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Impacts of climate change on the future of biodiversity

Bellard C.*, Bertelsmeier C.*, Leadley P., Thuiller W. & Courchamp F. 2012.
Ecology Letters. In press.
(* equal contribution)

Island prioritization for invasive rodent eradications with an emphasis on reinvasion risk

Harris D.B., Gregory S.D., Bull L.S. & Courchamp F. 2012.
Biological Invasions. In press.

Noisy clocks and silent sunrises: measurement methods of daily activity pattern

Nouvellet, P., Rasmussen G.S.A., Macdonald D.W. & Courchamp F. 2012.
Journal of Zoology. In press.

Cat Dilemma: Too Protected To Escape Trophy Hunting?

Palazy L., Bonenfant C., Gaillard J.-M. & Courchamp F. 2011.
PLoS One.6(7): e22424. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0022424

Rarity, trophy hunting and ungulates

Palazy L., Bonenfant C., Gaillard J.-M. & Courchamp F. 2011.
Animal Conservation. doi:10.1111/j.1469-1795.2011.00476.x.

Ant community structure on a small Pacific island: only one native species living with the invaders

Cerdá X., Angulo E., Caut S. & Courchamp F. 2011.
Biological invasions. doi:10.1007/s10530-011-0065-0.

Limited evidence for the demographic Allee effect from numerous species across taxa

Gregory S., Bradshaw C., Brook B. & Courchamp F. 2010.
Ecology. 91/7 : 2151-2161

Safety in numbers: extinction arising from predator-driven Allee effects

Gregory S. & Courchamp F. 2010.
Journal of Animal Ecology. 79/3: 511-514

Trophic experiments to estimate isotope discrimination factors

Caut S., Angulo E. & Courchamp F. 2010.
Journal of Applied Ecology. 47 : 948–954

Dangerously few liaisons : a review of mate-finding Allee effects

Gascoigne J., Berec, K., Gregory S. & Courchamp F. 2009.
Population Ecology 51:355–372

Rare species are valued big time

Angulo E. & Courchamp F. 2009.
PLoS One. 4(4): e5215

Fatal attraction: Rare species in the spotlight

Angulo E., Deves A.-L., Saint Jalmes M. & Courchamp F. 2010.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B. 276: 1331–1337

Avoiding surprise effects on Surprise Island: alien species control in a multi-trophic level perspective

Caut S., Angulo E. & Courchamp F. 2009.
Biological Invasions. 11/7 : 1689-1703

Consumers' taste for rarity drives sturgeons to extinction

Gault A., Meinard Y. & Courchamp F. 2008.
Conservation Letters. 1(5): 199-207

Variation in discrimination factors (∆15N & ∆13C): the effect of diet isotopic values and aplications for diet reconstruction

Caut S., Angulo E. & Courchamp F. 2009.
Journal of Applied Ecology. 46 : 443-453

Management of interacting invasives: ecosystem approaches

Bull L. & Courchamp F. 2009.
In, Invasive Species Management, A Handbook of Principles and Techniques.
M. Clout & Williams, P.A. (eds). Oxford University Press. pp. 232-247.

Discrimination factors (∆15N and ∆13C) in an omnivorous consumer: effect of diet isotopic ratio

Caut S., Angulo E. & Courchamp F. 2008.
Functional Ecology. 22(2): 255-263

Endangering the endangered: the effects of perceived rarity on species exploitation

Hall R.J., Milner-Gulland E.J. & Courchamp F. 2008.
Conservation Letters. 1(2):75-81

Achilles Heel of Sociality Revealed by Energetic Poverty Trap in Cursorial Hunters

Rasmussen G.S.A., Gusset M. & Courchamp F. & Macdonald D.W. 2008
American Naturalist. 172(4): 508-18

Dietary shift of an invasive predator and endangered prey: rats, seabirds and sea turtles

Caut S., Angulo E. & Courchamp F. 2008
Journal of Applied Ecology. 45: 428-437

Caution on isotopic model use for analyses of consumer diet: effect of discrimination factors

Caut S., Angulo E. & Courchamp F. 2008.
Canadian Journal of Zoology 86(5): 438-445

Can bans stimulate wildlife trade?

