Publications

Peer-reviewed articles

2020-…

28. Clo J., Ronfort J., Gay L. 2021. Fitness consequences of hybridization in a predominantly selfing species: insights into the role of dominance and epistatic incompatibilities Heredity 127(4):393-400. DOI : 10.1038/s41437-021-00465-2

27. Gay L., Dhinaut J., Jullien M., Vitalis R., Navascués M., Ranwez V., Ronfort J. 2021. Evolution of flowering time in a selfing annual plant: Roles of adaptation and genetic drift. BioRxiv, 2020.08.21.261230, ver. 4 recommended and peer-reviewed by Peer Community in Evolutionary Biology https://doi.org/10.24072/pci.evolbiol.100128. DOI : 10.1101/2020.08.21.261230

26. Jullien M., Ronfort J., Gay L. 2021. How and when does outcrossing occur in the predominantly selfing species Medicago truncatula? Frontiers in Plant Science 12(127). DOI : 10.3389/fpls.2021.619154

25. Navascués M., Becheler A., Gay L., Ronfort J., Loridon K., Vitalis R. 2020. Power and limits of selection genome scans on temporal data from a selfing population. BioRxiv, 2020.05.06.080895, ver. 4 peer-reviewed and recommended by Peer Community in Evolutionary Biology. DOI : 10.1101/2020.05.06.080895

2016-2019

24. Clo J., Gay L., Ronfort J. 2019. How does selfing affect the genetic variance of quantitative traits? An updated meta-analysis on empirical results in angiosperm species. Evolution 73(8):1578-1590. DOI : 10.1111/evo.13789

23. Jullien M., Navascués M., Ronfort J., Loridon K., Gay, L. 2019. Structure of multilocus genetic diversity in predominantly selfing populations. Heredity 123(2):176-191. DOI : 10.1038/s41437-019-0182-6

22. Rode N. O., Holtz Y., Loridon K., Santoni S., Ronfort J., Gay L. 2018. How to optimize the precision of allele and haplotype frequency estimates using pooled-sequencing data. Molecular Ecology Resources 18(2):194-203. DOI : 10.1111/1755-0998.12723

21. Winkel T., Aguirre M. G., Arizio C. M., Aschero C. A., Babot M. D., Benoit L., Burgarella C., Costa-Tartara S., Dubois M. P., Gay L., Hocsman S., Jullien M., Lopez-Campeny S. M. L., Manifesto M. M., Navascues M., Oliszewski N., Pintar E., Zenboudji S., Bertero H. D., Joffre R. 2018. Discontinuities in quinoa biodiversity in the dry Andes: An 18-century perspective based on allelic genotyping. Plos One 13:e0207519. DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0207519

20. Frachon L., Libourel C., Villoutreix R., Carrère S., Glorieux C., Huard-Chauveau C., Navascués M., Gay L., Vitalis R., Baron E., Amsellem L., Bouchez O., Vidal M., Le Corre V., Roby D., Bergelson J., Roux F. 2017. Intermediate degrees of synergistic pleiotropy drive adaptive evolution in ecological time. Nature Ecology & Evolution 1:1551-1561. DOI : 10.1038/s41559-017-0297-1

19. Gaüzère, J., Oddou-Muratorio, S., Gay, L., Klein, E. K. (Auteur de correspondance) (2016). Partial genotyping at polymorphic markers can improve heritability estimates in sibling groups. Molecular Ecology Resources, 1-13. DOI : 10.1111/1755-0998.12536. http://prodinra.inra.fr/record/355818

18. Burgarella, C. (Auteur de correspondance), Chantret, N., Gay, L., Prosperi, J.-M., Bonhomme, M., Tiffin, P., Young, N. D., Ronfort, J. (2016). Adaptation to climate through flowering phenology: a case study in Medicago truncatula. Molecular Ecology. DOI : 10.1111/mec.13683. http://prodinra.inra.fr/record/353592

2012-2015

17. Smith, K. L., Hale, J. M., Gay, L., Kearney, M., Austin, J. J., Parris, K. M., Melville, J. (2013). Spatio-temporal changes in the structure of an australian frog hybrid zone: a 40-year perspective. Evolution, 67 (12), 3442-3454. DOI : 10.1111/evo.12140. http://prodinra.inra.fr/record/311463

16. De Mita, S., Thuillet, A.-C., Gay, L., Ahmadi, N., Manel, S., Ronfort, J., Vigouroux, Y. (2013). Detecting selection along environmental gradients: analysis of eight methods and their effectiveness for outbreeding and selfing populations. Molecular Ecology, 22 (5), 1383-1399 . DOI : 10.1111/mec.12182. http://prodinra.inra.fr/record/190583

15. Gay, L., Siol, M., Ronfort, J. (2013). Pedigree-Free Estimates of Heritability in the Wild : Promising Prospects for Selfing Populations. PLoS One, 8 (6), e66983 . DOI : 10.1371/journal.pone.0066983. http://prodinra.inra.fr/record/308369

2009-2011

14. L. Gay, E. Brown, T. Tregenza, D. Pincheira-Donoso, P.E. Eady, R. Vasudev, J. Hunt, D.J. Hosken. 2011. The genetic architecture of sexual conflict: male harm and female resistance in Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 24: 449-456.

