Gabriele Sorci

Directeur de Recherche CNRS

Contacts  

Address: BioGéoSciences, CNRS UMR 5561, Université de Bourgogne, 6 Boulevard Gabriel, 21000 Dijon, France

Phone: +33 (0) 380399028

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Research interests  

My research activity covers many aspects of evolutionary biology. Currently, my projects focus on

Selected publications (2000 – 2010)

Loiseau, C., Zoorob, R., Robert, A., Chastel, O., Julliard, R., Sorci, G. (in press) Plasmodium relictum infection and MHC diversity in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). Proceedings of the Royal Society B.

Belloni, V., Faivre, B., Guerreiro, R., Arnoux, E, Bellenger, J., Sorci, G. 2010. Suppressing an anti-inflammatory cytokine reveals a strong age-dependent survival cost in mice. PLoS ONE 5: e12940.

Cellier-Holzem, E., Esparza-Salas, R., Garnier, S., Sorci, G. 2010. Effect of repeated exposure to Plasmodium relictum (lineage SGS1) on infection dynamics in domestic canaries. International Journal for Parasitology 40: 1447-1453.

Kim, S.Y., Velando, A., Sorci, G., Alonso-Alvarez, C. 2010. Genetic correlation between resistance to oxidative stress and reproductive life span in a bird species. Evolution 64: 852-857.

Lecomte, V.J., Sorci, G., Cornet, S., Jaeger, A., Faivre, B., Arnoux, E., Gaillard, M., Trouve, C., Besson, D., Chastel, O., Weimerskirch, H. 2010. Patterns of aging in the long-lived wandering albatross. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 107: 6370-6375.

Cornet, S., Sorci, G. 2010. Parasite virulence when the infection reduces the host immune response. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 277: 1929-1935.

Chargé, R., Saint Jalme, M., Lacroix, F., Cadet, A., Sorci, G. 2010. Male health status signalled by courtship display, reveals ejaculate quality and hatching success in a lekking species. Journal of Animal Ecology 79: 843-850.

Cornet, S., Franceschi, N., Bollache, L., Rigaud, T., Sorci, G. 2009. Variation and covariation in infectivity, virulence and immunodepression in the host-parasite association Gammarus pulex - Pomhorhynchus laevis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 276: 4229-4236.

Sorci, G., Faivre, B. 2009. Inflammation and oxidative stress in vertebrate host-parasite systems. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B 364: 71-83.

Loiseau, C., Richard, M., Garnier, S., Chastel, O., Julliard, R., Zoorob, R., Sorci, G. 2009. Diversifying selection on MHC class I in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). Molecular Ecology 18: 1331-1340.

Loiseau, C., Zoorob, R., Garnier, S., Birard, J., Federici, P., Julliard, R., Sorci, G. 2008. Antagonistic effects of a Mhc Class I allele on malaria infected house sparrows. Ecology Letters 11: 258-265.

Loiseau, C.,  Fellous, S., Haussy, C., Chastel, O., Sorci, G. 2008. Condition dependent effects of corticosterone on a carotenoid-based begging signal in house sparrows. Hormones and Behavior 53: 266-273.

Alonso-Alvarez, C., Bertrand, S., Faivre, B., Sorci, G. 2007. Increased susceptibility to oxidative damage as a cost of accelerated somatic growth in zebra finches. Functional Ecology 21: 873-879.

Alonso-Alvarez, C., Bertrand, S., Sorci, G. 2007. Energetic reserves, leptin and testosterone: a refinement of the immunocompetence handicap hypothesis. Biology Letters 3: 271-274.

Loyau, A., Saint Jalme, M., Mauget, R., Sorci, G. 2007. Male sexual attractiveness affects the investment of maternal resources into the eggs in peafowl (Pavo cristatus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 61: 1043-1052.

Alonso-Alvarez, C., Bertrand, S., Faivre, B., Chastel, O., Sorci, G. 2007. Testosterone and oxidative stress: the oxidation handicap hypothesis. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 274: 819-825.

Bertrand, S., Criscuolo, F., Faivre, B., Sorci, G. 2006. Immune activation increases susceptibility to oxidative tissue damage in Zebra Finches. Functional Ecology 20: 1022-1027.

Bertrand, S., Faivre, B., Sorci, G. 2006. Do carotenoid-based sexual traits signal the availability of non-pigmentary antioxidants? Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 4414-4419.

