Chair of COST Action E-NICHE CA22102 : https://www.cost.eu/actions/CA22102/

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Site web Société Internationale d'Ecologie Chimique (ISCE) : https://www.chemecol.org/

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Mots-clés : communication chimique, insectes, écologie
Organismes biologiques : Insectes dont Ins. sociaux, Ficus et chalcidiens associés,
Milieu : tempéré et tropical
Discipline : écologie chimique et évolutive

Mes thématiques principales portent, d’une part, sur l’écologie chimique au sens large, mais tout particulièrement autour des insectes, à travers le concept de signature chimique, et d’autre part, sur l’étude intégrative des sociétés d’insectes, avec comme modèle privilégié les guêpes sociales et les termites souterrains européens, de l’écologie évolutive à leurs traits d’histoire de vie.

My main research interests are, i) chemical ecology in a broad sense, but mainly on insects through the concept of chemical signature, and ii) the integrative study of insect societies, with as favorite model, social wasps and subteraneous european termites, encompasing evolutionary ecology to life history traits.

Résumé de mes centres d’intérêts 

-          L’Ecologie chimique et les systèmes de communication chimique dans le vivant

-          Les systèmes de reconnaissance chez les Insectes

-          Les interactions chimiques chez les insectes par leurs composés cuticulaires, tout particulièrement chez les insectes sociaux (guêpes,termites,abeilles…), mais également dans le cortège d’espèces de guêpes autour des figues et des figuiers (Chalcidoidae et Aganoidae)

-          La phylogénie et phylogéographie des espèces européennes de termites du genre Reticulitermes

-          Leur mode de reproduction et la différentiation des castes

-          La biologie des invasions chez les termites d’Europe

(J'ai étudié ces trois dernières thématiques sur les termites sur plus de 30 années mais je ne les  développe pas au CEFE où je suis depuis 2017)

Description plus détaillée 

La signature chimique est impliquée dans la reconnaissance interindividuelle aussi bien chez les espèces sociales (fourmis, termites, guêpes…) que non sociales (mouches, parasitoïdes divers…). Elle est une des clefs de voûte de la cohésion au sein des espèces sociales, mais elle est aussi chez les autres espèces, entre autre, responsable de la reconnaissance entre sexes, entre espèces, etc. Différents facteurs mal et même non connus régulent la mise en place et le maintien de cette signature chimique, composée essentiellement d’hydrocarbures. Elle est présente sur la cuticule (exosquelette) des Insectes et Arthropodes en général. J’ai été parmi les premiers chercheurs à l’origine du concept de signature chimique qui est un concept maintenant établi pour toute la communauté internationale. Nous avons édité en 2010 une monographie sur ce sujet avec GJ Blomquist (une seconde édition paraitra dans les années à venir). J’ai étudié, grâce à de nombreuses collaborations, une centaine d’espèces, des mammifères aux invertébrés, au niveau de leurs processus de reconnaissance par contact, en décrivant les mixtures complexes que forme cette signature, véritable code barre chimique de l’individu à l’espèce. Cette signature au départ formant une cire protectrice chez les arthropodes est devenue un élément essentiel car c’est son intervention dans la reconnaissance interindividuelle, et son lien avec la biologie de l’être vivant et son écosystème qui m’intéresse. Les modifications de la signature occasionnées par le parasitisme social ou non, et le comportement qui en découle, sont des aspects qui m’intéressent tout particulièrement. La chemotaxonomie est également un de mes centre d’intérêt car elle montre bien souvent les variations spécifiques et peut confirmer une détermination moléculaire ou la compléter. Le domaine de l’écologie chimique, vaste et complexe, est donc une de mes passions scientifiques. C’est grâce à cela que j'ai dirigé le GDR « Médiations chimique dans l’environnement–Ecologie Chimique (MediatEC) de 2014 à 2022 avec une soixantaine de laboratoire français y étant affiliés (https://www.gdr-mediatec.cnrs.fr/). Je suis devenue porteuse et Chair d'une COST ACTION depuis novembre 2023 (https://e-services.cost.eu/action/CA22102) intitulée "a European Network In CHEmical Ecology: translating the language of life into sustainability (E-NICHE)" avec 150 membres de 33 pays. J'ai reçu l'été 2023 (ISCE - Bangalore https://isce2023.org/award-memorial-lectures/) la "silver medal" de l'International Society of Chemical Ecology (plus haute distinction de l'ISCE)

Les insectes sociaux, Hyménoptères (abeilles, fourmis, guêpes) et Isoptères (termites), ont atteint le degré le plus élevé de socialité dans le règne animal. Leurs sociétés sont caractérisées par une division du travail, entre individus reproducteurs, et individus généralement stériles assurant l’essentiel des tâches de la société (polyéthisme). Les Isoptères se distinguent des Hyménoptères par un système de détermination du sexe diplo-diploïde, un mode de développement hémimétabole ainsi qu’un sex-ratio souvent équilibré (SR~0.5) au sein des différentes castes. Les termites que j’ai étudiés sont des termites souterrains du genre Reticulitermes, seul genre présent sur tout le territoire français de façon naturelle ou anthropique, avec 6 espèces décrites à ce jour. Les Reticulitermes ont la particularité, entre autre, de produire de nombreux reproducteurs secondaires (néoténiques), et constituent ainsi un modèle biologique particulièrement propice pour étudier, en parallèle, les mécanismes de la différenciation des castes, et leurs conséquences dans les différentes stratégies de reproduction. En effet, le fait de produire de nombreux sexués semble un paradoxe dans le monde altruiste des insectes sociaux. L’origine et l’histoire évolutive des différentes espèces et leurs migrations anthropiques sont un de mes centres d’intérêt également. Bien que pour l’homme ils apparaissent comme des nuisibles, ils interviennent dans notre écosystème tempéré comme des xylophages utiles. Ce double aspect nuisible/utile possède un poids sociologique et écologique qui retient mon attention. L’impact de l’homme et des migrations involontaires d’espèces, et celui du changement climatique en train de s’opérer, ont une importance certaine dans la répartition des espèces.

Publications à Comité de Lecture dans des Revues Internationales (110)

 https://scholar.google.fr/citations?hl=fr&pli=1&user=cTbklJ4AAAAJ

  * Egale contribution

-2025-

Doniol-Valcroze P., Develay-Nguyen L., Buatois B., Dötterl S., Fuchs R., Després L., Mathieu Joron M.*, Bagnères A.-G*. Non-random sorting of parental chemical compounds during hybrid speciation. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 38, 559-571, https://doi.org/10.1093/jeb/voaf022.

-2024-

Bagnères A.-G.* & Thomas O.P.* 2024. Foreword: Chemical mediation in the environment – Chemical ecology and the French GDR MediatEC. Comptes Rendus Chimie. Vol 26(2), pp. 1-3. doi: 10.5802/crchim.354.

Verheggen F., Allmann S., Stopka P., Pappas M., Avila C., Prado S., Romano G., Blankers T., Vanderplanck M., Colazza S., Bagnères A.-G. 2024. European chemical ecologists translate the language of life into sustainability. Entomologia Generalis, Vol. 44 (3), 477-478. DOI: 10.1127/entomologia/2024/2729

Hellemans S., Rocha M.M., Wang M., Arias J.R., Aanen D.K., Bagnères A.-G. & 40 co-authors. 2024. Genomic data bring a new dawn to the classification of extant termites. Nature Communication 15, 6724. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-51028-y

-2023-

Cao L., Hmimsa Y., El fatehi S., Buatois B., Dubois M.-P., Le Moigne M., Hossaert-McKey M., Aumeeruddy-Thomas Y.*, Bagnères A.-G.*, Proffit M.*. 2023. Floral scent of the Mediterranean fig tree: significant inter-varietal difference but strong conservation of the signal responsible for pollinator attraction. Scientific reports 13, 5642. Doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32450-6

Berville L., Lucas C., Haouzi M., Khalil A., Gévar J., Bagnères A.-G., Darrouzet E. 2023. Complex composition of the alarm pheromone of queens, foundresses, gynes, and workers in Vespa velutina nigrithorax. Publication on line Comptes Rendus Academie des Sciences - Chimie on line. doi:10.5802/crchim.228

-2022-

Sofrane Z., Dupont S., Doumandj S. & Bagnères A.-G. A genetic and chemical studies of six Oedipodinae species (Orthoptera: Caelifera: Acrididae) from Algeria. Revista de la Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 81(1), 29-40. Doi.org/10.25085/rsea.810103.

Thomas O.P & Bagnères A.-G. Preface: Aquatic chemical ecology – Special issue. Aquatic Ecology, 56(2), 337-338. https://link.springer.com/journal/10452/volumes-and-issues/56-2

-2021-

Eyer P.-A., Blumenfeld A.J., Jonhson L.N.L., Perdereau E., Shults P., Dedeine F., Dupont S., Bagnères A.-G.*, Vargo E.L.*. Extensive human-mediated jump dispersal within and across the native and introduced ranges of the invasive termite Reticulitermes flavipes. Molecular Ecology, 30(16), 3948-3964. Doi.org/10.1111/mec.16022

Bagnères A.-G. & Vargo E.L. 2021. Entry: Subterranean termites (Rhinotermitidae). In: Starr, C.K. (ed), Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. ISBN 978-3-030-28101-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_120-1

Bagnères A.-G. 2021. Entry: Cuticular hydrocarbons of social insects. In: Starr, C.K. (ed), Encyclopedia of Social Insects. Springer Nature Switzerland AG. ISBN 978-3-030-28101-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90306-4_160-1.

-2020-

Seppä P., Bonelli M., Dupont S., Hakala S., Bagnères A.-G.* & Lorenzi M.C.*, 2020. Strong gene flow undermines local adaptations in a host parasite system. Insects, 11, 585 - Special Issue: Behavior and Ecology of Social Insects. Doi:10.3390/insects11090585-2019

-2019-

Brossette L., Meunier J., Dupont S., Bagnères A.-G., Lucas C. 2019. Unbalanced biparental care during colony foundation in two subterranean termites. Ecology and Evolution 9, 192–200. Doi.org/10.1002/ece3.4710

Perdereau E.*, Baudouin G.*, Bankhead-Dronnet S., Chevalier Z., Zimmermann M., Dupont S., Dedeine F.* Bagnères A.-G.* 2019. Invasion dynamics of a termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, at different spatial scales in France. Insects 10(1), 30 - Special issue: Invasive Insect Species Modelling and Control’. Doi.org/10.3390/insects10010030

Beani L., Bagnères A.-G., Elia M., Petrocelli I., Cappa F., Lorenzi M.C. Cuticular hydrocarbons as cues of sex and health condition in P. dominula wasps.Insectes Sociaux, 66(4), 543–553. Doi.org/10.1007/s00040-019-00721-z

 -2018-

Baudouin G., Bech N., Bagnères A.-G.,* Dedeine F.*, 2018. Spatial and genetic distribution of an American termite across the landscape of Paris. Urban Ecosystems, 21:751-764. Doi.org/10.1007/s11252-018-0747-9  

Elia M., Khalil A., Bagnères A.-G.* & Lorenzi M.C.*2018 . Appeasing their hosts: a novel strategy for parasite brood. Animal Behaviour, 146, 123-134. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2018.10.011 (*equal contribution)

Lucas C., Brossette L., Lefloch L, Dupont S., Christidès J.-L., Bagnères A.-G., 2018. When predator odor makes groups stronger: effects on behavioral and chemical adaptations in two termite species. Ecological Entomology, 43(4):513-524. Doi-org.inee.bib.cnrs.fr/10.1111/een.12529

Scicchitano V., Dedeine F., Bagnères A.-G., Luchetti A., Mantovani B., 2018. Genetic diversity and invasion history of the European subterranean termite Reticulitermes urbis (Blattodea, Termitoidae, Rhinotermitidae). Biological Invasions, 20(1):33-44. Doi:10.1007/s10530-017-1510-5

Suppo C., Robinet C., Perdereau E., Andrieu D., Bagnères A.-G., 2018. Impact of climatic change on the expansion of the American termite, Reticulitermes flavipes, at a regional scale. Biological Invasions, 20(4):905-922. Doi.org/10.1007/s10530-017-1581-3

-2017-

Andrieu D., Perdereau E., Robinet C., Suppo C., Dupont S., Bagnères A.-G., 2017. Géographie des termites souterrains en région Centre-Val de Loire : les risques apportés par une espèce invasive. Cybergeo : European Journal of Geography, Environnement, Nature, Paysage, doc 824 ; http://cybergeo.revues.org/28412 ; DOI : 10.4000/cybergeo.28412  

Baudouin G., Dedeine F., Bech N., Bankhead-Dronnet S., Dupont S., Bagnères A.-G., 2017. An American termite in Paris: temporal colony dynamics. Genetica 145:491–502. Doi:10.1007/s10709-017-9991-9  

Brossette L., Bagnères A.-G., Millot A., Blanchard S., Dupont S., Lucas C., 2017. Termites’ royal cradle: does colony foundation success differ between two subterranean species? Insectes Sociaux, 64(4), 515-523. DOI 10.1007/s00040-017-0571-x  

Csata E., Timus N., Witek M., Casacci, L.P., Lucas C., Bagnères A.-G., Sztencel-Jablonka A., Barbero F., Rakosy L., Marko B., 2017. Lock-picks: fungal infection facilitates the intrusion of strangers into ant colonies. Scientific Reports, 7:46323. Doi: 10.1038/srep46323  

Elia M., Blancato G., Picchi L., Lucas C., Bagnères A.-G.*, Lorenzi M.C.*, 2017. Dynamics of the nest signature in a social wasp: changes are associated with colony cycle and social parasites. PLoS ONE 12(12): e0190018. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0190018

 * Egale contribution

Gévar J., Bagnères A.-G., Christidès J.-P., Darrouzet E., 2017. Chemical signature heterogeneity in the European inbreeded invasive hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 43, 763-777. DOI 10.1007/s10886-017-0874-4  

Lorenzi C., Azzani L., Bagnères A.-G., 2017. Divergence in cuticular chemical signatures between isolated populations of an intraspecific social parasite. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 5:8. Doi: 10.3389/fevo.2017.00008

-2016-

Dedeine F., Dupont S., Guyot S., Matsuura K., Wang C., Habibpour B., Bagnères A.-G., Mantovani B. & Luchetti A., 2016. Historical biogeography of Reticulitermes termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) inferred from combined analyses of mitochondrial and nuclear loci. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 94, 778-790.  

Lefebvre T., Vargo E.L., Zimmermann M., Dupont S., Kutnik M. & Bagnères A.-G., 2016. Subterranean termite phylogeography reveals multiple postglacial colonization events and parapatric speciation in southwestern Europe. Ecology and Evolution, 6(16), 5987-6004. Doi: 10.1002/ece3.2333.

-2015-

Bankhead-Dronnet S., Kutnik M., Perdereau, E., Dupont S. & Bagnères A.-G., 2015. Spatial structuring of the population genetics of a European subterranean termite. Ecology and Evolution, 5(15), 3090–3102. Doi: 10.1002/ece3.1566  

Bonelli M., Lorenzi M.C., Christidès J.-P., Dupont S. & Bagnères A.-G., 2015. Population diversity in cuticular hydrocarbons and mtDNA in a mountain social wasp. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 41, 22-31.

LeConte Y., Huang Z.Y., Roux M., Zeng Z. J., Christidès J.-P., Bagnères A.-G., 2015. Varroa destructor changes cuticular hydrocarbons to mimic its new host, even when the new host is of a different species. Biology Letters 11(6): 20150233. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0233  

Perdereau E., Bagnères A.-G., Vargo E.L., Baudouin G., Xu Y., Labadie P., Dupont S. & Dedeine F., 2015. Relationship between invasion success and colony breeding structure in a subterranean termite. Molecular ecology, 24, 2125-2142.

Sofrane Z., Dupont S., Christidès J.-P., Doumandji S. & Bagnères A.-G., 2015. Revision of the systematics of the genus Calliptamus Serville, 1831, (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Calliptaminae) in Algeria using morphological, chemical, and genetic data. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 51 (1), 78-88. Doi : 10.1080/00379271.2015.1054647

-2014-

Darrouzet E., Labédan M., Landré X., Perdereau E., Christidès J.-P. & Bagnères A.-G., 2014. Endocrine control of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles during worker-to-soldier differentiation in the termite Reticulitermes flavipes. Journal of Insect Physiology, 61, 25-33.  

Lorenzi M.C., Azzani L. & Bagnères A.-G., 2014. Evolutionary consequences of deception: Complexity and informational content of colony signature are favored by social parasitism. Current Zoology, 60, 137–148.

