Vivian de Buffrénil

4.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
85 papers, 2.7k citations indexed

About

Vivian de Buffrénil is a scholar working on Paleontology, Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology. According to data from OpenAlex, Vivian de Buffrénil has authored 85 papers receiving a total of 2.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 46 papers in Paleontology, 37 papers in Nature and Landscape Conservation and 28 papers in Ecology. Recurrent topics in Vivian de Buffrénil's work include Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (40 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (35 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (22 papers). Vivian de Buffrénil is often cited by papers focused on Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology (40 papers), Evolution and Paleontology Studies (35 papers) and Ichthyology and Marine Biology (22 papers). Vivian de Buffrénil collaborates with scholars based in France, United States and Germany. Vivian de Buffrénil's co-authors include Michel Laurin, Jean‐Michel Mazin, Daryl P. Domning, Stéphane Hua, J. Castanet, Armand de Ricqlès, Aurore Canoville, Damien Schöevaërt, Jorge Cubo and Paul W. Webb and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, The Science of The Total Environment and Current Biology.

In The Last Decade

Vivian de Buffrénil

84 papers receiving 2.6k citations

Hit Papers

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Vertebrate Skeletal Histology and Paleohistology

2021 88 citations Vivian de Buffrénil, Louise Zylberberg et al. profile →

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Vivian de Buffrénil

PALEO

NLC

ECOLO

GPC

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David W. E. Hone United Kingdom

Gareth J. Dyke United Kingdom

Massimo Delfino Italy

Jennifer A. Clack United Kingdom

Benjamin P. Kear Sweden

Ryosuke Motani United States

David W. Krause United States

Peter Dodson United States

Ángela D. Buscalioni Spain

Thomas Martin Germany

David W. E. Hone United Kingdom

Vivian de Buffrénil

2.5k ×1.4

PALEO

1.3k ×1.1

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286 ×0.4

ECOLO

579 ×0.9

GPC

346 ×1.1

EEBS

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Vivian de Buffrénil

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20 of 20 papers shown

Canoville, Aurore, Jean‐Patrice Robin, & Vivian de Buffrénil. (2024). Ontogenetic development of limb bone microstructure in the king penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus (Miller, 1778), with considerations for palaeoecological inferences in Sphenisciformes. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 203(1).

Martin, Jeremy E., et al.. (2022). A survey of osteoderm histology and ornamentation among Crocodylomorpha: A new proxy to infer lifestyle?. Journal of Morphology. 284(1). e21542–e21542. 15 indexed citations

Gol’din, Pavel, et al.. (2021). Hypersalinity drives convergent bone mass increases in Miocene marine mammals from the Paratethys. Current Biology. 32(1). 248–255.e2. 10 indexed citations

Goussard, Florent, et al.. (2019). The function(s) of bone ornamentation in the crocodylomorph osteoderms: a biomechanical model based on a finite element analysis. Paleobiology. 45(1). 182–200. 12 indexed citations

Louchart, Antoine, Vivian de Buffrénil, Estelle Bourdon, et al.. (2018). Bony pseudoteeth of extinct pelagic birds (Aves, Odontopterygiformes) formed through a response of bone cells to tooth-specific epithelial signals under unique conditions. Scientific Reports. 8(1). 12952–12952. 10 indexed citations

Buffrénil, Vivian de, et al.. (2015). Fine-scale genetic analysis of the exploited Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus) in Sahelian Africa. BMC Genetics. 16(1). 32–32. 11 indexed citations

Portik, Daniel M., Vivian de Buffrénil, Ivan Ineich, et al.. (2015). Molecular data from contemporary and historical collections reveal a complex story of cryptic diversification in the Varanus (Polydaedalus) niloticus Species Group. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 94(Pt B). 591–604. 23 indexed citations

Laurin, Michel, et al.. (2015). Early genome size increase in urodeles. Comptes Rendus Palevol. 15(1-2). 74–82. 16 indexed citations

Louchart, Antoine, Jean‐Yves Sire, Cecile Mourer‐Chauviré, et al.. (2013). Structure and Growth Pattern of Pseudoteeth in Pelagornis mauretanicus (Aves, Odontopterygiformes, Pelagornithidae). PLoS ONE. 8(11). e80372–e80372. 15 indexed citations

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Martín, Samuel, et al.. (2012). Experimental exposure of juvenile savannah monitors (Varanus exanthematicus) to an environmentally relevant mixture of three contaminants: effects and accumulation in tissues. Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 20(5). 3107–3114. 3 indexed citations

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Buffrénil, Vivian de, et al.. (2011). An enamel-like tissue, osteodermine, on the osteoderms of a fossil anguid (Glyptosaurinae) lizard. Comptes Rendus Palevol. 10(5-6). 427–437. 29 indexed citations

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Berny, Philippe, et al.. (2011). The Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus; Squamata: Varanidae) as a sentinel species for lead and cadmium contamination in sub-Saharan wetlands. The Science of The Total Environment. 409(22). 4735–4745. 25 indexed citations

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Mazurier, Arnaud, Anthony Herrel, Virginie Volpato, et al.. (2010). Vertebral microanatomy in squamates: structure, growth and ecological correlates. Journal of Anatomy. 217(6). 715–727. 41 indexed citations

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Ricqlès, Armand de, Philippe Taquet, & Vivian de Buffrénil. (2009). “Rediscovery” of Paul Gervais' paleohistological collection. Geodiversitas. 31(4). 943–971. 13 indexed citations

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Buffrénil, Vivian de, et al.. (2007). Bone vascular supply in monitor lizards (Squamata: Varanidae): Influence of size, growth, and phylogeny. Journal of Morphology. 269(5). 533–543. 47 indexed citations

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Berny, Philippe, et al.. (2006). Use of the Nile Monitor, Varanus niloticus L (Reptilia: Varanidae), as a Bioindicator of Organochlorine Pollution in African Wetlands. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 77(3). 359–366. 5 indexed citations

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Zylberberg, Louise, et al.. (1998). Rostrum of a toothed whale: ultrastructural study of a very dense bone. Bone. 23(3). 241–247. 49 indexed citations

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Zioupos, Peter, John D. Currey, Adrià Casinos, & Vivian de Buffrénil. (1997). Mechanical properties of the rostrum of the whale Mesoplodon densirostris, a remarkably dense bony tissue. Journal of Zoology. 241(4). 725–737. 49 indexed citations

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Buffrénil, Vivian de & Jean‐Michel Mazin. (1990). Bone histology of the ichthyosaurs: comparative data and functional interpretation. Paleobiology. 16(4). 435–447. 90 indexed citations

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Buffrénil, Vivian de & Damien Schöevaërt. (1988). On how the periosteal bone of the delphinid humerus becomes cancellous: Ontogeny of a histological specialization. Journal of Morphology. 198(2). 149–164. 52 indexed citations

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