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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Cold stress tolerance in Drosophila : analysis of chill coma recovery in D. melanogaster

J.R. David, Patricia Gibert, E. Pla, G. Pétavy, D. Karan, B. Moreteau

Journal of Thermal Biology . 5 : 291-299

1998

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Identification of soil factors that relate to the structure of the plant parasitic nematode community

P. Cadet, J. Thioulouse

Applied Soil Ecology . 8 : 35-49

1998

Journal article

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Ecology of larval mosquitoes with special reference to Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culcidae) in market-garden wells in urban Dakar Senegal

V. Robert, H.P. Awono-Ambene, J. Thioulouse

Journal of Medical Entomology . 35 : 948-955

1998

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ADE-4 Software: a tool for multivariate analysis and graphical display

Monique Simier, Jean Thioulouse, Jean-Michel Olivier

Océanis : Série de documents océanographiques . 24 ( 4 ) : 393-416

1998

Book chapter

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Stratégies de ponte et traits d`histoire de vie chez les insectes

E. Desouhant

incollection . -- : 445-450

1997

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Influence of genomic G+C content on average amino-acid composition of proteins from 59 bacterial species

J.R. Lobry

Gene . 205 : 309-316

1997

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Relationships between genomic G+C content RNA secondary structures and optimal growth temperature in prokaryotes

N. Galtier, J.R. Lobry

Journal of Molecular Evolution . 44 : 632-636

1997

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Effect of temperature and photoperiod on diapause development in a Douglas fir seed chalcid Megastigmus spermotrophus

G. Roux, A. Roques, F. Menu

Oecologia . 111 : 172-177

1997

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Effect of temperature and photoperiod on diapause development in a Douglas fir seed chalcid, Megastigmus spermotrophus

G. Roux, Alain Roques, F. Menu

Oecologia . ( 111 ) : 172-177

1997

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Modelling the feline leukemia virus (FeLV) in natural populations of cats (Felis catus)

Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Marc Artois, M. Langlais, F. Courchamp, D. Pontier

Theoretical Population Biology . 52 : 60-70

1997

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Infection strategies of retroviruses and social grouping of domestic cats

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

Canadian Journal of Zoology . 75 : 1994-2002

1997

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Characterization of two distinct species of Arvicanthis (Rodentia: Muridae) in West Africa: cytogenetic, molecular and reproductive evidence

J. Ducroz, L. Granjon, Pascale C Chevret, J. Duplantier, M. Lombard, V. Volobouev

Journal of Zoology . 241 ( 4 ) : 709-723

DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb05743.x

1997

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DNA–DNA Hybridization Evidence for the Recent Origin of Marmots and Ground Squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae)

Olivier Giboulet, Pascale C Chevret, Raymond Ramousse, François M. Catzeflis

Journal of Mammalian Evolution . 4 ( 4 ) : 271-284

DOI: 10.1023/A:1027326631342

1997

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Balanced dispersal between spatially varying local populations: an alternative to the source-sink model

C.P. Doncaster, Jean Clobert, Blandine Doligez, L. Gustafsson, E. Danchin

The American Naturalist . 150 : 425-445

1997

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Analyse comparative de la transmission de cinq virus dans des populations de chats domestiques (Felis catus L.)

Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont

incollection . -- : 1143-1148

1997

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Thoracic trident pigmentation in Drosophila melanogaster : latitudinal and altitudinal clines in Indian populations

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

Genetics Selection Evolution . 29 : 601-610

1997

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Reappraisal of the effect of temperature on the growth kinetics of Aeromonas salmonicida

V. Guérin-Faublée, Sandrine Charles, M. Chomarat, Jean-Pierre Flandrois

Letters in Applied Microbiology . 25 : 363-366

1997

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Variation in growth form and precocity at birth in eutherian mammals

J. M. Gaillard, D. Pontier, D. Allaine, A. Loison, J. C. Herve, A. Heizmann

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 264 ( 1383 ) : 859-868

DOI: 10.1098/rspb.1997.0120

1997

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Dynamics of two feline retroviruses (FIV and FeLV) within one population of cats

F. Courchamp, C. Suppo, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, C. Bouloux

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 264 : 785-794

1997

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Evolutionary changes of non linear reaction norms according to thermal adaptation : a comparison of two Drosophila species

B. Moreteau, J.P. Morin, Patricia Gibert, G. Pétavy, E. Pla, J.R. David

Comptes rendus de l’Académie des sciences. Série III, Sciences de la vie . 320 : 833-841

1997

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Latitudinal clines for morphometrical traits in Drosophila kikkawai : a study of natural populations from the Indian subcontinent

