Alexandre Fournier-Level

Optimizing sampling design and sequencing strategy for the genomic analysis of quantitative traits in natural populations

Jefferson F Paril, David J Balding, Alexandre Fournier-Level

Journal article  |  2021  |  MOLECULAR ECOLOGY RESOURCES

Mapping the genes underlying ecologically relevant traits in natural populations is fundamental to develop a molecular understandi..

Sublethal larval exposure to imidacloprid impacts adult behaviour in Drosophila melanogaster

Helen K Young, Shane M Denecke, Charles Robin, Alexandre Fournier-Level

Journal article  |  2019  |  JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Pesticides are now chronically found in numerous ecosystems incurring widespread toxic effects on multiple organisms. For insects,..

Cis- and trans-acting variants contribute to survivorship in a naive Drosophila melanogaster population exposed to ryanoid insecticides

Llewellyn Green, Paul Battlay, Alexandre Fournier-Level, Robert T Good, Charles Robin

Journal article  |  2019  |  PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Insecticide resistance is a paradigm of microevolution, and insecticides are responsible for the strongest cases of recent selecti..

The spread of resistance to imidacloprid is restricted by thermotolerance in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Alexandre Fournier-Level, Robert T Good, Stephen A Wilcox, Rahul Rane, Michelle Schiffer, Wei Chen, Paul Battlay, Trent Perry, Philip Batterham, Ary A Hoffmann, Charles Robin

Journal article  |  2019  |  NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Imidacloprid, the world's most used insecticide, has caused considerable controversy due to harmful effects on non-pest species an..

Loss of Neogenin1 in human colorectal carcinoma cells causes a partial EMT and wound-healing response

Vishal Chaturvedi, Alexandre Fournier-Level, Helen M Cooper, Michael J Murray

Journal article  |  2019  |  SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Neogenin1 (NEO1) is a receptor of the Deleted in Colorectal Carcinoma (DCC)/Frazzled/UNC-40 family, which regulates axon guidance ..

What can genetic association panels tell us about evolutionary processes in insects?

Charles Robin, Paul Battlay, Alexandre Fournier-Level

Journal article  |  2019  |  CURRENT OPINION IN INSECT SCIENCE

If we are to fully comprehend the evolution of insect diversity at a genomic level we need to understand how natural selection can..

The spread of resistance to imidacloprid is restricted by thermotolerance in natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster

Alexandre Fournier-Level, Robert Good, Stephen Wilcox, Rahul Rane, Michelle Schiffer, Wei Chen, Paul Battlay, Trent Perry, Philip Batterham, Ary Hoffmann, Charles Robin

Journal article  |  2019

Imidacloprid, the world’s most utilised insecticide 1 , has raised considerable controversy due to its harmful effects on non-pest..

instaGraminoid, a Novel Colorimetric Method to Assess Herbicide Resistance, Identifies Patterns of Cross-Resistance in Annual Ryegrass.

Jefferson F Paril, Alexandre J Fournier-Level

Journal article  |  2019  |  Plant Phenomics

Herbicide resistance in agricultural weeds is a global problem with an increasing understanding that it is caused by multiple gene..

Cis and trans-acting variants contribute to survivorship in a naïve Drosophila melanogaster population exposed to ryanoid insecticides

Llewellyn Green, Paul Battlay, Alexandre Fournier-Level, Robert Good, Charles Robin

Journal article  |  2018

Insecticide resistance is a paradigm of microevolution and insecticides are responsible for the strongest cases of recent selectio..

Structural Variants and Selective Sweep Foci Contribute to Insecticide Resistance in the Drosophila Genetic Reference Panel

Paul Battlay, Pontus B Leblanc, Llewellyn Green, Nandita R Garud, Joshua M Schmidt, Alexandre Fournier-Level, Charles Robin

Journal article  |  2018  |  G3-GENES GENOMES GENETICS

Patterns of nucleotide polymorphism within populations of Drosophila melanogaster suggest that insecticides have been the selectiv..