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Bayesian models for comparative analysis integrating phylogenetic uncertainty by de Villemereuil, Pierre, Wells, Jessie A, Edwards, Robert D, Blomberg, Simon P

“…Uncertainty in comparative analyses can come from at least two sources: a) phylogenetic uncertainty in the tree topology or branch lengths, and b) uncertainty…”
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Consumer functional responses under intra- and inter-specific interference competition by de Villemereuil, Pierre B., López-Sepulcre, Andrés

“…Mechanistic models of population, community and ecosystem dynamics require the mathematical description of trophic interactions in the form of functional…”
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General Methods for Evolutionary Quantitative Genetic Inference from Generalized Mixed Models by de Villemereuil, Pierre, Schielzeth, Holger, Nakagawa, Shinichi, Morrissey, Michael

“…Methods for inference and interpretation of evolutionary quantitative genetic parameters, and for prediction of the response to selection, are best developed…”
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Genome scan methods against more complex models: when and how much should we trust them? by Villemereuil, Pierre, Frichot, Éric, Bazin, Éric, François, Olivier, Gaggiotti, Oscar E

“…The recent availability of next‐generation sequencing (NGS) has made possible the use of dense genetic markers to identify regions of the genome that may be…”
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A new FST‐based method to uncover local adaptation using environmental variables by Villemereuil, Pierre, Gaggiotti, Oscar E., O'Hara, Robert B.

“…Summary Genome‐scan methods are used for screening genomewide patterns of DNA polymorphism to detect signatures of positive selection. There are two main types…”
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Disturbance and indirect effects of climate warming support a plant invader in mountains by Haider, Sylvia, Palm, Sebastian, Bruelheide, Helge, de Villemereuil, Pierre, Menzel, Annette, Lachmuth, Susanne

“…Climate warming and increased disturbance (resulting from intensified land use) are expected to enhance the invasibility of plant communities and the…”
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Convergent genomic signatures of domestication in sheep and goats by Alberto, Florian J., Boyer, Frédéric, Orozco-terWengel, Pablo, Streeter, Ian, Servin, Bertrand, de Villemereuil, Pierre, Benjelloun, Badr, Librado, Pablo, Biscarini, Filippo, Colli, Licia, Barbato, Mario, Zamani, Wahid, Alberti, Adriana, Engelen, Stefan, Stella, Alessandra, Joost, Stéphane, Ajmone-Marsan, Paolo, Negrini, Riccardo, Orlando, Ludovic, Rezaei, Hamid Reza, Naderi, Saeid, Clarke, Laura, Flicek, Paul, Wincker, Patrick, Coissac, Eric, Kijas, James, Tosser-Klopp, Gwenola, Chikhi, Abdelkader, Bruford, Michael W., Taberlet, Pierre, Pompanon, François

“…The evolutionary basis of domestication has been a longstanding question and its genetic architecture is becoming more tractable as more domestic species…”
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Predicting population genetic change in an autocorrelated random environment: Insights from a large automated experiment by Rescan, Marie, Grulois, Daphné, Aboud, Enrique Ortega, de Villemereuil, Pierre, Chevin, Luis-Miguel

“…Most natural environments exhibit a substantial component of random variation, with a degree of temporal autocorrelation that defines the color of…”
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Kin recognition or phenotype matching? by Till-Bottraud, Irène, de Villemereuil, Pierre

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Genetic Variations and Differential DNA Methylation to Face Contrasted Climates in Small Ruminants: An Analysis on Traditionally-Managed Sheep and Goats by Denoyelle, Laure, de Villemereuil, Pierre, Boyer, Frédéric, Khelifi, Meidhi, Gaffet, Clément, Alberto, Florian, Benjelloun, Badr, Pompanon, François

“…The way in which living organisms mobilize a combination of long-term adaptive mechanisms and short-term phenotypic plasticity to face environmental variations…”
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Quantitative genetic methods depending on the nature of the phenotypic trait by Villemereuil, Pierre

“…A consequence of the assumptions of the infinitesimal model, one of the most important theoretical foundations of quantitative genetics, is that phenotypic…”
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A General Method for Simultaneously Accounting for Phylogenetic and Species Sampling Uncertainty via Rubin’s Rules in Comparative Analysis by Nakagawa, Shinichi, de Villemereuil, Pierre

“…Phylogenetic comparative methods (PCMs), especially ones based on linear models, have played a central role in understanding species’ trait evolution. These…”
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A new F ST ‐based method to uncover local adaptation using environmental variables by de Villemereuil, Pierre, Gaggiotti, Oscar E.

“…Summary Genome‐scan methods are used for screening genomewide patterns of DNA polymorphism to detect signatures of positive selection. There are two main types…”
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On the relevance of Bayesian statistics and MCMC for animal models by Villemereuil, Pierre

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Common garden experiments to study local adaptation need to account for population structure by Villemereuil, Pierre, Gaggiotti, Oscar E., Goudet, Jérôme

“…Common garden experiments are precious to study adaptive phenomenon and adaptive potential, in that they allow to study local adaptation without the…”
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Little Adaptive Potential in a Threatened Passerine Bird by de Villemereuil, Pierre, Rutschmann, Alexis, Lee, Kate D., Ewen, John G., Brekke, Patricia, Santure, Anna W.

“…Threatened species face numerous threats, including future challenges triggered by global change. A possible way to cope with these challenges is through…”
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Genomic signatures of inbreeding depression for a threatened Aotearoa New Zealand passerine by Duntsch, Laura, Whibley, Annabel, Villemereuil, Pierre, Brekke, Patricia, Bailey, Sarah, Ewen, John G., Santure, Anna W.

“…For small and isolated populations, the increased chance of mating between related individuals can result in a substantial reduction in individual and…”
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Comparing parent–offspring regression with frequentist and Bayesian animal models to estimate heritability in wild populations: a simulation study for Gaussian and binary traits by Villemereuil, Pierre, Gimenez, Olivier, Doligez, Blandine, Freckleton, Robert

“…Summary Estimating heritability of traits in wild populations is a major prerequisite to understand their evolution. Until recently, most heritability…”
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Patterns of phenotypic plasticity and local adaptation in the wide elevation range of the alpine plant "Arabis alpina" by de Villemereuil, Pierre, Mouterde, Médéric, Gaggiotti, Oscar E., Till-Bottraud, Irène

“…1. Local adaptation and phenotypic plasticity are two important characteristics of alpine plants to overcome the threats caused by global changes. Among alpine…”
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Phenotypic plasticity drives phenological changes in a Mediterranean blue tit population by Biquet, Juliette, Bonamour, Suzanne, Villemereuil, Pierre, Franceschi, Christophe, Teplitsky, Céline

“…Earlier phenology induced by climate change, such as the passerines' breeding time, is observed in many natural populations. Understanding the nature of such…”
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