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Régis Ferrière is affiliated with the École Normale Supérieure in France and specializes primarily in Physics and Astronomy, with a substantial focus on Astronomy and Astrophysics. Their work spans several interdisciplinary subfields, including Ecology, Global and Planetary Change, Sociology and Political Science, and Genetics.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas, notably:

  • Astro and Planetary Science
  • Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
  • Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation
  • Planetary Science and Exploration
  • Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Ecosystem dynamics and resilience

Régis Ferrière has contributed multiple papers to major journals. Recent publications include:

  • Bayesian analysis of Enceladus's plume data to assess methanogenesis, 2021, published in Nature Astronomy
  • Co-evolution of primitive methane-cycling ecosystems and early Earth's atmosphere and climate, 2020, published in Nature Communications
  • Coevolutionary transitions from antagonism to mutualism explained by the Co-Opted Antagonist Hypothesis, 2021, published in Nature Communications
  • A multi-scale eco-evolutionary model of cooperation reveals how microbial adaptation influences soil decomposition, 2020, published in Communications Biology
  • Eco-evolutionary responses of the microbial loop to surface ocean warming and consequences for primary production, 2021, published in The ISME Journal

Common publication venues for Ferrière include:

  • Nature Astronomy
  • Scientific Reports
  • IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Nature Communications

Frequent collaborators of the scientist are Antonin Affholder, S. Mazevet, Boris Sauterey, François Guyot, and Dániel Apai.

Best Publications

  • Inclusive fitness theory and eusociality

    Patrick Abbot;Jun Abe;John Alcock;Samuel Alizon

  • Sex ratio bias, male aggression, and population collapse in lizards

    Jean François Le Galliard;Patrick S. Fitze;Patrick S. Fitze;Régis Ferrière;Jean Clobert

  • Unifying evolutionary dynamics: from individual stochastic processes to macroscopic models.

    Nicolas Champagnat;Régis Ferrière;Sylvie Méléard

  • 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

  • Cheating and the evolutionary stability of mutualisms

    Régis Ferriere;Judith L. Bronstein;Sergio Rinaldi;Richard Law

  • Physical performance and Darwinian fitness in lizards.

    Jean-François Le Galliard;Jean-François Le Galliard;Jean Clobert;Régis Ferrière;Régis Ferrière

  • Lyapunov exponents and the mathematics of invasion in oscillatory or chaotic populations

    R. Ferriere;M. Gatto

  • Evolutionary Conservation Biology

    Régis Ferrière;Ulf Dieckmann;Denis Couvet

  • Climate warming, dispersal inhibition and extinction risk

    Manuel Massot;Jean Clobert;Régis Ferrière;Régis Ferrière

  • Adaptive evolution of social traits: Origin, trajectories, and correlations of altruism and mobility

    Jean François Le Galliard;Régis Ferrière;Ulf Dieckmann

  • THE ADAPTIVE DYNAMICS OF ALTRUISM IN SPATIALLY HETEROGENEOUS POPULATIONS

    Jean François Le Galliard;Regis Ferrière;Ulf Dieckmann;Ulf Dieckmann

  • Eco-evolutionary feedbacks, adaptive dynamics and evolutionary rescue theory

    Regis Ferriere;Stéphane Legendre

  • From Individual Stochastic Processes to Macroscopic Models in Adaptive Evolution

    Nicolas Champagnat;Régis Ferrière;Sylvie Méléard

  • Mother-offspring interactions affect natal dispersal in a lizard.

    Jean François Le Galliard;Régis Ferrière;Jean Clobert

  • The canonical equation of adaptive dynamics: a mathematical view

    N. Champagnat;R. Ferrière;G. Ben Arous

  • The evolution of dispersal under demographic stochasticity.

    Claire Cadet;Régis Ferrière;Johan A. J. Metz;Minus van Baalen

  • Direct and Indirect Ecosystem Effects of Evolutionary Adaptation in the Trinidadian Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

    Ronald D. Bassar;Regis Ferriere;Andrés López-Sepulcre;Andrés López-Sepulcre;Michael C. Marshall

  • Adaptive dynamics and evolving biodiversity

    Ulf Dieckmann;Régis Ferrière

  • Evolutionary Conservation Biology: Acknowledgments

    Régis Ferrière;Ulf Dieckmann;Denis Couvet

  • Inclusive fitness in evolution

    Regis Ferriere;Regis Ferriere;Richard E. Michod

  • Matrix population models applied to viability analysis and conservation: Theory and practice using the ULM software

    R. Ferriere;F. Sarrazin;S. Legendre;J.-P. Baron

  • The evolution of cooperation in spatially heterogeneous populations

    Regis Ferriere;Richard E. Michod

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulf Dieckmann
Ulf Dieckmann International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Jean-François Le Galliard
Jean-François Le Galliard École Normale Supérieure
Denis Couvet
Denis Couvet Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Greg A. Barron-Gafford
Greg A. Barron-Gafford University of Arizona
Peter Troch
Peter Troch University of Arizona
Judith L. Bronstein
Judith L. Bronstein University of Arizona
Jean Clobert
Jean Clobert Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS
Bernard Cazelles
Bernard Cazelles Université Paris Cité
Sylvie Méléard
Sylvie Méléard École Polytechnique
Richard E. Michod
Richard E. Michod University of Arizona

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