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

Display of 1921 to 1950 publications on 2315 in total

Generation time: a reliable metric to measure life-history variation among mammalian populations

J.-M. Gaillard, N.G. Yoccoz, J.-D. Lebreton, C. Bonenfant, S. Devillard, A. Loison...

The American Naturalist . 166 : 119-123

2005

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Incidence and persistence of classical swine fever in free-ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa)

S. Rossi, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, D. Pontier, C. Crucière, J. Hars, J. Barrat...

Epidemiology and Infection . 133 : 559-568

2005

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Absence of heterozygote advantage in a population of fallow deer Dama dama L.

Ludovic Say, F. Naulty, A. Fennell, T.J. Hayden

Biological Letters . 42 : 3-12

2005

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Molecular phylogeny of the genus Mus (Rodentia: Murinae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear data

Pascale C Chevret, Frederic Veyrunes, Janice Britton-Davidian

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society . 84 ( 3 ) : 417-427

DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2005.00444.x

2005

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Morphological evolution ecological diversiﬁcation and climate change in rodents

Sabrina Renaud, J. Michaux, D.N. Schmidt, J-P. Aguilar, P. Mein, J-C. Auffray

Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B . 272 : 609-617

2005

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Evaluating the temperament in shelter dogs

Costanza De Palma, Emanuela Viggiano, Emanuela Barillari, Rupert Palme, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, Claudio Fantini...

Journal of Behavior . 142 : 1307-1328

DOI: 10.1163/156853905774539337

2005

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K-select analysis: a new method to analyse habitat selection in radio-tracking studies

C. Calenge, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, D. Maillard

Ecological Modelling . 186 : 143-153

2005

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Climate predictability and breeding phenology in red deer : timing and synchrony of rutting and calving in Norway and France

L.E. Loe, C. Bonenfant, A. Mysterud, J.-M. Gaillard, R. Langvatn, N.C. Stenseth...

Journal of Animal Ecology . 74 : 579-588

2005

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Can we use the young :female ratio to infer ungulate population dynamics ? An empirical test using red deer (Cervus elaphus) as a model

C. Bonenfant, J.-M. Gaillard, F. Klein, J.L. Hamann

Journal of Applied Ecology . 42 : 361-370

2005

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Increased effect of harsh climate in red deer with a poor set of teeth

Le. Loe, C. Bonenfant, R. Langvatn, / Mysterud, V. A.Veiberg, N.C. Stenseth

Oecologia . -- : 1-14

2005

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La sarcosporidiose bovine

Lionel Zenner, Marie-Pierre Callait-Cardinal, Claude Chauve

Bulletin des G.T.V. . ( 32 ) : 27-32

2005

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Are hybridogenetic complexes structured by habitat in water frogs?

Sandrine Plénet, Pierre Joly, Frédéric Hervant, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Odile Grolet

Journal of Evolutionary Biology . 18 ( 6 ) : 1575-1586

DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2005.00961.x

2005

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Sondage sur les maladies abortives chez les ongulés sauvages et domestiques en alpage

Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Elsa Jourdain, Philippe Gibert, Dominique Gauthier, Jean-Michel Jullien, Jean Hars

Faune Sauvage .

2005

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Are well-designed Web sites efficient for learning mathematics at the undergraduate level?

Muriel Ney, Mônica Macedo-Rouet, Sandrine Charles, Geneviève Lallich-Boidin

11th EARLI biennal conference . : 472

2005

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Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in 13 dried sausage processing plants and their products

D. Thévenot, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller, S. Christieans, Christine Vernozy-Rozand

International Journal of Food Microbiology . 102 : 85-94

2005

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Modelling the effect of a temperature shift on the lag phase duration of Listeria monocytogenes

Marie Laure Delignette-Muller, F. Baty, M. Cornu, H. Bergis

International Journal of Food Microbiology . 100 : 77-84

2005

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De la prévalence aux valeurs prédictives: L`antibiogramme face à l`évolution de la résistance aux antibiotiques

B. Lamy, G. Carret, Jean-Pierre Flandrois, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller

Annales de Biologie Clinique . 63 : 493-502

2005

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Online synonymous codon usage analyses with the ade4 and seqinR packages

D. Charif, J. Thioulouse, J.R. Lobry, G. Perrière

Bioinformatics . 21 : 545-547

2005

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Forcing reversibility in the no-strand-bias substitution model allows for the theoretical and practical identifiability of its 5 parameters from pairwise DNA sequence comparisons

O. Zagordi, J.R. Lobry

Gene . 347 : 175-182

2005

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Why roe deers are not red: patterns of maternal investment in ungulates

Mark Hewison, Jean-Michel Gaillard

7th European Roe deer Meeting . : 1 p.

