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GAUTHIER-CLERC Michel (PhD, DVM)

GAUTHIER-CLERC Michel

Function :

Programme Coordinator "Global changes and population dynamics"

Contact:

gauthier-clercSPAMFILTER@tourduvalat.org


Research interests:

  • Biological conservation
  • Population dynamics of wild birds populations
  • Wild birds and zoonoses
  • Impact of wetland management on birds.

Student management:

Phd Students (France)

  • A-L Brochet. 2007-2009. Dispersion des sarcelles d'hiver et conséquences pour la dispersion des graines, des invertébrés et des agents pathogènes. Université Montpellier II
  • C. Lebarbenchon. 2006-2008. Activités humaines, Parasitisme et Biodiversité dans les écosystèmes lagunaires du Languedoc/Roussillon et de la Camargue. Université Montpellier II
  • E. Jourdain. 2004-2006. Oiseaux sauvages et virus West Nile : étude éco-épidémiologique en Camargue. Université Joseph Fourier - Grenoble 1
    Actual position: Research scientist - l'Unité d'Epidémiologie Animale-INRA (Clermont-Ferrand)
  • C. Le Bohec. 2004-2006. Stratégies d'histoire de vie d'un oiseau longévif : le manchot royal (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Université Louis Pasteur Strasbourg I
    Actual position: Postdoctorat at Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis (Oslo)

Phd Students (Algeria)

  • H. Rizzi. 2006- . Importance du complexe d'El-Kala pour la reproduction et l'hivernage des Anatidés et des Rallidés. Phénologie de reproduction et effectifs hivernants. Université d'Annaba
  • F. Bakaria. 2006- . Biologie et Conservation de la Guifette moustac en Algérie. Université d'Annaba
  • G. Belhadj. 2006- . Populations d’Ardéidés et de l’Ibis falcinelle du complexe de zones humides d’El-Kala. Université d'Annaba

Complementary information:

Publications

Books and chapters

  • Gauthier-Clerc M. 2007. Pôles en péril. Editions Buchet-Chastel

  • Sorci G., Boulinier T., Faivre B., & Gauthier-Clerc M. 2007. Immunoécologie. In: Ecologie et évolution des systèmes parasités, PP 93-128, Thomas F., Renaud F. & Guégan J-F. (editors) De Boeck University Press
  • Le Maho Y., Le Bohec C., Gauthier-Clerc M., Grémillet D. (2006). Comment les oiseaux marins font face aux conséquences des changements climatiques. In L'homme face au climat. Editions Odile Jacob.

Scientific publications

Zoonotic diseases, parasitism

    • Jourdain E., Zeller H., Sabatier P. Murri S., Kayser Y., Greenland T., Lafaye M., Gauthier-Clerc M. 2008. Prevalence of West Nile virus neutralizing antibodies in wild birds from the Camargue area, Southern France. Journal of Wildlife Diseases in press
    • Jourdain E., Gauthier-Clerc M., Sabatier P., Grège O., Greenland, T., Leblond A., Lafaye M., Zeller H.G. 2008. Magpies as a host for West Nile virus, southern France. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 14, 1 : 158-160.
    • Gauthier-Clerc M., Lebarbenchon C., Thomas F. 2007. Recent Expansion Of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1: A Critical Review. Ibis 149: 202-214.
    • Jourdain E., Gauthier-Clerc M., Sabatier P. 2007. Ecological dominance in spatial distribution of avian influenza (H5N1) outbreaks [response]. Emerging Infectious Diseases 13, 8 : 1269-1270.
    • Lebarbenchon C., van der Werf S., Thomas F., Aubin J-T., Azebi S., Cuvelier F., Jeannin P., Roca V., Kayser Y., Roche B., Guegan J-F., Renaud F. & Gauthier-Clerc M. 2007. Absence of detection of highly pathogenic H5N1 in migratory waterfowl in southern France in 2005-2006. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 7(5):604-608
    • Lebarbenchon C., Chang C.M., van der Werf S., Aubin J.-T., Azebic S., Cuvellier F., Jeannin P., Roca V., Kayser Y., Ballesteros M., Thomas F., Renaud F., Gauthier-Clerc M. 2007. Influenza A virus in birds during spring migration in the Camargue, France). Journal of Wildlife Disease 43(4):789-93.
    • Jourdain E., Gauthier-Clerc M., Bicout D. J., Sabatier P. 2007. Bird migration routes and pathogen dispersion risk in western Mediterranean wetlands. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 13 (3) : 365-372
    • Jourdain E., Michel S., Murri S., Kayser Y., Korimbocus J., Schuffenecker I., Gauthier-Clerc M., Sabatier P., Zeller H. West Nile Virus in Resident Birds, Southern France, 2004. Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases 7 (3) : 448-452.
    • Jourdain E., Toussaint Y., Leblond A., Bicout D.J., Sabatier P., Gauthier-Clerc M. 2007. Bird Species Potentially Involved in Introduction, Amplification and Spread of West Nile Virus in a Mediterranean Wetland, the Camargue (Southern France). Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases.7 (1):15-33.
    • Rouag-Ziane N., Boulahbal A., Gauthier-Clerc M., Thomas F., Chabi Y. inventaire et quantification des ectoparasites de la foulque macroule Fulica atra dans le nord-est algerien. Parasite
    • Lebarbenchon C., Poulin R., Gauthier-Clerc M. & Thomas F. 2008. Evolution of pathogens in a man-made world. Molecular Ecology 17(1):475-84
    • Lebarbenchon C., Poulin R., Gauthier-Clerc M. & Thomas F. 2007. Parasitological consequences of overcrowding in protected areas. Ecohealth. 3, 303–307
    • Doctrinal D., Bicout D., Gauthier-Clerc M., Artois M., Sandoz A. 2005. Rôle des oiseaux dans l'écologie de la fièvre du Nil occidental : exemple du Héron gardeboeuf en Camargue. Environnement, Risque et Santé, 4, 101-108
    • McCoy, KD, E. Chapuis, C. Tirard, T. Boulinier, Y. Michalakis, C. LeBohec, Y. LeMaho & M. Gauthier-Clerc. 2005. Recurrent evolution of host-specialized races in a globally-distributed parasite. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2005.3230.
    • Frenot Y., De Oliveira E., Gauthier-Clerc M., Deunff J., Bellido A. et Vernon P. (2001). Life-cycle of the tick Ixodes uriae (White, 1852) in penguin colonies: relationships with host breeding activity. International Journal for Parasitology 31 (10): 1040-1047