-2013-

Costanzi E., Bagnères A.-G. & Lorenzi M.C., 2013. Changes in the hydrocarbon proportions of colony odor and their consequences on nestmate recognition in social wasps. PLoS ONE, 8(5), e65107.  

Kulijer D., Dupont S. & Bagnères A.-G., 2013. Distribution and natural habitat of the invasive termite species Reticulitermes urbis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in the Balkans. Entomologia Generalis, 34(3), 189-196.  

Perdereau, E., Bagnères, A.-G., Bankhead-Dronnet, S., Zimmermann, M., Dupont, S., Vargo, E.L., & Dedeine, F., 2013. Global genetic analysis reveals the putative native source of the invasive termite, Reticulitermes flavipes. Molecular Ecology, 22, 1105-1119.

Perdereau E., Velona A., Dupont S., Labédan M., Luchetti A., Mantovani B. & Bagnères A.-G., 2013. Colony breeding structure of the invasive termite Reticulitermes urbis. Journal of Economic Entomology, 106(5), 2216-2224.  

Vargo, E.L, Leniaud, L., Swoboda, L.E., Diamond, S.E., Weiser, M.D., Willer, D.W. & Bagnères, A.-G., 2013. Clinal variation in colony breeding structure and level of inbreeding in the subterranean termites Reticulitermes flavipes and R. grassei. Molecular Ecology, 22, 1447-1462.

-2012-

Korb, J., Buschmann, M., Schafberg, S., Liebig, J. & Bagnères A.-G., 2012. Brood care and social evolution in termites. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 279, 2662-2671.

Uboni, A., Bagnères A.-G., Christidès, J.-P. & Lorenzi, M.C., 2012. Cleptoparasites, social parasites and a common host: chemical insignificance for visiting host nests, chemical mimicry for living in. Journal of Insect Physiology, 58, 1259-1264.

-2011-

Leniaud L., Darrouzet E., Dedeine, F., Ahn, K., Huang Z.Y. & Bagnères A.-G., 2011. Ontogenic potentialities of the worker caste in two subterranean termites. Evolution & Development, 13(2), 138-148.

Perdereau, E., Dedeine, F., Christidès, J.-P., Dupont, S., & Bagnères, A.-G., 2011. Competition between invasive and indigenous species: an insular case study of subterranean termites. Biological invasions, 13, 1457-1470.

Bagnères, A.-G., Darrouzet E., Landré, X. & Christidès J.-P., 2011. Endogenous synchronization of the chemical signature of Reticulitermes (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) worker termites. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, 47(1-2), 202-208.

Lorenzi, C., Cervo, R. & Bagnères A.-G., 2011. Facultative social parasites mark host nests with branched hydrocarbons. Animal Behaviour, 82, 1143-1149.

-2010-

Leniaud L., Dedeine F., Pichon, A., Dupont, S. & Bagnères A.-G., 2010. Geographical distribution, genetic diversity and social organization of a new European termite, Reticulitermes urbis (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae). Biological Invasions, 12, 1389-1402.

Lizé A., Cortesero A.-M., Bagnères A.-G. & Poinsot D., 2010. Kin recognition in the larvae of a solitary insect: the cue is in the plug. Behavioral Ecology, 21, 633-638.

Lebreton S., Christidès J.-P., Bagnères A.-G., Chevrier C. & Darrouzet E., 2010. Modifications of the chemical profile of hosts after parasitism allow parasitoid females to assess the time elapsed since the first attack. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 36, 513-521.

Darrouzet E., Lebreton S., Gouix N., Wipf A. & Bagnères A.-G., 2010. Parasitoids modify their oviposition behavior according to the sexual origin of conspecific cuticular hydrocarbon traces. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 36, 1092-1100.

Perdereau E., Bagnères A.-G., Dupont S. & Dedeine F., 2010. High occurrence of colony fusion in a French population of the American termite Reticulitermes flavipes: did social organization evolve after introduction? Insectes Sociaux, 57, 393-402.

Perdereau, E., Dedeine, F., Christidès, J.-P. & Bagnères, A.-G., 2010. Variations in worker cuticular hydrocarbons and soldier isoprenoid defensive secretions within and among introduced and native populations of the subterranean termite, Reticulitermes flavipes. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 36, 1189-1198.

-2009-

Dupuy F., Casas J., Bagnères A.-G. & Lazzari C., 2009. OpenFluo: A free open source software for optophysiological data analyses. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 183, 195-201.

Leniaud L., Pichon A., Uva P. & Bagnères A.-G., 2009. Unicolonially in Reticulitermes urbis: a novel feature from a potentially invasive termite species. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 99, 1-10.

Bagnères A.-G., Pichon A., Davis, R., Hope J. & J.-L. Clément., 2009. Contact versus feeding intoxication by fipronil in Reticulitermes termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): Laboratory evaluation of toxicity, uptake, clearance, and transfer among individuals. Journal of Economic Entomology, 102, 347-356.

-2008-

Lefebvre T., Châline N., Limousin D., Dupont S. & Bagnères A.-G., 2008. From speciation to introgressive hybridization: the phylogeographic structure of an island subspecies of termite, R. lucifugus corsicus. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 8, 38.

-2007-

Austin J.W., Bagnères A.-G., Szalanski A.L., Scheffrahn R.H., Heintschel B.P, Messenger M.T., Clément J.-L. & Gold R.E., 2007. Reticulitermes malletei (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae): a valid Nearctic subterranean termite from Eastern North America. Zootaxa, 1554, 1-26.

Pichon A., Kutnik M., Leniaud L., Darrouzet E., Châline N., Dupont S. & Bagnères A.-G., 2007. Development of experimentally orphaned termite worker colonies of two Reticulitermes species. Sociobiology, 50, 1200-1208.

Ferry A., Dugravot S., Delattre T., Christidès J.-P., Auger J., Bagnères A.-G., Poinsot D. and Cortesero A.-M., 2007. Identification of a widespread monomolecular odor differentially attractive to several Delia radicum ground dwelling predators in the field. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 33, 2064-2077.

-2006-

Dronnet S., Lohou C., Christidès J.-P. & Bagnères A.-G., 2006. Cuticular hydrocarbon composition reflects genetic relationship among colonies of the introduced termite Reticulitermes santonensis Feytaud. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 32, 1027-1042.

-2005-

DeHeer C.J., Kutnik M., Vargo E.L. & Bagnères A.-G., 2005. The breeding system and population structure of the termite Reticulitermes grassei in southwestern France. Heredity, 95, 408-415.

Austin J.W., Szalanski A.L., Scheffranh R.H., Messenger T., Dronnet S. & Bagnères A.-G., 2005. Genetic evidence for the synonymy of two Reticulitermes species: Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) and Reticulitermes santonensis (Feytaud). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 98, 395-401.

Dronnet S., Chapuisat M., Vargo E.L., Lohou C. & Bagnères A.-G., 2005. Genetic analysis of the breeding system of an invasive subterranean termite, Reticulitermes santonensis, in urban and natural habitats. Molecular Ecology, 14, 1311-1320.

-2004-

Lorenzi M.-C.., Cervo R., Zacchi F., Turillazzi S. & Bagnères A.-G., 2004. Dynamics of chemical mimicry in the social parasite wasp Polistes semenovi (Hymenoptera Vespidae). Parasitology, 129, 643-651.

Kutnik M., Uva P., Brinkworth L. & Bagnères A.-G., 2004. Phylogeography of two European Reticulitermes (Isoptera) species: the Iberian refugium. Molecular Ecology, 13, 3099-3113.

Fan Y., Schal C., Vargo E.L. & Bagnères A.-G., 2004. Characterization of termite lipophorin and its involvement in hydrocarbon transport. Journal of Insect Physiology, 50, 609-620.

Uva P., Clément J.-L. & Bagnères A.-G., 2004. Colonial and geographic variations in behaviour, cuticular hydrocarbons and mtDNA of Italian populations of Reticulitermes lucifugus (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae). Insectes Sociaux, 51, 163-170.

Bonavita-Cougourdan A., Provost E., Rivière G., Bagnères A.-G. & Dusticier G. 2004. Regulation of cuticular and postpharyngeal hydrocarbons in the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens: effect of Formica rufibarbis slaves. Journal of Insect Physiology, 50, 285-293.

Dronnet S., Bagnères A.‑G., Juba T. & Vargo E.l., 2004. Polymorphic microsatellite loci in the European subterranean termite, Reticulitermes santonensis Feytaud. Molecular Ecology Notes, 4, 127-129.

Uva P., Clément J.-L., Austin J.W., Aubert J., Zaffagnini V., Quintana A. & Bagnères A.-G., 2004. Origin of a new Reticulitermes termite (Isoptera, Rhinotermitidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 30, 344-353.

-2003-

Liu Z., Bagnères A.-G., Yamane S., Wang Q. & Kojima J., 2003. Cuticular hydrocarbons in workers of the slave-making ant Polyergus samurai and its slave, Formica japonica (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Entomological Science, 6, 125-133.

Quintana A., Faure A., Reinhard J., Uva P., Bagnères A.-G., Massiot G., & Clément J.-L., 2003. Interspecific variation in terpenoid composition of the defensive secretions of European Reticulitermes termites. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 29, 621-634.

-2002-

Lorenzi M.-C. & Bagnères A.-G., 2002. Concealing identity and mimicking hosts: a dual chemical strategy for a single social parasite? (Polistes atrimandibularis, Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Parasitology, 125, 507-512.

Martin C., Provost E., Bagnères A.-G., Roux M., Clément J.-L. & LeConte Y., 2002. Potential mechanism for detection of the parasitic mite Varroa jacobsoni inside sealed brood cells by Apis mellifera. Physiological Entomology, 27, 175-189.

Austin J.W., Szalanski A.L., Uva P., Bagnères A.-G. & Kence., A., 2002. A comparative genetic analysis of the subterranaen termite genus Reticulitermes (Isoptera: Rhinothermitidae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America, 95, 753-760.

-2001-

Mpuru S., Blomquist G.J., Schal C.S., Roux M., Kuenzli M., Dusticier G., Clément J.-L. & Bagnères A.-G. , 2001. Effect of age and sex on the production of internal and external hydrocarbons and pheromones in the housefly, Musca domestica. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 31(2), 139-155 + correction vol. 31(9), p935.

Martin C., Salvy M., Provost E., Bagnères A.-G., Roux M., Crauser D., Clément J.-L. & LeConte Y., 2001. Variations in chemical mimicry by the ectoparasititic mite Varroa jacobsoni according to the developmental stage of the host the honey bee Apis mellifera. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 31, 365-379.

Salvy M., Martin C., Bagnères A.-G., Provost E., Roux M., LeConte Y. & Clément J.-L., 2001. Modifications of the cuticular hydrocarbons profile of Apis mellifera worker bee in the presence of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa jacobsoni in brood cells. Parasitology, 122, 145-159.

Clément J.-L., Bagnères A.-G., Uva P., Wilfert L., Quintana A., Reinhard J . & Dronnet S., 2001. Biosystematics of Reticulitermes termites in Europe. Morphological, chemical, molecular data. Insectes Sociaux, 48, 202-215.

Schal C., Sevala V., Snyder T., Capurro M de L., Blomquist G.J. & Bagnères A.-G., 2001. Tissue distribution and lipophorin transport of hydrocarbons and sex pheromones in the house fly, Musca domestica. Journal of Insect Science, 1-12.

Liu Z.B., Bagnères A.-G., Yamane So., Kojima J., Wang Q.C. & Kojima J., 2001. Intra-colony, inter-colony and seasonal variations of cuticular hydrocarbon profiles in Formica japonica (Hymenoptera , Formicidae). Insectes Sociaux, 48, 342-346.

-2000-

Sevala V., Bagnères A.-G., Kuenzli M., Blomquist G.J. & Schal., C., 2000. Cuticular hydrocarbons of the termite Zootermopsis nevadensis (Hagen): caste differences and role of lipophorin in transport of hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon metabolites. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 26, 765-790.

Trabalon M., Plateaux L., Peru L., Bagnères A.-G.,  Hartmann N., 2000. Modification of morphological characters and cuticular compounds in worker ants Leptothorax nylanderi induced by endoparasites Anomotaenia brevis. Journal of Insect Physiology, 46, 169-178.

-1999-

Bel M.-C., Coulon J., Sreng L., Allainé D., Bagnères A.-G. & Clément J.-L., 1999. Social signals involved in scent marking behavior by cheek-rubbing in alpine marmots (Marmotta marmotta): preliminary results. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 25, 2267-2284.

Paulmier C.M., Bagnères A.-G., Afonson M., Dusticier G., Rivière G., & Clément J.-L., 1999. Alkenes as a sexual pheromone in the alfalfa leaf-cutter bee Megachile rotundata (Fabricius). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 25, 471-490.

-1998-

Bagnères A.-G., Rivière G., & Clément J.-L., 1998. Artificial neural network modeling of caste odor discrimination based on cuticular hydrocarbons in termites. Chemoecology, 8, 201-209.

Vauchot B., Provost E., Bagnères A.-G., Rivière G., Roux M., & Clément J.-L., 1998. Differential adsorption of allospecific hydrocarbons by the cuticles of two termite species, Reticulitermes santonensis and R. lucifugus grassei, living in a mixed colony. Journal of Insect Physiology, 44, 59-66.

-1997-

Bagnères A.-G., Trabalon M., Blomquist G & Schulz S., 1997. Waxes of the social spider Anelosimus eximius (Aranea, Theridiidae): Abundance of novel n-propyl esters  of long-chain methyl-branched fatty acids. Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, 36, 295-314.

Pasquet A., Trabalon A., Bagnères A.-G. & Leborgne R., 1997. Does group closure exist in the social spider Anelosimus eximius? Behavioural and chemical approach. Insectes Sociaux, 44, 159-169.

Lorenzi M.-C., Bagnères A.-G., Clément J.-L & Turillazzi S.,1997. Polistes biglumis bimaculatus epicuticular hydrocarbons and nestmate recognition (Hymenoptera: Vespidae). Insectes Sociaux, 44, 123-138.

Trabalon M., Bagnères A.-G.  & Roland C., 1997. Contact sex signals in two sympatric spider species, Tegenaria domestica and T. pagana. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 23, 747-758.

Bonavita-Cougourdan A., Bagnères A.-G., Provost E., Dusticier G & Clément J.-L., 1997. Plasticity of the cuticular hydrocarbon profile of the slave-making ant Polyergus rufescens depending on the social environment Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B, 116, 287-302.

-1996-

Bagnères A.-G.,  Lorenzi M.-C., Dusticier G., Turillazzi S & Clément J.-L., 1996. Chemical usurpation of a nest by paper wasp parasites. Science, 272, 889-892.

Finidori-Logli V., Bagnères A-G., Erdmann D., Francke W & Clément J.-L., 1996. Sex recognition in Diglyphus isaea Walker (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae): role of an uncommon family of behaviorally active compounds. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 22, 2063-2079.

Bonavita-Cougourdan A., Rivière G., Provost E., Bagnères A.-G., Roux M., Dusticier G & Clément J.-L.,1996. Selective adaptation of the cuticular hydrocarbon profiles of the slave making ants Polyergus rufescens Latr. and their Formica rufibarbis and F. cunicularia Latr. slaves. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B, 113, 313-329.

Finidori-Logli V., Bagnères A.-G. & Clément J.-L., 1996. Role of plant volatiles in the search for a host by parasitoid Diglyphus isaea (Hymenoptera, Eulophidae). Journal of Chemical Ecology, 22, 541-558.

Vauchot B., Provost E., Bagnères A.-G., & Clément J.-L., 1996. Regulation of the chemical signatures of two termite species, Reticulitermes santonensis and R. (l.) grassei, living in mixed colonies. Journal of Insect Physiology, 42, 309-321.

Trabalon M., Bagnères A.-G., Hartmann N. & Vallet A.-M., 1996. Change in cuticular compounds composition during the gregarious period and after dispersal of the young in Tegenaria atrica (Araneae, Agelenidae). Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 26, 77-84.

-1995-

Meskali M., Bonavita-Cougourdan A., Provost E., Bagnères A.-G., Dusticier G. & Clément J.-L., 1995. Mechanism underlying cuticular hydrocarbon homogeneity in the ant Camponotus vagus (Scop) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): role of post-pharyngeal glands. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 21, 1127-1148.

