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Philippe Vernon

Philippe Vernon

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Environmental Sciences

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39
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6362
World Ranking
8331
National Ranking
371

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Philippe Vernon is affiliated with the University of Rennes in France. Their research focuses predominantly on Agricultural and Biological Sciences with a total of 12 publications, supplemented by work in Environmental Science, which accounts for 8 of their publications. Their expertise further extends into several subfields including Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Insect Science, and Oceanography.

The scientist's main research topics include:

  • Polar Research and Ecology
  • Lichen and Fungal Ecology
  • Plant and Animal Studies
  • Fossil Insects in Amber
  • Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
  • Geology and Paleoclimatology Research
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Recent publications by Philippe Vernon highlight a variety of ecological and evolutionary studies. These include:

  • "Fifty million years of beetle evolution along the Antarctic Polar Front," published in 2021 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Spotlight on the invasion of a carabid beetle on an oceanic island over a 105-year period," published in 2020 in Scientific Reports
  • "Terrestrial macro-arthropods of the sub-Antarctic islands of Possession (Crozet Archipelago) and Kerguelen: inventory of native and non-native species," published in 2021 in Zoosystema
  • "Transdisciplinary Bioblitz: Rapid biotic and abiotic inventory allows studying environmental changes over 60 years at the Biological Field Station of Paimpont (Brittany, France) and opens new interdisciplinary research opportunities," published in 2020 in Biodiversity Data Journal
  • "Biodiversity in mountain soils above the treeline," published in 2025 in Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society

Frequent co-authors working with Philippe Vernon include:

  • M. Hullé
  • Helena P. Baird
  • Seunggwan Shin
  • Rolf G. Oberprieler
  • Katherine L. Moon

The scientist's work has appeared in several publication venues, with multiple contributions in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society
  • Zoosystema

Best Publications

  • Insects in Fluctuating Thermal Environments

    Hervé Colinet;Brent J. Sinclair;Philippe Vernon;David Renault

  • Impact of extreme temperatures on parasitoids in a climate change perspective.

    Thierry Hance;Joan van Baaren;Philippe Vernon;Guy Boivin

  • Insects at low temperatures: an ecological perspective

    Brent J. Sinclair;Philippe Vernon;C. Jaco Klok;Steven L. Chown

  • Survival at low temperatures in insects: what is the ecological significance of the supercooling point?

    D Renault;C Salin;G Vannier;P Vernon

  • The importance of fluctuating thermal regimes for repairing chill injuries in the tropical beetle Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) during exposure to low temperature

    D. Renault;O. Nedved;F. Hervant;P. Vernon

  • The impact of fluctuating thermal regimes on the survival of a cold-exposed parasitic wasp, Aphidius colemani

    Hervé Colinet;David Renault;Thierry Hance;Philippe Vernon

  • Climate change going deep: The effects of global climatic alterations on cave ecosystems:

    Stefano Mammola;Stefano Mammola;Elena Piano;Pedro Cardoso;Philippe Vernon

  • Cold hardiness in molluscs

    Armelle Ansart;Philippe Vernon

  • Water Relations, Fat Reserves, Survival, and Longevity of a Cold-exposed Parasitic Wasp Aphidius colemani (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae)

    Hervé Colinet;Thierry Hance;Philippe Vernon

  • The significance of the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands for the assessment of the vulnerability of native communities to climate change, alien insect invasions and plant viruses

    Marc Lebouvier;Mathieu Laparie;Maurice Hulle;Armelle Marais

  • Diet of the house mouse (Mus musculus) on Guillou island, Kerguelen archipelago, Subantarctic

    V. Le Roux;J.-L. Chapuis;Y. Frenot;P. Vernon

  • Behavioural, ventilatory and respiratory responses of epigean and hypogean crustaceans to different temperatures

    Julien Issartel;Frédéric Hervant;Yann Voituron;David Renault

  • Consequences of Acclimation on Survival and Reproductive Capacities of Cold-Stored Mummies of Aphidius rhopalosiphi (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae)

    A Levie;Philippe Vernon;Thierry Hance

  • Is body size an influential parameter in determining the duration of survival at low temperatures in Alphitobius diaperinus Panzer (Coleoptera : Tenebrionidae)?

    D. Renault;Thierry Hance;G Vannier;Philippe Vernon

  • Does thermal-related plasticity in size and fat reserves influence supercooling abilities and cold-tolerance in Aphidius colemani (Hymenoptera : Aphidiinae) mummies?

    Hervé Colinet;Philippe Vernon;Thierry Hance

  • A comparative approach to the entomological diversity of polar regions

    Philippe Vernon;Guy Vannier;Paul Trehen

  • Physiological costs of cold exposure on the parasitoid Aphidius ervi, without selection pressure and under constant or fluctuating temperatures

    Mohannad Ismail;Philippe Vernon;Thierry Hance;Joan van Baaren

  • Photoperiod is the main cue that triggers supercooling ability in the land snail, Helix aspersa (Gastropoda: Helicidae).

    Armelle Ansart;Philippe Vernon;Jacques Daguzan

  • Spatial distribution of Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in the soil of a poultry house along a breeding cycle

    Christophe Salin;Yannick R Delettre;Mario Cannavacciuolo;Philippe Vernon

  • Life cycle of the tick Ixodes uriae in penguin colonies: relationships with host breeding activity.

    Y Frenot;E de Oliveira;Michel Gauthier-Clerc;J Deunff

  • Evolution of freezing susceptibility and freezing tolerance in terrestrial arthropods.

    Philippe Vernon;Guy Vannier

  • Does fluctuating thermal regime trigger free amino acid production in the parasitic wasp Aphidius colemani (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae)?

    Hervé Colinet;Thierry Hance;Philippe Vernon;Alain Bouchereau

  • Factors affecting the occurrence of the endangered saproxylic beetle Osmoderma eremita (Scopoli, 1763) (Coleoptera: Cetoniidae) in an agricultural landscape

    Glenn F. Dubois;Vincent Vignon;Yannick R. Delettre;Yann Rantier

  • Extending Janzen’s hypothesis to temperate regions: A test using subterranean ecosystems

    Stefano Mammola;Stefano Mammola;Elena Piano;Florian Malard;Philippe Vernon

  • Thermal tolerance of sympatric hymenopteran parasitoid species: does it match seasonal activity?

    Cecile Le Lann;Olivier Roux;Olivier Roux;Nelly Serain;Jacques J. M. Van Alphen

Frequent Co-Authors

Joan van Baaren
Joan van Baaren University of Rennes
Andreas Prinzing
Andreas Prinzing University of Rennes
Jacques J. M. van Alphen
Jacques J. M. van Alphen Leiden University
Hervé Colinet
Hervé Colinet University of Rennes
Alain Bouchereau
Alain Bouchereau University of Rennes
Thierry Candresse
Thierry Candresse University of Bordeaux
Stefano Mammola
Stefano Mammola National Research Council (CNR)
Steven L. Chown
Steven L. Chown Monash University
Peter Convey
Peter Convey British Antarctic Survey
Penelope Greenslade
Penelope Greenslade Federation University Australia

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