F. Halkett

A mechanistic-statistical approach to infer dispersal and demography from invasion dynamics, applied to a plant pathogen

This paper develops a mechanistic-statistical framework to infer dispersal and demography from invasion dynamics, finding that poplar rust dispersal is best described by an Exponential-power kernel with frequent long-distance dispersal.

Approximate Bayesian Computation applied to time series of population genetic data disentangles rapid genetic changes and demographic variations in a pathogen population

This paper introduces an ABC framework to infer demographic and genetic parameters from time series population genetic data, showing high accuracy in estimating parameters during rapid adaptation.

Neutral genetic structuring of pathogen populations during rapid adaptation

This study models pathogen population dynamics during adaptation to new hosts and identifies genetic signatures of rapid adaptation events using time-series clustering.

Impact of ploidy and pathogen life cycle on resistance durability

This study models how ploidy and pathogen life cycle affect resistance durability in plant-pathogen systems, finding that diploids show greater stochasticity and delayed resistance breakdown.

Genomic signatures of a major adaptive event in the pathogenic fungus Melampsora larici-populina

The paper identifies a genomic signature of a recent adaptive event in the fungus Melampsora larici-populina, pinpointing a single amino acid change associated with overcoming host resistance.

Five years investigation of female and male genotypes in Perigord black truffle (Tuber melanosporum Vittad.) revealed contrasted reproduction strategies

The study investigates the genetic structure of male and female genotypes in Perigord black truffle over five years, revealing contrasting reproduction strategies and dynamics.