Research

(publications & communications)

Multimodal communication in fish:

Turco T, Cizeron R, Moreli Fantacini F, Martin-Jarrand S, Passelegue M, Pradeau A, Boyer N, Hassnaoui M, Attia J, Resilience to the daily light cycle of multimodal communication in the Malawian cichlid fish Maylandia zebra (2026), Cybium (Journal of the French Society of Ichthyology - IF=0.9)

Effect of noise on freshwater fauna :

1. Turco T, Casole P, Saint-Marcoux D, Romero-Ramirez A, Beauchaud M, Guillard J, Maire 0, Médoc V (2025), Motorboat noise increases aggregation and alters gaping and filtration behaviors in the invasive quagga mussel, Biological Invasions (IF: 2.8), doi: 10.1007/s10530-024-03475-3

2. Wang W, Turco T, Pradeau A, Fonseca J. P, Vasconcelos O. R, Amorim P. CM, Coureaud G, Beauchaud M, Dynamic Effect of chronic boat noise on growth and behaviour in early life stages of the african cichlid Maylandia zebra (2025), Freshwater Biology (IF: 2.8), doi: 10.1111/fwb.70077

Freshwater management using acoustic-based solutions:

1. Turco T, Voirin L, Attia J, Beninati V, Higgs M D, Cagnant M, Médoc V (2025), Acoustic playback is better than food to trap one of the worst invasive fishes, Journal of Environmental Management (IF: 8.0), doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.123555

2. Turco T, Vieira M, Beauchaud M, Jacquet S, Guillard J, Médoc V (2025), From sky to underwater: Can passive acoustic monitoring substitute to aerial tracking to quantify human use of inland waters?, Journal of Environmental Management (IF: 8.0), doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.127571

Effect of noise on coral reef fish:

Minier L, Bertucci F, Gay T, Chamot T, Turco T, Schligler J, Mills C.S, Vidal M, Parmentier E, Sturny V, Mathevon N, Beauchaud M, Lecchini D, Médoc V (2024), Behavioural Response to Boat Noise Weakens the Strength of a Trophic Link in Coral Reefs, Environmental pollution (IF: 7.6), doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124770

Minier L, Eychenne T, Portrat J, Turco T, Bertucci F, Sowinski J, Sturny V, Medoc V, Lecchini D, Motorboat noise playback reduces herbivory by coral reef fish (2026), Environmental Biology of Fishes (IF: 1.4), doi: 10.1007/s10641-025-01798-1

Soundscape monitoring:

1. Darras FA K, [WWSS consortium (~ 250 researchers including Turco T)], Cherico Wanger T (2025), Worldwide Soundscapes: a synthesis of passive acoustic monitoring across realms, Global Ecology and Biogeography (IF: 6.3), doi: 10.1111/geb.70021

In prep:

1. Chabrolles L, Turco T, Ben Ammar I, Sèbe F, Boyer N, Attia J, Fonseca J. P, Amorim P. CM, Beauchaud M, Agonistic interactions in Maylandia zebra males go multimodal (in prep.)

2. Turco T, Vieira M, Beauchaud M, Jacquet S, Guillard J, Médoc V, Underwater noise assessments of a highly anthropized freshwater lake (in prep.)

3. Turco T, Peyrard B, Gravier A, Moulin M, Perbet M, Boughalmi K, Médoc V, Prosnier L, Boat noise reduces growth but does not affect behavior of the freshwater snail Physella acuta (in prep.)

4. Turco T, Médoc V, From behavior to food-webs: a theoretical framework to scale up the ecological impact of anthropogenic noise (in prep.)

5. Chapman-Dunn T, Attia J, Realis E, Collodi M, Médoc V, Turco T, Impact of anthropogenic noise on the invasive ‘killer-shrimp’, Dikergammarus villosus from physiology to ecological performance (in prep.)

ORAL COMMUNICATIONS:

Speaker:

Théophile Turco, Paola Casole, Denis Saint Marcoux, Olivier Maire, Vincent Médoc, Does boat noise affect one of the most problematic freshwater invaders: quagga mussels? (2022), ENES Symposium, Saint-Etienne, France

Théophile Turco, Paola Casole, Denis Saint Marcoux, Alicia Romero-Ramirez, Marilyn Beauchaud, Jean Guillard, Olivier Maire, Vincent Médoc, Behavioral and ecological responses of an invasive freshwater mussel to noise pollution (2023), Emerging Bioacousticians' days, Unieux, France

Resulting from collaborations:

1. Poster: Stéphan Jacquet, Théophile Turco, Marylin Beauchaud, Jonathan Grimond, Vincent Médoc, How noisy is the largest naturel deep lake in France? (2023), European Conference on Scientific Diving (ECSD7), Roscoff, France

1. Poster: Wenjing Wang , Théophile Turco, Aurélie Pradeau, Clara Amorim, Paulo Fonseca, Raquel Vasconcelos, Gérard Coureaud, Marilyn Beauchaud (2022), Chronic anthropogenic noise affects growth and behavior of cichlid larvae (Metriaclima zebra), The Effect of Noise on Aquatic Life, Berlin, Germany

1. Marilyn Beauchaud, Théophile Turco, Clara Amorim, Nicolas Boyer, Gérard Coureaud, Wenjing Wang (2022), Impact of boat sounds on the learning abilities of a cichlid fish, 51st colloquium of the French society for the study of animal behavior, Clermont-Ferrand, France

1. Wenjing Wang , Théophile Turco, Aurélie Pradeau, Gérard Coureaud, Marilyn Beauchaud (2022), Chronic anthropogenic noise affects growth and behaviour of cichlid larvae (Metriaclima zebra), 51st colloquium of the French society for the study of animal behavior, Clermont-Ferrand, France

A naturalist’s life would be a happy one if he had only to observe, and never to write.

Charles Darwin

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