Publications
2025
44) Ligocki, I.Y., Brand, J.A., Thoré, E.S.J., Aich, U., Brodin, T., Camacho-Cervantes, M., Martin, J.M., Munson, A., Polverino, G., Wong, B.B.M., Bertram, M.G. 2025. Uncovering the role of chemical pollutants in shaping biological invasions. Proc. R. Soc. Lond., B, Biol. Sci. 292, 20251232. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.1232 | PDF
43) Batinović, L., Topor, M., Hyltse, N., Danielsson, H., Brown, N. J. L., Cummins, J., Fillon, A., Heathers, J., Nilsonne, G., Westwood, S. J., Caquelin, L., Kalmendal, A., Nordström, T., Thoré, E.S.J., Carlsson, R. 2025. Developing and Piloting a QUick Evaluation of Research Integrity for Evidence Synthesis in Education (QUERIES-Edu). Peer Community In Registered Reports (Stage 1 Registered Report, in principle accepted). https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/8d3j5_v2 | PDF
42) Turba, R., Thoré, E.S.J., Bertram, M.G., Bridg, H., Sabet, S.S., Gamboa, M., Ríos-Orjuela, J.C., Takola, E., Capa Salinas, J., Sampaio Franco, A.C., Marín, C. 2025. Global North-South science inequalities due to language and funding barriers. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14902147 | PDF
41) Buratto, N., Thoré, E.S.J. 2025. Upside-down jellyfish. Curr. Biol. 35, R1035–R1036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.09.057 | PDF
40) Brand, J.A., Michelangeli, M., Shry, S.J., Moore, E.R., Bose, A.P.H., Cerveny, D., Martin, J.M., Hellström, G., McCallum, E.S., Holmgren, A., Thoré, E.S.J., Fick, J., Brodin, T., Bertram, M.G. 2025. Pharmaceutical pollution influences river-to-sea migration in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Science 388, 217–222. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adp7174 | PDF
39) Ivimey-Cook, E.R.*, Sánchez-Tójar, A.*, Berberi, I., Culina, A., Roche, D.G., Almeida, R.A., Amin, B., Bairos-Novak, K.R., Balti, H., Bertram, M.G., Bliard, L., Byrne, I., Chan, Y.-C., Cioffi, W.R., Corbel, Q., Elsy, A.D., Florko, K.R.N., Gould, E., Grainger, M.J., Harshbarger, A.E., Hovstad, K.A., Martin, J.M., Martinig, A.R., Masoero, G., Moodie, I.R., Moreau, D., O’Dea, R.E., Paquet, M., Pick, J.L., Rizvi, T., Silva, I., Szabo, B., Takola, E., Thoré, E.S.J., Verberk, W.C.E.P., Windecker, S.M., Winter, G., Zajková, Z., Zeiss, R., Moran, N.P.* 2025. From policy to practice: progress towards data- and code-sharing in ecology and evolution. Proc. R. Soc. Lond., B, Biol. Sci. 292: 20251394. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2025.1394 | PDF *Authors contributed equally.
38) Martin, J.M., Michelangeli, M., Bertram, M.G., Blanchfield, P.J., Brand, J.A., Brodin, T., Brooks, B.W., Cerveny, D., Fergusson, K.N., Lagisz, M., Lovin, L.M., Ligocki, I.Y., Nakagawa, S., Ozeki, S., Sandoval-Herrera, N., Scarlett, K.R., Sundin, J., Tan, H., Thoré, E.S.J., Wong, B.B.M., McCallum, E.S. 2025. Evidence of the impacts of pharmaceuticals on aquatic animal behaviour (EIPAAB): a systematic map and open access database. Environ. Evid. 14, 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-025-00357-6 | PDF
37) Lagisz, M., Bairos-Novak, K.R., Martinig, A.R., Bertram, M.G., Mizuno, A., Sabet, S.S., Paquet, M., Santana, M.S., Thoré, E.S.J., Trubanová, N., Rutkowska, J., Orr, J.A., Takola, E., Yang, Y., Pottier, P., Gomes, D.G.E., Chan, Y.-C., Xian, Z., Akogwu, C.O., Drobniak, S.M., Nakagawa, S. 2025. Priced out of belonging? Insufficient concessions on membership fees across international societies in ecology and evolution. Proc. R. Soc. Lond., B, Biol. Sci. 292, 20241430. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1430 | PDF
36) Brand, J.A.*, Martin, J.M.*, Michelangeli, M., Thoré, E.S.J., Sandoval-Herrera, N., McCallum, E.S., Szabo, D., Callahan, D., Clark, T.D., Bertram, M.G., Brodin, T. 2025. Advancing the spatiotemporal dimension of wildlife–pollution interactions. Environ. Sci. Technol. Lett. 12, 358–370. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.estlett.5c00042 | PDF *Co-first authors.
