About
me
I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Di Santo lab at Stockholm University. I work on the physiology of
walking elasmobranchs (catsharks and skates) and on the mineralization patterns in bony fish
in a context of climate change.
Background: I completed a Master degree in marine ecology at the European Institute for
Marine Studies and a PhD in evo-devo on cartilaginous
fishes, especially on catsharks (scyliorhinids), at the Institute of
Evolutionary Sciences of Montpellier. I described their tooth shape diversity using
microCT scans, 3D geometric morphometrics, and machine learning. I aimed at deciphering what
drives such diversity, including physical and molecular parameters.
I also worked on the axial regionalisation of the vertebral column of skates at the Université du Québec à Rimouski, on the
evolutionary history of mineralising cells in chondrichthyans, and on chimaera husbandry in
aquaria in partnership with the aquarium Planet Ocean Montpellier. I contributed to the organization of the
Comparative Cartilage
Biology meeting.
Research
Current
Ontogeny of shoaling under climate change
Effects of temperature on shoaling patterns in zebrafish
Energetic costs of locomotion modes
Walking vs swimming in elasmobranchs
Growing chimaeras in aquaria
Optimal parameters and life history traits
Past
Interspecific tooth shape diversity in sharks
Interspecific diversity of shark tooth shapes: physical constraints?
Intraspecific tooth shape diversity in scyliorhinids
Among sexes and along the ontogeny
Mineralization patterns in chondrichthyans
Cell and matrix types in vertebrae
Shaping a shark tooth: Which proteins?
In vivo and in silico approaches to test the role of specific proteins
Odontode development
Comparing gene expression patterns between teeth and denticles
Two populations: same teeth?
Discriminating teeth from catshark populations
Skates skeleton
Axial regionalisation of the vertebral column in the thorny skate Amblyraja radiata
Publications
R. Zimm, F. Berio, M. Debiais-Thibaud, & N. Goudemand (Under review).
A shark-inspired general model of tooth morphogenesis unveils developmental asymmetries
in phenotype transitions. — PNAS.
F. Berio*, Y. Bayle*, D. Baum, N. Goudemand & M. Debiais-Thibaud (2022). Hide and seek shark teeth in Random Forests: Machine learning applied to Scyliorhinus canicula. — PeerJ. https://peerj.com/articles/13575/
F. Berio*, Y. Bayle*, S. Agret, D. Baum, N. Goudemand & M. Debiais-Thibaud (2022). 3D models related to the publication: Hide and seek shark teeth in Random Forests: Machine learning applied to Scyliorhinus canicula. — MorphoMuseuM. https://morphomuseum.com/Articles/view/164
F. A. López-Romero, F. Berio, D. Abed-Navandi & J. Kriwet (2022). Early shape divergence of developmental trajectories in the jaw of galeomorph sharks. — Frontiers in Zoology, 19, 7. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12983-022-00452-1
F. Berio, Y. Bayle, C. Riley, O. Larouche & R. Cloutier (2021).
Phenotypic regionalization of the vertebral column in the thorny skate Amblyraja radiata:
stability and variation. — Journal of Anatomy. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joa.13551
F. Berio, M. Broyon, S. Enault, N. Pirot, F. A. López-Romero & M. Debiais-Thibaud
(2021).
Diversity and Evolution of Skeletal Tissues in Chondrichthyans. — Frontiers in Ecology and
Evolution, 9, 223. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.660767
F. Berio (2021).
Multiscale variation of 3D tooth forms in selachians and developmental and evolutionary inferences:
Odyssey of a scyliorhinid tooth. — PhD thesis. https://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-03279588/document
F. Berio, A. Evin, N. Goudemand & M. Debiais-Thibaud (2020).
The intraspecific diversity of tooth morphology in the large-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus
stellaris: insights into the ontogenetic cues driving sexual dimorphism. — Journal
of Anatomy, 237(5), 960-978. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/joa.13257
F. Berio & Y. Bayle (2020).
Scyland3D: Processing 3D landmarks. — Journal of Open Science Software. https://joss.theoj.org/papers/10.21105/joss.01262
F. Berio & M. Debiais-Thibaud (2019). Evolutionary developmental genetics of teeth and odontodes in jawed vertebrates: A perspective from the study of elasmobranch fishes. — Journal of Fish Biology, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14225
Scientific talks
F. Berio, R. Charron, J.-M. Dagouret, F. De Gasperis, A. Éon, L. Lambert, E. Meunier, M.
Simonet, N. Verschraegen & N. Hirel (2022). Hatching in an aquarium: First insights from
successful breeding of the spotted ratfish Hydrolagus colliei. —
Sharks International 2022, Valencia, Spain, Online talk.
F. Berio & M. Debiais-Thibaud (2020). Diversity and evolution of mineralized neural arches in cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyans). — Tomography for Scientific Advancement Symposium, Online conference.
F. Berio, S. Enault, M. Debiais-Thibaud (2019). Histological description of cell types involved in the chondrichthyan skeletogenesis. — Comparative Cartilage Biology meeting, Banyuls-sur-mer, France.
F. Berio, A. Evin, M. Debiais-Thibaud & N. Goudemand (2018). Tooth shape variation in the large-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus stellaris. — 10th Symposium on Morphometry and Evolution of Forms, Bordeaux, France.
Scientific posters
F. Berio, A. Evin, M. Debiais-Thibaud & N. Goudemand (2018).
A sex- and stage- dependent smile: Exploring tooth shape variation in the large-spotted catshark.
— Doctoral School, Public Prize.
F. Berio, A. Evin, M. Debiais-Thibaud & N. Goudemand (2018). Intra- and interspecific tooth shape variation in sharks: Phenotypic plasticity and developmental constraints on tooth evolution. — 7th EuroEvoDevo, Galway, Ireland & Evolution, Montpellier, France.
Hobbies
Scuba diving
Level 2 FFESSM
Marine biology
and conservation
DIY