Entité de rattachement
Diversification et adaptation aux échelles micro et macro-évolutives (DIVA)

Contact

Courriel
stefano.mona [at] mnhn.fr
mona [at] mnhn.fr
Téléphone
01 40 79 81 66
Adresse(s)

12 rue Buffon
CP39
75005 Paris

Présentation

Research interests

I am an evolutionary biologist particularly interested in population genetics. I have been working on different organisms (humans, flies, coral reef fishes etc..), my main focus being how genetic markers can be exploited to reconstruct demography of population and species. I acknowledge the importance of developing and applying models taking into account the fact that species are dynamic entities and are, most of the time, structured into sub-populations exchanging migrants.

Brief CV

  • 2010-Present : Assistant Professor (Maitre de Conference) EPHE (Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes) at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, France.
  • 2009-2010 : Post-doctoral fellow, Institute of Ecology and Evolution, University of Bern (in the group of Laurent Excoffier).
  • 2007-2009 : Post-doctoral fellow, Department of Biology and Evolution, University of Ferrara (in the group of Giorgio Bertorelle).
  • 01/05–06/05 : Visiting researcher at the Department of Forensic and Molecular Biology of the Erasmus University, Rotterdam (in the group of Manfred Kayser).
  • 2004-2007 : Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Evolution, University of Bari (in the group of Mila Tommaseo-Ponzetta).

Publications

2026
  • Dwivedi Nisha, Heighton Sean P., Laso-Jadart Romuald, Verry Alexander J. F., Nieto-Heredia Alba, Lesturgie Pierre, Khost Danielle E., Bohec Mylène, Sackton Timothy B., Chikhi Lounes, Orlando Ludovic, Hume Julian P., Achaz Guillaume, Thèves Catherine, Mona Stefano et al., mars 2026 — Combining population genomics with ancient DNA to understand island colonisation history of the madagascar turtle dove. ABSTRACT The Mascarene archipelago (Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues), characterised by first human arrival being recent,… Molecular Ecology vol. 35, n° 6, e70299 tex.hal_id: hal-05696078 tex.hal_version: v1
    ISSN
    0962-1083, 1365-294X
2025
  • Dwivedi Nisha, Heighton Sean, Laso-Jadart Romuald, Verry Alexander, Nieto-Heredia Alba, Lesturgie Pierre, Khost Danielle, Bohec Mylène, Sackton Timothy, Chikhi Lounes, Orlando Ludovic, Hume Julian, Achaz Guillaume, Thèves Catherine, Mona Stefano et al., novembre 2025 — Combining population genomics with ancient DNA to understand island colonization history of the Madagascar turtle dove. Abstract The Mascarene archipelago (Mauritius, Reunion and Rodrigues), characterized by first human arrival being recent,… , , Type: 10.1101/2025.06.05.658009
  • Giles Emily C., Laso-Jadart Romuald, Ortiz-Barrientos Daniel, Soto Paulina Carimán, Delrieu-Trottin Erwan, Guillemin Marie Laure, Mona Stefano, Pochon Xavier & Saenz-Agudelo Pablo, septembre 2025 — Mapping Species Birth Across the Recombination Landscapes of Marine Snails. Understanding the drivers of heterogeneous genomic divergence is essential for uncovering the mechanisms that generate and… Molecular Ecology vol. 34, n° 22, p. 107233 Accession Number: 40976956 ISBN: 0962-1083 Type: 10.1111/mec.70108
  • Laso-Jadart Romuald, Corrigan Shannon L., Yang Lei, Lee Szu-Hsuan, Gay Elise J., Fedrigo Olivier, Lowe Christopher G., Skomal Gregory, Cliff Geremy, Padilla Mauricio Hoyos, Huveneers Charlie, Lyons Kady, Sato Keiichi, Glancy James, Lesturgie Pierre et al., août 2025 — A genomic test of sex-biased dispersal in white sharks. Mitonuclear discordance has been observed in several shark species. Female philopatry has often been invoked to explain such… Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences vol. 122, n° 32, e2507931122
    ISSN
    0027-8424, 1091-6490
  • Brisset Olivier, Auclair Léa, Mihoub Jean-Baptiste, Mona Stefano, Robert Alexandre, Utge José, Verdu Paul & Machon Nathalie, 2025 — Genetic Rescue in Action: LongTerm Monitoring Reveals AdmixtureDriven Fitness Gains in a Translocated Plant. ABSTRACT Mixed‐source translocation can reduce immediate extinction risk by increasing population size, genetic diversity, and… Conservation Letters vol. 18, n° 6, e70012
    ISSN
    1755-263X, 1755-263X
  • Delrieu-Trottin Erwan, Ben Chehida Selim, Sukmono Tedjo, Dahruddin Hadi, Sholihah Arni, Kustiati Kustiati, Fitriana Yuli, Muchlisin Zainal Abidin, Elvyra Roza, Wibowo Arif, Utama Ilham Vemandra, Nurhaman Ujang, Sauri Sopian, Risdawati Renny, Zein Muhamad Syamsul Arifin et al., 2025 — Aquatic biotas of Sundaland are fragmented but not refugial. Systematic Biology , , syaf005
    ISSN
    1063-5157, 1076-836X
  • Lesturgie Pierre, Denton John S. S., Yang Lei, Corrigan Shannon, Kneebone Jeff, Laso-Jadart Romuald, Lynghammar Arve, Fedrigo Olivier, Mona Stefano & Naylor Gavin J. P., 2025 — Short-term evolutionary implications of an introgressed size-determining supergene in a vulnerable population. Nature Communications vol. 16, n° 1, p. 1096
    ISSN
    2041-1723
  • Mona Stefano, Gay Elise J., Taupenot Antoine, Ducancel Joshua, Laso-Jadart Romuald, Helleu Quentin, Chifflet-Belle Pascaline, Teodori Emilie, Aury Jean-Marc, Xiong Zijun, Schrader Lukas, Vizueta Joel, Molet Mathieu & Doums Claudie, 2025 — Genomic evidence of a complex supergene system linking dispersal to social polymorphism. Current Biology , , Publisher: Elsevier
    ISSN
    0960-9822
2024
  • Oury N, Mona S & Magalon H, 2024 — Same places, same stories? Genomics reveals similar structuring and demographic patterns for four Pocillopora coral species in the southwestern Indian Ocean. Abstract Aim Efficiently protecting species requires knowing their ecological, life‐history and reproductive traits. This is… JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY vol. 51, n° 4, p. 754-768
    ISSN
    0305-0270
2023
  • Oury Nicolas, Noël Cyril, Mona Stefano, Aurelle Didier & Magalon Hélène, mai 2023 — From genomics to integrative species delimitation? The case study of the Indo-Pacific Pocillopora corals. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution vol. 184, , p. 107803 Pages: 107803 Type: 10.1016/j.ympev.2023.107803
    ISSN
    10557903