A5028253066- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases
- Fungal Biology and Applications
- Evolution and Paleontology Studies
- Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
- Meat and Animal Product Quality
- Microbial infections and disease research
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Mollusks and Parasites Studies
- Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Fossil Insects in Amber
- Animal Virus Infections Studies
- Rabbits: Nutrition, Reproduction, Health
- Mediterranean and Iberian flora and fauna
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
Universität Greifswald
2016-2025
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture, l'Alimentation et l'Environnement
2021-2024
L'Institut Agro
2024
Institut Agro Montpellier
2021-2024
Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement
2021-2024
Université de Montpellier
2021-2024
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
2021-2024
Centre de Biologie et de Gestion des Populations
2021-2023
Plant Health Institute de Montpellier
2023
Centre Occitanie-Montpellier
2023
Abstract Understanding how life is adapting to urban environments represents an important challenge in evolutionary biology. Here we investigate a widely cited example of adaptation, Culex pipiens form molestus , also known as the London Underground Mosquito. Population genomic analysis ∼350 contemporary and historical samples counter popular hypothesis that originated belowground less than 200 years ago. Instead, show first adapted human aboveground Middle East over course >1000 years,...
Abstract The demographic history of Rhinolophus hipposideros (lesser horseshoe bat) was reconstructed across its European, North African and Middle‐Eastern distribution prior to, during following the most recent glaciations by generating analysing a multimarker data set. This set consisted an X‐linked nuclear intron (Bgn; 543 bp), mitochondrial DNA (cytb‐ tRNA ‐control region; 1630 bp) eight variable microsatellite loci for up to 373 individuals from 86 localities. Using this diverse...
Among the many anthropogenic modifications to earth's ecosystems, habitat loss and degradation pose most immediate threat biota. The predicted consequences of fragmented habitats include lower species diversity, smaller population sizes, disrupted gene flow, increased drift inbreeding differentiation between neighbouring populations; all which are thought be further enhanced in with low dispersal abilities. These factors, especially when occurring tandem, can lead an risk extinction. To...
Emerging infectious diseases rank among the most important threats to human and wildlife health. A comprehensive understanding of mode infection presence potential reservoirs is critical for development effective counter strategies. Fungal pathogens can remain viable in environmental extended periods time before infecting susceptible individuals. This may be case Pseudogymnoascus destructans ( Pd ), causative agent bat white-nose disease. Owing its cold-loving nature, this fungal pathogen...
Recently diverged or diverging populations can offer unobstructed insights into early barriers to gene flow during the initial stages of speciation. The current study utilised a novel insect system (order Mantophasmatodea) shed light on drivers members this group have limited dispersal abilities, small allopatric distributions and strong habitat associations in Cape Floristic Region biodiversity hotspot South Africa. Sister taxa from diverse family Austrophasmatidae were chosen as focal...
Abstract Vespertilionidae is a species-rich family of bats that experienced rapid diversification events and contains many morphologically conserved taxa, resulting in challenges to taxonomic phylogenetic resolution for members this family. One example challenging group the pipistrelles, which several studies have recovered as paraphyletic. Pipistrellus nathusii noteworthy being either sister other European species, more closely related Nyctalus, or clade comprising Nyctalus species. Using...
Polyomaviruses (PyVs) are considered to be highly host-specific in different mammalian species, with no well-supported evidence for host-switching events. We examined the species diversity and host specificity of PyVs horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus spp.), a broadly distributed speciose genus. annotated six PyV genomes, comprising four new based on pairwise identity within large T antigen (LTAg) coding region. Phylogenetic comparisons revealed two instances related one each Alphapolyomavirus...
Emerging infectious diseases pose a major threat to human, animal, and plant health. The risk of species-extinctions increases when pathogens can survive in the absence host. Environmental reservoirs facilitate this. However, identifying such modes infection is often highly challenging. In this study, we investigated presence nature an environmental reservoir for ascomycete fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, causative agent White-Nose disease. Using 18 microsatellite markers, determined...
Myotis nattereri représente un complexe d'espèces qui a mobilisé l'attention récente de morphologistes et généticiens pour définir le statut spécifique diverses formes, y compris celles informellement connues sous l'appellation sp. A, M. B C. Les deux premières formes ont depuis été reconnues comme espèces à part entière nommées respectivement crypticus zenatius; elles diffèrent des nominales au sens strict escalerai. La dernière forme, C, n'est connue que Corse. Nous démontrons ici qu'elle...
Introduced pathogens causing emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) are serious contemporary threats to animal, plant, and ecosystem health. The invasive fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has established populations of European origin in North America, resulting mass mortality several hibernating bat species. Extensive monitoring for this pathogen exists Europe but limited screening is taking place elsewhere. We report results from cave surveys on Hawai‘i Island. Substrates 10 lava-tube...
The recently discovered insect order Mantophasmatodea currently comprises 19 Southern African species. These mainly occur in allopatry, have high levels of color polymorphism and communicate via species- gender-specific vibratory signals. High interspecific morphological conservatism mean that cryptic species are likely to be uncovered. aspects Mantophasmatodean biology make them an ideal group which investigate population divergence due habitat-specific adaptation, sexual selection,...
Abstract. A recent publication in Ecosphere claimed to report the first case of a predation event by theridiid spider on bat globally and member genus Steatoda preying mammal globally, paper concludes with possible implications for public health. Predation is typically understood mean “capture, kill, eat”. However, none these aspects had been observed. Moreover, key biology were not taken into account, including that question was flightless newborn, capture which would require some...
Abstract To increase the applicability and success of physiological approaches in conservation plans, physiology should be based on ecologically relevant relationships between markers environmental variation that can only obtained from wild populations. Given their integrative multifaceted aspects, oxidative status have recently been considered physiology, but still need to validated across conditions locations. Here, we examined whether inter-annual two markers, plasma antioxidant capacity...
Abstract Emerging infectious diseases pose a major threat to human, animal, and plant health. The risk of species-extinctions increases when pathogens can survive in the absence host, for example environmental reservoirs. However, identifying such reservoirs modes infection is often highly challenging. In this study, we investigated presence nature an reservoir ascomycete fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans , causative agent white-nose disease. We also characterised timing transmission...