Communications

International conferences

• Pauly G., Roy M., Vanpé C., Sentilles J., Quenette P.-Y., Benoiston A.-S., Moreau L., Iribar A., Daufresne T. & Baltzinger C. Do sex, age or ecological needs shape an endangered Brown Bear population diet? New insights from faecal metabarcoding. International Wildlife Congress, Lillehammer, Norvège, 01-04/09/2025. Poster par G. Pauly.

• Pauly G., Delorme S., Daufresne T., Quenette P.-Y., Pelozuelo A., Benoiston A.-S., Moreau L., Baltzinger C., Sentilles J., Vanpé C., Roy M. Exploring re-introduced Pyrenean bear diet and their importance for plant and fungi potential (co) dispersal. Ecological and evolutionary consequences of plant–fungal invasions, 45th New Phytologist symposium, 26–29/06/2024, University of Campinas, Brésil. Présentation orale par M. Roy.

• Kervellec, M., Milleret C., Vanpé C., Quenette P.-Y., Sentilles J., Palazón S., Jordana I. A., Jato R., Elósegui Irurtia M. M., Gimenez O. Mapping connectivity from non-invasive surveys with Spatial Capture-Recapture models, A focus on the Pyrenean brown bear population. EURING, 17-21/04/2023, Montpellier, France. Talk.

• Kervellec M., Milleret C., Vanpé C., Quenette P-Y., Sentilles J., O. Gimenez. Assessing the contribution of outlier individuals to landscape connectivity with spatial capture-recapture models and finite mixtures. International Statistical Ecology Conference (ISEC), 26/06/2022, Le Cap, Afrique du Sud. Talk.

• Dumortier N., Carruthers-Jones J., Vanpé C. 2023. Functional connectivity of the Pyrenean landscapes for the brown bear. Workshop ‘Brown bear and transport infrastructure: impacts and potential mitigation measures’.  17/04/2023, Món Natura Pirineus – Esterri d’Àneu (Spain). Talk

• Vanpé C, Palazón S, Jonozovič M, Afonso I, Jato R, Sola J, Colomo RA, Batet T, Camarra J-J, Sentilles J, Guinot-Ghestem M, Quenette P-Y. The conservation success story of a cross-border  large carnivore population through two decades of European multi-scale cooperation efforts. 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology, 21-25 Juillet 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaisie. Talk.

• Pareira B, Quéméré E, Vanpé C, Chikhi L. Genetic consequences of social structure in the golden crowned sifaka. 15th European Ecological Federation Congress, 29 Juillet-2 Août 2019, Lisbonne, Portugal. Talk by B. Pareira.

• Quenette PY, Palazon S, Alfonso I, Jato R, Sola J, Artazkotz C, Jonozovic M, Batet A, Camarra J-J, Sentilles J, Vanpé C. Doing together in a fragmented administrative landscape: 20 years of brown bear conservation in Pyrenees. 26th International Conference on Bear Research and Management (IBA), 16-21 September 2018, Lubjana, Slovenia. Talk par P-Y Quenette.

• Palazon S, Quenette PY, Alfonso I, Jato R, Sola J, Artazkotz C, Batet A, Sentilles J, Vanpé C., Garreta X, Guillen J, Mir S, Gonçalves S, Espinos N. The encouraging but still uncertain fate of one of the most endangered brown bear population in Europe: conservation status of the Pyrenean brown bear population. In26th International Conference on Bear Research and Management (IBA), 16-21 September 2018, Lubjana, Slovenia. Talk par S. Palazon.

• Vanpé C, Bombillon B, Sentilles J, Camarra J-J, Courtois EA, Quenette PY. Morphological identification of individuals from camera trap photographies: a new promising technique for sampling small populations of bears lacking natural markings. 26th International Conference on Bear Research and Management (IBA), 16-21 September 2018, Lubjana, Slovenia. Poster.

