Publications
Kimario, T.J., Goede, N., Buratto, N., Kafula, Y.A., Missawi, O., Thoré, E.S.J. 2026. Fluoxetine enhances reproductive output without affecting spawning-site selection in turquoise killifish. Environ. Pollut. 339, 128153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128153
Bertram, M.G., Ågerstrand, M., Balshine, S., Brand, J.A., Brooks, B.W., Dang, Z., Ford, A.T., Hollert, H., LeFauve, M., Manera, J.L., Martin, J.M., Michelangeli, M., Moiron, M., Moore, E.R., Puglis, H.J., Sih, A., Steevens, J.A., Thoré, E.S.J., Wong, B.B.M., Zink, L., Brodin, T. 2026. Are behavioural ecotoxicity endpoints relevant at the population level? Evidence-based insights for environmental protection. Environ. Sci. Technol. 60, 86–95. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5c07777
Pennington, C.R., Norris, E., Skubera, M., Ba, Y., Moffat, R., Amaral, O.B., Adamkovič, M., Adıgüzel, A., Almeida, R.A., Baldwin, J.R., Ballou, N., Behrens, L.M.P., Bertram, M.G., Bjerke, I.E., Blackwell, S.E., Bochynska, A., de Boer, M.R., Buljan, I., Canales-Aguirre, C.B., Carey, H., Čavojová, V., Cawthorn, W.P., Christ, S., Cipora, K., Conner, A., Conte, F.P., Crepaldi, D., Ellis, D.A., Errington, T.M., Farran, E.K., Feld, G.B., Freitag, R., Gebauer, P., Gunn, S., Hartmann, H., Hellon, V.C., Hofer, G., Ihle, M., Ikeda, A., Jones, A., Jorge, V.A., Kafula, Y.A., Kalandadze, T., Karhulahti, V.-M., Kocalar, H.E., Lagisz, M., Lanz, M., Leiva, F.P., Liuzza, M.T., Martončik, M., Matsui, H., Montefinese, M., Moreau, D., Morgan, D.P., Nakagawa, S., Niemeyer, H., Nilsonne, G., Penido, C., Persson, S., Piccardi, E.S., Rahal, R.-M., Rajčáni, J., Ridley, B., Scandola, M., Schönbrodt, F.D., Schumann, S., Soltanlou, M., Steele, J., Stewart, S.L.K., Thoré, E.S.J., Ursić, L., Vianello, M., Voikar, V., Wu, N.C., Yamada, Y., Yilmaz, C., Yoshimura, N., Zloteanu, M., Žuljević, M.F., Munafò, M.R., Clark, K. In press. Awareness and use of Open Research Practices: an international survey of researchers across disciplines. R. Soc. Open Sci.
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Lagisz, M., Gownaris, N.J., Thoré, E.S.J., Trubanová, N., Byrne, I., Rutkowska, J., Krasnow, R.M., Martinig, A.R., Osmolovsky, I., Tariel-Adam, J., Balti, H., Xian, Z., Everingham, S.E., Bairos-Novak, K.R., Xirocostas, Z.A., Super, L., Asefa, E.M., Chan, Y.-C., Zagrodzka, Z.B., Akogwu, C.O., Paquet, M., Batterton, B.E., Long-Fox, B.L., Shafiei Sabet, S., Santana, M.S., Wang, J., Wascher, C.A., Mizuno, A., Purgar, M., Bertram, M.G., Qiao, Y., Nakagawa, S. Preprint. Who leads diversity efforts in science? Evidence of minority tax in DEI committees of international learned societies in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. EcoEvoRxiv. https://doi.org/10.32942/X29M10
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Hendrickx, S.*, Ilbeigi, K.*, Thoré, E.S.J., Bertram, M.G., Calvo-Alvarez, E., Cintesun, S., Olías-Molero, A.I., Corral, M.J., Mateo-Barrientos, M., Estaquier, J., Pomel, S., Alunda, J.M., Gul, S., Van Bocxlaer, K., Frézard, F., Tavares, J., Cordeiro da Silva, A., Costi, M.P., Maes, L.†, Caljon, G.† 2026. A strategic discovery roadmap towards high-quality leads and drug development candidates for kinetoplastid diseases. Part 3: from lead towards drug development candidate. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 81, dkag111. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkag111
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Hendrickx, S.*, Ilbeigi, K.*, Thoré, E.S.J., Bertram, M.G., Calvo-Alvarez, E., Cintesun, S., Olías-Molero, A.I., Corral, M.J., Mateo-Barrientos, M., Estaquier, J., Pomel, S., Alunda, J.M., Gul, S., Van Bocxlaer, K., Frézard, F., Tavares, J., Cordeiro da Silva, A., Costi, M.P., Maes, L.†, Caljon, G.† 2026. A strategic discovery roadmap towards high-quality leads and drug development candidates for kinetoplastid diseases. Part 2: from molecule to confirmed hit. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 81, dkag110. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkag110
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Hendrickx, S.*, Ilbeigi, K.*, Thoré, E.S.J., Bertram, M.G., Calvo-Alvarez, E., Cintesun, S., Olías-Molero, A.I., Corral, M.J., Mateo-Barrientos, M., Estaquier, J., Pomel, S., Alunda, J.M., Gul, S., Van Bocxlaer, K., Frézard, F., Tavares, J., Cordeiro da Silva, A., Costi, M.P., Maes, L.†, Caljon, G.† 2026. A strategic discovery roadmap towards high-quality leads and drug development candidates for kinetoplastid diseases. Part 2: from molecule to confirmed hit. J. Antimicrob. Chemother. 81, dkag110. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkag110
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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. 2026. Global North-South science inequalities due to language and funding barriers. Peer Community J. 6, e9. https://doi.org/10.24072/pci.orgstudies.100148
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
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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
Buratto, N., Thoré, E.S.J. 2025. Upside-down jellyfish. Current Biology 35, R1035–R1036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.09.057
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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. Biological Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.13154
* See also the EthoCRED evaluation method website: ethocred.org
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 † Co-last authors.
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
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
Bertram, M.G., Costi, M.P., Thoré, E.S.J., Sara-Attwood, T., Brooks, B. 2024. One Health. Curr. Biol. 34, R517–R519. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.025
Ilbeigi, K., Barata, C., Barbosa, J., Bertram, M.G., Costi, M.P., Caljon, G., 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
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
Thoré, E.S.J., Aulsebrook, A., Brand, J., Almeida, R., 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
Bertram, M.G., Sundin, J., Roche, D., 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
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
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
Thoré, E.S.J., Muylaert, K., Bertram, M.G., Brodin, T. 2023. Microalgae. Curr. Biol. 33, R91–R95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2022.12.032
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Philippe, C., Hautekiet, P., Grégoir, A.F., 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
Thoré, E.S.J., Steenaerts, L., Philippe, C., Grégoir, A.F., 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
Grégoir, A.F., 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
Philippe, C., Grégoir, A.F., 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
Grégoir, A.F., 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
Philippe, C., Grégoir, A.F., 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