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List of students and postdocs
supervised by
Anders Pape Møller
Laboratoire d'Ecologie, Systématique et Evolution
CNRS UMR 8079
Université Paris-Sud
Bâtiment 362
F-91405 Orsay Cedex
France
Tel: (+33) 1 69 15 56 88
Fax: (+33) 1 69 15 56 96
Email: anders.moller@u-psud.fr
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Post-doctoral candidates
I have supervised 18 post-doctoral projects:
Dr. N. Saino, Department of Biology, University of Milano, Italy: The importance of
testosterone levels for the relationship between ornamentation and parasite and pathogen
infestation. 1992. Professor at University of Milano, Italy since 1999.
Dr. J. J. Soler, Department of Animal Biology and Genetics, University of Granada,
Spain: A phylogenetic study of interactions between brood parasites and their hosts.
1993-1995. Permanent scientist at Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Almeria, Spain
2000-2008. Research professor at Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain since
2008.
Dr. J. Cuervo, Biological Station of Doñana, Sevilla, Spain: Evolution of female
ornaments in birds. 1993-1995. Permanent scientist at Spanish Research Council (CSIC),
Almeria, Spain since 1999.
Dr. S. Aragón, Biological Station of Doñana, Sevilla, Spain: Molecular evolution and
phylogeny of brood parasitic Cuculidae. 1995-1998. Assistant professor at Université
Paris VI, Paris, France, since 1998.
Dr. G. Sorci, Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France:
Comparative and experimental studies of brood parasitism and nest predation. 19951996. Permanent scientist at French Research Council (CNRS), Paris, France 1997-2005
and at French Research Council (CNRS), University of Bourgogne, Dijon, France since
2005.
Dr. Ph. Christe, Department of Zoology, University of Lausanne, Schweiz: Heritability
of resistance to parasites under different levels of parasitism. 1996. Lecturer at
Department of Biology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland since 2006.
Dr. A. Barbosa, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain: Functional
morphology of hirundines and sexual selection. 1996-1998. Permanent scientist at
Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Almeria, Spain since 2001 and at Museo Nacional de
Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain, since 2008.
Dr. S. Merino, Department of Biology, Universidad de Alcala de Henares, Spain: The
evolution of sociality and immune function in birds. 1997-1998. Permanent scientist at
Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain 2000-2008. Research professor at
Spanish Research Council (CSIC), Madrid, Spain since 2008.
Dr. D. Gil, Department of Biological Sciences, University of St. Andrews, Spain:
Maternal testosterone effects on offspring performance. 2000-2002. Permanent scientist
at Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain, since 2008.
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Dr. J. Aviles, Department of Animal Biology, Universidad de Extremadura, Badajoz,
Spain: Quantification of mimicry and evolutionary interactions between brood parasites
and their hosts. 2000-2002. Permanent scientist at EEZA, Almeria, Spain, since 2008.
Dr. B. G. Stokke, Department of Biology, University of Trondheim, Trondheim,
Norway: Population viability models. 2002.
Dr. B. G. Stokke, Department of Biology, University of Trondheim, Trondheim,
Norway: Coevolution and local adaptation in brood parasite-host systems. 2002-2003.
Postdoc at University of Trondheim since 2003.
Dr. P. Matyjasiak, Department of Ecology, University of Warsaw, Poland: Evolution of
feather ornaments and aerodynamics in birds. 2002-2003. Postdoc at Univ. Warsaw,
Poland, since 2003.
Dr. J. Ewen, Department of Biology, University of Melbourne, Australia: Dispersal and
population structure of barn swallows. 2002-2003.
Dr. D. Sicard, Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Université de Paris XI, France: Microsatellite
evolution. 2002. Assistant professor, Université Paris XI, Paris, France since 2002.
Dr. J. Ewen, Department of Biology, University of Melbourne, Australia: Carotenoids
and conservation status of native New Zealand birds. 2003-2004. Postdoc at Zoology
Institute, London, since 2004.
Dr. E. Arriero, Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, CSIC, Madrid, Spain: Immunity
and life history. 2006-2008. Pstdoc at Vogelwarte Radolfzell, Germany since 2008.
Dr. J. Balbontín, Univ. De Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain: Dispersal and climate change.
2007-2008. Lecturer at University of Sevilla, Spain since 2008.
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PhD students
I have supervised 14 PhD students:
M. Björklund: PhD thesis 'Advertisement, conflicts, and mate choice in two passerine
bird species'. Department of Zoology, Uppsala University, Sweden. Submitted and
accepted April 1987. Professor of animal ecology, Uppsala University, Sweden, since
1999.