13. L. Gay, D.J. Hosken, P.E. Eady, R. Vasudev, T. Tregenza. 2011. The evolution of harm – Effect of sexual conflicts and population size. Evolution, 65: 725-737.

12. G. Arnqvist, D.K. Dowling, P.E. Eady, L. Gay, T. Tregenza, M. Tuda, D.J. Hosken. 2010. The genetic architecture of metabolic rate: environment specific epistasis between mitochondrial and nuclear genes in an insect. Evolution, 64: 3354-3363.

11. Gay L., G. Neubauer, M. Zagalska-Neubauer, J-M. Pons, D.A. Bell and P-A. Crochet. 2009. Speciation with gene flow in the large white-headed gulls: Does selection counterbalance introgression? Heredity, 102: 133-146.

10. Neubauer G., M. Zagalska-Neubauer, J-M. Pons, P-A. Crochet, P. Chylarecki, A. Przystalski, L. Gay. 2009. Assortative mating without complete reproductive isolation in a zone of recent secondary contact between Herring Gulls (L. argentatus) and Caspian Gulls (L. cachinnans). Auk, 126: 409-419.

9. Bensch S., M. Grahn, N. Müller, L. Gay, S. Åkesson. 2009. Genetic, morphological, and feather isotope variation of migratory willow warblers show gradual divergence in a ring. Molecular Ecology, 18: 3087-3096.

8. Gay L., P.E. Eady, R. Vasudev, D.J. Hosken, T. Tregenza. 2009. Costly sexual harassment in a beetle. Physiological Entomology, 34: 86-92.

7. Gay L., D.J. Hosken, R. Vasudev, T. Tregenza, P.E. Eady. 2009. Sperm competition and maternal effects differentially influence testis and sperm size in Callosobruchus maculatus. Journal of Evolutionary Biology, 22: 1143-1150.

6. Brown, E., L. Gay, R. Vasudev, T. Tregenza, P.E. Eady, D.J. Hosken. 2009. Negative phenotypic and genetic associations between copulation duration and longevity in male seed beetles. Heredity, 103: 340-345.

5. L. Gay, P.E. Eady, R. Vasudev, D.J. Hosken, T. Tregenza. 2009. Does reproductive isolation evolve faster in larger populations via sexually antagonistic coevolution? Biology Letters, 5: 693-696.

2004-2008

4. Gay L., P-A. Crochet, D.A. Bell, T. Lenormand. 2008. Comparing clines on molecular and phenotypic traits in hybrid zones: A window on tension zone models. Evolution, 62: 2789–2806.

P3. Gay L., G. Neubauer, M. Zagalska-Neubauer, C. Debain, J.M. Pons, P. David, P-A. Crochet. 2007. Molecular and morphological patterns of introgression between two large white-headed gull species in a zone of recent secondary contact. Molecular Ecology, 16: 3215–3227.

P2. Gay L., D. Bell, P-A. Crochet. 2005. Additional data on mitochondrial DNA of North American Large Gull taxa. The Auk, 122: 684-688.

P1. Gay L., P. Defos du Rau, J-Y. Mondain-Monval, P-A. Crochet. 2004. Phylogeography of a game species: the red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) and consequences for its management. Molecular Ecology, 13: 1035-1045.

Conferences and communications

17-22 June 2012: Gay, L., M. Siol and J. Ronfort. Pedigree-free heritability in the wild. International Conference of Quantitative Genetics 2012 (ICQG), Edimbourg, UK.

May 2011: École-Chercheurs "Génomique et Diversité des Caractères à Déterminisme Complexe", la Colle-sur-Loup.

25-29 Septembre 2009: Gay, L., D. Hosken, P. Eady, R. Vasudev and T. Tregenza. Sexual conflict – The evolution of harm. 12th congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB), Turin, Italie. Symposium “Male-female coevolution - from molecules to species”.

August 2008: Gay, L., P. Eady, R. Vasudev, D. Hosken and T. Tregenza. Costly sexual harassment in a beetle. 12th International Behavioural Ecology Congress (ISBE); Ithaca.

August 2007: Gay, L. and P.-A. Crochet. Detecting conflicts between mitochondrial and nuclear DNA in hybrid zones by comparing introgression rates. 11th congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB), Uppsala, symposium “Cytonuclear Coevolution and the Evolution of Hybrid Zones”.

August 2007: Gay, L. and P.-A. Crochet. Why should we expect a lower genetic structure for organelle DNA compared to nuclear DNA in hybridizing species pairs? 11th congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB), Uppsala, symposium “Evolutionary histories beyond organelle DNA”.

August 2005: Gay, L. and P.-A. Crochet. Introgressive hybridization between Larus glaucescens and L. occidentalis: tension zone, bounded hybrid superiority or neutral mixing? 10th congress of the European Society for Evolutionary Biology (ESEB), Krakow, symposium “Hybrid zones and speciation”.

November 2004: Gay, L. Is hybridization responsible for the low genetic structure within the large white headed gulls? Workshop "Natural hybridization and introgression: from genomics to ecology", Nødebo, Denmark.