Research assistance

Members

The “pole biotechnologique” brings together a range of bioengineering expertise for the development of tools and approaches for research in evolutionary biology; and operational competences to ensure their logistical and technical implementation.

Since it was set up, the biotechnology hub has perpetuated insect breeding activities, including several species of drosophila, but also Venturia and Bemisia for example. These breeding activities are carried out on artificial medium or plants. We ensure laboratory logistics (e.g. autoclave, stock management, ...) as well as safety aspects, and develop devices (e.g. via 3D printing) to feed experimental research in the laboratory focusing on evolutionary genomics, behavioural ecology and functional ecology.

Our expertise is also solicited to organize field work, in metropolitan France and internationally, and to carry out population monitoring of terrestrial mammals (e.g. roe deer, marmots, feral cats, bats) and birds (dipper). In addition to capture (e.g. trapping, netting), marking and monitoring of animals, we implement experimental approaches in natura, collect biometric, behavioral and physiological data, biological samples (blood, secretions, hair, faeces, biopsy, ...) and characterize the study environments (installation of sensors, aerial imaging by drones, construction of digital models of terrain ...).

Finally, the biotechnology hub offers the technical resources and skills to analyse a wide variety of biological samples in the laboratory through an multidisciplinary prism. The complementarity and synergy of our competences are expressed in the fields of molecular biology (PCR, qPCR, construction of libraries for the genesis of ohmic data), cell biology (confocal microscopy, flow cytometry), and biochemistry (characterization of metabolic, endocrine and oxidative profiles).

Rehabilitation work was done at the LBBE in 2022 and lead to a significant expansion of the experimental space. These new premises allow us to increase our capacity, to offer new spaces and modern tools dedicated to behavioral approaches. These new premises also allow us to widen the spectrum of our activities by developing new techniques (e.g. cell culture, Crispr/cas9, RNAi, ...).

In all our activities, we regularly welcome and supervise trainees and students of all levels. For any questions or information request, do not hesitate to contact us

Publications

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Validation of a field-friendly faeces drying and storage method for quantifying faecal glucocorticoid metabolites in African elephants (Loxodonta africana) opens up new perspectives for conservationists

Laura Lacomme, Chloé Guerbois, Hervé Fritz, André Ganswindt, Benjamin Rey

Conservation Physiology . 11 ( 1 ) : coad053

DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coad053

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Oak masting drivers vary between populations depending on their climatic environments

Emilie Fleurot, Jean R Lobry, Vincent Boulanger, François Débias, Camille Mermet-Bouvier, Thomas Caignard...

Current Biology - CB . 33 ( 6 ) : 1117-1124.e4

DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.01.034

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DNA methylation networks underlying mammalian traits

Amin Haghani, Caesar Li, Todd Robeck, Joshua Zhang, Ake Lu, Julia Ablaeva...

Science . 381 ( 6658 )

DOI: 10.1126/science.abq5693

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Endoparasitoid lifestyle promotes endogenization and domestication of dsDNA viruses

Benjamin Guinet, D. Lepetit, S. Charlat, Peter N Buhl, David G Notton, Astrid Cruaud...

eLife . 12 : e85993

DOI: 10.7554/eLife.85993

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The for gene as one of the drivers of foraging variations in a parasitic wasp

Aurore Gallot, Emmanuel Desouhant, Vincent Lhuillier, David Lepetit, Adil El Filali, Laurence Mouton...

Molecular Ecology . 32 ( 7 ) : 1760-1776

DOI: 10.1111/mec.16834

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Age and spatio-temporal variations in food resources modulate stress-immunity relationships in three populations of wild roe deer

Jeffrey Carbillet, Marine Hollain, B. Rey, Rupert Palme, Maryline Pellerin, Corinne Régis...

General and Comparative Endocrinology . 330 : 114141

DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2022.114141

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Influence of bacterial symbionts on host niche and ecological diversification: an integrative approach in a whitefly model

Sylvain Benhamou, Isabelle Rahioui, Hélène Henri, Pedro da Silva, Hubert Charles, Abdelaziz Heddi...

26.International Congress of Entomology .

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Decline in telomere length with increasing age across nonhuman vertebrates: A meta‐analysis

Florentin Remot, Victor Ronget, Hannah Froy, Benjamin Rey, Jean‐michel Gaillard, Daniel Nussey...

Molecular Ecology . 31 ( 23 ) : 5917-5932

DOI: 10.1111/mec.16145

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The oxidative cost of helping and its minimization in a cooperative breeder.

Rita Covas, Sophie Lardy, Liliana R. Silva, Benjamin Rey, André C. Ferreira, Franck Theron...

Behavioral Ecology . 33 ( 3 ) : 504-517

DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arab152

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Co-variation between glucocorticoids, behaviour and immunity supports the pace-of-life syndrome hypothesis: an experimental approach

Jeffrey Carbillet, Benjamin Rey, Rupert Palme, Chloé Monestier, Luca Börger, Typhaine Lavabre...

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 289 ( 1975 ) : 20220464

DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0464

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Litter characteristics and helping context during early life shape the responsiveness of the stress axis in a wild cooperative breeder

Aurélie Cohas, Coraline Bichet, Rébecca Garcia, Sylvia Pardonnet, Sophie Lardy, Benjamin Rey

BioRxiv . 75 : 171

DOI: 10.1101/2021.06.11.448015

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DNA methylation as a tool to explore ageing in wild roe deer populations

Jean-François Lemaître Lemaître, Benjamin Rey, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Corinne Régis, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, François Débias...

