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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A Unifying Model for the Analysis of Phenotypic, Genetic, and Geographic Data
Systematic Biology . 61 ( 6 ) : 897--911
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see the publicationLong-term effects of yolk androgens on phenotype and parental feeding behavior in a wild passerine
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology . 66 : 1201--1211
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see the publicationAssessing species and community functional responses to environmental gradients: which multivariate methods?
Journal of Vegetation Science . 23 : 805--821
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see the publicationDisentangling plant trait responses to livestock grazing from spatio-temporal variation: the partial RLQ approach
Journal of Vegetation Science . 23 : 98-113
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see the publicationPredator-prey spatial game as a tool to understand the effects of protected areas on harvester-wildlife interactions
Ecological Applications . 22 : 648-657
DOI: 10.1890/11-0422.1
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see the publicationAssessing the effects of spatial contingency and environmental filtering on metacommunity phylogenetics
Ecology . 93 : S14-S30
DOI: 10.1890/11-0494.1
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see the publicationImproved testing of species traits-environment relationships in the fourth-corner problem
Ecology . 93 : 1525--1526
DOI: 10.1890/12-0126.1
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see the publicationMise au point d'un modèle de diagnostic des interactions entre structures paysagères, infrastructures de transports terrestres et espèces emblématiques : le cas du Lynx dans le massif jurassien
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see the publicationResponse: rarity trophy hunting and ungulates
Animal Conservation . 15 ( 1 ) : 16-17
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see the publicationRarity trophy hunting and ungulates
Animal Conservation . 15 : 4-11
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see the publicationEffects of spatial scale and sample size in GPS-based species distribution models: are the best models trivial for red deer management?
European Journal of Wildlife Research . 58 : 195--203
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see the publicationQuantitative estimation of the viability of Toxoplasma gondii oocysts in soil.
Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 78 ( 15 ) : 5127-32
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.00246-12
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see the publicationThe Life Cycle of Toxoplasma gondii in the Natural Environment
Toxoplasmosis - Recent Advances . 978-953-51-0746-0 : 3-36
DOI: 10.5772/48233
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see the publicationModelling the dynamics of host-parasite interactions: basic principles
New Frontiers of Molecular Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases . 978-94-007-2113-5 : 79-101
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see the publicationDistinct evolutionary strategies of human leucocyte antigen loci in pathogen-rich environments
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 367 : 830--9
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see the publicationAbility of European parasitoids (Hymenoptera) to control a new invasive Asiatic pest, Drosophila suzukii
Biological Control . 63 ( 1 ) : 40 - 47
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see the publicationSpatial heterogeneity in mortality and its impact on the population dynamics of Eurasian woodcocks
Population Ecology . 54 ( 2 ) : 305-312
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see the publicationSpatial processes driving soil microbial community assembly on a wide scale
4. International Congress Eurosoil 2012 - Soil Science for the Benefit of Mankind and Environment .
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see the publicationVariability among tobacco cyst nematode subspecies and consequences on their sustainable management with host resistances
Journal of Nematology . 44 (4) : np
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see the publicationVitellogenin-like protein measurement in caged Gammarus fossarum males as a biomarker of endocrine disruptor exposure: Inconclusive experience
Aquatic Toxicology . 122 : 9-18
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see the publicationComparison of bioassays with different exposure time patterns: The added value of dynamic modelling in predictive ecotoxicology
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety . 75 : 80-86
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see the publicationSurvival data analyses in ecotoxicology: critical effect concentrations, methods and models. What should we use?
Ecotoxicology . 21 : 1072--1083
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see the publicationA handbook for uncovering the complete energetic budget in insects: the van Handel's method (1985) revisited
Physiological Entomology . 37 ( 3 ) : 295-302
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see the publicationFitting a lognormal distribution to enumeration and absence/presence data
International Journal of Food Microbiology . 155 ( 3 ) : 146 - 152
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see the publicationModeling of Clostridium perfringens vegetative cell inactivation in beef-in-sauce products: A meta-analysis using mixed linear models
International Journal of Food Microbiology . 154 : 44-51
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see the publicationPaternity and Dominance Loss in Male Breeders: The Cost of Helpers in a Cooperatively Breeding Mammal
PLoS ONE . 7 : 1-6
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see the publicationMaking use of harvest information to examine alternative management scenarios : a body weight-structured model for wild boar
Journal of Applied Ecology . 49 : 833--841
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see the publicationStatistical evaluation of parameters estimating autocorrelation and individual heterogeneity in longitudinal studies
Methods in Ecology and Evolution . 3 ( 4 ) : 731-742
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see the publicationHigher than expected growth rate of the Endangered West African giraffe \textitGiraffa camelopardalis peralta : a successful human\textendashwildlife cohabitation
Oryx . 46 : 577--583
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see the publicationCondition-dependent natal dispersal in a large herbivore: heavier animals show a greater propensity to disperse and travel further
Journal of Animal Ecology . 81 ( 6 ) : 1327--1337
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