Evolutionary Ecology

Les équipes

Predictive Modelling and Ecotoxicology Group

Evolution, Behaviour, Adaptation Group

Evolutionary Demography Group

Evolutionary Epidemiology Group

Ecology and Evolution of Populations Group

Quantitative and Evolutionary Ecology of Communities Group

Veterinary Public Health Group

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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The canine distemper epidemic in Serengeti: are lions victims of a new highly virulent canine distemper virus strain or is pathogen circulation stochasticity to blame?

M. Guiserix, N. Bahi-Jaber, David Fouchet, F. Sauvage, D. Pontier

Journal of the Royal Society Interface . 4 : 1127-1134

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The role of maternal antibodies in the emergence of severe disease as a result of fragmentation

David Fouchet, S. Marchandeau, N. Bahi-Jaber, D. Pontier

Journal of the Royal Society Interface . 4 : 479-489

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Toxoplasmosis in prey species and consequences for prevalence in feral cats: not all prey species are equal.

E. Afonso, P. Thulliez, D. Pontier, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont

Parasitology . 134 ( Pt.14 ) : 1963-71

DOI: 10.1017/S0031182007003320

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Multiple molecular evidences for a living mammalian fossil

Dorothée Huchon, Pascale Chevret, Ursula Jordan, William C. Kilpatrick, Vincent Ranwez, Paulina D. Jenkins...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 104 ( 18 ) : 7495-7499

DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0701289104

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Morphometrics of the Late Devonian conodont genus Palmatolepis: phylogenetic, geographical and ecological contributions of a generic approach

Catherine Girard, Sabrina Renaud, Raimund Feist

Journal of Micropalaeontology . 26 : 61-72

DOI: 10.1144/jm.26.1.61

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Morphometrics of the Late Devonian conodont genus Palmatolepis: phylogenetic geographical and ecological contributions of a generic approach

Christian Girard, Sabrina Renaud, R. Feist

Journal of Micropalaeontology . 26 : 61-72

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The ade4 Package-II: Two-table and K-table Methods

S. Dray, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, D. Chessel

The R Journal . 7 : 47-52

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Interactive Multivariate Data Analysis in R with the ade4 and ade4TkGUI Packages

J. Thioulouse, S. Dray

Journal of Statistical Software . 22 : 1-14

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Prevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii in small mammals from the ardennes region France

Eve Afonso, M.-L. Poulle, M. Lemoine, I. Villena, D. Aubert, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont

Folia Parasitologica . 54 : 313-314

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Natal dispersal of European hare in France

Y. Bray, S. Devillard, E. Marboutin, B. Mauvy, R. Péroux

Journal of Zoology . 273 : 426-434

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Climate changes and post-nuptial migration strategy by two reedbed passerines

Guillaume Péron, Pierre-Yves Henry, Pascal Provost, Olivier Dehorter, Romain Julliard

Climate Research . 35 : 147-157

DOI: 10.3354/cr00721

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Influence du type de sol et du mode d’occupation des sols sur la quantité d’ADN extraite et la densité des communautés bactériennes indigènes

Samuel Dequiedt, Mélanie M. Lelievre, Claudy C. Jolivet, Dominique D. Arrouays, Manuel Pascal Martin, Nicolas N. Saby...

AFEM (Association Francophone d'Ecologie Microbienne) . : n.p.

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Microbiogéographie à l'échelle du territoire national

Samuel S. Dequiedt, Mélanie M. Lelievre, Claudy C. Jolivet, Manuel M. Martin, Nicolas N. Saby, Dominique D. Arrouays...

AFEM (Association Francophone d'Ecologie Microbienne) . : n.p.