-1994-

Provost E., Rivière G., Roux M., Bagnères A.-G. & Clément J.- L., 1994. Cuticular hydrocarbons whereby Messor barbarus ant workers putatively discriminate between monogynous and polygynous colonies. Are workers labeled by the queens? Journal of Chemical Ecology, 20, 2985-3003

-1993-

Provost E., Rivière G., Roux M., Morgan E.D. & Bagnères A.-G., 1993. Change in the chemical signature of the ant Leptothorax lichtensteini Bondroit with time. Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 23, 945-957.

-1991-

Bonavita-Cougourdan A., Theraulaz G., Bagnères A.-G., Roux M., Pratte M., Provost E & Clément J.-L., 1991. Cuticular hydrocarbons, social organization and ovarian development in a Polistes Wasp: Polistes dominulus Christ. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B, 100, 667-680.

Bagnères A.-G.,  Killian A., Clément J.-L & Lange C., 1991. Interspecific recognition among termites of the genus Reticulitermes: Evidence for a role for the hydrocarbons. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 17, 2397-2420.

Bagnères A.-G., Billen J & Morgan E.D., 1991. Volatile secretion of Dufour gland of workers of an army ant, Dorylus (Anomma) molestus. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 17, 1633-1639.

Bagnères A.-G and Morgan E.D., 1991. The postpharyngeal glands and the cuticle of Formicidae contain the same characteristic hydrocarbons. Experientia, 47, 106-111.

Bagnères A.-G., Morgan E.D & Clément J.-L., 1991. Species-specific secretions of the Dufour gland of three species of formicine ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 19, 25-33.

Bagnères A.-G.,  Errard C., Mulheim C., Joulie C & Lange C., 1991. Induced mimicry of colony odors in ants. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 17, 1641-1664.

-1990-

Bagnères A.-G. and Morgan E.D., 1990. A simple method for analysis of insect cuticular hydrocarbons. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 16, 3263-3276.

Bagnères A.-G., Clément J.-L.,  Blum M.S., Severson R.F., Joulie C. & Lange C., 1990. Cuticular hydrocarbons and defensive compounds of Reticulitermes flavipes (Kollar) and R. santonensis (Feytaud): Polymorphism and Chemotaxonomy. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 16, 3213-3244.

Nowbahari E., Lenoir A., Clément J.-L., Lange C., Bagnères A.-G. & Joulie C., 1990. Individual, geographical and experimental variation of cuticular hydrocarbons of the ant Cataglyphis cursor (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 18, 63-73.

-1989-

Lange C., Basselier J.-J., Bagnères A.-G., Escoubas P., Lemaire M., Lenoir A., Clément J.-L., Bonavita-Cougourdan A., Trabalon M & Campan M., 1989. Strategy for the analysis of cuticular hydrocarbons waxes from insects using Gas spectrography/Mass spectrometry with electron impact and chemical ionization. Biomedical and Environmental Mass Spectrometry, 18, 787-800.

-1988-

Clément J.-L., Lemaire M., Nagnan P., Escoubas P., Bagnères A.-G & Joulie C., 1988. Chemical ecology of European termites of the genus Reticulitermes: allomones, pheromones and kairomones. Sociobiology, 14, 165-174.

Chapitres dans ouvrages scientifiques (17) et direction d’ouvrage (4 dont 2 en anglais)

 -2017-

Direction d’ouvrage (Bagnères A.-G. & Hossaert McKey M.) : Ecologie Chimique. 11 chapitres multiauteurs. (Edition ISTE) sortie janvier 2017. ISBN : 978-1-78405-186-0.

Bagnères A.-G. & Hossaert McKey M. 2017. Introduction.Pp 17-20. In Ecologie chimique. Bagnères A.-G. & Hossaert McKey M. editeurs. ISTE eds.

Hossaert McKey M. & Bagnères A.-G. 2017. Conclusion. Prospectives ou l’écologie chimique de demain. Pp 227-232. In Ecologie chimique. Bagnères A.-G. & Hossaert McKey M. editeurs. ISTE eds.

-2016-

Direction d’ouvrage (Bagnères A.-G. & Hossaert McKey M.) : Chemical Ecology. Editions ISTE-Wiley, Collection « New advances in ecological sciences » (responsable Françoise Gaill). 11 chapitres multiauteurs. Sortie Août 2016. ISBN: 978-1-84821-924-3

Bagnères A.-G. & Hossaert McKey M. 2016. Introduction. Pp. xiii-xvi. In Chemical Ecology. Eds  Bagnères A.-G. & Hossaert McKey. ISTE (London, UK)-Wiley (Hoboken, USA)

Hossaert McKey M. & Bagnères A.-G. 2016. Conclusion. Looking forward: the chemical ecology of tomorrow. Pp 207-211. In Chemical Ecology. Eds   Bagnères A.-G. & Hossaert McKey. ISTE (London, UK)-Wiley(Hoboken, USA)

-2015-

Bagnères A.-G. & Robert Hanus. 2015. Chapitre 15. Communication and Social Regulation in Termites. Pp. 193-248. In: Social Recognition in Invertebrates: The Knowns and the Unknowns. Eds. Laura Aquiloni, Elena Tricarico. Publisher: Springer. ISBN 978-3-319-17598-0.

-2013-

Bagnères A.-G. 2013. Chap. 1 De l’amour à la ruse : parfum de reconnaissance chez les petites bêtes. In : Le Parfum et l’Amour. Ed. L’Esprit du Temps. Pp17-30.

-2012-

Direction d’ouvrage (A.-G.Bagnères & M. Hossaert McKey). Ecologie Chimique. Le Langage de la Nature. Ouvrage collectif. CNRS (INEE) - Le Cherche Midi. Sortie le 25/10/2012. ISBN 978-2-7491-2772-9.

Hossaert-McKey M., Bagnères A.-G. & Banaigs B. 2012. Chapitre 1. Molécules et nature réconciliées par l’écologie chimique. In : Ecologie Chimique, le Langage de la Nature. Pp 13-17.

Viard F. & Bagnères A.-G. 2012. Chapitre 9. Communiquer pour mieux envahir. In : Ecologie Chimique, le Langage de la Nature. Pp 128-139.

-2011-

Darrouzet É., Meunier J., Bagnères A.-G. & Schatz B. 2011. Le génie des insectes sociaux. In : Les Génies de la Nature Pietrasanta Y., Schatz B. eds., Biotope. Pp. 87-111.

-2010-

Direction d’ouvrage (Blomquist G.J. & Bagnères A.-G.) Insect Hydrocarbons: Biology, Biochemistry and Chemical Ecology. Cambridge University press (sortie mars 2010). ISBN 9780521898140. 500p.

Blomquist G. J. & Bagnères A.-G. 2010. Chapter 1. History and overview of insect hydrocarbons, pp.1-18. In: Insect hydrocarbons: Biology, Biochemistry and Chemical Ecology. Eds Blomquist GJ & Bagnères A-G. Cambridge University Press.

Bagnères A.-G. & Blomquist G.J., 2010. Chapter 5. Site of synthesis, mechanism of transport and selective deposition of hydrocarbons, pp. 75-99. In: Insect Hydrocarbons: Biology, Biochemistry and Chemical Ecology. Eds Blomquist GJ & Bagnères A-G. Cambridge University Press.

Bagnères A.-G. & Wicker-Thomas C., 2010. Chapter 7. Chemical taxonomy with hydrocarbons, p.121-162. In: Insect Hydrocarbons: Biology, Biochemistry and Chemical Ecology. Eds Blomquist GJ & Bagnères A-G. Cambridge University Press.

Bagnères A.-G. & Lorenzi C., 2010. Chapter 14. Chemical deception/mimicry using cuticular hydrocarbons, pp. 282-324. In: Insect Hydrocarbons: Biology, Biochemistry and Chemical Ecology. Eds Blomquist GJ & Bagnères A-G. Cambridge University Press.

Trabalon M. & Bagnères A.-G., 2010. Chapter 16. Contact recognition pheromones in scorpions and spiders, pp. 344-374. In: Insect Hydrocarbons: Biology, Biochemistry and Chemical Ecology. Eds Blomquist GJ & Bagnères A-G. Cambridge University Press.

Hefetz A., Wicker-Thomas C. & Bagnères A.-G., 2010. Chapter 20. Future directions in hydrocarbon research, pp. 477-485. In: Insect Hydrocarbons: Biology, Biochemistry and Chemical Ecology. Eds Blomquist GJ & Bagnères A-G. Cambridge University Press.

-1998-

Clément J.-L. & Bagnères A.-G., 1998. Nestmate recognition in Termites. In: Pheromone Communication in Social Insects: Ants, Wasps, Bees, and Termites, R.K. Vander Meer, M. Breed, M. Winston, K. Espelie (Eds), Westview Press, Chap. 6, 126-155.

-1996-

Lorenzi M.C., Bagnères A.-G. & Clément J.-L. , 1996. Chap. 10. The role of cuticular hydrocarbons in social insects: Is it the same in Paper Wasps? In: Natural History and Evolution of Paper Wasps; S. Turillazzi & M.J. West-Eberhard (Eds), Oxford University Press, 178-189.

Mots-clés :
Interdisciplinarity, Chemical ecology, Sensory ecology, Specialized metabolism, Volatile organic compounds, Plant-insect interactions, Pollination ecology, Adaptation of interactions to global change, Atmospheric pollution, fig-fig wasp interactions, Mediterranean region, Tropical Region.

Mes recherches portent sur les interactions interspécifiques, plus particulièrement entre plantes et insectes. Mes projets de recherche s´intègrent dans le domaine de l´écologie chimique. En favorisant une approche interdisciplinaire combinant la chimie analytique, l’écologie comportementale, la physiologie sensorielle et la biologie évolutive, j’ai étudié le rôle de la médiation chimique, particulièrement via les composés organiques volatils (COVs), dans le fonctionnement d’interactions de différents types : pollinisation, herbivorie, parasitisme et reconnaissance entre partenaires sexuels. Je travaille aussi bien dans des écosystèmes méditerranéens que tropicaux.

My research focuses on interspecific interactions, particularly between plants and insects. My research projects are in the field of chemical ecology. Favoring an interdisciplinary approach combining analytical chemistry, behavioral l ́ecology, sensory physiology and evolutionary biology, I have studied the role of chemical mediation, particularly via volatile organic compounds (VOCs), in the functioning of different types of interactions: pollination, herbivory, parasitism and recognition between sexual partners. I work in both Mediterranean and tropical ecosystems.

Thématiques français

Je consacre une partie de mes activités de recherche à la caractérisation des mécanismes évolutifs impliqués dans la nature des messagers chimiques ainsi que la détection de ces composés dans les interactions plantes-pollinisateurs. L’autre axe de mes recherches porte sur l ́impact des changements environnementaux globaux, principalement climatiques et de concentrations en polluants atmosphériques, sur la communication chimique plantes-pollinisateurs. Ces deux axes de recherches sont abordés de manière originale et intégrative car je m’intéresse aussi bien aux pressions de sélections qu’aux sources de variations proximales qui peuvent affecter l’émission des COVs, leur stabilité dans l’atmosphère que leur détection par les pollinisateurs. Une originalité forte de mon approche est que je cherche à connecter différentes disciplines afin d’étudier conjointement les deux fonctions principales des COVs émis par les plantes : défenses contre des stress (abiotiques et biotiques) et reproduction.

Anglais

I dedicate part of my research activities to characterizing the evolutionary mechanisms involved in the nature of chemical messengers and the detection of these compounds in plant-pollinator interactions. The other part of my research focuses on the impact of global environmental changes, mainly climatic and atmospheric pollutant concentration changes, on plant-pollinator chemical communication. These two areas of research are approached in an original and integrative way, as I am interested in both selection pressures and sources of proximal variations that can affect the emission of VOCs, their stability in the atmosphere and their detection by pollinators. A strong originality of my approach is that I attempt to connect different disciplines in order to jointly study the two main functions of VOCs emitted by plants: defense against stresses (abiotic and biotic), and reproduction.

Projects since 2019

POLLURISK project, MUSE (Montpellier University of Excellence): Impact of ozone POLLUtion, in the context of climate change, on plant-pollinator chemical communication: RISQue pour la résilience des services écosystémiques (2018-2022, 150 k€, PI).

ExpOz project, ANSES: Determination of ozone exposure threshold values for the resilience of plant-insect chemical communication (2019-2022, 200 k€, PI).

Partners: IMBE; LCE; LBVpam; FLP-UAE (Morocco).

The aim of these two projects was to characterize the effect of ozone pollution (O₃) on chemical communication in two types of plant-pollinator interactions: the highly specialized and obligatory interaction between the cultivated fig tree and its pollinating wasp, and the generalist interaction between lavender and the honey bee. At the end of this project, we will define tolerance thresholds for the resilience of these two interactions to a major pollutant.

IRP Chine MOST project, CNRS-INEE: "Figs and fig-wasps: a model system to investigate biotic interaction network responses to global change" (2018-2022 then 2025-2029, 100 k€, PI). Partners: XTBG ; SCBG.

The aim of the IRP was to generate basic knowledge on the impact of increasing levels of carbon dioxide (CO₂) and O₃ on the stability of interaction networks and, more specifically, on the ecosystem services of pollination. For this, we used a model system, the specific mutualism between Ficus and fig insects. We studied how insects' attraction to the VOCs produced by their specific host plant was affected by high concentrations of O₃ and CO₂ through comparative studies conducted between three regions with high and variable tropospheric O₃ concentrations, southern France, southern Yunnan and Guangdong.

Chime2 project, PRIME 80 CNRS-INEE-IC: Biochemical constraints and ecological selection pressures in the evolution of volatile organic compounds responsible for pollinator attraction (2019-2022, 150 k€, PI) Partners: XTBG; LBVpam ; ICN.

The main objective of this project was to understand the evolutionary dynamics of floral VOC emission. Using fig trees, the aim was to understand the involvement of biochemical constraints, linked to volatile biosynthesis pathways, as well as ecological selection pressures in the establishment of VOCs responsible for attracting specialized pollinators. This approach will enable more general conclusions to be drawn on the mechanisms of co-evolution and co-adaptation at the level of chemical communication in plant-pollinator mutualistic interactions.

ASPI project, ANSES: Wild bees in the city: effects of urban pollutants on insect health and plant-pollinator interactions (2020-2024, 200 k€, WP manager). Partners: EEP; University of Mons (Belgium).

This project aims to understand the effects of exposure of wild pollinators to urban pollutants (PAHs and phthalates), by combining several approaches. This will involve: (Axis 1) determining the nature and levels of contamination of wild bees living in cities (Axis 2) exploring the effects of living in low vs. highly polluted sites on pollinator health, the attractiveness of floral resources and the quality of pollen produced (Axis 3) characterizing the individual and colonial effects of exposure under controlled conditions to realistic mixtures of families of these contaminants.

COMIX project, French Embassy in China: Comparative study of the effect of O₃ concentration on the behavior of different species of fig tree pollinators (2019-2020, 13 k€, PI). Partners: XTBG; SCBG (China).

The aim of the project was to compare the sensitivity of different species of fig pollinators to different concentrations of O₃.

PolluCom project, ANR: "Effects of ozone pollution on plant-pollinator chemical communication under global warming, consequences for their interactions" (2023-2026, 702 k€, PI) Partners: LBVpam; IEES and Ecotron de Montpellier.

The aim of this project is to test the individual and combined effects of the two stress factors, O₃ and temperature, on two pollination systems with different levels of specialization and with a focus on studying the mechanisms of action of O₃, using a broadly interdisciplinary approach. Both environmental stressors are expected to have an impact on plant and pollinator physiology, affecting, respectively, the emission of VOCs and their perception. These effects would emerge in particular from changes in the expression of genes involved in VOC biosynthesis and olfaction. We predict that these changes will disrupt plant-pollinator chemical communication and thus their interaction, with the generalist pollination system being more resilient than the specialist.

BeeMed project, ANSES: Resilience of bees to global changes through the prism of self-medication (2023-2025, 200 k€, P). Partners: ECOBIO; IMBE.

This project aims to define the capacity of different wild bee species to adapt to air pollution and climate change. More specifically, we will test the nutritional and self-medication resilience of bees by considering the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of environmental stressors and characterizing antioxidant resources within flowering plant pollen.

IRP Thailand SPECIFLY, CNRS-INEE project: "Characterization little-known of biodiversity: Ecology and evolution of specialized pollination by flies" (2023-2027, 10k€/year P). Partner: Chulalongkorn University.

This project aims to compare pollinator attraction strategies in two phylogenetically distant plant genera, Ceropegia (Thailand) and Aristolochia (France), some of whose species have converged on the same deceptive pollination strategy. In addition to establishing a solid collaboration with the Thai team, this project opens up new prospects for understanding the factors governing the evolution of floral specialization.

