L. Mailleret

Taking fear back into the Marginal Value Theorem: the risk-MVT and optimal boldness

The paper introduces the risk-MVT (rMVT), a generalization of the Marginal Value Theorem that incorporates predation risk, showing how different risks affect optimal foraging strategies.

Colonisation debt: when invasion history impacts current range expansion

This study demonstrates that past invasion conditions affect future range expansion speed due to density dependence, confirming the existence of colonisation debt in both simulated and experimental settings.

When complex movement yields simple dispersal: behavioural heterogeneity, spatial spread and parasitism in groups of micro-wasps

This study examines how behavioral dynamics and individual variability in micro-wasps influence population spread and parasitism, finding that dispersal patterns deviate from classical diffusion models.

A double-spiral maze and hi-resolution tracking pipeline to study dispersal by groups of minute insects

The paper introduces a double-spiral maze and high-resolution tracking pipeline to study dispersal in minute insects, enabling accurate measurement of dispersal metrics at relevant scales.

Up and to the light: intra- and interspecific variability of photo- and geo-tactic oviposition preferences in genus Trichogramma

This study examines photo- and geo-tactic oviposition preferences in 25 Trichogramma populations across five species, revealing significant intra- and interspecific variation and plasticity in these behaviors.

Migration pulsedness alters patterns of allele fixation and local adaptation in a mainland-island model

The paper examines how migration pulsedness affects allele fixation and local adaptation in a mainland-island model, finding it can increase or decrease gene flow depending on selection pressures.

Modelling interference between vectors of non-persistently transmitted plant viruses to identify effective control strategies

This paper models interactions between aphid vectors of non-persistently transmitted plant viruses to evaluate how agronomic practices affect disease spread.

Landscape connectivity alters the evolution of density-dependent dispersal during pushed range expansions

The paper examines how landscape connectivity affects phenotypic evolution during range expansions, finding that high connectivity can alter density-dependent dispersal, potentially slowing or reversing the transition from pushed to pulled dynamics.

Shifts from pulled to pushed range expansions caused by reduction of landscape connectivity

This study shows that reducing landscape connectivity can shift range expansions from pulled to pushed dynamics in parasitoid wasps, affecting genetic diversity and expansion speed.

A multi-seasonal model of plant-nematode interactions and its use to identify optimal plant resistance deployment strategies

The paper develops an epidemiological model of plant-nematode interactions to identify optimal crop rotation strategies for controlling nematodes and maximizing yield.

How optimal foragers should respond to habitat changes? On the consequences of habitat conversion.

The paper analyzes how habitat conversion affects foraging behavior and fitness under the Marginal Value Theorem, showing that initial patch exploitation patterns predict responses to habitat changes.

When higher carrying capacities lead to faster propagation

The paper investigates the relationship between carrying capacity and propagation speed in population expansion using mathematical models and experiments, finding a positive correlation under certain conditions.