• Vanpé C, Gaillard JM, Quéméré E, Hewison AJM, Kjellander P, Pellerin M, Lemaître JF. Old roe deer females avoid mating with old males. International Union of Game Biologists (IUGB) Conference, 22-24 August 2017, Montpellier, France. Talk.

• Bonnot N, Hewison AJM, Morellet N, Gaillard J-M, Kjellander P, Vanpé C. To flee or not to flee when coping with risk of predation? XVIth Congress of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology, 28 July - 3 August 2016, Exeter, UK. Talk by N. Bonnot.

• Vanpé C, Lemaître JF, Hewison AJM, Gaillard JM. Sexual selection explains Rensch's rule in large mammals. XVIth Congress of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology, 28 July - 3 August 2016, Exeter, UK. Talk.

• Vanpé C., Debeffe L., Galan M., Hewison A.J.M., Gaillard J.-M., Gilot-Fromont E., Morellet N., Quéméré E. Individual multilocus heterozygosity at immune gene loci but not microsatellites influences roe deer  natal  dispersal.  Congress  of  the  European  Society  for  Evolutionary  Biology  (ESEB),  10-15th August 2015, Lausanne, Switzerland. Poster.

• Vanpé C., Debeffe L., Galan M., Hewison A.J.M., Gaillard J.M., Gilot-Fromont E., Morellet N., Cargnelutti B., Merlet J. & Quéméré E. Immune gene variability influences roe deer natal dispersal. BES and SFE Joint Annual Meeting, Lille, 9 – 12th December 2014. Talk.

• Vanpé C., Seddon J. & Goldizen A. Pattern of burrow sharing, sociality and female-biased dispersal in the common wombat : insight from a non-invasive genetic study. "Trends in Biodiversity and Evolution" (TiBE) conference, Porto, Portugal, 5-6th of December 2011. Poster.

• Vanpé C., Seddon J. & Goldizen A. Pattern of burrow sharing, sociality and female-biased dispersal in the common wombat : insight from a non-invasive genetic study. International conference on social systems : demographic and genetic issues, Paimpont, France, 11-15th of October 2010. Poster.

• Hewison M., Gaillard J.M., Vanpé C., Coulon A., Debeffe L. & Bonnot N. Social organisation and sexual selection in the roe deer. International conference on social systems : demographic and genetic issues, Paimpont, France, 11-15th of October 2010. Talk by M. Hewison.

• Hibert F., Vanpé C., Marmoex C., Debeir L. & Richard-Hansen C. Camera trapping as a useful tool to monitor elusive large terrestrial mammals and birds in tropical rainforests. International Conference : Knowledge-based management of tropical rainforests, Cayenne, French Guiana, 22-28th of November 2009. Talk by F. Hibert.

• Vanpé C., Nicol S., Buschiazzo E., Abdelkrim J. & Gemmell N.J. Development of polymorphic microsatellite markers in short-beaked echidna. Australian Academy of Science Boden Research Conference : “Beyond the platypus genome”, Adelaïde, 23-26th of November 2008. Talk.

• Vanpé C., Kjellander P., Gaillard J.M. & Hewison A.J.M. Male breeding success, territoriality and sexual selection in the European roe deer. VIIIth European Roe Deer meeting, Velenje, Slovenia, 25-29th of June 2007. Talk.

• Vanpé C., Hewison M., Kjellander P., Galan M. & Cosson J-F. Reproductive skew in a territorial ungulate with a low sexual size dimorphism. XIth Congress of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology, Tours, France, 23-28th of July 2006. Poster.

•  Vanpé C., Delos P., Kjellander P. & Hewison A.J.M. 2005. Is bigger better ? Territory size, antler size and body weight as determinants of access to mates in roe deer bucks. VIIth European Roe Deer meeting, Cadiz, Spain, 10-12th of March 2005. Talk.

• Cherel Y., Vanpé C. & Hobson K.A. 2004. Stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen and the trophic ecology of penguins. Vth International Penguin Conference, Ushuaia, 6-10th of September 2004. Talk by Y. Cherel.

