List of works - Aurélien Besnard

A model for the evolution of crèching behaviour in gulls

A reversal of the shift towards earlier spring phenology in several Mediterranean reptiles and amphibians during the 1998-2013 warming slowdown

scientific article

Adaptive niche‐based sampling to improve ability to find rare and elusive species: Simulations and field tests

scientific article published on 29 June 2020

Amphibian and reptile phenology: the end of the warming hiatus and the influence of the NAO in the North Mediterranean

scientific article published on 16 November 2019

Amphibian diversity in farmlands: Combined influences of breeding-site and landscape attributes in western France

scientific article published in 2019

An integrative approach to assess ecological risks of surface water contamination for fish populations.

scientific article

Analysing movement behaviour and dynamic space-use strategies among habitats using multi-event capture-recapture modelling

scientific article published in 2017

Anthropogenic disturbance drives dispersal syndromes, demography, and gene flow in amphibian populations

scientific article published on 31 January 2020

Bird-monitoring in Europe – a first overview of practices, motivations and aims

article by Dirk S. Schmeller et al published 24 August 2012 in Nature Conservation

Breeding habitat selection across spatial scales: is grass always greener on the other side?

scientific article published on 26 July 2017

Building spaces of interactions between researchers and managers: Case studies with wildlife monitoring and conservation in France

Can attraction to and competition for high‐quality habitats shape breeding propensity?

scientific article published in 2022

Characterization of a genotoxicity biomarker in three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.): Biotic variability and integration in a battery of biomarkers for environmental monitoring.

scientific article published on 27 October 2014

Choice of climate data influences current and future global invasion risks for two Phelsuma geckos

Choice of climate data influences predictions for current and future global invasion risks for two Phelsuma geckos

scientific article published in 2023

Colony persistence in waterbirds is constrained by pond quality and land use

article by Charlotte Francesiaz et al published 7 November 2016 in Freshwater Biology

Compensatory recruitment allows amphibian population persistence in anthropogenic habitats

scientific article published on 12 September 2022

Conservation assessment based on large-scale monitoring of eDNA: Application to freshwater mussels

scientific article published in 2023

Contrasting patterns of environmental fluctuation contribute to divergent life histories among amphibian populations

scientific article

Contrasting patterns of environmental fluctuation contribute to divergent life histories among amphibian populations

scientific article published in 2015

Correction to: Insights on dispersal and recruitment paradigms: sex- and age-dependent variations in a nomadic breeder.

scientific article

Demographic and genetic approaches to study dispersal in wild animal populations: A methodological review

scientific article published on 26 September 2018

Demographic responses to weather fluctuations are context dependent in a long-lived amphibian

scientific article

Designing cost-effective capture-recapture surveys for improving the monitoring of survival in bird populations

Detection of wind turbines rotary motion by birds: A matter of speed and contrast

scientific article published in 2023

Disturbance‐dependent Yellow‐legged Gull (<i>Larus michahellis</i>) predation on Larid chicks decreases with chick age

scientific article published in 2022

Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity ⬇️

journal article from 'Science' published in 2022

Does habitat unpredictability promote the evolution of a colonizer syndrome in amphibian metapopulations?

scientific article published on October 2016

Drivers of amphibian population dynamics and asynchrony at local and regional scales

scientific article published on 16 March 2020

Ecological effects of the invasive giant madagascar day gecko on endemic mauritian geckos: applications of binomial-mixture and species distribution models ⬇️

scientific article (publication date: 2014)

Efficient use of harvest data: a size‐class‐structured integrated population model for exploited populations

scientific article published in 2021

Environmentally mediated reproductive success predicts breeding dispersal decisions in an early successional amphibian

scientific article published in 2019

Estimating abundance and population trends when detection is low and highly variable: A comparison of three methods for the Hermann's tortoise

article

Estimating dispersal in spatiotemporally variable environments using multievent capture-recapture modeling

scientific article published on 20 February 2018

Factors determining the abundance and occurrence of Hermann’s tortoise Testudo hermanni in France and Spain: Fire regime and landscape changes as the main drivers

article

Familiarity drives social philopatry in an obligate colonial breeder with weak interannual breeding-site fidelity

article published in 2017

Fitting occupancy models with E-SURGE: Hidden Markov modelling of presence-absence data