Ph. Barnard: PhD thesis 'Ornament and body size variation in some African passerine
birds'. Department of Zoology, Uppsala University, Sweden. Submitted and accepted
April 1994. Governmental consultant on biodiversity, Windhoek, Namibia, 1995-2003,
and professor on biodiversity, University of Cape Town, South Africa since 2006.
J. Sundberg: PhD thesis 'Sexual selection in the yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella'.
Department of Zoology, Uppsala University, Sweden. Submitted and accepted April
1994. Project manager on wave-energy project since 2003.
K. Allander: PhD thesis ‘Parasite impact on reproductive success in the great tit, Parus
major’. Department of Zoology, Uppsala University, Sweden. Submitted and accepted
November 1995. Advisor at National Nature Conservation Agency, Sweden, since 2003.
R. Dufva: PhD thesis ‘Parasites, reproductive success and health status in birds’.
Department of Zoology, Uppsala University, Sweden. Submitted and accepted April
1995. Laboratory technician, Uppsala University, since 1998.
M. Eriksson: PhD thesis ‘Consequences for plant reproduction of pollinator preference
for symmetric flowers’. Department of Zoology, Uppsala University, Sweden. Submitted
and accepted April 1996. Curator at Biological Museum, Uppsala University, Sweden
since 1997.
C. Primmer: PhD thesis ‘Genetic studies of avian microsatellite loci’. Department of
Animal Breeding and Genetics, Uppsala University, Sweden (co-supervised with H.
Ellegren). Submitted and accepted October 1997. Lecturer at University of Helsinki,
Finland since 1999, professor since 2004.
N. Cadée: PhD thesis ‘Ecological aspects of stress resistance in the barn swallow
Hirundo rustica’. Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
Submitted and accepted January 2000. Officer RSPB, Glasgow, Scotland since 2006.
S. Schjørring: PhD thesis ‘The use of information for selection of breeding sites in the
great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis’. Department of Zoology, University of
Aarhus, Denmark. Submitted and accepted February 2000. Postdoc at Max-PlanckInstitute for Freshwater Research, Germany. 2000-2003, assistant professor at Université
Paris VI, Paris, France, 2003-2005, and postdoc Imperial College, England, 2006-.
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L. Sz. Garamszegi: PhD thesis ‘Parasitism and the evolution of bird song’. Laboratoire
de Parasitologie Evolutive, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (co-supervised
with J. Török). Submitted and accepted July 2002. Postdoc at Department of Biology,
University of Antwerp, Belgium, 2002-.
P. Ninni: Carotenoid signals in barn swallows. Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive,
Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France. Submitted and accepted July 2003.
M.-C. Gontard-Danek: Speciation and sexual selection in birds. Laboratoire de
Parasitologie Evolutive, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France. Submitted and
accepted January 2004. Postdoc at CNRS, Chizé, France, 2005-2006.
C. Biard: Evolutionary ecology of maternal effects mediated by antioxidants in birds.
Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
Submitted and accepted December 2004. Postdoc at Konrad-Lorenz-Institute, Vienna,
Austria, 2007-.
A. Dreiss: Bird song: a multiple signal for sexual selection? Laboratoire de Parasitologie
Evolutive, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France (co-supervised by E. Danchin).
Submitted and accepted February 2006. Assistant professor at Univ. Lausanne,
Lausanne, Switzerland, since 2007.
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Masters’ students
I have supervised 17 masters’ students:
F. Barnier, Univ. Paris VI, France: ‘Mutations, fruit set and radiation from Chernobyl’.
G. Matessi, Univ. Pavia, Italy: ‘Developmental stability and orientation in migratory
birds’. Department of Population Biology, Copenhagen University, Copenhagen,
Denmark. 1995-1996. Later took a PhD at University of Padova, Italy, 1997-2001.
Postdoc at University of Copenhagen, Denmark since 2002.
A. Camplani, Univ. Milano, Italy: ‘Carotenoids and mate preferences in birds’.
Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France. 1996.
S. Schandorff, Copenhagen Univ., Denmark: ‘Developmental stability and occurrence of
skull lesions in the harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) in the 19th and 20th centuries, with
special emphasis on the seal epizootic in 1988’. Department of Population Biology,
Copenhagen Univ., Denmark. 1996.
M. F. L. Sørensen, Copenhagen Univ., Denmark: ‘Interspecific competition, foraging
niches, and reproduction in tits (Parus) on two Danish islands and the mainland’.
