Michel Raymond
Research Director
Human evolutionary biology, by overturning the traditional (but arbitrary) barriers between evolutionary biology and the human sciences, approaches everything related to the human species from a new angle.
I am particularly interested in cultural evolution, conflicts around parental investment, the evolution of aesthetic preferences, the understanding of manual laterality, and certain Darwinian paradoxes (frequent and heritable traits associated with lower survival or reproduction).
I propose an optional teaching module (introduction to human evolutionary biology) in the M2R Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution course.
Raymond et al. 2023
Link to article Latest article on male homosexual preference: how to explain the effect of rank...
People who eat a breakfast rich in refined carbohydrates are considered less attractive...
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Empathy for other species
Rich, diverse and complex, the range of emotions we feel when in contact with other organisms
organisms is...
organisms is...
Nutrition and disease in humans
Over the course of the 20th century, a substantial change in diet took place in...
Genetic adaptation to risk
The aim of this project is to study risk-taking behavior, the possibility of...
A broader cultural view is necessary to study the evolution of sexual orientation
The causality of sexual orientation is probably complex and influenced by multiple factors. We...
164 documents
- Michel Raymond, Daniel Turek, Pierre-André Crochet. Testing Fraternal Birth Order Effects and Antagonistic Effects for Homosexual Men: Power Comparison of Various Methods. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2024, ⟨10.1007/s10508-024-02820-w⟩. ⟨hal-04490296⟩
- Vincent Savolainen, Nathan Bailey, Lisa Diamond, Ashlyn Swift-Gallant, Sergey Gavrilets, et al.. A broader cultural view is necessary to study the evolution of sexual orientation. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2024, 8, pp.181-183. ⟨10.1038/s41559-023-02273-9⟩. ⟨hal-04387904⟩
- Yseult Hejja Brichard, Michel Raymond, Innes C Cuthill, Tamra C Mendelson, Julien P Renoult. From natural to sexual selection: Revealing a hidden preference for camouflage patterns. 2023. ⟨hal-04276906⟩
- Dongwoo Chai, Layla El Mossadeq, Michel Raymond, Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo. Recommended distances for physical distancing during COVID-19 pandemics reveal cultural connections between countries. 2023. ⟨hal-04268604⟩
- Michel Raymond, Daniel Turek, Valérie Durand, Sarah Nila, Bambang Suryobroto, et al.. Increased birth rank of homosexual males: disentangling the older brother effect and sexual antagonism hypothesis. Peer Community Journal, 2023, 3, pp.e22. ⟨10.24072/pcjournal.247⟩. ⟨hal-03796028⟩
- Gwen-Jirō Clochard, Aby Mbengue, Clément Mettling, Birane Diouf, Charlotte Faurie, et al.. The effect of the 7R allele at the DRD4 locus on risk tolerance is independent of background risk in Senegalese fishermen. Scientific Reports, 2023, 13 (1), pp.622. ⟨10.1038/s41598-022-27002-3⟩. ⟨hal-03954770⟩
- Michel Raymond, Pierre-André Crochet. Carving Non-Proximal Explanations for Same-Sex Sexual Orientation. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2022, ⟨10.1007/s10508-022-02497-z⟩. ⟨hal-04284860⟩
- Michel Raymond, Frédéric Thomas. Les paradoxes de la nature. HumenSciences, pp.264, 2022, Quoi de neuf en sciences ?, 9782379315077. ⟨hal-04353130⟩
- Aurélien Miralles, Marine Grandgeorge, Michel Raymond. Self-perceived empathic abilities of people with autism towards living beings mostly differs for humans. Scientific Reports, 2022, 12 (1), pp.6300. ⟨10.1038/s41598-022-10353-2⟩. ⟨hal-03658053⟩
- Mélissa Gentreau, Michel Raymond, Cécilia Samieri, Virginie Chuy, Catherine Féart, et al.. Dietary Glycemic Load and Plasma Amyloid-β Biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease. Nutrients, 2022, 14 (12), pp.2485. ⟨10.3390/nu14122485⟩. ⟨hal-03711040⟩
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