Air pollution project, CAS: "Effects of air pollution on chemical communication between species - a case study of figs and fig wasps".  (2023-2026, 400 k€/ WP manager).  Partner: SCBG.

The aim of the project is to provide basic knowledge on the impact of air pollution on the stability of the interaction network between insects and plants. To this end, the effects of major pollutants (O₃, NO_X) on fig odor and the response of fig wasps to this variation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Bay region will be investigated.

IRN China project, Virtual Institute on Biodiversity, CAS-CNRS (2024-2028, 15k€/year PI). Partners:  researchers from 25 different units.

The virtual institute comprises a steering committee and around 15 pairs of principal investigators from CAS and CNRS institutes. The main objective of this IRN is to strengthen and develop Franco-Chinese collaboration on various aspects of biodiversity research through a network of scientists from both countries, and to set up an educational program for young scientists.

Blastosome project, Exposome-CNRS: A novel component of the fig exposome: its pollinator, the blastophage (2025-2026, 25k€ PI). Partners CRBM Montpellier (CNRS-INSB).

Our project is to study the disruptive effect of ozone pollution and rising temperatures on fig tree-blastophaga-Wolbachia-nematode interactions. We will draw on the complementary skills of a CNRS Biology team specializing in Wolbachia, nematodes and insect reproduction, and a CNRS Ecology & Environment team specializing in the chemical ecology and evolutionary biology of the Ficus-pollinator system.

Liste de publications

Blatrix R., Kidyoo A., Matrougui I., Samsungnoen P., McKey D., Proffit M., 2024. Mechanical stimulation of the stigmas triggers switch from female to male phase in the protogynous trap flower of Aristolochia rotunda (Aristolochiaceae). Mediterranean Botany, 45, e85906. https://doi.org/10.5209/mbot.85906

Dubuisson C, Worthan H, Garinie T, Hossaert-McKey M, Lapeyre B, Buatois B, Temime-Roussel B, Ormeño E, Staudt M, Proffit M. 2024. Ozone alters the chemical signal required for plant – insect pollination: the case of the Mediterranean fig tree and its specific pollinator. Science of the total environment 827.

Démares F, Gibert L, Lapeyre B, Creusot P, Renault D, Proffit M. 2024. Ozone exposure induces metabolic stress and olfactory memory disturbance in honey bees. Chemosphere, 140647.

Hmimsa Y, ·Ramet A, · Dubuisson C, · El Fatehi S, Hossaert-McKey M, · Kahi H, · Munch J, · Proffit M, · Salpeteur M, ·  Aumeeruddy-Thomas Y. 2024. Pollination of the Mediterranean fig tree, Ficus carica L.: Caprification practices and social networks of exchange of caprifigs among Jbala Farmers in Northern Morocco. Human Ecology 52, 289–302

Kidyoo A., Kidyoo M., Ekkaphan P., Blatrix R., McKey D, Proffit M., 2024. Specialized pollination by cecidomyiid flies and associated floral traits in Vincetoxicum sangyojarniae (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae). Plant Biology, 26, 166-180. https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13607

Cao L, Hmimsa Y, El fatehi S, Buatois B, Dubois MP, Le Moigne M, Hossaert‑McKey M, Aumeeruddy‑Thomas Y, Bagnères AG, Proffit M. 2023. Floral scent of the Mediterranean fig tree: significant inter‑varietal difference but strong conservation of the signal responsible for pollinator attraction. Scientific Reports | (2023) 13:5642 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32450-6

Deng X, Buatois B, Peng YQ, Yu H, Cheng Y, Ge X, Proffit M, Kjellberg F. 2023. Plants are the drivers of geographic variation of floral odours in brood site pollination mutualisms: a case study of Ficus hirta. Acta Oecologica, 121,103952.

Fernandez C, Saunier A, Wortham H, Ormeño E, Proffit M, Lecareux C, Greff S, Van Tan D, Tuan MS, Hoan HD, et al. 2023. Mangrove’s species are weak isoprenoid emitters. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 283: 108256.

Demares F, Gibert L, Creusot P, Lapeyre B, Proffit M. 2022. Acute ozone exposure impairs detection of floral odor, learning, and memory of honey bees, through olfactory generalization. Science of the total environment 827.

Dubuisson C, Nicolè F, Buatois B, Hossaert-Mckey M, Proffit M. 2022. Tropospheric ozone alters the chemical signal emitted by an emblematic plant of the mediterranean region: the true lavender (Lavandula angustifolia Mill.). Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 10, ff10.3389/fevo.2022.795588ff. ffhal-03871592f

Kidyoo A., Kidyoo M., McKey D., Proffit M., Deconninck G., Wattana P., Uamjan N., Ekkaphan P., Blatrix, R., 2022. Pollinator and floral odor specificity among four synchronopatric species of Ceropegia (Apocynaceae) suggests ethological isolation that prevents reproductive interference. Scientific Reports, 12, 13788. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18031-z

Kidyoo A, Kidyoo M, Blatrix R, Deconninck G, McKey D, Ekkaphan P, Proffit M. 2021. Molecular phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic reconsideration of Ceropegia hirsuta (Apocynaceae, Asclepiadoideae) reveal a novelty in Thailand, Ceropegia citrina sp. nov., with notes on its pollination ecology. Plant systematics and evolution 307.

Vanderplanck M., Lapeyre B., Brondani M., Opsommer M., Dufay M., Hossaert-McKey M., Proffit M. 2021. Ozone pollution alters olfaction and behavior of pollinators. Antioxidants 2021, 10, 636. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10050636

Vanderplanck M, Lapeyre B, Lucas S, Proffit M. 2021. Ozone induces distress behaviors in fig wasps with a reduced chance of recovery. INSECTS 12.

Dormont L, Fort T, Bessiere J, Proffit M, Hidalgo E, Buatois B, Schatz B. 2020. Sources of floral scent variation in the food-deceptive orchid Orchis mascula. Acta oecologica 107.

Proffit M., LapeyreB., Buatois B., Deng X.X., Arnal P., Gouzerh F., Carrasco D., Hossaert-McKey M. 2020. Chemical signal is in the blend: bases of plant-pollinator encounter in a highly specialized interaction. Scientific Reports 10:10071

Conchou L., Lucas P., Meslin C., Proffit M., Staudt M., Renou M. 2019. Insect odorscapes: from plant volatiles to natural olfactory scenes. Frontiers in Physiology, 10:972. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2019.00972 

Carrasco D.^*, Desurmont G.A.^*, Laplanche D., Proffit M., Gols R., Becher P.G., Larsson M.C., Turlings T.C.J., Anderson P. 2018. With or without you: effects of the concurrent range expansion of an herbivore and its natural enemy on native species interactions. Global Change Biology, 24(2):631-643.

Proffit M., Bessière J.M., Schatz B., Hossaert-McKey M. 2018. Can fine-scale post-pollination variation of fig volatile compounds explain some steps of the temporal succession of fig wasps associated with Ficus racemosa? Acta Oecologica, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2017.08.009.

Souto-Vilarós D., Proffit M., Buatois B., Rindos M., Sisol M., Kuyaiva T., Michalek J., Darwell C.T. , Hossaert-McKey M., Weiblen G. D. , Novotny V., Segar S.T. 2018 Pollination along an elevational gradient mediated both by floral scent and pollinator compatibility in the fig and fig-wasp mutualism. Journal of Ecology, 106:2256-2273.

Karlsson M.F., Proffit M., Birgersson. 2017. Host-plant location by the Guatemalan potato moth Tecia solanivora is assisted by floral volatiles. Chemoecology. 27(5):187-198.

Santonja M., Fernandez C., Proffit M., Gers C., Gauquelin T., Reiter I.M., Cramer W., Baldy V. 2017. Plant litter mixture partly mitigates the negative effects of extended drought on soil biota and litter decomposition in a Mediterranean oak forest. Journal of Ecology, doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.12711.

Hossaert-McKey M., Proffit M., Soler C., Chen C., Bessière J.M., Schatz B., Borges R.M. (2016). How to be a dioecious fig: Chemical mimicry between sexes matters only when both sexes flower synchronously. Scientific Reports 6, 21236.

Kjellberg F., Proffit M. (2016). Tracking the elusive history of diversification in plant-herbivorous insect-parasitoid food webs: insights from figs and fig-wasps. Molecular Ecology, 25, 843-845.

Proffit M., Khallaf M., Carrasco D., Larsson M. & Anderson P. (2015). Do you remember the first time? Host plant preference in a moth is modulated by experiences during larval and adult mating. Ecology Letters, 18, 365-374.

Schatz B., Proffit M., Kjellberg F., Hossaert-McKey M. (2013). Un réseau trophique complexe: le cas des figuiers associés à différentes communautés d’insectes. in : Des insectes et des plantes. Ed. Quae.

Charpentier M.J.E., Barthes N., Proffit M., Bessière J.M., Buatois B., Grison C. (2012). Critical thinking in the chemical ecology of mammalian communication: Roadmap for future studies. Functional Ecology, 26, 769-774.

Clavijo McCormick A.L., Karlsson M.F., Bosa C.F., Proffit M., Bengtsson M., Zuluaga M.V., Fukumoto T., Oehlschlager C., Cotes Prado A.L., Witzgall P. (2012). Mating disruption of Guatemalan Potato Moth Tecia solanivora by attractive and non-attractive pheromone blends. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 38, 63-70.

Cornille A., Underhill J.G., Cruaud A., Hossaert-McKey M., Johnson S.D., Tolley K.A., Kjellberg F., van Noort S., Proffit M. (2012). Floral volatiles, pollinator sharing and diversification in the fig–wasp mutualism: insights from Ficus natalensis, and its two wasp pollinators (South Africa). Proceedings of the royal society-B, 279, 1731-1739.

Soler C., Proffit M., Bessière J.M., Hossaert-McKey M., Schatz B. (2012). When males change their scents in presence of females, the case of the plant Ficus carica. Ecology letters, 15, 978-985.

Witzgall P., Proffit M., Rozpedowska E., Becher PG., Andreadis S., Coracini M., Lindblom TU., Rearn LJ., Hagman A., Bengtsson M., Kurtzman CP., Piskur J., Knight A. (2012). "This is not an Apple"-yeast mutualism in codling moth. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 38, 949-957.

Proffit M., Birgersson G., Bengtsson M., Witzgall P., Lima E. (2011). Attraction and oviposition of Tuta absoluta females (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) in response to tomato leave volatiles. Journal of Chemical Ecology, 37, 565-574.

Soler C., Hossaert-McKey M., Buatois B., Bessière J.M., Schatz B., Proffit M. (2011). Geographic variation of floral scent in a highly specialized pollination mutualism. Phytochemistry, 72, 74-81.

Hossaert-McKey M., Soler C., Schatz B., Proffit M. (2010). Floral scents: their roles in nursery pollination mutualisms. Chemoecology, 20, 75-88.

Soler C., Proffit M., Chen C., Hossaert-McKey M. (2010). Private channels in plant-pollinator mutualisms. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 7, 893-895.

Chen C., Song Q., Proffit M., Bessière J.M., Li Z., Hossaert-McKey M. (2009). Private channel: a single unusual compound assures specific pollinator attraction in Ficus semicordata. Functional Ecology, 23, 941-950.

Proffit M., Chen C., Soler C., Bessière JM., Schatz B., Hossaert-McKey M. (2009). Can chemical signals responsible for mutualistic partner encounter promote the specific exploitation of nursery pollination mutualisms? – The case of figs and fig wasps. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 131, 46-57.

Proffit M., Johnson S.D. (2009). Specificity of the signal emitted by figs to attract their pollinating wasps: Comparison of the volatile organic compounds produced by receptive syconia of Ficus sur and F. sycomorus in Southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany, 75, 771-777.

Proffit M., Schatz B., Bessière J.M., Chen C., Soler C., Hossaert-McKey M. (2008). Signalling receptivity: comparison of the emission of volatile compounds of figs of Ficus hispida before, during and after the phase of receptivity to pollinators. Symbiosis 45, 15-24.

Roy M., Dubois M.P., Proffit M., Vincenot L., Desmarais E., Selosse M.A. (2008). Evidence from population genetics that the ectomycorrhizal basidiomycete Laccaria amethystina is an actual multihost symbiont. Molecular Ecology 17, 2825-2838.

Proffit M., Schatz B., Borges R.M., Hossaert-McKey M. (2007). Chemical mediation and niche partitioning in non-pollinating fig-wasp communities. Journal of Animal Ecology 76, 296-303.

Schatz B., Proffit M., Rakhi B.V., Borges R.M., Hossaert-McKey M. (2006). Complex interactions on fig trees: ants capturing parasitic wasps as indirect mutualists of the fig-fig wasp interaction. Oikos 113, 344-352.

Mots-clés :
Organismes biologiques : orchidées et insectes associés, figuiers et hyménoptères associés, interactions plantes-insectes
Discipline : Ecologie comportementale et chimique, écologie de la conservation, communication
Technique : Tests comportementaux, analyses des composés organiques volatiles, expérimentations de terrain
Autre mots clés : pollinisation, prédation, écologie de la conservation, approche pluridisciplinaire, transfert vers les acteurs de la conservation et le grand public

Je m’intéresse à l’écologie de la pollinisation, à l’évolution des interactions plantes-insectes et à la conservation de ces communautés. Mes travaux concernent surtout les figuiers en milieu tropical et les orchidées en milieu méditerranéen et ils portent sur la compréhension fondamentale de ces interactions et l’opérationnalité de leur conservation.

I am interested in pollination ecology, in the evolution of plant-insect interactions and in the conservation of these communities. My studies concern tropical figs and Mediterranean orchids and they are focused on the fundamental understanding of these interactions and using fundamental insights for operational conservation.

Thématique

L’environnement et l’interaction homme-nature sont en profonde mutation du fait des changements globaux actuels. Il est essentiel d’adopter une approche pluridisciplinaire dans l’évaluation des impacts de ces changements sur la biodiversité et de ses capacités d’adaptation, ainsi que d’intégrer des bases objectives et scientifiques dans les processus de décisionpour l’établissement des stratégies de conservation. Dans ce contexte, l’analyse de la dynamique des systèmes écologiques implique la compréhension des interactions entre espèces, sensibles à ces modifications environnementales. Les tropiques et la Méditerranée sont des chantiers pertinents représentant à la fois des points-chauds de biodiversité de par leur diversité spécifique et leur endémisme mais aussi des zones parmi les plus menacées au monde par différentes composantes de ces changements globaux (anthropisation, changement d’utilisation des terres et des pratiques agricoles, arrivée d’espèces envahissantes …etc).

Dans ce contexte de crise environnementale, mes problématiques de recherche concernent d’une part la compréhension de la dynamique des systèmes écologiques autour de la pollinisation des plantes par les insectes, qu’elle soit spécifique et obligatoire comme chez les figuiers ou diversifiée du mutualisme au parasitisme comme chez les orchidées. D’autre part, ces informations alimentent mes travaux en écologie de la conservation centrés sur les orchidées méditerranéennes ainsi qu’une recherche impliquée combinant le transfert vers les acteurs de la conservation par le biais de thèses Cifre et de multiples collaborations et la diffusion de l’information scientifique au sein du monde de la recherche à celui du grand public. Ma recherche trouve sa cohérence dans l’adoption une approche pluridisciplinaire en écologie de la pollinisation et l’implication sociétale en écologie de la conservation. Elle a comme fil rouge la communication, l’interaction qu’il s’agisse de relations entre plantes et insectes et de celles avec leur environnement, ou de médiation auprès des différents partenaires de la conservation, ou encore de diffusion scientifique vers différents publics.

Mon parcours de recherche a débuté sur l’écologie comportementale de la recherche et de l’exploitation des ressources alimentaires chez plusieurs espèces de fourmis, puis s’est poursuivie sur l’écologie comportementale et chimique du mutualisme de protection plantes-fourmis (voir HDR). Mon activité actuelle de recherche concerne l’écologie de pollinisation, centrée sur la comparaison entre pollinisation spécialisée (figuiers) et pollinisation diversifiée (orchidées). Elle s’étend également par une recherche impliquée en écologie de la conservation des orchidées méditerranéennes en intégrant les problématiques associées aux changements globaux et à l’évolution de la relation Homme-Nature. L’ensemble de mon activité est également associée à une activité de transfert vers les acteurs associatifs, privés et publics de la conservation, et de communication de l’information scientifique.

