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Amaury Avril

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Born in 1989, Beaupreau, France

2013-present:
PhD – Ecological genomics of social polymorphism in ants (University of Lausanne)
Advisor: Dr Michel Chapuisat

2011-2012:
Master of insect science – second year (University of Tours)
Dissertation: Dominance hierarchy among highly invasive ants (University Paris Sud)
Advisor: Franck Courchamp

2010:
Internship: Individual and collective response to flooding in Formica selysi (University of Lausanne)
Advisor: Michel Chapuisat

2009-2010:
Master of Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution – first year (University of Montpellier)
Dissertation: Male production by workers in the polygynous ant Prolasius advenus (University of Wellington, NZ)
Advisor: Julien Grangier

2008-2009:
License in Cellular and molecular biology – third year (University of Angers)

2006-2008:
Two-year university degree in biology (IUT of Angers)

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2021

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Disentangling the mechanisms linking dispersal and sociality in supergene-mediated ant social forms

Fontcuberta Amaranta, De Gasperin Ornela, Avril Amaury, Dind Sagane, Chapuisat Michel, 2021. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 288 p. 20210118. .

[URN][DOI][serval:BIB_D8B29F5C3475]

2020

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Maternal effect killing by a supergene controlling ant social organization.

Avril Amaury, Purcell Jessica, Béniguel Sébastien, Chapuisat Michel, 2020. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 117 (29) pp. 17130-17134. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_98B845D6839C]

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An ancient and eroded social supergene is widespread across Formica ants

Brelsford Alan, Purcell Jessica, Avril Amaury, Tran Van Patrick, Zhang Junxia, Brütsch Timothée, Sundström Liselotte, Helanterä Heikki, Chapuisat Michel, 2020. Current Biology, 30 pp. 304-311.

[URN][DOI][Pmid][serval:BIB_02DB242ABF7E]

2019

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No mate preference associated with the supergene controlling social organization in Alpine silver ants.

Avril A., Zahnd S., Djordjevic J., Chapuisat M., 2019/07. Journal of evolutionary biology, 32 (7) pp. 742-748. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_7A382B94B91D]

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Asymmetric assortative mating and queen polyandry are linked to a supergene controlling ant social organization.

Avril A., Purcell J., Brelsford A., Chapuisat M., 2019/03. Molecular ecology, 28 (6) pp. 1428-1438. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_F77092762254]

Opération Fourmis, le premier recensement participatif des fourmis vaudoises - contexte, méthodologie et bilan préliminaire.

Avril Amaury, Depraz Aline, Schwander Tanja, Freitag Anne, 2019. Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles 98: 109-120, 98 pp. 109-120.

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2017

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No evidence for social immunity in co-founding queen associations.

Brütsch T., Avril A., Chapuisat M., 2017/11/24. Scientific reports, 7 (1) p. 16262. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_E1AAAC72D0B3]

2016

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Ant workers exhibit specialization and memory during raft formation.

Avril A., Purcell J., Chapuisat M., 2016. The Science of Nature, 103 (36) pp. 1-6. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_AD50ABD6EB78]

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Colony-colony interactions between highly invasive ants

Bertelsmeier C., Ollier S., Avril A., Blight O., Jourdanc H., Courchamp F., 2016. Basic and Applied Ecology, 17 (2) pp. 106-114. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_6FEAF1C150E0]

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Environmental influence on the phenotype of ant workers revealed by common garden experiment

Purcell J., Pirogan D., Avril A., Bouyarden F., Chapuisat M., 2016. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 70 (3) pp. 357-367. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_EE66C3D4D0AE]

2015

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Discovery-dominance trade-off among widespread invasive ant species.

Bertelsmeier C., Avril A., Blight O., Jourdan H., Courchamp F., 2015. Ecology and Evolution, 5 (13) pp. 2673-2683. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_6A0FF3FE3ECC]

2014

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Ant brood function as life preservers during floods.

Purcell J., Avril A., Jaffuel G., Bates S., Chapuisat M., 2014. PLoS One, 9 (2) pp. e89211. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_22A86B03FB12]

2013

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Male production by workers in the polygynous ant Prolasius advenus

Grangier J., Avril A., Lester P.J., 2013. Insectes Sociaux, 60 (3) pp. 303-308. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_5632A52EB560]

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Phd thesis

Publications (1)

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Ecological genetics of a supergene controlling ant social organization

Avril Amaury, 2018/04/17. 135, Université de Lausanne, Faculté de biologie et médecine, Chapuisat Michel (dir.).

[URN][serval:BIB_4E66697FC0D1]

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