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 2131 to 2160 publications on 2452 in total

Dynamics of Production of Sexual Forms in Aphids: Theoretical and Experimental Evidence for Adaptive “Coin‐Flipping” Plasticity

Fabien Halkett, Richard Harrington, Maurice Hulle, Pavel Kindlmann, Frédéric Menu, Claude Rispe...

The American Naturalist . 163 ( 6 ) : E112-E125

DOI: 10.1086/383618

2004

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Spacing pattern in a social group of stray cats: effects on male reproductive success

L. Say, D. Pontier

Animal Behaviour . 68 : 175-180

2004

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Does social complexity lead to sex-biased dispersal in polygynous mammals ? A test on ground-dwelling sciurids.

S. Devillard, Dominique Allainé, J.-M. Gaillard, D. Pontier

Behavioral Ecology . 15 : 83-87

2004

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Step-wise morphological trends in ﬂuctuating environments: Evidence in the Late Devonian conodont genus Palmatolepis

Christian Girard, Sabrina Renaud, D. Korn

Geobios . 37 : 404-415

2004

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Parallel evolution in molar outline of murine rodents: the case of the extinct Malpaisomys insularis (Eastern Canary Islands)

Sabrina Renaud, J. Michaux

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 142 : 555-572

2004

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Prospecting in the collared flycatcher: gathering public information for breeding habitat selection?

Blandine Doligez, T. Pärt, E. Danchin

Animal Behaviour . 297 : 457-466

2004

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Using large-scale data analysis to assess life history and behavioural traitrs: the case of the reintroduced White stork population in the Netherlands

Blandine Doligez, D.L. Thomson, A.J. van Noordwijk

Animal Biodiversity and Conservation . 27 : 387-402

2004

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From dissimilarities among species to dissimilarities among communities: A Double Principal Coordinate Analysis

S. Pavoine, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, D. Chessel

Journal of Theoretical Biology . 228 : 523-537

2004

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Comparative life histories and ecophysiology of Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans

J.R. David, R. Allemand, P. Capy, M. Chakir, Patricia Gibert, G. Petavy...

Genetica . 120 : 151-163

2004

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Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila simulans: so similar yet so different

P. Capy, Patricia Gibert

Genetica . 120 : 5-16

2004

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Phenotypic plasticity of body pigmentation in Drosophila melanogaster: genetic repeatability of quantitative parameters in two successive generations

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

Heredity . 92 : 499-507

2004

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REML estimates of genetic parameters of sexual dimorphism for wing and thorax length in Drosophila melanogaster

Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau, J. David, Patricia Gibert, T. Legou, G. Petavy, B. Moreteau...

Journal of Genetics . 83 : 163-170

2004

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Cold adaptation in geographical populations of Drosophila melanogaster phenotypic plasticity is more important than genetic variability

A. Ayrinhac, V. Debat, Patricia Gibert, A.-G. Kister, T. Legou, B. Moreteau...

Functional Ecology . 18 : 700-706

2004

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REML estimates of genetic parameters of sexual size dimorphism for wing and thorax length in Drosophila melanogaster

Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau, J.R. David, Patricia Gibert, H. Legout, G. Petavy, B. Moreteau...

Journal of Genetics . 83 ( 2 ) : 163-170

DOI: 10.1007/BF02729893

2004

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Une nouvelle analyse multi-temporelle d`images satellitales les residus de l`Analyse en Composantes Principales. Un cas d`etude: une serie d`images Landsat Thematic Mapper de la Camargue France.

T. Naizot, Y. Auda, A. Dervieux, J. Thioulouse, M.F. Bellan

International Journal of Remote Sensing . 25 : 1925-1938

2004

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Parallel evolution in molar outline of murine rodents: the case of the extinct Malpaisomys insularis (Eastern Canary Islands)

Sabrina Renaud, Jacques Michaux

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 142 ( 4 ) : 555-572

DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00140.x

2004

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Is the western population of the European mink, (Mustela lutreola), a distinct Management Unit for conservation?

J.R. Michaux, R. Libois, A. Davison, Pascale C Chevret, R. Rosoux

Biological Conservation . 115 ( 3 ) : 357-367

DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00151-4

2004

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Behavioral plasticity and virus propagation: the FIV-cat population example

N. Bahi-Jaber, M. Langlais, D. Pontier

Theoretical Population Biology . 64 : 11-24

2003

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Mate fidelity in monogamous birds: a re-examination of the Procellariiformes

J. Bried, D. Pontier, P. Jouventin

Animal Behaviour . 65 : 235-246

2003

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Modeling transmission of directly transmitted infectious diseases using colored stochastic Petri nets

N. Bahi-Jaber, Dominique Pontier

Mathematical Biosciences . 185 : 1-13

2003

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Modelling hantavirus in fluctuating populations of bank voles: the role of indirect transmission on virus persistence

F. Sauvage, M. Langlais, N.G. Yoccoz, D. Pontier

Journal of Animal Ecology . 72 : 1-13

2003

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Relationship of nematode communities to human demographics and environment in agricultural fields and fallow lands in Senegal.