Écologie d’une pollinisation spécialisée : le cas des figuiers

Chacune des 800 espèces de figuiers est engagée dans un mutualisme de pollinisation spécifique et obligatoire avec un hyménoptère agaonide grâce à une médiation chimique. Coévolué depuis environ 80 millions d’années, ce mutualisme figuier – pollinisateur est aussi au centre d’un réseau complexe d’interactions directement ou indirectement liées à la pollinisation du figuier. En effet, deux autres acteurs principaux (hyménoptères parasites spécifiques et fourmis prédatrices opportunistes) sont aussi à ce mutualisme car ils utilisent à leur compte cette médiation chimique. Spécificité des parasites, séparation temporelle de leur moment d’intervention, détection (après apprentissage) du moment de réceptivité des figues par les fourmis prédatrices sont autant de processus structurant la communauté des hyménoptères associés aux figuiers et impliquant la médiation chimique. Ils seraient même un facteur important de la dynamique évolutive de ce mutualisme, avec par exemple certaines fourmis prédatrices qui auraient un effet positif sur ce mutualisme au point que quelques figuiers présentent des lieux de nidification (domaties). C’est par l’étude comparative de plusieurs espèces de figuiers qu’il sera possible d’établir un scénario général des relations existant entre figuiers, pollinisateurs, parasites et fourmis prédatrices.

Écologie d’une pollinisation diversifiée : le cas des orchidées

Les orchidées se sont diversifiées très récemment (ces dernières 10 millions d’années) dans un monde où les insectes sont déjà présents. Cette diversification est fulgurante au point qu’elles représentent aujourd’hui environ 10% des espèces à fleur et la première famille végétale en nombre d’espèce. Caractérisée par la présence de pollinies se collant sur les insectes pollinisateurs, une seule visite est suffisante pour emporter tout le pollen d’une fleur ; cette particularité favorise la multiplicité des stratégies d’attraction des pollinisateurs et explique l’importance relative des stratégies de tromperie (visuelle et sexuelle) dans cette famille. Ces stratégies se traduisent par des variations importantes et des associations particulières entre les différents caractères (odeur, couleur, morphologie, phénologie de floraison, présence de nectar) constituant le syndrome de pollinisation de ces espèces. Il existe plus de 300 espèces d’orchidées autour de la Méditerranée qui présentent une diversité de stratégies de pollinisation : elles constituent un modèle biologique idéal pour l’étude de l’écologie comportementale et chimique des relations établies avec leurs pollinisateurs.

Écologie de la conservation des orchidées méditerranéennes

L’écologie des orchidées (dépendance aux pollinisateurs et aux champignons symbiotiques, dépendance plus ou moins marqué à des habitats particuliers, faible aptitude à la compétition, faible densité de présence) en font des espèces souvent sensibles aux différents aspects des changements globaux, et ainsi des modèles pertinents en écologie de la conservation pour établir et évaluer les stratégies de protection. J’aborde leur conservation par une approche pluridisciplinaire en considérant différents aspects associant écologie de pollinisation et de conservation : compréhension de la phylogéographie de l’orchis bouc, analyse de la différenciation de la génétique et de la niche écologique au sein du groupe de l’ophrys mouche, étude de l’hybridation chez les orchis, influence du syndrome de pollinisation sur le taux de pollinisation chez les espèces utilisant la tromperie visuelle. Une autre approche consiste à déterminer les variations diachroniques de présence des orchidées et de leurs habitats en France méditerranéennes (LR, Corse et Paca) afin d’identifier les traits biologiques des espèces ainsi révélées sensibles. Cette approche est aussi couplée à l’étude de la variation de présence de plusieurs autres groupes d’espèces (oiseaux, amphibiens, reptiles, insectes) en région méditerranéenne (ex : Pic St-Loup), et à une analyse comparative avec la variation de présence de champignons (ectomycorhiziens et décomposeurs) également en région méditerranéenne. Enfin, la conservation des orchidées est aussi abordée sous l’angle de sa gouvernance pour une analyse critique de leur protection actuelle en France associée une proposition de leursstatuts de protections nationale et régionale.

Collaborations autour de la conservation

Ce thème implique une étroite collaboration avec différents acteurs associatifs, privés et publics de la conservation. Je suis ainsi membre de la SFO (Société Française d’Orchidophilie), pour laquelle je suis responsable du groupe « Relations insectes-orchidées ». Je do-dirige (avec Franck Richard) actuellement la thèse cifre d’Hélène Vogt-Schlib impliquant l’entreprise Biotope sur la conservation de la biodiversité méditerranéenne, et (avec Edmond Dounias) la thèse cifre d’Ameline Lehébel-Péron impliquant le Parc National des Cévennes sur la conservation d’une apiculture traditionnelle en tant que patrimoine naturel et culturel cévenol. Plusieurs collaborations ont également été établies avec Parc National des Cévennes, les Parcs Naturels Régionaux (des grands Causses, des monts d’Ardèche et de Corse), les Conservatoires botaniques Nationaux (de Corse, de Porquerolles, etdes Pyrénées et de Midi-Pyrénées, l’Office de l’Environnement de Corse, etl’Université Saint-Denis de la Réunion et l’Herbier de La Réunion. Expert auprès de l’ANR et de l’AERES, je suis aussi membre du conseil d’administration des écologistes de l’Euzière, des conseils scientifiques du Parc National des Cévennes, de la réserve MAB du Fango (Corse) et de l’entreprise Biotope au niveau national, et, au niveau international, membre de la SCB (Society for Conservation Biology) et expert pour l’UICN sur le ‘Mediterranean Species Programm’.

Diffusion de l’information scientifique

Après avoir été coorganisateur des séminaires en écologie du CEFE, mon activité de correspondant communication pour ce laboratoire (le plus gros en écologie en France) consiste à diffuser en interne les informations venant de l’extérieur (actualités scientifiques, archivage…) et à organiser la communication vers l’extérieur (site web, contact presse, événements comme les 50ans du CEFE, fête de la biodiversité …). Je favorise également les liens entre le CEFE et différentes structures impliquées dans la gestion de l’environnement (entreprise Biotope, bureau d’étude EcoMed, Ecologistes de l’Euzière). J’interviens comme enseignant ponctuel dans différents masters liés à la gestion de la biodiversité (IEGB, DAIT), je participe à l’organisation des colloques nationaux (SMPE, SFO, IUSSI) et internationaux (ISE, ISCE, ISBE) d’école thématique (écologie chimique) et d’expositions nationales (Cité des Sciences, Paris). Mon activité de recherche est également diffusée dans différentes revues régionales, nationales et internationales et lors de conférences grand public. Je suis également auteur de différents chapitres d’ouvrage et co-éditeur d’ouvrage (dont ‘Le Génie de la Nature’ et ‘Stratégie végétales’).

Publications

Special issue edition

Chapters in international volumes

French publications

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bertrand_Schatz/contributions/?ev=prf_act

Gibert, A., Schatz, B., Buscail, R., Nguyen, D., Baguette, M., Barthes, N. and Bertrand, J.A.M. (2025), Floral phenotypic divergence and genomic insights in an Ophrys orchid: unraveling early speciation processes. New Phytol, 245: 849-868. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.20190

Julien, M. Ducrettet, J., Diallo, M., Imbert, E., Colas, B., Schatz, B. 2025. Plant translocations in France: identifying gaps between knowledge, practice and perception by conservation actors. Environmental Management Environmental Management 74(6):1160-1172 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-024-02055-4

Lanuza, J.B., Knight, T.M., Montes-Perez, N., Glenny, W., Acuña, P., Albrecht, M., Artamendi, M., Badenhausser, I., Bennett, J.M., Biella, P., Bommarco, R., Cappellari, A., Castro, S., Clough, Y., Colom, P., Costa, J., Cyrille, N., de Manincor, N., Dominguez-Lapido, P., Dominik, C., Dupont, Y.L., Feldmann, R., Felten, E., Ferrero, V., Fiordaliso, W., Fisogni, A., Fitzpatrick, Ú., Galloni, M., Gaspar, H., Gazzea, E., Goia, I., Gómez-Martínez, C., González-Estévez, M.A., González-Varo, J.P., Grass, I., Hadrava, J., Hautekèete, N., Hederström, V., Heleno, R., Hervias-Parejo, S., Heuschele, J.M., Hoiss, B., Holzschuh, A., Hopfenmüller, S., Iriondo, J.M., Jauker, B., Jauker, F., Jersáková, J., Kallnik, K., Karise, R., Kleijn, D., Klotz, S., Krausl, T., Kühn, E., Lara-Romero, C., Larkin, M., Laurent, E., Lázaro, A., Librán-Embid, F., Liu, Y., Lopes, S., López-Núñez, F., Loureiro, J., Magrach, A., Mänd, M., Marini, L., Mas, R.B., Massol, F., Maurer, C., Michez, D., Molina, F.P., Morente-López, J., Mullen, S., Nakas, G., Neuenkamp, L., Nowak, A., O'Connor, C.J., O'Rourke, A., Öckinger, E., Olesen, J.M., Opedal, Ø.H., Petanidou, T., Piquot, Y., Potts, S.G., Power, E.F., Proesmans, W., Rakosy, D., Reverté, S., Roberts, S.P.M., Rundlöf, M., Russo, L., Schatz, B., Scheper, J., Schweiger, O., Serra, P.E., Siopa, C., Smith, H.G., Stanley, D., Ştefan, V., Steffan-Dewenter, I., Stout, J.C., Sutter, L., Švara, E.M., Świerszcz, S., Thompson, A., Traveset, A., Trefflich, A., Tropek, R., Tscharntke, T., Vanbergen, A.J., Vilà, M., Vujić, A., White, C., Wickens, J.B., Wickens, V.B., Winsa, M., Zoller, L. and Bartomeus, I. (2025), EuPPollNet: A European Database of Plant-Pollinator Networks. Global Ecol Biogeogr, 34: e70000. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70000

Aubert, M., Bonifacino, M., Genoud, D., Leclercq, V., Schatz, B. 2024. First observations of Eucera (Cubitalia) breviceps (Friese, 1911) in Italy and France, with updated information on the distribution and ecology of the species (Hymenoptera: Anthophila: Apidae). Osmia 12, 5-18. https://doi.org/10.47446/OSMIA12.2

Gibert, A., Buscail, R., Baguette, M., Fraïsse, C., Roux, C., Schatz, B. and Bertrand, J. 2024. Holocene Climate Change Promoted Allopatric Divergence and Disjunct Geographic Distribution in a Bee Orchid Species. J Biogeogr. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14998

Kerdoncuff G, Ropars L, Geslin B, Schatz B. 2024. Insight into pollinator conservation initiatives within French protected areas.areas. Regional Environmental Change 24:167

Lafitte A., Sordello R., Ouédraogo D.Y., Thierry C., Marx G., Froidevaux J., Schatz B., Kerbiriou C, Gourdain P., Reyjol Y. 2023 Existing evidence on the effects of photovoltaic panels on biodiversity: a systematic map with critical appraisal of study validity. Environmental Evidence https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-023-00318-x

Geslin B., Mouillard-Lample L., Zakardjian, M., Dajoz I., Flacher F., Henry M., Perrard A., Requier F., Ropars L., Schatz B., Vereecken N.J., Gauzens B. 2023. New insights on Massively Introduced Managed Species and their consequences for plant–pollinator interactions. Advances in Ecological Research 68,63-89 https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.aecr.2023.09.003

Pamerlon S, Archambeau A-S, Pando de la Hoz F, Olivier G, Michel F, Tercerie S, Rodinson E, Maurel N, Martínez-Sagarra G, Kerner A, Vignes Lebbe R, Schatz B, Dupont P (2023) Knowledge Base on Species Life Traits: A Spanish/French Plinian Core implementation use case. Biodiversity Information Science and Standards 7: e111784. https://doi.org/10.3897/biss.7

Mennicken S., Vogt-Schilb H., Těšitelová T., Kotilínek M., Alomía Y.A., Schatz B., Jersáková J. 2023. Orchid-mycorrhizal fungi interactions reveal a duality in their network structure in two European regions differing in climate. Mol. Ecol. 32(12), 3308-3321 https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16918

Julien M., Schatz B., Robert A., Colas B. 2023. Monitoring time of conservation-driven and mitigation-driven plant translocations in Europe. Plant Ecology 224(9):1-12 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-023-01311-7

Doyle C.A.T., Abeli T., Albrecht M.A., Bellis J., Colas B., Dalrymple S., Ensslin A., Espejo J., Erftemeijer P.L.A., Julien M., Lewandrowski W., Liu H., Moehrenschlager A., Ooi M.K.J., Reynolds D.M., Schatz B., Sild M., Wills T.J., Papuga G. 2023. Achieving conservation outcomes in plant mitigation translocations – the need for global standards. Plant Ecology 224, pages 745–763 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11258-023-01310-8

Julien M., Delayance L., Cortes F., Dixon L., Filippi G.P., Schatz B. 2023. Anticipating plant translocation in land-use projects: a case study of Helianthemum marifolium. Botany Letters 170 (2) 318-332 https://doi.org/10.1080/23818107.2023.2168751

Joffard N., Buatois B., Arnal V., Véla E., Montgelard C., Schatz B. 2022. Delimiting species in the taxonomically challenging orchid section Pseudophrys: Bayesian analyses of genetic and phenotypic data. Front. Ecol. Evol. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2022.1058550

Lafitte A., Sordello R., Crespin de Billy V., Froidevaux J., Gourdain P., Kerbiriou C., Langridge J., Marx G., Schatz B., Thierry C., Reyjol Y. 2022. What evidence exists regarding the effects of photovoltaic panels on biodiversity? A critical systematic map protocol. Environmental Evidence 11:36, https://doi.org/10.1186/s13750-022-00291-x

Jeannerod, L., Carlier, A., Schatz B., Daise C., Richel A., Agnan Y., Baude M., Jacquemart A.L. 2022. Some bee-pollinated plants provide nutritionally incomplete pollen amino acid resources to their pollinators. PolsONE 17(8):e0269992  https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269992 

Gibert, A., Louty, F., Buscail, R., Baguette, M., Schatz, B., Bertrand, J.A.M. 2022. Extracting Quantitative Information from Images Taken in the Wild: A Case Study of Two Vicariants of the Ophrys aveyronensis Species Complex. Diversity 14(5):400, https://doi.org/10.3390/d14050400

Vogt-Schilb, H., Richard, F., Malaval, J.C., Rapior, S., Fons, F., Bourgade, V., Schatz, B., Büntgen, U., Moreau P.A.M., 2022. Climate-induced long-term changes in the phenology of Mediterranean fungi. Fungal Ecology, 60:101166, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.funeco.2022.101166

Julien, M., Schatz, B., Contant, S., Filippi, G. 2022. Flora richness of a military area: discovery of a remarkable station of Serapias neglecta in Corsica. Biodiversity Data Journal 10 (1) https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.10.e76375

Schatz, B., Genoud D, Escudié P., Geniez P., Wünsch K.G., Joffard, N. (2021) Is Ophrys pollination more opportunistic than previously thought? Insights from different field methods of pollinator observation, Botany Letters, 168:3, 333-347, https://doi.org/10.1080/23818107.2021.1959394 

Julien, M., Colas, B., Muller, S., Schatz, B. 2021. Dataset of costs of the mitigation hierarchy and plant translocations in France. Data in brief. 302, 114064 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2021.107722

Manincor, N., Andreu, B., Buatois, B., Lou, C.H., Hautekèete, N., Massol, F., Piquot, Y., Schatz, B., Schmitt, E., Dufaÿ, M. 2021 Geographical variation of floral scents in generalist entomophilous species with variable pollinator communities. Funct. Ecol. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.13984 

 Julien, M., Colas, B., Muller, S., Schatz, B. 2021. Quality assessment of mitigation translocation protocols for protected plants in France. Journal of Ecological Management. 302, 114064 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114064

Bersweden, L., Viruel, J., Schatz, B., Harland, J., Gargiulo, R., Cowan, R.S., Calevo, J., Juan, A., Clarkson, J.J., Leitch, A.R., Fay, M.F. 2021. Microsatellites and petal morphology reveal new patterns of admixture in Orchis hybrid zones. American Journal of Botany 10.1002/ajb2.1710 https://doi.org/10.1002/ajb2.1710

Baguette M., Bertrand J.A.M., Stevens V.M., Schatz, B 2020. Why are there so many bee-orchid species? Adaptive radiation by intraspecific competition for mnesic pollinators. Biological Review https://doi:10.1111/brv.12633

de Manincor N, Hautekeete N, Piquot Y, Schatz B, Vanappelghem C, Massol F. 2020 Does phenology explain plant-pollinator interactions at different latitudes? An assessment of its explanatory power in plant-hoverfly networks in French calcareous grasslands. Oikos https://doi:10.1111/oik.07259