35) Bertram, M.G., Brand, J.A., Thoré, E.S.J., Cerveny, D., McCallum, E.S., Michelangeli, M., Martin, J.M., Fick, J., Brodin, T. 2025. Slow-release pharmaceutical implants in ecotoxicology: validating functionality across exposure scenarios. ACS Environ. Au 5, 69–75. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenvironau.4c00056 | PDF
34) Bertram, M.G., Ågerstrand, M., Thoré, E.S.J., Allen, J., Balshine, S., Brand, J.A., Brooks, B.W., Dang, Z., Duquesne, S., Ford, A.T., Hoffmann, F., Hollert, H., Jacob, S., Kloas, W., Klüver, N., Lazorchak, J., Ledesma, M., Maack, G., Macartney, E.L., Martin, J.M., Melvin, S.D., Michelangeli, M., Mohr, S., Padilla, S., Pyle, G., Saaristo, M., Sahm, R., Smit, E., Steevens, J.A., Van den Berg, S., Vossen, L.E., Wlodkowic, D., Wong, B.B.M., Ziegler, M., Brodin, T. 2024. EthoCRED: a framework to guide reporting and evaluation of the relevance and reliability of behavioural ecotoxicity studies. Biol. Rev. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13154 | PDF *See also the EthoCRED evaluation method website: ethocred.org
33) Noble, D.W.A., Xirocostas, Z.A., Wu, N.C., Martinig, A.R., Almeida, R.A., Bairos-Novak, K.R., Balti, H., Bertram, M.G., Bliard, L., Brand, J.A., Byrne, I., Chan, Y.-C., Clink, D.J., Corbel, Q., Correia, R.A., Crawford-Ash, J., Culina, A., D’Bastiani, E., Deme, G.G., Leite, M. de S., Dhellemmes, F., Dimri, S., Drobniak, S.M., Elsy, A.D., Everingham, S.E., Gascoigne, S.J.L., Grainger, M.J., Hossack, G.C., Hovstad, K.A., Ivimey-Cook, E.R., Jones, M.L., Kačergytė, I., Küstner, G., Leibold, D.C., Mair, M.M., Martin, J.M., Mizuno, A., Moodie, I.R., Moreau, D., O’Dea, R., Orr, J.A., Paquet, M., Parajuli, R., Pick, J.L., Pottier, P., Purgar, M., Recio, P., Roche, D.G., Royauté, R., Shafiei Sabet, S., Segovia, J.M.G., Silva, I., Sánchez-Tójar, A., Soares, B.E., Szabo, B., Takola, E., Thoré, E.S.J., Timilsina, B., van Dis, N.E., Verberk, W.C.E.P., Vriend, S.J.G., Wild, K.H., Williams, C., Yang, Y., Nakagawa, S.†, Lagisz, M.† 2025. The promise of community-driven preprints in ecology and evolution. Proc. R. Soc. Lond., B, Biol. Sci. 292, 20241487. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2024.1487 | PDF †Co-last authors.
2024
32) Lima, C.M., Uliassi, E., Thoré, E.S.J., Bertram, M.G., Cardoso, L., Cordeiro da Silva, A., Costi, M.P., de Koning, H.P. 2024. Environmental impacts of drugs against parasitic vector-borne diseases and the need to integrate sustainability into their development and use. Open Research Europe. 4, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.18008.1 | PDF
31) Tagliazucchi, L., Pinetti, D., Genovese, F., Malpezzi, G., Martinez, A.P., Manzano, J.I., García-Hernandez, R., Cole, A.R., Kwon, B.R., Aiello, D., Brooks, B.W., Thoré, E.S.J., Bertram, M.G., Gamarro, F., Costi, M.P. 2024. Deciphering host-parasite interplay in Leishmania infection through a One Health view of proteomics studies on drug-resistance. ACS Infectious Diseases. 10, 3202−3221. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00185 | PDF
30) Bertram, M.G., Costi, M.P., Thoré, E.S.J., Sabo-Attwood, T., Brooks, B.W. 2024. One Health. Curr. Biol. 34, R517–R519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.025 | PDF
29) Ilbeigi, K., Barata, C., Barbosa, J., Bertram, M.G., Bramke, I., Caljon, G., Costi, M.P., Kroll, A., Margiotta-Casaluci, L., Thoré, E.S.J., Bundschuh, M. 2024. Assessing environmental risks during the drug development process for parasitic vector-borne diseases: a critical reflection. ACS Infect. Dis. 10, 1026–1033. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.4c00131 | PDF
28) Kafula, Y., Mataba, G., Mwaijengo, G., Moyo, F., Munishi, L., Vanschoenwinkel, B., Brendonck, L., Thoré, E.S.J. 2024. Fish predation affects invertebrate community structure of tropical temporary ponds, with downstream effects on phytoplankton that are obscured by pesticide pollution. Environ. Pollut. 346: 123592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123592 | PDF
27) Thoré, E.S.J., Aulsebrook, A.E., Brand, J.A., Almeida, R.A., Brodin, T., Bertram, M.G. 2024. Time is of the essence: the importance of considering biological rhythms in an increasingly polluted world. PLoS Biol. 22, e3002478. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3002478 | PDF
