Marine Ecosystems and oRganisms reSEArch Lab

Marine Biology: Tackling the Challenges of Tomorrow

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MERSEA LAB

Marine biology at the University of Caen Normandie.

Our research
projects

PHARE

The PHARE team brings together researchers and teachers of the unit specialized in the processes of regulation of the molecular physiology of aquatic species, on the levels of observations spanning the gene, cell, tissue, and up the body…

FORSEAS

The research team FORSEAS UR MERSEA focuses on thecoastal ecosystem of the Neck, characterized by gradients of human impact, with areas such as the Bay of the Seine much affected by the human activities…

Publication

Recent publications Mersea

In a context of Strong human impact of the INNING with a Modification of habitats (e.g. offshore wind farm)

Journal articles

2025

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Hervé, V., Morelle, J., Lambourdière, J., Lopez, P.J., & Claquin, P. (2025). Together throughout the year: seasonal patterns of bacterial and eukaryotic microbial communities in a macrotidal estuary. Environmental Microbiome, 20 (1), 8. <10.1186/s40793-025-00664-y>. <hal-04903207>. PDF
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Jeanne, F., Pilet, S., Bernay, B., Lagadu, S., Delépée, R., Sourdaine, P., & Dufour, S. (2025). Characterization of a direct role of GnRHs in the control of spermiogenesis and steroidogenesis in the small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 368, 114734. <10.1016/j.ygcen.2025.114734>. <hal-05048773>. PDF
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Jeanne, F., Pilet, S., Combarnous, Y., Bernay, B., Dufour, S., Favrel, P., & Sourdaine, P. (2025, Jul). Pleiotropic signaling of single-chain thyrostimulin (GPB5-GPA2) on homologous glycoprotein hormone receptors (ScFSHR, ScLHR, ScTSHR) in the elasmobranch Scyliorhinus canicula reproduction. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 604, 112553. <10.1016/j.mce.2025.112553>. <hal-05044952>. PDF
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Marcout, A., Gras, M., Foucher, E., & Robin, J.-P. (2025, Apr). Biological sampling at Port-en-Bessin fish market: assessing the diversity and size structure of squid and cuttlefish populations in the English Channel. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 105, e35. <10.1017/S0025315425000281>. <hal-05043037>. PDF
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Marcout, A., Foucher, E., Pierce, G., & Robin, J.-P. (2025, Mar). Derivation of a standardized index to explore spatial, seasonal and between-year variation of squid (Loligo spp.) abundance in the English Channel. Fisheries Research, 285, 107333. <10.1016/j.fishres.2025.107333>. <hal-05041580>. PDF