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 2161 to 2190 publications on 2289 in total

Asymmetric substitution patterns: a review of possible underlying mutational or selective mechanisms

A.C. Frank, J.R. Lobry

Gene . 238 : 65-77

1999

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High variation in multiple paternity of domestic cats (Felis catus L.) in relation to environmental conditions

L. Say, D. Pontier, E. Natoli

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 266 : 2071-2074

1999

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Patterns of size and shape differentiation during the evolutionary radiation of the European Miocene murine rodents

Sabrina Renaud, J. Michaux, P. Mein, J-P. Aguilar, J-C. Auffray

Lethaia . 32 : 61-71

1999

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Size and shape variability in relation to species differences and climatic gradients in the African rodent Oenomys

Sabrina Renaud

Journal of Biogeography . 26 : 857-865

1999

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Hydrodynamics optimisation in butterfly swimming : position drag coefficient and performance

R. Taïar, P. Sagnes, C. Henry, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, Annie Rouard

Journal of Biomechanics . 32 : 803-810

1999

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Dynamics Of Transposable Elements Under The Selection Model

A. Tsitrone, Sandrine Charles, C. Biémont

Genetical Research . 74 : 159-164

1999

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Growth modelling in accordance with daily water temperature in European grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.)

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

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences . 56 : 994-1000

1999

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Behavioral choices based on patch selection: a model using aggregation methods

G. Chiorino, P. Auger, J.-L. Chassé, Sandrine Charles

Mathematical Biosciences . 157 : 189-216

1999

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Gene size reduction in the bacterial aphid endosymbiont, Buchnera.

H. Charles, Dominique Mouchiroud, J.R. Lobry, I. Gonçalves, Yvan Rahbé

Molecular Biology and Evolution . 16 ( 12 ) : 1820-1822

DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a026096

1999

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Morphological evolution of the murine rodent Paraethomys in response to climatic variations (Mio-Pleistocene of North Africa)

Sabrina Renaud, M. Benammi, J-J. Jaeger

Paleobiology . 25 : 369-382

1999

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Strategies of survival during extreme environmental perturbations: evolution of conodonts in response to the Kellwasser crisis (Upper Devonian)

Sabrina Renaud, Christian Girard

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . 146 : 19-32

1999

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The use of conspecific reproductive success for breeding habitat selection in a non-colonial hole-nesting species the collared flycatcher

Blandine Doligez, E. Danchin, Jean Clobert, L. Gustafsson

Journal of Animal Ecology . 68 : 1193-1206

1999

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Phenotypic plasticity of abdominal pigmentation in D. kikkawai : multiple interaction between a major gene sex abdomen segment and growth temperature

Patricia Gibert, B. Moreteau, A.K. Munjal, J.R. David

Genetica . 105 : 165-176

1999

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Phenotypic plasticity of body pigmentation in Drosophila: correlated variations between segments

Patricia Gibert, Brigitte Moreteau, Samuel M. Scheiner, Jean R. David

Genetics Selection Evolution . 30 ( 2 ) : 181-194

1998

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Transcriptional Regulation and Function of hsr203J, an Hypersensitivity-Related Gene of Tobacco Activated in Response to Ralstonia solanacearum

D. Pontier, E. Baudouin, P. Czernic, M. Tronchet, Laurence Godiard, I. Bezombes...

Bacterial Wilt Disease . : 203-208

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-03592-4_30

1998

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At-risk individuals in Feline Immunodeficiency Virus epidemiology: Evidence from a multivariate approach in a natural population of domestic cats (Felis catus)

F. Courchamp, N.G. Yoccoz, Marc Artois, D. Pontier

Epidemiology and Infection . 121 ( 1 ) : 227-236

DOI: 10.1017/s0950268898008875

1998

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Relation between the generation time and the lag time of bacterial growth kinetics

Marie Laure Delignette-Muller

International Journal of Food Microbiology . 43 : 97-104

1998

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Oviposition pattern of phytophagous insects: on the importance of host population heterogeneity.

E. Desouhant, D. Debouzie, F. Menu

Oecologia . 114 : 382-388

1998

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Dynamics of a feline retrovirus (FeLV) in host populations with variable spatial structure

Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, D. Pontier, M. Langlais

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 265 : 1097-1104

1998

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Desiccation and starvation tolerance of adults Drosophila : opposite latitudinal clines in natural populations of three different species

D. Karan, N. Dahiya, A.K. Munjal, Patricia Gibert, B. Moreteau, R. Parkash...

Evolution - International Journal of Organic Evolution . 52 : 825-831

1998

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Population Dynamics Modelling in an Hierarchical Arborescent River Network: An Attempt with Salmo trutta

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

Acta Biotheoretica . 46 : 223-234

1998

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A density dependent model describing Salmo trutta population dynamics in an arborescent river network. Effects of dams and channelling

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

Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences. Série III, Sciences de la vie . 321 : 979-990

1998

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Selection of fruits for oviposition by the chestnut weevil Curculio elephas

E. Desouhant

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata . 86 : 71-78

1998

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Epidemiology of feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and structure of domestic cat populations

Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Marc Artois, D. Pontier

Journal of Wildlife Management . 62 : 978-988

1998

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Retroviruses and sexual size dimorphism in domestic cats (Felis catus L.)