P. Cadet, E. Pate, J. Thioulouse

Journal of Tropical Ecology . 19 : 279-290

2003

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Un site web pour l`enseignement interdisciplinaire des Mathématiques en Biologie

Sandrine Charles, Michel Ney, Dominique Mouchiroud, L. Humblot, C. Batier

EIAH (Environnement Informatique d`Apprentissage Humain) . -- : 445-452

2003

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Quelques problèmes statistiques rencontrés dans l`estimation de la température minimale de croissance de Listeria monocytogenes

S. Charles-Bajard, Jean-Pierre Flandrois, R. Tomassone

Revue de Statistique Appliquée . LI : 59-71

2003

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Body mass-dependent cost of web-building behaviour in an orb weaving spider Zygiella x-notata

Samuel Venner, Marie-Claude Bel-Venner, A. Pasquet, R. Leborgne

The Science of Nature Naturwissenschaften . 90 : 269-272

2003

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Internal correspondence analysis of codon and amino-acid usage in thermophilic bacteria

J.R. Lobry, D. Chessel

Journal of Applied Genetics . 44 : 235-261

2003

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Conspecific avoidance during foraging in Venturia canescens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): the roles of host presence and conspecific densities

M. Castelo, J.C. Corley, E. Desouhant

Journal of Insect Behavior . 16 : 307-318

2003

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

E. Desouhant, G. Driessen, B. Wielaard, L. Lapchin, C. Bernstein

Ecological Entomology . 28 : 257-267

2003

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Age and density modify the effects of habitat quality on survival and movements of roe deer

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

Ecology . 84 ( 12 ) : 3307-3316

2003

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Variability in diapause duration in the chestnut weevil: mixed ESS genetic polymorphism or bet-hedging?

B. Soula, F. Menu

Oikos . 100 : 574-580

2003

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Publications

Dynamics of Production of Sexual Forms in Aphids: Theoretical and Experimental Evidence for Adaptive “Coin‐Flipping” Plasticity

Spacing pattern in a social group of stray cats: effects on male reproductive success

Does social complexity lead to sex-biased dispersal in polygynous mammals ? A test on ground-dwelling sciurids.

Step-wise morphological trends in ﬂuctuating environments: Evidence in the Late Devonian conodont genus Palmatolepis

Parallel evolution in molar outline of murine rodents: the case of the extinct Malpaisomys insularis (Eastern Canary Islands)

Prospecting in the collared flycatcher: gathering public information for breeding habitat selection?

Using large-scale data analysis to assess life history and behavioural traitrs: the case of the reintroduced White stork population in the Netherlands

From dissimilarities among species to dissimilarities among communities: A Double Principal Coordinate Analysis

Comparative life histories and ecophysiology of Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans

Drosophila melanogaster Drosophila simulans: so similar yet so different

Phenotypic plasticity of body pigmentation in Drosophila melanogaster: genetic repeatability of quantitative parameters in two successive generations

REML estimates of genetic parameters of sexual dimorphism for wing and thorax length in Drosophila melanogaster

Cold adaptation in geographical populations of Drosophila melanogaster phenotypic plasticity is more important than genetic variability

REML estimates of genetic parameters of sexual size dimorphism for wing and thorax length in Drosophila melanogaster

Une nouvelle analyse multi-temporelle d`images satellitales les residus de l`Analyse en Composantes Principales. Un cas d`etude: une serie d`images Landsat Thematic Mapper de la Camargue France.

Parallel evolution in molar outline of murine rodents: the case of the extinct Malpaisomys insularis (Eastern Canary Islands)

Is the western population of the European mink, (Mustela lutreola), a distinct Management Unit for conservation?

Behavioral plasticity and virus propagation: the FIV-cat population example

Mate fidelity in monogamous birds: a re-examination of the Procellariiformes

Modeling transmission of directly transmitted infectious diseases using colored stochastic Petri nets

Modelling hantavirus in fluctuating populations of bank voles: the role of indirect transmission on virus persistence

Relationship of nematode communities to human demographics and environment in agricultural fields and fallow lands in Senegal.

Un site web pour l`enseignement interdisciplinaire des Mathématiques en Biologie

Quelques problèmes statistiques rencontrés dans l`estimation de la température minimale de croissance de Listeria monocytogenes

Body mass-dependent cost of web-building behaviour in an orb weaving spider Zygiella x-notata

Internal correspondence analysis of codon and amino-acid usage in thermophilic bacteria

Conspecific avoidance during foraging in Venturia canescens (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae): the roles of host presence and conspecific densities

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

Age and density modify the effects of habitat quality on survival and movements of roe deer

Variability in diapause duration in the chestnut weevil: mixed ESS genetic polymorphism or bet-hedging?

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