Search Results - "Débias, F."

The morphological allometry of four closely related and coexisting insect species reveals adaptation to the mean and variability of the resource size by Fleurot, E., Venner, S., Pélisson, P-F., Débias, F., Bel-Venner, M-C.

“…The size of organisms may result from various, sometimes antagonistic forces operating on distinct traits, within an evolutionary framework that may also be…”
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Immunosenescence patterns differ between populations but not between sexes in a long-lived mammal by Cheynel, L., Lemaître, J.-F., Gaillard, J.-M., Rey, B., Bourgoin, G., Ferté, H., Jégo, M., Débias, F., Pellerin, M., Jacob, L., Gilot-Fromont, E.

“…In animals, physiological mechanisms underlying reproductive and actuarial senescence remain poorly understood. Immunosenescence, the decline in the ability to…”
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Does body growth impair immune function in a large herbivore? by Cheynel, L., Douhard, F., Gilot-Fromont, E., Rey, B., Débias, F., Pardonnet, S., Carbillet, J., Verheyden, H., Hewison, A. J. M., Pellerin, M., Gaillard, J.-M., Lemaître, J.-F.

“…According to the principle of allocation, trade-offs are inevitable when resources allocated to one biological function are no longer available for other…”
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Spatial ordination of vegetation data using a generalization of Wartenberg's multivariate spatial correlation by Dray, Stéphane, Saïd, Sonia, Débias, François

“…Question: Are there spatial structures in the composition of plant communities? Methods: Identification and measurement of spatial structures is a topic of…”
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Assessment of forage availability in ecological studies by Saïd, Sonia, Pellerin, Maryline, Guillon, Nadine, Débias, François, Fritz, Hervé

“…In this study we describe and calibrate a quantitative index method to estimate leaf biomass and forage availability for browsers at different feeding heights…”
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Fruiting Strategies of Perennial Plants: A Resource Budget Model to Couple Mast Seeding to Pollination Efficiency and Resource Allocation Strategies by Venner, Samuel, Siberchicot, Aurélie, Pélisson, Pierre-François, Schermer, Eliane, Bel-Venner, Marie-Claude, Nicolas, Manuel, Débias, François, Miele, Vincent, Sauzet, Sandrine, Boulanger, Vincent, Delzon, Sylvain

“…Masting, a breeding strategy common in perennial plants, is defined by seed production that is highly variable over years and synchronized at the population…”
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Dispersal and dormancy strategies among insect species competing for a pulsed resource by PÉLISSON, PIERRE-FRANÇOIS, BERNSTEIN, CARLOS, FRANÇOIS, DEBIAS, MENU, FRÉDÉRIC, VENNER, SAMUEL

“…Dormancy and dispersal are thought to be major adaptive mechanisms that enable short‐lived organisms to cope with environmental stochasticity. The few…”
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Consequences of genetic incompatibility on fitness and mate choice: the male point of view by Chuine, Anna, Sauzet, Sandrine, Debias, François, Desouhant, Emmanuel

“…Hymenopterans under single‐locus complementary sex determination (sl‐CSD) face inbreeding costs due to this sex determination mode. Under sl‐CSD, homozygote…”
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Coexistence of insect species competing for a pulsed resource: toward a unified theory of biodiversity in fluctuating environments by Venner, Samuel, Pélisson, Pierre-François, Bel-Venner, Marie-Claude, Débias, François, Rajon, Etienne, Menu, Frédéric

“…One major challenge in understanding how biodiversity is organized is finding out whether communities of competing species are shaped exclusively by…”
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The diet of feral cats (Felis catus L.) at five sites on the Grande Terre, Kerguelen archipelago by PONTIER, Dominique, SAY, Ludovic, DEBIAS, Francois, BRIED, Joël, THIOULOUSE, Jean, MICOL, Thierry, NATOLI, Eugenia

“…Assessing the impact (direct or indirect) of introduced predator species on native seabird populations is a clear management priority, particularly so in the…”
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