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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Serological and molecular ecology of Listeria monocytogenes isolates collected from 13 French pork meat salting–curing plants and their products

D. Thévenot, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller, S. Christieans, Sylvie Leroy, A. Kodjo, Christine Vernozy-Rozand

International Journal of Food Microbiology . 112 : 341-342

2006

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Growth and survival of non-O157:H7 Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli in cow manure

B. Fremaux, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller, C. Prigent-Combaret, A. Gleizal, Christine Vernozy-Rozand

Journal of Applied Microbiology . 102 : 89-99

DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2672.2006.03059.x

2006

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Isolation of E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 STEC in different matrices: review of the most commonly used enrichment protocols

A. Vimont, Christine Vernozy-Rozand, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller

Letters in Applied Microbiology . 42 : 102-108

2006

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Use of Bayesian modelling in risk assessment: Application to growth of Listeria monocytogenes and food flora in cold-smoked salmon

Marie Laure Delignette-Muller, M. Cornu, R. Pouillot, J.-B. Denis

International Journal of Food Microbiology . 106 : 195-208

2006

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Serotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in chronically infected pregnant women : predominance of type II in Europe and types I and III in Colombia (South America)

F. Peyron, J.R. Lobry, K. Musset, J. Ferrandiz, J.E. Gómez-Marín, E. Petersen...

Microbes and Infection . 8 : 2333-2340

2006

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Synonymous codon usage and its potential link with optimal growth temperature in prokaryotes.

J.R. Lobry, A. Necşulea

Gene . 385 : 128-136

2006

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No Evidence for Tissue-Specific Adaptation of Synonymous Codon Usage in Humans

M. Sémon, J.R. Lobry, L. Duret

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 23 : 523-529

2006

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Revisiting the directionnal mutation pressure theory : The analysis of a particular genomic structure in Leishmania major

A. Necşulea, J.R. Lobry

Gene . 385 : 28-40

2006

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The influence of the temperature and host availability on the host exploitation strategies of sexual and asexual parasitic wasps of the same species

Isabelle Amat, M. Castelo, E. Desouhant, C. Bernstein

Oecologia . 148 : 153-161

2006

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Habitat assessment by parasitoids: mechanisms for patch use behavior

C. Tentelier, E. Desouhant, X. Fauvergue

Behavioral Ecology . 17 ( 4 ) : 515-521

DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arj062

2006

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HDR - Acquisition rétention et utilisation d'informations pour les prises de décisions chez les insectes

E. Desouhant

incollection . -- : 71-78

2006

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Mate-guarding strategies and male competitive ability. Results from a field study in an orb-weaving spider.

Marie-Claude Bel-Venner, S. Venner

Animal Behaviour . 71 : 1315-1323

2006

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Using a proxy of plant productivity (NDVI) to find key periods for animal performance: the case of roe deer

Nathalie Pettorelli, Jean - Michel Gaillard, Atle Mysterud, Patrick Duncan, Nils Chr. Stenseth, Daniel Delorme...

Oikos . 112 : 565-572

2006

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Waning of maternal immunity and the impact of diseases: the example of myxomatosis in natural rabbit populations

D. Fouchet, S. Marchandeau, Michel Langlais, Dominique Pontier

Journal of Theoretical Biology . 242 : 81-89

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.02.003

2006

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What determines testis size in the domestic cat (Felis catus L.)?

L. Say, D. Pontier

Biological Letters . 43 : 41-49

2006

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Molecular phylogeny of the extinct giant deer, Megaloceros giganteus.

Sandrine Hughes, Thomas J. Hayden, Christophe Jean Douady, Christelle Tougard, Mietje Germonpré, Anthony Stuart...

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 40 ( 1 ) : 285-291

DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2006.02.004

2006

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Molecular Phylogeny of the Extinct Giant Deer, Megaloceros giganteus

S. Hughes, T. Hayden, Christophe Jean Douady, C. Tougard, M. Germonpré, A. Stuart...

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 40 : 285-291

2006

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The evolutionary radiation of Arvicolinae rodents (voles and lemmings): relative contribution of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA phylogenies

Thomas Galewski, Marie-Ka Tilak, Sophie Sanchez, Pascale Chevret, Emmanuel Paradis, Emmanuel J.P. Douzery

BMC Evolutionary Biology . 6 : 80

DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-6-80

2006

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CONSERVED PHENOTYPIC VARIATION PATTERNS EVOLUTION ALONG LINES OF LEAST RESISTANCE AND DEPARTURE DUE TO SELECTION IN FOSSIL RODENTS

Sabrina Renaud, J-C. Auffray, J. Michaux

Evolution - International Journal of Organic Evolution . 60 : 1701-1717

2006

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A new endemic species of the subgenus Mus (Rodentia, Mammalia) on the Island of Cyprus

T. Cucchi, A. Orth, J.-C. Auffray, Sabrina Renaud, L. Fabre, J. Catalan...

Zootaxa . 1241 : 1-36

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1241.1.1

2006

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Exemple de démarche biométrique : une étude de la variabilité génétique humaine par la double analyse en coordonnées principales

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

Biométrie Humaine et Anthropologie - revue de la Société de biométrie humaine . 24 : 5-11

