I have/had the chance to mentor and co-supervise Bachelor, Master, and PhD students during my PhD and postdoc experiences. The list below presents them, the research projects that I accompany/accompanied them with, and the resulting research articles they and I were involved in.

2024

Laure Fontimpe

Research project: Ecotoxicological effects of copper pollution on the larval recruitment and metamorphosis of the common two-banded sea bream, Diplodus vulgaris.

Elise Poirier

Research project: Morphological and pigmentation characteristics of newly settled common two-banded sea bream, Diplodus vulgaris.

Alexandra Bouvry

Research project: In vitro development of spiny chromis (Acanthochromis polyacanthus) eggs.

Charline Gervais

Research project: Ecotoxicological effects of UV Filters on the common clownfish, Amphiprion ocellaris.

2023

Elisa Sniecinski

Research project: Post-embryonic development and metamorphosis of the common two-banded sea bream, Diplodus vulgaris.

Emma Figuls

Research project: Preferences for conspecific vs heterospecific visual cues in four reef fish species at the larval recruitement stage.

Emma Fennessy

Research project: Developing new biomarkers for examining the metamorphosis of the common two-banded sea bream, Diplodus vulgaris.

2022

Olly Hines

Research project: Evaluating Marine Protected Area efficiency using experimental microcosms.

Isobel O'Loughlin

Research project: Effects of increased temperature and habitat fragmentation on the dynamics of protist communities.

2019

Hugo Jacob

Research project: Impacts of plastic pollution on marine fish physiology.

Effects of Virgin Micro- and Nanoplastics on Fish - Trends, Meta-Analysis, and Perspectives

1st authorReview/Synthesis
Jacob H., Besson M., Swarzenski P., Lecchini D., Metian M.
Environmental Science & Technology
Publication year: 2020

2018

Viliame Waqalevu

Research project: Endocrinology of the orbicular batfish (Platax orbicularis) metamorphosis.

Interplay between hormonal and morphological changes throughout a critical period of larval rearing in the orbicular batfish

1st authorResearch Article
Waqalevu V., Besson M., Gache C., Roux N., Fogg L., Bertucci F., Metian M., Lafille M-A., Maamaatuaiahutapu M., Gasset E., Saulnier D., Laudet V., Lecchini D.
Aquaculture Reports
Publication year: 2020

Marion Blaya

Research project: Impacts of temperature and the pesticide chlorpyrifos on a surgeonfish survival at metamorphosis.

Aymeric Dufresnoy

Research project: Fish post-larval capture and culture on Tetiaroa’s atoll.

2017

Arthur Gilson

Research project: Impacts of chlorpyrifos on the visual abilities of Acanthurus triostegus at metamorphosis.

No Effect of Polystyrene Microplastics on Foraging Activity and Survival in a Post-larvae Coral-Reef Fish, Acanthurus triostegus

Research Article
Jacob H., Gilson A., Lanctôt C., Besson M., Metian M., Lecchini D.
Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology
Publication year: 2019

Alexandre Mignucci

Research project: Impacts of chlorpyrifos on the memory of Acanthurus triostegus at metamorphosis.

Decreased retention of olfactory predator recognition in juvenile surgeon fish exposed to pesticide

Research Article
Bertucci F., Jacob H., Mignucci A., Gache C., Roux N., Besson M., Berthe C., Metian M., Lecchini D.
Chemosphere, 208, 469-475
Publication year: 2018

2016

Isadora Moniz

Research project: The effects of increased temperatures on Acanthurus triostegus metamorphosis.

Anthropogenic stressors impact fish sensory development and survival via thyroid disruption

1st authorResearch Article
Besson M., Feeney W.E., Moniz I., François L., Brooker R.M., Holzer G., Metian M., Roux N., Laudet V., Lecchini D.
Nature Communications
Publication year: 2020

Loïc François

Research project: The effects of chlorpyrifos on the development of sensory organs during Acanthurus triostegus metamorphosis.

Fish larval recruitment to reefs is a thyroid hormone-mediated metamorphosis sensitive to the pesticide chlorpyrifos

1st authorResearch Article
Holzer G., Besson M., Lambert A., François L., Barth P., Gillet B., Hughes S., Piganeau G., Leulier F., Viriot L., Lecchini D., Laudet V.
eLife
Publication year: 2017

Anthropogenic stressors impact fish sensory development and survival via thyroid disruption

1st authorResearch Article
Besson M., Feeney W.E., Moniz I., François L., Brooker R.M., Holzer G., Metian M., Roux N., Laudet V., Lecchini D.
Nature Communications
Publication year: 2020

Camille Gache

Research project: Behavioral lateralization in Acanthurus triostegus at metamorphosis.

Exposure to agricultural pesticide impairs visual lateralization in a larval coral reef fish

1st authorResearch Article
Besson M., Gache C., Bertucci F., Brooker R.M., Roux N., Jacob H., Berthe C., Sovrano V.A., Dixson D.L., Lecchini D.
Scientific Reports 7: 9165
Publication year: 2017

Anastasha Savura

Research project: Pigmentation changes in Acanthurus triostegus at metamorphosis.

Jordan Toullec

Research project: Effects of chemicals released by two Polynesian sponges on the feeding behaviour of Acanthurus triostegus at metamorphosis.

Bioactive Bromotyrosine-Derived Alkaloids from the Polynesian Sponge Suberea ianthelliformis

Research Article
El-Demerdash A., Moriou C., Toullec J., Besson M., Soulet S., Schmitt N., Petek S., Lecchini D., Debitus C., Al-Mourabit A.
Marine Drugs, 16(5), 146
Publication year: 2018

Potential of fascaplysin and palauolide from Fascaplysinopsis cf reticulata to reduce the risk of bacterial infection in fish farming

Research Article
Mai T., Toullec J., Van Wynsberge S., Besson M., Soulet S, Petek S., Aliotti E., Ekins M., Hall K., Erpenbeck D., Lecchini D., Beniddir M.A., Saulnier D., Debitus C.
Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Publication year: 2019

2015

Daan Van Oosten

Research project: T3/T4 hormonal profiles of coral reef fishes at metamorphosis.

Peter Schep

Research project: Importance of habitat characteristics on A. triostegus metamorphosis.

Adam Khalife

Research project: Role of acoustic cues in coral planula settlement strategy.

Boat noise prevents soundscape-based habitat selection by coral planulae

Research Article
Lecchini D., Bertucci F., Gache C., Khalife A., Besson M., Roux N., Berthe C., Singh S., Parmentier E., Nugues M.M., Brooker R.M., Dixson D.L. & Hédouin L.
Scientific Reports, 8: 9283
Publication year: 2018

2013

Interns of the Sandinlab

During my Master internship within the Sandinlab at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UCSD, La Jolla, US), I supervised Bachelor students with fish dissections for the study of the spatial ecology of coral-reef fishes from the Southern Line Island Archipelago.