Personal informations

First name: Zouhir

Last name: BOUZAZA

Phone: 929-***-****

Email: adyyw2@r.postjobfree.com

Address: *** ********* ***, ****** ****, NJ 70307.

Degrees obtained:

• 2021. Associate Professor degree. Theme: "Speciation, phenotypic plasticity and population genetic structures of Marin organismes: Phylogenetic, phylogeographic and morpho-geometric approch.

• 2018. PhD in Biological Sciences. Theme: “Systematic, phylogenetic, phylogeographic and demographic study of Patella ferruginea (Gmelin, 1791), Patella caerulea (Linnaeus, 1758) and Cymbula safiana (Lamarck, 1819) of the Algerian coastal fringe”. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, University of Mostaganem, Algeria.

• 2012. Master degree in Marine Ecology. Option: Coastal marine ecosystem and stress response. Theme: “Contribution to the systematic, phylogenetic and phylogeographic study of some species of limpets (Gastropoda: Patellidae) from the intertidal zone of the Algerian coast”. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, University of Mostaganem, Algeria.

• 2009. Engineer degree. Option: Marine fisheries. Theme: “Contribution to the systematic and phylogenetic study of some species of benthic invertebrates of the mid-littoral of the Algerian coast”. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life, University of Mostaganem, Algeria.

• 2006. Diploma of Applied University Studies. Option: Ecology. Theme: “Inventory of invertebrate populations in the infratidal zone of the Algerian coast”. National Higher School of Marine Sciences and Coastal Planning (ENSSMAL), Algiers, Algeria.

• 2000. Baccalaureate. Option: Electrical engineering. Curriculum Vitae

Scientific interest:

• Phylogeny and phylogeography of marine organisms ;

• Study of the behavior of marine invertebrates and their response to stress ;

• Taxonomy of marine invertebrates ;

• The dynamic of marine current ;

Scientific productions:

Published articles:

BOUZAZA Z., MEZALI K. (2022). Illegal trade of the endangered limpet Cymbula safiana

(Lamarck, 1819) in western Algeria. Ecologia Mediterranea, 48 (1) : In press.

BOUZAZA Z., VERA M. & MEZALI K. (2021). Population genetic structure of the endangered limpet Patella ferruginea (Gastropoda: Patellidae) in the western Mediterranean: new evidence implicating marine barriers’ effects. Molluscan research. 41 (1): 32-40.

BOUZAZA Z., MEZALI K. (2019). Variation in the shells of the endangered limpet Patella ferruginea (Gastropoda: Patellidae) from the South Western Mediterranean: a geometric morphometric approach using outline shape analysis. Life and environment, 69 (4): 225-232.

BOUZAZA Z., MEZALI K., (2019). On the presence of Cymbula safiana (Gastropoda: Patellidae) on the Algerian coast (SW Mediterranean): Population structure and new record stations. Ecologia Mediterranea, 45 (1): 7-15.

BOUZAZA Z., MEZALI K., (2018). Discriminant-based study of the shell morphometric relationships of Patella caerulea (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) of the western Mediterranean Sea. Turkish Journal of Zoology, 42: 513-522.

CAHILL A. E., DE JODE A., DUBOIS S., BOUZAZA Z., AURELLE D., BOISSIN E., CHABROL O., DAVID R., EGEA E., LEDOUX J-B., MERIGOT B., WEBER A. A-T. & CHENUIL A. (2017). A multispecies approach reveals hot spots and cold spots of diversity and connectivity in invertebrate species with contrasting dispersal modes. Molecular Ecology, 26 (23): 6499-6761.

KATSANEVAKIS S., POURSANIDIS D., YOKES M. B., MACIC V., BEQIRAJ S., KASHTA L., SGHAIER Y. R., ZAKHAMA-SRAIEB R., BENAMER I., BITAR G., BOUZAZA Z., MAGNI P., BIANCHI C. N., TSIAKKIROS L. and ZENETOS A. (2011). Twelve years after the first report of the crab Percnon gibbesi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) in the Mediterranean: current distribution and invasion rates ». Journal of Biological Research- Thessaloniki, 16: 224-236.

International communication:

BOUZAZA Z., MEZALI K., (2019a). Morpho-geometric study based on elliptic Fourier transform technique of Paracentrotus lividus (Echinodermata: Echinoidea) from the coastal zone of Mostaganem (North-West Algeria). 127th days of the Zoological Society of France, 2

nd

- 4

th

October 2019, Périgueux, Dordogne, France. Oral communication. (in french).

BOUZAZA Z., MEZALI K., (2019b). Taxonomic study based on Landmarks technique of some species of limpets from the Algerian coast. 127th days of the Zoological Society of France, 2

nd

- 4

th

October 2019, Périgueux, Dordogne, France. Poster communication. (in french).

CAHILL A. E., AURELLE D., BOISSIN E., BOUZAZA Z., DAVID R., DUBOIS S., DE JODE A., EGEA E., ERGA Z., LEDOUX J-B., MERIGOT B., WEBER A. A-T. & CHENUIL A. (2016). Determinants of connectivity in the marine environment: a mulispecies approach. Integrative and Comparative Biology. Oxford University Press INC, 56: E29-E29. Oral communication.

