Evolutionary Ecology

Les équipes

Predictive Modelling and Ecotoxicology Group

Evolution, Behaviour, Adaptation Group

Evolutionary Demography Group

Evolutionary Epidemiology Group

Ecology and Evolution of Populations Group

Quantitative and Evolutionary Ecology of Communities Group

Veterinary Public Health Group

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 1981 to 2010 publications on 2461 in total

Development of cellular immune responses to Plasmodium falciparum blood stage antigens from birth to 36 months of age in Cameroon

J.Y. Le Hesran, N. Fievet, J. Thioulouse, P. Personne, B. Maubert, S. M'Bidias...

Acta Tropica . 98 : 261-269

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TESD : a transposable element dynamics simulation environment

G. Deceliere, Y. Letrillard, Sandrine Charles, C. Biémont

Bioinformatics . 22 : 2702-2703

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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, Samuel Venner

Animal Behaviour . 71 : 1315-1322

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Dynamic optimization over infinite-time horizon: Web-building strategy in an orb-weaving spider as a case study

Samuel Venner, Iadine Chadès, Marie-Claude Bel-Venner, Alain Pasquet, François Charpillet, Raymond Leborgne

Journal of Theoretical Biology . Volume 241 ( Issue 4 ) : Pages 725-733

DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.01.008

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Modeling and Predicting the Simultaneous Growth of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and Ground Beef Background Microflora for Various Enrichment Protocols

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

Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 72 : 261-268

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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).

François Peyron, Jean R Lobry, Karine Musset, Josette Ferrandiz, Jorge Enrique Gomez-Marin, Eskild Petersen...

Microbes and Infection . 8 ( 9-10 ) : 2333-40

DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2006.03.023

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UV-Targeted Dinucleotides Are Not Depleted in Light-Exposed Prokaryotic Genomes

L. Palmeira, Laurent Guéguen, J.R. Lobry

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 23 : 2214-2219

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How does environmental variation influence body mass, body size, and body condition? Roe deer as a case study.

Carole Toïgo, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Guy van Laere, Mark Hewison, Nicolas Morellet

Ecography . 29 ( 3 ) : 301–308

DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0906-7590.04394.x

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Density-dependent responses of fawn cohort body mass in two contrasting roe deer populations

Peter Kjellander, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Mark Hewison

Oecologia . 146 ( 4 ) : 521-530

DOI: 10.1007/s00442-005-0188-z

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Rodrigues fruit bats (Pteropus rodricensis Megachiroptera : Pteropodidae) retain genetic diversity despite population declines and founder events

J. O'Brien, G.F. Mccracken, L. Say, T.J. Hayden

Conservation Genetics . 8 : 1073-1082

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Fréquences alléliques et cohérence entre marqueurs moléculaires : des outils descriptifs

T. Jombart, Katayoun Moazami-Goudarzi, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, D. Laloë

Les actes du Bureau des Ressources Génétiques . 6 : 25-39

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Variation partitioning of species data matrices : estimation and comparaison of fractions

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

Ecology . 87 : 2614-2625

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Temporal and spatial development of red deer harvesting in Europe : biological and cultural factors

J.M. Milner, C. Bonenfant, A. Mysterud, J.-M. Gaillard, S. Csanyi, N.C. Stenseth

Journal of Applied Ecology . 43 : 721-734

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Testing five hypotheses of sexual segregation in an arctic ungulate

L. Loe, R. Irvine, C. Bonenfant, A. Stien, R. Langvatn, S. Albon...

Journal of Animal Ecology . 75 : 485-496

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Histomonas meleagridis in Turkeys: Dissemination Kinetics in Host Tissues After Cloacal Infection

K. Huber, Mc. Reynaud, Marie-Pierre Callait-Cardinal, L. Zenner

Poultry Science . 85(6) : 1008-1014

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Evaluation of four manual tick-removal devices for dogs and cats

L. Zenner, E. Drevon-Gaillot, Marie-Pierre Callait-Cardinal

Veterinary Records . 159(16) : 526-529

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Do abortive infections decrease survival in Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaïca pyrenaïca)?

Maryline Pioz, Anne Loison, Philippe Gibert, Jean-Michel Jullien, Marc Artois, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont

7th conference of the European Wildlife Diseases Association .

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Sexual size dimorphism in a Drosophila clade the D. obscura group

R.B. Huey, B. Moreteau, J.-C. Moreteau, Patricia Gibert, G.W. Gilchriste, A.R. Ivesf...

Zoology . 109 : 318-330

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Gene loss and evolutionary rates following whole genome duplication in Teleost fishes

F. Brunet, Roest Crollius H., M. Paris, Aury Jm., Patricia Gibert, O. Jaillon...

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 23 : 1808-1816

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Gene loss and evolutionary rates following whole-genome duplication in teleost fishes

Frédéric Brunet, Hugues Roest Crollius, Mathilde Paris, Jean-Marc Aury, Patricia Gibert, Olivier Jaillon...

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 23 ( 9 ) : 1808-1816

DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msl049

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Arrival and diversification of caviomorph rodents and platyrrhine primates in South America.

Céline Poux, Pascale Chevret, Dorothée Huchon, Wilfried W. de Jong, Emmanuel J.P. Douzery

Systematic Biology . 55 ( 2 ) : 228-244

DOI: 10.1080/10635150500481390

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Conserved phenotypic variation patterns, evolution along lines of least resistance, and departure due to selection in fossil rodents.

Sabrina Renaud, Jean-Christophe Auffray, Jacques Michaux

Evolution - International Journal of Organic Evolution . 60 ( 8 ) : 1701-1717

DOI: 10.1111/j.0014-3820.2006.tb00514.x

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First step of a modeling approach to evalue spatial heterogeneity in fish (Cottus gobio) population dynamics

Arnaud Chaumot, N. Milioni, A. Abdoli, D. Pont, Sandrine Charles

Ecological Modelling . 197 : 263-273

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Un dispositif web pour l'enseignement des mathématiques à l'université : quels impacts sur la performance et la motivation des étudiants ?

Mônica Macedo-Rouet, Sandrine Charles, Muriel Ney, Christophe Batier, Lionel Humblot, Eddy Marquez...

STICEF (Sciences et Technologies de l'Information et de la Communication pour l'Éducation et la Formation) . 13 : 17 pages

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First step of a modeling approach to evaluate spatial heterogeneity in a fish (Cottus gobio) population dynamics

Arnaud Chaumot, Nadège Milioni, Asghar Abdoli, Didier Pont, Sandrine Charles

Ecological Modelling . 197 ( 3-4 ) : 263-273

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2006.03.024

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Population dynamics of grayling: Modelling temperature and discharge effects

Sandrine Charles, J.-P. Mallet, H. Persat

Mathematical Modelling of Natural Phenomena . 1 : 33-48

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Dynamic optimization over infinite-time horizon : web-building strategy in an orb-weaving spider as a case study

Samuel Venner, I. Chadès, Marie-Claude Venner, A. Pasquet, F. Charpillet, R. Leborgne

Journal of Theoretical Biology . : 725-733

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Effect of temperature, water-phase salt and phenolic contents on Listeria monocytogenes growth rates on cold-smoked salmon and evaluation of secondary models.

M. Cornu, Aurélien Beaufort Beaufort, S. Rudelle, L. Laloux, H. Bergis, N. Miconnet...

International Journal of Food Microbiology . 106 ( 2 ) : 159-68

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2005.06.017

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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

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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

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