François Brischoux

Summary

Publications

  1. ncbi Effects of oceanic salinity on body condition in sea snakes
    François Brischoux
    Centre d Etudes Biologiques de Chize, CEBC CNRS UPR 1934, 79360 Villiers en Bois, France
    Integr Comp Biol 52:235-44. 2012
  2. ncbi Kleptothermy: an additional category of thermoregulation, and a possible example in sea kraits (Laticauda laticaudata, Serpentes)
    François Brischoux
    Biological Sciences A08, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    Biol Lett 5:729-31. 2009
  3. ncbi Insights into the adaptive significance of vertical pupil shape in snakes
    F Brischoux
    School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    J Evol Biol 23:1878-85. 2010
  4. ncbi Morphological adaptations to marine life in snakes
    François Brischoux
    School of Biological Sciences A08, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
    J Morphol 272:566-72. 2011
  5. ncbi Is aquatic life correlated with an increased hematocrit in snakes?
    François Brischoux
    Centre d Etudes Biologiques de Chizé CNRS, 79360, Villiers en Bois, France
    PLoS ONE 6:e17077. 2011

Detail Information

Publications5

  1. ncbi Effects of oceanic salinity on body condition in sea snakes
    François Brischoux
    Centre d Etudes Biologiques de Chize, CEBC CNRS UPR 1934, 79360 Villiers en Bois, France
    Integr Comp Biol 52:235-44. 2012
    ..Future studies could usefully explore such effects in other secondarily marine taxa such as seabirds, turtles, and marine mammals...
  2. ncbi Kleptothermy: an additional category of thermoregulation, and a possible example in sea kraits (Laticauda laticaudata, Serpentes)
    François Brischoux
    Biological Sciences A08, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    Biol Lett 5:729-31. 2009
    ..Thermal monitoring on a small tropical island documents a possible example of kleptothermy, based on high stable temperatures of a sea snake (Laticauda laticaudata) inside a burrow occupied by seabirds...
  3. ncbi Insights into the adaptive significance of vertical pupil shape in snakes
    F Brischoux
    School of Biological Sciences, The University of Sydney, NSW 2006, Australia
    J Evol Biol 23:1878-85. 2010
    ..Similar associations between ambush predation and vertically slit pupils occur in lizards and mammals also, suggesting that foraging mode has exerted major selective forces on visual systems in vertebrates...
  4. ncbi Morphological adaptations to marine life in snakes
    François Brischoux
    School of Biological Sciences A08, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
    J Morphol 272:566-72. 2011
    ....
  5. ncbi Is aquatic life correlated with an increased hematocrit in snakes?
    François Brischoux
    Centre d Etudes Biologiques de Chizé CNRS, 79360, Villiers en Bois, France
    PLoS ONE 6:e17077. 2011
    ..Moreover, comparative studies between marine and terrestrial ectotherms have yet to show overall distinct physiological differences specifically associated with oxygen reserves...