2026
Fraimout A., S. Chantepie, N. Navarro, C. Teplitsky and V. Debat. Wing shape evolution is not constrained by ancestral genetic covariances in the invasive Drosophila suzukii. PCI Evolutionary Biology (in press).
2025
Ribeiro V., M. Da Costa, D. Dardalhon-Cuménal, C. A. Dupont, J.-M. Gibert, E. Mouchel-Vielh, N. B. Randsholt, V. Debat* and F. Peronnet*. Genome-wide screen for deficiencies modifying Cyclin G-induced developmental instability in Drosophila melanogaster. Genetics iyaf278. *co-last authorship. https://doi.org/10.1093/genetics/iyaf278
Puissant A., A. Chotard, F. Condamine,V. Debat, and V. Llaurens. The coevolution of colour patterns and hindwing shapes on a large phylogenetic scale reveals predation-driven adaptive syndromes in swallowtail butterflies.Ecology Letters 29(1), e70303. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.70303
Debat V., Lopez Villavicencio M. and V. Llaurens, Evolutionary convergences and divergences in sympatric species: Morpho butterflies as a case-study. Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences Vol 348 pp. 137-148. https://doi.org/10.5802/crbiol.178
Ledamoisel J., B. Buatois, R. Mauxion, C. Andraud, M. McClure, V. Debat and V. Llaurens. Sending mixed signals: convergent iridescence and divergent chemical signals in sympatric sister-species of Amazonian butterflies. eLife 14:RP106098 https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.106098.2
2024
Lopez Villavicencio M., J. Ledamoisel, C. Lopez-Roques, V. Debat & V. Llaurens. Increased evolutionary rate in the Z-chromosome of Morpho butterflies and implications for speciation. Genome Biology and Evolution 16(11), evae227 https://doi.org/10.1093/gbe/evae227
Debat V., M. Elias and V. Llaurens. Pourquoi les papillons sont-ils si colorés ?, Encyclopédie de l’Environnement.[ISSN 2555-0950] url : https://www.encyclopedie-environnement.org/vivant/pourquoi-les-papillons-sont-ils-si-colores
2023
Bastide, H., Lopez Villavicencio, M. L., Ogereau, D., Lledo, J., Dutrillaux, A. M., Debat, V., & Llaurens, V. Genome assembly of three Amazonian Morpho butterfly species reveals Z-chromosome rearrangements between closely-related species living in sympatry. GigaScience Volume 12, 2023, giad033 http://dx.doi.org/10.5524/102362
Chotard A. , V. Llaurens and V. Debat. Patterns of morphological variation highlight the effect of natural selection on eyespots modularity in the butterfly Morpho telemachus. Evolution 77(2), 384–39. https://doi.org/10.1093/evolut/qpac058
2022
Yassin A., N. Gidaszewski, V. Debat and J. R. David. Long-term evolution of quantitative traits in the Drosophila melanogaster species subgroup. Genetica 150, 343–353. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-022-00171-9
Le Roy C., N. Silva, R. Godoy-Diana, V. Debat, V. Llaurens and F. Muijres. Divergence of climbing escape flight performance in Morpho butterflies living in different microhabitats. Journal of Experimental Biology225 (15): jeb243867. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.243867
Chotard A., J. Ledamoisel, T. Decamps, A. Herrel, A. Chaine, V. Llaurens and V. Debat. Evidence of attack deflection suggests adaptive evolution of wing tails in butterflies. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Biology 289: 8920220562. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.0562
Neaux D., Harbers H., Blanc B., Ortiz, K., Locatelli Y., Herrel A., Debat V. and T. Cucchi. The effect of captivity on cranial and postcranial ontogenetic trajectories in wild boar. Journal of Experimental Zoology Part B: Molecular and Developmental Evolution 1-11 ttps://doi.org/10.1002/jez.b.23130
2021
Le Roy C., D. Amadori, S. Charberet, J. Windt, F.T. Muijres, V. Llaurens* and V. Debat*. Gliding in the Amazonian canopy: adaptive evolution of flight in Morpho butterflies. Science 374(6571): 1158-1162. * equal contribution DOI: 10.1126/science.abh2620