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

Genetical Research . 71 : 31-38

1997

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Functional data analysis of curve asymmetry with application to the color pattern of Hydropsyche contubernalis head capsule

S. Champely, B. Guinand, J. Thioulouse, A. Clermidy

Biometrics . 53 : 294-305

1997

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ADE-4: a multivariate analysis and graphical display software

J. Thioulouse, D. Chessel, S. Dolédec, J.M. Olivier

Statistics and Computing . 7 : 75-83

1997

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The particular behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes under sub-optimal conditions

S. Bajard, L. Rosso, G. Fardel, J.P. Flandrois

International Journal of Food Microbiology . 29 ( 2-3 ) : 201-211

DOI: 10.1016/0168-1605(95)00031-3

1996

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Modélisation à visée prévisionnelle de la cinétique de croissance d`une population de Listeria monocytogenes

S. Charles-Bajard

incollection . -- : 377-392

1996

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NetMul a World-Wide Web user interface for multivariate analysis sofware

J. Thioulouse, François Chevenet

Computational Statistics and Data Analysis . 21 : 369-372

1996

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Differential growth of Listeria monocytogenes at 4 and 8°C: Consequences for the Shelf Life of Chilled Products

L. Rosso, S. Bajard, Jean-Pierre Flandrois, C. Lahellec, J. Fournaud, P. Veit

Journal of Food Protection . 59 ( 9 ) : 944-949

DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-59.9.944

1996

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The particular behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes under sub-optimal conditions

S. Bajard, L. Rosso, G. Fardel, Jean-Pierre Flandrois

International Journal of Food Microbiology . 29 : 201-211

1996

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Application of a modified disc diffusion technique to antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Vibrio anguillarum and Aeromonas salmonicida clinical isolates

V. Guerin-Faublée, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller, M. Vigneulle, Jean-Pierre Flandrois

Veterinary Microbiology . 51 : 137-149

1996

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Origin of replication of Mycoplasma genitalium

J.R. Lobry

Science . 272 : 745-746

1996

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Publications

Cold stress tolerance in Drosophila : analysis of chill coma recovery in D. melanogaster

Identification of soil factors that relate to the structure of the plant parasitic nematode community

Ecology of larval mosquitoes with special reference to Anopheles arabiensis (Diptera: Culcidae) in market-garden wells in urban Dakar Senegal

ADE-4 Software: a tool for multivariate analysis and graphical display

Stratégies de ponte et traits d`histoire de vie chez les insectes

Influence of genomic G+C content on average amino-acid composition of proteins from 59 bacterial species

Relationships between genomic G+C content RNA secondary structures and optimal growth temperature in prokaryotes

Effect of temperature and photoperiod on diapause development in a Douglas fir seed chalcid Megastigmus spermotrophus

Effect of temperature and photoperiod on diapause development in a Douglas fir seed chalcid, Megastigmus spermotrophus

Modelling the feline leukemia virus (FeLV) in natural populations of cats (Felis catus)

Infection strategies of retroviruses and social grouping of domestic cats

Characterization of two distinct species of Arvicanthis (Rodentia: Muridae) in West Africa: cytogenetic, molecular and reproductive evidence

DNA–DNA Hybridization Evidence for the Recent Origin of Marmots and Ground Squirrels (Rodentia: Sciuridae)

Balanced dispersal between spatially varying local populations: an alternative to the source-sink model

Analyse comparative de la transmission de cinq virus dans des populations de chats domestiques (Felis catus L.)

Thoracic trident pigmentation in Drosophila melanogaster : latitudinal and altitudinal clines in Indian populations

Reappraisal of the effect of temperature on the growth kinetics of Aeromonas salmonicida

Variation in growth form and precocity at birth in eutherian mammals

Dynamics of two feline retroviruses (FIV and FeLV) within one population of cats

Evolutionary changes of non linear reaction norms according to thermal adaptation : a comparison of two Drosophila species

Latitudinal clines for morphometrical traits in Drosophila kikkawai : a study of natural populations from the Indian subcontinent

Functional data analysis of curve asymmetry with application to the color pattern of Hydropsyche contubernalis head capsule

ADE-4: a multivariate analysis and graphical display software

The particular behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes under sub-optimal conditions

Modélisation à visée prévisionnelle de la cinétique de croissance d`une population de Listeria monocytogenes

NetMul a World-Wide Web user interface for multivariate analysis sofware

Differential growth of Listeria monocytogenes at 4 and 8°C: Consequences for the Shelf Life of Chilled Products

The particular behaviour of Listeria monocytogenes under sub-optimal conditions

Application of a modified disc diffusion technique to antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Vibrio anguillarum and Aeromonas salmonicida clinical isolates

Origin of replication of Mycoplasma genitalium

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