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Matthieu Guillemain is a researcher affiliated with the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) in France. Their primary field of study is Environmental Science, with a particular focus on subfields such as Ecology, Ecological Modeling, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, and Parasitology.

The scientist's research covers several main topics including Avian ecology and behavior, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Species Distribution and Climate Change, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Bird parasitology and diseases, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, and Microbial infections and disease research.

Matthieu Guillemain's publication record includes recent papers such as:

  • Reliability of animal counts and implications for the interpretation of trends, 2021, Ecology and Evolution
  • Increasing the trust in hunting bag statistics: why random selection of hunters is so important, 2020, Ecological Indicators
  • On the impact of preferential sampling on ecological status and trend assessment, 2024, Ecological Modelling
  • Habitats, agricultural practices, and population dynamics of a threatened species: The European turtle dove in France, 2022, Biological Conservation
  • Predominant role of survival on the population dynamics of a threatened species: evidence from prospective analyses and implication for hunting regulation, 2022, Journal für Ornithologie

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Guillemain include Alain Caizergues, Jocelyn Champagnon, Charlotte Francesiaz, Cyril Éraud, and Philippe Aubry.

The scientist has contributed to several publication venues, with multiple works appearing in Ecology and Evolution, Biological Conservation, and Animal Conservation, as well as contributions to Ecological Modelling and Ecological Indicators journals.

Matthieu Guillemain has also published a book titled Gestion des marais chassés de Camargue. Savoirs pratiques et scientifiques. in 2024 under the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Best Publications

  • Ecology of spring-migrating Anatidae: a review

    Céline Arzel;Céline Arzel;Johan Elmberg;M. Guillemain

  • Conspecifics can be aliens too: A review of effects of restocking practices in vertebrates

    Jocelyn Champagnon;Johan Elmberg;Matthieu Guillemain;Michel Gauthier-Clerc

  • The role of migratory ducks in the long‐distance dispersal of native plants and the spread of exotic plants in Europe

    Anne‐Laure Brochet;Matthieu Guillemain;Hervé Fritz;Michel Gauthier‐Clerc

  • Plant dispersal by teal (Anas crecca) in the Camargue: duck guts are more important than their feet

    A. L. Brochet;M. Guillemain;H. Fritz;M. Gauthier-Clerc

  • Field evidence of dispersal of branchiopods, ostracods and bryozoans by teal (Anas crecca) in the Camargue (southern France)

    A. L Brochet;M Gauthier-Clerc;M Guillemain;H Fritz

  • Effects of climate change on European ducks : what do we know and what do we need to know?

    Matthieu Guillemain;Hannu Pöysä;Anthony D. Fox;Céline Arzel

  • Feeding methods, visual fields and vigilance in dabbling ducks (Anatidae)

    M. Guillemain;G. R. Martin;H. Fritz

  • Switching to a feeding method that obstructs vision increases head-up vigilance in dabbling ducks

    Matthieu Guillemain;Patrick Duncan;Herve Fritz

  • European flyway permeability and abmigration in Teal Anas crecca, an analysis based on ringing recoveries

    Matthieu Guillemain;Nicolas Sadoul;Géraldine Simon

  • The scientific basis for new and sustainable management of migratory European ducks

    Johan Elmberg;Petri Nummi;Hannu Pöysä;Kjell Sjöberg

  • The importance of protected areas as nocturnal feeding grounds for dabbling ducks wintering in western France

    Matthieu Guillemain;Hervé Fritz;Patrick Duncan

  • Relationships beetween the regional distribution of carabid beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) and the abundance of their potential prey

    Matthieu Guillemain;Matthieu Guillemain;Michel Loreau;Michel Loreau;Tanguy Daufresne;Tanguy Daufresne

  • Low survival after release into the wild: assessing “the burden of captivity” on Mallard physiology and behaviour

    Jocelyn Champagnon;Matthieu Guillemain;Johan Elmberg;Grégoire Massez

  • Endozoochory of Mediterranean aquatic plant seeds by teal after a period of desiccation: Determinants of seed survival and influence of retention time on germinability and viability

    Anne-Laure Brochet;Matthieu Guillemain;Michel Gauthier-Clerc;Hervé Fritz

  • Effects of non-consumptive leisure disturbance to wildlife

    Romain Blanc;Matthieu Guillemain;Jean-Baptiste Mouronval;Diane Desmonts

  • Foraging methods can affect patch choice: an experimental study in Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos).

    Matthieu Guillemain;Hervé Fritz;Sandra Blais

  • Carrying capacity in overwintering birds: when are spatial models needed?

    J. D. Goss-Custard;R. A. Stillman;R. W. G. Caldow;A. D. West

  • Spread of avian influenza viruses by common teal (Anas crecca) in Europe.

    Camille Lebarbenchon;Camille Lebarbenchon;Frédéric Albespy;Anne-Laure Brochet;Viviane Grandhomme;Viviane Grandhomme

  • The cost of vigilance for intake rate in the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos): an approach through foraging experiments

    Hervé Fritz;Matthieu Guillemain;Daphné Durant

  • Rice and duck, a good combination? Identifying the incentives and triggers for joint rice farming and wild duck conservation

    Claire A. Pernollet;David Simpson;Michel Gauthier-Clerc;Matthieu Guillemain

Frequent Co-Authors

Hervé Fritz
Hervé Fritz Nelson Mandela University
Michel Gauthier-Clerc
Michel Gauthier-Clerc University of Geneva
Johan Elmberg
Johan Elmberg Kristianstad University
Andy J. Green
Andy J. Green Spanish National Research Council
Hannu Pöysä
Hannu Pöysä Natural Resources Institute Finland
Jean-Dominique Lebreton
Jean-Dominique Lebreton Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Anthony D. Fox
Anthony D. Fox Aarhus University
Frédéric Thomas
Frédéric Thomas University of Montpellier
Vincent Bretagnolle
Vincent Bretagnolle Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Sylvie van der Werf
Sylvie van der Werf Université Paris Cité

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