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
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Analysis of hemocytes in Lymnaea stagnalis: Characterization and effects of repeated hemolymph collections
Fish and Shellfish Immunology . 57 : 116-126
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see the publicationRecommendations for the analysis of hemocyte-related immunocompetent oxidative activity in the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis
Journal of Xenobiotics . 6 : 25-27
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see the publicationBeyond ectomycorrhizal bipartite networks: projected networks demonstrate contrasted patterns between early- and late-successional plants in Corsica
Frontiers in Plant Science . 6 : 881
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see the publicationRecent declines and range changes of orchids in Western Europe (France, Belgium and Luxembourg)
Biological Conservation . 190 : 133-141
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see the publicationLong-Distance Rescue and Slow Extinction Dynamics Govern Multiscale Metapopulations
The American Naturalist . 186 ( 4 ) : 460-469
DOI: 10.1086/682947
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see the publicationÉtude des réseaux en écologie
Analyse des réseaux sociaux appliquée à l'éthologie et à l'écologie . 978-2-919694-98-3 : 49-98
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see the publicationIntrinsic and extrinsic influences on tropical tree growth ring formation
4th International Conference of the Asian Dendrochronological Association .
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see the publicationCompensatory immigration challenges predator control: An experimental evidence-based approach improves management
Journal of Wildlife Management . 79 ( 3 ) : 425 - 434
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.850
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see the publicationPopulation density and climate shape early-life survival and recruitment in a long-lived pelagic seabird
Journal of Animal Ecology . 84 : 1423-1433
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see the publicationEverything is NOT everywhere: network and trait-based approaches to microbial communities
Annual Meeting BES .
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see the publicationVegetation ecology meets ecosystem science: Permanent grasslands as a functional biogeography case study
Science of the Total Environment . 534 ( 15 november 2015 ) : 43--51
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see the publicationMicrostructural evolution during friction stir welding on AA2024 aluminium alloys - Application to the prediction of the mechanical properties
11th International Seminar ‘Numerical Analysis of Weldability’ . : 497-513
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see the publicationModeling of Microstructural Evolution during Friction Stir Welding Applied to AA2024 Aluminum Alloys to Predict the Weld Mechanical Properties
2015 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition .
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see the publicationSmall-scale pig farmers’ behavior, silent release of African swine fever virus and consequences for disease spread
Scientific Reports . 5 ( 1 ) : 17074
DOI: 10.1038/srep17074
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see the publicationHigh Juvenile Mortality Is Associated with Sex-Specific Adult Survival and Lifespan in Wild Roe Deer
Current Biology . 25 ( 6 ) : 759-763
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see the publicationThe influence of birth date via body mass on individual fitness in a long-lived mammal
Ecology . 96 ( 6 ) : 1516-1528
DOI: 10.1890/14-0106.1
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see the publicationModélisation dynamique des processus physiologiques liés à la gestion de l’énergie chez Gammarus fossarum
Journées de Modélisation BioMathématique de Besançon . : 78
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see the publicationDynamic modeling of physiological processes related to energy management in Gammarus fossarum
SETAC Europe 25th Annual Meeting . : 1
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see the publicationComplete Genome and Phylogeny of Puumala Hantavirus Isolates Circulating in France
Viruses . 7 ( 10 ) : 5476-5488
DOI: 10.3390/v7102884
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see the publicationRAD sequencing and genomic simulations resolve hybrid origins within North American Canis
Biology Letters . 11 : 20150303
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see the publicationQuantifying the age- and sex-dependent morphological variation in two syntopic mustelids: Martes martes and Martes foina
Mammalian Biology: Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde . 80 : 414-423
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see the publicationLes babésioses canines, équines et bovines : Maladies historiques ou émergentes…?
Musée des Sciences Biologiques Docteur Merieux . : 1 p.
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see the publicationSpatial analysis when the location of infection is uncertain: an innovative approach using an animal- herd-level weighted analysis
Food Control . 7 ( 1 ) : e21
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see the publicationSpatial analysis of bovine cysticercosis in France in 2010
Food Control . 47 : 348-352
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see the publicationShort- and long-term repeatability of docility in the roe deer: sex and age matter
Animal Behaviour . 109 : 53-63
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see the publicationIs a proactive mum a good mum ? A mother's coping style influences early fawn survival in roe deer
Behavioral Ecology . 26 ( 5 ) : 1395-1403
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see the publicationField Application of the Mycorrhizal Fungus Rhizophagus irregularis Increases the Yield of Wheat Crop and Affects Soil Microbial Functionalities
American Journal of Plant Sciences . 06 : 3205-3215
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see the publicationfitdistrplus : An R Package for Fitting Distributions
Journal of Statistical Software . 64 ( 4 )
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see the publicationCadmium sulfide quantum dots induce oxidative stress and behavioral impairments in the marine clam Scrobicularia plana
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry . 34 : 1659-64
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