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.

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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...

According to a study... Press article published in "The Guardian" Press article published in...
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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...
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Nutrition and disease in humans

Over the course of the 20th century, a substantial change in diet took place in...
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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...

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...


169 documents

  • Charlotte Faurie, Dominique Pontier, Michel Raymond. Student athletes claim to have more sexual partners than other students. Evolution and Human Behavior, 2004, 25, pp.1-8. ⟨10.1016/S1090-5138(03)00064-3⟩. ⟨halsde-00184693⟩
  • A. Berthomieu, Pierre Kengne, P. Awono-Ambene, Michel Raymond, D. Fontenille, et al.. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite DNA markers in the malaria vector Anopheles nili. Molecular Ecology Notes, 2003, 3 (3), pp.394-396. ⟨10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00462.x⟩. ⟨hal-01946101⟩
  • Mylène Weill, C. Severini, Marie-Laure Guillemin, Claire Berticat, Arnaud Berthomieu, et al.. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite DNA markers in the malaria vector Anopheles maculipennis. Molecular Ecology Notes, 2003, 3 (3), pp.417 - 419. ⟨10.1046/j.1471-8286.2003.00468.x⟩. ⟨halsde-00334485⟩
  • Mylène Weill, Georges Lutfalla, K. Mogensen, Fabrice Chandre, Arnaud Berthomieu, et al.. Insecticide resistance in mosquito vectors. Nature, 2003, 423, pp.136-137. ⟨10.1038/423136b⟩. ⟨halsde-00186375⟩
  • Michel Raymond, F.L. Roes. Belief in moralizing gods. Evolution and Human Behavior, 2003, 24, pp.126-135. ⟨10.1016/S1090-5138(02)00134-4⟩. ⟨halsde-00186367⟩
  • Anna Cohuet, F. Simard, A. Berthomieu, Michel Raymond, D. Fontenille, et al.. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite DNA markers in the malaria vector Anopheles funestus. Molecular Ecology Notes, 2002, 2 (4), pp.498-500. ⟨10.1046/j.1471-8286.2002.00290.x⟩. ⟨hal-01946119⟩
  • Mylene Weill, Philippe Fort, Arnaud Berthomieu, Marie Pierre Dubois, Nicole Pasteur, et al.. A novel acetylcholinesterase gene in mosquitoes codes for the insecticide target and is non-homologous to the ace gene Drosophila. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2002, 269 (1504), pp.2007-2016. ⟨10.1098/rspb.2002.2122⟩. ⟨hal-01946120⟩
  • Claire Berticat, Francois Rousset, Michel Raymond, Arnaud Berthomieu, Mylène Weill. High Wolbachia density in insecticide-resistant mosquitoes. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2002, 269 (1498), pp.1413-1416. ⟨10.1098/rspb.2002.2022⟩. ⟨halsde-00341215⟩
  • Claire Berticat, G. Boquien, Michel Raymond, Christine Chevillon. Insecticide resistance genes induce a mating competition cost in Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Genetics Research, 2002, 79 (1), pp.41-47. ⟨10.1017/S001667230100547X⟩. ⟨halsde-00186376⟩
  • Mylène Weill, M. Marquine, A. Berthomieu, M. Dubois, C. Bernard, et al.. Identification and characterization of novel organophosphate detoxifying esterase alleles in the Guangzhou area of China.. Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, 2001, 17 (4), pp.238-44. ⟨hal-01946124⟩
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