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 271 to 300 publications on 1912 in total
Accumulation-depuration data collection in support of toxicokinetic modelling
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see the publicationHow to account for the uncertainty from standard toxicity tests in species sensitivity distributions: An example in non-target plants
PLoS ONE .
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see the publicationEfficient use of harvest data: a size‐class‐structured integrated population model for exploited populations
Ecography . 44 ( 9 ) : 1296-1310
DOI: 10.1111/ecog.05738
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see the publicationEffects of pulsed resources on the dynamics of seed consumer populations: a comparative demographic study in wild boar
Ecosphere . 12 ( 5 )
DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3395
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see the publicationCatch-effort model used as a management tool in exploited populations: Wild boar as a case study
Ecological Indicators . 124 : 107442
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see the publicationZP4 Is Present in Murine Zona Pellucida and Is Not Responsible for the Specific Gamete Interaction
Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology . 8 : 626679
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see the publicationApplication of General Unified Threshold Models of Survival Models for Regulatory Aquatic Pesticide Risk Assessment Illustrated with an Example for the Insecticide Chlorpyrifos
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management . 17 ( 1 ) : 243-258
DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4327
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see the publicationRapid Evolution of HERC6 and Duplication of a Chimeric HERC5/6 Gene in Rodents and Bats Suggest an Overlooked Role of HERCs in Mammalian Immunity
Frontiers in Immunology . 11
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see the publicationIn silico and empirical evaluation of twelve metabarcoding primer sets for insectivorous diet analyses
Ecology and Evolution . : 1-23
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6362
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see the publicationYoung and mature males have similar energy expenditure during the rut in a trophy-hunted population of Mediterranean mouflon
Mammalian Biology: Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde . 101 ( 1 ) : 35 - 42
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see the publicationAuthor Correction: Complex ecological interactions of Staphylococcus aureus in tampons during menstruation
Scientific Reports . 10 ( 1 ) : 1848
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see the publicationThe Link Between Covid-19 and Biodiversity : A Report Commissioned by the French Public Authorities
: 54 pages
Report
see the publicationScarless Removal of Large Resistance Island AbaR Results in Antibiotic Susceptibility and Increased Natural Transformability in Acinetobacter baumannii
Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy . 64 ( 10 ) : e00951-20
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00951-20
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see the publicationA multi-omics concentration-response framework uncovers novel understanding of triclosan effects in the chlorophyte Scenedesmus vacuolatus
Journal of Hazardous Materials . 397 : 122727
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see the publicationGenetic structure, ecological versatility, and skull shape differentiation in Arvicola water voles (Rodentia, Cricetidae)
Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research . 58 ( 4 ) : 1323-1334
DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12384
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see the publicationGenetic epidemiology of the Alpine ibex reservoir of persistent and virulent brucellosis outbreak
Scientific Reports . 10 ( 1 ) : 1-10
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see the publicationHydrology influences breeding time in the white-throated dipper
BMC Ecology . 20 ( 1 )
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see the publicationOn the use of the coefficient of variation to quantify and compare trait variation
Evolution Letters . 4 ( 3 ) : 180-188
DOI: 10.1002/evl3.171
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see the publicationFluctuating optimum and temporally variable selection on breeding date in birds and mammals
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 117 ( 50 ) : 31969-31978
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see the publicationSurface water quality assessment in a semiarid Mediterranean region (Medjerda, Northern Tunisia) using partial triadic analysis
Environmental Science and Pollution Research .
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see the publicationResource manipulation through experimental defoliation has legacy effects on allocation to reproductive and vegetative organs in Quercus ilex
Annals of Botany . 126 ( 7 ) : 1165-1179
DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcaa137
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see the publicationBacterial Transformation Buffers Environmental Fluctuations through the Reversible Integration of Mobile Genetic Elements
mBio . 11 ( 2 ) : e02443-19
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see the publicationHow does increasing mast seeding frequency affect population dynamics of seed consumers? Wild boar as a case study
Ecological Applications . : 1-11
DOI: 10.1002/eap.2134
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see the publicationIn Situ Reproductive Bioassay with Caged Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea): Part 1—Gauging the Confounding Influence of Temperature and Water Hardness
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry . 39 ( 3 ) : 667-677
DOI: 10.1002/etc.4655
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see the publicationIn Situ Reproductive Bioassay with Caged Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea): Part 2—Evaluating the Relevance of Using a Molt Cycle Temperature‐Dependent Model as a Reference to Assess Toxicity in Freshwater Monitoring
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry . 39 ( 3 ) : 678-691
DOI: 10.1002/etc.4656
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see the publicationExtend standardised methods and protocols for insect diet composition to insect energy and nutrient budgets
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed . 6 ( 5 ) : 441-443
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see the publicationKin recognition: Neurogenomic response to mate choice and sib mating avoidance in a parasitic wasp
PLoS ONE . 15 ( 10 ) : e0241128
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see the publicationArtificial light at night alters the sexual behaviour and fertilisation success of the common toad
Environmental Pollution . 259 : 113883
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see the publicationNo sex differences in adult telomere length across vertebrates: a meta-analysis
Royal Society Open Science . 7
DOI: 10.1098/rsos.200548
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