Theoretical Evolutionary Ecology Lab
Welcome to the website of the Theoretical Evolutionary Ecology lab of the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Lausanne.
Our lab is broadly interested in the evolutionary origin and maintenance of trait diversity within 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.
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Participation in Biology25
Our team participated in Biology25, held in Lausanne on 13 - 14 February.Thomas, Iris, Malvika, and Miguel delivered talks, while Vitor and Ritam presented posters.
Feb 18, 2025
Thomas' paper in the media
Thomas’ latest manuscript, “An explanation for the prevalence of XY over ZW sex determination in species derived from hermaphroditism”, is on L’ACTU (by Unil): À l’origine du sexe bio...
Sep 25, 2024
Participation in MMEE2024 and Evolution 2024
Thomas, Ewan, Iris, Vitor and Charles attended the Mathematical Models in Ecology and Evolution (MMEE) 2024, which took place at the University of Vienna, from July 15th to 18th, in A...
Jul 30, 2024
Talk: Ecological drivers and genetic bases of trait variation
Talk by Charles Mullon in the Evolutionary Ecology symposium at the Department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Lausanne. The talk showcases the lab’s latest research.
Jan 31, 2024
Recent Publications
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The evolution of local adaptation in long-lived species
By Loraine Hablützel, Charles Mullon and Max Schmid -
The coevolution of learning schedules and teaching enhances cumulative knowledge and drives a teacher-innovator syndrome
By Ludovic Maisonneuve, Laurent Lehmann and Charles Mullon -
The maintenance of genetic polymorphism underlying sexually antagonistic traits
By Ewan Flintham, Vincent Savolainen, Sarah Otto, Max Reuter and Charles Mullon -
The joint evolution of separate sexes and sexual dimorphism
By Thomas Lesaffre, John Pannell and Charles Mullon -
An explanation for the prevalence of XY over ZW sex determination in species derived from hermaphroditism
By Thomas Lesaffre, John Pannell and Charles Mullon
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