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Ophélie Ronce is affiliated with the University of Montpellier in France. Their research spans several interconnected fields within the biological sciences, focusing extensively on evolutionary biology, genetics, and ecological dynamics.

The primary fields of study for Ophélie Ronce include:

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

Their work is further specialized in subfields such as:

  • Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
  • Genetics
  • Ecological Modeling
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Plant Science

Research covered a range of topics including:

  • Animal Behavior and Reproduction
  • Plant and animal studies
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies

Ophélie Ronce has contributed to multiple publications, with recent papers such as:

  • "Where is the optimum? Predicting the variation of selection along climatic gradients and the adaptive value of plasticity. A case study on tree phenology" (2020), published in Evolution Letters
  • "Assortative mating can help adaptation of flowering time to a changing climate: Insights from a polygenic model" (2021), published in Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • "Multiple sex chromosome drivers in a mammal with three sex chromosomes" (2022), published in Current Biology
  • "Adaptation of a quantitative trait to a changing environment: New analytical insights on the asexual and infinitesimal sexual models" (2023), published in Theoretical Population Biology
  • "Planting long-lived trees in a warming climate: Theory shows the importance of stage-dependent climatic tolerance" (2024), published in Evolutionary Applications

The scientist has also contributed to a book published by the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement titled Prospective scientifique pour la recherche française sur la biodiversité - 2023.

Frequent co-authors in Ophélie Ronce's research include:

  • Céline Devaux
  • Paul A. Saunders
  • Julie Pérez
  • Frédéric Veyrunes
  • Olivier Cotto

Their publications have appeared in venues such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Evolution Letters
  • Journal of Evolutionary Biology
  • Current Biology
  • Theoretical Population Biology

Best Publications

  • How Does It Feel to Be Like a Rolling Stone? Ten Questions About Dispersal Evolution

    Ophélie Ronce

  • Biodiversity and Climate Change: Integrating Evolutionary and Ecological Responses of Species and Communities

    Nicolas Mouquet;Wilfried Thuiller;Oph ´ elie Ronce

  • Long-distance gene flow and adaptation of forest trees to rapid climate change

    Antoine Kremer;Antoine Kremer;Ophélie Ronce;Juan J. Robledo‐Arnuncio;Frédéric Guillaume

  • Evolutionary rescue: an emerging focus at the intersection between ecology and evolution

    Andrew Gonzalez;Ophélie Ronce;Regis Ferriere;Regis Ferriere;Michael E. Hochberg;Michael E. Hochberg

  • Geographical patterns of adaptation within a species’ range: interactions between drift and gene flow

    M. Alleaume-Benharira;I. R. Pen;Ophélie Ronce

  • When sources become sinks: migrational meltdown in heterogeneous habitats.

    Ophélie Ronce;Mark A Kirkpatrick

  • Phenological plasticity will not help all species adapt to climate change

    Anne Duputié;Anne Duputié;Alexis Rutschmann;Alexis Rutschmann;Ophélie Ronce;Isabelle Chuine

  • Life history variation in the heavy metal tolerant plant Thlaspi caerulescens growing in a network of contaminated and noncontaminated sites in southern France: role of gene flow, selection and phenotypic plasticity.

    Georgina Jiménez-Ambriz;Christophe Petit;Isabelle Bourrié;Sophie Dubois

  • Density and genetic relatedness increase dispersal distance in a subsocial organism.

    EV Bitume;EV Bitume;Dries Bonte;O Ronce;F Bach

  • Eco‐evolutionary dynamics in fragmented landscapes

    Delphine Legrand;Delphine Legrand;Julien Cote;Emanuel A. Fronhofer;Emanuel A. Fronhofer;Robert D. Holt

  • How do genetic correlations affect species range shifts in a changing environment

    Anne Duputié;Anne Duputié;François Massol;Isabelle Chuine;Mark A Kirkpatrick

  • Inclusive fitness for traits affecting metapopulation demography.

    François Rousset;Ophélie Ronce

  • Natal dispersal and senescence

    Ophélie Ronce;Jean Clobert;Manuel Massot

  • The probability of evolutionary rescue: towards a quantitative comparison between theory and evolution experiments

    Guillaume Martin;Guillaume Martin;Robin Aguilée;Robin Aguilée;Johan Ramsayer;Johan Ramsayer;Oliver Kaltz;Oliver Kaltz

  • Phenotypic plasticity for dispersal ability in the seed heteromorphic Crepis sancta (Asteraceae)

    Eric Imbert;Ophélie Ronce

  • Joint Effects of Inbreeding and Local Adaptation on the Evolution of Genetic Load after Fragmentation

    Sébastien Lopez;Fran Çois Rousset;Frank H. Shaw;Frank H. Shaw;Ruth G. Shaw;Ruth G. Shaw

  • The Maintenance of Nucleocytoplasmic Polymorphism in a Metapopulation: The Case of Gynodioecy

    Denis Couvet;Ophélie Ronce;Chris Gliddon

  • Kin selection and natal dispersal in an age-structured population.

    Ophélie Ronce;Ophélie Ronce;Sylvain Gandon;Sylvain Gandon;François Rousset

  • Evolutionarily Stable Dispersal Rates Do Not Always Increase with Local Extinction Rates.

    Ophélie Ronce;Florence Perret;Isabelle Olivieri

  • Perspectives on the Study of Dispersal Evolution

    Ophélie Ronce;Isabelle Olivieri;Jean Clobert;Etienne Danchin

  • Evolution of reproductive effort in a metapopulation with local extinctions and ecological succession.

    Ophélie Ronce;Isabelie Olivieri

Frequent Co-Authors

Isabelle Olivieri
Isabelle Olivieri University of Montpellier
François Rousset
François Rousset University of Montpellier
Ruth G. Shaw
Ruth G. Shaw University of Minnesota
Jean Clobert
Jean Clobert Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Isabelle Chuine
Isabelle Chuine Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Dries Bonte
Dries Bonte Ghent University
Frank M. Schurr
Frank M. Schurr University of Hohenheim
Sylvain Gandon
Sylvain Gandon Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Wilfried Thuiller
Wilfried Thuiller Grenoble Alpes University
Sandra Lavorel
Sandra Lavorel Grenoble Alpes University

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