Until today, very little was known about the evolutionary history of the fish family, Pomacentridae.

Researchers at the ULg’s Functional and Evolutionary Morphology Laboratory have highlighted the ways in which acoustic signals contribute to the regulation of hierarchical relationships in small groups of clownfishes.

The reptiles of Wallonia, in constant regression, often pass unnoticed. Despised and giving rise to irrational fears, they nonetheless form a part of our fauna heritage and are privileged indicators of climate changes.

When horticulturists introduced the multicoloured Asian ladybird into their crops, it was thought to be blessed with every virtue, above all that of eating the aphids which invade the greenhouses. Today we are trying to find ways to get rid of them.

Pig-tailed macaques ensure the natural regeneration of the tropical forests of South-East Asia provided that they are not disturbed too much.