I am a behavioural ecologist interested in the functioning of social insects, mainly ants. I am interested in the interactions between these social individuals, how they organise themselves and interact within the colony. I also study how they respond to environmental pressures and, in particular, how human impact (especially chemical pollution) can affect these insect societies.
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Breaking news
August 2025
In collaboration with Stéphane Chameron, we are offering an M2 internship on spatial navigation and learning strategies in Formica fusca ants, starting in January 2026. More information here.
July 2025
A new paper investigating the protective role of group living against the toxic effects of cadmium in European earwig juveniles has been accepted for publication in Animal Behaviour.
June 2025
Arthur Chéron (L3 Sorbonne University) assessed the spread of Lasius ants in electrical equipment, in collaboration with Enedis, over a period of one month.
April 2025
Lucie Ysnel (M1 AgroParisTech) begins a study about the impact of cadmium ingestion on social recognition in the ant Formica fusca, for two months.
February 2025
Louise Delaunay (L3 USPN) investigated the food consumption of cadmium-contaminated and cadmium-free food by Formica fusca ants, during one week.
January 2025
Iara Duarte (M2 USPN) starts a five-month study investigating the impact of cadmium on the cognitive abilities of Formica fusca ants.