D. Pontier, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, F. Courchamp, Marc Artois, N.G. Yoccoz

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 265 : 167-173

1998

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Light body pigmentation in Indian D. melanogaster : a likely adaptation to a hot and arid climate

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

Journal of Genetics . 77 : 13-20

1998

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Describing the evolution of reaction norm shape : body pigmentation in Drosophila

Patricia Gibert, B. Moreteau, J.R. David, S.M. Scheiner

Evolution - International Journal of Organic Evolution . 52 : 1501-1506

1998

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Phenotypic plasticity of body pigmentation in Drosophila : correlated variations between segments

Patricia Gibert, B. Moreteau, S.M. Scheiner, J.R. David

Genetics Selection Evolution . 30 : 181-194

1998

Journal article

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Phenotypic plasticity and developmental temperature in Drosophila : analysis and significance of reaction norms of morphometrical traits

J.R. David, Patricia Gibert, E. Gravot, G. Pétavy, J.P. Morin, D. Karan...

Journal of Thermal Biology . 22 : 441-451

1998

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Genetic variability of quantitative traits in Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) natural populations: analysis of wild-living flies and of several laboratory generations

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

Heredity . 80 : 326-335

1998

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Publications

Asymmetric substitution patterns: a review of possible underlying mutational or selective mechanisms

High variation in multiple paternity of domestic cats (Felis catus L.) in relation to environmental conditions

Patterns of size and shape differentiation during the evolutionary radiation of the European Miocene murine rodents

Size and shape variability in relation to species differences and climatic gradients in the African rodent Oenomys

Hydrodynamics optimisation in butterfly swimming : position drag coefficient and performance

Dynamics Of Transposable Elements Under The Selection Model

Growth modelling in accordance with daily water temperature in European grayling (Thymallus thymallus L.)

Behavioral choices based on patch selection: a model using aggregation methods

Gene size reduction in the bacterial aphid endosymbiont, Buchnera.

Morphological evolution of the murine rodent Paraethomys in response to climatic variations (Mio-Pleistocene of North Africa)

Strategies of survival during extreme environmental perturbations: evolution of conodonts in response to the Kellwasser crisis (Upper Devonian)

The use of conspecific reproductive success for breeding habitat selection in a non-colonial hole-nesting species the collared flycatcher

Phenotypic plasticity of abdominal pigmentation in D. kikkawai : multiple interaction between a major gene sex abdomen segment and growth temperature

Phenotypic plasticity of body pigmentation in Drosophila: correlated variations between segments

Transcriptional Regulation and Function of hsr203J, an Hypersensitivity-Related Gene of Tobacco Activated in Response to Ralstonia solanacearum

At-risk individuals in Feline Immunodeficiency Virus epidemiology: Evidence from a multivariate approach in a natural population of domestic cats (Felis catus)

Relation between the generation time and the lag time of bacterial growth kinetics

Oviposition pattern of phytophagous insects: on the importance of host population heterogeneity.

Dynamics of a feline retrovirus (FeLV) in host populations with variable spatial structure

Desiccation and starvation tolerance of adults Drosophila : opposite latitudinal clines in natural populations of three different species

Population Dynamics Modelling in an Hierarchical Arborescent River Network: An Attempt with Salmo trutta

A density dependent model describing Salmo trutta population dynamics in an arborescent river network. Effects of dams and channelling

Selection of fruits for oviposition by the chestnut weevil Curculio elephas

Epidemiology of feline leukemia virus (FeLV) and structure of domestic cat populations

Retroviruses and sexual size dimorphism in domestic cats (Felis catus L.)

Light body pigmentation in Indian D. melanogaster : a likely adaptation to a hot and arid climate

Describing the evolution of reaction norm shape : body pigmentation in Drosophila

Phenotypic plasticity of body pigmentation in Drosophila : correlated variations between segments

Phenotypic plasticity and developmental temperature in Drosophila : analysis and significance of reaction norms of morphometrical traits

Genetic variability of quantitative traits in Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) natural populations: analysis of wild-living flies and of several laboratory generations

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