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
935
Scholar Citations
17
Scholar h-index
19
Scholar i10-index
RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS
Exploring Larval Axolotl Brain Development: Insights Into Developmental and Functional Constraints L Houle, O Larouche, R Cloutier Evolution & Development 28 (1), e70034 , 2026 2026
Convergent reduction in skeletal density during benthic to pelagic transitions in Baikal sculpins BA Gutierrez, O Larouche, S Loetzerich, ME Gerringer, KM Evans, ... bioRxiv, 2026.01. 22.701097 , 2026 2026
Early sarcopterygian morphological disparity through the Devonian-Carboniferous crisis O Vanhaesebroucke, O Larouche, R Cloutier Scientific Reports , 2025 2025 Citations: 2
Unraveling the Effects of Ecology and Evolutionary History in the Phenotypic Convergence of Fishes JR Hodge, DS Adams, KL Williams, LRV Alencar, B Camper, O Larouche, ... Systematic Biology 74 (6), 881-896 , 2025 2025 Citations: 6
Developmental and Functional Interactions Structure Patterns of Variational Modularity in the Lunar Wrasse Skull AL Hugi, H Chan, A Rummel, H Motomura, Y Dewa, M Matsuoka, ... Integrative and Comparative Biology 65 (3), 560-571 , 2025 2025
Unravelling the effects of ecology and history in the phenotypic convergence of fishes J Hodge, D Adams, K Williams, L Alencar, B Camper, O Larouche, ... Authorea Preprints , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Freshwater habitats promote rapid rates of phenotypic evolution in sculpin fishes (Perciformes: Cottoidea) TJ Buser, O Larouche, A Aguilar, MP Neves, MW Sandel, BL Sidlauskas, ... The American Naturalist 204 (4), 345-360 , 2024 2024 Citations: 8
High-latitude ocean habitats are a crucible of fish body shape diversification MD Burns, ST Friedman, KA Corn, O Larouche, SA Price, PC Wainwright, ... Evolution letters 8 (5), 669-679 , 2024 2024 Citations: 8
Freshwater habitats promote rapid rates of phenotypic evolution in sculpin fishes T Buser, O Larouche, A Aguilar, M Sandel, B Sidlauskas, A Summers, ... INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 64, S70-S70 , 2024 2024
Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) skeletogenic plasticity in anthropogenic habitats. L Houle, J Beauchamp, L Sirois, A Caron, J Trottier, K Sévigny, ... Canadian Field-Naturalist 138 (2) , 2024 2024
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 2023 Citations: 26
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 2023 Citations: 28
Effects of history on ecomorphological convergence across marine acanthomorph fishes J Hodge, D Adams, L Alencar, B Camper, O Larouche, M Thurman, ... INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 63, S203-S204 , 2023 2023
Do morphological differences between benthic and pelagic snappers correlate to genomic variation? O Larouche, RR Betancur, J Daane INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY 63, S257-S258 , 2023 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 2023 Citations: 48
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) , 2023 2023 Citations: 7
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 2023 Citations: 7
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 2023 Citations: 19
FishShapes v1 SA Price, ST Friedman, KA Corn, O Larouche, K Brockelsby, AJ Lee, ... Ecology 103 (12), 1-2 , 2022 2022
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 2022 Citations: 16
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: Biological Sciences 287 (1931) , 2020 2020 Citations: 119
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 2019 Citations: 95
Modularity promotes morphological divergence in ray-finned fishes O Larouche, ML Zelditch, R Cloutier Scientific Reports 8 (1), 7278 , 2018 2018 Citations: 82
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 2021 Citations: 81
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 2021 Citations: 80
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 (5), 1427-1439 , 2020 2020 Citations: 59
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 2022 Citations: 50
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 2023 Citations: 48
Fin modules: an evolutionary perspective on appendage disparity in basal vertebrates O Larouche, ML Zelditch, R Cloutier BMC biology 15 (1), 32 , 2017 2017 Citations: 48
Head, body and fins: patterns of morphological integration and modularity in fishes O Larouche, R Cloutier, ML Zelditch Evolutionary Biology 42 (3), 296-311 , 2015 2015 Citations: 38
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 2021 Citations: 29
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 2023 Citations: 28
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 2023 Citations: 26
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 2020 Citations: 21
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 2023 Citations: 19
A critical appraisal of appendage disparity and homology in fishes O Larouche, ML Zelditch, R Cloutier Fish and Fisheries 20 (6), 1138-1175 , 2019 2019 Citations: 17
Effect of the probiotic strain Phaeobacter gallaeciensisafter bacterial challenge on the complete larval developmentof Pecten maximus B Genard, O Larouche, JL Nicolas, P Miner, ML Beaudin, R Tremblay Aquatic Living Resources 27 (1), 27-34 , 2014 2014 Citations: 17
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 2022 Citations: 16
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 2020 Citations: 10
Freshwater habitats promote rapid rates of phenotypic evolution in sculpin fishes (Perciformes: Cottoidea) TJ Buser, O Larouche, A Aguilar, MP Neves, MW Sandel, BL Sidlauskas, ... The American Naturalist 204 (4), 345-360 , 2024 2024 Citations: 8