Le Roy C., C. Roux, E. Authier, H. Parrinello, H. Bastide, V. Debat* and V. Llaurens*. Convergent morphology and divergent phenology promote the coexistence of Morpho butterfly species Nature Communications 12, 7248* equal contribution https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27549-1
Chazot N., Blandin P., Elias M., Debat V. & Condamine F.L. Punctuational ecological changes rather than global factors drive species diversification and the evolution of wing phenotypes in Morpho butterflies. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 34, 1592-1607. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13921
Naterro J., G. Mougabure-Cueto, V. Debat and R. E. Gürtler. Phenotypic plasticity, canalization and developmental stability of Triatoma infestans wings: effects of a sublethal application of a pyrethroid insecticide. Parasites and vectors 14(1), 1-12 https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04857-5
Neaux, D., B. Blanc, K. Ortiz, Y. Locatelli, R. Schafberg, A. Herrel, V. Debat and T. Cucchi. Constraints associated with captivity alter craniomandibular integration in wild boar. Journal of Anatomy 239: 489-497. https://doi.org/10.1111/joa.13425
Llaurens V., Y. Le Poul, A. Puissant, P. Blandin and V. Debat. Convergence in sympatry: evolution of blue-banded wing patterns in Morpho butterflies. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 34 (2), 284– 295. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13726
2020
Neaux, D., B. Blanc, K. Ortiz, Y. Locatelli, F. Laurens, I. Baly, C. Callou, F. Lecompte, R. Cornette, G. Sansalone, A. Haruda, R. Schafberg, J.-D. Vigne, V. Debat, A. Herrel and T. Cucchi. How changes in functional demands associated with captivity affect the skull shape of a wild boar (Sus scrofa). Evolutionary Biology 48: 27–40. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11692-020-09521-x
Mérot, C., Tholance A., Merrill R., Le Poul Y., Jiggins C., Debat V., Joron M. Hybridization and transgressive exploration of wing morphology in Heliconius butterflies. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 33: 942– 956. https://doi.org/10.1111/jeb.13626
Debat V., N. Chazot, S. Jarosson, P. Blandin and V. Llaurens. What drives the diversification of eyespots in Morpho butterflies? Disentangling developmental and selective constraints from neutral evolution. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 8, 112. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00112
Hassani, I. M., E.L. Behrman, S.R. Prigent, N. Gidazsweski, L.H. Raveloson Ravaomanarivo, A. Suwalski, V. Debat, J.R. David & A. Yassin. First occurrence of the pest Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Comoros Archipelago (Western Indian Ocean). African Entomology 28(1): 78–83. https://doi.org/10.4001/003.028.0078
Varon-Gonzalez, C., A. Fraimout, A. Delapré, V. Debat* and R. Cornette*. Limited thermal plasticity and geographic divergence in the ovipositor of Drosophila suzukii. Royal Society Open Science 7: 191577. *Equal contribution. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.191577
Varon-Gonzalez, C., A. Fraimout and V. Debat. Drosophila suzukii wing spot is robust to developmental temperature. Ecology and Evolution 10: 3178– 3188. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5902
2019
Le Roy, C. , R. Cornette, V. Llaurens* and V. Debat*. Effects of natural wing damage on flight performance in Morpho butterflies: what can it tell us about wing shape evolution? Journal of Experimental Biology 222 (16): jeb204057. *Equal contribution. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.204057
Gibert, P., V. Debat and C. K. Ghalambor. Phenotypic plasticity, global change, and the speed of adaptive evolution. Current Opinion in Insects Science 35:34-40 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2019.06.007
