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 2452 in total
Importance of a pilot study for non-invasive genetic sampling: genotyping errors and population size estimation in red deer
Conservation Genetics . 8 ( 1 ) : 69-78
Journal article
see the publicationEvidence for a trade-off between early growth and tooth wear in Svalbard reindeer
Journal of Animal Ecology . 76(6) : 1139-1148
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see the publicationActicity pattern of arctic reindeer in a predator-free environment: no need to keep a daily rythm
Oecologia . 152 : 617-624
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see the publicationPrevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in small mammals from the Ardennes region, France.
Folia Parasitologica . 54 ( 4 ) : 313-314
DOI: 10.14411/fp.2007.041
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see the publicationProximate Causes of Rensch’s Rule: Does Sexual Size Dimorphism in Arthropods Result from Sex Differences in Development Time?
The American Naturalist . 169 : 245-257
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see the publicationDynamic energy budget as a basis to model population-level effects of zinc-spiked sediments in the gastropod Valvata piscinalis.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry . 26 ( 8 ) : 1774-1783
DOI: 10.1897/06-556R.1
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see the publicationSmall but smart: the interaction between environmental cues and internal state modulates host-patch exploitation in a parasitic wasp
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology . 61 ( 9 ) : 1409-1418
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see the publicationLifetime reproductive success and composition of the home range in large herbivore.
Ecology . 88 ( 12 ) : 3192-3201
DOI: 10.1890/06-1974.1
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see the publicationBilan de la flambée d'histomonose dans les élevages français de dinde standard, après 2003
7. Journées de la Recherche Avicole . 7
Conference paper
see the publicationTransmission of a pestivirus infection in a population of Pyrenean chamois
Veterinary Microbiology . 119 ( 1 ) : 19-30
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see the publicationIntegrating the lethal and sublethal effects of toxic compounds into the population dynamics of Daphnia magna : A combinaison of the DEBtox and matrix population models
Ecological Modelling . 203 : 207-214
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see the publicationGrowth of Shiga-Toxin producing (STEC) and bovine feces background microflora in various enrichment protocols
Veterinary Microbiology . 123 ( 1-3 ) : 274
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see the publicationGrowth of Shiga-Toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and bovine feces background microflora in various enrichment protocols
Veterinary Microbiology . 123 : 274-281
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see the publicationSupplementation of enrichment broths by novobiocin for detecting Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from food: a controversial use
Letters in Applied Microbiology . 44 : 326-331
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see the publicationA New Method for Assessing the Effect of Replication on DNA Base Composition Asymmetry
incollection . 7 : 379-381
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see the publicationSeqinR 1.0-2: a contributed package to the R project for statistical computing devoted to biological sequences retrieval and analysis
incollection . -- : 207-232
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see the publicationDifferential energy allocation as an adaptation to different habitats in the parasitic wasp Venturia canescens
Evolutionary Ecology . 21 : 669-685
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see the publicationChapter 11. Managing Large Herbivores in Theory and Practice: Is the Game the Same for Browsing and Grazing Species?
The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing . : 293-307
Book chapter
see the publicationTesting sexual segregation and aggregation: old ways are best
Ecology . 88 ( 12 ) : 3202-3208
DOI: 10.1890/07-0129.1
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see the publicationThe canine distemper epidemic in Serengeti: are lions victims of a new highly virulent canine distemper virus strain or is pathogen circulation stochasticity to blame?
Journal of the Royal Society Interface . 4 : 1127-1134
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see the publicationThe role of maternal antibodies in the emergence of severe disease as a result of fragmentation
Journal of the Royal Society Interface . 4 : 479-489
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see the publicationToxoplasmosis in prey species and consequences for prevalence in feral cats: not all prey species are equal.
Parasitology . 134 ( Pt.14 ) : 1963-71
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see the publicationMultiple molecular evidences for a living mammalian fossil
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 104 ( 18 ) : 7495-7499
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see the publicationMorphometrics of the Late Devonian conodont genus Palmatolepis: phylogenetic, geographical and ecological contributions of a generic approach
Journal of Micropalaeontology . 26 : 61-72
DOI: 10.1144/jm.26.1.61
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see the publicationMorphometrics of the Late Devonian conodont genus Palmatolepis: phylogenetic geographical and ecological contributions of a generic approach
Journal of Micropalaeontology . 26 : 61-72
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see the publicationThe ade4 Package-II: Two-table and K-table Methods
The R Journal . 7 : 47-52
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see the publicationInteractive Multivariate Data Analysis in R with the ade4 and ade4TkGUI Packages
Journal of Statistical Software . 22 : 1-14
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see the publicationPrevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii in small mammals from the ardennes region France
Folia Parasitologica . 54 : 313-314
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see the publicationNatal dispersal of European hare in France
Journal of Zoology . 273 : 426-434
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see the publicationClimate changes and post-nuptial migration strategy by two reedbed passerines
Climate Research . 35 : 147-157
DOI: 10.3354/cr00721
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