Michel Raymond

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...

According to a study... Press article published in "The Guardian" Press article published in...

Empathy for other species

Rich, diverse and complex, the range of emotions we feel when in contact with other organisms
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...

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...


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  • F Cui, C.-L. Qiao, B.-C. Shen, M. Marquine, Mylène Weill, et al.. Genetic differentiation of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) in China. Bulletin of Entomological Research, 2007, 97 (03), pp.291. ⟨10.1017/S0007485307004968⟩. ⟨hal-01945518⟩
  • Michel Raymond. Interview: pourquoi chercher le gène de l'homosexualité. Technology review, 2007, 2, pp.74-75. ⟨halsde-00186387⟩
  • Alexandra Alvergne, Charlotte Faurie, Michel Raymond. Differential facial resemblance of young children to their parents: who do children look like more?. Evolution and Human Behavior, 2007, 28, pp.135-144. ⟨10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2006.08.008⟩. ⟨halsde-00186499⟩
  • Luc Djogbénou, Mylène Weill, Jean-Marc Hougard, Michel Raymond, M. Akogbéto, et al.. Characterization of insensitive acetylcholinesterase (ace-1R) in Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae): resistance levels and dominance. Journal of Medical Entomology, 2007, 44, pp.805-810. ⟨10.1093/jmedent/44.5.805⟩. ⟨halsde-00186495⟩
  • Pierrick Labbé, Arnaud Berthomieu, Claire Berticat, Haoues Alout, Michel Raymond, et al.. Independent duplications of the acetylcholinesterase gene conferring insecticide resistance in the mosquito Culex pipiens. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2007, 24 (4), pp.1056-1067. ⟨10.1093/molbev/msm025⟩. ⟨halsde-00186494⟩
  • Elise Huchard, Michel Martinez, Haoues Alout, Emmanuel J.P. Douzery, Georges Lutfalla, et al.. Acetylcholinesterase genes within the Diptera: takeover and loss in true flies. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2006, 273 (1601), pp.2595-2604. ⟨10.1098/rspb.2006.3621⟩. ⟨hal-01945529⟩
  • Feng Cui, Michel Raymond, Arnaud Berthomieu, Haoues Alout, Mylene Weill, et al.. Recent emergence of insensitive acetylcholinesterase in Chinese populations of the mosquito Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae).. Journal of Medical Entomology, 2006, 43 (5), pp.878-83. ⟨10.1093/jmedent/43.5.878⟩. ⟨hal-01945532⟩
  • Olivier Duron, Pierrick Labbé, Claire Berticat, François Rousset, Sylvain Guillot, et al.. High Wolbachia density correlates with cost of infection for insecticide resistant Culex pipiens mosquitoes.. Evolution - International Journal of Organic Evolution, 2006, 60 (2), pp.303-14. ⟨10.1111/j.0014-3820.2006.tb01108.x⟩. ⟨hal-01946020⟩
  • Charlotte Faurie, Alexandra Alvergne, Sébastien Bonenfant, Marcel Goldberg, Serge Hercberg, et al.. Handedness and reproductive success in two large cohorts of French adults. Evolution and Human Behavior, 2006, 27, pp.457-472. ⟨10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2006.04.001⟩. ⟨halsde-00184676⟩
  • F. Cui, L.-F. Lin, C.-L. Qiao, Y. Xu, Maïté Marquine, et al.. Insecticide resistance in Chinese populations of the Culex pipiens complex through esterase overproduction. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, 2006, 120, pp.211-220. ⟨10.1111/j.1570-7458.2006.00453.x⟩. ⟨halsde-00184860⟩
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