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Nicolas Morellet is affiliated with the Federal University of Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées in France. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science and agricultural and biological sciences, with a strong emphasis on wildlife ecology and conservation.

The main fields of study they contribute to include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Morellet's work extends into several subfields, notably:

  • Ecology
  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Small Animals
  • Genetics
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation

The key topics covered in their publications encompass:

  • Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
  • Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
  • Ecology and biodiversity studies
  • Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock
  • Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies

Some recent research papers authored or co-authored by Morellet include:

  • "Wave-like Patterns of Plant Phenology Determine Ungulate Movement Tactics" (2020), published in Current Biology
  • "Behavioral responses of terrestrial mammals to COVID-19 lockdowns" (2023), published in Science
  • "Methodology matters when estimating deer abundance: a global systematic review and recommendations for improvements" (2022), published in Journal of Wildlife Management
  • "Behavioural heat-stress compensation in a cold-adapted ungulate: Forage-mediated responses to warming Alpine summers" (2021), published in Ecology Letters
  • "A Systematic Review of Within-Population Variation in the Size of Home Range Across Ungulates: What Do We Know After 50 Years of Telemetry Studies?" (2021), published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Morellet include:

  • A. J. Mark Hewison (24 joint publications)
  • Yannick Chaval (23 joint publications)
  • Francesca Cagnacci (19 joint publications)
  • Marco Heurich (15 joint publications)
  • Jean-Michel Gaillard (14 joint publications)

The scientist's work has appeared in multiple publication venues, particularly:

  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) with 6 publications
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) with 4 publications
  • Movement Ecology with 3 publications
  • Ecology Letters with 2 publications
  • Journal of Animal Ecology with 2 publications

Best Publications

  • Moving in the Anthropocene : global reductions in terrestrial mammalian movements

    Marlee A. Tucker;Katrin Böhning-Gaese;William F. Fagan;John M. Fryxell

  • Landscape connectivity influences gene flow in a roe deer population inhabiting a fragmented landscape: an individual-based approach.

    A. Coulon;J. F. Cosson;J. M. Angibault;B. Cargnelutti

  • Indicators of ecological change: new tools for managing populations of large herbivores

    Nicolas Morellet;Jean‐Michel Gaillard;A. J. Mark Hewison;Philippe Ballon

  • Habitat use under predation risk: hunting, roads and human dwellings influence the spatial behaviour of roe deer.

    Nadège Bonnot;Nicolas Morellet;Hélène Verheyden;Bruno Cargnelutti

  • Partial migration in roe deer: migratory and resident tactics are end points of a behavioural gradient determined by ecological factors

    Francesca Cagnacci;Stefano Focardi;Marco Heurich;Anja Stache

  • Hunting increases vigilance levels in roe deer and modifies feeding site selection

    Sarah Benhaiem;Marion Delon;Bruno Lourtet;Bruno Cargnelutti

  • How does environmental variation influence body mass, body size, and body condition? Roe deer as a case study

    Carole Toïgo;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Guy Van Laere;Mark Hewison

  • Seasonality, weather and climate affect home range size in roe deer across a wide latitudinal gradient within Europe

    Nicolas Morellet;Christophe Bonenfant;Luca Börger;Federico Ossi;Federico Ossi

  • Inferring the effects of landscape structure on roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) movements using a step selection function

    Aurélie Coulon;Aurélie Coulon;Nicolas Morellet;Michel Goulard;Bruno Cargnelutti

  • Cold shock and cold acclimation proteins in the psychrotrophic bacterium Arthrobacter globiformis SI55.

    Françoise Berger;Nicolas Morellet;F. Menu;Patrick Potier

  • Landscape composition influences roe deer habitat selection at both home range and landscape scales

    Nicolas Morellet;Bram Van Moorter;Bruno Cargnelutti;Jean-Marc Angibault

  • Landscape fragmentation generates spatial variation of diet composition and quality in a generalist herbivore

    Frial Abbas;Nicolas Morellet;A. J. Mark Hewison;Joël Merlet

  • The effect of capture on ranging behaviour and activity of the European roe deer Capreolus capreolus

    Nicolas Morellet;Héélèène Verheyden;Jean-Marc Angibault;Bruno Cargnelutti

  • Landscape fragmentation influences winter body mass of roe deer

    A.J. Mark Hewison;Nicolas Morellet;Helene Verheyden;Tanguy Daufresne

  • Interindividual variability in habitat use: evidence for a risk management syndrome in roe deer?

    Nadège Bonnot;Hélène Verheyden;Pierrick Blanchard;Pierrick Blanchard;Julien Cote;Julien Cote

  • Condition‐dependent natal dispersal in a large herbivore: heavier animals show a greater propensity to disperse and travel further

    Lucie Debeffe;Nicolas Morellet;Bruno Cargnelutti;Bruno Lourtet

  • Roe deer may markedly alter forest nitrogen and phosphorus budgets across Europe

    F. Abbas;J. Merlet;N. Morellet;H. Verheyden

  • Testing Global Positioning System Performance for Wildlife Monitoring Using Mobile Collars and Known Reference Points

    Bruno Cargnelutti;Aurélie Coulon;A. J. Mark Hewison;Michel Goulard

  • Behavioral responses of terrestrial mammals to COVID-19 lockdowns

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  • Fear of the dark? Contrasting impacts of humans versus lynx on diel activity of roe deer across Europe.

    Nadège C. Bonnot;Ophélie Couriot;Anne Berger;Francesca Cagnacci

  • The browsing index: new tool uses browsing pressure to monitor deer populations

    Nicolas Morellet;Stéphane Champely;Jean-Michel Gaillard;Philippe Ballon

  • Roe deer at risk: teasing apart habitat selection and landscape constraints in risk exposure at multiple scales

    Sophie Padié;Nicolas Morellet;A. J. Mark Hewison;Jean-Louis Martin

Frequent Co-Authors

A. J. Mark Hewison
A. J. Mark Hewison Comportement et Ecologie de la Faune Sauvage
Marco Heurich
Marco Heurich University of Freiburg
Francesca Cagnacci
Francesca Cagnacci Fondazione Edmund Mach
Jean-Michel Gaillard
Jean-Michel Gaillard Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
John D. C. Linnell
John D. C. Linnell Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Petter Kjellander
Petter Kjellander Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Atle Mysterud
Atle Mysterud University of Oslo
Stefano Focardi
Stefano Focardi National Research Council (CNR)
Simon Chamaillé-Jammes
Simon Chamaillé-Jammes Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Mark Hebblewhite
Mark Hebblewhite University of Montana

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