Evolutionary Ecology

Les équipes

Predictive Modelling and Ecotoxicology Group

Evolution, Behaviour, Adaptation Group

Evolutionary Demography Group

Evolutionary Epidemiology Group

Ecology and Evolution of Populations Group

Quantitative and Evolutionary Ecology of Communities Group

Veterinary Public Health Group

The department of Evolutionary Ecology gathers complementary skills in behavioural ecology, population dynamics, population biology, community ecology, and methodology (statistics and modelling). The research done in the department aims at studying how animal species evolve in a changing world by understanding the causes of the evolution of traits, adaptations and interactions. For that, we consider different levels of organization from individuals to populations and communities. Because organisms cannot be considered isolated from other biotic factors, we consider pathogens but also competing species within communities.

We study how individuals adapt to their environments that are largely impacted by anthropic pressures, and how life history traits and behaviour evolve in response to these pressures. Although we mainly focus on phenotype, we more and more consider the mechanistic link between the genotype and the phenotype. We develop the theoretical framework of our discipline through a conceptual and modeling approach. In parallel, we test hypotheses that arise from theoretical predictions through experimental, comparative and observational approaches on different biological models (insects, birds, mammals). Experimental approaches are developed in the laboratory (insect model) and in natura (bird, insect and mammal models). Observational and comparative research is mainly concerned with vertebrates. Our approaches are also, and increasingly, interested in the mechanisms of adaptive responses. In addition to the classical approaches of demographic analysis and trait change, methods of ecophysiology, chemical ecology and molecular biology are used.

Our department hosts several long-term studies of wild populations of different species. These long-term studies offer a valuable way to understand how biotic and abiotic factors affect individuals’ life history traits, and the functioning of populations in natura. Five populations of mammalian species are thus monitored for several years (more than 40 years on roe deer, 30 on Alpine marmots, 25 years on cats, 16 years on zebras, and 20 years on impala). Two of our study sites (La Sassière in Vanoise National Park (Alpine marmots) and Hwange National Park) have been certified as “Site d’Etude en Ecologie Globale” (SEEG), and two (ZA “Hwange” and ZA “Antarctic and sub-Antarctic”) were certified as “Zone Atelier” by the CNRS.

The department of Evolutionary ecology is also largely involved in training activities. Lastly, we also have strong socio-economic relationships. Indeed, because we address questions of major societal interest (global warming, public health) we tightly collaborate with socio-economic partners (Office Français de la Biodiversité, Vanoise National Park, Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe, Office National des Forêts, etc.) and participate to general public and media events.

Publications

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In situ feeding assay with Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea): Modelling the influence of confounding factors to improve water quality biomonitoring

Romain Coulaud, Olivier Geffard, Benoît Xuereb, Emilie Lacaze, Herve Queau, Jeanne Garric...

Water Research . 45 ( 19 ) : 6417 - 6429

DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2011.09.035

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MODÉLISATION EN (ÉCO)TOXICOLOGIE :

Alexandre R.R. Pery, P. Hubert, Sandrine Charles, J. Devillers, P. Ciffroy, O. Perceval...

incollection . -- : 423-427

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Bayesian modelling of daphnid responses to time-varying cadmium exposure in laboratory aquatic microcosms

Elise Billoir, Hélène Delhaye, Bernard Clément, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller, Sandrine Charles

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety . 74 ( 4 ) : 693-702

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.10.023

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The importance of incorporating age and sex when backcalculating length in bullhead Cottus gobio

J. Kielbassa, Sandrine Charles, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller

Journal of Fish Biology . 78 : 1492-1507

DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2011.02956.x

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The Nile monitor (Varanus niloticus; Squamata: Varanidae) as a sentinel species for lead and cadmium contamination in sub-Saharan wetlands.

A. Ciliberti, P. Berny, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller, V. de Buffrénil

Science of the Total Environment . 409 : 4735-4745

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Bayesian modeling of Clostridium perfringens growth in beef-in-sauce products

S. Jaloustre, M. Cornu, E. Morelli, C. Noël, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller

Food Microbiology . 28 : 311-320

DOI: 10.1016/j.fm.2010.04.002

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Is PCBs concentration variability between and within freshwater fish species explained by their contamination pathways?

C. Lopes, M.E. Perga, A. Peretti, M.C. Roger, H. Persat, M. Babut

Chemosphere . 85 ( 3 ) : p. 502 - p. 508

DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.08.011

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Estimating the Number of Contributors to Forensic DNA Mixtures: Does Maximum Likelihood Perform Better Than Maximum Allele Count?

Hinda Haned, Laurent Pène, J.R. Lobry, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, D. Pontier

Journal of Forensic Sciences . 56 ( 1 ) : 23-28

DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01550.x

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A semi-Markov model to assess reliably survival patterns from birth to death in free-ranging populations

R. Choquet, A. Viallefont, L. Rouan, K. Gaanoun, Jean-Michel Gaillard

Methods in Ecology and Evolution . 2 : 383-389

DOI: 10.1111/j.2041-210X.2011.00088.x

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Age-related male reproductive effort in two mountain ungulates of contrasting sexual size dimorphism

M. Garel, D. M. Forsyth, A. Loison, D. Dubray, J-M. Jullien, K. G. Tustin...

Canadian Journal of Zoology . 89 : 929-937

DOI: 10.1139/Z11-062

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When cats' ways of life interact with their viruses: A study in 15 natural populations of owned and unowned cats Felis silvestris catus

E. Hellard, D. Fouchet, H. Santin-Janin, B. Tarin, V. Badol, C. Coupier...

Preventive Veterinary Medicine . 101 : 250-264

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Linking genetic diversity and temporal fluctuations in population abundance of the introduced feral cat (Felis silvestris catus) on the Kerguelen archipelago

S. Devillard, H. Santin-Janin, L. Say, D. Pontier

Molecular Ecology . 20 : 5141-5153

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Morphometric analysis of teeth remains from the El Harhoura 2 cave: towards a better knowledge of fossil mice from Morocco

Emmanuelle Stoetzel, Christiane Denys, Jacques Michaux, S. Renaud

6th European Congress of Mammalogy .

