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Author (down) Vendramin, G.G.; Fady, B.; Gonzalez-Martinez, S.C.; Hu, F.S.; Scotti, I.; Sebastiani, F.; Soto, A.; Petit, R.J.
Title Genetically depauperate but widespread: The case of an emblematic mediterranean pine Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Evolution Abbreviated Journal Evolution
Volume 62 Issue 3 Pages 680-688
Keywords chloroplast microsatellites; conservation genetics; diversity depletion; human impact; Pinus pinea
Abstract Genetic variation is generally considered a prerequisite for adaptation to new environmental conditions. Thus the discovery of genetically depauperate but geographically widespread species is unexpected. We used 12 paternally inherited chloroplast microsatellites to estimate population genetic variation across the full range of an emblematic circum-Mediterranean conifer, stone pine (Pinus pinea L.). The same chloroplast DNA haplotype is fixed in nearly all of the 34 investigated populations. Such a low level of variation is consistent with a previous report of very low levels of diversity at nuclear loci in this species. Stone pine appears to have passed through a severe and prolonged demographic bottleneck, followed by subsequent natural- and human-mediated dispersal across the Mediterranean Basin. No other abundant and widespread plant species has as little genetic diversity as P. pinea at both chloroplast and nuclear markers. However, the species harbors a nonnegligible amount of variation at adaptive traits. Thus a causal relationship between genetic diversity, as measured by marker loci, and the evolutionary precariousness of a species, cannot be taken for granted.
Address [Vendramin, Giovanni G.] Ist Genet Vegetale, Sez Firenze, Florence, Italy, Email: petit@pierroton.inra.fr
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Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 141
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Author (down) Vedel, V.; Scotti, I.
Title Promoting the promoter Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication Plant Science Abbreviated Journal Plant Sci.
Volume 180 Issue 2 Pages 182-189
Keywords cis-Regulation; Evolutionary and developmental biology; Integrative evolution; Plant development; Population genetics; Transcription
Abstract Recent evolutionary studies clearly indicate that evolution is mainly driven by changes in the complex mechanisms of gene regulation and not solely by polymorphism in protein-encoding genes themselves. After a short description of the cis-regulatory mechanism, we intend in this review to argue that by applying newly available technologies and by merging research areas such as evolutionary and developmental biology, population genetics, ecology and molecular cell biology it is now possible to study evolution in an integrative way. We contend that, by analysing the effects of promoter sequence variation on phenotypic diversity in natural populations, we will soon be able to break the barrier between the study of extant genetic variability and the study of major developmental changes. This will lead to an integrative view of evolution at different scales. Because of their sessile nature and their continuous development, plants must permanently regulate their gene expression to react to their environment, and can, therefore, be considered as a remarkable model for these types of studies. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Address [Vedel, Vincent; Scotti, Ivan] INRA, UMR ECOFOG, Kourou 97387, French Guiana, Email: vincent.vedel@ecofog.gf
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Publisher ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD Place of Publication Editor
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ISSN 0168-9452 ISBN Medium
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Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 291
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Author (down) Vedel, V.; Rheims, C.; Murienne, J.; Brescovit, A.D.
Title Biodiversity baseline of the French Guiana spider fauna Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication SpringerPlus Abbreviated Journal SpringerPlus
Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 1-19
Keywords Arachnids; Araneae; Bio monitoring; French Guiana; Neotropics; Species richness
Abstract The need for an updated list of spiders found in French Guiana rose recently due to many upcoming studies planned. In this paper, we list spiders from French Guiana from existing literature (with corrected nomenclature when necessary) and from 2142 spiders sampled in 12 sites for this baseline study. Three hundred and sixty four validated species names of spider were found in the literature and previous authors' works. Additional sampling, conducted for this study added another 89 identified species and 62 other species with only a genus name for now. The total species of spiders sampled in French Guiana is currently 515. Many other Morphospecies were found but not described as species yet. An accumulation curve was drawn with seven of the sampling sites and shows no plateau yet. Therefore, the number of species inhabiting French Guiana cannot yet be determined. As the very large number of singletons found in the collected materials suggests, the accumulation curve indicates nevertheless that more sampling is necessary to discover the many unknown spider species living in French Guiana, with a focus on specific periods (dry season and wet season) and on specific and poorly studied habitats such as canopy, inselberg and cambrouze (local bamboo monospecific forest). © 2013 Vedel et al.