P. Rivalan, A. M. Rosser*, V. Delmas*, E. Angulo*, L. S. Bull, R. J. Hall, N. Leader-Williams & F. Courchamp. 2007.
Nature 447: 529-530.
(* equal contribution)

Are non-sexual models appropriate for predicting the impact of virus-vectored immunocontraception ?

Deredec A., Berec, L., Boukal, D.S. & Courchamp F. 2007.
Journal of Theoretical Biology 250(2): 281-290

Invading parasitoids suffer no Allee effect: a manipulative field experiment

Fauvergue X., Malausa J.-C., Giuge L. & Courchamp F. 2007
Ecology 88(9): 2392-2403

Rats dying for mice: modelling the competitor release effect

Caut S., Casanovas J.G., Virgos E., Lozano J., Witmer G.W., & Courchamp F. 2007.
Austral Ecology 32: 858-868

Importance of the Allee effect for reintroductions

Deredec A. & Courchamp F. 2007.
Ecoscience 14(4) : 440-451

Double Allee effects and the decline of the critically endangered island fox

Angulo E., Roemer G., Berec L., Gascoigne J. & Courchamp F. 2007.
Conservation Biology 21(4): 1082-1091

Multiple Allee effects and population management

Berec L., Angulo E. & Courchamp F. 2007
Trends in Ecology and Evolution 22(4): 185-191

Value of rarity and species extinction: the anthropogenic Allee effect

F. Courchamp, E. Angulo*, P. Rivalan*, R. Hall*, L. Signoret, L. Bull & Y. Meinard. 2006.
PLoS Biology. 4(12): e415;
(* equal contribution)

Coupling Stable Isotopes with Bioenergetics to Estimate Interspecific Interactions

Caut S., Roemer G., Donlan J. & Courchamp F. 2006.
Ecological Applications 16(5) : 1893-1900.

Combined impacts of Allee effects and parasitism

Deredec A. & Courchamp F. 2006.
Oikos 112: 667-679.

Use of biological invasions and their control to study the dynamics of interacting populations

Courchamp F. & Caut S. 2005.
in Conceptual ecology and invasions biology.
M.W. Cadotte, S.M. McMahon & T. Fukami (eds) Springer, 253–279

Predators and Prey in the Channel Islands: response to Dratch et al. and to Helgen

Roemer G. Woodroffe R. & Courchamp F. 2004.
Science. 305 : 777-778

Implication of temperature-dependent sex determination for population dynamics

Girdondot M., Delmas V., Rivalan P., Courchamp F., Prévot-Julliard A.C. & Matthew Godfrey M. 2007
in Temperature-dependent sex determination in vertebrates.
Valenzuela, N. & V.A. Lance (eds) Smithsonian Books, 148-157

Removing Protected Populations to Save Endangered Species

Courchamp F., Woodroffe, R. & Roemer G. 2004.
Science 302, 5650 : 1532

Extinction thresholds in host-parasite dynamics

Deredec A. & Courchamp F. 2003.
Annales Zoologici Fennici 40: 115-130

Mammal invaders on islands, impact, control and control impact

Courchamp F. Pascal M. & Chapuis J.-L. 2003.
Biological Reviews. 78: 347-383

Golden eagles, feral pigs and insular carnivores: how exotic species turn native predators into prey

Roemer G., Donlan J. & Courchamp F. 2002.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. 99(2): 791-796

Small pack size imposes a trade-off between hunting and pup guarding in the painted hunting dog Lycaon pictus

Courchamp F., Rasmussen G. & Macdonald D. 2002.
Behavioral Ecology. 13: 20-27

Crucial importance of pack size in African wild dogs Lycaon pictus

Courchamp F. & Macdonald D. 2001.
Animal Conservation. 4: 169-174

Transmission of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus in a population of cats (Felis catus)

