Research
My investigations feed on the interaction between the sciences of evolution and conservation biology. I am investigating the patterns of diversification within several groups of mammals through different evolutionary scales. The ultimate goal of my research is to increase knowledge on the evolutionary dynamics and ecology of heritage taxa and to produce DNA-based tools for the implementation of wildlife management protocols. More recently, I have formalized my spectrum of investigations into transdisciplinarity, focusing on bushmeat hunting sustainability and the nexus between wildlife conservation and health.
Responsabilities, other activities
List of selected publications
Balboa, R. F., Bertola, L. D., Brüniche-Olsen, A., Rasmussen, M. S., Liu, X., Besnard, G., Salmona, J., Santander, C. G., He, S., & Zinner, D. (2024). African bushpigs exhibit porous species boundaries and appeared in Madagascar concurrently with human arrival. Nature Communications, 15(1), 172.
Chaber, A.-L., Moloney, G. K., Renault, V., Morrison-Lanjouw, S., Garigliany, M., Flandroy, L., Pires, D., Busoni, V., Saegerman, C., & Gaubert, P. (2023). Examining the international bushmeat traffic in Belgium: A threat to conservation and public health. One Health, 17, 100605.
Clements, H. S., Do Linh San, E., Hempson, G., Linden, B., Maritz, B., Monadjem, A., Reynolds, C., Siebert, F., Stevens, N., & Biggs, R. (2024). The bii4africa dataset of faunal and floral population intactness estimates across Africa’s major land uses. Scientific data, 11(1), 191.
Djagoun, C. A., Zanvo, S., Azihou, F., Nago, G., Djagoun, J., Vodouhê, F., Djossa, B., Assogbadjo, A. E., Leprieur, F., & Sinsin, B. (2023). Assessing the impact of the wildlife trade in West Africa (Benin): Functional diversity matters too. Global Ecology and Conservation, 47, e02630.
Gaubert, P., Djagoun, C. A., Missoup, A. D., Ales, N., Amougou, C. V., Dipita, A. D., Djagoun, J., Gossé, K. J., Koffi, C. E., & N’Goran, E. M. (2024). Vendors’ perceptions on the bushmeat trade dynamics across West and central Africa during the COVID-19 pandemic: Lessons learned on sanitary measures and awareness campaigns. Environmental Science & Policy, 152, 103649.
Gossé, K. J., Gonedelé‐Bi, S., Dufour, S., Danquah, E., & Gaubert, P. (2024). Conservation genetics of the white‐bellied pangolin in West Africa: A story of lineage admixture, declining demography, and wide sourcing by urban bushmeat markets. Ecology and Evolution, 14(3), e11031.
Gossé, K. J., Gonedelé-Bi, S., Justy, F., Chaber, A.-L., Kramoko, B., & Gaubert, P. (2022). DNA-typing surveillance of the bushmeat in Côte d’Ivoire: a multi-faceted tool for wildlife trade management in West Africa. Conservation Genetics, 23(6), 1073-1088.
Groom, B., Tedesco, P. A., & Gaubert, P. (2023). Systematic review of bushmeat surveys in the tropical African rainforest and recommendations for best scientific practices: A matter of protocol, scale and reporting. Biological Conservation, 283, 110101.
Gu, T.-T., Wu, H., Yang, F., Gaubert, P., Heighton, S. P., Fu, Y., Liu, K., Luo, S.-J., Zhang, H.-R., & Hu, J.-Y. (2023). Genomic analysis reveals a cryptic pangolin species. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(40), e2304096120.
Heighton, S. P., Allio, R., Murienne, J., Salmona, J., Meng, H., Scornavacca, C., Bastos, A. D., Njiokou, F., Pietersen, D. W., & Tilak, M.-K. (2023). Pangolin genomes offer key insights and resources for the world’s most trafficked wild mammals. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 40(10), msad190.
Moloney, G. K., Gaubert, P., Gryseels, S., Verheyen, E., & Chaber, A.-L. (2023). Investigating infectious organisms of public health concern associated with wild meat. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 2023.
Moloney, G. K., Gossé, K. J., Gonedelé-Bi, S., Gaubert, P., & Chaber, A.-L. (2023). Is social media the new wet market? Social media platforms facilitate the online sale of bushmeat in West Africa. One Health, 16, 100503.