Fitting occupancy models with E-SURGE: hidden Markov modelling of presence-absence data

scientific article published in 2014

Flyways to hell? An empirical assessment of Palearctic migratory waterbird harvest practices in key wetlands of Sahel-sub-Saharan Africa

scientific article published in 2022

Foraging niche shift maintains breeding parameters of a colonial waterbird during range expansion

scientific article published on 07 February 2020

Forced copulation attempts on gull chicks

article published in 2002

Forest-cutting rapidly improves the demographic status of Paeonia officinalis, a species threatened by forest closure

scientific article published in 2012

Geographically isolated but demographically connected: Immigration supports efficient conservation actions in the recovery of a range-margin population of the Bonelli's eagle in France

article

Habitat Suitability Index is not relevant for great crested newt occupancy at its range margins: a Mediterranean case study

scientific article published in 2022

Habitat selection of the Corsican Nuthatch (Sitta whiteheadi) after a fire

High hunting pressure selects for earlier birth date: wild boar as a case study.

scientific article published on 4 July 2011

Hunting impact on the population dynamics of Pyrenean grey partridgePerdix perdix hispaniensis

article

Impacts of a wildfire on the mortality rate and small-scale movements of a Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni hermanni population in southeastern France

article

Implementation of a long-term monitoring program of the ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus) population on Oleron Island

Increased microclimatic variation in artificial nests does not create ecological traps for a secondary cavity breeder, the European roller

scientific article published on 18 November 2020

Initial preference for plant species and state during oviposition site selection by an odonate

article

Insights on dispersal and recruitment paradigms: sex- and age-dependent variations in a nomadic breeder

scientific article published on 23 October 2017

Joint estimation of survival and breeding probability in female dolphins and calves with uncertainty in state assignment

scientific article published on 02 October 2019

Life history tactics shape amphibians' demographic responses to the North Atlantic Oscillation.

scientific article

Life‐history traits correlate with temporal trends in freshwater fish populations for common European species

scientific article published on 07 November 2020

Manipulating waterbody hydroperiod affects movement behaviour and occupancy dynamics in an amphibian

Maritime international trade and bioinvasions: A three‐year long survey of small mammals in Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin

scientific article published in 2023

Multi-event models reveal the absence of interaction between an invasive frog and a native endangered amphibian

Multiple density-dependent processes shape the dynamics of a spatially structured amphibian population

article

Multiple density-dependent processes shape the dynamics of a spatially structured amphibian population

scientific article published in 2018

Next-generation monitoring of aquatic biodiversity using environmental DNA metabarcoding

scientific article published on 19 October 2015

No way home: collapse in northern gannet survival rates point to critical marine ecosystem perturbation

scientific article published in 2020

Optimization of capture-recapture monitoring of elusive species illustrated with a threatened grasshopper

scientific article published on 11 December 2019

Optimizing occupancy surveys by maximizing detection probability: application to amphibian monitoring in the Mediterranean region.

scientific article

Plant preference during oviposition in the endangered dragonfly Lestes macrostigma (Odonata: Zygoptera) and consequences for its conservation

article

Population dynamics of Paeonia officinalis in relation to forest closure: From model predictions to practical conservation management

Rapid response of a long-lived species to improved water and grazing management: The case of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in the Camargue, France

article

Relative contribution of local demography and immigration in the recovery of a geographically-isolated population of the endangered Egyptian vulture

scholarly article by Nicolas Lieury et al published November 2015 in Biological Conservation

Selection of mature and old stands by Corsican NuthatchSitta whiteheadiin harvested forests

scientific article published in 2013

Small woods positively influence the occurrence and abundance of the common frog (Rana temporaria) in a traditional farming landscape

