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Posts by Blandine Charrat

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Towards a multi-metric assessment of river restoration ecological outcomes across projects and contexts The assessment of the ecological outcomes of river restoration projects remains a complex undertaking due to the high variability of responses observed. This variability is dependent on a number of fa...

My first postdoc paper is available as a preprint! 🏞️🚧🪳
We used a multimetric study to show response patterns of macroinvertebrate diversities to river restoration projects across Europe. Then, we linked those patterns to the environment and restoration measures.

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Towards a multi-metric assessment of river restoration ecological outcomes across projects and contexts www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12...

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Towards a multi-metric assessment of river restoration ecological outcomes across projects and contexts www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2025.12...

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Same-sex sexual behaviours in a wasp despite sex recognition cues: the broad mating filter hypothesis www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11....

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Same-sex sexual behaviours in a wasp despite sex recognition cues: the broad mating filter hypothesis Same-sex sexual behaviour (SSB) in animals, once considered an evolutionary dead end, is surprisingly widespread, particularly among male insects. These behaviours may arise from either adaptive or nonadaptive processes. Over shorter timescales, SSB can occur when courtship costs are low or when missing a mating opportunity is costly, leading to a reduced behavioural threshold for courtship - a 'broad mating filter,' as predicted by threshold acceptance theory. We investigated SSB in males of the parasitoid wasp Venturia canescens (Gravenhorst, 1829, Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae), a species where encounters are infrequent and male courtship is energetically not costly. We hypothesised that males exhibit a broad mating filter, accepting conspecifics for courtship regardless of sex. First, behavioural assays assessed whether SSB correlated with higher reproductive success. Second, we compared cuticular hydrocarbon (CHC) profiles between sexes, as these compounds may serve as cues for sex recognition. Our chemical analyses revealed clear quantitative CHC differences between males and females, indicating potential for sex recognition. Nonetheless, 18% of males displayed SSB, and these behaviours had no detectable effect on either courting or mating success. Moreover, males receiving SSB did not experience any reproductive advantage. Our findings support the hypothesis of a broad mating filter in V. canescens males. In this species, where conspecific encounters are rare, SSB appears to arise from reduced discrimination rather than adaptive benefits, consistent with a low-cost courtship strategy and high opportunity costs of missed mating events.

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Same-sex sexual behaviours in a wasp despite sex recognition cues: the broad mating filter hypothesis Same-sex sexual behaviour (SSB) in animals, once considered an evolutionary dead end, is surprisingly widespread, particularly among male insects. These behaviours may arise from either adaptive or no...

Our new preprint is online 🎉
We show that male parasitoid wasps V. canescens ignore chemical cues for sex recognition when expressing SSB. This is in accordance with a broad mating filter, linked to the low cost of courtships and rare encounters in the wild in this species.
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Last weekend i took the second place in the french championship of field archery! Really proud after those two really hot days! 🏹🥈

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In the beginning of August, I became french champion of target archery! What a end for my first season in this discipline! 🏹🥇

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I am really happy to announce that my first research article is now published after 3 years of experiments, writing and reviewing! 🥳
We studied reproductive behaviours of Venturia canescens males at individual and populational levels.

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Vice champion of France of field archery 🥰

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Waiting for food. Mom, dad, where are you? We are hungry 🤤

#photography #wildlifephotography #swallows #auvergne

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Work, Work, Work!

#photography #wildlifephotography #auvergne

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It’s not just an old wall… Find the swallows!

#auvergne #parcregionallivradoisforez #photography

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Changement de décor - retour au travail 🧪 👩🏼‍🔬 🐝

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Tir en campagne - Fourvière - 18/04/22
📷R. Joly

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Tir en campagne - Fourvière
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Toujours aussi beau ce parcours en pleine ville 😍

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Reprise du tir en campagne - Brignais 10/04/22
📷 G. Farault

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Aujourd’hui, l’association ses non-permanents du @LbbeLyon organise son Séminaire post-thèse ! C’est l’occasion pour les stagiaires et doctorants, tous les 2 ans, de discuter de l’après thèse 👩🏻‍🎓 👨🏼‍🎓

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Aller, ce soir c’est Pars-en-Thèse ! L’occasion de discuter doctorat avec les étudiants en quête de projet d’avenir :

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Qui dit nouvel arc dit nouveau nom.
Voilà donc Smic. Rapport à son prix 💸🥲
C’est parti pour de nouvelles aventures !

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Learn to tune your bow: it's never too late… even if a new one is coming really soon 🙄💸😬☺️🥳

It's time to get out and do some field archery!

#archery

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Quand tu oublies ton téléobjectif mais que c’est quand même pas mal…
Milan royal - Suisse

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Championne de France universitaire 🎉💪🏻

#ffsu #tiralarc #asudl

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Lyon, December 8th 🥰 #Lyon #8decembre #FeteDesLumieres

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On Monday I talked about scientific research with high school students and help them discover this obscure world thanks to @DECLICS2021!

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Une belle découverte lors des Entomophagistes la semaine dernière à Rennes !

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Talented brother 🥰

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