p1: Hi, I'm Nicolas Rabet, an assistant professor at the Sorbonne University
p1: and I work in the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
p1: I'm interested in the evolution of forms and phylogeography.
p1: I work in particular on aquatic pancrustaceans.
p1: It's fascinating to study the morphological evolution of its numerous lineages, which
p1: have been able to innovate by inventing varied and original developmental processes.
p1: These processes allow these groups to occupy various niches ranging from
p1: planktonic to fixed or parasitic life. In this module you will first become
p1: familiar with the basic concepts used in phylogeny and you will understand how
p1: to read trees and what information we can gather from them. This module aims to
p1: illustrate current controversies and issues, and these uncertainties inevitably have
p1: consequences on the way in which the anatomical and ontogenetic evolution of
p1: organisms is understood. A second part will allow you to familiarise yourself with the
p1: larval development of aquatic arthropods and to understand some of these changes
p1: leading to varied and amazing life strategies.