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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Phenotypic plasticity of sternopleural bristle number in temperate and tropical populations of Drosophila melanogaster

B. Moreteau, Patricia Gibert, Jean-Marie Delpuech, G. Petavy, J.R. David

Genetical Research . 81 : 25-32

2003

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Comparing and classifying one-dimensional spatial patterns: an application to laser altimeter profiles

S. Ollier, D. Chessel, Pierre Couteron, R. Pelissier, J. Thioulouse

Remote Sensing of Environment . 85 ( 4 ) : 453-462

DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(03)00038-5

2003

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Les étudiants en première année à l`Université des Sciences : innover pour motiver

Michel Ney, Sandrine Charles

20ème Congrès AIPU (Association Internationale de Pédagogie Universitaire) . : 157-165

2003

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Ecotoxicology and spatial modeling in population dynamics: an illustration with brown trout

Arnaud Chaumot, Sandrine Charles, P. Flammarion, P. Auger

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry . 22 : 958-969

2003

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Do migratory or demographic disruptions rule the population impact of pollution in spatial networks?

Arnaud Chaumot, Sandrine Charles, P. Flammarion, P. Auger

Theoretical Population Biology . 64 : 473-480

2003

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Un site web pour l'enseignement interdisciplinaire des mathématiques en biologie

Sandrine Charles, Muriel Ney, Dominique Mouchiroud, Lionel Humblot, Christophe Batier

EIAH 2003 (Environnements Informatiques pour l'Apprentissage Humain) . : 8 pages

2003

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Polarisation of prokaryotic chromosomes

J.R. Lobry, J.M. Louarn

Current Opinion in Microbiology . 6 : 101-108

2003

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Energy dynamics in a parasitoid foraging in the wild

Jérome Casas, Gerard Driessen, Nicole Mandon, Sebastiaan Wielaard, Emmanuel Desouhant, Jacques J.M. van Alphen...

Journal of Animal Ecology . 72 ( 4 ) : 691-697

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2656.2003.00740.x

2003

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Energy dynamics in a parasitoid foraging in the wild

Jérome Casas, G. Driessen, N. Mandon, S. Wielaard, Emmanuel Desouhant, J. van Alphen...

Journal of Animal Ecology . 72 : 691-697

2003

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Dispersal between host populations in field conditions: navigation rules in the parasitoid Venturia canescens

Emmanuel Desouhant, G. Driessen, L. Lapchin, S. Wielaard

Ecological Entomology . 28 : 257-267

2003

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Effects of hurricane lothar on the population dynamics of european roe deer

Jean-Michel Gaillard, Patrick Duncan, Daniel Delorme, Guy van Laere, Nathalie Pettorelli, Daniel Maillard...

Journal of Wildlife Management . 67 ( 4 ) : 767-773

2003

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Spatial variation in springtime food resources influences the winter body mass of roe deer fawns

Nathalie Pettorelli, Stéphane Dray, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Daniel Chessel, Patrick Duncan, Andrew W. Illius...

Oecologia . 137 : 363-369

DOI: 10.1007/s00442-003-1364-7

2003

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Microspatial genetic heterogeneity and gene flow in stray cats (Felis catus L.): a comparison of coat colour and microsatellite loci

L. Say, F. Bonhomme, E. Desmarais, D. Pontier

Molecular Ecology . 12 : 1669-1674

2003

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When to use public information for breeding habitat selection? The role of environmental predictability and density dependence

Blandine Doligez, C. Cadet, E. Danchin, T. Boulinier

Animal Behaviour . 66 : 973-988

2003

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Gathering public information and habitat selection: prospecting birds cue on parental activity

T. Pärt, Blandine Doligez

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 270 : 1809-1813

2003

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Differences in Lactate exchange and removal abilities in athletes specialised in different Track Running Events (100m to 1500m)

C. Bret, Laurent Messonnier, J.M. Nouck Nouck, H. Freund, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, J.R. Lacour

International Journal of Sports Medicine . 24 : 108-113

2003

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Consistency between ordination techniques and diversity measurements: two alternative strategies for species occurrence data

R. Pélissier, P. Couteron, S. Dray, D. Sabatier

Ecology . 84 : 242-251

2003

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Multivariate analysis of incomplete mapped data

S. Dray, N. Pettorelli, D. Chessel

Transactions in GIS . 7 : 411-422

2003

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Broad-scale biodiversity pattern of the endemic tree flora of the Western Ghats (India) using canonical correlation analysis of herbarium records

C. Gimaret-Carpentier, S. Dray, J.-P. Pascal

Ecography . 26 : 429-444

2003

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Sex-ratio variation and reproductive costs in relation to density in a forest dwelling population of red deer (Cervus elaphus).