National conferences

• Pauly G., Vanpé C., Roy M., Sentilles J., Quenette P-Y., Iribar-Pelozuelo A., Daufresne T., Baltzinger C. L’ours disperse-t-il toutes les plantes qu’il consomme ? 2023. 35ème colloque Biotechnocentre. Nouan-Le-Fuzelier, France, 19-20 Octobre 2023. Poster.

• Vanpé C. Projet ANR RPDOC "PATCH": Plasticité comportementale et AdapTation du CHevreuil aux modifications du paysage. EvolLyon, Lyon, France, 21th of November 2013. Poster.

• Vanpé C., Abdlekrim J. & Gemmell N.J. Development of microsatellite markers for the short-beaked echidna using three different approaches including 454 sequencing. 2nd Colloque de Génomique Environnementale, Rennes, France, 4th-6th of November 2013. Poster.

• Vanpé C. Plasticité comportementale et adaptation du chevreuil aux modifications du paysage : présentation du projet ANR Retour Postdoc PATCH. Groupe Chevreuil Français, Chizé, France, 23-25th of October 2012. Talk.

• Vanpé C., Seddon J. & Goldizen A. Pattern of burrow sharing, sociality and female-biased dispersal in the common wombat : insight from a non-invasive genetic study. VIe Encontro Nacional de Biologia Evolutiva, Lisbon, Portugal, 22th of December 2010. Poster.

• Vanpé C., Kjellander P., Gaillard J.M., Galan M. & Hewison A.J.M. Mating systems and sexual selection in ungulates - New insights from a territorial species with low sexual size dimorphism : the European roe deer. Xth Annual New Zealand Molecular Ecology meeting, Kaikoura, New Zealand, 7-8th of December 2007. Talk.

• Vanpé C. Système d’appariement chez le chevreuil. Groupe Chevreuil Français, Bar-le-Duc, France, 24-25th of October 2007. Talk.

• Vanpé C. Mating tactics in roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) : an evolutionary approach of territoriality in ungulates. Ist Ecology and Behaviour student meeting, Chizé, France, 16-18th of March 2005. Talk.

• Vanpé C. Territorialité et tactiques de reproduction chez le chevreuil : déterminants du succès reproducteur des brocards. Groupe Chevreuil Français, Caroux, France, November 2005. Talk.

• Vanpé C. Sélection sexuelle et tactiques de reproduction chez les ongulés : exemple de la territorialité chez le chevreuil. IInd Behavioural Ecology meeting of EFPA – INRA, France, 23-24th of November 2005. Talk.

COMMUNICATIONS DANS DES WORKSHOPS EUROPEENS

• Auclair L., Gimenez O., Chapron G., Quenette P-Y., Vanpé C. & Robert A. Demo-genetic viability of the Pyrenean brown bear population. 2nd ROPE workshop, 9-11 Octobre 2023, OFB Villeneuve de Rivière.

• Ranc N., Vanpé C. & Quenette P-Y. The role of spatial memory in home range formation and landscape connectivity in the Pyrenean brown bear. 2nd ROPE workshop, 9-11 Octobre 2023, OFB Villeneuve de Rivière.

• Pauly G., Vanpé C., Daufresne T., Roy M., Sentilles J., Iribar-Pelozuelo A., Baltzinger C. Brown bear diet and dispersal of seeds and mycorrhizal spores across pyrenean landscapes. 2nd ROPE workshop, 9-11 Octobre 2023, OFB Villeneuve de Rivière. 2nd ROPE workshop, 9-11 Octobre 2023, OFB Villeneuve de Rivière.

• Béteille C., Sentilles J., Steinmetz J., Quenette P-Y., Vanpé C. Characteristics of visual observations of the Pyrenean brown bear and behavioural responses of bears to human encounters. 2nd ROPE workshop, 9-11 Octobre 2023, OFB Villeneuve de Rivière.

