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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Amplification of the ancient murine Lx family of long interspersed repeated DNA occurred during the murine radiation
Journal of Molecular Evolution . 38 ( 1 )
DOI: 10.1007/bf00175491
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see the publicationMolecular phylogeny of the Praomys complex (Rodentia: Murinae): a study based on DNA/DNA hybridization experiments.
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 112 ( 4 ) : 425-442
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see the publicationHydrophobicity expressivity and aromaticity are the major trends of amino-acid usage in 999 Escherichia coli chromosome-encoded genes
Nucleic Acids Research . 22 : 3174-3180
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see the publicationModèles de taille et de forme : Que choisir ?
Revue de Statistique Appliquée . 42 : 5-18
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see the publicationSystematics of the spiny mouse (Acomys : Muroidea) : molecular and biochemical evidences
Israel Journal of Zoology . 40 ( 2 ) : 247-254
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see the publicationChemometrical evaluation of multispecies-multichemical data by means of graphical techniques combined with multivariate analyses
Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety . 26 : 333-345
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see the publicationEvaluation of the Precision of Systematic Sampling : Nugget Effect and Covariogram Modelling
Journal of Microscopy . 172 : 249-256
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see the publicationDénombrer les populations de chevreuils par l'utilisation du Line transect. Etude de faisabilité
Revue d'Écologie . 48 ( 1 ) : 73-85
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see the publicationStrategies of emergence in the chestnut weevil Curculio elephas (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Oecologia . 96 : 383-390
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see the publicationDiapause development in the chesnut weevil Curculio elephas
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata . 69 : 91-96
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see the publicationCoin-flipping plasticity and prolonged diapause in insects : example of the chestnut weevil Curculio elephas (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)
Oecologia . 93 : 367-373
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see the publicationMolecular and palaeontological aspects of the tempo and mode of evolution in Otomys (Otomyinae: Muridae: Mammalia)
Biochemical Systematics and Ecology . 21 ( 1 ) : 123-131
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see the publicationRelationships of motor performance of adult men to anthropometry : a multivariate analysis
American Journal of Human Biology . 5 : 351-359
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see the publicationEvaluation of the precision of systematic sampling nugget effect and covariogram modelling
Journal of Microscopy . 172 ( 3 ) : 249-256
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see the publicationAn unexpected correlation between cardinal temperatures of microbial growth highlighted by a new model
Journal of Theoretical Biology . 162 : 447-463
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see the publicationRoe deer survival patterns: a comparative analysis of contrasting populations
Journal of Animal Ecology . 62 ( 4 ) : 778-791
DOI: 10.2307/5396
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see the publicationMolecular evidence that the spiny mouse (Acomys) is more closely related to gerbils (Gerbillinae) than to true mice (Murinae).
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America . 90 ( 8 ) : 3433-3436
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see the publicationMonod's bacterial growth model revisited
Bulletin of Mathematical Biology . 54(1) : 117-122
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see the publicationMaintenance requirements of Escherichia coli ATCC 25922 in the presence of sub-inhibitory concentrations of various antibiotics
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy . 29 : 121-127
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see the publicationA method for reciprocal scaling of species tolerance and sample diversity
Ecology . 73 : 670-680
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see the publicationMultivariate Analysis of the Input and Output Data in the Fugacity Model Level I
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see the publicationRE-EVALUATION DU MODELE DE CROISSANCE DE MONOD. EFFET DES ANTIBIOTIQUES SUR L'ENERGIE DE MAINTENANCE
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see the publicationRe-Evalution du modèle de croissance de Monod. Effet des antibiotiques sur l'énergie de maintenance.
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see the publicationA FORTRAN subroutine for the determination of parameter confidence limits in non-linear Models
Binary . 3 : 86-93
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see the publicationComparison of estimates of Monod's growth model from the same data set
Binary . 3 : 20-23
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see the publicationGraphical Techniques for Multidimensional Data Analysis
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see the publicationBiphasic kinetics of bacterial killing by quinolones
Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy . 27 ( 3 ) : 319-327
DOI: 10.1093/jac/27.3.319
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see the publicationDiapause prolongée et démographie chez le Balanin de la châtaigne Curculio elephas Gyll. (Col. Curculionidae)
incollection . 52 : 151-158
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see the publicationAUTO-MODELISATION EN ANALYSE DES DONNEES
La Modélisation - Confluent des sciences . : 71-86
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see the publicationMacMul and GraphMu: two Macintosh programs for the display and analysis of multivariate data
Computers & Geosciences . 16 ( 8 ) : 1235-1240
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