2006

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Fréquences alléliques et cohérence entre marqueurs moléculaires : des outils descriptifs

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

Colloque BRG . : 1 volume

2006

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Eigenanalysis of selection ratios from animal radio-tracking data

C. Calenge, Anne-Béatrice Dufour

Ecology . 87 : 2349-2355

2006

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Resource partitioning in a grazer guild feeding on a multilayer diatom mat

L. Tall, A. Cattaneo, L. Cloutier, S. Dray, P. Legendre

Journal of the North American Benthological Society . 25 : 800-810

2006

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Spatial modelling : a comprehensive framework for principal coordinate analysis of neighbour matrices (PCNM)

S. Dray, P. Legendre, P.R. Peres-Neto

Ecological Modelling . -- : 483-493

2006

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Transmission of Toxoplasma gondii in an urban population of domestic cats (Felis catus).

Eve Afonso, Philippe Thulliez, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont

International Journal for Parasitology . 36 ( 13 ) : 1373-82

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2006.07.010

2006

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Transmission of Toxoplasma gondii in an urban population of domestic cats (Felis catus)

Eve Afonso, P. Thulliez, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont

International Journal for Parasitology . 36 : 1373-1382

2006

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Contact rates and exposure to inter-species disease transmission in mountain ungulates.

C. Richomme, D. Gauthier, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont

Epidemiology and Infection . 134 : 21-30

2006

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Le Pestivirus de l’isard (Rupicapra pyrenaica) dans la Réserve Nationale de Chasse et de Faune Sauvage d’Orlu : état actuel des connaissances

Maryline Pioz, Philippe Gibert, M Artois, Anne Loison, Pierre Menaut, Dominique Dubray...

Congrès annuel du Groupe d’Etudes sur l’Ecopathologie de la Faune Sauvage de Montagne .

2006

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Lavandula species as accompanying plants in Cupressus replanting strategies : Effect on plant growth mycorrhizal soil infectivity and soil microbial catabolic diversity

L. Ouahmane, M. Hafidi, C. Plenchette, M. Kisa, A. Boumezzough, J. Thioulouse...

Applied Soil Ecology . -- : 190-199

2006

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Publications

Serological and molecular ecology of Listeria monocytogenes isolates collected from 13 French pork meat salting–curing plants and their products

Growth and survival of non-O157:H7 Shiga-toxin-producing Escherichia coli in cow manure

Isolation of E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 STEC in different matrices: review of the most commonly used enrichment protocols

Use of Bayesian modelling in risk assessment: Application to growth of Listeria monocytogenes and food flora in cold-smoked salmon

Serotyping of Toxoplasma gondii in chronically infected pregnant women : predominance of type II in Europe and types I and III in Colombia (South America)

Synonymous codon usage and its potential link with optimal growth temperature in prokaryotes.

No Evidence for Tissue-Specific Adaptation of Synonymous Codon Usage in Humans

Revisiting the directionnal mutation pressure theory : The analysis of a particular genomic structure in Leishmania major

The influence of the temperature and host availability on the host exploitation strategies of sexual and asexual parasitic wasps of the same species

Habitat assessment by parasitoids: mechanisms for patch use behavior

HDR - Acquisition rétention et utilisation d'informations pour les prises de décisions chez les insectes

Mate-guarding strategies and male competitive ability. Results from a field study in an orb-weaving spider.

Using a proxy of plant productivity (NDVI) to find key periods for animal performance: the case of roe deer

Waning of maternal immunity and the impact of diseases: the example of myxomatosis in natural rabbit populations

What determines testis size in the domestic cat (Felis catus L.)?

Molecular phylogeny of the extinct giant deer, Megaloceros giganteus.

Molecular Phylogeny of the Extinct Giant Deer, Megaloceros giganteus

The evolutionary radiation of Arvicolinae rodents (voles and lemmings): relative contribution of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA phylogenies

CONSERVED PHENOTYPIC VARIATION PATTERNS EVOLUTION ALONG LINES OF LEAST RESISTANCE AND DEPARTURE DUE TO SELECTION IN FOSSIL RODENTS

A new endemic species of the subgenus Mus (Rodentia, Mammalia) on the Island of Cyprus

Exemple de démarche biométrique : une étude de la variabilité génétique humaine par la double analyse en coordonnées principales

Fréquences alléliques et cohérence entre marqueurs moléculaires : des outils descriptifs

Eigenanalysis of selection ratios from animal radio-tracking data

Resource partitioning in a grazer guild feeding on a multilayer diatom mat

Spatial modelling : a comprehensive framework for principal coordinate analysis of neighbour matrices (PCNM)

Transmission of Toxoplasma gondii in an urban population of domestic cats (Felis catus).

Transmission of Toxoplasma gondii in an urban population of domestic cats (Felis catus)

Contact rates and exposure to inter-species disease transmission in mountain ungulates.

Le Pestivirus de l’isard (Rupicapra pyrenaica) dans la Réserve Nationale de Chasse et de Faune Sauvage d’Orlu : état actuel des connaissances

Lavandula species as accompanying plants in Cupressus replanting strategies : Effect on plant growth mycorrhizal soil infectivity and soil microbial catabolic diversity

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