Docteur ès Sciences, Professeur émérite
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Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, Bâtiment Jean-Henri Fabre, route de Mende, 34199 Montpellier cedex 5
Areas of Expertise:
- Ecology and biogeography of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae & Geotrupidae) in Mediterranean, tropical and mountain ecosystems. Structure of assemblages, effect of landscape structure on the spatial distribution of Mediterranean dung beetle diversity. Studies on the degradation of animal dung under various anthropogenic constraints.
- Non-target effects to dung-dwelling insects of faecal residues in dung of cattle treated with endectocides. Development and standardization of test methods to evaluate the effects of veterinary medical products. Ecotoxicology. Conservation measures.
- Forest management and control of white grubs (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) in Morocco
Current Projects:
- Participation in the development of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (Mediterranean dung beetles).
- Non-target effects of parasiticides in cattle dung
- Biology and ecology of dung-breeding beetles (Scarabaeidae)