2023
26) Bertram, M.G., Sundin, J., Roche, D.G., Sánchez-Tójar, A., Thoré, E.S.J., Brodin, T. 2023. Open science. Curr. Biol. 33, R792–R797. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2023.05.036 | PDF
25) Thoré, E.S.J., Merckx, W. 2023. Substrate colour guides turquoise killifish’s (Nothobranchius furzeri) choice of preferred spawning habitat. J. Fish. Biol. 102: 1434–1441. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.15392 | PDF
24) Thoré, E.S.J., Vanden Berghen, B., Brendonck, L., Pinceel, T. 2023. Long-term exposure to a pharmaceutical pollutant affects geotaxic behaviour in the adult but not juvenile life stage of killifish. Sci. Total Environ. 876: 162746. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162746 | PDF
23) Thoré, E.S.J., Muylaert, K., Bertram, M.G., Brodin, T. 2023. Microalgae. Curr. Biol. 33, R85–R97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.12.032 | PDF
22) Kafula, Y., Thoré, E.S.J., Philippe, C., Munishi, L., Moyo, F., Vanschoenwinkel, B., Brendonck, L. 2023. Environmental risks of a commonly used pyrethroid: Insights from temporary pond species of the Lake Manyara Basin, Tanzania. Sci. Total Environ. 868: 161698. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161698 | PDF
2022
21) Schoeters, F., Thoré, E.S.J., De Cuyper, A., Noyens, I., Goossens, S., Lybaert, S., Meers, E., Van Miert, S.,Fernandes de Souza, M. 2022. Microalgal cultivation on grass juice as a novel process for a green biorefinery. Algal Res. 69: 102941. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102941 | PDF
20) Philippe, C., Thoré, E.S.J., Verbesselt, S., Grégoir, A., Brendonck, L., Pinceel, T. 2022. Combined effects of global warming and chlorpyrifos exposure on the annual fish Nothobranchius furzeri. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 248: 114290. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.114290 | PDF
19) Kafula, Y., Philippe, C., Pinceel, T., Munishi, L., Moyo, F., Vanschoenwinkel, B., Brendonck, L., Thoré, E.S.J. 2022. Pesticide sensitivity of Nothobranchius neumanni, a temporary pond predator with a non-generic life-history. Chemosphere 291: 132823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132823 | PDF
2021
18) Thoré, E.S.J., Schoeters, F., Spit, J., Van Miert, S. 2021. Real-time monitoring of microalgal biomass in pilot-scale photobioreactors using nephelometry. Processes 9: 1530. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9091530 | PDF
17) Thoré, E.S.J., Schoeters, F., De Cuyper, A., Vleugels, R., Noyens, I., Bleyen, P., Van Miert, S. 2021. Waste is the new wealth – recovering resources from poultry wastewater for multifunctional microalgae feedstock. Front. Environ. Sci. 9: 679917. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2021.679917 | PDF
16) Pinceel, T., Vanden Berghen, B., Buschke, F., Waterkeyn, A., da Costa Nerantzoulis, I., Rodrigues, M., Thoré, E.S.J., Burrough, R., Worth, E., Brendonck, L. 2021. Co-occurrence of large branchiopods and killifish in African savannah ponds. Ecology 102: e03505. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3505 | PDF
15) Thoré, E.S.J., Brendonck, L., Pinceel, T. 2021. Neurochemical exposure disrupts sex-specific trade-offs between body length and behaviour in a freshwater crustacean. Aquat. Toxicol. 273: 105877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105877 | PDF
14) Thoré, E.S.J., Brendonck, L., Pinceel, T. 2021. Natural daily patterns in fish behaviour may confound results of ecotoxicological testing. Environ. Pollut. 276: 116738. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116738 | PDF
13) Thoré, E.S.J., Philippe, C., Brendonck, L., Pinceel, T. 2021. Towards improved fish tests in ecotoxicology – efficient chronic and multi-generational testing with the killifish Nothobranchius furzeri. Chemosphere 273: 129697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129697 | PDF
12) Thoré, E.S.J., Van Hooreweghe, F., Philippe, C., Brendonck, L., Pinceel, T. 2021. Generation-specific and interactive effects of pesticide and antidepressant exposure in a fish model call for multi-stressor and multigenerational testing. Aquat. Toxicol. 232: 105743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105743 | PDF
2020
