Dr. Pierre Bize - DEE UNIL

Research Interests

Behavioural Ecology [personality, cognition, risk-taking]
Evolutionary Biology [ageing, life-history trade-offs, quantitative genetics]
Eco-physiology [oxidative stress, telomere, mitochondria, CORT]
Eco-toxicology [metal trace elements, persistent organic pollutants]

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Employment

2022-present Head of Research Unit on 'Anthropogenic Effects', Swiss Ornithological Institute

2013-2022 Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen, UK

2008-2013 Group Leader, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

2005-2008 SNSF Post-doctoral Research Fellow, University of Glasgow, UK

2004-2005 Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Education

2000-2003 Ph.D. University of Bern, Switzerland

1999-2000 MSc University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

1996-1999 B.S. in Biology, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Publications

Publications | Masters and Phd thesis

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Publications

2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | ...

2016

Interspecific correlation between red blood cell mitochondrial ROS production, cardiolipin content and longevity in birds.

Delhaye J., Salamin N., Roulin A., Criscuolo F., Bize P., Christe P., 2016/12. Age, 38 (5-6) pp. 433-443. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_E57FF1F50B45]

Life span and reproductive cost explain interspecific variation in the optimal onset of reproduction.

Mourocq E., Bize P., Bouwhuis S., Bradley R., Charmantier A., de la Cruz C., Drobniak S.M., Espie R.H., Herényi M., Hötker H. et al., 2016/02. Evolution; international journal of organic evolution, 70 (2) pp. 296-313. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][Pmid][serval:BIB_0CF96A5AD725]

Sex- and melanism-specific variations in the oxidative status of adult tawny owls in response to manipulated reproductive effort.

Emaresi G., Henry I., Gonzalez E., Roulin A., Bize P., 2016/01. The Journal of experimental biology, 219 (Pt 1) pp. 73-79. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][Pmid][serval:BIB_2A5747C57185]

Food supplementation mitigates dispersal-dependent differences in nest defence in a passerine bird.

Récapet C., Daniel G., Taroni J., Bize P., Doligez B., 2016. Biology Letters, 12 (5) p. 20160097.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_D5EE84555504]

Selective disappearance of individuals with high levels of glycated haemoglobin in a free-living bird.

Récapet C., Sibeaux A., Cauchard L., Doligez B., Bize P., 2016. Biology Letters, 12 (8) p. 20160243. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_14DB0B750F96]

Differences in the oxidative balance of dispersing and non-dispersing individuals: an experimental approach in a passerine bird.

Récapet C., Zahariev A., Blanc S., Arrivé M., Criscuolo F., Bize P., Doligez B., 2016. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16 (1) p. 125. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_366D03D547F7]

Mutually honest? Physiological ‘qualities' signalled by colour ornaments in monomorphic king penguins

Viblanc V.A., Dobson F. S., Stier A., Schull Q., Saraux C., Gineste B., Pardonnet S., Kauffmann M., Robin J.P., Bize P., 2016. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 118 (2) pp. 200-214. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_4D7A1203DF7D]

2015

Archiving Primary Data: Solutions for Long-Term Studies.

Mills J.A., Teplitsky C., Arroyo B., Charmantier A., Becker P.H., Birkhead T.R., Bize P., Blumstein D.T., Bonenfant C., Boutin S. et al., 2015. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 30 (10) pp. 581-589. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_A070AA3316C6]

2014

Starting with a handicap: phenotypic differences between early‐ and late‐born king penguin chicks and their survival correlates

Stier Antoine, Viblanc Vincent A., Massemin-Challet Sylvie, Handrich Yves, Zahn Sandrine, Rojas Emilio R., Saraux Claire, Le Vaillant Maryline, Prud'homme Onésime, Grosbellet Edith et al., 2014/06. Functional Ecology, 28 (3) pp. 601-611. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_BC208C8AC0C5]

Senescence in cell oxidative status in two bird species with contrasting life expectancy.

Bize P., Cotting S., Devevey G., van Rooyen J., Lalubin F., Glaizot O., Christe P., 2014. Oecologia, 174 (4) pp. 1097-1105. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_4E657C258D0B]

Melanin-specific life-history strategies.

Emaresi G., Bize P., Altwegg R., Henry I., van den Brink V., Gasparini J., Roulin A., 2014. American Naturalist, 183 (2) pp. 269-280. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_EBBF75A8B178]

Short- and long-term effects of litter size manipulation in a small wild-derived rodent.

Lehto Hürlimann M., Stier A., Scholly O., Criscuolo F., Bize P., 2014. Biology Letters, 10 (3) p. 20131096.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_4A753946B503]

Mitochondrial uncoupling prevents cold-induced oxidative stress: a case study using UCP1 knockout mice.

Stier A., Bize P., Habold C., Bouillaud F., Massemin S., Criscuolo F., 2014. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217 (Pt 4) pp. 624-630. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_07EF32EF9E59]

Mitochondrial uncoupling as a regulator of life-history trajectories in birds: an experimental study in the zebra finch.

Stier A., Bize P., Roussel D., Schull Q., Massemin S., Criscuolo F., 2014. Journal of Experimental Biology, 217 (Pt 19) pp. 3579-3589.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_83041A451A4A]

2013

Melanin-based colour polymorphism signals aggressive personality in nest and territory defence in the tawny owl (Strix aluco)

Da Silva A., van den Brink V., Emaresi G., Luzio E., Bize P., Dreiss A.N., Roulin A., 2013. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 67 (7) pp. 1041-1052. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_F43143D18826]

Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system: expression levels of this system are associated with melanogenesis and pigmentation in the tawny owl (Strix aluco).

Emaresi G., Ducrest A.L., Bize P., Richter H., Simon C., Roulin A., 2013. Molecular Ecology, 22 (19) pp. 4915-4930.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_CB67C539EBD8]

Avian erythrocytes have functional mitochondria, opening novel perspectives for birds as animal models in the study of ageing.

Stier A., Bize P., Schull Q., Zoll J., Singh F., Geny B., Gros F., Royer C., Massemin S., Criscuolo F., 2013. Frontiers in Zoology, 10 (1) p. 33.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_2811967F6920]

2012

Experimental evidence that adult antipredator behaviour is heritable and not influenced by behavioural copying in a wild bird.

Bize P., Diaz C., Lindström J., 2012. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, 279 (1732) pp. 1380-1388. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_64384C5A32B3]

Potential evidence of parasite avoidance in an avian malarial vector

Lalubin F., Bize P., Van Rooyen J., Christe P., Glaizot O., 2012. Animal Behaviour, 84 (3) pp. 539-545. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][serval:BIB_39F53020B1D0]

Constraint and cost of oxidative stress on reproduction: correlative evidence in laboratory mice and review of the literature.

Stier A., Reichert S., Massemin S., Bize P., Criscuolo F., 2012. Frontiers in Zoology, 9 (1) p. 37. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_8EFEB5D68103]

Phd thesis

Publications (2)

Keeping the balance? Management of oxidative stress, body mass and reproduction under energetic constraints by dispersing and philopatric collared flycatchers.

Récapet C., 2015/12. 266, Université de Lausanne, Faculté de biologie et médecine, Bize P., Doligez B. (dir.).

[URN][serval:BIB_DBD8583DBB1B]

Evolutionary and ecological significance of non-shivering thermogenesis in the common vole

Lehto Hürlimann M., 2014. 204, Université de Lausanne, Faculté de biologie et médecine, Bize P. (dir.).

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