Marion Javal
Updated 23/10/2024
Teaching
- Research in Ecology & Global Change (1st year of Master "Evolutionary Biology") : 1,5h - 2024, Lille University, "Effects of chemical pollutants on odor perception in bumblebees"
- Introduction to research careers (1st year of Master) : 1,5 hour - 2023, Montpellier University
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Sept 2021- Feb 2023 : Temporary lecturer (full-time "ATER", >192 h/year), Montpellier University:
- Experimental ecology and scientific approach (2nd year of Bachelor Degree)
- General ecology: concepts and methods (2nd year of Bachelor Degree)
- Functional ecology (2nd year of Bachelor Degree)
- From cells to organisms (1st year of Bachelor Degree)
- From organisms to ecosystems (1st year of Bachelor Degree)
- Tutored project (3rd year of Bachelor Degree)
- Life cycles (1st year of Bachelor Degree)
- Evolution (2nd year of Bachelor Degree)
- Examiner for Master theses and oral defenses (1st and 2nd years of Master BEE MediAccess, Montpellier University)
- Introduction to research careers (1st year of Master)
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- Insect physiology (Insect diversity module, 4th year) : 1 hour - 2019, Stellenbosch University
- Artificially manipulating field performance of insects (Insect mass-rearing workshop) : 1 hour - 2018, Stellenbosch University
- Principles of physiology and environmental biology (Insect mass-rearing workshop) : 1 hour - 2018, Stellenbosch University
- Evolutive Biogeography (1st year master degree) : 12 hours - 2016, University of Orléans
- Molecular and Evolutive Biology (3rd year of Bachelor Degree) : 16 hours - 2016, University of Orléans
- General Ecology (1st year of Bachelor Degree) : 10 hours - 2016, University of Orléans
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Student supervision
PhD students :
- Julie Sénécal (2024-2027) : Influence of the microbiota on the invasion success of a global pest, Spodoptera frugiperda
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Post-graduate students :
- Giovanny Destour (Master, 2nd year, Montpellier University, 6 months, 2025): Urbanisation and homogenisation of ant communities.
- Lilian Roux (Master, 2nd year, Angers University, 6 months, 2024): Ecotoxicology and chemical ecology of Bombus terrestris.
- Giovanny Destour (Master, 1st year, Montpellier University, 3 months, 2023): Identification of the pathways of introduction of invasive ants of the Tapinoma nigerrimum group in the Metropolis of Montpellier.
- Chantelle Smit (Master, Stellenbosch University, 2 years, 2019-2020) : Understanding pest insect niche shifts through the lens of digestion physiology and metabolic efficiency.
- Gabin Colombini (Master, Orléans University, 2 months, 2016) : Evaluation de la diversité d’insectes xylophages en milieu naturel par utilisation du barcoding.
- Gabin Colombini (Master, 1st year, Orléans University, 2 months, 2015) : Seeking for the impact of the Asian Longhorned Beetle Anoplophora glabripennis on the native fauna : a molecular investigation.
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Undergraduate students :
- Juliette Fernandes (3rd year BSc, Montpellier University, 4 months, 2024): Ecotoxicology and chemical ecology of Bombus terrestris.
- Claire Capra (2nd year BSc, Montpellier University, 1.5 month, 2023): Meta-analysis of the link between reproductive strategy and invasion success in animals.
- Marie Dolfi (2nd year BSc, Montpellier University, 1.5 month, 2023): Impact of environmental stressors on plant-bumble bee chemical communication.
- Thibaut Bachelet (2nd year BSc, Montpellier University, 2 months, 2023): Effect of phthalate exposure on the olfaction of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris.
- Vera Daskalova (2nd year BSc, Montpellier University, 5 months, 2023): Meta-analysis of the link between reproductive strategy and invasion success in animals.
- Aurélien Caries (2nd year BSc, Montpellier University, 4 months, 2022): Evaluation of the thermal preference of two species of invasive ants.
- Juliette Genevet (2nd year BSc, Montpellier University, 4 months, 2022): Evaluation of the thermal preference of two species of invasive ants.
- Baptiste Lecoq (2nd year BSc, Montpellier University, 4 months, 2022): Evaluation of the thermal preference of two species of invasive ants.
- Killian Verlingue (2nd year BSc, Montpellier University, 4 months, 2022): Evaluation of the thermal preference of two species of invasive ants.
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Other activities
- Examiner for Bréa Raynaud-Berton's PhD thesis (2024): "Conséquences phénotypiques et écophysiologiques des variations thermiques à court et long terme sur l'écologie saisonnière de la drosophile à ailes tachetées", Rennes University, France.
- Member of Francisco Martinez Martinez's thesis committee (November 2023 to November 2026) : "Role of natural enemy complementarity and antagonism on herbivore dynamics and biocontrol", Montpellier University, France.
- Examiner for Bathabile Masango's MSc (2024): "Temperature effects on flight performance of Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer: Implications for Invasion Biology", Stellenbosch University, South Africa.
- Member of Raphaëlle Balvay's thesis committee (November 2023 to November 2026) : "Forest strata applied to insects and
microclimate: a sentinel of climate change", Orléans University, France.
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- Participation in Femmes et Sciences training workshops
- Mentoring in the Femmes et Sciences association (since 2024: 1 PhD student)
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