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 2315 in total

The mycorrhizal soil infectivity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore communities in soils of different aged fallows in Senegal

Robin Duponnois, Christian Plenchette, Jean Thioulouse, Patrice Cadet

Applied Soil Ecology . 17 : 239-251

2001

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Mycorrhizal soil infectivity and AM fungal spore communities of different aged fallows in Senegal

R. Duponnois, C. Plenchette, J. Thioulouse, P. Cadet

Applied Soil Ecology . 17 : 239-251

2001

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Acomyinae" : new molecular evidences for a muroid taxon (Rodentia: Muridae)

Pascale C Chevret, François M Catzeflis, Johan R. Michaux

Proceedings of the 8th ASM Symposium. Collection Colloques et séminaires. Volume spécial . 2-7099-1470-0 : 109-126

2001

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Using variables aggregation methods to assess toxicant effects on fish populations in river networks

Arnaud Chaumot, S. Charles, Patrick Flammarion, Jeanne Garric, P. Auger

10th annual meeting of SETAC Europe, Brighton, GBR, 21-25 mai 1999 .

2000

Conference paper

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Discussion et commentaires - La planification des expériences : choix des traitements et dispositif expérimental

R. Tomassone, S. Charles-Bajard, L. Bellanger

Journal de la Société Française de Statistique . 141 : 59-64

2000

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Comparative analysis of phylogenic and fishing effects in life history patterns of teleos fishes

M.J. Rochet, Pierre-André Cornillon, Rodolphe Sabatier, D. Pontier

Oikos . 91 : 255-270

2000

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Autoregressive models for estimating phylogenetic and environmental effects: accounting for within-species variations

Pierre-André Cornillon, D. Pontier, M.J. Rochet

Journal of Theoretical Biology . 202 : 247-256

2000

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A discrete events computer model of the Feline Herpes Virus within domestic cat populations

C.H. Cohen, Marc Artois, D. Pontier

Preventive Veterinary Medicine . 45 : 163-181

2000

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The impact of behavioural plasticity at individual level on domestic cat population dynamics

D. Pontier, P. Auger, R. Bravo de La Parra, E. Sanchez

Ecological Modelling . 133 : 117-124

2000

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Effects of the feline panleukemia virus on feral cat populations on islands

K. Berthier, M. Langlais, P. Auger, D. Pontier

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 267 : 2049-2056

2000

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Density spatial organisation and reproductive tactics in the domestic cat and other felids

Olof Liberg, Mikael Sandell, Dominique Pontier, Eugenia Natoli

incollection . -- : 119-148

2000

Book chapter

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Role of rabies in recent demographic changes in red fox (Vulpes vulpes) populations in Europe

M. Chautan, D. Pontier, Marc Artois

Mammalia . 64 : 391-410

2000

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Mate choice in domestic cat Felis catus

E. Natoli, E. de Vito, D. Pontier

Aggressive Behavior . 26 : 455-465

2000

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Successional trends in the characteristics of soil nematodes communities in cropped and fallow lands in Senegal (Sonkorong)

E. Pate, N. Ndiaye-Faye, J. Thioulouse, C. Villenave, T. Bongers, P. Cadet...

Applied Soil Ecology . 14 : 5-15

2000

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A soil microscale study to reveal the heterogeneity of Hg (II) impact on indigenous bacteria by quantification of adapted phenotypes and analysis of community DNA fingerprints

Lionel Ranjard, Sylvie Nazaret, F. Gourbiere, Jean Thioulouse, P. Linet, A. Richaume

FEMS Microbiology Ecology . 31 : 107-115

2000

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Recherche de méthodes de gestion des peuplements de nématodes phytoparasites par les facteurs du sol en zone soudano-sahélienne au Sénégal

P. Cadet, J.-F. Bois, J.-L. Chotte, R. Duponnois, N. N'Diaye-Faye, C. Floret...

Étude et Gestion des Sols . 7 ( 4 ) : 261-270

2000

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Relationships between abiotic and biotic soil properties during fallow periods in the sudanian zone of Senegal

Raphaël J. Manlay, P. Cadet, J. Thioulouse, J.L. Chotte

Applied Soil Ecology . 14 : 89-101

2000

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Annual spawning migrations in modelling brown trout population dynamics inside an arborescent river network

Sandrine Charles, R. Bravo de La Parra, J.-P. Mallet, H. Persat, P. Auger

Ecological Modelling . 133 : 15-31

2000

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Emergence of individual behaviour at the population level. Effects of density-dependent migration on population dynamics

P. Auger, J.-C. Poggiale, Sandrine Charles

Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences. Série III, Sciences de la vie . 323 : 119-127

2000

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Aggregation and emergence in ecological modelling: integration of ecological levels