2005

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Big mothers invest more in daughters - reversed sex allocation in a weakly polygynous mammal

Mark Hewison, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Petter Kjellander, Carole Toïgo, Olof Liberg, Daniel Delorme

Ecology Letters . 8 ( 4 ) : 430-437

DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2005.00743.x

2005

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Reproductive biology of captive female eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx

Hege Berg Henriksen, Reidar Andersen, Mark Hewison, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Morten Bronndal, Stefan Jonsson...

European Journal of Wildlife Research . 51 ( 3 ) : 151-156

DOI: 10.1007/s10344-005-0104-1

2005

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Extended life cycle in the chestnut weevil: prolonged diapause or repeated diapause?

B. Soula, F. Menu

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata . 115 : 333-340

2005

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Incidence and persistence of classical swine fever in free-ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa)

S Rossi, E Fromont, Dominique Pontier, C Crucière, J Hars, Jacques Barrat...

Epidemiology and Infection . 133 ( 3 ) : 559-568

2005

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Long-term monitoring of classical swine fever in wild boar (Sus scrofa sp) using serological data

S Rossi, M Artois, Dominique Pontier, C Crucière, J Hars, Jacques Barrat...

Veterinary Research . 36 ( 1 ) : 27-42

2005

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Long-term monitoring of classical swine fever in wild boar (Sus scrofa sp.) using serological data.

S. Rossi, Marc Artois, D. Pontier, C. Crucière, J. Hars, J. Barrat...

Veterinary Research . -- : 27-42

2005

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Long-term monitoring of classical swine fever in wild boar (Sus scrofa sp.) using serological data

Sophie Rossi, Marc Artois, Dominique Pontier, Catherine Crucière, Jean Hars, Jacques Barrat...

Veterinary Research . 36 ( 1 ) : 27-42

DOI: 10.1051/vetres:2004050

2005

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Morphological evolution, ecological diversification and climate change in rodents

Sabrina Renaud, Jacques Michaux, Daniela N. Schmidt, Jean-Pierre Aguilar, Pierre Mein, Jean-Christophe Auffray

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London . 272 : 609-617

DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2004.2992

2005

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First upper molar and mandible shape of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) from northern Germany: ageing, habitat and insularity

Sabrina Renaud

Mammalian Biology: Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde . 70 ( 3 ) : 157-170

DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2004.10.004

2005

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Is the originality of a species measurable ?

S. Pavoine, S. Ollier, Anne-Béatrice Dufour

Ecology Letters . 8 : 579-586

2005

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Publications

Generation time: a reliable metric to measure life-history variation among mammalian populations

Incidence and persistence of classical swine fever in free-ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Absence of heterozygote advantage in a population of fallow deer Dama dama L.

Molecular phylogeny of the genus Mus (Rodentia: Murinae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear data

Morphological evolution ecological diversiﬁcation and climate change in rodents

Evaluating the temperament in shelter dogs

K-select analysis: a new method to analyse habitat selection in radio-tracking studies

Climate predictability and breeding phenology in red deer : timing and synchrony of rutting and calving in Norway and France

Can we use the young :female ratio to infer ungulate population dynamics ? An empirical test using red deer (Cervus elaphus) as a model

Increased effect of harsh climate in red deer with a poor set of teeth

La sarcosporidiose bovine

Are hybridogenetic complexes structured by habitat in water frogs?

Sondage sur les maladies abortives chez les ongulés sauvages et domestiques en alpage

Are well-designed Web sites efficient for learning mathematics at the undergraduate level?

Prevalence of Listeria monocytogenes in 13 dried sausage processing plants and their products

Modelling the effect of a temperature shift on the lag phase duration of Listeria monocytogenes

De la prévalence aux valeurs prédictives: L`antibiogramme face à l`évolution de la résistance aux antibiotiques

Online synonymous codon usage analyses with the ade4 and seqinR packages

Forcing reversibility in the no-strand-bias substitution model allows for the theoretical and practical identifiability of its 5 parameters from pairwise DNA sequence comparisons

Why roe deers are not red: patterns of maternal investment in ungulates

Big mothers invest more in daughters - reversed sex allocation in a weakly polygynous mammal

Reproductive biology of captive female eurasian lynx, Lynx lynx

Extended life cycle in the chestnut weevil: prolonged diapause or repeated diapause?

Incidence and persistence of classical swine fever in free-ranging wild boar (Sus scrofa)

Long-term monitoring of classical swine fever in wild boar (Sus scrofa sp) using serological data

Long-term monitoring of classical swine fever in wild boar (Sus scrofa sp.) using serological data.

Long-term monitoring of classical swine fever in wild boar (Sus scrofa sp.) using serological data

Morphological evolution, ecological diversification and climate change in rodents

First upper molar and mandible shape of wood mice (Apodemus sylvaticus) from northern Germany: ageing, habitat and insularity

Is the originality of a species measurable ?

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