UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN

Department of
Biological Sciences

Associate Professor, PhD
Adèle Mennerat

Peer-Reviewed Articles 

Jensen CH, Weidner J, Giske J, Jørgensen C, Eliassen S, Mennerat A. 2023.
Adaptive host responses to infection can resemble parasitic manipulation
Ecology and Evolution. 13: e10318. [ doi:10.1002/ece3.10318 ] [ open access ] [ pdf ]
Eliassen S, Krama T, Luoto S, Krams R, Mennerat A, Jõers P, Elferts D, Rantala MJ, Krams IA. 2022.
Reply to Jan T. Lifjeld et al.: Female agency and fitness benefits of mixed-paternity broods remain
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119: e2207741119. [ doi:10.1073/pnas.2207741119 ] [ open access ] [ pdf ] [ Discussion arising from Krams et al. 2022 ]
Krams IA, Mennerat A, Krama T, Krams R, Jõers P, Elferts D, Luoto S, Rantala MJ, Eliassen S. 2022.
Extra-pair paternity explains cooperation in a bird species
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119: e2112004119. [ doi:10.1073/pnas.2112004119 ] [ open access ] [ pdf ]
Mennerat A, Charmantier A, Jørgensen C, Eliassen S. 2018.
Correlates of complete brood failure in blue tits: Could extra-pair mating provide unexplored benefits to females?
Journal of Avian Biology. 49: e01701. [ doi:10.1111/jav.01701 ] [ pdf ]
Mennerat A, Lefèvre T. 2017.
Evidence of epistasis provides further support to the Red Queen theory of host-parasite coevolution
Peer Community in Evolutionary Biology. [ doi:10.24072/pci.evolbiol.100006 ] [ open access ]
Mennerat A, Ugelvik MS, Håkonsrud Jensen C, Skorping A. 2017.
Invest more and die faster: the life history of a parasite on intensive farms
Evolutionary Applications. 10: 890-896. [ doi:10.1111/eva.12488 ] [ open access ] [ pdf ]
Ugelvik MS, Mo T, Mennerat A, Skorping A. 2017.
Atlantic salmon infected with salmon lice are more susceptible to new lice infections
Journal of Fish Diseases. 40: 311-317. [ doi:10.1111/jfd.12514 ] [ pdf ]
Ugelvik MS, Skorping A, Mennerat A. 2017.
Parasite fecundity decreases with increasing parasite load in the salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis infecting Atlantic salmon Salmo salar
Journal of Fish Diseases. 40: 671-678. [ doi:10.1111/jfd.12547 ] [ pdf ]
Ugelvik MS, Skorping A, Moberg O, Mennerat A. 2017.
Evolution of virulence under intensive farming: Salmon lice increase skin lesions and reduce host growth in salmon farms
Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 30: 1136-1142. [ doi:10.1111/jeb.13082 ]
Lambrechts MM, Blondel J, Bernard C, Caro SP, Charmantier A, Demeyrier V, Doutrelant C, Dubuc-Messier G, Fargevieille A, de Franceschi C, Giovannini P, Grégoire A, Lucas A, Mainwaring MC, Marrot P, Mennerat A, Perret S, Perret P. 2016.
Exploring biotic and abiotic determinants of nest size in Mediterranean great tits (Parus major) and blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus).
Ethology. 122: 492-501. [ doi:10.1111/eth.12494 ]
Skorping A, Jensen KH, Mennerat A, Högstedt G. 2016.
When to reproduce? A new answer to an old question
American Naturalist. 187: 540-546. [ doi:10.1086/685423 ] [ open access ] [ pdf ]
Doury G, Pottier J, Ameline A, Mennerat A, Dubois F, Rambaud C, Couty A. 2015.
Bioenergy crops and natural enemies: host plant mediated effects of miscanthus on the aphid parasitoid Lysiphlebus testaceipes
Bioenergy Research. 8: 1275-1273. [ doi:10.1007/s12155-015-9589-y ] [ pdf ]
Mennerat A, Sheldon B. 2014.
How to deal with PCR contamination in molecular microbial ecology
Microbial Ecology. 68: 834-841. [ doi:10.1007/s00248-014-0453-y ] [ pdf ]
Mennerat A, Hamre L, Ebert D, Nilsen F, Dávidová M, Skorping A. 2012.
Life history and virulence are linked in the ectoparasitic salmon louse Lepeophtheirus salmonis
Journal of Evolutionary Biology. 25: 856-861. [ doi:10.1111/j.1420-9101.2012.02474.x ] [ pdf ]
Mennerat A, Nilsen F, Ebert D, Skorping A. 2010.
Intensive farming: Evolutionary implications for parasites and pathogens
Evolutionary Biology. 37: 59-67. [ doi:10.1007/s11692-010-9089-0 ] [ pdf ]
Lambrechts MM, Bourgault P, Mennerat A, Galan MJ, Cartan-Son M, Perret P, Doutrelant C, Charmantier A. 2007.
Cavity-nesting black rats in distinct Corsican oak habitats and their potential impact on breeding Paridae
Folia Zoologica. 56: 445-448. [ open access ] [ pdf ]

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