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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Modeling the Lag Time of Listeria monocytogenes from Viable Count Enumeration and Optical Density Data

F. Baty, Jean-Pierre Flandrois, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller

Applied and Environmental Microbiology . 68 : 5816-5825

2002

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Asymmetric directional mutation pressures in bacteria

J.R. Lobry, N. Sueoka

Genome Biology . 26 : 1-14

2002

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Resource limitation in natural populations of phytophagous insects. A long-term study case with the chestnut weevil

D. Debouzie, E. Desouhant, F. Oberli, F. Menu

Acta Oecologica . 23 : 31-39

2002

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Effects of annual rainfall and habitat types on the body mass of impala (Aepyceros melampus) in the Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe

Mathieu Bourgarel, Hervé Fritz, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky, F. Maudet

African Journal of Ecology . 40 : 186-193

2002

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Variations in adult body mass in roe deer: the effects of population density at birth and of habitat quality

Nathalie Pettorelli, Jean-Michel Gaillard, Guy van Laere, Patrick Duncan, Petter Kjellander, Olof Liberg...

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences . 269 : 747-753

DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2001.1791

2002

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Geographic distribution of Triatoma dimidiata and transmission dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Yucatan peninsula Mexico

E. Dumonteil, Sébastien Gourbière, M. Barrera-Perez, E. Rodriguez-Félix, H. Ruiz-Pina, O. Banos-Lopez...

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene . 67 : 176-183

2002

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The diet of feral cats (Felis catus L.) at five sites on the Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago

Dominique Pontier, Ludovic Say, Francois Débias, Joël Bried, Jean Thioulouse, Hervé Fritz...

Polar Biology . 25 : 833-837

DOI: 10.1007/s00300-002-0424-5

2002

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Spatio-temporal variation in cat population density in a sub-Antarctic environment

L. Say, J.-M. Gaillard, D. Pontier

Polar Biology . 25 : 90-95

2002

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Geographical and seasonal differences in morphology and dynamics of the coccolithophore Calcidiscus leptoporus

Sabrina Renaud, P. Ziveri, C. Broerse A.T.

Marine Micropaleontology . 46 : 363-385

2002

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Influence of biotic and abiotic environment on dental size and shape evolution in a Late Miocene lineage of murine rodents (Teruel Basin Spain)

Sabrina Renaud, J. van Dam

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology . 184 : 163-175

2002

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Public information and breeding habitat selection in a wild bird population

Blandine Doligez, E. Danchin, Jean Clobert

Science . 297 : 1168-1170

2002

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Influence of changes in nasal ventilation on workload during submaximal field running

M. Bourdin, P. Sallet, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, J.R. Lacour

The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness . 42 : 495-499

2002

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Time to exhaustion is related to lactate exchange and removal abilities

Laurent Messonnier, H. Freund, C. Denis, D. Dormois, Anne-Béatrice Dufour, J.R. Lacour

International Journal of Sports Medicine . 23 : 433-438

2002

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Within-plot relationships between tree species occurrences and hydrological soil constraints: an example in French Guiana investigated through canonical correlation analysis

R. Pélissier, S. Dray, D. Sabatier

Plant Ecology . 162 : 143-156

2002

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Serosurvey for Newcastle disease and avian influenza A virus antibodies in great cormorants from France.

Marc Artois, R. Manvell, Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, J.B. Schweyer

Journal of wildlife diseases . -- : 169-171

2002

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Male sterility thermal threshold in Drosophila: D. simulans appears more cold-adapted than its sibling D. melanogaster

M. Chakir, A. Chafik, B. Moreteau, Patricia Gibert, J.R. David

Genetica . 114 : 195-205

2002

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Phenotypic plasticity of adult size and pigmentation in Drosophila : thermosensitive periods during development in two sibling species

M. Chakir, A. Chafik, Patricia Gibert, J.R. David

Journal of Thermal Biology . 26 : 351-361

2002

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Phenotypic plasticity of body pigmentation in Drosophila: influence of a developmental thermoperiodic regime in two sibling species

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

Physiological Entomology . 27 : 124-135

2002

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A mathematical method for determining genome divergence and species delineation using AFLP

Christophe Mougel, J. Thioulouse, G. Perrière, X. Nesme

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 52 : 573-586

DOI: 10.1099/00207713-52-2-573

2002

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A mathematical method for determining genome divergence and species delineation using AFLP

Christophe Mougel, Jean Thioulouse, Guy Perrière, Xavier Nesme

International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology . 52 : 573-586

2002

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Phylogeny of the genus Apodemus with a special emphasis on the subgenus Sylvaemus using the nuclear IRBP gene and two mitochondrial markers: cytochrome b and 12S rRNA

J.R Michaux, Pascale C Chevret, M.-G Filippucci, M Macholan

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 23 ( 2 ) : 123-136

DOI: 10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00007-6

2002

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Male and female agonistic and affiliative relationships in a social group of farm cats (Felis catus L.)

