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How, when, and why did distinct populations or species split? What are the evolutionary footprints left in their genomes? What is the role of natural selection in shaping the diversity of natural populations and species? When sexual species hybridize and share genetic material, why don't they eventually collapse into a single species? What are the consequences of the exchanges of genetic material between species, and how often is this process beneficial? These are some of the questions we work on.
We study how natural populations evolve and adapt at the genomic level, with particular interest in the process of adaptation and speciation, through which clusters of individual genotypes become distinct and persist over time. This is the fundamental process that underlies the evolution and diversification of life.
Our research aims to better understand the processes of adaptation and speciation by using both computational approaches based on population genetic theory, and genomic data to test hypotheses on how natural populations evolve.
UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Profiles
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Michael Fontaine, PhD
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Fontaine lab - Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics - Guest researcher
Person: Scientific Staff
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Raphaël Scherrer
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Etienne group - Theoretical and Evolutionary Community Ecology - PhD student
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Fontaine lab - Ecological and Evolutionary Genomics - PhD student
- Faculty of Science and Engineering, Van Doorn group - Evolutionary Systems Biology - PhD student
Person: Scientific Staff
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A genotyping array for the globally invasive vector mosquito, Aedes albopictus
Cosme, L. V., Corley, M., Johnson, T., Severson, D. W., Yan, G., Wang, X., Beebe, N., Maynard, A., Bonizzoni, M., Khorramnejad, A., Martins, A. J., Lima, J. B. P., Munstermann, L. E., Surendran, S. N., Chen, C. H., Maringer, K., Wahid, I., Mukherjee, S., Xu, J. & Fontaine, M. C. & 24 others, , 4-Mar-2024, In: Parasites and Vectors. 17, 1, 26 p., 106.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile39 Downloads (Pure) -
High dispersal ability versus migratory traditions: Fine-scale population structure and post-glacial colonisation in bar-tailed godwits
Conklin, J. R., Verkuil, Y. I., Lefebvre, M. J. M., Battley, P. F., Bom, R. A., Gill, R. E., Hassell, C. J., ten Horn, J., Ruthrauff, D. R., Tibbitts, T. L., Tomkovich, P. S., Warnock, N., Piersma, T. & Fontaine, M. C., Aug-2024, In: Molecular Ecology. 33, 15, 16 p., e17452.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Mitochondrial Variation in Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles coluzzii: Phylogeographic Legacy and Mitonuclear Associations With Metabolic Resistance to Pathogens and Insecticides
Amaya Romero, J. E., Chenal, C., Chehida, Y. B., Miles, A., Clarkson, C. S., Pedergnana, V., Wertheim, B. & Fontaine, M. C., 3-Sept-2024, In: Genome Biology and Evolution. 16, 9, 24 p., evae172.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile20 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
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Updated Conservation Plan for the Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena in the Netherlands: Maintaining a Favourable Conservation Status
Fontaine, M. (Advisor)
2020Activity: External assignment (consultancy, apppointment, outreach) › Consultancy › Professional
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The evolutionary history of the porpoise family across the speciation continuum through the lens of a comparative genomic approach: Putting conservation issues into an evolutionary framework
Fontaine, M. (Speaker), Ben Chehida, Y. (Contributor), Aguilar, A. (Contributor), Borrell, A. (Contributor), Ferreira, M. (Contributor), Taylor, B. (Contributor), Rojas-Bracho, L. (Contributor), Robertson, K. (Contributor), Thumloup, J. (Contributor), Schumacher, C. (Contributor), Harkins, T. (Contributor), Víkingsson, G. (Contributor), Weyna, A. (Contributor), Romiguier, J. (Contributor), Sabot, F. (Contributor) & Morin, P. (Contributor)
11-Dec-2019Activity: Talk and presentation › Academic presentation › Academic
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Rapid global differentiation of migratory phenotypes in Bar-tailed Godwits
Conklin, J. (Speaker), Verkuil, Y. (Contributor), Piersma, T. (Contributor) & Fontaine, M. (Contributor)
27-Jun-2019Activity: Talk and presentation › Academic presentation › Academic
Datasets
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Data from: Genetic signatures of variation in population size in a native fungal pathogen after the recent massive plantation of its host tree
Labbé, F. (Creator), Fontaine, M. C. (Creator), Robin, C. (Creator) & Dutech, C. (Creator), University of Groningen, 10-Aug-2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.fp112
Dataset
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Data from: Patterns of divergence across the geographic and genomic landscape of a butterfly hybrid zone associated with a climatic gradient
Ryan, S. (Creator), Fontaine, M. (Creator), Scriber, M. (Creator), Pfrender, M. (Creator), O'Neil, S. (Creator) & Hellmann, J. (Creator), University of Groningen, 20-Jun-2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.t9221
Dataset
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Data from: Chromosomal inversions and ecotypic differentiation in Anopheles gambiae: the perspective from whole-genome sequencing
Love, R. R. (Creator), Steele, A. (Creator), Coulibaly, M. B. (Creator), Traore, S. F. (Creator), Emrich, S. J. (Creator), Besansky, N. J. (Creator) & Fontaine, M. C. (Creator), University of Groningen, 17-Oct-2016
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.m2821
Dataset
Press/Media
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Ancient genes vital for dolphin survival
29/10/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Academic
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New genetic study of mosquitoes demonstrates movement of insecticide resistance across Africa
29/11/2017
7 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Academic
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Mercury contamination found in Everglades dolphins
29/11/2016
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Academic
Projects
- 5 Finished
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AL-II: Adaptive diversity and eco-evolutionary dynamics
Etienne, R. (PI), van Doorn, S. (PI), Fontaine, M. (PI) & Scherrer, R. (PhD student)
01/11/2017 → 01/02/2024
Project: Research
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AL-II: How species of malaria vector mosquitoes emerged and evolved in the Anopheles gambiae complex in face of widespread introgressive hybridization: Theoretical and empirical approaches
Wertheim, B. (PI), Fontaine, M. (PI), van Doorn, S. (PI) & Amaya Romero, J. E. (PI)
01/09/2017 → 01/06/2023
Project: Research
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AL-I: Human induced eco-evolutionary feedbacks restructure ecosystems and limit their recovery
Eriksson, B. K. (PI), Maan, M. (PI), Fontaine, M. (PI) & Yanos, C. (PhD student)
01/02/2017 → 01/01/2022
Project: Research