About
me


I am a postdoctoral fellow in the Di Santo lab at Stockholm University. I work on the physiology of
walking elasmobranchs and the mineralization patterns in bony fish facing climate change.
Background
I completed a Master's in marine ecology at the European Institute for
Marine Studies. I did my thesis on the axial regionalisation of the vertebral
column of skates at the Université du Québec à Rimouski, Canada.
I did a PhD in evo-devo on cartilaginous fishes, especially catsharks
(scyliorhinids), at the
Institute of Evolutionary Sciences of Montpellier. I described their tooth shape
diversity using micro CT 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 evolutionary history of mineralising tissues in chondrichthyans and
chimaera husbandry in aquaria in partnership with the aquarium Planet Ocean
Montpellier.
Research
Current

Ontogeny of shoaling under climate change
Effects of temperature on shoaling patterns in zebrafish

Fish gaits
Walking and swimming kinematics

Growing chimaeras in aquaria
Optimal parameters and life history traits

Skeletal mineralisation of fish facing climate change
Long-term impacts on a Baltic Sea population
Previous

Two populations: same teeth?
Discriminating teeth from catshark populations

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

Skates skeleton
Axial regionalisation of the vertebral column in the thorny skate Amblyraja radiata
Publications
F. Berio, R. Charron, J.-M. Dagouret, F. De Gasperis, A. Éon, E. Meunier, M. Simonet, N.
Verschraegen & N. Hirel (Under review).
Husbandry conditions of spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei, Chimaeriformes) in aquaria for
successful embryonic development and long-term survival of juveniles. — Zoo Biology.
F. Berio, C. Morerod, X. Qi & V. Di Santo (2023). Ontogenetic plasticity in shoaling behavior in a forage fish under warming. — Integrative and Comparative Biology. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icad043
R. Zimm, F. Berio, M. Debiais-Thibaud & N. Goudemand (2023). A shark-inspired general model of tooth morphogenesis unveils developmental asymmetries in phenotype transitions. — PNAS. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2216959120
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, C. Morerod, P. Schmitz & V. Di Santo (2023).
How and why fishes walk: A biomechanics perspective.
—
Society for Experimental Biology Centenary Conference, Edinburgh.
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