Paul Acker
About
I study the contemporary response of populations to environmental variation and change. I aim at showing how selection, plasticity, and additive genetic variation jointly shape phenotypic distributions, and hence the heterogeneity of individual life trajectories, and resulting population fates. To improve our understanding of eco-evolutionary dynamics, I couple the renewal of conceptual frameworks with original empirical investigations. I focus on critical traits underlying individual fitness and population growth in spatio-temporally varying environments, e.g. seasonal migration versus residence, breeding versus non-breeding, dispersal versus philopatry. I develop advanced demographic analyses combining capture-recapture and quantitative genetic tools for statistical inference from large-scale long-term individual-based monitoring data collected in the wild.
Publications
2022
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Acker, Paul;
Daunt, Francis;
Wanless, Sarah;
Burthe, Sarah J.;
Newell, Mark A.;
Harris, Michael P.;
Gunn, Carrie;
Swann, Robert L;
Payo-Payo, Ana;
Reid, Jane Margaret.
(2022)
Hierarchical variation in phenotypic flexibility across timescales and associated survival selection shape the dynamics of partial seasonal migration.
The American Naturalist.
volum 201 (2).
Academic article
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Acker, Paul;
Schaub, Michael;
Besnard, Aurélien;
Monnat, Jean-Yves;
Cam, Emmanuelle.
(2022)
Can attraction to and competition for high-quality habitats shape breeding propensity?.
Journal of Animal Ecology.
volum 91 (5).
Academic article
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Fay, Rémi;
Hamel, Sandra;
Van de Pol, Martijn;
Gaillard, Jean Michel;
Yoccoz, Nigel;
Acker, Paul;
Authier, Matthieu;
Larue, Benjamin;
Le Coeur, Christie;
Macdonald, Kaitlin R.;
Nicol-Harper, Alex;
Barbraud, Christophe;
Bonenfant, Christophe;
Van Vuren, Dirk H.;
Cam, Emmanuelle;
Delord, Karine;
Gamelon, Marlène;
Moiron, Maria;
Pelletier, Fanie;
Rotella, Jay J.;
Teplitsky, Céline;
Visser, Marcel E.;
Wells, Caitlin P.;
Wheelwright, Nathaniel T.;
Jenouvrier, Stéphanie;
Sæther, Bernt-Erik.
(2022)
Temporal correlations among demographic parameters are ubiquitous but highly variable across species.
Ecology Letters.
volum 25 (7).
Academic article
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Payo-Payo, Ana;
Acker, Paul;
Bocedi, Greta;
Travis, Justin M. J.;
Burthe, Sarah J.;
Harris, Michael P.;
Wanless, Sarah;
Newell, Mark A.;
Daunt, Francis;
Reid, Jane Margaret.
(2022)
Modelling the responses of partially migratory metapopulations to changing seasonal migration rates: From theory to data.
Journal of Animal Ecology.
volum 91 (9).
Academic article
-
Reid, Jane Margaret;
Acker, Paul.
(2022)
Conceptualizing the evolutionary quantitative genetics of phenological life-history events: Breeding time as a plastic threshold trait.
Evolution Letters.
volum 6 (3).
Academic article
-
Reid, Jane Margaret;
Acker, Paul.
(2022)
Properties of phenotypic plasticity in discrete threshold traits.
Evolution.
volum 76 (2).
Academic article
-
Vaagland, Henriette;
Pedersen, Lisbeth;
Ghalambor, Dionna;
Maaseide, Birte Margrete Torp;
Rønning, Bernt;
Brandtzæg, Nils Einar;
Jeannot, Manon;
Arntsen, Lina Gansmoe;
Hundstad, Erik Hvid;
Acker, Paul;
Berg, Elise Andrea Øien;
Henning, Martine Alexandra Andersen.
(2022)
Skattejakt i naturen.
Forskningstorget
[Kunstnerisk og museal presentasjon] . Forskningsdagene 2022; Trondheim sentrum, Kalvskinnet. 2022-09-23 - 2022-09-24.
