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My research focuses on understanding the diversity and evolution of gall-inducing insects, with a particular interest in the molecular mechanisms underlying gall induction and the adaptive significance of this unique lifestyle. I specialize in the systematics and evolutionary history of Cynipidae (gall wasps), aiming to uncover how these insects manipulate plant physiology and development.

Trois guêpes à galle (Cynipidae): Aulacidea tumida, Antistrophus silphii et Amphibolips acuminata (de gauche à droite)
Three gall wasps (Cynipidae): Aulacidea tumida, Antistrophus silphii and Amphibolips acuminata (from left to right)

Galles induites par l’espèce Disholcaspis quercusglobulus sur chêne blanc (Quercus alba), États-Unis.
Round bullet gall induced by Disholcaspis quercusglobulus on white oak (Quercus alba), USA.
Research fields
Europe, Amérique du Nord.
Publications
- March 2023 — Extreme acidity in a cynipid gall: a potential new defensive strategy against natural enemies. Biology Letters vol. 19, n° 3, p. 20220513,ISSN1744-957X
- 2023 — « Intra- and inter-specific comparative transcriptomic approaches to reveal candidate effectors of gall induction in the micromoth Caloptilia cecidophora (Gracillariidae, Lepidoptera) » in Conservation, Ecology and Systematics of lepidoptera in a changing world the 23rd International Conference of the European Society for Lepidopterology & 11th Forum Herbulot.. , ,,
- 2023 — Comparative anatomy of venom glands suggests a role of maternal secretions in gall induction by cynipid wasps (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae). Insect Systematics and Diversity vol. 7, n° 5, p. 3,ISSN2399-3421
- 2022 — Oak Galls Exhibit Ant Dispersal Convergent with Myrmecochorous Seeds. The American Naturalist vol. 200, n° 2, p. 292-301,ISSN0003-0147, 1537-5323
- 2021 — Evaluating DNA Barcoding for Species Identification and Discovery in European Gracillariid Moths. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution vol. 9, , p. 626752 WOS:000625142800001,ISSN2296-701X
- 2019 — Origin of gall-inducing from leaf-mining in Caloptilia micromoths (Lepidoptera, Gracillariidae). Scientific Reports vol. 9, , p. 6794 Accession Number: 31043653 ISBN: 2045-2322 Publisher: Nature Publishing Group Type: 10.1038/s41598-019-43213-7,
- 2018 — Invasive insect herbivores as disrupters of chemically-mediated tritrophic interactions: effects of herbivore density and parasitoid learning. Biological Invasions vol. 20, n° 1, p. 195-206,ISSN1387-3547, 1573-1464
- 2018 — Inside the horn of plenty: Leaf-mining micromoth manipulates its host plant to obtain unending food provisioning. PLoS ONE vol. 13, n° 12, e0209485 Accession Number: 30576396 ISBN: 1932-6203 Publisher: Public Library of Science Type: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209485,
- December 2017 — Dynamics and origin of cytokinins involved in plant manipulation by a leaf-mining insect. Insect Science vol. 24, n° 6, p. 1065-1078 ISBN: 1672-9609 Publisher: Wiley Type: 10.1111/1744-7917.12500,
- 2016 — Shared weapons of blood- and plant-feeding insects: Surprising commonalities for manipulating hosts. Journal of Insect Physiology vol. 84, , p. 4-21,ISSN00221910