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Biological control of Striga hermontica by Cubiterms mound powder amendment in sorghum culture

Z. Andrianjaka, R. Bally, Michel Le Page, J. Thioulouse, G. Comte, M. Kisa...

Applied Soil Ecology . 37 ( 3 ) : 175-183

DOI: 10.1016/j.apsoil.2007.03.001

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Improvement of Cupressus atlantica Gaussen growth by inoculation with native arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi

L. Ouahmane, M. Hafidi, J. Thioulouse, M. Ducousso, M. Kisa, Y. Prin...

Journal of Applied Ecology . 103 : 683-690

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Detection of recombinant human erythropoietin in urine for doping analysis: interpretation of isoelectric profiles by discriminant analysis

F. Lasne, J. Thioulouse, L. Martin, J. de Ceaurriz

Electrophoresis . 28 ( 12 ) : 1875-1881

DOI: 10.1002/elps.200600363

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Dynamique d'un système hôte-parasitoïde en environnement spatialement hétérogène et lutte biologique Application au puceron Aphis gossypii et au parasitoïde Lysiphlebus testaceipes en serre de melons

Christelle Lopes

Thesis

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Consensus genetic structuring and typological value of markers using multiple co-inertia analysis

Denis Laloë, Thibaut Jombart, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, Katayoun Moazami-Goudarzi

Genetics Selection Evolution . 39 : 545-567

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Evolution of an invasive rodent on an archipelago as revealed by molar shape analysis: the house mouse in the Canary Islands

Jacques Michaux, Thomas Cucchi, Sabrina Renaud, Francisco Garcia-Talavera, Rainer Hutterer

Journal of Biogeography . 34 ( 8 ) : 1412-1425

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2699.2007.01701.x

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Quantitative conodont-based approaches for correlation of the Late Devonian Kellwasser anoxic events

Catherine Girard, Sabrina Renaud

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . 250 : 114-125

DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.03.007

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Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis can counterbalance the negative influence of the exotic tree species Eucalyptus camaldulensis on the structure and functioning of soil microbial communities in a sahelian soil

M. Kisa, A. Sanon, J. Thioulouse, K. Assigbetse, S. Sylla, Rodolphe Spichiger...

FEMS Microbiology Ecology . 62 ( 1 ) : 32-44

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00363.x

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Small but smart: the interaction between environmental cues and internal state modulates host-patch exploitation in a parasitic wasp

P. Lucchetta, E. Desouhant, E. Wajnberg, C. Bernstein

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology . ( 61 ) : 1409-1418

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Quantitative risk assessment of listeria monocytogenes in french cold-smoked salmon: I. quantitative exposure assessment

Regis Pouillot, Nicolas Miconnet, Anne-Laure Afchain, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller, Annie Beaufort, Laurent Rosso...

Risk Analysis . 27 ( 3 ) : 683-700

DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2007.00921.x

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Infectivity of Histomonas meleagridis in ducks

Marie-Pierre Callait-Cardinal, Claude Chauve, M.C. Reynaud, Théodore Alogninouwa, Lionel Zenner

Avian Pathology . 35 ( 2 ) : 109-116

DOI: 10.1080/03079450600597626

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Population dynamics of grayling : modelling temperature and discharge effects.

S. Charles, J.P. Mallet, Henri Persat

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena . 1 ( 1 ) : 33-48

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A multi-patch epidemic model with periodic demography, direct and indirect transmission and variable maturation rate

Cédric Wolf, Michel Langlais, Frank Sauvage, Dominique Pontier

Mathematical Population Studies . 13 ( 3 ) : 153-177

DOI: 10.1080/08898480600788584

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Potential of a 16S rRNA-based taxonomic microarray for analyzing the rhizosphere effects of maize on Agrobacterium spp. and bacterial communities

Hervé Sanguin, B. Remenant, Arnaud Dechesne, J. Thioulouse, Timothy M. Vogel, Xavier Nesme...

Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 72 ( 6 ) : 4302-4312

DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02686-05

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Biological effects of native and exotic plant residues on plant growth microbial biomass and N availability under controlled conditions

M.D. Diallo, R. Duponnois, A. Guisse, S. Sall, J.-L. Chotte, J. Thioulouse

European Journal of Soil Biology . 42 : 238-246

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Litter-forager termite mounds enhance the ectomycorrhizal symbiosis between Acacia holosericea A. Cunn. Ex G. Don and Scleroderma dictyosporum isolates

R. Duponnois, K. Assigbetse, H. Ramanankierana, M. Kisa, Jean Thioulouse, Michel Le Page

FEMS Microbiology Ecology . 56 : 292-303

DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2006.00089.x

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A multivariate approach to integrating Datasets using made4 and ade4

A.C. Culhane, J. Thioulouse

R News . -- : 1-15

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