1 Denis Limousin

Denis Limousin – Detailed Curriculum Vitae
Denis LIMOUSIN
Born on May 5th, 1984. French citizenship
Email: [email protected]
Phone:
Fax:
Professional address:
Personal address:
+33 (0)2 47 36 69 80
+33 (0)2 47 36 69 66
Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte – UMR CNRS 6035
Faculté des Sciences et Techniques
Avenue Monge – Parc Grandmont – 37200 TOURS – France
5, rue des grèves 41500 MENARS
CURRENT POSITION
2007 -
PhD student in life sciences
Evolutionary genetics of acoustic communication in Achroia grisella: study of the
genetic correlation between male signal traits and female preference.
Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte – UMR CNRS 6035
University François Rabelais, Tours
Supervisor: Prof. Michael D. Greenfield ([email protected]).
EDUCATION
2005 - 2007
Master Biology, Evolution and Population Control. Rank 4/12
University François Rabelais, Tours
2002 - 2005
Bachelor’s Degree in Biology of Organisms. Rank 5/31
University François Rabelais, Tours
Various formations as part of tutoring and the graduate school
TRAINING AND WORK EXPERIENCE
Research
2006 – 2007
(7 months)
Master 2
Colonial structure and breeding system in the termite Reticulitermes banyulensis
(Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) in natural and urban environment.
Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte – UMR CNRS 6035
University François Rabelais, Tours
Advisor: CNRS Research Director Anne-Geneviève Bagnères
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2005 – 2006
(4 months)
Master 1
Multidisciplinary study of a sub-species of subterranean termite: Reticulitermes
lucifugus corsicus.
Institut de Recherche sur la Biologie de l’Insecte – UMR CNRS 6035
University François Rabelais, Tours
Advisor: CNRS Research Director Anne-Geneviève Bagnères
Teaching
Tutorial work, Licence 1, Oral and Written Expression (92 h)
Tutorial and practical work, Licence 1, Histology (70 h)
Tutorial work, Licence 2, Ethology (10h)
Practical work, Licence 2, Biology of Organisms (9h)
Practical work, Licence 3, Ecology (49 h)
Practical work, Licence 3, Genetics and Molecular Biology (32h)
Practical work, Master 1, Behavioural Ecology (14 h)
Supervision of Students
Training of Gérald Marchand, MSc degree project
Training of Laura Buratti, BSc degree project
SKILLS
Establishment of protocols and handling:
- Behavioural studies:
- Molecular Biology:
Ultrasonic recordings and emissions to understand the behaviour of
an acoustic moth
DNA Extraction, PCR, AFLP, genetic mapping, QTL, population
genetics (microsatellites and sequencing)
Analysis and data processing:
- Acoustic signals:
- Genotyping:
- QTL mapping:
- Population genetics:
- Statistics:
- Other:
Avisoft, Batsound, Cool
GeneMapper
JoinMap, R-QTL
GeneProfiler, Genepop, Structure, F-STAT, BioEdit, Méga
R, SigmaPlot, SigmaStat, Statistica
Word, Excel, PowerPoint, EndNote, Event, Paup
Languages:
- English:
- German:
Fluently read, written and spoken (TOEIC 2006: 865)
Notions
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SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
Limousin, D. & Greenfield, M.D. 2009. Evaluation of amplitude in male song: female waxmoths
respond to fortissimo notes. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 212, 4091-4100.
Lefebvre, T., Châline, N., Limousin, D., Dupont S. & Bagnères, A.G. 2008. From speciation to
introgressive hybridization : the phylogeographic structure of an insular subspecies of termite,
Reticulitermes lucifugus corsicus. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 8:38.
SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
Oral presentations:
Limousin, D. 2009. Evaluation of amplitude in male song: female waxmoths respond to fortissimo
notes. 15th European Meeting of PhD Students in Evolutionary Biology (14-19/08/09, Schoorl, PaysBas).
Dedeine, F., Leniaud, L., Dronnet, S., Kutnik, M., Dupont, S., Limousin, D., Lefebvre, T., DeHeer,
C.J., Vargo, E.L. & Bagnères, A.G. 2006. Breeding system and social organization of Subterranean
termites: insight into European species. IUSSI 2006 Congress (30/07/06 – 04/08/06, Washington, DC,
Etats-Unis).
Posters:
Limousin, D. & Greenfield, M.D. 2008. Evaluation of amplitude in male song: female choice based
on mean vs. peak levels? XIIth Invertebrate Sound and Vibration Meeting (27-30/10/08, Tours,
France).
Lefebvre, T., Limousin, D., Châline, N., & Bagnères, A.G. 2006. Evolution réticulée chez les
Reticulitermes tyrrhéniens: étude phylogéographique de la sous-espèce insulaire Reticulitermes
lucifugus corsicus. UIEIS. Colloque annuel de la section francophone (24-27/04/06, Avignon, France).
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Treasurer and organizer of the 6th meeting in Ecology and Behavior – Tours 2010
Playing music in two harmonies and playing football
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