F. Mortier

Interspecific transfer of genetic information through polyploid bridges

This study models how polyploidy facilitates gene flow between diploid species by acting as a bridge, showing that increased recombination can enhance allele sorting and overcome species barriers.

A metabolic perspective on polyploid invasion and the emergence of life histories: insights from a mechanistic model

The paper develops a mechanistic model to explore how metabolic efficiency influences polyploid invasion and coexistence with diploid ancestors in plants.

Interacting host modifier systems control Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility in a haplodiploid mite

This study identifies host modifier systems that suppress Wolbachia-induced cytoplasmic incompatibility in Tetranychus mites, revealing complex genetic interactions and maternal effects.

Honest cues contribute to male choice for female guarding in a herbivorous spider mite.

The paper shows male spider mites prefer females closer to sexual maturity and with higher fecundity, but cannot identify the specific cues used for this choice.

Genetically diverse populations spread faster in benign but not in challenging environments

The paper experiments with genetically diverse and inbred mite populations to assess their spread rates in different habitats, finding that genetic diversity enhances spread in benign but not challenging environments.

Individual heterogeneity and its importance for metapopulation dynamics.

The paper tests how landscape connectedness and phenotypic spatial organization affect metapopulation dynamics in spider mites, finding that self-organizing phenotypic structures improve persistence despite theoretical expectations.

Evolutionary history determines population spread rate in a stochastic, rather than in a deterministic way

The study shows that population spread rates in spider mites are influenced more by evolutionary history than by habitat connectedness.

Performance in a novel environment subject to ghost competition.

The study shows that the initial presence of a ghost competitor increases the fecundity of a more successful species for at least 25 generations in a novel environment.