I am interested in understanding how close interspecific interactions such as parasitism or symbiosis are affecting genetic diversity, and vice versa.
   My current research project concerns a plant-ant obligatory symbiosis and specifically adresses the question of the mechanisms that promote the maitaining of this relationship despite the potential evolutionary conflicts. The tranmission mode of the association in particular is examined via reproductive biology and population structure of the species involved.



University of Toulouse, France
Laboratoire Evolution & Diversité Biologique (UMR CNRS/UPS 5174)


CONTACT

Pierre-Jean Malé
EDB, Evolution et Diversité Biologique
Université Paul Sabatier
118, route de Narbonne
31062 - TOULOUSE cedex 9
FRANCE

phone: +33 (0)5 61 55 74 86
New e-mail address: pjg.male<a>gmail.com