Sébastien Devillard

8.2k citations

70 papers · 5.6k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 24

Genetics top 0.5%
Ecology top 0.5%
Plant Science top 2%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics top 1%

Co-authors: Thibaut Jombart François Balloux Dominique Pontier Ludovic Say Sandrine Ruette Stefano Anile Daniel Ajzenberg Aurelién Mercier
Topics: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (48 papers)Genetic diversity and population structure (29 papers)Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (25 papers)
Cited by: Genetics Ecological Modeling Ecology
Journals: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterologíaEcology Scientific Reports
Partner nations: France United States Italy

In The Last Decade

Sébastien Devillard

65 papers receiving 5.5k citations

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Discriminant analysis of principal components: a new method for the analysis of genetically structured populations

2010 3.7k citations Thibaut Jombart, Sébastien Devillard et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Understanding and Predicting Population Response to Anthropogenic Disturbance: Current Approaches and Novel Opportunities 2025 ·Ecology Letters ·(unknown),Sarah Bull,Sarah Cubaynes,Katrina Davis,Sébastien Devillard,John M. Fryxell,Cara A. Gallagher,Elizabeth A. McHuron,(unknown),Isabel M. Smallegange,Roberto Salguero‐Gómez,Elsa Bonnaud,Christophe Duchamp,Patrick Giraudoux,(unknown),Courtney J. Marneweck,(unknown),(unknown),Sandrine Ruette,Olivier Giménez	0
2	Range expansion and reconnection of historical populations in the Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in France: Insights from heterogeneous data and integrated species distribution modelling 2025 ·Biological Conservation ·(unknown),Sébastien Devillard,(unknown),Marianne Aznar,Olivier Dupuis,Christine Fournier‐Chambrillon,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Alexandre Martin,(unknown),Aidan D. Roche,(unknown),Franck Simonnet,Bastien Thomas,(unknown),Olivier Giménez	0
3	Microsatellites and mitochondrial evidence of multiple introductions of the invasive raccoon Procyon lotor in France 2023 ·Biological Invasions ·(unknown),Pascale Chevret,(unknown),Sandrine Ruette,Tim Adriaens,Koen Van Den Berge,(unknown),François Léger,Géraldine Veron,(unknown),Corinne Régis,(unknown),(unknown),Sébastien Devillard	5
4	Population genomics of Corsican wildcats: Paving the way toward a new subspecies within the Felis silvestris spp. complex? 2023 ·Molecular Ecology ·(unknown),Hélène Henri,(unknown),(unknown),Corinne Régis,Pascale Chevret,Marco Zedda,Adil El Filali,Sandrine Ruette,Sébastien Devillard	0
5	Population density and genetic diversity are positively correlated in wild felids globally 2023 ·Global Ecology and Biogeography ·(unknown),Stefano Anile,Clayton K. Nielsen,Emmanuel Paradis,Sébastien Devillard	5
6	Using pedigree relations to inform capture‐recapture data for the estimation of census population size 2023 ·Journal of Wildlife Management ·(unknown),(unknown),Jean‐Michel Vandel,Sandrine Ruette,Sébastien Devillard	0
7	A common statement on anthropogenic hybridization of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris) 2023 ·Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution ·Beatrice Nussberger,Soraia Barbosa,Mark Beaumont,Mathias Currat,Sébastien Devillard,Marco Heurich,(unknown),Federica Mattucci,Carsten Nowak,Claudio S. Quilodrán,Helen Senn,Paulo C. Alves	9
8	Breaking down population density into different components to better understand its spatial variation 2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·(unknown),Jean‐Michel Vandel,François Léger,Jeanne Duhayer,(unknown),Ludovic Say,Sébastien Devillard,Sandrine Ruette	13