MEZALI K., BOUZAZA Z., (2014). Contribution to the phylogenetic and phylogeographic study of some limpet species in the Algerian coastline. Proceeding of the international congress on “Estuaries and costal protected areas” ECPA (İzmir – Turkey, 04 th

– 06

th

November 2014).

Oral communication.

BOUZAZA Z., MEZALI K., (2014). Phylogeny and phylogeography of two limpets (Patella rustica Linnaeus, 1758; Patella ferruginea Gmelin, 1791) on the Algerian shore. International Training Courses on Marine Molecular Taxonomy (Mostaganem-Algeria, 18 th

-25

th

October

2014). Oral communication.

BOUZAZA Z., MEZALI K., (2013a). Contribution to the systematic, phylogenetic and phylogeographic study of some species of limpets (Gastropoda: Patellidae) of the Algerian coastal fringe. 3rd International Symposium “Biodiversity and Coastal Ecosystems”

(Biodiversité des Ecosystèmes Littoraux, BEL 03) (26 th

-28

th

November 2013 à Oran, Algeria).

Poster communication. (in french).

BOUZAZA Z., MEZALI K., (2013b). Systematic, phylogenetic and phylogeographic study of some species of limpets. 40th International Commission for the Scientific Exploration of the Mediterranean « 40

ème

Commission Internationale pour l'exploration Scientifique de la Méditerranée, CIESM » (28

th

October -1

st

November Marseille, France 2013). Oral

communication.

BOUZAZA Z., MEZALI K., (2011). Phylogeny of some invertebrates from the Algerian coast. International bio-informatics software school, IBSS (Tangier, Morocco, 4 th

– 9

th

April 2011).

Oral communication.

BOUZAZA Z., MEZALI K., (2010). Phylogeny of three marine invertebrates groups

(Crustaceans, Echinoderms and Molluscs). International Congress in Fisheries (Algiers, Algeria, 29

th

– 30

th

November 2010). Orale communication. (in French).

Working experience:

• University teacher and researcher at the Department of Marine Sciences and Aquaculture. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life - University of Mostaganem since 2014:

- Teacher of phylogeny ;

- Teacher of biostatistic ;

- Teacher of morphometric geometric analysis ;

- Teacher of molecular tool analysis.

Other working experience:

• Commercial agent in DSmax company-Algeria 2003 ;

• Beach cleaning agent at the Association for the Protection of Beaches and the Coastline of Algiers- Algeria 2004 ;

• Commercial agent since 2006 to 2008 ;

• Technical supervisor in the company "SAIPEM" in Arzew-Algeria 2009 ;

• Teleoperator then quality manager on the “SFR ADSL” and “SFR Optical Fiber” operation at “Progetel Call Algérie”-Algeria since 2010 to 2012 ;

• Teleoperator on the “UNICEF” humanitarian operation then supervisor on the “World Vision” humanitarian operation in the company “Actfeel”-Algeria 2013. Experience acquired:

• DNA extraction and PCR (Mitochondrial DNA amplification) internship completed at the

"Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources" (CIBIO) of Porto, Portugal (2011);

• Sampling, DNA extraction and PCR [amplification of the mitochondrial DNA portion Cytochrome Oxydase I (COI), EPICs (intronic markers) and Alpha-amylase protein] internship realized at the "Mediterranean Institute of Biodiversity an continental and marine Ecology" (IMBE), Marseille, France (2015);

• Geometric morphometric methods training on the analysis of outline shape (using Elliptic Fourier Transform technique) and landmarks (using Procrust technique) at the "Laboratory of Protection, Valorization of Marine and Coastal Resources and Molecular Systematic" at the University of Mostaganem, Algeria (2016-2017);

• Sampling, DNA extraction, PCR [amplification of the mitochondrial DNA portion Cytochrome Oxydase I (COI)] and sequencing internship completed at the "Genetics for Aquaculture and Conservation Biological resources" laboratory (ACUIGEN), Lugo, Spain in (2019).

Software mastered:

• Office automation softwares (Excel, Word, Power point…)

• Bio-statistic and geometric morphometric: R software, ExcelStat, Statistica, SPSS, PaSt

(Paleontological Statistics), TPS pack, IMP pack, Shape pack, Fisat II;

• Phylogeny and phylogeography: FinchTV, BioEdit, Jmodel test, MEGA 5, NetWork, Mr Bayes, FigTree, DNAsp, Arlequin.

Responsibilities:

• Deputy head of the Department of Marine Sciences and Aquaculture. Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life - University of Mostaganem since 2018 to 2021;

• Quality manager at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Life - University of Mostaganem since 2018 to 2022;

• President of the scientific committee in the department of Marine Science and Aquaculture since 2021;

• Scientific project manager in marine phylogeography since 2022. Other capabilities:

• Fluent in French ;

• Good in English ;

• Dynamic person with a good sense of management.

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