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Marc Colyn is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France. Their research spans multiple areas within environmental science and immunology, with a focus on ecological and microbiological studies.

The scientist has contributed to studies covering a range of topics including:

  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
  • Evolution and Paleontology Studies
  • Morphological Variations and Asymmetry
  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Genetic Diversity and Population Structure
  • Vector-borne Infectious Diseases
  • Viral Infections and Vectors

Their main fields of study include Environmental Science with three publications and Immunology and Microbiology with two, alongside specific subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Parasitology, Paleontology, Geometry and Topology, and Ecology.

Marc Colyn has contributed to the academic community through several publications, including the following recent papers:

  • Incongruences between morphology and molecular phylogeny provide an insight into the diversification of the Crocidura poensis species complex, 2022, Scientific Reports
  • Landscape structure does not hinder the dispersal of an invasive herbivorous mammal in the New Caledonian biodiversity hotspot, 2023, European Journal of Wildlife Research
  • Molecular analysis of vector-borne pathogens in Eurasian badgers (Meles meles) from continental Europe, 2024, Parasites & Vectors

These publications reflect collaboration with various coauthors including Inessa Voet, Christiane Denys, Aude Lalis, Adam Konečný, and Arnaud Delapré. This network of collaborators contributes to a multidisciplinary approach in their research efforts.

The frequent venues of publication for Marc Colyn are:

  • Scientific Reports
  • European Journal of Wildlife Research
  • Parasites & Vectors

Best Publications

  • A re-appraisal of palaeoenvironmental history in Central Africa: evidence for a major fluvial refuge in the Zaire Basin

    Marc Colyn;Annie Gautier-Hion;Walter Verheyen;Cnrs Ura

  • Multicollinearity in spatial genetics: separating the wheat from the chaff using commonality analyses.

    Jérôme G. Prunier;Marc Colyn;Xavier Legendre;K.F. Nimon

  • Assessment of Three Mitochondrial Genes (16S, Cytb, CO1) for Identifying Species in the Praomyini Tribe (Rodentia: Muridae)

    Violaine Nicolas;Brigitte Schaeffer;Alain Didier Missoup;Alain Didier Missoup;Jan Kennis

  • Molecular systematics and origin of sociality in mongooses (Herpestidae, Carnivora).

    Géraldine Veron;Marc Colyn;Amy E Dunham;Peter Taylor

  • The roles of rivers and Pleistocene refugia in shaping genetic diversity in Praomys misonnei in tropical Africa

    V. Nicolas;A. D. Missoup;C. Denys;J. Kerbis Peterhans

  • Phylogeny and evolution of African shrews (Mammalia: Soricidae) inferred from 16s rRNA sequences.

    Sophie Quérouil;Rainer Hutterer;Patrick Barrière;Marc Colyn

  • Biogeographic origin and radiation of the Old World crocidurine shrews (Mammalia: Soricidae) inferred from mitochondrial and nuclear genes.

    Sylvain Dubey;Nicolas Salamin;Manuel Ruedi;Patrick Barrière

  • Pan-African phylogeny of Mus (subgenus Nannomys) reveals one of the most successful mammal radiations in Africa.

    Josef Bryja;Josef Bryja;Ondřej Mikula;Radim Šumbera;Yonas Meheretu

  • Relative efficiency of three types of small mammal traps in an African rainforest

    V. Nicolas;M. Colyn

  • Comparative phylogeography of two sibling species of forest‐dwelling rodent (Praomys rostratus and P. tullbergi) in West Africa: different reactions to past forest fragmentation

    Violaine Nicolas;Josef Bryja;Bertin Akpatou;Adam Konecny

  • Phylogeographic structure and regional history of Lemniscomys striatus (Rodentia: Muridae) in tropical Africa

    Violaine Nicolas;Jean-François Mboumba;Erik Verheyen;Christiane Denys

  • Mitochondrial phylogeny of African wood mice, genus Hylomyscus (Rodentia, Muridae): Implications for their taxonomy and biogeography

    Violaine Nicolas;Sandrine Querouil;Sandrine Querouil;Erik Verheyen;Walter Verheyen

  • Patterns of diversification in two African forest shrews: Sylvisorex johnstoni and Sylvisorex ollula (Soricidae, Insectivora) in relation to paleo-environmental changes

    Sophie Quérouil;Erik Verheyen;Martine Dillen;Marc Colyn

  • Plio‐Pleistocene history of West African Sudanian savanna and the phylogeography of the Praomys daltoni complex (Rodentia): the environment/geography/genetic interplay

    J. Bryja;L. Granjon;G. Dobigny;H. Patzenhauerová

  • First molecular evidence for reassessing phylogenetic affinities between genets ( Genetta ) and the enigmatic genet-like taxa Osbornictis , Poiana and Prionodon (Carnivora, Viverridae)

    Philippe Gaubert;Michel Tranier;Anne‐Sophie Delmas;Marc Colyn

  • Phylogeography and evolutionary history of the Crocidura olivieri complex (Mammalia, Soricomorpha): from a forest origin to broad ecological expansion across Africa.

    François Jacquet;Christiane Denys;Erik Verheyen;Erik Verheyen;Josef Bryja;Josef Bryja

  • Genetic structure and effective population sizes in European red deer (Cervus elaphus) at a continental scale: insights from microsatellite DNA.

    Frank E. Zachos;Alain C. Frantz;Ralph Kuehn;Ralph Kuehn;Sabine Bertouille

  • The phylogeography of the rodent genus Malacomys suggests multiple Afrotropical Pleistocene lowland forest refugia

    Kouakou Hilaire Bohoussou;Raphael Cornette;Bertin Akpatou;Marc Colyn

  • Three-dimensional dental microwear texture analysis and diet in extant Suidae (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla)

    Antoine Souron;Gildas Merceron;Cécile Blondel;Noël Brunetière

  • Revisiting the phylogeography and demography of European badgers (Meles meles) based on broad sampling, multiple markers and simulations

    Alain C Frantz;a D Mcdevitt;L C Pope;J Kochan

  • Molecular and morphometric variation in two sibling species of the genus Praomys (Rodentia: Muridae): implications for biogeography

    Violaine Nicolas;Bertin Akpatou;Wim Wendelen;Julian Kerbis Peterhans

  • Discovery of a new duiker species (Bovidae: Cephalophinae) from the Dahomey Gap, West Africa

    Marc Colyn;Jan Hulselmans;Gontran Sonet;Pascal Oude

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Verheyen
Erik Verheyen Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
Josef Bryja
Josef Bryja Czech Academy of Sciences
Corinne Cruaud
Corinne Cruaud Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission
Arnaud Couloux
Arnaud Couloux French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Radim Šumbera
Radim Šumbera University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice
Herwig Leirs
Herwig Leirs University of Antwerp
Frank E. Zachos
Frank E. Zachos Natural History Museum Vienna
Fiona Maisels
Fiona Maisels Wildlife Conservation Society
Susanne Shultz
Susanne Shultz University of Manchester
Manuel Ruedi
Manuel Ruedi Natural History Museum of Geneva

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