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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Potential of a 16S rRNA-based taxonomic microarray for analyzing the rhizosphere effects of maize on Agrobacterium spp. and bacterial communities
Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 72 ( 6 ) : 4302-4312
DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02686-05
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see the publicationBiological effects of native and exotic plant residues on plant growth microbial biomass and N availability under controlled conditions
European Journal of Soil Biology . 42 : 238-246
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see the publicationLitter-forager termite mounds enhance the ectomycorrhizal symbiosis between Acacia holosericea A. Cunn. Ex G. Don and Scleroderma dictyosporum isolates
FEMS Microbiology Ecology . 56 : 292-303
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see the publicationA multivariate approach to integrating Datasets using made4 and ade4
R News . -- : 1-15
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see the publicationDisplacement of an herbaceous plant species community by mycorrhizal and non-mycorrhizal Gmelina arborea, an exotic tree, grown in a microcosm experiment
Mycorrhiza . 16 ( 2 ) : 125-132
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see the publicationThe Ectomycorrhizosphere Effect Influences Functional Diversity of Soil Microflora
International Journal of Soil Science . 1 : 8-19
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see the publicationDevelopment of cellular immune responses to Plasmodium falciparum blood stage antigens from birth to 36 months of age in Cameroon
Acta Tropica . 98 : 261-269
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see the publicationTESD : a transposable element dynamics simulation environment
Bioinformatics . 22 : 2702-2703
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see the publicationMate-guarding strategies and male competitive ability: results from a field study in an orb-weaving spider
Animal Behaviour . 71 : 1315-1322
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see the publicationDynamic optimization over infinite-time horizon: Web-building strategy in an orb-weaving spider as a case study
Journal of Theoretical Biology . Volume 241 ( Issue 4 ) : Pages 725-733
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see the publicationModeling and Predicting the Simultaneous Growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Ground Beef Background Microflora for Various Enrichment Protocols
Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 72 : 261-268
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see the publicationSerotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in chronically infected pregnant women: predominance of type II in Europe and types I and III in Colombia (South America).
Microbes and Infection . 8 ( 9-10 ) : 2333-40
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see the publicationUV-Targeted Dinucleotides Are Not Depleted in Light-Exposed Prokaryotic Genomes
Molecular Biology and Evolution . 23 : 2214-2219
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see the publicationHow does environmental variation influence body mass, body size, and body condition? Roe deer as a case study.
Ecography . 29 ( 3 ) : 301–308
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see the publicationDensity-dependent responses of fawn cohort body mass in two contrasting roe deer populations
Oecologia . 146 ( 4 ) : 521-530
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see the publicationRodrigues fruit bats (Pteropus rodricensis Megachiroptera : Pteropodidae) retain genetic diversity despite population declines and founder events
Conservation Genetics . 8 : 1073-1082
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see the publicationFréquences alléliques et cohérence entre marqueurs moléculaires : des outils descriptifs
Les actes du Bureau des Ressources Génétiques . 6 : 25-39
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see the publicationVariation partitioning of species data matrices : estimation and comparaison of fractions
Ecology . 87 : 2614-2625
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see the publicationTemporal and spatial development of red deer harvesting in Europe : biological and cultural factors
Journal of Applied Ecology . 43 : 721-734
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see the publicationTesting five hypotheses of sexual segregation in an arctic ungulate
Journal of Animal Ecology . 75 : 485-496
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see the publicationHistomonas meleagridis in Turkeys: Dissemination Kinetics in Host Tissues After Cloacal Infection
Poultry Science . 85(6) : 1008-1014
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see the publicationEvaluation of four manual tick-removal devices for dogs and cats
Veterinary Records . 159(16) : 526-529
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see the publicationDo abortive infections decrease survival in Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaïca pyrenaïca)?
7th conference of the European Wildlife Diseases Association .
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see the publicationSexual size dimorphism in a Drosophila clade the D. obscura group
Zoology . 109 : 318-330
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see the publicationGene loss and evolutionary rates following whole genome duplication in Teleost fishes
Molecular Biology and Evolution . 23 : 1808-1816
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see the publicationGene loss and evolutionary rates following whole-genome duplication in teleost fishes
Molecular Biology and Evolution . 23 ( 9 ) : 1808-1816
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see the publicationArrival and diversification of caviomorph rodents and platyrrhine primates in South America.
Systematic Biology . 55 ( 2 ) : 228-244
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see the publicationConserved phenotypic variation patterns, evolution along lines of least resistance, and departure due to selection in fossil rodents.
Evolution - International Journal of Organic Evolution . 60 ( 8 ) : 1701-1717
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see the publicationFirst step of a modeling approach to evalue spatial heterogeneity in fish (Cottus gobio) population dynamics
Ecological Modelling . 197 : 263-273
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see the publicationUn dispositif web pour l'enseignement des mathématiques à l'université : quels impacts sur la performance et la motivation des étudiants ?
STICEF (Sciences et Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication pour l'Éducation et la Formation) . 13 : 17 pages
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