Dormont L, Fort T, Bessière J-M, Proffit M, Hidalgo EG, Buatois B, Schatz B. 2020 Sources of floral scent variation in the food-deceptive orchid Orchis mascula. Acta Oecologica, Special issue: Pollination in the Anthropocene (Schatz B., Geslin B. & Dajoz I, Eds.) (in press) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2020.103600

Dupleix A., Jullien D., Maizi P., Schatz B. 2020 Practices, knowledge and expectations of beekeepers and beehive suppliers regarding the wood material used for building beehives in the South of France. Journal of Rural Studies 77, 11-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2020.04.005

Joffard N., Arnal V., Buatois B., Montgelard C., Schatz B. 2020. Floral scent evolution in the section Pseudophrys: phylogenetic constraints or pollinator-mediated selection? Plant Biology 22 (5), 881-889 https://doi.org/10.1111/plb.13104

Joffard N., Le Roncé I., Langlois A., Renoult J., Buatois B., Dormont L., Schatz B. 2020. Phenotypic selection on floral display, colour and odour in three closely related orchid taxa growing in contrasting environments. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 33 (8), 1028-1038. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13657

Makiola, A., Compson, S.G., Baird, D., Barnes, M.A., Boerlijst, S.P., Bouchez, A., Brennan, G.S., Bush, A., Canard, E., Cordier, T., Creer, S., Curry, A., David, P., Dumbrell, A., Gravel, D., Hajibabaei, M., Hayden, B., Van Der Hoorn, B., Jarne, P., Jones, I., Karimi, B., Keck, F., Kelly, M., Knot, I., Krol, L., Massol, F., Monk, W., Murphy, K., Pawlowski, J., Poisot, T., Porter, T., Randall, K., Ransome, E., Ravigné, V., Raybould, A., Robin, S., Schrama, M., Schatz, B., Tamaddoni-Nezhad, A., Trimbos, K.B., Vacher, C., Vasselon, V., Wood, S.A., Woodward, G., Bohan, D.A., 2020. Key questions for next-generation biomonitoring. Front. Environ. Sci. - Environmental Informatics https://doi.org/10.3389/fenvs.2019.00197   

Manincor N, Hautekèete N, Mayozer C, Moreau P, Piquot Y, Schatz B, Schmitt E, Zélazny M, Massol F. How biased is our perception of plant-pollinator networks? A comparison of visit- and pollen-based representations of the same networks. Acta Oecologica, Special issue: Pollination in the Anthropocene (Schatz B., Geslin B. & Dajoz I, Eds.) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2020.103551

Schatz B, Drossart M, Henry M, Geslin B, Allier F, Savajol C, Gérard M., Michez, D. 2020. Pollinator conservation in the context of global changes with a focus on France and Belgium. Acta Oecologica, Special issue: Pollination in the Anthropocene (Schatz B., Geslin B. & Dajoz I, Eds.) 112 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2021.103765

Schatz B, Genoud D, Claessens J, Kleynen J 2020. Orchid-pollinator network in Euro-Mediterranean region: what we know, what we think we know, and what remains to be done. Acta Oecologica, Special issue: Pollination in the Anthropocene (Schatz B., Geslin B. & Dajoz I, Eds.) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2020.103605

Baguette M, Bertrand J, Stevens VM., Schatz B 2019. Why are there so many bee-orchid species? Adaptive radiation by intraspecific competition for mnemonic pollinators. Preprints https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201910.0204.v1

Dormont L., Joffard N., Schatz B. 2019. Intraspecific variation in floral color and odor in orchids. International Journal of Plant Sciences 180(9):1036–1058 https://doi.org/10.1086/705589

 Schatz B, Lehébel-Péron A., Sulmont E. & Dounias E. 2019 Quelles caractéristiques environnementales ont déterminé l'emplacement des ruchers-tronc en Cévennes ? Chapitre 6 In: « Apiculture au XXIème siècle : Ecologie versus business ? » (D Dussy & E Faugère). Editions la Discussion pp 97-114.

Duffy KJ, Waud M, Schatz B, Petanidou T, Jacquemyn H. 2019. Latitudinal variation in mycorrhizal diversity associated with a European orchid. J Biogeogr. 1:1–13. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13548

Delpon G., Vogt-Schilb H., Munoz F., Richard F., Schatz B. (2018). Recent trends in the distribution of butterflies and dragonflies linked to recent habitat changes in Western Europe. Insect Conservation & Diversity doi: 10.1111/icad.12309  

Egea E., Sanchez W., Garrigues P., Bayeta G.A., Arce A., Alexis Beaurepaire, Boily M., Bonmatin J.M., Bouga M., Branchiccela M.B., Garrido P.M., Le Conte Y., Maderson S., Afee A.M., de Mattos I.M., Ming-Xian Y., Moritz R., Neumann P., Proffit M., Schatz B., Stoić M., Younger P.M. (2018). The Rovaltain Foundation engages in pollinator health. BeeWorld 95(1): 20-21.   

Joffard N., Massol F., Grenié M., Montgelard C., Schatz B. (2018). Effect of pollination strategy, phylogeny and distribution on pollination niches of Euro-Mediterranean orchids. Journal of Ecology doi: 10.1111/1365-2745.13013

Proffit M., Bessière J.-M., Schatz B., Hossaert-McKey M. (2018). Can fine-scale post-pollination variation of fig volatile compounds explain some steps of the temporal succession of fig wasps associated with Ficus racemosa? Acta Oecologica 90: 81-90.  

Soler C., Schatz B., Bessiere J.M., Hossaert-McKey M. (2018). Geographic variation of fruit scents in a dispersion mutualism, the case of Ficus lutea. Acta Oecologica 90: 46-48.  

Vogt-Schilb H., Moreau P.A., Malaval J.C., Schatz B, Richard F. (2018). Effects of long-term landscape dynamics and city growth on biodiversity in the Mediterranean: the case study of Montpellier, France. Urban Ecosystem doi: 10.1007/s11252-018-0780-8

Delle-Vedove R., Schatz B., Dufaÿ M. (2017). Understanding intraspecific variation of floral scents in the light of evolutionary ecology. Annals of Botany 120 (1): 1-20.   

Schatz B. (2017). Les orchidées de l’île de Cavallo (archipel des Lavezzi, Corse) : une surprenante abondance de l’espèce protégée Gennaria diphylla. Ecologia Mediterranea 43 (2): 159-170.

Azam C.-S., Gigot G., Witte I., Schatz B. (2016). National and subnational Red Lists in European and Mediterranean countries: current state and use for conservation.  Endangered Species Research, 30: 255–266

Deletre E., Schatz B., Williams L., Bourguet D., Ratnadass A., Chandre F., Martin T. (2016). Prospects for repellency in pest control – current developments and future challenges. Chemoecology, 26, 127-142.

Hossaert-McKey M., Proffit M., Soler C., Chen C., Bessière J.M., Schatz B., Borges R.M. (2016). How to be a dioecious fig: Chemical mimicry between sexes matters only when both sexes flower synchronously. Scientific Reports, 6, 21236.

Joffard N., Buatois B., Schatz B. (2016). Integrative taxonomy of the fly orchid group: insights from chemical ecology. The Science of Nature, 103, 77

Lehébel-Péron A., Sidawy P. Dounias E. & Schatz B. (2016). Attuning local and scientific knowledge in the context of global change: The case of heather honey production in southern France. Journal of rural studies, 44, 132-142.

Lehébel-Péron A., Travier D., Renaux A., Dounias E., Schatz B. 2016. From log hive to frame hive: ethnoecological history of beekeeping in Cevennes. Revue d’Ethnoécologie 9: 1-36.

Schatz B., Dounias E. 2016. Pollination: threats and opportunities in European beekeeping. In: Climate change in the Mediterranean (COP 22), IRD Editions, pp. 551-558.

Schatz B., Vogt-Schilb H., Munoz F., Geniez P., Hugot L., Pradel R., Richard F. 2016. Using the past to predict the future: the case of French Mediterranean orchids. In: Climate change in the Mediterranean (COP22), IRD Editions, pp. 377-386.

Vogt-Schilb H., Pradel R., Geniez P., Hugot L., Delage A., Richard F., Schatz B. (2016). Effects of habitat change, population size and distribution patterns on orchid dynamics: a study based on a 27-year interval in Corsica. Annals of Botany 118: 115-123.

Jersáková, J., Traxmandlová I., Ipser Z., Kropf M., Pellegrino G., Schatz B., Djordjević V., Kindlmann P., Renner S.S. (2015). Biological flora of Central Europe: Dactylorhiza sambucina (L.) Soó. Perspectives in Plant Ecology, Evolution and Systematics, 17, 318-329.

Vogt-Schilb H., Munoz F., Richard F., Schatz B. (2015). Recent declines and range changes of orchids in Western Europe (France, Belgium and Luxembourg). Biological Conservation, 190, 133-141.

Bain A., Harrison R., Schatz B. (2014). How to be an ant on figs? Acta Oecologica, 57, 97-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2013.05.006

Dormont L., Delle-Vedove R., Bessiere J.M., Schatz B. (2014). Floral scent emitted by white and colored morphs in orchids. Phytochemistry, 100, 51-59.

Fonderflick J., Besnard A., Beuret A., Dalmais M., Schatz B. (2014). Impact of grazing management on Orthoptera abundance varies along season in Mediterranean steppe-like grassland. Acta Oecologica, 60, 7-16.

Imbert E., Wang H., Conchou L., Vincent H., Talavera M., Schatz B. (2014). Positive effect of the yellow morph on female reproductive success in the flower colour polymorphic Iris lutescens (Iridaceae), a deceptive species. Journal of Evolutionnary Biology, 27, 1965-1974. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.12451

Imbert E., Wang H., Anderson B., Hervouet B., Talavera M., Schatz B. (2014). Reproductive biology of the flower-colour polymorphic Iris lutescens (Iridaceae), a deceptive species. Botany Letters, 161, 117-127.

Lambrechts M.M., Schatz B. (2014). Ants and Paridae share nesting boxes in continental Mediterranean habitat. Folia Zoologica 63, 63-66.

Schatz B., Gauthier P., Debussche M., Thompson J. (2014). A decision tool for listing species for protection on different geographic scales and administrative levels. Journal for Nature Conservation, 22, 75-83.

Triponez Y., Arrigo N., Pellissier L., Alvarez N., Schatz B. (2013). Are ecological shifts driving divergence in species of the Fly orchid group? Molecular Ecology, 22, 1431-1446.

Schatz B., Delle-Vedove R., Dormont L. (2013). Presence, distribution and pollination effects of white, pink and purple morphs in the orchid Orchis mascula. European Journal of Environmental Sciences, 3, 119-128. https://doi.org/10.14712/23361964.2015.15

Vogt-Schilb H., Geniez P., Pradel R., Richard F., Schatz B. (2013). Inter-annual variability in flowering of orchids: lessons learned from 8 years of monitoring in a Mediterranean region of France. European Journal of Environmental Sciences, 3, 129-137. https://doi.org/10.14712/23361964.2015.16

Wang H., Conchou L, Carbonell D., Imbert E., Schatz B. (2013). Flower color polymorphic Iris lutescens (Iridaceae) in the light of plant-insect interaction. Phytochemistry, 94, 123-134.

Bain A., Chantarasuwan B., Chou L.S., Hossaert-McKey M., Schatz B., Kjellberg F. ( 2012). A new case of ants nesting within branches of a fig tree: the case of Ficus subpisocarpa in Taiwan. Sociobiology, 59, 415-434.

Derridj S., Dormont L., Schatz B. (2012). Médiateurs chimiques utilisés dans la localisation de la plante. In: Des plantes et des insectes (Calatayud P.A, Marion-Poll, F. Sauvion, N. & Thiery D. Eds).

La Barre S, Giron D., Schatz B. (2012). La médiation chimique dans les réseaux d'interaction. In: Ecologie Chimique (Bagnères A.G. & Hossaert-McKey M. eds). Editions Cherche Midi.

Schatz B. (2012). Faune, Flore et Habitats des Garrigues. In: Atlas des Garrigues (Collectif des Garrigues ed.), Editions Les Ecologistes de l'Euziere.

Schatz B., Daoust S., Missé D. M., Thomas F. (2012). Ecology of Gordian knots in natural conditions. Invertebrate Biology, 131, 294-300. https://doi.org/10.1111/ivb.12000

Schatz B., Hossaert-McKey M. (2012). Les odeurs sont-elles un signal honnête ? In: Ecologie Chimique (Bagnères A.G. & Hossaert-McKey M. eds). Editions Cherche Midi.

Schatz B., Hossaert-McKey M., Kjellberg F. (2012). Diversité et histoire évolutive des interactions entre insectes pollinisateurs et plantes. In: Des plantes et des insectes (Calatayud P.A, Marion-Poll, F. Sauvion, N. & Thiery D. Eds).

Schatz B., Proffit M., Kjellberg F., Hossaert-McKey M. (2012). Un réseau trophique complexe: le cas des figuiers associés a différentes communautés d'insectes - In: Des plantes et des insectes (Calatayud P.A, Marion-Poll, F. Sauvion, N. & Thiery D. Eds).

Soler C., Proffit M., Bessiere J.M., Hossaert-McKey M., Schatz B. (2012). Evidence for intersexual chemical mimicry in a dioecious plant - Ecology Letters, 9, 978-985.

Thiery D., Brevault T., Quilici S., Dormont L., Schatz B. (2012). Recherche de la plante …à distance. In: Des plantes et des insectes (Calatayud P.A, Marion-Poll, F. Sauvion, N. & Thiery D. Eds).

Delle-Vedove R., Juillet N., Bessiere J.M., Dormont L., Pailler T., Schatz B. (2011). Colour-scent associations in a tropical orchid: three colours but two odours - Phytochemistry, 72, 735-742.

Garrone B., Martin P., Schatz B. (2011). Stratégies végétales, petits arrangements et grandes manoeuvres. Editions Les eécologistes de l'Euziere, 250 p.

Geniez P., Schatz B. (2011). Variations dans l'abondance des orchidées méditerranéennes en relation avec la fermeture du milieu. In: Activités humaines et dynamique de la biodiversité en région méditerranéenne (Eds. Thompson J.D. & Gauthier P.), pp 38-39.

Piazza C., Hugot L., Richard F., Schatz B. (2011). In situ conservation operations in Corsica, 1987-2004: assessing the balance and drawing. Ecologia Mediterranea 37, 7-16.

Pietrasanta Y., Schatz B. (2011). Le Génie de la nature. Biotope, Mèze (Collection Parthénope), 260 p.

Soler C., Hossaert-McKey M., Buatois B., Bessiere J.-M., Schatz B., Proffit M. (2011). Geographic variation of floral scent in a highly specialized pollination mutualism. Phytochemistry, 72, 74-81.

Suchet C., Dormont L., Schatz B., Giurfa M., Simon V., Raynaud C., Chave J. (2011). Floral scent variation in two Antirrhinum majus subspecies influences the choice of naive bumblebees. Behavioral Ecology & Sociobiology, 65, 1015-1027.

Darrouzet E., Meunier J., Bagnères A.G., Schatz B. (2011). Le genie des insectes sociaux. In: Le Génie de la nature. (Eds. Pietrasanta Y. & Schatz B.), Biotope, Mèze (Collection Parthénope), pp 86-111.

Dounias E., Lehebel-Peron A., Schatz B. (2011). L'abeille noire, le chataignier et l'Homme dans les Cévennes. In: Le Génie de la nature. (Eds. Pietrasanta Y. & Schatz B.), Biotope, Mèze (Collection Parthénope), pp 68-85.

Schatz B., Geniez P. (2011). Les orchidées, un patrimoine à préserver - In: Le Génie de la nature. (Eds. Pietrasanta Y. & Schatz B.), Biotope, Mèze (Collection Parthénope), pp 26-47.

Schatz B., Bessiere J.M., Delle-Vedove R., Hossaert-McKey, Kjellberg F. (2011). Les mutualismes de pollinisation comme facteurs importants de biodiversité. In: Le Génie de la nature. (Eds. Pietrasanta Y. & Schatz B.), Biotope, Mèze (Collection Parthénope), pp 48-67.

Dormont L., Delle-Vedove R., Bessiere J.-M., Hossaert-Mc Key M., Schatz B. (2010). Helping in food-deceptive orchids? A possible new mechanism maintaining polymorphism of floral signals. Plant Signaling & Behavior, 5, 1-2.

Dormont L., Delle-Vedove R., Bessiere J.-M., Hossaert-Mc Key M., Schatz B. (2010). Rare white-flowered morphs increase the reproductive success of common purple morphs in a food-deceptive orchid. New Phytologist, 185, 300-310.

