far? (2023), published in Biodiversity and Conservation
  • The globally invasive small Indian mongoose Urva auropunctata is likely to spread with climate change (2020), published in Scientific Reports

In addition to journal publications, Anthony Herrel has authored books published by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique. One recent book is Déserts. Vivre en milieu extrême, released in 2024.

Best Publications

  • Sexual dimorphism of head size in Gallotia galloti: testing the niche divergence hypothesis by functional analyses

    A. Herrel;L. Spithoven;R. Van Damme;F. De Vree

  • Relationships between head size, bite force, prey handling efficiency and diet in two sympatric lacertid lizards

    D. Verwaijen;R. Van Damme;A. Herrel

  • Rapid large-scale evolutionary divergence in morphology and performance associated with exploitation of a different dietary resource

    Anthony Herrel;Katleen Huyghe;Bieke Vanhooydonck;Thierry Backeljau

  • Octopamine in male aggression of Drosophila

    Susanne C. Hoyer;Andreas Eckart;Anthony Herrel;Troy Zars

  • The implications of bite performance for diet in two species of lacertid lizards

    A Herrel;R Van Damme;B Vanhooydonck;F De Vree

  • The implications of food hardness for diet in bats

    L. F. Aguirre;A. Herrel;R. Van Damme;E. MatThysen

  • Performance capacity, fighting tactics and the evolution of life–stage male morphs in the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis)

    Simon P. Lailvaux;Anthony Herrel;Bieke VanHooydonck;Jay J. Meyers

  • Head shape and bite performance in xenosaurid lizards.

    Anthony Herrel;Ed De Grauw;Julio A. Lemos-Espinal

  • Ecomorphological analysis of trophic niche partitioning in a tropical savannah bat community

    Luis F. Aguirre;Anthony Herrel;R. van Damme;E. Matthysen

  • Bite performance and morphology in a population of Darwin's finches: implications for the evolution of beak shape

    A. Herrel;J. Podos;S. K. Huber;A. P. Hendry

  • Evolution of bite performance in turtles

    A. Herrel;J. C. O'Reilly;A. M. Richmond

  • Bite force in vertebrates: opportunities and caveats for use of a nonpareil whole-animal performance measure

    Roger A. Anderson;Lance D. Mcbrayer;Anthony Herrel

  • Functional Evolution of the Feeding System in Rodents

    Philip G. Cox;Emily J. Rayfield;Michael J. Fagan;Anthony Herrel

  • Two developmental modules establish 3D beak-shape variation in Darwin's finches

    Ricardo Mallarino;P. R. Grant;B. R. Grant;Antony Herrel

  • The effects of gape angle and bite point on bite force in bats.

    Elizabeth R. Dumont;Anthony Herrel

  • Ontogeny of performance in vertebrates

    Anthony Herrel;Alice C. Gibb

  • Getting a grip on tetrapod grasping: form, function, and evolution

    Diego Sustaita;Emmanuelle Pouydebat;Adriana Silvina Manzano;Virginia Sara Luz Abdala

  • Evolution of bite force in Darwin's finches: a key role for head width.

    A. Herrel;J. Podos;S. K. Huber;A. P. Hendry

  • Sexual dimorphism in head shape and diet in the cottonmouth snake (Agkistrodon piscivorus)

    Shawn E. Vincent;Anthony Herrel;Duncan J. Irschick

  • Morphological and mechanical determinants of bite force in bats: do muscles matter?

    Anthony Herrel;Ann De Smet;Luis F. Aguirre;Peter Aerts

  • Omnivory in lacertid lizards: adaptive evolution or constraint?

    A. Herrel;B. Vanhooydonck;R. Van Damme

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Aerts
Peter Aerts University of Antwerp
Bieke Vanhooydonck
Bieke Vanhooydonck University of Antwerp
Duncan J. Irschick
Duncan J. Irschick University of Massachusetts Amherst
Jonathan B. Losos
Jonathan B. Losos Washington University in St. Louis
Krystal A. Tolley
Krystal A. Tolley University of Johannesburg
Jeffrey Podos
Jeffrey Podos University of Massachusetts Amherst
Fabienne Aujard
Fabienne Aujard Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Raoul Van Damme
Raoul Van Damme University of Antwerp
G. John Measey
G. John Measey Stellenbosch University
Callum F. Ross
Callum F. Ross University of Chicago

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