Lugdivine Burtschell

The impact of human activities on biodiversity is unprecedented, and its management, both in terms of protection and regulation, is now a major challenge for public policy. Ensuring the survival or non-proliferation of a species requires a thorough understanding of its reproduction, a major aspect of which is seasonality, i.e. the temporal distribution of births. Studying the evolution of reproductive seasonality also provides information on the resilience of species to climate change. Having identified mammals as a particularly vulnerable group, my thesis will explore how understanding the evolution of reproductive seasonality in mammals can anticipate their response to climate change, and how taking this into account can improve public policies for protecting and regulating mammal populations.

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