Mullon Group – Theoretical Evolutionary Ecology

Presentation

Our lab is broadly interested in the evolutionary origin and maintenance of biological diversity in complex traits and populations. We develop and analyse mathematical models to generate general and testable predictions about the ecological conditions that favour differences between individuals, and about the genetic basis of such differences.

Publications

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Publications

In Press | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 |

Evolution of environmentally mediated social interactions under isolation by distance

Charles Mullon, Jorge Peña, Laurent Lehmann.

[DOI][serval:BIB_093D744006A6]

In Press

The joint evolution of separate sexes and sexual dimorphism.

Lesaffre T., Pannell J.R., Mullon C. Journal of evolutionary biology. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][Pmid][serval:BIB_F2785FE12AC8]

2024

An explanation for the prevalence of XY over ZW sex determination in species derived from hermaphroditism.

Lesaffre T., Pannell J.R., Mullon C., 2024/10. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 121 (40) pp. e2406305121. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][Pmid][serval:BIB_6CE3C64E06AC]

Fixation times of de novo and standing beneficial variants in subdivided populations.

Sudbrack V., Mullon C., 2024/06/05. Genetics, 227 (2). Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_3132BDAC5168]

Resource variation within and between patches: Where exploitation competition, local adaptation and kin selection meet

Schmid M., Rueffler C., Lehmann L., Mullon C., 2024. The American Naturalist. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][serval:BIB_2CB927815E48]

2023

The maintenance of genetic polymorphism in sexually antagonistic traits

Ewan Flintham, Vincent Savolainen, Sarah Otto, Max Reuter, Charles Mullon, 2023/10/11..

[DOI][serval:BIB_1C15B9EDE94F]

The molding of intraspecific trait variation by selection under ecological inheritance.

Prigent I., Mullon C., 2023/10/03. Evolution; international journal of organic evolution, 77 (10) pp. 2144-2161. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][Pmid][serval:BIB_D2B9459CFDF2]

Tempo of hard and soft sweeps in subdivided populations

Vitor Sudbrack, Charles Mullon, 2023/07/07..

[URN][DOI][serval:BIB_6562BCFE0F7C]

Evolutionary game theory and the adaptive dynamics approach: adaptation where individuals interact.

Avila P., Mullon C., 2023/05/08. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 378 (1876) p. 20210502. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][Pmid][serval:BIB_5DA195A6FE12]

On the origins of Y and W chromosomes as an outcome of sex allocation evolution

Lesaffre Thomas, Pannell John R., Mullon Charles, 2023/03/25..

[URN][DOI][serval:BIB_376002D85B51]

Male harm offsets the demographic benefits of good genes.

Flintham E.O., Savolainen V., Mullon C., 2023/03/07. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120 (10) pp. e2211668120. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][Pmid][serval:BIB_C86A1E67E80F]

Environmental and fitness landscapes matter for the genetic basis of local adaptation

Charles Mullon, 2023/01/23. Peer Community in Evolutionary Biology.

[DOI][serval:BIB_B4270B8086C3]

2022

Evolution of warfare by resource raiding favours polymorphism in belligerence and bravery.

Mullon C., Lehmann L., 2022/05/23. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 377 (1851) p. 20210136. Peer-reviewed.

[DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_92D4FE862F62]

Evolution of warfare by resource raiding favors polymorphism in belligerence and bravery

Mullon C., Lehmann L., 2022. Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][serval:BIB_862D8AFD24E8]

The moulding of intra-specific diversity by selection under ecological inheritance

Prigent Iris, Mullon Charles, 2022..

[URN][DOI][serval:BIB_590749FD428A]

2021

Hybridization enables the fixation of selfish queen genotypes in eusocial colonies.

Weyna A., Romiguier J., Mullon C., 2021/12. Evolution letters, 5 (6) pp. 582-594. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_2E6B066EB480]

Coevolutionary dynamics of genetic traits and their long-term extended effects under non-random interactions.

Mullon C., Wakano J.Y., Ohtsuki H., 2021/09/21. Journal of theoretical biology, 525 p. 110750. Peer-reviewed.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_5F394B007303]

Dispersal Alters the Nature and Scope of Sexually Antagonistic Variation

Flintham Ewan O., Savolainen Vincent, Mullon Charles, 2021/05/01. The American Naturalist, 197 (5) pp. 543-559.

[URN][DOI][WoS][Pmid][serval:BIB_8A8BBC609434]

2020

Evolutionary insights into disassortative mating and its association to an ecologically relevant supergene

Mullon Charles, 2020/09/28. Peer Community In Evolutionary Biology.

[URN][DOI][serval:BIB_F7F325077384]

Sex allocation, inbreeding, and measures of population differentiation in hermaphroditic metapopulations

Camille Roux, Charles Mullon, Samuel Neuenschwander, John Pannell, 2020/05/09..

[DOI][serval:BIB_34A86C7A8818]

Group members

Group leader

Prof. Charles Mullon

Post-Docs

Dr. Miguel Dos Santos
Dr. Ewan Flintham
Dr. Malvika Srivastava

Graduate students

Ritam Das
Iris Prigent
Julie Roux
Vitor Sudbrack

How to apply

If you have experience with mathematical modelling and are interested in evolution and ecology, feel free to contact us to discuss funding opportunities for a Master's project, PhD or postdoc.