Spatially balanced sampling methods are always more precise than random ones for estimating the size of aggregated populations

scientific article published in 2022

Spatially structured freshwater fish population dynamics at the River Basin District scale: Implication for environmental management and fish conservation

scientific article published on 23 May 2022

Survival cost to relocation does not reduce population self-sustainability in an amphibian

scientific article published on 29 May 2019

The contrasting effects of short- and long-term habitat drainage on the population dynamics of freshwater turtles in a human-dominated landscape

scientific article published in 2015

To breed or not to breed: past reproductive status and environmental cues drive current breeding decisions in a long-lived amphibian

scientific article published on 5 July 2014

Towards a vertebrate demographic data bank

Transient state estimation using continuous-time processes applied to opportunistic capture–recapture data

scientific article published in 2017

Transport infrastructure severely impacts amphibian dispersal regardless of life stage.

scientific article published on 3 June 2019

Warm temperatures during cold season can negatively affect adult survival in an alpine bird

scientific article published on 25 October 2019

What shapes fitness costs of reproduction in long-lived iteroparous species? A case study on the Alpine ibex

scientific article

List of works by Aurélien Besnard

A model for the evolution of crèching behaviour in gulls

A reversal of the shift towards earlier spring phenology in several Mediterranean reptiles and amphibians during the 1998-2013 warming slowdown

Adaptive niche‐based sampling to improve ability to find rare and elusive species: Simulations and field tests

Amphibian and reptile phenology: the end of the warming hiatus and the influence of the NAO in the North Mediterranean

Amphibian diversity in farmlands: Combined influences of breeding-site and landscape attributes in western France

An integrative approach to assess ecological risks of surface water contamination for fish populations.

Analysing movement behaviour and dynamic space-use strategies among habitats using multi-event capture-recapture modelling

Anthropogenic disturbance drives dispersal syndromes, demography, and gene flow in amphibian populations

Bird-monitoring in Europe – a first overview of practices, motivations and aims

Breeding habitat selection across spatial scales: is grass always greener on the other side?

Building spaces of interactions between researchers and managers: Case studies with wildlife monitoring and conservation in France

Can attraction to and competition for high‐quality habitats shape breeding propensity?

Characterization of a genotoxicity biomarker in three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.): Biotic variability and integration in a battery of biomarkers for environmental monitoring.

Choice of climate data influences current and future global invasion risks for two Phelsuma geckos

Choice of climate data influences predictions for current and future global invasion risks for two Phelsuma geckos

Colony persistence in waterbirds is constrained by pond quality and land use

Compensatory recruitment allows amphibian population persistence in anthropogenic habitats

Conservation assessment based on large-scale monitoring of eDNA: Application to freshwater mussels

Contrasting patterns of environmental fluctuation contribute to divergent life histories among amphibian populations

Contrasting patterns of environmental fluctuation contribute to divergent life histories among amphibian populations

Correction to: Insights on dispersal and recruitment paradigms: sex- and age-dependent variations in a nomadic breeder.

Demographic and genetic approaches to study dispersal in wild animal populations: A methodological review

Demographic responses to weather fluctuations are context dependent in a long-lived amphibian

Designing cost-effective capture-recapture surveys for improving the monitoring of survival in bird populations

Detection of wind turbines rotary motion by birds: A matter of speed and contrast

Disturbance‐dependent Yellow‐legged Gull (<i>Larus michahellis</i>) predation on Larid chicks decreases with chick age

Diverse aging rates in ectothermic tetrapods provide insights for the evolution of aging and longevity ⬇️

Does habitat unpredictability promote the evolution of a colonizer syndrome in amphibian metapopulations?

Drivers of amphibian population dynamics and asynchrony at local and regional scales

Ecological effects of the invasive giant madagascar day gecko on endemic mauritian geckos: applications of binomial-mixture and species distribution models ⬇️

Efficient use of harvest data: a size‐class‐structured integrated population model for exploited populations

Environmentally mediated reproductive success predicts breeding dispersal decisions in an early successional amphibian

Estimating abundance and population trends when detection is low and highly variable: A comparison of three methods for the Hermann's tortoise

Estimating dispersal in spatiotemporally variable environments using multievent capture-recapture modeling

Factors determining the abundance and occurrence of Hermann’s tortoise Testudo hermanni in France and Spain: Fire regime and landscape changes as the main drivers

