Olivier Larouche

@uh.edu

Department of Biology and Biochemistry
University of Houston

EDUCATION

2017 – Ph.D. with mention of Excellence “Morphological disparity and modularity of the median and paired fins in basal vertebrates” under the supervision of Dr. Richard Cloutier and Dr. Miriam L. Zelditch, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada
2012 – Certificate in Ecology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
2010 – B.Sc. in Biology (Marine sciences), Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

478

Scholar Citations

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RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Beaks promote rapid morphological diversification along distinct evolutionary trajectories in labrid fishes (Eupercaria: Labridae)
KM Evans, O Larouche, SM Gartner, RE Faucher, SG Dee, MW Westneat
Evolution 77 (9), 2000-2014 2023

Untangling the relationship between developmental and evolutionary integration
KM Evans, TJ Buser, O Larouche, MA Kolmann
Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology 145, 22-27 2023

Mosaic evolution of the skull in labrid fishes involves differences in both tempo and mode of morphological change
O Larouche, SM Gartner, MW Westneat, KM Evans
Systematic Biology 72 (2), 419-432 2023

Whole-body variational modularity in the zebrafish: an inside-out story of a model species
O Vanhaesebroucke, O Larouche, R Cloutier
Biology Letters 19 (2), 20220454 2023

Evolutionary Patterns of Modularity in the Linkage Systems of the Skull in Wrasses and Parrotfishes
SM Gartner, O Larouche, KM Evans, MW Westneat
Integrative Organismal Biology 5 (1), obad035 2023

Burrowing constrains patterns of skull shape evolution in wrasses
KM Evans, O Larouche, JJL West, SM Gartner, MW Westneat
Evolution & Development 25 (1), 73-84 2023

FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions
SA Price, ST Friedman, KA Corn, O Larouche, K Brockelsby, AJ Lee, ...
Ecology 103 (12), e3829 2022

The rise of biting during the Cenozoic fueled reef fish body shape diversification
KA Corn, ST Friedman, ED Burress, CM Martinez, O Larouche, SA Price, ...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119 (31), e2119828119 2022

Phenotypic regionalization of the vertebral column in the thorny skate Amblyraja radiata: Stability and variation
F Berio, Y Bayle, C Riley, O Larouche, R Cloutier
Journal of Anatomy 240 (2), 253-267 2022

Data from: The rise of biting during the cenozoic fueled reef fish body shape diversification
C Martinez, S Friedman, O Larouche, E Burress, S Price, P Wainwright, ...
Zenodo 2022

Data from: The rise of biting during the cenozoic fueled reef fish body shape diversification
K Corn, O Larouche, S Price, S Friedman, P Wainwright, E Burress, ...
Zenodo 2022

FishShapes v1: functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions
A Proffitt, M Linares, E Shen, L Vary, M Rupp, R Friedman, J Nguyen, ...
Zenodo 2022

FishShapes v1: functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions
B Landry, O Larouche, J Estrada, M Danao, K Brockelsby, S Friedman, ...
DRYAD 2022

Data from: The rise of biting during the cenozoic fueled reef fish body shape diversification
S Price, C Martinez, E Burress, K Corn, S Friedman, O Larouche, ...
UC Davis 2022

Local superimpositions facilitate morphometric analysis of complex articulating structures
D Rhoda, M Segall, O Larouche, K Evans, KD Angielczyk
Integrative and comparative biology 61 (5), 1892-1904 2021

The deep sea is a hot spot of fish body shape evolution
CM Martinez, ST Friedman, KA Corn, O Larouche, SA Price, ...
Ecology Letters 24 (9), 1788-1799 2021

Integration drives rapid phenotypic evolution in flatfishes
KM Evans, O Larouche, SJ Watson, S Farina, ML Habegger, M Friedman
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118 (18), e2101330118 2021

The parrotfish beak leads to shifts in cranial integration patterns and increased morphological disparity
O Larouche, SM Gartner, MW Westneat, KM Evans
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61, E498-E499 2021

A mouthful of fry and eggs: does mouth-brooding influence head and body shape evolution in cichlid fishes?
D Gross, ME Davoll, D Freehill, N Nelligan, B Benton, O Larouche, ...
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61, E337-E338 2021

The evolution of bold color patterns across teleost fishes
KL Zapfe, JR Hodge, O Larouche, ST Friedman, PC Wainwright, SA Price
INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 61, E1015-E1016 2021

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

Body shape diversification along the benthic–pelagic axis in marine fishes
ST Friedman, SA Price, KA Corn, O Larouche, CM Martinez, ...
Proceedings of the Royal Society B 287 (1931), 20201053 2020
Citations: 66

Modularity promotes morphological divergence in ray-finned fishes
O Larouche, ML Zelditch, R Cloutier
Scientific Reports 8 (1), 7278 2018
Citations: 61

Building a body shape morphospace of teleostean fishes
SA Price, ST Friedman, KA Corn, CM Martinez, O Larouche, ...
Integrative and comparative biology 59 (3), 716-730 2019
Citations: 60

Fin modules: an evolutionary perspective on appendage disparity in basal vertebrates
O Larouche, ML Zelditch, R Cloutier
BMC biology 15, 1-26 2017
Citations: 42

The deep sea is a hot spot of fish body shape evolution
CM Martinez, ST Friedman, KA Corn, O Larouche, SA Price, ...
Ecology Letters 24 (9), 1788-1799 2021
Citations: 35

Head, body and fins: patterns of morphological integration and modularity in fishes
O Larouche, R Cloutier, ML Zelditch
Evolutionary Biology 42, 296-311 2015
Citations: 33

Reef-associated fishes have more maneuverable body shapes at a macroevolutionary scale
O Larouche, B Benton, KA Corn, ST Friedman, D Gross, M Iwan, ...
Coral Reefs 39, 1427-1439 2020
Citations: 32

Effect of the probiotic strain Phaeobacter gallaeciensis after bacterial challenge on the complete larval development of Pecten maximus
B Genard, O Larouche, JL Nicolas, P Miner, ML Beaudin, R Tremblay
Aquatic living resources 27 (1), 27-34 2014
Citations: 16

A critical appraisal of appendage disparity and homology in fishes
O Larouche, ML Zelditch, R Cloutier
Fish and Fisheries 20 (6), 1138-1175 2019
Citations: 10

Do key innovations unlock diversification? A case-study on the morphological and ecological impact of pharyngognathy in acanthomorph fishes
O Larouche, JR Hodge, LRV Alencar, B Camper, DS Adams, K Zapfe, ...
Current Zoology 66 (5), 575-588 2020
Citations: 9

Burrowing constrains patterns of skull shape evolution in wrasses
KM Evans, O Larouche, JJL West, SM Gartner, MW Westneat
Evolution & Development 25 (1), 73-84 2023
Citations: 8

Untangling the relationship between developmental and evolutionary integration
KM Evans, TJ Buser, O Larouche, MA Kolmann
Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology 145, 22-27 2023
Citations: 6

A CURE for a major challenge in phenomics: a practical guide to implementing a quantitative specimen-based undergraduate research experience
SA Price, O Larouche, ST Friedman, KA Corn, PC Wainwright, ...
Integrative Organismal Biology 2 (1), obaa004 2020
Citations: 6

FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions
SA Price, ST Friedman, KA Corn, O Larouche, K Brockelsby, AJ Lee, ...
Ecology 103 (12), e3829 2022
Citations: 5