Le Roy C., V. Debat* and V. Llaurens*. Adaptive evolution of butterfly wing shape: from morphology to behavior. Biological Reviews 94: 1261-1281. *equal contribution. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/brv.12500
Varon-Gonzalez C., Vallares L., Debat V.* and N. Navarro*. Mouse skull mean shape and shape robustness rely on different genetic architectures and different loci. Frontiers in Genetics 10, 64. *Equal contribution. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2019.00064
Debat V. and A. Le Rouzic. Canalization: a central concept in biology. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology 88:1-3 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcdb.2018.05.012
2018
Gérard M., D. Michez, V. Debat, L. Fullgrabe, I. Meeus, N. Piot, O. Sculfort, M. Vastrade, G. Smagghe, and M. Vanderplanck. Stressful conditions reveal decrease in size, modification of shape but relatively stable asymmetry in bumblebee wings. Scientific Reports 8 (1), 15169 https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33429-4
Dardalhon-Cumenal D., J. Deraze, C. A. Dupont, V. Ribeiro, A. Coleno-Costes, J. Pouch, S. Le Crom, H. Thomassin-Bourrel, V. Debat, N. B. Randsholt and F. Peronnet. Cyclin G And The Polycomb Repressive Complexes PRC1 And PR-DUB Cooperate For Developmental Stability. PLoS Genetics 14 (7), e1007498 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007498
Fraimout, A., P. Jacquemart, B. Villaroel, D. J. Aponte, T. Decamps, A. Herrel, R. Cornette and V. Debat. Phenotypic plasticity of Drosophila suzukii wing to developmental temperature: implications for flight. Journal of Experimental Biology 221 (13), jeb166868 https://jeb.biologists.org/content/221/13/jeb166868
Vandaele, R., J. Aceto, M. Muller, F. Peronnet, V. Debat, C.-W. Wang, C.-T. Huang, S. Jodogne, P. Martinive, P. Geurts, and R. Marée. Landmark detection in 2D bioimages for geometric morphometrics: a multi-resolution tree-based approach. Scientific Reports 8:538. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-18993-5
Debat V., S. Berthier, P. Blandin, N. Chazot, M. Elias, D.Gomez and V. Llaurens (2018) Why are Morpho blue? In: Evolution & Biodiversity (P. Grandcolas & M.-C. Maurel, eds) Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-78548-277-9.50009-7
2017
Arambourou, H., Chaumot, A., Vulliet, E., Daniele, G., Delorme, N., Abbaci, K., and Debat, V. (2017). Phenotypic defects in newborn Gammarus fossarum (Amphipoda) following embryonic exposure to fenoxycarb. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 144, 193. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.06.017
Madi-Ravazzi L., L.F. Segala, V. Debat and J.R. David (2017) Fluctuating Asymmetry of meristic traits: an isofemale line analysis in an invasive drosophilid, Zaprionus indianus. Genetica 145(3), 307-317. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10709-017-9966-x
Savriama Y., Gerber S., Baiocco M., Debat V. and G. Fusco. Development and evolution of segmentation assessed by geometric morphometrics: the centipede Strigamia maritima as a case study. Arthropod Structure and Development 46(3), 419-428. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.asd.2017.03.002
Fraimout, A., V. Debat, et al. Deciphering the invasion routes of Drosophila suzukii by means of ABC Random Forest. Molecular Biology and Evolution 34(4), 980-996 https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msx050
2016
Debat V. Symmetry is beauty – or is it? Grandeur et décadence de l’asymétrie fluctuante. Médecine/Sciences 32(8-9): 774-780. https://doi.org/10.1051/medsci/20163208027
Savriama Y., M. Vitulo, S. Gerber, V. Debat* and G. Fusco*. Modularity and developmental stability in segmented animals: variation in translational asymmetry in geophilomorph centipedes. Development Genes and Evolution 226:187–196. *co-last authorship https://doi.org/10.1007/s00427-016-0538-3