E. Natoli, A. Baggio, D. Pontier

Behavioural Processes . 53 : 137-143

2001

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Estimation of the Web's capture thread lenght in orb-weaving spiders: determining the most efficient formula.

Samuel Venner, L. Thevenard, A. Pasquet, R. Leborgne

Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 94 : 490--496

2001

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Experimental and theoretical evaluation of typing methods based upon random amplification of genomic restriction fragments (AFLP) for bacterial population genetics

Christophe Mougel, S. Teyssier, C. d'Angelo, K. Groud, M. Neyra, K. Sidi-Boumedine...

Genetics Selection Evolution . 33 : S319-S338

2001

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Estimation of the Web`s capture thread lenght in orb-weaving spiders: determining the most efficient formula.

Samuel Venner, L. Thevenard, A. Pasquet, R. Leborgne

Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 94 : 490-496

2001

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Optimal growth temperature of O157 and non-O157 Escherichia coli strains

A. Gonthier, V. Guérin-Faublée, B. Tilly, Marie Laure Delignette-Muller

Letters in Applied Microbiology . 33 : 352-356

2001

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Intra- and interspecific morphological variation in the field mouse species Apodemus argenteus and A. speciosus in the Japanese archipelago: the role of insular isolation and biogeographic gradients

Sabrina Renaud, V. Millien

Biologiacal Journal of the Linnean Society . 74 : 557-569

2001

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Chlamydiose et fièvre Q chez les ongulés de montagne : questions sur le seuil de positivité

Emmanuelle Gilot-Fromont, Dominique Gauthier, Philippe Gibert, Jean Hars, Michel Catusse

Médecine et Maladies Infectieuses . : 311-312

DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(01)80080-9

2001

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Locomotor performance of Drosophila melanogaster: interactions among developmental and adult temperatures age and geography

Patricia Gibert, R.B. Huey, G.W. Gilchrist

Evolution - International Journal of Organic Evolution . 55 : 205-209

2001

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Chill-coma temperature in Drosophila: effects of developmental temperature latitude and phylogeny

Patricia Gibert, R.B. Huey

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology . 74 : 429-434

2001

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Publications

Modeling the Lag Time of Listeria monocytogenes from Viable Count Enumeration and Optical Density Data

Asymmetric directional mutation pressures in bacteria

Resource limitation in natural populations of phytophagous insects. A long-term study case with the chestnut weevil

Effects of annual rainfall and habitat types on the body mass of impala (Aepyceros melampus) in the Zambezi Valley, Zimbabwe

Variations in adult body mass in roe deer: the effects of population density at birth and of habitat quality

Geographic distribution of Triatoma dimidiata and transmission dynamics of Trypanosoma cruzi in the Yucatan peninsula Mexico

The diet of feral cats (Felis catus L.) at five sites on the Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago

Spatio-temporal variation in cat population density in a sub-Antarctic environment

Geographical and seasonal differences in morphology and dynamics of the coccolithophore Calcidiscus leptoporus

Influence of biotic and abiotic environment on dental size and shape evolution in a Late Miocene lineage of murine rodents (Teruel Basin Spain)

Public information and breeding habitat selection in a wild bird population

Influence of changes in nasal ventilation on workload during submaximal field running

Time to exhaustion is related to lactate exchange and removal abilities

Within-plot relationships between tree species occurrences and hydrological soil constraints: an example in French Guiana investigated through canonical correlation analysis

Serosurvey for Newcastle disease and avian influenza A virus antibodies in great cormorants from France.

Male sterility thermal threshold in Drosophila: D. simulans appears more cold-adapted than its sibling D. melanogaster

Phenotypic plasticity of adult size and pigmentation in Drosophila : thermosensitive periods during development in two sibling species

Phenotypic plasticity of body pigmentation in Drosophila: influence of a developmental thermoperiodic regime in two sibling species

A mathematical method for determining genome divergence and species delineation using AFLP

A mathematical method for determining genome divergence and species delineation using AFLP

Phylogeny of the genus Apodemus with a special emphasis on the subgenus Sylvaemus using the nuclear IRBP gene and two mitochondrial markers: cytochrome b and 12S rRNA

Male and female agonistic and affiliative relationships in a social group of farm cats (Felis catus L.)

Estimation of the Web's capture thread lenght in orb-weaving spiders: determining the most efficient formula.

Experimental and theoretical evaluation of typing methods based upon random amplification of genomic restriction fragments (AFLP) for bacterial population genetics

Estimation of the Web`s capture thread lenght in orb-weaving spiders: determining the most efficient formula.

Optimal growth temperature of O157 and non-O157 Escherichia coli strains

Intra- and interspecific morphological variation in the field mouse species Apodemus argenteus and A. speciosus in the Japanese archipelago: the role of insular isolation and biogeographic gradients

Chlamydiose et fièvre Q chez les ongulés de montagne : questions sur le seuil de positivité

Locomotor performance of Drosophila melanogaster: interactions among developmental and adult temperatures age and geography

Chill-coma temperature in Drosophila: effects of developmental temperature latitude and phylogeny

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