Anne‐Lyse Ducrest

3.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
41 papers, 2.6k citations indexed

About

Anne‐Lyse Ducrest is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Nutrition and Dietetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Anne‐Lyse Ducrest has authored 41 papers receiving a total of 2.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 24 papers in Cell Biology, 20 papers in Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and 19 papers in Nutrition and Dietetics. Recurrent topics in Anne‐Lyse Ducrest's work include melanin and skin pigmentation (24 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (19 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (19 papers). Anne‐Lyse Ducrest is often cited by papers focused on melanin and skin pigmentation (24 papers), Animal Behavior and Reproduction (19 papers) and Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques (19 papers). Anne‐Lyse Ducrest collaborates with scholars based in Switzerland, Japan and France. Anne‐Lyse Ducrest's co-authors include Alexandre Roulin, Laurent Keller, Cor Dijkstra, Christian Riols, Markus Nabholz, Joachim Lingner, Kazumasa Wakamatsu, Henrietta Szutorisz, Heinz Richner and Jonathan D. Blount and has published in prestigious journals such as Nucleic Acids Research, PLoS ONE and Trends in Ecology & Evolution.

In The Last Decade

Anne‐Lyse Ducrest

39 papers receiving 2.5k citations

Hit Papers

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Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system, coloration and behavioural syndromes

2008 664 citations Anne‐Lyse Ducrest, Laurent Keller et al. Trends in Ecology & Evolution profile →

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Anne‐Lyse Ducrest

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Juan C. Opazo Chile

Orsolya Vincze Hungary

Miguel Carneiro Portugal

Marilyn Menotti‐Raymond United States

Carlos Ribeiro Portugal

Maria Paula Cruz Schneider Brazil

Kaspar Delhey Germany

Frank Hauser Denmark

Hiroshi Takahashi Japan

Joseph G. Kunkel United States

Juan C. Opazo Chile

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Anne‐Lyse Ducrest

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20 of 20 papers shown

Ducrest, Anne‐Lyse, Luis M. San‐Jose, Samuel Neuenschwander, et al.. (2025). Melanin and Neurotransmitter Signalling Genes Are Differentially Co‐Expressed in Growing Feathers of White and Rufous Barn Owls. Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. 38(2). e70001–e70001.

Cumer, Tristan, et al.. (2024). The recombination landscape of the barn owl, from families to populations. Genetics. 229(1). 1–50.

Cumer, Tristan, Vasileios Bontzorlos, Renato Ceccherelli, et al.. (2021). Genomic consequences of colonisation, migration and genetic drift in barn owl insular populations of the eastern Mediterranean. Molecular Ecology. 31(5). 1375–1388. 8 indexed citations

Cumer, Tristan, Christian Iseli, Emmanuel Beaudoing, et al.. (2021). Unexpected post‐glacial colonisation route explains the white colour of barn owls ( Tyto alba ) from the British Isles. Molecular Ecology. 31(2). 482–497. 14 indexed citations

Löw, Karin, Anne‐Lyse Ducrest, Luis M. San‐Jose, et al.. (2020). Molecular evolution of the proopiomelanocortin system in Barn owl species. PLoS ONE. 15(5). e0231163–e0231163. 3 indexed citations

Ducrest, Anne‐Lyse, Samuel Neuenschwander, Emanuel Schmid‐Siegert, et al.. (2020). New genome assembly of the barn owl (Tyto alba alba). Ecology and Evolution. 10(5). 2284–2298. 8 indexed citations

Ducrest, Anne‐Lyse, et al.. (2019). Expression of glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptor genes co-varies with a stress-related colour signal in barn owls. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 283. 113224–113224. 5 indexed citations

Ducrest, Anne‐Lyse, et al.. (2017). Circulating testosterone and feather-gene expression of receptors and metabolic enzymes in relation to melanin-based colouration in the barn owl. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 250. 36–45. 14 indexed citations

Suchan, Tomasz, et al.. (2016). Differential phenotypic and genetic expression of defence compounds in a plant–herbivore interaction along elevation. Royal Society Open Science. 3(9). 160226–160226. 11 indexed citations

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San‐Jose, Luis M., et al.. (2015). Effect of the MC1R gene on sexual dimorphism in melanin‐based colorations. Molecular Ecology. 24(11). 2794–2808. 28 indexed citations

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Roulin, Alexandre & Anne‐Lyse Ducrest. (2013). Genetics of colouration in birds. Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology. 24(6-7). 594–608. 145 indexed citations

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Scriba, Madeleine F., Anne‐Lyse Ducrest, Isabelle Henry, et al.. (2013). Linking melanism to brain development: expression of a melanism-related gene in barn owl feather follicles covaries with sleep ontogeny. Frontiers in Zoology. 10(1). 42–42. 58 indexed citations

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Gangoso, Laura, Juan Manuel Grande, Anne‐Lyse Ducrest, et al.. (2011). MC1R-dependent, melanin-based colour polymorphism is associated with cell-mediated response in the Eleonora’s falcon. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 24(9). 2055–2063. 79 indexed citations

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Roulin, Alexandre & Anne‐Lyse Ducrest. (2011). Association between melanism, physiology and behaviour: A role for the melanocortin system. European Journal of Pharmacology. 660(1). 226–233. 120 indexed citations

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Gasparini, Julien, Pierre Bize, Romain Piault, et al.. (2009). Strength and cost of an induced immune response are associated with a heritable melanin‐based colour trait in female tawny owls. Journal of Animal Ecology. 78(3). 608–616. 108 indexed citations

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Ducrest, Anne‐Lyse, Laurent Keller, & Alexandre Roulin. (2008). Pleiotropy in the melanocortin system, coloration and behavioural syndromes. Trends in Ecology & Evolution. 23(9). 502–510. 664 indexed citations breakdown →

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Roulin, Alexandre, Philippe Christe, Cor Dijkstra, Anne‐Lyse Ducrest, & Thomas W. Jungi. (2007). Origin-related, environmental, sex, and age determinants of immunocompetence, susceptibility to ectoparasites, and disease symptoms in the barn owl. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 90(4). 703–718. 44 indexed citations

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Ducrest, Anne‐Lyse, et al.. (2006). Ultraviolet reflectance in a melanin-based plumage trait is heritable. Evolutionary ecology research. 8(3). 483–491. 46 indexed citations

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Ducrest, Anne‐Lyse. (2002). Detection of promoter activity by flow cytometric analysis of GFP reporter expression. Nucleic Acids Research. 30(14). 65e–65. 43 indexed citations

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Roulin, Alexandre, Anne‐Lyse Ducrest, & Cor Dijkstra. (1999). Effect of brood size manipulations on parents and offspring in the Barn owl, Tyto alba. Ardea. 87(1). 91–100. 53 indexed citations

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