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Chemical risk assessment is, to date, predominantly focussed on “single species – single compound” toxicity testing of short-lived species. This approach cannot practically be used to assess all possible wildlife-pollutant combinations, and particularly falls short when assessing risk for species with life histories that do not suit laboratory experimentation. Long-lived species such as sea turtles and crocodiles are one example. In this seminar, we will present ongoing work on the exposure and accumulation of organic pollutants in sea turtles and crocodiles, and the application of computer models that integrate ecology, physiology and ecotoxicology as a basis for risk assessment for such long-lived species.
Multi-scale phylogenetic approaches for the evolution of the holobiont
"Les contours flous de l'individu"
Composition du jury :
- Stéphanie Bedhomme, Centre d’écologie fonctionnelle et évolutive, rapporteuse
- Christophe Douady, Laboratoire d'écologie des hydrosystèmes naturels et anthropisés, examinateur
- Pierre-Henri Gouyon, Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, rapporteur
- Thomas Heams, Institut des sciences et industries du vivant et de l'environnement, rapporteur
- Philippe Huneman, Institut d'histoire et de philosophie des sciences et des techniques, examinateur
- Nicolas Lartillot, Laboratoire de biométrie et biologie évolutive, examinateur
- Mylène Weill, Institut des sciences de l'évolution de Montpellier, examinatrice
Influence of life-history and ecological traits on movement of ungulates
across environmental gradients
Influence des symbiotes secondaires sur l'utilisation et la sélection de la plante hôte chez l'aleurode du tabac, Bemisia tabaci
Effects of global changes on population persistence: an integrative approach