Research
Ongoing projects
What seawater can tell us about bottlenose dolphins
Instead of taking tissue samples from dolphins, this project tests whether the DNA naturally released by dolphins into seawater can be used to study their populations. The method is still in development and cannot yet provide all the answers, but it could transform the way we monitor and protect these animals in the future.
Genetic diversity and structure of angelshark populations
Comparison of SNP and microsatellite genetic markers for population genetic analyses, in the Canary Islands and Corsica.
Angelshark environmental DNA
Development of a genetic marker (DNA barcode) that allows the detection of the presence of angelsharks thanks to the DNA present in a seawater sample (i.e. environmental DNA).
Fieldwork missions
2025 - Brittany
Brittany (France)eDNA sampling for bottlenose dolphin population genomics (PhD project).
2024 - Corsica
Corsica (France)eDNA sampling for bottlenose dolphin population genomics (PhD project).
2023 - Montecristo
Tuscan Archipelago (Italy)eDNA sampling inside Montecristo and Giannutri marine protected area (Université de Montpellier, UMR MARBEC).
2022 - Bocas del Toro
PanamaPhotographic inventory of coral reef species and mangrove restoration.
2021 - Corsica
Corsica (France)eDNA sampling to study the distribution of the Angelshark (ANGE project).
2019 - New Caledonia
NoumeaLaboratory work at the IRD in Noumea and underwater photography.
2018 - Corsica
Corsica (France)eDNA sampling inside and outside marine protected area to compare fish diversity.
2017 & 2020 - Banyuls
Banyuls-sur-mer (France)Sampling to build the eDNA reference database of Mediterranean fish.
2016 - Corsica
Corsica (France)Fish DNA sampling for the study of marine protected area connectivity.