C. Bonenfant, J.-M. Gaillard, A. Loison, F. Klein

Behavioral Ecology . 14 : 862-869

2003

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Microspatial structure of Drosophila melanogaster populations in Brazzaville: evidence of natural selection acting on morphometrical traits

W. Haerty, Patricia Gibert, P. Capy, B. Moreteau, J.R. David

Heredity . 91 : 440-447

2003

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Genetic variability of sexual size dimorphism in a natural population of Drosophila melanogaster: an isofemale-line approach

J.R. David, Patricia Gibert, Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau, H. Legout, G. Petavy, Catherine C. Beaumont...

Journal of Genetics . 82 ( 3 ) : 79-88

DOI: 10.1007/BF02715810

2003

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Morphometrical evolution in a Drosophila clade: the Drosophila obscura group

B. Moreteau, Patricia Gibert, G. Pétavy, J.C. Moreteau, R.B. Huey, J.R. David

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research . 41 : 64-71

2003

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The fly that came in from the cold: geographic variation of recovery time from low-temperature exposure in Drosophila subobscura

J.R. David, Patricia Gibert, B. Moreteau, G. Gilchrist, R.B. Huey

Functional Ecology . 17 : 425-430

2003

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Evolution of reaction norms In Phenotypic plasticity : functional and conceptual approaches

J.R. David, Patricia Gibert, B. Moreteau

incollection . 4 : 50-63

2003

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Integrated databanks access and sequence/structure analysis services at the PBIL.

G. Perriere, C. Combet, Simon Penel, Christophe Blanchet, J. Thioulouse, C. Geourjon...

Nucleic Acids Research . 31 ( 13 ) : 3393-3399

DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkg530

2003

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Relationship between spatial and genetic distance in Agrobacterium spp. in 1 cubic centimeter of soil.

J. Vogel, P. Normand, J. Thioulouse, X. Nesme, G. Grundmann

Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 69 : 1482-1487

DOI: 10.1128/AEM.69.3.1482-1487.2003

2003

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Use of Correspondence Discriminant Analysis to predict the subcellular location of bacterial proteins

G. Perrière, J. Thioulouse

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine . 70 : 99-105

2003

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Comparing and classifying one-dimensional spatial patterns: an application to laser altimeter profiles.

S. Ollier, D. Chessel, P. Couteron, R. Pélissier, J. Thioulouse

Remote Sensing of Environment . 85 : 453-462

2003

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Un site web pour l'enseignement inter-disciplinaire des Mathématiques en Biologie

Sandrine Charles, Muriel Ney, Dominique Mouchiroud, Lionel Humblot, Christophe Batier

Environnements Informatiques pour l'Apprentissage Humain 2003 . http://atief.org ; http://www.inrp.fr : 445-452

2003

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Publications

Phenotypic plasticity of sternopleural bristle number in temperate and tropical populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Comparing and classifying one-dimensional spatial patterns: an application to laser altimeter profiles

Les étudiants en première année à l`Université des Sciences : innover pour motiver

Ecotoxicology and spatial modeling in population dynamics: an illustration with brown trout

Do migratory or demographic disruptions rule the population impact of pollution in spatial networks?

Un site web pour l'enseignement interdisciplinaire des mathématiques en biologie

Polarisation of prokaryotic chromosomes

Energy dynamics in a parasitoid foraging in the wild

Energy dynamics in a parasitoid foraging in the wild

Dispersal between host populations in field conditions: navigation rules in the parasitoid Venturia canescens

Effects of hurricane lothar on the population dynamics of european roe deer

Spatial variation in springtime food resources influences the winter body mass of roe deer fawns

Microspatial genetic heterogeneity and gene flow in stray cats (Felis catus L.): a comparison of coat colour and microsatellite loci

When to use public information for breeding habitat selection? The role of environmental predictability and density dependence

Gathering public information and habitat selection: prospecting birds cue on parental activity

Differences in Lactate exchange and removal abilities in athletes specialised in different Track Running Events (100m to 1500m)

Consistency between ordination techniques and diversity measurements: two alternative strategies for species occurrence data

Multivariate analysis of incomplete mapped data

Broad-scale biodiversity pattern of the endemic tree flora of the Western Ghats (India) using canonical correlation analysis of herbarium records

Sex-ratio variation and reproductive costs in relation to density in a forest dwelling population of red deer (Cervus elaphus).

Microspatial structure of Drosophila melanogaster populations in Brazzaville: evidence of natural selection acting on morphometrical traits

Genetic variability of sexual size dimorphism in a natural population of Drosophila melanogaster: an isofemale-line approach

Morphometrical evolution in a Drosophila clade: the Drosophila obscura group

The fly that came in from the cold: geographic variation of recovery time from low-temperature exposure in Drosophila subobscura

Evolution of reaction norms In Phenotypic plasticity : functional and conceptual approaches

Integrated databanks access and sequence/structure analysis services at the PBIL.

Relationship between spatial and genetic distance in Agrobacterium spp. in 1 cubic centimeter of soil.

Use of Correspondence Discriminant Analysis to predict the subcellular location of bacterial proteins

Comparing and classifying one-dimensional spatial patterns: an application to laser altimeter profiles.

Un site web pour l'enseignement inter-disciplinaire des Mathématiques en Biologie

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