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List of works by Olivier Lourdais

A worldwide and annotated database of evaporative water loss rates in squamate reptiles

scientific article published on 24 July 2021

Adaptive maternal cannibalism in snakes (Epicrates cenchria maurus, Boidae)

Additive effects of developmental acclimation and physiological syndromes on lifetime metabolic and water loss rates of a dry‐skinned ectotherm

scientific article published in 2021

Additive effects of temperature and water availability on pregnancy in a viviparous lizard

scientific article published on 12 October 2020

Agricultural landscapes and the Loire River influence the genetic structure of the marbled newt in Western France

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

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

scientific article published in 2019

Are glucocorticoids good indicators of pregnancy constraints in a capital breeder?

scientific article published on 15 April 2016

Author Correction: Agricultural landscapes and the Loire River influence the genetic structure of the marbled newt in Western France

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Capital-breeding and reproductive effort in a variable environment: a longitudinal study of a viviparous snake

scientific article published in 2002

Climate affects embryonic development in a viviparous snake,Vipera aspis

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Climate and foraging mode explain interspecific variation in snake metabolic rates

scientific article published in November 2017

Clutch size influences embryonic stages at oviposition in a lizard with prolonged egg retention

scientific article published in 2017

Cold Tolerance and Sex-Dependent Hypothermia May Explain Winter Sexual Segregation in a Farmland Bird

scientific article published on 5 February 2016

Cold climate specialization: adaptive covariation between metabolic rate and thermoregulation in pregnant vipers

scientific article published on 13 June 2013

Combining forest exploitation and heathland biodiversity: Edges structure drives microclimates quality and reptile abundance in a coniferous plantation

scientific article published in 2023

Costs of anorexia during pregnancy in a viviparous snake (Vipera aspis).

scientific article published in April 2002

Creation and organization of an antivenomous serum bank in France

scientific article

Dedicated mothers: predation risk and physical burden do not alter thermoregulatory behaviour of pregnant vipers

scientific article published in 2013

Determinants of mercury contamination in viperine snakes, Natrix maura, in Western Europe

Effect of water deprivation on baseline and stress-induced corticosterone levels in the Children's python (Antaresia childreni).

scientific article

Effects of mild wintering conditions on body mass and corticosterone levels in a temperate reptile, the aspic viper (Vipera aspis).

scientific article

Embryonic water uptake during pregnancy is stage- and fecundity-dependent in the snake Vipera aspis

scientific article published on 6 August 2015

Evaluating taxonomic inflation: towards evidence-based species delimitation in Eurasian vipers (Serpentes: Viperinae)

scientific article published on 30 June 2020

Fat is sexy for females but not males: the influence of body reserves on reproduction in snakes (Vipera aspis).

scientific article published in September 2002

Gestation, thermoregulation, and metabolism in a viviparous snake, Vipera aspis: evidence for fecundity-independent costs.

scientific article

Hydric "Costs" of Reproduction: Pregnancy Increases Evaporative Water Loss in the Snake Vipera aspis

scientific article published in November 2017

Influence of reproductive mode on metabolic costs of reproduction: insight from the bimodal lizard Zootoca vivipara

scientific article published on 2 October 2014

Influence of temperature on the corticosterone stress-response: an experiment in the Children's python (Antaresia childreni).

scientific article

Influence of temperature, size and confinement on testosterone and corticosterone levels in breeding male spined toads (Bufo spinosus)

scientific article published on 17 August 2018

Landscape influences the morphology of male common toads ( Bufo bufo )

Maternal brooding in the children's python (Antaresia childreni) promotes egg water balance.

scientific article

Maternal influences on early development: preferred temperature prior to oviposition hastens embryogenesis and enhances offspring traits in the Children's python, Antaresia childreni

scientific article published on April 2012

Midwife toads (Alytes obstetricans) select their diurnal refuges based on hydric and thermal properties

scientific article published on 12 June 2020

Morphological and physiological changes during reproduction and their relationships to reproductive performance in a capital breeder

scientific article

Muscles provide an internal water reserve for reproduction.

scientific article published on 27 June 2018

Nature vs. Nurture: Disentangling the Influence of Inheritance, Incubation Temperature, and Post-Natal Care on Offspring Heart Rate and Metabolism in Zebra Finches

scientific article published on 10 May 2022

Oxidative stress in a capital breeder (Vipera aspis) facing pregnancy and water constraints

scientific article

Patterns of throat colour variation in Quedenfeldtia trachyblepharus, a high-altitude gecko endemic to the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco

scientific article published in 2013

Permanent genetic resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources Database 1 October 2011-30 November 2011.

scientific article

Physiological state influences evaporative water loss and microclimate preference in the snake Vipera aspis

scientific article published on 25 February 2015

Postglacial recolonization in a cold climate specialist in western Europe: patterns of genetic diversity in the adder (Vipera berus) support the central-marginal hypothesis

scientific article published on 7 July 2015

Rare genetic admixture and unidirectional gene flow between Vipera aspis and Vipera berus at their contact zone in western France

scientific article published in 2022

Reproductive state and water deprivation increase plasma corticosterone in a capital breeder

scientific article published on 24 December 2019

Slowing down the metabolic engine: impact of early-life corticosterone exposure on adult metabolism in house sparrows (Passer domesticus)

scientific article published on 25 November 2019

Small changes, big benefits: testing the significance of maternal thermoregulation in a lizard with extended egg retention

scientific article published in 2018

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

Some like it dry: Water restriction overrides heterogametic sex determination in two reptiles.

scientific article published on 21 May 2019

Stage dependence of phenotypical and phenological maternal effects: insight into squamate reptile reproductive strategies

scientific article published on 18 June 2013

Structural and performance costs of reproduction in a pure capital breeder, the Children's python Antaresia childreni

scientific article

Taxonomic chauvinism

scientific article published in 2002

The thermoregulatory strategy of two sympatric colubrid snakes affects their demography

scientific article published in 2013

Thermal benefits of artificial shelters in snakes: A radiotelemetric study of two sympatric colubrids

Thermal strategies and energetics in two sympatric colubrid snakes with contrasted exposure

scientific article published on 29 November 2009

Traffic noise decreases nestlings’ metabolic rates in an urban exploiter

Trophic niche overlap in two syntopic colubrid snakes (Hierophis viridiflavus and Zamenis longissimus) with contrasted lifestyles

Two Syntopic Colubrid Snakes Differ In Their Energetic Requirements and In Their Use of Space

article published in 2012

Water deprivation increases maternal corticosterone levels and enhances offspring growth in the snake Vipera aspis

scientific article published on 8 January 2016

When does a reproducing female viper (Vipera aspis) ‘decide’ on her litter size?

scientific article published in 2003

When water interacts with temperature: Ecological and evolutionary implications of thermo-hydroregulation in terrestrial ectotherms

scientific article published on 02 August 2019

‘Heaven’ for serpents? A mark-recapture study of tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus) on Carnac Island, Western Australia

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