Hossaert-McKey M., Soler C., Schatz B., Proffit M. (2010). Floral scents: their role in nursery pollination mutualism. Chemoecology 20, 75-88.

Juillet N., Delle-Vedove R., Dormont L., Schatz B., Pailler T. (2010). Floral trait and reproductive success variations among colour varieties in a tropical deceptive orchid. Plant Systematics & Evolution, 289, 213-221.

Pfeifer M., Passalacqua N.G., Bartram S., Schatz B., Croce A., Carey P.D., Kraudelt H., Jeltsch F. (2010). Conservation priorities differ at opposing species borders of a European orchid. Biological Conservation, 143, 2207-2220.

Renard D., Schatz B., McKey D. (2010). Ant nest architecture and seed burial depth: implications for seed fate and germination success in a myrmecochorous savanna shrub. Ecoscience, 17, 194-202. https://doi.org/10.2980/17-2-3335

Schatz B., Geoffroy A., Dainat B., Bessiere J.M., Buatois B., Hossaert-McKey M., Selosse M.A. (2010). A case study of modified interactions with symbionts in a hybrid mediterranean orchid. American Journal of Botany, 97, 1278-1288.

Schatz, B., Hossaert-McKey, M. (2010). Ants use odour cues to exploit fig- fig wasp interactions. Acta Oecologica, 36, 107-113.

Sirami C., Nespoulous A., Cheylan J.-P., Marty P., Hvenegaard G.T., Geniez P., Schatz B., Martin J.-L. (2010). Long-term anthropogenic and ecological dynamics of a Mediterranean landscape: impacts on multiple taxa. Landscape and Urban Planning, 96, 214-223.

Zachariades C., Schatz B., Compton S.G. (2010). Wasp emergence from the figs of Ficus sur: characteristics and predation by ants. Tropical Zoology, 23, 121-138.

Pfeifer M., Schatz B., Pico F.X., Passalacqua N.G., Fay M.F., Carey P.D., Jeltsch F. (2009). Phylogeography and genetic structure of the orchid Himantoglossum hircinum (L.) Spreng. across its European central-marginal gradient. Journal of Biogeography, 36, 2353-2365.

Proffit M., Chun Chen, Soler C., Bessiere J.M., Schatz B., Hossaert-McKey M. (2009). Can chemical signals responsible for mutualistic partner encounter promote the specific exploitation of nursery pollination mutualisms? - The case of figs and fig wasps.Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 131, 46-57.

Schatz B. (2009). Les orchidées des Grands Causses: des indicateurs de biodiversité. In: Les Grands Causses, terre d'experiences. Chassany J.-P. et Crosnier, C. Eds. Editions de Parc National des Cévennes. pp. 75-77.

Mots-clés :
Organisme biologique : Ficus et chalcidiens associés, Dacryodes, Okoumea
Milieu : tropical
Discipline : Ecologie évolutive
Technique : Ecologie chimique, marqueurs moléculaires
Thématique : coévolution
Autres mots-clés : biologie de la conservation, interactions bio-culturelles

Je m'intéresse à l'écologie et à l'évolution des interactions inter-spécifiques. Mes études portent plus particulièrement sur l'écologie chimique dans les processus de coévolution et de diversification dans le système Ficus-insectes des figues.

I am interested in the ecology and evolution of inter-specific interactions. My studies are largely focused on the ecological chemistry of coevolutionary processes and diversification in the fig-fig wasp system.

Mon objectif est de comprendre la coévolution dans les interactions mutualistes, en étudiant de façon parallèle plusieurs types de mutualismes. Suivant une approche résolument intégrative, j’applique plusieurs méthodes à l’étude de ces interactions. Des médiateurs chimiques sont souvent à la base des mutualismes, et au sein du groupe Coévolution j’apporte cette composante d’écologie chimique à l’analyse de nos principaux modèles. L’étude de la médiation chimique est souvent restreinte à la description des mécanismes proximaux du fonctionnement des interactions : les échanges de signaux et de ressources. En appliquant les méthodes de l’écologie chimique non seulement à l’étude des mécanismes proximaux des interactions mais aussi à l’analyse de leur dynamique évolutive, je retrace le rôle des médiateurs chimiques dans l’évolution de la spécificité et dans la stabilité des mutualismes face aux conflits évolutifs. En étudiant le cortège de parasites associés aux mutualismes et les relations entre différents mutualismes impliquant les mêmes plantes—par exemple, la pollinisation et le transport de graines, deux mutualismes couplés chez les figuiers—j’étend l’étude des mutualismes, qui sont souvent vus comme interactions entre paires d’espèces, à la prise en compte d’interactions multitrophiques dans des communautés. Je suis particulièrement intéressée par les rôles des mutualismes dans le fonctionnement des écosystèmes, l’histoire évolutive des mutualismes lors des fluctuations climatiques passées, et l’avenir des mutualismes face aux changements écologiques actuels. Ces travaux prennent en compte, l’Homme en tant qu’acteur dans les systèmes d’interactions durables avec une attention particulière à la diversité culturelle des sociétés concernées.

De plus, mes terrains de recherche étant essentiellement tropicaux, je participe activement à des programmes de Biologie de la Conservation.

Liste des Publications

Maryse Vanderplanck M, Lapeyre B, Brondani M, Opsommer M, Dufay M, Hossaert-McKey M, Proffit M. 2021. Ozone pollution alters olfaction and behavior of pollinators. Antioxidants 2021, 10, 636. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox10050636

Proffit M., LapeyreB., Buatois B., Deng X.X., Arnal P., Gouzerh F., Carrasco D., Hossaert-McKey M. 2020. Chemical signal is in the blend: bases of plant-pollinator encounter in a highly specialized interaction. Scientific Reports 10:10071

Souto-Vilarós D., Proffit M., Buatois B., Rindos M., Sisol M., Kuyaiva T., Michalek J., Darwell C.T. , Hossaert-McKey M., Weiblen G. D. , Novotny V., Segar S.T. Pollination along an elevational gradient mediated both by floral scent and pollinator compatibility in the fig and fig-wasp mutualism. Journal of Ecology, on line: https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2745.12995

Aumeeruddy-Thomas Y., Rafidison V.M., Kjellberg F., Hossaert-McKey M. 2018. Sacred hills of Imerina and the voyage of Ficus lutea Vahl (Amontana) in Madagascar. Acta Oecologica, 90: 18-27

Proffit M., Bessière J.M., Schatz B., Hossaert-McKey M. 2018. Can fine-scale post-pollination variation of fig volatile compounds explain some steps of the temporal succession of fig wasps associated with Ficus racemosa? Acta Oecologia, 90: 81-90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actao.2017.08.009.

Soler CCL, Schatz B, Bessière JM, Hossaert-McKey M. 2018. Geographic variation of fruit scents in a dispersion mutualism, the case of Ficus lutea. Acta Oecologia, 90: 46-48.

Rodriguez L.J., Bain A., Chou L.S., Conchou L., Cruaud A., Gonzales R., Hossaert-McKey M., Rasplus J.Y., Tzeng H.Y., Kjellberg F. 2017. Diversification and spatial structuring in the mutualism between Ficus septica and its pollinating wasps in insular South East Asia.  BMC Evolutionary Biology 17, 207

Bain A., Borges R.M., Chevallier M.H., Vignes H., Kobmoo N., Peng Y.Q., Cruaud A., Rasplus J.Y., Kjellberg F., & Hossaert-McKey M. 2016. Geographic structuring into vicariant species-pairs in a wide-ranging, high dispersal plant-insect mutualism: the case of Ficus racemosa and its pollinating wasps. Evolutionary Ecology, 30, 663–684.

Hossaert-McKey M., Proffit M., Soler C., Chen C., Bessière J.M., Schatz B., & Borges R.M. 2016. How to be a dioecious fig: Chemical mimicry between sexes matters only when both sexes flower synchronously. Scientific Reports, 6: 21236.

Kjellberg F., Suleman N., Raja S., Tayou A., Hossaert-McKey M., Compton S.G. (2014). Some pollinators are more equal than others: factors influencing pollen loads and seed set capacity of two actively and passively pollinating fig wasps - Acta Oecologica, 57: 73-79.

Bain A., Chou L.S., Tzeng H.Y., Ho Y.C., Chiang Y.P., Chen W.H., Chio Y.T., Li G.Y., Yang H.W., Kjellberg F., Hossaert-McKey M. (2014). Plasticity and diversity of the phenology of dioecious Ficus species in Taiwan - Acta Oecologica, 57: 124-134.

Conchou L.,Ciminera M., Hossaert-McKey M., Kjellberg F. (2013). The non-pollinating fig wasps associated with Ficus guianensis: Community structure and impact of the large species on the fig/pollinator mutualism - Acta Oecologica 57: 28-37.

Luque G.M., Hochberg M.E., Holyoak M., Hossaert M.,Gaill F., Courchamp F. (2013). Ecological effects of environmental change - Ecology Letters 16:1-3.

Schatz B., Hossaert-McKey M., Kjellberg F. (2013). Histoire évolutive et diversité des interactions insectes pollinisateurs-plantes - Chapitre 36 in Interactions insectes-plantes, Sauvion N., Catalyud P.A., Thiery D., Marion-Poll F.,editeurs, éditions Quae, pp 565-576.

Schatz B., Proffit M., Kjellberg F., Hossaert-McKey M. (2013). Un reseau trophique complexe : le cas des figuiers - Chapitre 32 in Interactions insectes-plantes, Sauvion N., Catalyud P.A., Thiery D., Marion-Poll F.,editeurs, éditions Quae, pp 483-493.

Cornille A., Underhill J.G., Cruaud A., Hossaert-McKey M., Johnson S.D., Tolley K.A., Kjellberg F., van Noort S., Proffit M. (2012). Floral volatiles, pollinator sharing and diversification in the fig-wasp mutualism: insights from Ficus natalensis, and its two wasp pollinators (South Africa) - Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 279: 1731-1739.

Cruaud A., Ronsted N., Chantarasuwan B., CHOU L.S., Clement W.L., Couloux A., Cousins B., Genson G., Harrison R.D., Hanson P.E., Hossaert-McKey M., Jabbourzahab R., Jousselin E., Kerdelhue C., Kjellberg F., Lopez-Vaamonde C., Peebles J., Peng Y.Q., Pereira R.A.S., Schramm T., Ubaidillah R., Van Noort S., Weiblen W.D., Yang D.R., Yodpinyanee A., Libeskind-Hadas R., Cook J.M., Rasplus J.Y., Savolainen V. (2012). An extreme case of plant-insect co-diversification: figs and fig-Pollinating wasps - Systematic Biology 61: 1029-1047.

Kuaraksa C., Elliott S., Hossaert-Mckey M. (2012). The phenology of dioecious Ficus spp. tree species and its importance for forest restoration projects - Forest Ecology and Management, 265: 82-93.

Nicole F., Guitton Y., Courtois E.A., Moja S., Legendre L., Hossaert-McKey M. (2012). MSeasy: unsupervised and untargeted GC-MS data processing - Bioinformatics Applications Note 28: 2278-2280.

Soler C.L., Proffit M., Bessiere J.M., Hossaert-McKey M., Schatz B. (2012). Evidence for intersexual chemical mimicry in a dioecious plant - Ecology Letters 15: 978-985.

Born C., Alvarez N., McKey D., Ossari S., Wickings E.J., Hossaert-McKey M., Chevallier, M.H. (2011). Insights into the biogeographical history of the Lower Guinea Forest Domain: evidence for the role of refugia in the intraspecific differentiation of Aucoumea klaineana - Molecular Ecology 20: 131-142.

Dev S.A., Kjellberg F., Hossaert-McKey M., Borges R.M. (2011). Fine-scale population genetic structure of two dioecious Indian keystone species, Ficus hispida and F. exasperata (Moraceae). - Biotropica, 43: 309-316.

Rafidison V.M., Rabevohitra R., Aumeeruddy-Thomas Y., Hossaert-McKey M., Rasplus J.Y., Kjellberg F. (2011). Notes taxonomiques et identification des Ficus malgaches - Acta Botanica Gallica 158: 453-472.

Schatz B., Bessiere JM, Delle-Vedove R., Hossaert-McKey M., Kjellberg F. (2011). Les mutualismes de pollinisation comme facteurs importants de biodiversité - Pp 48-66 In Pietrasanta Y. et Schatz B. editeurs « Le génie de la nature ». Biotope éditions, Mèze, France.

Soler C., Hossaert-McKey M., Buatois B., Bessiere J.-M., Schatz B. & Proffit M. (2011). Geographic variation of floral scent in a highly specialized pollination mutualism - Phytochemistry 72: 74-81.

Di Giusto B., Bessiere J.M., Gueroult M., Lim L.B.L., Marshall D.J., Hossaert-McKey M., Gaume L (2010). Flower-scent mimicry masks a deadly trap in the carnivorous plant Nepenthes rafflesiana - Journal of Ecology 98: 845-856.

Dormont L., Delle-Vedove R., Bessiere J.-M., Hossaert-Mc Key M., Schatz B. (2010). Rare white-flowered morphs increase the reproductive success of common purple morphs in a food-deceptive orchid - New Phytologist 185: 300-310.

Hossaert-McKey M, Soler C, Schatz B, Proffit M. (2010). Floral scents: their roles in nursery pollination mutualisms - Chemoecology 20:75–88.

Kobmoo N., Hossaert-McKey M., Rasplus J.Y., Kjellberg F. (2010). Ficus racemosa is pollinated by a single population of a single agaonid wasp species in continental South-East Asia - Molecular Ecology 19: 2700-2712.

Schatz B., Geoffroy A., Dainat B., Bessiere J.M., Buatois B., Hossaert-McKey M. & Selosse M.A. (2010). A case study of modified interactions with symbionts in a hybrid mediterranean orchid - American Journal of Botany 97: 1278-1288.

Schatz B., Proffit M., Kjellberg F., Hossaert-McKey M. (2010). Fourmis et figuiers - Les Courriers de la Nature, 250: 58.

Schatz, B., Hossaert-McKey, M. (2010). Ants use odour cues to exploit fig- fig wasp interactions - Acta Oecologica 36: 107-113.

Chen C, Song QS, Proffit M, Bessiere JM, Li ZB, Hossaert-McKey M. (2009). Private channel: a single unusual compound assures specific pollinator attraction in Ficus semicordata - Functional Ecology 23: 941-950.

Kobmoo N., Vignes H., Hossaert-McKey M., Wei Z. & Kjellberg F. (2009). Isolation and characterization of microsatellite primers for Ceratosolen fusciceps, the fig pollinating wasp of Ficus racemosa, and amplification in two populations - Permanent Genetic Resource Note, 1147-1150.

Proffit M., Chen C., Soler C., Bessiere J.M., Schatz B.,Hossaert-McKey M. (2009). Can chemical signals, responsible for mutualistic partner encounter, promote the specific exploitation of nursery pollination mutualisms? The case of figs and fig wasps - Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 131: 46-57.

Proffit M., Cornille A., Hossaert-McKey M., Johnson S.D. (2009). Role of floral scent in promoting the co-occurrence of two pollinating wasps in Ficus natalensis natalensis in the KwaZulu-Natal (South Africa) - South African Journal of Botany 75: 416-417.

Borges R.M., Bessiere J.-M., Hossaert-McKey M. (2008). The chemical ecology of seed dispersal in monoecious and dioecious figs - Functional Ecology.

Born C., Hardy O.J., Chevallier M.-H., Ossari S., Atteke C., Wickings J., Hossaert-Mckey M. (2008). Small-scale spatial genetic structure in the Central African rainforest tree species Aucoumea klaineana: a stepwise approach to infer the impact of limited gene dispersal, population history and habitat fragmentation - Molecular Ecology 17: 2041-2050.

Born C., Kjellberg F., Chevallier M.-H., Vignes H., Dikangadissi J.-T., Sanguie, J., Wickings E.J., Hossaert-McKey M. (2008). Colonization processes and the maintenance of genetic diversity: insights from a pioneer rainforest tree, Aucoumea klaineana - Proceedings of the Royal Society B-Biological Sciences 275: 2171-2179.

Diallo B.O., Mckey D., Chevallier M.H., Joly H.I., Hossaert-Mckey M. (2008). Breeding system and pollination biology of the semi-domesticated fruit tree, Tamarindus indica L. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae): Implications for fruit production, selective breeding, and conservation of genetic resources - African Journal of Biotechnology 7: 4068-4075.

Hossaert-McKey M., McKey D., Dormont L. (2008). Fungal sex as a private matter: odour signals in a specialized pollination-like insect-fungus mutualism - New Phytologist 178: 225-227.

