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Alain Dejean is affiliated with Paul Sabatier University in France and specializes in research at the intersection of Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their scientific output covers a diverse set of topics related to entomology, ecology, and molecular biology, emphasizing insect behavior and physiology.

The main fields of study reflected in their work include:

  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Dejean's research spans several subfields, particularly focusing on:

  • Genetics
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Insect Science
  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

Their work frequently addresses key scientific topics such as:

  • Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Insect and Pesticide Research
  • Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Animal and Plant Science Education
  • Plant Parasitism and Resistance

Among the recent scholarly contributions are papers published in various scientific journals, including:

  • "Venom Peptide Repertoire of the European Myrmicine Ant Manica rubida: Identification of Insecticidal Toxins" (2020) in Journal of Proteome Research
  • "Development but not diet alters microbial communities in the Neotropical arboreal trap jaw ant Daceton armigerum: an exploratory study" (2020) in Scientific Reports
  • "Rapid assessment of the three-dimensional distribution of dominant arboreal ants in tropical forests" (2021) in Insect Conservation and Diversity
  • "Spatial and functional structure of an entire ant assemblage in a lowland Panamanian rainforest" (2021) in Basic and Applied Ecology
  • "Mutualistic interactions between ants and fungi: A review" (2023) in Ecology and Evolution

Frequent collaborators in their work include:

  • Frédéric Azémar
  • Bruno Corbara
  • Axel Touchard
  • Arthur Compin
  • Jérôme Orivel

Dejean's publications have appeared predominantly in venues such as:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
  • Ecology
  • Insect Science

Best Publications

  • Arthropod diversity in a tropical forest

    Yves Basset;Yves Basset;Yves Basset;Lukas Cizek;Lukas Cizek;Philippe Cuenoud;Raphael K. Didham

  • The database of the PREDICTS (Projecting Responses of Ecological Diversity In Changing Terrestrial Systems) project

    Lawrence N. Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L.L. Hill;Samantha L.L. Hill

  • Ponericins, New Antibacterial and Insecticidal Peptides from the Venom of the Ant Pachycondyla goeldii

    Jérôme Orivel;Virginie Redeker;Jean-Pierre Le Caer;François Krier

  • The PREDICTS database: a global database of how local terrestrial biodiversity responds to human impacts

    Lawrence N Hudson;Tim Newbold;Tim Newbold;Sara Contu;Samantha L L Hill;Samantha L L Hill

  • Arthropod distribution in a tropical rainforest: Tackling a four dimensional puzzle

    Yves Basset;Yves Basset;Yves Basset;Lukas Cizek;Lukas Cizek;Philippe Cuenoud;Raphael K. Didham

  • The Biochemical Toxin Arsenal from Ant Venoms

    Axel Touchard;Samira R. Aili;Eduardo Gonçalves Paterson Fox;Pierre Escoubas

  • Rainforest Canopy Ants: The Implications of Territoriality and Predatory Behavior

    Alain Dejean;Bruno Corbara;Jérôme Orivel;Maurice Leponce

  • Beetle pollination of Philodendron solimoesense (Araceae) in French Guiana.

    Marc Gibernau;Denis Barabé;Philippe Cerdan;Alain Dejean

  • Insect behaviour: arboreal ants build traps to capture prey.

    Alain Dejean;Pascal Jean Solano;Julien Ayroles;Bruno Corbara

  • Tree-epiphyte-ant relationships in the low inundated forest of Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, Quintana Roo, Mexico.

    Alain Dejean;Ingrid Olmsted;Roy R. Snelling

  • Diversity of peptide toxins from stinging ant venoms.

    Samira R. Aili;Axel Touchard;Pierre Escoubas;Matthew P. Padula

  • Experimental Evidence of Large-Scale Unicoloniality in the Tramp Ant Wasmannia auropunctata (Roger)

    Julien Le Breton;Jacques H. C. Delabie;Jean Chazeau;Alain Dejean

  • Niche opportunity and ant invasion: the case of Wasmannia auropunctata in a New Caledonian rain forest

    Julien Le Breton;Hervé Jourdan;Jean Chazeau;Jérôme Orivel

  • Feeding ecology and phylogenetic structure of a complex neotropical termite assemblage, revealed by nitrogen stable isotope ratios

    Thomas Bourguignon;Jan Sobotnik;Gilles Lepoint;Jean Michel Martin

  • Capture and retrieval of very large prey by workers of the African weaver ant, Oecophylla longinoda (Latreille 1802)

    J. Wojtusiak;E. J. Godzińska;A. Dejean

  • Vertical stratification of the termite assemblage in a neotropical rainforest

    Yves Roisin;Alain Dejean;Bruno Corbara;Jerôme Orivel

  • Understorey environments influence functional diversity in tank‐bromeliad ecosystems

    Olivier Brouard;Olivier Brouard;Régis Cereghino;Régis Cereghino;Bruno Corbara;Bruno Corbara;Céline Leroy

  • Structure of aquatic insect communities in tank-bromeliads in a East-Amazonian rainforest in French Guiana

    J. Jabiol;B. Corbara;A. Dejean;R. Céréghino

  • Tropical arboreal ant mosaics: innate attraction and imprinting determine nest site selection in dominant ants

    Champlain Djieto-Lordon;Alain Dejean

  • Are Algae Relevant to the Detritus-Based Food Web in Tank-Bromeliads?

    Olivier Brouard;Anne-Hélène Le Jeune;Céline Leroy;Régis Cereghino

  • Ant gardens : interspecific recognition in parabiotic ant species

    Jérôme Orivel;Christine Errard;A. Dejean

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruno Corbara
Bruno Corbara University of Clermont Auvergne
Jérôme Orivel
Jérôme Orivel Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Régis Céréghino
Régis Céréghino Paul Sabatier University
Jacques H. C. Delabie
Jacques H. C. Delabie State University of Santa Cruz
Yves Roisin
Yves Roisin Université Libre de Bruxelles
Marc Gibernau
Marc Gibernau Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Yves Basset
Yves Basset Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
Vojtech Novotny
Vojtech Novotny Czech Academy of Sciences
Lukas Cizek
Lukas Cizek Sewanee: The University of the South
David W. Roubik
David W. Roubik Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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