Department of Population Biology, Copenhagen Univ., Denmark. 1996.
M. G. Poulsen, Copenhagen Univ., Denmark: ‘Conservation biology and developmental
instability measured as fluctuating asymmetry in Danish butterflies’. Department of
Population Biology, Copenhagen Univ., Denmark. 1997.
J. Bro-Jørgensen, Copenhagen Univ., Denmark: ‘The ecology and behaviour of the giant
eland (Tragelaphus derbianus, Gray 1847) in the wild’. Department of Population
Biology, Copenhagen Univ., Denmark, 1997. Later took at PhD at University College
London, England, 1998-2002. Postdoc at University of Stirling, Scotland, 2002-2004,
and at Zoology Institute, London, since 2004.
M. Robert, Univ. P. et M. Curie, Paris, France: ‘Modélisation des stratégies d’un parasite
et de son hote: le cas du coucou geai et de la pie’ (co-supervisors M. Hochberg and G.
Sorci). Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Univ. P. et M. Curie, France, 1997. Teaching assistant at
Université Paris VI, Paris, France, 2000-2003.
J. Blount, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Wales: ‘Parasite
virulence and host immune defence: are scavenging birds more immunocompetent than
non-scavenging birds?’ (co-supervisor D. C. Houston). School of Biological Sciences,
University of Wales, Bangor, Wales, 1998. Later took a PhD at University of Glasgow,
Scotland, 1999-2002. Assistant professor at Univ. Exeter, U. K. since 2006.
B. Trentinella, Univ. Montpellier II, Montpellier, France: ‘Immunity and song of the barn
swallow’. Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Univ. P. et M. Curie, France, 1999.
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M.-C. Gontard-Danek, Univ. P. et M. Curie, Paris, France: ‘Speciation, sexual selection
and islands’. Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Univ. P. et M. Curie, France, 1999. Later took a
PhD with me 1999-2004.
C. Perrier, Univ. P. et M. Curie, Paris, France: ‘Ultraviolet reflectance and sexual
selection in the barn swallow Hirundo rustica’. Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Univ. P. et M.
Curie, France, 2000.
L. Rieu, Univ. P. et M. Curie, Paris, France: ‘Genetic differentiation and life-history in
relation to evolution of bird migration’. Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Univ. P. et M. Curie,
France, 2002.
M. Houmøller, Univ. Århus, Denmark: ‘Reproductive trade-offs and immunocompetence
in birds’. Department of Biology, Univ. Århus, Denmark, 2002.
L. Pichegru, Univ. Strassbourg, France: ‘Predation risk, immunity and behaviour’.
Department of Biology, Univ. Strassbourg, France, 2004.
A. Fargevieille, Univ. P. et M. Curie, Paris, France: ‘Détermination des pressions de
sélection à l’origine du cline latitudinal de couleurs dans les populations européennes de
mésanges bleues (Parus caeruleus)’. Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive, Univ. P. et
M. Curie, France, 2005.
F. Barnier, Univ. P. et M. Curie, Paris, France: ‘Effet des radiations sur la production de
pollen et de fruits dans la region de Tchernobyl’. Laboratoire de Parasitologie Evolutive,
Univ. P. et M. Curie, France, 2008.
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Honours students
I have supervised six honors students:
G. Couderc, Univ. Paris VI, France: ‘Predator-mediated natural selection on feather
morphology’.
L.-E. Beijer: ‘Copulation behaviour in ospreys and goshawks’. Department of Zoology,
Uppsala University, Sweden. 1992.
Y. Roschat: ‘Venereal diseases and sexual selection in the barn swallow’. Department of
Zoology, Uppsala University, Sweden. 1994. Veterinarian in Uppsala, Sweden.
P.-Y. Henry, Univ. Montpellier II, Montpellier, France: ‘Immunity and song repertoire
size in birds’. Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Univ. P. et M. Curie, France, 1999. Later took a
PhD at CEFE, Montpellier, France 2000-2003, postdoc at Museum National d’Histoire
Naturelle, Paris since 2006.
A. Campeau-Péloquin, Univ. Montréal, Montréal, Canada: ‘Floral asymmetry and flower
preferences by insects’. Laboratoire d’Ecologie, Univ. P. et M. Curie, France, 1999.
C. Spottiswoode, Univ. Cape Town, South Africa: ‘Extrapair paternity and genetic
variation in birds’. Laboratoire d’Ecologie Evolutive Parasitaire, Univ. P. et M. Curie,
France, 2001. PhD at University of Cambridge, England, 2004. Postdoc at the same
university since 2004.