Proffit M., Schatz B., Bessiere J.M., Chen C., Soler C., Hossaert-McKey M. (2008). Signaling receptivity: Comparison of the emission of volatile compounds by figs of Ficus hispida before, during and after the phase of receptivity to pollinators - Symbiosis 45:15-24.

Schatz B., Kjellberg F., Nyawa S., Hossaert-McKey M. (2008). Fig wasps: A staple food for ants on Ficus - Biotropica 40: 190-195.

Alvarez N., Hossaert-McKey M., Restoux G., Delgado-Salinas A., Benrey B. (2007). Anthropogenic effects on population genetics of phytophagous insects associated with domesticated plants - Evolution 61:2986-2996.

Charpentier M.J.E., Peignott P., Hossaert-Mckey M., Wickings E.J. (2007). Kin discrimination in juvenile mandrills, Mandrillus sphinx - Animal Behaviour 73: 37-45.

Diallo B.O., Joly H.I., McKey D., Hossaert-McKey M., Chevallier M.-H. (2007). Genetic diversity of Tamarindus indica populations: Any clues on the origin from its current distribution? - African Journal of Biotechnology 6: 853-860.

Proffit M., Schatz B., Borges R.M., Hossaert-McKey M. (2007). Chemical mediation and niche partitioning in nonpollinating fig-wasp communities - Journal of Animal Ecology 76, 296-30.

Alvarez N., Benrey B., Hossaert-McKey M., Grill A., McKey D., Galtier N. (2006). Phylogeographic support for horizontal gene transfer involving sympatric bruchid species - Biol Direct 1: 21.

Alvarez N., Mercier L., Hossaert-McKey M., Contreras-Garduno J., Kunstler G., Aebi A., Benrey B. (2006). Ecological distribution and niche segregation of sibling species: the case of bean beetles, Acanthoscelides obtectus Say and A-obvelatus Bridwell - Ecological Entomology 31: 582-590.

Alvarez N., Romero Napoles J., Anton K.-W., Benrey B. & Hossaert-McKey, M. (2006). Phylogenetic relationships in the Neotropical bruchid genus Acanthoscelides Schilsky - Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 44: 63-74.

Born C., Vignes N., Muloko N., Wickings E.J., Hossaert-McKey M., Chevallier M.H. (2006). Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci from Aucoumea klaineana Pierre (Burseraceae, a tropical rainforest tree of Central Africa - Molecular Ecology Notes.

Charpentier M., Setchell J.M., Prugnolle F., Wickings E.J., Peignot P., Balloux F., Hossaert-McKey M. (2006). Life history correlates of inbreeding depression in mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) - Molecular Ecology 15: 21-28.

Diallo O.B., Bastide B., Poissonnet M., Dao M., Sanou J., Hossaert-Mc Key M. (2006). Description of a morphological androdioecy and of a heterostigmaty for Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst - Fruits 61: 259-266.

Lambrechts M.M., Hossaert-McKey M. (2006). Olfaction, volatile compounds and reproduction in birds - Acta Zoologica Sinica, 52 (Supplement): 284-287.

Schatz B., Proffit M., Rakhi B.V., Borges R.M., Hossaert-McKey M. (2006). Complex interactions on fig trees: ants capturing parasitic wasps as possible indirect mutualists of the fig/fig wasp interaction - Oikos 113: 344-352.

Vignes H., Hossaert-Mckey M., Beaune D., Fevre D., Anstett M.C., Borges R.M., Kjellberg F., Chevallier M.H. (2006). Development and characterization of microsatellite markers for a monoecious Ficus species, Ficus insipida, and crossspecies amplification among different sections of Ficus - Molecular Ecology Notes 6: 792-795.

Alvarez N., Garine E., Khasah C., Dounias E., Hossaert-McKey M., McKey D. (2005). Farmers' practices, metapopulation dynamics, and conservation of agricultural biodiversity on-farm: a case study of sorghum among the Duupa in sub-sahelian Cameroon - Biological Conservation 121: 533-543.

Alvarez N., Hossaert-McKey M., Rasplus J.-Y., McKey D., Mercier L., Soldati L., Aebi A., Shani T., Benrey B. (2005). Sibling species of bean bruchids: a morphological and phylogenetic study of Acanthoscelides obtectus Say and Acanthoscelides obvelatus Bridwell - Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research 43: 29-37.

Alvarez N., McKey D., Hossaert-McKey M., Born C., Mercier L., Benrey B. (2005). Ancient and recent evolutionary history of the bruchid beetle, Acanthoscelides obtectus Say, a cosmopolitan pest of beans - Molecular Ecology 14: 1015-1024.

Charpentier M., Peignot P., Hossaert-McKey M., Gimenez O., Setchell J.M., Wickings E.J. (2005). Constraints on control: factors influencing reproductive success in male mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) - Behavioral Ecology, 16: 614-623.

Charpentier M., Peignot P., Hossaert-McKey M., Wickings E.J. (2005). Consequences of a one-male harem reproductive system and inbreeding in a captive group of Cercopithecus solatus - International Journal of Primatology, 26: 695-708.

Charpentier M., Setchell J.M., Prugnolle F., Knapp L., Wickings E.J., Peignot P., and Hossaert-McKey M. (2005). Genetic diversity and reproductive success and in mandrills (Mandrillus sphinx) - P. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 102: 16723-16728.

Kergoat G.J., Alvarez N., Hossaert-Mckey M., Faure, N., Silvain, J.-F. (2005). Parallels in the evolution of the two largest seed-beetle genera (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) - Molecular Ecology, 14: 4003-4021.

Alvarez N., Born C., Risterucci A.-M., Sourrouille P., Benrey B., Hossaert-McKey M. (2004). Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in Acanthoscelides obtectus Say (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) - Molecular Ecology Notes 4: 683-685.

Charpentier M., P. Peignot, M. Hossaert-McKey, & E. J. Wickings (2004). Changes in social interactions during adolescence in male mandrills - American Journal of Primatology 63: 63-73.

Djieto-Lordon C., A. Dejean, M. Gibernau, M. Hossaert-McKey & D. McKey (2004). Symbiotic mutualism with a community of opportunistic ants: protection, competition, and ant occupancy of the myrmecophyte Barteria nigritana (Passifloraceae) - Acta Oecologica 26: 109-116.

Dufay M., M. Hossaert-McKey, & M.C. Anstett (2004). Temporal variation of leaf-produced pollinator attracting odours in the dwarf palm - Oecologia, 139: 192-198.

Alvarez N., A. Aebi, A.M. Risterucci, M. Hossaert-McKey, & B. Benrey (2003). Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in Acanthoscelides obvelatus Bridwell (Coleoptera : Bruchidae) - Molecular Ecology Notes, 3: 12-14.

Dufay, M., M Hossaert-McKey, & M.-C Anstett (2003). When leaves act like flowers: how dwarf palms attract their pollinators - Ecology Letters 6: 28-34.

Jousselin, E., M. Hossaert-McKey, E.A. Herre & F. Kjellberg (2003). Why do fig wasps actively pollinate monoecious figs? - Oecologia 134: 381-387.

Schatz B. & M. Hossaert-McKey (2003). Interactions of the ant Crematogaster scutellaris with the fig/fig wasp mutualism - Ecological Entomology 28 : 359-368.

Schatz B., M.C. Anstett, W. Out, & M. Hossaert-McKey (2003). Olfactive detection of fig wasps as prey by the ant Crematogaster scutellaris (Formicidae - Myrmicinae).

Amsellem L., T. Pailler, J.L. Noyer, &. M. Hossaert-McKey (2002). Caract‚risation d'aposporie pseudogame dans la biologie de la reproduction de la plante envahissante Rubus alceifolius (Rosaceae), dans son aire d?introduction - Acta Botanica Gallica 149 : 217-224.

Ceballos L., C. Andary, M. Delescluse, M. Gibernau, D. McKey, & M. Hossaert-McKey (2002). Effects of sublethal attack by a sucking insect, Hyalymenus tarsatus, on Sesbania drummondii seeds: Impact on some seed traits related to fitness - Ecoscience 9: 28-36.

Grison-Pige L., J.M. Bessiere, & M. Hossaert-McKey (2002). Specific attraction of fig pollinating wasps : role of the volatile compounds released by tropical figs - Journal of Chemical Ecology 28 : 283-295.

Grison-Pige L., M. Hossaert-McKey J. Greeff, & J.M. Bessiere (2002). Fig volatile compounds: basis for the specific Ficus-wasps interactions - Phytochemistry 61: 61-71.

Petit C., M. Hossaert-McKey, P. Perret, J. Blondel & M. M. Lambrechts (2002). Blue tits use selected plants and olfaction to maintain an aromatic environment for nestlings - Ecology Letters 5: 585-589.

Pujol, B., G. Gigot, G. Laurent, M. Pinheiro-Kluppel, M. Elias, M. Hossaert-McKey, & D. McKey (2002). Germination ecology of cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz, Euphorbiaceae) in traditional agroecosystems: seed and seedling biology of a vegetatively propagated domesticated plant - Economic Botany 56: 366-379.

Amsellem L., M.H. Chevalier & M. Hossaert-McKey (2001). Ploidy level of the invasive weed Rubus alceifolius (Rosaceae) in its native range and in areas of introduction - Plants Systematic and Evolution 228: 171-179.

Grison L. J.L. Salager, J. Roy & M. Hossaert-McKey (2001). Carbon allocation to the reproductive components in male Ficus carica (Moraceae) - American Journal of Botany 88: 2214-2220.

Grison-Pige L., Bessiere J.M., Turlings C.J., Kjellberg F., Roy J., & Hossaert-McKey M. (2001). Limited intersex mimicry of floral odour in Ficus carica - Functional Ecology 15: 551-558.

Hossaert-McKey M. & J. Bronstein (2001). Self-pollination and its costs in a monoecious fig (Ficus aurea, Moraceae) in a highly seasonal subtropical environment - American Journal of Botany 88: 685-692.

Hossaert-McKey M., J. Orivel, E. Labeyrie, L.Pascal, J.H.C. Delabie & A. Dejean (2001). Differential association with ants of three co-occuring extrafloral nectary-bearing plants - Ecoscience 8: 325-335.

Jousselin E., M. Hossaert-McKey, D. Vernet, & F. Kjellberg (2001). Egg deposition patterns of fig pollinating wasps : implications for studies on the stability of the mutualism - Ecological Entomology 26: 1-7.

Labeyrie E., J. Orivel, L.Pascal, J.H.C. Delabie, A. Dejean, & M. Hossaert-McKey (2001). Protection of Passiflora glandulosa (Passifloraceae) against herbivory : Impact of ants exploiting extrafloral nectarines - Sociobiology 38: 317-321.

Amsellem L., J.L. Noyer, T. Le Bourgeois & M. Hossaert-McKey (2000). Comparison of genetic diversity of the invasive weed Rubus alceifolius Poir. (Rosaceae) in its native range and in areas of introduction, using AFLP markers - Molecular Ecology 9: 443-455.

Brouat C., D.B .McKey, J.M. Bessiere, L. Pascal, & M. Hossaert-McKey (2000). Leaf volatile compounds and the distribution of ant patrolling in an ant-plant protection mutualism : Preliminary results on Leonardoxa (Fabaceae: Caesalpinioideae) and Petalomyrmex (Formicidae: Formicinae) - Acta Oecologica 21: 349-357.

Patel A. & M. Hossaert-McKey (2000). Sources of variation in reproductive success of two dioecious fig species, F exasperata, F hispida - Ecology 81: 2850-2866.

Grison L. M. Hossaert-McKey & A. A. Edwards (1999). Interspecies variation in floral fragrances emitted by tropical Ficus species - Phytochemistry 52: 1293-1299.

Anstett M.C, M. Gibernau & M. Hossaert-McKey (1998). Partial avoidance of female inflorescences of a dioecious fig by their mutualistic polinating wasps - Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B 265: 45-50.

Bronstein J.L., D. Vernet & M. Hossaert-McKey (1998). Do fig wasps interfere with each other during oviposition? - Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 87: 321-324.

Ceballos L., M. Hossaert-McKey, D. McKey & C. Andary (1998). Rapid deployment of allelochemicals in exudates of germinating seeds of Sesbania (Fabaceae): roles of seed anatomy and histolocalization of polyphenolic compounds in anti-pathogen defense of seedlings - Chemoecology 8: 141-151.

Gibernau M., M. Hossaert-McKey, J.E.. Frey & F. Kjellberg (1998). The evolution of entomophilous pollination : insights from the study of the attraction of the mutualistic fig pollinators by fig trees - Ecoscience 5: 306-311.

Anstett M.C, M. Hossaert-McKey & F. Kjellberg (1997). Figs and fig pollinators: Evolutionary conflicts in a coevolved mutualism - Trends in Ecology and Evolution 12: 94-99.

Anstett M.C., M. Hossaert-McKey & D. McKey (1997). Modeling the persistence of small populations of strongly interdependent species: figs and fig wasps - Conservation Biology 11: 204-213.

Gibernau M., H.R. Buser, J.E. Frey & M. Hossaert-McKey (1997). Volatile compounds from extracts of syconia (figs) of Ficus carica (Moraceae) - Phytochemistry 46 : 241-244.

Anstett M.C, J.L. Bronstein & M. Hossaert-McKey (1996). Resource allocation : a conflict in the fig/fig wasp mutualism? - Journal of Evolutionary Biology 9: 417-428.

Bronstein J.L. & M. Hossaert-McKey (1996). Variation in reproductive success within a subtropical fig/pollinator mutualism - Journal of Biogeography 23: 433-446.

Gibernau M., M. Hossaert-McKey, M.C. Anstett & F. Kjellberg (1996). Consequences of protecting flowers in a fig: a one-way trip for pollinators - Journal of Biogeography 23: 425-432.

Hossaert-McKey M., M. Valero, D. Magda, M. Jarry, J. Cuguen & P. Vernet (1996). The evolving genetic history of a population of Lathyrus sylvestris: Evidence from temporal and spatial genetic structure - Evolution 50: 1808-1821.

Bronstein J.L. & M. Hossaert-McKey (1995). Hurricane Andrew and a florida fig pollination mutualism: Resilience of an obligate interaction - Biotropica 27: 373-381.

Khadari, B., M. Gibernau, M.C. Anstett, F. Kjellberg, & M. Hossaert-McKey (1995). When figs wait for pollinators: the length of fig receptivity - American Journal of Botany 82: 992-999.

Patel A., M.C. Anstett, F. Kjellberg & M. Hossaert-McKey (1995). Pollinators entering female dioecious figs: why commit suicide? - Journal of Evolutionary Biology 8: 301-314.

Hossaert-McKey M., M. Gibernau & J. Frey (1994). Chemosensory attraction of fig wasps to substances produced by receptive figs - Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 70: 185-191.

Jarry M., M. Khadladi, M. Hossaert-McKey & D. McKey (1994). Modeling the population dynamic of annual plants with seed bank and density dependent effects - Acta Biotheoretica 43: 53-65.

Patel A., M. Hossaert-McKey & D. McKey (1993). Ficus-Pollinator research in India: Past, present and future - Current Science 65: 243-252.

Hossaert-McKey M. & M. Jarry (1992). Spatial and temporal patterns of investment in growth and sexual reproduction in two closely related herbaceous, stoloniferous species of Lathyrus (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) - Journal of Ecology 80: 555-565.

Kaufmann S., D. McKey, M. Hossaert-McKey & C.C. Horvitz (1991). Fruits of Ficus microcarpa (Moraceae): Adaptations for a two-phase seed dispersal system involving vertebrates and ants in a hemiepiphytic fig - American Journal of Botany 78: 971-977.

Valero M. & M. Hossaert-McKey (1991). Discriminant alleles and discriminant analysis: Efficient characters to separate closely related species - an example, Lathyrus latifolius L. and Lathyrus sylvestris L..

Hossaert M. & M. Valero (1988). Effect of ovule position in the pod on the patterns of seed formation in two species of Lathyrus (Leguminosae: Papilionoideae) - American Journal of Botany 75: 1714-1731.

Labeyrie V. & M. Hossaert (1985). Ambiguous relations between Bruchus affinis and the Lathyrus group - Oikos 44: 107-113.

Hossaert-Palauqui. M & N. Gautier (1980). Regeneration d une Lande apres incendies - Bulletin d Ecologie 69: 1731-1740.

Hossaert-Palauqui. M. (1980). Regeneration d une Lande apres incendies. II. Reproduction sexuee et capacite de germination d Ulex minor (Roth) - Bulletin d Ecologie 69: 1741-1745.