9	Both candidate gene and neutral genetic diversity correlate with parasite resistance in female Mediterranean mouflon 2019 ·BMC Ecology ·(unknown),Mathieu Garel,Sébastien Devillard,Daniel Maillard,Jocelyn Poissant,Maxime Galan,(unknown),(unknown),Jeanne Duhayer,(unknown),Gilles Bourgoin	16
10	Does host socio-spatial behavior lead to a fine-scale spatial genetic structure in its associated parasites? 2019 ·Parasite ·(unknown),Mathieu Garel,Sébastien Devillard,Jeanne Duhayer,(unknown),Hélène Henri,Corinne Régis,Daniel Maillard,Elizabeth Redman,(unknown),(unknown),Gilles Bourgoin	3
11	Phylogeography of Toxoplasma gondii points to a South American origin 2016 ·Infection Genetics and Evolution ·(unknown),(unknown),Emmanuel Paradis,Hilda Fátima Jesus Pena,J. P. Dubey,Chunlei Su,Aurelién Mercier,Sébastien Devillard,Daniel Ajzenberg	55
12	Study design and body mass influence RAIs from camera trap studies: evidence from the Felidae 2015 ·Animal Conservation ·Stefano Anile,Sébastien Devillard	49
13	Linking genetic diversity and temporal fluctuations in population abundance of the introduced feral cat (Felis silvestris catus) on the Kerguelen archipelago 2011 ·HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) ·Sébastien Devillard,Hugues Santin‐Janin,Ludovic Say,Dominique Pontier	0
14	Human impact on genetic diversity of Toxoplasma gondii: Example of the anthropized environment from French Guiana 2011 ·Infection Genetics and Evolution ·Aurelién Mercier,Daniel Ajzenberg,Sébastien Devillard,Magalie Demar,Benoı̂t de Thoisy,Henri Bonnabau,Frédéric Collinet,Rachida Boukhari,Denis Blanchet,Stéphane Simon,Bernard Carme,Marie‐Laure Dardé	76
15	Linking genetic diversity and temporal fluctuations in population abundance of the introduced feral cat (Felis silvestris catus) on the Kerguelen archipelago 2011 ·Molecular Ecology ·Sébastien Devillard,Hugues Santin‐Janin,Ludovic Say,Dominique Pontier	13
16	Additional Haplogroups of Toxoplasma gondii out of Africa: Population Structure and Mouse-Virulence of Strains from Gabon 2010 ·PLoS neglected tropical diseases ·Aurelién Mercier,Sébastien Devillard,Barthélémy Ngoubangoye,Henri Bonnabau,Anne‐Laure Bañuls,Patrick Durand,Bettina Sallé,Daniel Ajzenberg,Marie‐Laure Dardé	117
17	Assessing the effect on survival of natal dispersal using multistate capture–recapture models 2009 ·Ecology ·Sébastien Devillard,(unknown)	19
18	Revealing cryptic spatial patterns in genetic variability by a new multivariate method 2008 ·Heredity ·Thibaut Jombart,Sébastien Devillard,(unknown),Dominique Pontier	465
19	Vaccination of free-living juvenile wild rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) against myxomatosis improved their survival 2007 ·Preventive Veterinary Medicine ·Sébastien Jean,Sébastien Devillard,(unknown),David Fouchet,Dominique Pontier,(unknown)	15
20	Effective size of two feral domestic cat populations (Felis catusL.): effect of the mating system 2004 ·Molecular Ecology ·Renaud Kaeuffer,Dominique Pontier,Sébastien Devillard,Nicolas Perrin	22

About Sébastien Devillard

Sébastien Devillard is a scholar working on Ecology, Ecological Modeling and Genetics, having authored 70 papers that have together received 5.6k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (48 papers), Genetic diversity and population structure (29 papers) and Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies (25 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Genetics (2.9k citations), Ecological Modeling (393 citations) and Ecology (2.1k citations). Sébastien Devillard has collaborated with scholars based in France, United States and Italy. Frequent co-authors include Thibaut Jombart, François Balloux, Dominique Pontier, Ludovic Say, Sandrine Ruette, Stefano Anile, Daniel Ajzenberg, Aurelién Mercier, Alexandre Millon and Jean‐Michel Vandel. Their work appears in journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, Ecology and Scientific Reports.

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