Penguins

  • Le Bohec, C., Durant, J.M., Gauthier-Clerc, M., Grémillet, D., Stenseth, N., Pradel, R., Park, Y.H., Gendner, J.-P. & Le Maho, Y. 2008. King penguin population threatened by the Southern Ocean Warming. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 105 (7) : 2493-2497
  • Le Bohec C., Gauthier-Clerc M., Gremillet D., Pradel R., Bechet A., Gendner J.P., Le Maho Y. . 2007. Population dynamics in a long-lived seabird: I : Impact of breeding activity on survival and breeding probability in unbanded king penguins. Journal of Animal Ecology 76(6):1149-60.
  • Marion N., Le Bohec C., Nolan P.M., Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Maho Y., Komdeur J. et Jouventin P. Coloured and UV ornaments reveal age in the king penguin. Polar Biology sous presse
  • Le Bohec C. Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Maho Y. 2005 The adaptive significance of crèching behaviour in the king penguin, Aptenodytes patagonicus. Animal Behaviour 70 : 527-538.
  • Descamps S., Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Bohec C., Gendner J.-P., Le Maho Y. (2005). Impact of predation on king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus in Crozet Archipelago. Polar Biology 28(4) 303-310.
  • Gendner J.-P., Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Bohec C., Descamps S., Le Maho Y. (2005) A new application for transponders in population dynamics of penguins. Journal of Field Ornithology 76 (2), 138-142.
  • Scheifler R., Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Bohec C., Crini N., Cœurdassier M., De Vaufleury A., Giraudoux P. Badot P.-M. & Le Maho Y. (2005). Mercury concentrations in King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) feathers at Crozet Islands (sub-Antarctic): comparison between contemporary (2000-2001) and historical (1966-1974) samples. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24(1), pages 125-128.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Gendner J.-P., Ribic C.A., Fraser W.R., Woehler E.J., Descamps S., Gilly C., Le Bohec C., Le Maho Y. Long-term effects of flipper-bands on penguins. (2004) Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 271, S423-S426.
  • Le Bohec C., Gauthier-Clerc M., Gendner J.-P., Chatelain N. et Le Maho Y. (2003). Nocturnal predation of King Penguin by Giant Petrels on Crozet Islands. Polar Biology 26 (9): 587-590.
  • Mangin S., Gauthier-Clerc M., Frenot Y., Gendner J.-P.et Le Maho Y. (2003). Ticks Ixodes uriae and the breeding performance of a colonial seabird, King Penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus. Journal of Avian Biology 34: 31-34.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Mangin S., Le Bohec C., Gendner J;-P. et Le Maho Y. (2003). Comparison of behaviour, body mass, haematocrit level and site fidelity between infested and non-infested king penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus by ticks Ixodes uriae. Polar Biology 26: 379-382.
  • Descamps S., Gauthier-Clerc M., Gendner J.-P. et Le Maho Y. (2002). The annual breeding cycle of unbanded king penguins Aptenodytes patagonicus on Possession Island (Crozet). Avian Science 2: 2: 87-98.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Maho Y., Clerquin Y., Bost C.-A., et Handrich Y. (2002). Seabird reproduction in an unpredictable environment: how king penguins provide their young chicks with food. Marine Ecology Progress Series 237:291-300.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Eterradossi N., Toquin D., Guittet M., Kuntz G., et Le Maho Y. (2002). Serological survey of King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus in Crozet archipelago for antibodies to infectious bursal disease, influenza A and Newcastle disease viruses. Polar Biology 25: 316-319.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Maho Y., Gendner J.P., et Handrich Y. (2002). Moulting fast and time constraint for reproduction in the king penguin. Polar Biology 25: 288-295.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Maho Y., Gendner J.P., Durant J. et Handrich Y. (2001). State-dependent decisions during courtship and incubation long-term fasts in king penguin. Animal Behaviour 62: 661-669.
  • Charrassin J.-B., Kato A., Handrich Y., Sato K.., Naito Y., Ancel A., Bost C.-A., Gauthier-Clerc M., Ropert-Coudert Y. et Le Maho Y. (2001). Feeding behavior of free-ranging penguins determined by oesophageal temperature. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B, 268: 1-7.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Maho Y., Clerquin Y., Drault S. et Handrich Y. (2000). Penguin fathers store food for their chicks. Nature 408: 928-929.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Jaulhac B., Frenot Y., Bachelard C., Monteil H., Le Maho Y. et Handrich Y. (1999). Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi (the Lyme disease agent) antibodies in King penguin Aptenodytes patagonicus in Crozet Archipelago. Polar Biology, 22 (2): 141-143.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Clerquin Y. et Handrich Y. (1998). Hyperinfestation by ticks Ixodes uriae: a possible cause of death in adult of King Penguin, a long-lived seabird. Colonial Waterbirds, 21: 229-233.
  • Froget G., Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Maho Y et Handrich Y. (1998). Is Penguin banding harmless ? Polar Biology, 20 (6): 409-413.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M. et Lambert N. (2002). Bird observations at Possession Island (Crozet Archipelago) during winters 1996 and 1997. Marine Ornithology 30(1): 5-12.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Jiguet F. et Lambert N. (2002). Vagrant birds at Possession Island, Crozet Islands and Kerguelen Island from December 1995 to December 1997. Marine Ornithology 30 (1): 38-39.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M. et Le Maho Y. (2001). Beyond bird marking with rings. Ardea 89(1): 221-230.

