Franck Prugnolle

This study analyzes genomic signatures of selection and introgression in house mice during their African expansion, finding that selection on native alleles drove adaptation, while introgression from M. spretus contributed to a smaller subset of loci.

The paper identifies two genetically distinct clusters of Plasmodium malariae in Africa and finds evidence of adaptive evolution in these populations.

This study examines the health impacts of asymptomatic malaria in semi-wild chimpanzees, finding systemic immune changes and physiological stress indicators.

This study examines how different anthropogenic environments affect the gut microbiome of chacma baboons, finding reduced diversity and compositional shifts in human-altered areas, but distinct patterns in cultivated regions.

This study examines whether baboons avoid areas after predator encounters and finds no evidence of reactive avoidance.

This study examines how environmental resources influence olive baboon occupancy in the Serengeti, finding that resource availability outweighs predator presence in habitat selection.

The paper investigates the evolutionary history and population genetics of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium simium in Latin America, revealing host shifts and genetic exchanges between the species.

This study uses non-invasive genomic sampling to analyze genetic diversity in wild gorillas, revealing population clusters and migration patterns, and predicts geographic origins with high accuracy.

This study uses social network analysis and non-invasive antibody detection to explore pathogen exposure in wildlife communities, identifying key species and areas for epidemiological monitoring.

This study examines how different anthropogenic environments affect the activity patterns and vigilance of Cape chacma baboons, finding that human presence influences specific behaviors like vigilance and feeding without altering overall time budgets.

This study identifies a novel genotype of Toxoplasma gondii from wild animals in Gabon, Africa, which is genetically distinct from domestic and other global populations.

This study uses whole genome sequencing of Plasmodium vivax isolates to reveal a complex evolutionary history, showing that current Latin American populations mainly originated from an extinct European lineage with possible West African contributions.

The paper identifies a unique Toxoplasma gondii haplotype associated with domestic cats and shows it has been selected for its role in sexual reproduction in domestic cats during their global expansion.