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Shorebirds


Dr.
Camille Lebarbenchon
Postdoctoral Research Associate

  cleb"at" uga.edu
(706) 542-1741
                                                                                                                                   
Education:
 Ph.D, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Montpellier University, France, 2008
 MS, Ecophysiology, Energetic and Behaviour, Strasbourg University, France, 2005 
 BS, Organisms and Populations Biology, Pau University, France, 2002

Research Interests:

Ecology and evolution emerging infectious diseases – Parasitism and Ecosystems – Avian influenza




Recent Publications

  • Roche B.*, Lebarbenchon C.*, Gauthier-Clerc M., Chang C-M., Thomas F., Renaud F., van der Werf S. & Guégan J-F. Water-borne transmission drives avian influenza dynamics in wild birds: the case of the 2005-2006 epidemics in the Camargue area. Infection Genetics and Evolution. In press.
  • Chang C-M., Lebarbenchon C., Gauthier-Clerc M., Le Bohec C., Beaune D., Le Maho Y. & van der Werf S. Molecular surveillance for avian influenza A virus in King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus). Polar Biology 32(4): 663-665.
  • Lebarbenchon C., Poulin R. & Thomas F. 2009. Parasitism, biodiversity and conservation biology. In: Ecology and Evolution of Parasitism, Thomas F., Guégan J-F. & Renaud F. (editors). Oxford University Press, New-York: USA.
  • Lefèvre T., Lebarbenchon C., Gauthier-Clerc M., Missé D., Poulin R. & Thomas F. 2009. The ecological significance of manipulative parasites. Trends in Ecology and Evolution 24(1): 41-48.
  • Lebarbenchon C.*, Chang C-M.*, Gauthier-Clerc M., Thomas F., Renaud F. & van der Werf S. 2009. H9N2 avian influenza virus in a Mediterranean gull. Journal of Molecular and Genetic Medicine 3(1): 121-123.
  • Lebarbenchon C., Brown S.P., Poulin R., Gauthier-Clerc M. & Thomas F. 2008. Evolution of pathogens in a man-made world. Molecular Ecology 17(1): 475-484.
  • Lebarbenchon C., Chang C-M., van der Werf S., Aubin J-T., Kayser Y., Ballesteros M., Renaud F., Thomas F. & Gauthier-Clerc M. 2007. Influenza A virus in birds during spring migration in the Camargue, France. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 43(4): 789-793.
  • Lebarbenchon C., van der Werf S., Thomas F., Aubin J-T., Azebi S., Cuvelier F., Jeannin P., Roca V., Chang C-M., Kayser Y., Roche B., Guégan 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.
  • Gauthier-Clerc M., Lebarbenchon C. & Thomas F. 2007. Recent expansion of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1: a critical review. Ibis 149(2): 202-214.
  • Lebarbenchon C., Poulin R. & Thomas F. 2007. Parasitisme, Biodiversité et Biologie de la Conservation. In: Ecologie et Evolution des Systèmes Parasités, Thomas F., Renaud F. & Guégan J-F. (editors). De Boeck Université, Bruxelles: Belgium.
  • Lebarbenchon C., Poulin R., Gauthier-Clerc M. & Thomas F. 2006. Parasitological consequences of overcrowding in protected areas. Ecohealth 3(4): 303-307.
  • Biron D.G., Brun C., Lefèvre T., Lebarbenchon C., Loxdale H.D., Chevenet F., Brizard J-P. & Thomas F. 2006. The pitfalls of proteomics experiments without the correct use of bioinformatics tools. Proteomics 6(20): 5577-5596.
  • Ponton F., Lefèvre T., Lebarbenchon C., Thomas F., Loxdale H.D., Marché L., Renault L., Perrot-Minnot M-J. & Biron D.G. 2006. Do distantly parasites rely on the same proximate factors to alter the behaviour of their hosts ? Proceedings of Royal Society of London B 273(1603):2869-2877.
  • Ponton F., Lebarbenchon C., Lefèvre T., Thomas F., Duneau D., Marché L., Renault L., Hughes D.P. & Biron D.G. 2006. Hairworm anti-predator strategy: a study of causes and consequences. Parasitology 133(5): 631-638.
  • Ponton F., Lebarbenchon C., Lefèvre T., Biron D.G., Duneau D., Hughes D.P. & Thomas F. 2006. Parasite survives predation on its host. Nature 440(7085): 756.
  • Lebarbenchon C., Poitevin F. & Montgelard C. 2006. Genetic variation of the weasel (Mustela nivalis) in Corsica based on mitochondrial control region sequences. Mammalian Biology 71(3): 164-171.
 
* equal contribution.
 






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