Address CNRS, EFA, UMR 5174 EDB (Laboratoire Evolution et Diversité Biologique), Université Paul Sabatier, 118 route de Narbonne, F-31062 Toulouse, France
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Notes Export Date: 25 November 2013; Source: Scopus; doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-361; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Vedel, V.; Laboratoire d'entomologie Entobios, 5 Bis rue François Thomas, 97310 Kourou, Guyane Française, France; email: vincent.vedel@ecofog.gf Approved no
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Author (down) Vedel, V.; Lalague, H.
Title Standardized sampling protocol for spider community assessment in the Neotropical rainforest Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies Abbreviated Journal J. Entomol. Zool. Stud.
Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 18-34
Keywords Araneae; Biodiversity; French Guiana; Guianese Shield; Impact Assessment
Abstract We described, here, a standardized protocol to collect the maximum number of spiders per unit of effort from the different strata of a tropical forestry habitat. This would allow quantifying the richness of a site and would allow spatial and temporal comparisons between sites. This protocol was tested and applied in a pilot study at four sites representing three different forestry habitats of the natural reserve of La Trinité (French Guiana). Results showed every feeding guild was well represented and most of the 30 families found are represented by several individuals. Indices of species richness, number of singletons, species richness estimators from the accumulation curves and diversity and similarity indices were also calculated and all indicated that La Trinité is a rich and diverse site for spiders. The standardized protocol showed here its efficiency and its wide cover of micro-habitats and is, therefore, recommended for any impact assessment or diversity of spider study in tropical forestry environment.
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Author (down) Vedel, V.; Cerdan, A.; Martinez, Q.; Baraloto, C.; Petitclerc, F.; Orivel, J.; Fortunel, C.
Title Day-time vs. Night-time sampling does not affect estimates of spider diversity across a land use gradient in the Neotropics Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication Journal of Arachnology Abbreviated Journal Journal of Arachnology
Volume 43 Issue 3 Pages 413-416
Keywords Araneae; community; day; night; sampling protocol
Abstract To obtain a reliable description of spider communities, robust sampling protocols are crucial. However, it remains unclear if descriptions of spider communities in tropical habitats require both day and night sampling. Here we tested whether sampling both day and night in high and low vegetation strata would lead to better diversity estimates of spider communities than sampling at only one period of the day. We determined spider taxonomic diversity in a network of 12 plots in French Guiana along a vegetation gradient. We found high alpha diversity of spiders as expected for a tropical area at every site. We showed strong differences in spider alpha and beta diversity between high and low vegetation strata, while they were similar between day and night sampling. Our results suggest that collecting spiders at only one period is sufficient to describe the diversity of spider communities across land use types in the neotropics. © The American Arachnological Society.
Address Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States
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Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 641
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Author (down) Vedel, V.; Brena, C.; Arthur, W.
Title Demonstration of a heritable component of the variation in segment number in the centipede Strigamia maritima Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication Evolution & Development Abbreviated Journal Evol. Dev.
Volume 11 Issue 4 Pages 434-440
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Abstract Here we address the question of how arthropod segment number may evolve by reporting the results of further work on the model system Strigamia maritima. Recently, we showed that there was a plastic component of the variation in segment number within this species; now we demonstrate that there is also a heritable component. This is important because it enables a connection to be made between the known latitudinal trend among species of geophilomorph centipedes ( more segments at lower latitudes) and the parallel trend within them. This latter trend is best documented in S. maritima but is also known in several other species. However, while a general connection between the inter- and intraspecific trends can now be made, deciding upon a specific hypothesis of the nature of the selection involved is still problematic. We provide two alternative hypotheses, one based on the temperature-related plasticity in segment number being adaptive, the other based on it being nonadaptive.
Address [Vedel, Vincent; Arthur, Wallace] Natl Univ Ireland, Dept Zool, Sch Nat Sci, Galway, Ireland, Email: wallace.arthur@nuigalway.ie
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Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ Serial 200
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Author (down) Vedel, V.; Arthur, W.
