Evolutionary Ecology
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
Display of 1711 to 1740 publications on 2461 in total
Continental-scale patterns of cecropia of phenology: evidence from herbarium specimen
Impacts of Global Change on Tropical Ecosystems - cross-cutting the Abiotic, Biotic and Human Spheres .
Poster
see the publicationA phylogenomic analysis of bacterial helix-turn-helix transcription factors
FEMS Microbiology Reviews . 33 ( 2 ) : 411-429
Journal article
see the publicationPopulation level integration of individual effect measurements for in situ water quality assessment: a modelling approach with Gammarus fossarum (Crustacean) and Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gastropod)
Final MODELKEY Conference . : 1
Poster
see the publicationModeling and in situ caging for a realistic extrapolation of ecotoxicological effects at the population level: a methodological approach with Gammarus fossarum (Crustacean) and Potamopyrgus antipodarum (Gastropod)
14th ISTA . : 1
Poster
see the publicationA temperature-dependent von Bertalanffy growth model applied to bullhead (Cottus gobio)
RIF .
Conference paper
see the publicationMatrix population models as relevant modeling tools in ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology Modeling, Emerging Topics in Ecotoxicology: Principles, Approaches and Perspectives 2 . : 261-298
Book chapter
see the publicationToxicity of ivermectin on cladocerans: comparison of toxic effects on Daphnia and Ceriodaphnia species
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry . 28 ( 10 ) : 2160-2166
Journal article
see the publicationCan cat predation help competitors coexist in seabird communities?
Journal of Theoretical Biology . 262 ( 1 ) : 90
Journal article
see the publicationEvolution of microparasites in spatially and genetically structured host populations: The example of RHDV infecting rabbits
Journal of Theoretical Biology . 257 ( 2 ) : 212
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see the publicationWhen domestic cat (\textitFelis silvestris catus) population structures interact with their viruses
Comptes Rendus Biologies . 332 ( 2-3 ) : 321-328
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see the publicationAssessing the performance of NDVI as a proxy for plant biomass using non-linear models: a case study on the Kerguelen archipelago
Polar Biology . -- : 125-132
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see the publicationDistribution et déterminisme de la diversité des communautés de champignons telluriques à l'échelle de trois régions françaises
4ème colloque de l'Association Francophone d'Ecologie Microbienne : le livre des résumés . : 91
Conference paper
see the publicationControlled ectomycorrhization of an exotic legume tree species Acacia holosericea affects the structure of root nodule bacteria community and their symbiotic effectiveness on Faidherbia albida a native Sahelian Acacia
Soil Biology and Biochemistry . 41(6) : 1245-1252
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see the publicationBiogeographical patterns of soil bacterial communities
Environmental Microbiology Reports . 1 ( 4 ) : 251 - 255
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see the publicationMonitoring the Development of Nurse Plant Species to Improve the Performances of Reforestation Programs in Mediterranean Areas
incollection . -- : 443-450
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see the publicationAphylogenomic analysis of bacterial helix^turn^helix transcription factors
FEMS Microbiology Reviews . 33 : 411-429
Journal article
see the publicationDEBtox theory and matrix population models as helpful tools in understanding the interaction between toxic cyanobacteria and zooplankton
Journal of Theoretical Biology . 258 : 380-388
Journal article
see the publicationComparison of spatially implicit and explicit approaches to model plant infestation by insect pests
Ecological Complexity . 7 ( 1 ) : 1 - 12
Journal article
see the publicationChapitre 9. Impact des tempêtes de 1999 sur les relations entre forêt et chevreuils et conséquences pour la gestion de ces ongulés
La forêt face aux tempêtes . : 121-130
Book chapter
see the publicationPoor horse traders: large mammals trade survival for reproduction during the process of feralization.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 276 ( 1663 ) : 1911-1919
Journal article
see the publicationContrasted patterns of age-specific reproduction in long-lived seabirds
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 276 ( 1655 ) : 375-382
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see the publicationHeterozygosity-Fitness Correlations Revealed By Neutral And Candidate Gene Markers In Roe Deer From A Long-Term Study
Evolution - International Journal of Organic Evolution . 63 ( 2 ) : 403-417
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see the publicationVariations in Sex Ratio Feeding and Fecundity of Triatoma dimidiata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Among Habitats in the Yucatan Peninsula Mexico
Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases . 9 ( 3 ) : 243-251
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see the publicationEvolution of microparasites in spatially and genetically structured host populations: The example of RHDV infecting rabbits
Journal of Theoretical Biology . 257(2) : 212-227
Journal article
see the publicationRecombination and drug resistance in HIV: Population dynamics and stochasticity
Epidemics . 1(1) : 171-174
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see the publicationPreserving genetic integrity in a hybridising world: are European Wildcats (Felis silvestris silvestris) in eastern France distinct from sympatric feral domestic cats?
Biodiversity and Conservation . 18 : 2351-2360
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see the publicationGenetic markers in the playground of multivariate analysis
Heredity . -- : 1-12
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see the publicationRevealing cryptic genetic structuring in an urban population of stray cats (textit Felis silvestris catus
Mammalian Biology: Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde . 74 : 2902-2912
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see the publicationMultiple colonisations of the western Indian Ocean by Pteropus fruit bats (Megachiroptera: Pteropodidae): The furthest islands were colonised first
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 51 : 294-303
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see the publicationMandible shape in hybrid mice.
The Science of Nature Naturwissenschaften . 96 ( 9 ) : 1043-1050
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