Alonso-Alvarez, C., Bertrand, S., Devevey, G., Prost, J., Faivre, B., Chastel, O., Sorci, G. 2006. An experimental manipulation of life-history trajectories and resistance to oxidative stress. Evolution 60: 1913-1924.

Bertrand, S., Alonso-Alvarez, C., Devevey, G., Faivre, B., Prost, J., Sorci, G. 2006. Carotenoids modulate the trade-off between egg production and resistance to oxidative stress in zebra finches. Oecologia 147: 576-584.

Bonneaud, C., Pérez-Tris, J., Federici P., Chastel, O., Sorci, G. 2006. Major histocompatibility alleles associated with local resistance to malaria in a passerine. Evolution 58: 2823-2830.

Bonneaud, C., Chastel, O., Federici P., Westerdahl, H., Sorci, G. 2006. Complex MHC-based mate choice in a wild-passerine. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273: 1111-1116.

Criscuolo F., Gonzalez-Barroso M., Bouillaud F., Ricquier D., Miroux B., Sorci, G. 2005. Mitochondrial uncoupling proteins: new perspectives for evolutionary ecologists. American Naturalist 166: 686-699.

Bonneaud, C., Richard, M., Faivre, B., Westerdahl, H., Sorci, G. 2005. An MHC class I allele associated to the expression of T-dependent immune response in the house sparrow. Immunogenetics 57: 782-789.

Loyau A., Saint Jalme, M., Cagniant C., Sorci, G. 2005. Multiple sexual advertisements honestly reflect health status in peacocks (Pavo cristatus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 58: 552-557.

Bonneaud, C., Mazuc, J., Chastel, O., Westerdahl, H., Sorci, G. 2004. Terminal investment induced by immune challenge and Mhc associated fitness traits in the house sparrow. Evolution 58: 2823-2830.

Alonso-Alvarez, C., Bertrand, S., Devedey, G., Gaillard, M., Prost, J., Faivre, B., Sorci, G. 2004. An experimental test of the dose-dependent effect of carotenoids and immune activation on sexual signals and antioxidant activity. American Naturalist 164: 651-659.

Alonso-Alvarez, C., Bertrand, S., Devedey, G., Prost, J., Faivre, B., Sorci, G. 2004. Oxidative stress as a proximate cost of reproduction . Ecology Letters 7: 363-368.

Bonneaud C., Sorci G., Morin, V., Westerdahl, H., Zoorob, R., Wittzell, H. 2004. Diversity of MHC class I and II genes in house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Immunogenetics 55: 855-865.

Alonso-Alvarez, C., Doutrelant, C. Sorci, G. 2004. Ultraviolet reflectance affects male-male interactions in the blue tit (Parus caeruleus ultramarinus). Behavioral Ecology 15: 805-809.

Mazuc, J., Bonneaud, C., Chastel, O., Sorci, G. 2003. Social environment affects female and egg testosterone levels in the house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Ecology Letters 6: 1084-1090.

Sorci, G., Skarstein, F., Morand, S., Hugot, J.P. 2003. Correlated evolution between host immunity and parasite life histories in primates and oxyurid parasites. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 270: 2481-2484.

Faivre, B., Grégoire, A., Préault, M., Cézilly, F., Sorci, G. 2003. Immune activation rapidly mirrored in a secondary sexual trait. Science 300: 103.

Doherty, P.F.Jr, Sorci, G., Royle, J.A., Hines, J.E., Nichols, J.D., Boulinier, T. 2003. Sexual selection affects local extinction and turnover in bird communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA 100: 5852-5857.

Soler, J.J., de Neve, L., Perez-Contreras, T., Soler, M., Sorci, G. 2003. Trade-off between immunocompetence and growth in magpies: an experimental study. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 270: 241-248.

Bonneaud, C., Mazuc, J., Gonzalez, G., Haussy, C., Chastel, O., Faivre, B., Sorci, G. 2003. Assessing the cost of mounting an immune response. American Naturalist 161: 367-379.

Mazuc, J., Chastel, O., Sorci, G. 2003. No evidence for differential maternal allocation to offspring in the house sparrow (Passer domesticus). Behavioral Ecology 14: 340-346.

Gonzalez, G., Sorci G., Smith, L.C., de Lope, F. 2001. Testosterone and sexual signalling in male house sparrows (Passer domesticus). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 50: 557-562.