Selected recent publications (among more than 150)

Ella A, Delgadillo JA, Chemineau P, Keller M. (2017). Computation of a high-resolution MRI 3D stereotaxic atlas of the sheep brain. Journal of Comparative Neurology, 525(3):676-692.

Dombret C., Capela D., Poissenot K., Parmentier C., Bergstein E., Pionneau C., Chardonnet S., Hardin-Pouzet H., Grange-Messent V., Keller M., Franceschini I. & Mhaouty-Kodja S. (2017). Neural mechanisms underlying the disruption of male courtship behavior by adult exposure to di-(2-ethylexyl)phthalate in mice. Environmental Health Perspective, 125, 9, 097001, 1-15.

Jennings K.J., Chasles M., Hweyryoung C., Bentley G., Keller M. & Kriegsfeld L.J. (2017). The preoptic area and the RFamide-related peptide neuronal system gate seasonal changes in chemosensory processing. Integrative & Comparative Biology, 57, 5, 1055-1065.

Chasles M., Chesneau D., Moussu C., Beltramo M., Delgadillo J.A., Chemineau P. & Keller M. (2018). Sexually active bucks are a critical social cue that activates the gonadotrope axis and early puberty onset in does. Hormones & Behavior, 106, 81-92. 

Nagnan-Le Meillour P., Descamps A., Le Danvic C., Grandmougin M., Saliou J.M., Klopp C., Milhes M., Bompard C., Chesneau D., Poissenot K. & Keller M. (2019). Identification of potential chemosignals in the European fossorial vole Arvicola terrestris. Scientific Reports, 9, 18378.

Trouillet A.C., Keller M., Weiss J., Leinders-Zufall T., Birnbaumer L., Zufall F., Chamero P. (2019). Central role of G protein Gαi2 and Gαi2+ vomeronasal neurons in balancing territorial and infant-directed aggression of male mice. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 116, 11, 5135-5143.

Lière P., Cornil C., De Bournonville M.P., Pianos A., Keller M., Schumacher M. & Balthazart J. (2019). Steroid profiles in quail brain and serum: sex and regional differences and effects of castration with steroid replacement. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 31, 2, e12681.

Barrière D., Ella E., Adriaenssen H., Roselli C.E., Chemineau P. & Keller M. (2019). In vivo magnetic resonance imaging reveals the effect of gonadal hormones on morphological and functional brain sexual dimorphisms in adult sheep. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 109, 104387, 1-12.

Keller M., Vandenberg L.N. & Charlier T.D. (2019). The parental brain as a target for endocrine disruption. Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 54, 100765, 1-15.

Barrière D., Boumezbeur F., Dalman R., Cadeddu R., Richard D., Pinguet J., Daulhac L., Sarret P., Whittingstall K., Keller M., Meriaux S., Eschalier A. & Mallet C. (2020). Acetaminophen, a centrally-acting analgesic involving the periaqueductal grey. British Journal of Pharmacology, 177, 8, 1773-1792.

Barrière D., Ella A., Szeremeta F., Adriaensen H., Même W., Chaillou E., Migaud M., Même S., Lévy F. & Keller M. (2021). Brain orchestration of pregnancy and maternal behavior in mice: a longitudinal morphometric study. Neuroimage, 230, 117776.

Abi Khalil R., Barbier B., Fafournoux A., Barka Mahamat A., Marquez A., Poissenot K., Keller M., Desvars-Larrive A., Fernandez-De-Simon, Coeurdassier M., Benoit E., Lefebvre S., Pinot A. & Lattard V. (2021). Seasonal diet-based resistance to anticoagulant rodenticides in the fossorial water vole (Arvicola amphibius). Environmental Research, 200, 111422.

Brachet M., Vouilloud P., Gandswindt A., Manser M., Keller M.* & Clutton Brock T.* (2021). Parity predicts allonursing in a cooperative breeder. Journal of Mammalogy, 102, 5, 1365-1374.

*Equal contribution

Poissenot K., Chorfa A., Moussu C., Trouillet C., Brachet M., Chesneau D., Chemineau P., Ramadier E., Pinot A., Benoit E., Lattard V., Dardente H., Drevet J., Saez F. & Keller M. (2021). Photoperiod is involved in the regulation of seasonal breeding in male water voles (Arvicola terrestris). Journal of Experimental Biology, 224, 19, 1-10.

Delgadillo J.A., Espinoza-Flores L.A., Abecia J.A., Hernandez H., Keller M. & Chemineau P. (2022). Sexually active male goats stimulate the endocrine and sexual activities of other males in seasonal sexual rest through the “buck-to-buck effect”. Domestic Animal Endocrinology, 81, 106746.

Merleau L.A., Larrigaldie I., Bousquet O., Devers S., Keller M., Lecureuil C. & Meunier J. (2022). Exposure to pyriproxyfen pesticide, a juvenile hormone agonist, does not alter maternal care and reproduction in the European earwig. Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 29, 48, 72729-72746.