Courchamp F. & Say L. & Pontier D. 2000.
Wildlife Research. 27: 603-611

Multipack dynamics and the Allee effect in African wild dogs

Courchamp F., Grenfell G. & Clutton-Brock T.2000.
Animal Conservation. 3(4) : 277-286

Impact of natural enemies on obligate cooperators

Courchamp F., Grenfell G. & Clutton-Brock T. 2000.
OIKOS. 91(2) : 311-322

Modelling virus vectored immunocontraception to control domestic cats introduced onto islands

Courchamp F. & Cornell S. 2000
Journal of Applied Ecology. 37(6): 903-913

Detection, identification and correction of a bias in an epidemiological study

Courchamp F. & Say L. & Pontier D. 2000
Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 36: 71-79

Rabbits killing birds: modelling the hyperpredation process

Courchamp F., Langlais M. & Sugihara G. 2000.
Journal of Animal Ecology 69: 154-164

Population dynamics of obligate cooperators

Courchamp F., Grenfell G. & Clutton-Brock T. 1999.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B. 266: 557-564

Control of rabbits to protect birds against cat predation

Courchamp F., Langlais M. & Sugihara G. 1999.
Biological Conservation 89: 219-225

Inverse density dependence and the Allee effect

Courchamp F., Clutton-Brock T. & Grenfell B. 1999.
Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 14: 405-410.

Cats protecting birds: modelling the mesopredator release effect

Courchamp F., Langlais M. & Sugihara G. 1999.
Journal of Animal Ecology. 68: 282-292

Modelling the biological control of alien predator populations to protect native island prey species from extinction

Courchamp F. & Sugihara G. 1999.
Ecological Applications. 9: 112-123

Backcasting population sizes of Ringed and Grey Seals in the Baltic and Lake Saimaa during the 20th century

Kokko H., Helle E., Lindström J., Ranta E., Sipilä T. & Courchamp F. 1999
Annales Zoologici Fennici. 36: 65-73

Infection strategies of three viruses and consequences on virus propagation

Fromont E., Cohen C., Courchamp F., Artois M., Langlais M. & Pontier D. 1999.
Ecologie. 30(4): 221-230

At-risk individuals in Feline Immunodeficiency Virus epidemiology: evidence from a multivariate approach in a natural population of domestic cats (Felis catus)

Courchamp F., Yoccoz N., Artois M. & Pontier D. 1998.
Epidemiology and Infection. 121: 227-238

Retroviruses and sexual size dimorphism in domestic cats (Felis catus L.)

Pontier D., Fromont E., Courchamp F., Artois M. & Yoccoz N. 1998.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B. 265: 167-173.

Infection strategies of retroviruses and social grouping of domestic cats

Fromont E., Courchamp F., Artois M. & Pontier D. 1997.
Canadian Journal of Zoology. 75: 1994-2002

Dynamics of two feline retroviruses (FIV and FeLV) within one population of cats

Courchamp F., Suppo C., Fromont E. & Bouloux C. 1997.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B. 264: 785-794

Modelling the Feline Leukemia Virus (FeLV) in a natural population of cats (Felis catus)

Fromont E., Artois M., Langlais M., Courchamp F. & Pontier D. 1997.
Theoretical Population Biology. 52: 60-70

Population dynamics of Feline Immunodeficiency Virus within populations of cats

Courchamp F., Pontier D., Langlais M. & Artois M. 1995
Journal of Theoretical Biology. 175/4 : 553-560

Modelling the Feline Immunodeficiency Virus within populations of domestic cats (Felis catus)

Courchamp F., Pontier D. & Artois M. 1995
Journal of Biological Systems. 3/3 : 769-777

Impact of two feline retroviruses on natural populations of domestic cat

Courchamp F., Pontier D., Fromont F. & Artois M. 1995.
Mammalia. 59/4 : 589-598

Feline Immunodeficiency Virus: an epidemiological review

Courchamp F. & Pontier D. 1994.
C.R.A.S., III, Life Sciences 317: 1123-1134