Molecular Ecology Resources . 22 ( 3 ) : 1002-1015

DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13533

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Influence of secondary symbionts on host plant utilization and selection in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.

Sylvain Benhamou, Isabelle Rahioui, Hélène Henri, Zainab Belgaidi, Hubert Charles, Pedro da Silva...

10. Congress of the International Symbiosis Society - 3rd International Conference on Holobionts .

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Role of symbionts in insects' ecological diversification: cytotype influences exploitation of an unfavorable host plant in the sap-feeder Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae).

Sylvain Benhamou, Isabelle Rahioui, Hélène Henri, Hubert Charles, Pedro da Silva, Abdelaziz Heddi...

DECRYPthèse E2M2 .

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Co-variation between glucocorticoids, behaviour and immunity supports the pace-of-life syndrome hypothesis: an experimental approach

Jeffrey Carbillet, Benjamin Rey, Rupert Palme, Chloé Monestier, Luca Börger, Typhaine Lavabre...

DOI: 10.1101/2021.03.13.435238

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Dealing with host and food searching in a diurnal parasitoid: consequences of light at night at intra‐ and trans‐generational levels

Elisa Gomes, Benjamin Rey, François Débias, Isabelle Amat, Emmanuel Desouhant

Insect conservation and diversity . 14 ( 2 ) : 235-246

DOI: 10.1111/icad.12477

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Metabarcoding in two isolated populations of wild roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) reveals variation in gastrointestinal nematode community composition between regions and among age classes

Camille Beaumelle, Elizabeth Redman, Jill de Rijke, Janneke Wit, Slimania Benabed, François Debias...

Parasites & Vectors . 14 ( 1 ) : 594

DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-05087-5

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Detection and monitoring of Drosophila suzukii in raspberry and cherry orchards with volatile organic compounds in the USA and Europe

Nicholas Larson, Jaime Strickland, Vonnie Shields, Antonio Biondi, Lucia Zappalà, Carmelo Cavallaro...

Scientific Reports . 11 ( 1 )

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-85884-1

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DNA methylation as a tool to explore ageing in wild roe deer populations

Jean‐françois Lemaître, Benjamin Rey, Jean‐michel Gaillard, Corinne Régis, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, François Débias...

Molecular Ecology Resources .

DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13533

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Metabarcoding in two isolated populations of wild roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) reveals variation in gastrointestinal nematode community composition between regions and among age classes

Camille Beaumelle, Elizabeth M Redman, Jill de Rijke, Janneke Wit, Slimania Benabed, François Debias...

Parasites & Vectors . 14 : 594

DOI: 10.1186/s13071-021-05087-5

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Maternal effects shape offspring physiological condition but do not senesce in a wild mammal

Louise Cheynel, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Benjamin Rey, Erwan Quéméré, François Débias, Jeanne Duhayer...

Journal of Evolutionary Biology . 34 ( 4 ) : 661-670

DOI: 10.1111/jeb.13768

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Short-term telomere dynamics is associated with glucocorticoid levels in wild populations of roe deer

Jean-François Lemaître Lemaître, Jeffrey Carbillet, Benjamin Rey, Rupert Palme, Hannah Froy, Rachael V. Wilbourn...

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - A: Comparative Physiology . 252 : 1-7

DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2020.110836

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Cytotype Affects the Capability of the Whitefly Bemisia tabaci MED Species To Feed and Oviposit on an Unfavorable Host Plant

Sylvain Benhamou, Isabelle Rahioui, Hélène Henri, Hubert Charles, Pedro da Silva, Abdelaziz Heddi...

mBio . 12 ( 6 ) : 1-16

DOI: 10.1128/mBio.00730-21

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Role of symbionts in insects’ ecological diversification: cytotype influences exploitation of an unfavorable host plant in the sap-feeder Bemisia tabaci

Sylvain Benhamou, Isabelle Rahioui, Hélène Henri, Hubert Charles, Pedro da Silva, Abdelaziz Heddi...

DECRYPthèse E2M2 Edition 20 .

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Role of symbionts in insects’ ecological diversification: cytotype influences exploitation of an unfavorable host plant in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae)

Sylvain Benhamou, Isabelle Rahioui, Hélène Henri, Hubert Charles, Pedro da Silva, Abdelaziz Heddi...

G-RREMI 2021 - Groupe Régional de Recherche en Microbiologie des Interactions .

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The transposable element-rich genome of the cereal pest Sitophilus oryzae

Nicolas Parisot, Carlos Vargas-Chávez, Clément Goubert, Patrice Baa-Puyoulet, Séverine Balmand, Louis Beranger...

BMC Biology . 19 ( 1 ) : 241

DOI: 10.1186/s12915-021-01158-2

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How consistent is RAD‐seq divergence with DNA‐barcode based clustering in insects?

Marie Cariou, Hélène Henri, Sonia Martinez, Laurent Duret, Sylvain Charlat

Molecular Ecology Resources . 20 ( 5 ) : 1294-1298

DOI: 10.1111/1755-0998.13178

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No sex differences in adult telomere length across vertebrates: a meta-analysis

Florentin Remot, Victor Ronget, Hannah Froy, Benjamin Rey, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Daniel H Nussey...

Royal Society Open Science . 7

DOI: 10.1098/rsos.200548

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