Laparie M., P. Vernon, Y. Cozic, Y. Frenot, D. Renault and V. Debat. Wing morphology of the active flyer Calliphora vicina (Diptera, Calliphoridae) during its invasion of a world of flightlessness, the sub-Antarctic Kerguelen Islands. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 119(1), 179-193 https://doi.org/10.1111/bij.12815
Yassin A, Debat V, Bastide H, Gidaszewski N., David JR, Pool JE. Recurrent specialization on a toxic fruit in an island Drosophila population. PNAS 113 (17) 4771-4776 https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1522559113
Chazot N., S. Panara, N. Zilbermann, P. Blandin, Y. LePoul , R. Cornette, M. Elias* and V. Debat.* Morpho morphometrics: shared ancestry and selection drive the evolution of wing size and shape in Morpho butterflies. Evolution, 70(1):181-194. *co last-authorship. https://doi.org/10.1111/evo.12842
2015
Londe, S., T. Monnin, R. Cornette, V. Debat, B. R. Fisher and M. Molet. Phenotypic plasticity and modularity allow for the production of novel mosaic phenotypes in ants. EvoDevo 6(1-15) https://doi.org/10.1186/s13227-015-0031-5
Peluffo A., I. Nuez, V. Debat, R. Savisaar, D. L. Stern and V. Orgogozo. A major locus for a genital shape difference involved in reproductive isolation between Drosophila yakuba and D. santomea. Genes | Genomes | Genetics. 5(12), pp.2893-2901 https://doi.org/10.1534/g3.115.023481
Fraimout A., Loiseau A., Price D. K., Xuereb A., Martin J-F., Vitalis R., Fellous R., Debat V. and A. Estoup. (2015). New set of microsatellite markers for the spotted-wing Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae): a promising molecular tool to infer the invasion history of this major insect pest. European Journal of Entomology 112(4): 855-859. (last co-authorship) https://doi.org/10.14411/eje.2015.079
2014
David J.R, N. Gidaszewski, A. Yassin and V. Debat (2014) Drosophilids (Diptera) from Mayotte island: an annotated list of species collected in 2013 and comments on the colonisation of Indian Ocean Islands. Ann. Soc. Entom. Fra 50 (3-4): 336-342. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00379271.2014.938548
Arambourou H, J.-N. Beisel, P. Branchu and V. Debat. (2014) Exposure to sediments from multi-polluted rivers has limited phenotypic effects on larvae and adults of Chironomus riparius. Science of the Total Environment 484: 92-101.
2013
Debat, V and F. Peronnet. (2013) Asymmetric flies: the control of developmental noise in Drosophila. Fly7(2)
2012
Arambourou H., Beisel J.-N., Branchu P. and V. Debat. (2012) Can we use morphometric data as bioindicators of chemical pollution? The case of Chironomus riparius (Diptera, Chironomidae) exposed to nonylphenol or lead spiked sediment. PLoS ONE7(11): e48844.
Yassin, A., N. Gidaszewski, B. Albert, J. Hivert, J. R. David, V. Orgogozo and V. Debat. (2012) The Drosophilidae (Diptera) of the Scattered Islands, with the description of a novel association with Leptadenia madagascariensis Decne. (Apocynaceae). Fly 6 (4)
Zimmermann G., N. Améziane, P. Bosc, R. Cornette, P. Valade and V. Debat. (2012) Geometric morphometrics of carapace of Macrobrachium australe (Crustacea: Palaemonidae) from Reunion Island. Acta Zoologica 93: 492-500
2011
David J.R., A. Yassin, L.A. Razamizafi, L.H. Raveloson Ravaomanarivo and V. Debat. (2011) Scratching for food: an original feeding behavior in an African flower breeding Drosophila. Fly 5(4): 285-290
Debat V, S. Bloyer, F. Faradji, N. Gidaszewski, N. Navarro, P. Orozco-terWengel, V. Ribeiro, C. Schlötterer, J. S. Deutsch and F. Peronnet. (2011) Developmental Stability: a Major Role for Cyclin G in Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Genetics 7(10): e1002314
2010
Klingenberg, C.P., V. Debat and D.A. Roff. (2010) Quantitative genetics of shape in cricket wings: developmental integration in a functional structure. Evolution 64-10: 2935-2951.