11) Thoré, E.S.J., Brendonck, L., Pinceel, T. 2020. Conspecific density and environmental complexity impact behaviour of turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri). J. Fish. Biol. 97: 1448–1461. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14512 | PDF
10) Thoré, E.S.J., Philippe, C., Brendonck, L., Pinceel, T. 2020. Antidepressant exposure reduces body size, increases fecundity and alters social behaviour in the short-lived killifish Nothobranchius furzeri. Environ. Pollut. 265: 115068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115068 | PDF
2019
9) Philippe, C., Hautekiet, P., Grégoir, A., Thoré, E.S.J., Brendonck, L., De Boeck, G., Pinceel, T. 2019. Interactive effects of 3,4-DCA and temperature on the annual killifish Nothobranchius furzeri. Aquat. Toxicol. 212: 146–153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.05.009 | PDF
8) Thoré, E.S.J., Grégoir, A., Adriaenssens, B., Philippe, C., Stoks, R., Brendonck, L., Pinceel, T. 2019. Population-, sex- and individual level divergence in life-history and activity patterns in an annual killifish. PeerJ 7: e7177. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7177 | PDF
7) Thoré, E.S.J., Steenaerts, L., Philippe, C., Grégoir, A.F., Brendonck, L., Pinceel, T. 2019. Improving the reliability and ecological validity of pharmaceutical risk assessment: Turquoise killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri) as a model in behavioral ecotoxicology. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 38: 262–270. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4301 | PDF
2018
6) Philippe, C., Hautekiet, P., Grégoir, A., Thoré, E.S.J., Pinceel, T., Stoks, R., Brendonck, L., De Boeck, G. 2018. Combined effects of cadmium exposure and temperature on the annual killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 37: 2361–2371. https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4182 | PDF
5) Thoré, E.S.J., Steenaerts, L., Philippe, C., Grégoir, A., Brendonck, L., Pinceel, T. 2018. Individual behavioral variation reflects personality divergence in the upcoming model organism Nothobranchius furzeri. Ecol. Evol. 8: 8448–8457. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4356 | PDF
4) Grégoir, A., Thoré, E.S.J., Philippe, C., Pinceel, T., Brendonck, L., Vanschoenwinkel, B. 2018. Squeezing out the last egg—annual fish increase reproductive efforts in response to a predation threat. Ecol. Evol. 8: 6390–6398. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3422 | PDF
3) Philippe, C., Grégoir, A., Thoré, E.S.J., Brendonck, L., De Boeck, G., Pinceel, T. 2018. Acute sensitivity of the killifish Nothobranchius furzeri to a combination of temperature and reference toxicants (cadmium, chlorpyrifos and 3,4-dichloroaniline). Environ. Sci. Pollut. Res. 25: 10029–10038. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-018-1278-x | PDF
2) Grégoir, A., Philippe, C., Thoré, E.S.J., Reniers, J., Pinceel, T., Vanschoenwinkel, B., Brendonck, L. 2018. Life stage dependent responses to desiccation risk in the annual killifish Nothobranchius wattersi. J. Fish. Biol. 91: 880–895. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.13385 | PDF
1) Philippe, C., Grégoir, A., Thoré, E.S.J., De Boeck, G., Brendonck, L., Pinceel, T. 2018. Protocol for acute and chronic ecotoxicity testing of the Turquoise killifish Nothobranchius furzeri. JoVE 134: 57308. https://doi.org/10.3791/57308 | PDF
Other publications
Thoré, E., Gelens, L., Espinoza, M. (2024). Over het zeemuurtje. Kennismakers magazine (by FWO, Research Foundation – Flanders): Diep in de zee. Read here.
Holcombe, A., Lagisz, M., Thoré, E. (2024). Translating CRediT into non-English languages. CRediT blog post.
Bertram, M., Thoré, E., Brodin, T., Sánchez-Tójar, A. (2023). Moving towards an open science community. The Royal Society blog post.
Thoré, E. (2021). Duurzame microalgen-teelt op spoelwater van vleeskuikenstallen (English: Sustainable cultivation of microalgae on rinsing water of broiler barns). Pluimvee. Mei: 18-19. (Pluimvee is a professional journal from Belgium for poultry and rabbit keeping.)
PhD thesis: Thoré, E., Brendonck, L. (sup.), Pinceel, T. (cosup.) (2019). Turquoise killifish as an upcoming model organism in behavioural eco(toxico)logy.