Catherine Boisvert
Research Fellow
Department of Environment and Agriculture
Curtin University
Australia
Biography
Catherine Boisvert is an evolutionary developmental biologist specialising on the origin of jawed vertebrates. I combine developmental biology of modern sharks (elephant sharks and epaulette sharks) with paleontology to understand the origins of paired fins, muscle and the patterning of the skeleton.
Research Interest
Biological Sciences Palaeoecology, Evolution of Developmental Systems, Animal Structure and Function
Publications
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Johanson, Z., J. Joss, C. A. Boisvert, R. Ericsson, M. Sutija, and P. E. Ahlberg. 2007. "Fish fingers: Digit homologues in Sarcopterygian fish fins." Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 308 (6): 757-768.
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Boisvert, C. A., E. Mark-Kurik, and P. E. Ahlberg. 2008. "The pectoral fin of Panderichthys and the origin of digits." Nature 456 (7222): 636-638.
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Cole, N. J., T. E. Hall, E. K. Don, S. Berger, C. A. Boisvert, C. Neyt, R. Ericsson, J. Joss, D. B. Gurevich, and P. D. Currie. 2011. "Development and evolution of the muscles of the pelvic fin." Plos Biology 9 (10)
