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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Evidence for a trade-off between early growth and tooth wear in Svalbard reindeer

V. Veiberg, A. Mysterud, E. Bjørkvoll, R. Langvatn, L.E. Loe, J. Irvine...

Journal of Animal Ecology . 76(6) : 1139-1148

2007

Journal article

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Acticity pattern of arctic reindeer in a predator-free environment: no need to keep a daily rythm

L. Loe, C. Bonenfant, A. Mysterud, T. Severinsen, N.A. Oristland, R. Langvatn...

Oecologia . 152 : 617-624

2007

Journal article

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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in small mammals from the Ardennes region, France.

Eve Afonso, Marie-Lazarine Poulle, Mélissa Lemoine, Isabelle Villena, Dominique Aubert, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont

Folia Parasitologica . 54 ( 4 ) : 313-314

DOI: 10.14411/fp.2007.041

2007

Journal article

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Proximate Causes of Rensch’s Rule: Does Sexual Size Dimorphism in Arthropods Result from Sex Differences in Development Time?

W.U. Blanckenhorn, A.F.G. Dixon, D.J. Fairbairn, M.W. Foellmer, Patricia Gibert, K. van Der Linde...

The American Naturalist . 169 : 245-257

2007

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Dynamic energy budget as a basis to model population-level effects of zinc-spiked sediments in the gastropod Valvata piscinalis.

Virginie Ducrot, Alexandre R.R. Pery, R. Mons, H. Quéau, Sandrine Charles, J. Garric

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry . 26 ( 8 ) : 1774-1783

DOI: 10.1897/06-556R.1

2007

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

Patrice Lucchetta, Emmanuel Desouhant, Eric Wajnberg, Carlos Bernstein

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology . 61 ( 9 ) : 1409-1418

DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0372-8

2007

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Lifetime reproductive success and composition of the home range in large herbivore.

P.D. Mc Loughlin, Jean-Michel Gaillard, M.S. Boyce, Christophe Bonenfant, F. Messier, Patrick Duncan...

Ecology . 88 ( 12 ) : 3192-3201

DOI: 10.1890/06-1974.1

2007

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Bilan de la flambée d'histomonose dans les élevages français de dinde standard, après 2003

Marie-Pierre Callait-Cardinal, Samuel Leroux, Claude Chauve, Gilles Le Pottier, Lionel Zenner

7. Journées de la Recherche Avicole . 7

2007

Conference paper

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Transmission of a pestivirus infection in a population of Pyrenean chamois

Maryline Pioz, Anne Loison, Philippe Gibert, Dominique Dubray, Pierre Menaut, Bertrand Le Tallec...

Veterinary Microbiology . 119 ( 1 ) : 19-30

DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2006.09.001

2007

Journal article

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Integrating the lethal and sublethal effects of toxic compounds into the population dynamics of Daphnia magna : A combinaison of the DEBtox and matrix population models

E. Billoir, Alexandre R.R. Pery, Sandrine Charles

Ecological Modelling . 203 : 207-214

2007

Journal article

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Growth of Shiga-Toxin producing (STEC) and bovine feces background microflora in various enrichment protocols

A. Vimont, Christine Vernozy-Rozand, M.P. Montet, C. Bavai, B. Fremaux, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller

Veterinary Microbiology . 123 ( 1-3 ) : 274

DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.02.003

2007

Journal article

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Growth of Shiga-Toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and bovine feces background microflora in various enrichment protocols

A. Vimont, Christine Vernozy-Rozand, M.-P. Montet, C. Bavai, B. Fremaux, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller

Veterinary Microbiology . 123 : 274-281

2007

Journal article

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Supplementation of enrichment broths by novobiocin for detecting Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from food: a controversial use

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

Letters in Applied Microbiology . 44 : 326-331

2007

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A New Method for Assessing the Effect of Replication on DNA Base Composition Asymmetry

A. Necşulea, J.R. Lobry

incollection . 7 : 379-381

2007

Journal article

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SeqinR 1.0-2: a contributed package to the R project for statistical computing devoted to biological sequences retrieval and analysis

D. Charif, J.R. Lobry

incollection . -- : 207-232

2007

Journal article

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Differential energy allocation as an adaptation to different habitats in the parasitic wasp Venturia canescens

P. Pelosse, C. Bernstein, E. Desouhant

Evolutionary Ecology . 21 : 669-685

2007

Journal article

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Chapter 11. Managing Large Herbivores in Theory and Practice: Is the Game the Same for Browsing and Grazing Species?

Jean - Michel Gaillard, P. Duncan, Van Wieren S.E., A. Loison, F. Klein, D. Maillard

The Ecology of Browsing and Grazing . : 293-307

2007

Book chapter

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Testing sexual segregation and aggregation: old ways are best

Christophe Bonenfant, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Anne Loison, Manuela Royer, Daniel Chessel

Ecology . 88 ( 12 ) : 3202-3208

DOI: 10.1890/07-0129.1

2007

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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

2007

Journal article

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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

2007

Journal article

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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

2007

Journal article

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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

2007

Journal article

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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

2007

Journal article

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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

2007

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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

2007

Journal article

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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

2007

Journal article

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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

2007

Journal article

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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

2007

Journal article

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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

2007

Journal article

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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.

2007

Poster

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Publications

Evidence for a trade-off between early growth and tooth wear in Svalbard reindeer

Acticity pattern of arctic reindeer in a predator-free environment: no need to keep a daily rythm

Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in small mammals from the Ardennes region, France.

Proximate Causes of Rensch’s Rule: Does Sexual Size Dimorphism in Arthropods Result from Sex Differences in Development Time?

Dynamic energy budget as a basis to model population-level effects of zinc-spiked sediments in the gastropod Valvata piscinalis.

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

Lifetime reproductive success and composition of the home range in large herbivore.

Bilan de la flambée d'histomonose dans les élevages français de dinde standard, après 2003

Transmission of a pestivirus infection in a population of Pyrenean chamois

Integrating the lethal and sublethal effects of toxic compounds into the population dynamics of Daphnia magna : A combinaison of the DEBtox and matrix population models

Growth of Shiga-Toxin producing (STEC) and bovine feces background microflora in various enrichment protocols

Growth of Shiga-Toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and bovine feces background microflora in various enrichment protocols

Supplementation of enrichment broths by novobiocin for detecting Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from food: a controversial use

A New Method for Assessing the Effect of Replication on DNA Base Composition Asymmetry

SeqinR 1.0-2: a contributed package to the R project for statistical computing devoted to biological sequences retrieval and analysis

Differential energy allocation as an adaptation to different habitats in the parasitic wasp Venturia canescens

Chapter 11. Managing Large Herbivores in Theory and Practice: Is the Game the Same for Browsing and Grazing Species?

Testing sexual segregation and aggregation: old ways are best

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?

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

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

Multiple molecular evidences for a living mammalian fossil

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

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

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

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

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

Natal dispersal of European hare in France

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

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

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