Title Character changes during the early post-embryonic development of the centipede Strigamia maritima (Leach, 1817) (Chilopoda: Geophilomorpha) Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication International Journal of Myriapodology Abbreviated Journal
Volume 2 Issue 1 Pages 53-61
Keywords MOULT DEVELOPMENT ARTHROPOD POST-EMBRYONIC STAGE MORPHOLOGICAL CHANGE MYRIAPOD CENTIPEDE EVO-DEVO
Abstract For many kinds of ecological, evolutionary and developmental study, it is important to be able to describe the life-history of the individuals of a particular species/population. In the case of myriapods and other arthropods, this involves separating the different life-history stages (or stadia or instars) that are separated by moults. However, it has recently been pointed out that in the earliest post-embryonic stages the cuticle is still quite flexible; this means that visible external developmental changes can occur between moults as well as during them. Here, we provide evidence for such inter-moult changes in the coastal geophilomorph centipede Strigamia maritima. The character states studied enable finer-scale resolution of early post-embryonic forms than was hitherto possible. Specifically, we describe five transitional forms during a period in which just two (Peripatoid and Foetus) have traditionally been recognized
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Call Number EcoFoG @ eric.marcon @ 13 Serial 187
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Author (down) Vedel, V.; Apostolou, Z.; Arthur, W.; Akam, M.; Brena, C.
Title An early temperature-sensitive period for the plasticity of segment number in the centipede Strigamia maritima Type Journal Article
Year 2010 Publication Evolution & Development Abbreviated Journal Evol Dev
Volume 12 Issue 4 Pages 347-352
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Author (down) Vastra, M.; Salvin, P.; Roos, C.
Title MIC of carbon steel in Amazonian environment: Electrochemical, biological and surface analyses Type Journal Article
Year 2016 Publication International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation Abbreviated Journal International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation
Volume 112 Issue Pages 98-107
Keywords Biology; Electrochemistry; Mic; Short term; Surface analyses
Abstract In this study, the corrosion of S355 carbon steel was monitored for 50 days in equatorial environment. The experiments were conducted under three complementary approaches in a natural environment: (i) bacterial diversity was assessed with Miseq sequencing, (ii) observations of the surface and identifications of deposit compounds were realised with scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Raman spectrometry and EDX analyses, (iii) electrochemical measurements were used to calculate corrosion rate and to identify the phenomena which control corrosion. The results showed that the bacterial population had changed over immersion time from a dominance of β-proteobacteria to α-proteobacteria. This evolution decreased charge transfer resistance at the metal/deposit from 41.6 to 20.8 Ω/cm2 in 50 days, caused an increase in the corrosion rate by a factor of 2, from 0.13 to 0.27 mm/year. Surface analyses showed a progressive appearance of MIC markers in the deposit such as iron sulphide and manganese oxides that were detected after 30 days of immersion in the natural environment. In conclusion, this study describes in detail, the first stage of MIC activity on carbon steel surface in an equatorial brackish water, under aerobic conditions. © 2016 Elsevier Ltd.
Address Laboratoire des Matériaux et Molécules en Milieu Agressif, Université des Antilles, UMR ECOFOG, Campus Universitaire, Schœlcher, Martinique
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Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 681
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Author (down) Vantaux, A.; Roux, O.; Magro, A.; Orivel, J.
Title Evolutionary perspectives on myrmecophily in ladybirds Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Psyche Abbreviated Journal Psyche
Volume 591570 Issue Pages 1-7
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Abstract Myrmecophiles are species that usually have developed specialized traits to cope with the aggressiveness of ants enabling them to live in their vicinity. Many coccinellid species are predators of Hemiptera; the latter is also often protected by ants. Therefore these ladybirds frequently interact with ants, and some species have become myrmecophilous. In this paper, we aim to provide an overview of the evolution of myrmecophilous traits in ladybirds. We then discuss the costs and benefits of myrmecophily and the dietary shift to myrmecophagy observed in a few species. Copyright © 2012 Amélie Vantaux et al.
Address CNRS, UMR EcoFoG-Ecologie des Forêts de Guyane, Campus Agronomique, BP 316, 97379 Kourou Cedex, France
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Notes Export Date: 28 March 2012; Source: Scopus; Art. No.: 591570; doi: 10.1155/2012/591570; Language of Original Document: English; Correspondence Address: Vantaux, A.; Entomology Laboratory, Zoological Institute, Catholic University of Leuven, Naamsestraat 59, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; email: amelie.vantaux@gmail.com Approved no
Call Number EcoFoG @ webmaster @ Serial 388
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