Research interests
My research interests lie on the ecology and evolution of diverse organisms including plants, insects and fungi. I am particularly interested in understanding the processes driving population structure, genetic and ecological divergence as well as demographic history using genetic and genomic data. I am currently involved in the “IGran” project, which aim is to explore the ecology and evolutionary history of Lophodermium piceae, a common endophytic fungus associated with spruce. To better understand the interaction of the fungus with its host, I will use RAD sequencing to examine the role of geography, environmental factors and demographic history in shaping the genetic divergence and structure of European populations of the fungus, whose host recently experienced repeated bottlenecks during the last glaciations.
Education
Sep. 2016, Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolution
ETH Zurich and EAWAG, Dübendorf, Switzerland
Jun. 2011, M.Sc. In Ecology and Evolution
Université de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France (2nd year)
Université Joseph Fourier, Grenoble, France (1st year)
Jun. 2009, B.A. in Biological Sciences
Université de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
Selected publications
Leys, M., Keller, I., Robinson, C.T. & K. Räsänen (2017) Cryptic lineages of a common alpine mayfly show strong life history divergence. Molecular Ecology, 26 (6)1670-1686
Ryo, M., Leys, M. & C.T. Robinson (2016) Fourier approach for estimating the thermal attributes of streams. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences 20 (8): 3411-3418
Leys, M., Keller, I., Räsänen, K., Gattolliat, J-L. & C.T. Robinson (2016) Distribution and population genetic variation of cryptic species of the alpine mayfly Baetis alpinus (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) in the Central Alps. BMC Evolutionary Biology 16 (77)
Robinson, C.T., Alther, R., Leys, M., Moran, S. & C. Thompson (2015) A note on the trophic structure of alpine streams in the Wind River Mountains, Wyoming, USA. Fundamental and Applied Limnology 187 (1): 43-54
Leys, M., Petit, E., El-Bahloul, Y., Liso, C., Fournet, S. & J-F. Arnaud (2014) Phylogeographic analysis of nuclear and cytoplasmic DNA polymorphisms in the Beta species complex: contrasting patterns of genetic diversity, influence of marine currents and footprints of postglacial recolonisation routes. Ecology and Evolution 4 (10): 1828-1852
Schoebel CN., Brodbeck S., Buehler, D., Cornejo, C., Gajurel, J., Hartikainen, H., Keller, D., Leys, M., Ríčanová, S., Segelbacher, G., Werth, S. & D. Csencsics (2013) Lessons learned from microsatellite development for non-model organisms using 454 pyrosequencing. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 26 (3): 600-611
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