Murray S.J., Almuqbel M.M., Felton S.A., Palmer N.J., Myall D.J., Shoorganziz R., Ella A., Keller M., Palmer D., Melzer T.R. & Mitchell N.L. (2023). Progressive MRI brain volume changes in ovine models of CLN5 and CLN6 neuronal lipofuscinosis. Brain Communications, 5, 1, 1-13.

Meunier M., Porte C., Poissenot K., Vacher H., Brachet M., Chamero P., Beltramo M., Abecia A.A., Delgadillo J.A., Chemineau P. & Keller M. (2023). Sexually active bucks induces an early puberty associated with an enhanced maturation of the Kisspeptin system in prepubertal goats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 1-12, e13284.

Poissenot K., Porte C., Brachet M., Chesneau D., Chemineau P., Migaud M., Charbonnel N. & Keller M. (2023). Population density does not affect seasonal regulations of reproductive physiology in male water vole. Biology Letters, 19, 2, 20220441.

Schaal B., Rekow D., Keller M. & Damon F. (2023). Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 15, Springer Editions. ISBN 978-3031351587.

Poissenot K., Trouillet A.C., Trives E., Moussu C., Chesneau D., Meunier M., Lattard V., Chorfa A., Saez F., Drevet J., Le Danvic C., Nagnan- Le Meillour P., Chamero P. & Keller M. (2024). Sexual discrimination and attraction through scents in water voles. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 210, 3, 431-441. 

Balasse M., Chemineau P., Parisot S., Fiorillo D. & Keller M. (2024). Experimental data from Lacaune and Merino sheep provide new methodological and theoretical grounds to investigate autumn lambing in past husbandries. Journal of Archeological Method and Theory, 31, 75-92.

Court L., Talbottier L., Lemarchand J., Cornilleau F., Pecnard E., Blache M.C., Balthazart J., Cornil C.A., Keller M.*, Calandreau L.* & Pellissier L.* (2024). Exploring neuronal markers and early social environment influence in divergent quail lines selected for social motivation. Scientific Reports, 14, 23554.

* Equal contribution

Chemineau P., Lainé A.L., Gennetay D., Porte C., Chesneau D., Goudet G., Meunier M., Delmas M., Greil M.L., Lière P., Pianos A., Bernard A., Dierlewanger E., Delgadillo J.A. & Keller M. (2025). Potential use of progesterone from walnut tree for reproductive control in goats. Animal, 19, 10192.

Marraudino M., Nasini S., Porte C., Bonaldo B., Macchi E., Ponti G., Keller M. & Gotti S. (2025). Infant mice fed soy-based formulas exhibit alterations in anxiety-like behaviours and the 5-HT system. Toxicology, 511, 154035.

Caballero I., Mbouamboua Y., Weise S., López-Gálvez R., Couralet M., Fleurot I., Pons N.,  Barrera-Conde M., Quílez-Playán N., Keller M., Klymiuk N., Robledo P., Hummel T., Barbry P. & Chamero P. (2025). Cystic fibrosis alters the structure of the olfactory epithelium and the expression of olfactory receptors affecting human odor perception. Science Advances, 11, eads 1568.

Bernard A., Dirlewanger E., Delmas M., Racofier D., Greil M.L., Lainé A.L., Porte C., Gennetay D., Keller M. & Chemineau P. (2025). Genome-wide association study dissects the genetic architecture of progesterone content in persian walnut leaves (Juglans regia L.). BMC Genomics, 26, 145, 1-11. 

Murray S.J., Almuqbel M.M., Felton S.A., Palmer N.J., Deane A.R., Myall D.J., Shoorangiz R., Ella A., Keller M., Palmer D.N., Melzer T.R. & Mitchell N. L. (2025). Magnetic resonance imaging as a readout of CLN5 gene therapy efficacy in sheep. Brain & Behavior, 15:e70431. 

Trives E., Porte C., Nakahara T.S., Keller M., Vacher H. & Chamero P. (2025). Social experience is associated with a differential role of aromatase neurons in sexual behavior and territorial aggression in male mice. Hormones & Behavior, 170, 105723.

Meunier M., Trives E., Gerardin E., Porte C., Acquistapace A., Chemineau P., Chamero P., Vacher H.* & Keller M.* (2025). Sensory responses of olfactory and vomeronasal neurons in does are influenced by buck odors and their reproductive status. Chemical Senses, 50, bjaf012, 1-15.

* Equal contribution

Valenchon M., Reigner F., Lefort G., Adriaensen H., Gesbert A., Barrière P., Gaude Y., Elleboudt F., Lévy I., Ducluzeau C., Dupont J., Lainé A.L., Uszynski I., Dardente H., Poupon C., Lansade L., Calandreau L., Keller M.* & Barrière D.A.* (2025). Affiliative behaviours regulate allostasis development and shape biobehavioural trajectories in horse. BioRxiv.

* Equal contribution