Familiarity drives social philopatry in an obligate colonial breeder with weak interannual breeding-site fidelity

Fitting occupancy models with E-SURGE: Hidden Markov modelling of presence-absence data

Fitting occupancy models with E-SURGE: Hidden Markov modelling of presence-absence data

Fitting occupancy models with E-SURGE: hidden Markov modelling of presence-absence data

Flyways to hell? An empirical assessment of Palearctic migratory waterbird harvest practices in key wetlands of Sahel-sub-Saharan Africa

Foraging niche shift maintains breeding parameters of a colonial waterbird during range expansion

Forced copulation attempts on gull chicks

Forest-cutting rapidly improves the demographic status of Paeonia officinalis, a species threatened by forest closure

Geographically isolated but demographically connected: Immigration supports efficient conservation actions in the recovery of a range-margin population of the Bonelli's eagle in France

Habitat Suitability Index is not relevant for great crested newt occupancy at its range margins: a Mediterranean case study

Habitat selection of the Corsican Nuthatch (Sitta whiteheadi) after a fire

High hunting pressure selects for earlier birth date: wild boar as a case study.

Hunting impact on the population dynamics of Pyrenean grey partridgePerdix perdix hispaniensis

Impacts of a wildfire on the mortality rate and small-scale movements of a Hermann's tortoise Testudo hermanni hermanni population in southeastern France

Implementation of a long-term monitoring program of the ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus) population on Oleron Island

Increased microclimatic variation in artificial nests does not create ecological traps for a secondary cavity breeder, the European roller

Initial preference for plant species and state during oviposition site selection by an odonate

Insights on dispersal and recruitment paradigms: sex- and age-dependent variations in a nomadic breeder

Joint estimation of survival and breeding probability in female dolphins and calves with uncertainty in state assignment

Life history tactics shape amphibians' demographic responses to the North Atlantic Oscillation.

Life‐history traits correlate with temporal trends in freshwater fish populations for common European species

Manipulating waterbody hydroperiod affects movement behaviour and occupancy dynamics in an amphibian

Maritime international trade and bioinvasions: A three‐year long survey of small mammals in Autonomous Port of Cotonou, Benin

Multi-event models reveal the absence of interaction between an invasive frog and a native endangered amphibian

Multiple density-dependent processes shape the dynamics of a spatially structured amphibian population

Multiple density-dependent processes shape the dynamics of a spatially structured amphibian population

Next-generation monitoring of aquatic biodiversity using environmental DNA metabarcoding

No way home: collapse in northern gannet survival rates point to critical marine ecosystem perturbation

Optimization of capture-recapture monitoring of elusive species illustrated with a threatened grasshopper

Optimizing occupancy surveys by maximizing detection probability: application to amphibian monitoring in the Mediterranean region.

Plant preference during oviposition in the endangered dragonfly Lestes macrostigma (Odonata: Zygoptera) and consequences for its conservation

Population dynamics of Paeonia officinalis in relation to forest closure: From model predictions to practical conservation management

Rapid response of a long-lived species to improved water and grazing management: The case of the European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) in the Camargue, France

Relative contribution of local demography and immigration in the recovery of a geographically-isolated population of the endangered Egyptian vulture

Selection of mature and old stands by Corsican NuthatchSitta whiteheadiin harvested forests

Small woods positively influence the occurrence and abundance of the common frog (Rana temporaria) in a traditional farming landscape

Spatially balanced sampling methods are always more precise than random ones for estimating the size of aggregated populations

Spatially structured freshwater fish population dynamics at the River Basin District scale: Implication for environmental management and fish conservation

Survival cost to relocation does not reduce population self-sustainability in an amphibian

The contrasting effects of short- and long-term habitat drainage on the population dynamics of freshwater turtles in a human-dominated landscape

To breed or not to breed: past reproductive status and environmental cues drive current breeding decisions in a long-lived amphibian

Towards a vertebrate demographic data bank

Transient state estimation using continuous-time processes applied to opportunistic capture–recapture data

Transport infrastructure severely impacts amphibian dispersal regardless of life stage.