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Overview

Jean R. David was affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their research contributions focused primarily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, and Environmental Science.

Their work spanned several subfields including Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecological Modeling, and Insect Science. The main topics addressed by their research included Plant and animal studies, Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior, Genetic diversity and population structure, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Insect behavior and control techniques, and Insect Pest Control Strategies.

Jean R. David published in a range of scientific venues with a notable number of publications in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory). Other journals included African Entomology, Ecology and Evolution, Genetica, and UNC Libraries.

  • First occurrence of the pest Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Comoros Archipelago (Western Indian Ocean), 2020, African Entomology
  • A morphological trait involved in reproductive isolation between Drosophila sister species is sensitive to temperature, 2021, Ecology and Evolution
  • Long-term evolution of quantitative traits in the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup, 2022, Genetica
  • A morphological trait involved in reproductive isolation between Drosophila sister species is sensitive to temperature, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Phenotypic plasticity as a function of genetic polymorphism: thermal dominance reversal in Drosophila species with contrasting melanism, 2025, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)

Collaboration was a notable aspect of Jean R. David's scientific output. Frequent co-authors included Amir Yassin, Nelly Gidaszewski, Vincent Debat, Mehdi Hamdani, and Alejandra Vargas-Valderrama, indicating involvement in multidisciplinary and collaborative research efforts over time.

Best Publications

  • Historical Biogeography of the Drosophila melanogaster Species Subgroup

    Daniel Lachaise;Marie-Louise Cariou;Jean R. David;Françoise Lemeunier

  • Genetic variation of Drosophila melanogaster natural populations.

    Jean R. David;Pierre Capy

  • Phylogenetic constraints in key functional traits behind species' climate niches: patterns of desiccation and cold resistance across 95 Drosophila species.

    Vanessa Kellermann;Volker Loeschcke;Ary A. Hoffmann;Torsten Nygaard Kristensen

  • Cold adaptation in geographical populations of Drosophila melanogaster: phenotypic plasticity is more important than genetic variability

    A. Ayrinhac;A. Ayrinhac;V. Debat;P. Gibert;P. Gibert;A.-G. Kister

  • Ecophysiology: abiotic factors

    J.R. David;R. Allemand;J. van. Herrewege;Y. Cohet

  • CHILL-COMA TOLERANCE, A MAJOR CLIMATIC ADAPTATION AMONG DROSOPHILA SPECIES

    Patricia Gibert;Brigitte Moreteau;Georges Pétavy;Dev Karan

  • Isofemale lines in Drosophila: an empirical approach to quantitative trait analysis in natural populations.

    J R David;P Gibert;H Legout;G Pétavy

  • VARIATIONS IN CUTICULAR HYDROCARBONS AMONG THE EIGHT SPECIES OF THE DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER SUBGROUP

    Jean-Marc Jallon;Jean R. David

  • Male sterility at extreme temperatures: a significant but neglected phenomenon for understanding Drosophila climatic adaptations.

    J. R. David;L. O. Araripe;M. Chakir;H. Legout

  • Similarities and differences in latitudinal adaptation of two Drosophila sibling species

    Jean R. David;Charles Bocquet

  • Reaction norms of size characters in relation to growth temperature in Drosophila melanogaster: an isofemale lines analysis

    JR David;B Moreteau;JP Gauthier;G Pétavy

  • Heat induced male sterility in Drosophila melanogaster: adaptive genetic variations among geographic populations and role of the Y chromosome.

    Céline Rohmer;Jean R. David;Brigitte Moreteau;Dominique Joly

  • Phenotypic and genetic variability of morphometrical traits in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster and D simulans. I. Geographic variations

    P Capy;E Pla;JR David

  • Host-plant specialization in the Drosophila melanogaster species complex: a physiological, behavioral, and genetical analysis.

    Samia R'kha;Pierre Capy;Jean R. David

  • ALLOMETRIC AND NONALLOMETRIC COMPONENTS OF DROSOPHILA WING SHAPE RESPOND DIFFERENTLY TO DEVELOPMENTAL TEMPERATURE

    Vincent Debat;Mattieu Begin;Helene Legout;Jean R. David

  • Viability and rate of development at different temperatures in Drosophila: a comparison of constant and alternating thermal regimes

    G. Petavy;J.R. David;P. Gibert;B. Moreteau

  • THE REPRODUCTIVE RELATIONSHIPS OF DROSOPHILA SECHELLIA WITH D. MAURITIANA, D. SIMULANS, AND D. MELANOGASTER FROM THE AFROTROPICAL REGION.

    Daniel Lachaise;Jean R. David;Francoise Lemeunier;Leonidas Tsacas

  • Adaptive response due to changes in gene regulation: a study with Drosophila

    John F. McDonald;Geoffrey K. Chambers;Jean David;Francisco J. Ayala

  • Thermal plasticity in Drosophila melanogaster: A comparison of geographic populations

    Vincenzo Trotta;Federico C F Calboli;Marcello Ziosi;Daniela Guerra

  • PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY AND REACTION NORMS IN TEMPERATE AND TROPICAL POPULATIONS OF DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER: OVARIAN SIZE AND DEVELOPMENTAL TEMPERATURE

    Jean-Marie Delpuech;Brigitte Moreteau;Joelle Chiche;Eliane Pla

  • Widespread introgression across a phylogeny of 155 Drosophila genomes

    Anton Suvorov;Bernard Y. Kim;Jeremy Wang;Ellie E. Armstrong

Frequent Co-Authors

Pierre Capy
Pierre Capy University of Paris-Saclay
Patricia Gibert
Patricia Gibert Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Daniel L. Hartl
Daniel L. Hartl Harvard University
Volker Loeschcke
Volker Loeschcke Aarhus University
Rama S. Singh
Rama S. Singh McMaster University
Samuel M. Scheiner
Samuel M. Scheiner National Science Foundation
Raymond B. Huey
Raymond B. Huey University of Washington
Michael Ashburner
Michael Ashburner University of Cambridge
Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau
Sandrine Mignon-Grasteau INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Catherine Beaumont
Catherine Beaumont INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement

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