Alibert, P.,Claude J., Debat, V., Garnier, S. and P. Neige (2010) Les contraintes. In « Biologie Evolutive » Ed. Thomas, F., Raymond, M. & Lefebvre T., De Boeck.
2009
Debat V., Debelle A. and I. Dworkin. (2009) Plasticity, canalization and developmental stability of the Drosophila wing: joint effects of mutations and of developmental temperature. Evolution 63-11: 2864–2876.
2008
Loh, R. David J.R., Debat V. and B.C. Bitner-Mathé. (2008). Adaptation to different climates results in divergent phenotypic plasticity of wing size and shape in an invasive drosophilid. Journal of Genetics 87: 209–217
Debat, V., Cornette, R, Korol, A ., Nevo E., Soulet D. and JR. David. (2008). Multidimensional analysis of Drosophila wing in Evolution canyon. Journal of Genetics 87: 407–419
2007
Volobouev, V., J.C. Auffray, V. Debat, C. Denys, J.C. Gautun and M. Tranier. (2007) Species delimitation in the Acomys cahirinus – dimidiatus complex (Rodentia, Muridae) inferred from chromosomal and morphological analyses. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 91: 203-214
2006
Debat, V., C. C. Milton, S. L. Rutherford, A. A. Hoffmann and C. P. Klingenberg. (2006). Hsp90 and the quantitative variation of wing shape in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolution 60(12): 2529–253
Breuker, C. J., V. Debat and C. P. Klingenberg (2006). Functional Evo devo. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 21 (9): 488-492
Debat V. L’environnement sculpteur de gènes (2006) La Recherche. 398: 58-62.
2005
Pétavy,G., J.R. David, V. Debat, C. Pertoldi and B. Moreteau (2005). Phenotypic and genetic variability of sternopleural bristle number of Drosophila melanogaster under daily thermal stresses: developmental instability and antisymmetry. Evolutionary Ecology Research. 8: 149-167.
2004
Bégin, M., D. A. Roff and V. Debat (2004) The effect of temperature and wing morphology on quantitative genetic variation in the cricket Gryllus firmus, with an appendix examining the statistical properties of the Jackknife–MANOVA method of matrix comparison. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 17: 1255-1267
Ayrinhac, A., V. Debat, P. Gibert, A.-G. Kister, H. Legout, B. Moreteau, R. Vergilino and J. R. David (2004) Cold adaptation in geographical populations of Drosophila melanogaster : phenotypic plasticity is more important than genetic variability . Functional Ecology 18: 700-706
Pétavy, G., V. Debat, P. Gibert, B. Moreteau and J. R. David (2004) Specific effects of cycling stressful temperatures upon phenotypic and genetic variability of size traits in Drosophila melanogaster. Evolutionary Ecology Research 6: 873-890
2003
Debat, V., M. Bégin, H. Legout and J. R. David (2003) Allometric and non-allometric components of Drosophila wing shape respond differently to developmental temperature. Evolution 57(12): 2773-2784
2002
Quilleveré, F., V. Debat and J. –C. Auffray (2002) Ontogenetic and evolutionary patterns of shape differentiation during the initial diversification of Paleocene Acarininids (Planktonic forminifera). Paleobiology 4 (28): 435-448.
Debat, V. and J. R. David (2002) Analyzing phenotypic variation: when old-fashioned means up-to-date. Journal of Biosciences 27 (3): 101-103.
2001
Debat, V. and P. David (2001) Mapping phenotypes: canalization, plasticity and developmental stability. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 16 (10): 555-561
2000
Debat, V., P. Alibert, P. David, E. Paradis and J. –C. Auffray (2000) Independence between canalisation and developmental stability in the skull of the house mouse. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Biology 267 : 423-430
1999
Auffray J. –C., V. Debat and P. Alibert (1999) Shape asymmetry and developmental stability. In On Growth and Form. Spatio temporal pattern formation in biology . M.A.J. Chaplain (ed). John Wiley & sons, Chiesester pp 309-324.
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