• Kervellec M., Milleret C., Sanz-Pérez A., Dupont P., Bischof R., Vanpé C., Quenette P-Y., Sentilles J., Palazón S.,Jordana I. A., Jato R., Elósegui Irurtia M. M & Gimenez O. Modelling dispersal connectivity for the Pyrenean brown bear population from non-invasive monitoring and spatial capture recapture models. 2nd ROPE workshop, 9-11 Octobre 2023, OFB Villeneuve de Rivière.

• Sanz Pérez A., Sazatornil V, Palazón S., Vanpé C., Quenette P-Y., Sentilles J., Gimenez O., Kervellec M., Milleret C., López-Bao J. V., Jordana I. A., Jato R., Elósegui Irurtia M. M, Solà de la Torre J. & Rahel Sollmann. Demographic and spatial structure of an expanding brown bear population. 2nd ROPE workshop, 9-11 Octobre 2023, OFB Villeneuve de Rivière.

• Kervellec M., Milleret C., Vanpé C., Quenette P-Y., Sentilles J.,  Palazón S., Jordana I. A., Jato R., Elósegui Irurtia M. M. & Gimenez O. Transnational non-invasive monitoring and spatial capture-recapture models reveal strong effects of humans on connectivity for the Pyrenean brown bear. 1st ROPE workshop, 6 Octobre 2022, OFB Villeneuve de Rivière.

• Dumortier N., Carruthers-Jones J. & Vanpé C. Functional connectivity for the brown bear in the Pyrenees. 1st ROPE workshop, 6 Octobre 2022, OFB Villeneuve de Rivière.

• Vanpé C. ECOSYBEAR program: Role of brown bear in the functioning of Pyrenean ecosystems. 1st ROPE workshop, 6 Octobre 2022, OFB Villeneuve de Rivière.

INVITED SEMINARS

• Vanpé C. Réponses comportementales aux modifications du paysage et conséquences écosystémiques : Exemple des ongulés sauvages. 4 Novembre 2016, INRA de Bordeaux-Pierroton.

• Vanpé C. Réponses comportementales aux modifications du paysage et conséquences écosystémiques : Exemple des ongulés sauvages. 3 Octobre 2016, INRA de Clermont-Ferrand-Theix.

• Vanpé C. Les ongulés sauvages au coeur du fonctionnement des écosystèmes. 15 Septembre 2016, Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine, Grenoble, France.

• Vanpé C, Quéméré E, Gaillard J-M, Hewison AJM & Lemaître J-F. Age-based mate choice and multiple paternity in roe deer. 29 Juin 2016, VIIIth Eurodeer meeting, Badia di Moscheta, Italie.

• Vanpé C. Mating systems and sexual selection in ungulates – New insights from a territorial species with low sexual size dimorphism: the European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). Juillet 2008, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australie.

TEACHING

MSc. practicals in Biology and Conservation of Populations (2005-2006, 30 hours) 

University : University of Paul Sabatier – Toulouse III (France).

Subject : Application of paternity analyses and use of Cervus software in conservation programs.

 I developed, prepared, coordinated and delivered these new practicals.

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION

• As a naturalist guide in the nature reserve of Banc d’Arguin (France ; summers 1996-1999).

• Within the framework of the bearded vulture international reintroduction program (France ; summer 1999).

MEDIAS

• Participation to numerous communication actions adapted to various publics on brown bars (Echo des Tanières, Fiche événement, Répondeur vocal, Flash Info, Communiqués de presse, Interviews, Plaquettes, Mémentos, InfoOurs...).

• Interview realised by the Cameraman of the French Minister of Ecology published on YouTube on the 04/10/2018. Le collier émetteur, un outil performant pour le suivi des ours relâchés.

• Interview for a documentary of Arte entitled Faune Sauvage 2.0. Maison de Production : Les Films du Bouchon.

OUTREACH

• Prisca Simler. Chevreuil - Le succès reproducteur sous la loupe. La Chasse en Alsace n°73: 28-29. 

• Lyonel Chocat. 2014. Brocard, comment améliorer la gestion ? Le Chasseur Français, Juin 2014, Rubrique dossier chasse.