Wild ducks

  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Tamisier A. et Cézilly F. (2002). Vigilance while sleeping in breeding Common Pochard Aythya ferina according to sex and age. Bird Study 49 (3): 300-303.
  • Criscuolo F., Gauthier-Clerc M., Zorn T., Le Maho Y. et Gabrielsen W. (2001). Sleep change during long-term fasting in the incubating female Common Eider Somateria mollissima. Ardea 89(3): 15-22.
  • Criscuolo F., Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Maho Y. et Gabrielsen W. (2001). Brood patch temperature during provocation of incubating eiders in Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard. Polar Research 20(1): 115-118.
  • Criscuolo F., Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Maho Y. et Gabrielsen W. (2000). Recess behaviour of the incubating Common Eider Somateria mollissima. Polar Biology, 23 (8): 571-574.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Tamisier A. et Cézilly F. (2000). Sleep-vigilance trade-off in Gadwall during winter period. Condor, 102: 307-313.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Tamisier A. et Cézilly F. (1998). Sleep-vigilance trade-off in Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca crecca). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 76 (12): 2214-2218.

Herons and Ibis

  • Kayser Y., Gauthier-Clerc M., Clément D. 2005. L’ibis sacré sur le littoral méditerranéen : impact sur l’avifaune. Ornithos 12 (2), 84-86.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Petit J., Kayser Y. 2006. Une colonie exceptionnelle de hérons arboricoles en Camargue gardoise. Ornithos 13 : 320-322
  • Kayser Y., Gauthier-Clerc M., Paz L., Ballesteros M., Baudouin S., Petit J.2006. Nouveaux cas de nidification de l'Ibis falcinelle Plegadis falcinellus en Camargue en 2006. Ornithos 13:-322-325
  • Barbraud C., Kayser Y., Cohez D., Gauthier-Clerc M., Hafner H. (2004). Detection probability of nests of Squacco Herons in southern France. Journal of Field Ornithology 75 (2): 172-175.

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