P. Auger, Sandrine Charles, M. Viala, J.-C. Poggiale

Ecological Modelling . 127 : 11-20

2000

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Web-building behavior in an orb-weaving spider Zygiella x-notata: influence of experience

Samuel Venner, A. Pasquet, R. Leborgne

Animal Behaviour . -- : 603-611

2000

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Biological variability and exposure assessment

Marie Laure Delignette-Muller, L. Rosso

International Journal of Food Microbiology . 58 : 203-212

2000

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Oriloc: prediction of replication boundaries in unannotated bacterial chromosomes

A.C. Frank, J.R. Lobry

Bioinformatics . 16 : 560-561

2000

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Analyzing DNA strand compositional asymmetry to identify candidate replication origins of Borrelia burgdorferi linear and circular plasmids

M. Picardeau, J.R. Lobry, B.J. Hinnebusch

Genome Research . 10 : 1594-1604

2000

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Clutch size manipulations in the chestnut weevil Curculio elephas: fitness of oviposition strategy

E. Desouhant, H. Ploye, D. Debouzie, F. Menu

Oecologia . 122 : 493-499

2000

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Growth of European roe deer: patterns and rates.

Christine Portier, Patrick Duncan, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Noël Guillon, Antoine J. Sempéré

Acta Theriologica . 45 ( 1 ) : 87-94

2000

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Factors affecting maternal care in an income breeder, the European roe deer

Reidar Andersen, Jean - Michel Gaillard, John D.C. Linnell, Patrick Duncan

Journal of Animal Ecology . 69 ( 4 ) : 672-682

2000

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Detection identification and correction of a bias in an epidemiological study

F. Courchamp, Ludovic Say, D. Pontier

Journal of wildlife diseases . 36 : 71-78

2000

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Transmission of feline immunodeficiency virus in a population of domestic cats (Felis catus).

F. Courchamp, L. Say, D. Pontier

Wildlife Research . 27 : 603-611

2000

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Système d`appariement et succès de reproduction chez le chat domestique (Felis catus L.) Conséquence sur la distribution de la varabilité génétique.

L. Say

incollection . -- : 369-375

2000

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Publications

The mycorrhizal soil infectivity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal spore communities in soils of different aged fallows in Senegal

Mycorrhizal soil infectivity and AM fungal spore communities of different aged fallows in Senegal

Acomyinae" : new molecular evidences for a muroid taxon (Rodentia: Muridae)

Using variables aggregation methods to assess toxicant effects on fish populations in river networks

Discussion et commentaires - La planification des expériences : choix des traitements et dispositif expérimental

Comparative analysis of phylogenic and fishing effects in life history patterns of teleos fishes

Autoregressive models for estimating phylogenetic and environmental effects: accounting for within-species variations

A discrete events computer model of the Feline Herpes Virus within domestic cat populations

The impact of behavioural plasticity at individual level on domestic cat population dynamics

Effects of the feline panleukemia virus on feral cat populations on islands

Density spatial organisation and reproductive tactics in the domestic cat and other felids

Role of rabies in recent demographic changes in red fox (Vulpes vulpes) populations in Europe

Mate choice in domestic cat Felis catus

Successional trends in the characteristics of soil nematodes communities in cropped and fallow lands in Senegal (Sonkorong)

A soil microscale study to reveal the heterogeneity of Hg (II) impact on indigenous bacteria by quantification of adapted phenotypes and analysis of community DNA fingerprints

Recherche de méthodes de gestion des peuplements de nématodes phytoparasites par les facteurs du sol en zone soudano-sahélienne au Sénégal

Relationships between abiotic and biotic soil properties during fallow periods in the sudanian zone of Senegal

Annual spawning migrations in modelling brown trout population dynamics inside an arborescent river network

Emergence of individual behaviour at the population level. Effects of density-dependent migration on population dynamics

Aggregation and emergence in ecological modelling: integration of ecological levels

Web-building behavior in an orb-weaving spider Zygiella x-notata: influence of experience

Biological variability and exposure assessment

Oriloc: prediction of replication boundaries in unannotated bacterial chromosomes

Analyzing DNA strand compositional asymmetry to identify candidate replication origins of Borrelia burgdorferi linear and circular plasmids

Clutch size manipulations in the chestnut weevil Curculio elephas: fitness of oviposition strategy

Growth of European roe deer: patterns and rates.

Factors affecting maternal care in an income breeder, the European roe deer

Detection identification and correction of a bias in an epidemiological study

Transmission of feline immunodeficiency virus in a population of domestic cats (Felis catus).

Système d`appariement et succès de reproduction chez le chat domestique (Felis catus L.) Conséquence sur la distribution de la varabilité génétique.

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