Poster

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Differential Evolvability Along Lines of Least Resistance of Upper and Lower Molars in Island House Mice

Sabrina Renaud, S. Pantalacci, J.C. Auffray

PLoS ONE . 6 ( 5 ) : 1-9

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018951

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Influence of host profitability and microenvironmental conditions on parasite specialization on a main and an alternative hosts

M. Lemoine, Blandine Doligez, M. Passerault, H. Richner

Journal of Evolutionary Biology . 24 : 1212-1225

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Prospectors combine social and environmental information to improve habitat selection and breeding success in the subsequent year

T. Pärt, D. Arlt, Blandine Doligez, M. Low, A. Qvarnström

Journal of Animal Ecology . 80 : 1227-1235

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Etude d'un produit de coupage de la cocaïne en IRMS

Virginie Ladroue, Loïc Louis, Fabrice Besacier, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, Patrick Goetinck, Magali Batteau...

5ème journées SFIS des Jeunes Chercheurs .

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Stable isotope of a cocaine cutting agent: phenactin

Virginie Ladroue, Loïc Louis, Fabrice Besacier, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, Patrick Goetinck, Magali Batteau...

17th ENFSI Drugs working group meeting .

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Cat Dilemma: Too Protected To Escape Trophy Hunting?

L. Palazy, C. Bonenfant, J.M. Gaillard, F. Courchamp

PLoS ONE . 6 : 76-81

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Digit ratio (2D:4D) predicts facial, but not voice or body odour, attractiveness in men

Camille Ferdenzi, Jean-François Lemaître Lemaître, Juan David Leongómez, S. Craig Roberts

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 278 ( 1724 ) : 3551-3557

DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.0544

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Escape migration decisions in Eurasian Woodcocks: insights from survival analyses using large-scale recovery data

Guillaume Péron, Yves Ferrand, François Gossmann, Claudine Bastat, Michel Guénézan, Olivier Gimenez

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology . 65 : 1949 - 1955

DOI: 10.1007/s00265-011-1204-4

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Biogeography of soil microbial communities: a review and a description of the ongoing french national initiative

Lionel Ranjard, Samuel Dequiedt, Claudy Jolivet, Nicolas Saby, Jean Thioulouse, Jérôme Harmand...

Sustainable Agriculture Volume 2 . 978-94-007-0393-3 : 857-865

DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-0394-0_37

Book chapter

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Population density and phenotypic attributes influence the level of nematode parasitism in roe deer

G. Body, H. Ferté, Jean-Michel Gaillard, D. Delorme, F. Klein, Emmanuelle Gilot

Oecologia . 167 : 635-646

DOI: 10.1007/s00442-011-2018-9

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How can ecological status be summarized for an operational Pressures/States model ?

N. Lalande, Flavie Cernesson, Stéphane Dray, M.G. Tournoud, T. Tormos, Pascal Kosuth

EGU (European Geosciences Union) General Assembly 2011 . : 1

Poster

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Relationships between species feeding traits and environmental conditions in fish communities: a three-matrix approach

A. Brind'Amour, D. Boisclair, Stéphane Dray, P. Legendre

Ecological Applications . 21 ( 2 ) : 363-377

DOI: 10.1890/09-2178.1

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Sustainable control of zoonotic pathogens in wildlife: how to be fair to wild animals?

M. Artois, J. Blancou, O. Dupeyroux, Emmanuelle Gilot

Revue Scientifique et Technique Office International des Epizooties . 30 : 733-743

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A New Perspective on the Dunnett Procedure: Filling the Gap Between Noec/Loec and Ecx Concepts

Marie Laure Delignette-Muller, Carole Forfait-Dubuc, Elise Billoir, Sandrine Charles

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry . 30 : 2888-2891

DOI: 10.1002/etc.686

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Modeling Nosocomial Transmission of Rotavirus in Pediatric Wards

C.M. Kribs-Zaleta, J.F. Jusot, Philippe Vanhems, Sandrine Charles

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology . 73 ( 7 ) : 1413-1442

DOI: 10.1007/s11538-010-9570-z

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Identification at the larval stage of four Curculio species coexisting on oak trees using PCR-RFLP

P-F. Pelisson, H. Henri, Marie-Claude Bel-Venner, R. Allemand, A. Merville, F. Menu...

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata . 138 : 77-82

DOI: 10.1111/j.1570-7458.2010.01077.x

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Coexistence of Insect Species competing for a pulsed resource: toward a unified theory of biodiversity in fluctuating environments

Samuel Venner, P-F. Pelisson, Marie-Claude Bel-Venner, F. Debias, Etienne Rajon, F. Menu

PLoS ONE . 6 ( 3 ) : e18039

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018039

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