Other presentation
2021
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Acker, Paul;
Daunt, Francis;
Wanless, Sarah;
Burthe, Sarah J;
Newell, Mark A;
Harris, Michael P;
Grist, Hannah;
Sturgeon, Jenny;
Swann, Robert L;
Gunn, Carrie;
Payo-Payo, Ana;
Reid, Jane Margaret.
(2021)
Strong survival selection on seasonal migration versus residence induced by extreme climatic events.
Journal of Animal Ecology.
volum 90.
Academic article
-
Acker, Paul;
Burthe, Sarah J;
Newell, Mark A;
Grist, Hannah;
Gunn, Carrie;
Harris, Michael P.;
Payo-Payo, Ana;
Swann, Robert L;
Wanless, Sarah;
Daunt, Francis;
Reid, Jane Margaret.
(2021)
Episodes of opposing survival and reproductive selection cause strong fluctuating selection on seasonal migration versus residence.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
volum 288.
Academic article
-
Fay, Rémi;
Authier, Matthieu;
Hamel, Sandra;
Jenouvrier, Stéphanie;
van de Pol, Martijn;
Cam, Emmanuelle;
Gaillard, Jean-Michel;
Yoccoz, Nigel G.;
Acker, Paul;
Allen, Andrew;
Aubry, Lise M.;
Bonenfant, Christophe;
Caswell, Hal;
Coste, Christophe;
Larue, Benjamin;
Le Coeur, Christie;
Gamelon, Marlène;
Macdonald, Kaitlin R.;
Moiron, Maria;
Nicol-Harper, Alex;
Pelletier, Fanie;
Rotella, Jay J.;
Teplitsky, Celine;
Touzot, Laura;
Wells, Caitlin P.;
Sæther, Bernt-Erik.
(2021)
Quantifying fixed individual heterogeneity in demographic parameters: Performance of correlated random effects for Bernoulli variables.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
volum 13 (1).
Academic article
2020
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Reid, Jane Margaret;
Souter, Moray;
Fenn, Sarah R.;
Acker, Paul;
Payo-Payo, Ana;
Burthe, Sarah J.;
Wanless, Sarah;
Daunt, Francis.
(2020)
Among-individual and within-individual variation in seasonal migration covaries with subsequent reproductive success in a partially-migratory bird.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
volum 287 (1931).
Academic article
2018
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Acker, Paul;
Francesiaz, Charlotte;
Bechet, Arnaud;
Sadoul, Nicolas;
Lessells, Catherine M.;
Pijl, Agata S.;
Besnard, Aurélien.
(2018)
Insights on dispersal and recruitment paradigms: sex-and age-dependent variations in a nomadic breeder.
Oecologia.
volum 186 (1).
Academic article
2017
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Acker, Paul;
Besnard, Aurélien;
Monnat, Jean-Yves;
Cam, Emmanuelle.
(2017)
Breeding habitat selection across spatial scales: is grass always greener on the other side?.
Ecology.
volum 98 (10).
Academic article
2015
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Acker, Paul;
Grégoire, Arnaud;
Rat, Margaux;
Spottiswoode, Claire N.;
van Dijk, René E.;
Paquet, Mathieu;
Kaden, J. C.;
Pradel, Roger;
Hatchwell, Ben J.;
Covas, Rita;
Doutrelant, Claire.
(2015)
Disruptive viability selection on a black plumage trait associated with dominance.
Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
volum 28 (11).
Academic article
2014
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Acker, Paul;
Robert, Alexandre;
Bourget, Romain;
Colas, Bruno.
(2014)
Heterogeneity of reproductive age increases the viability of semelparous populations.
Functional Ecology.
volum 28 (2).
Academic article
Journal publications
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Acker, Paul;
Daunt, Francis;
Wanless, Sarah;
Burthe, Sarah J.;
Newell, Mark A.;
Harris, Michael P.;
Gunn, Carrie;
Swann, Robert L;
Payo-Payo, Ana;
Reid, Jane Margaret.
(2022)
Hierarchical variation in phenotypic flexibility across timescales and associated survival selection shape the dynamics of partial seasonal migration.
The American Naturalist.
volum 201 (2).
Academic article
-
Acker, Paul;
Schaub, Michael;
Besnard, Aurélien;
Monnat, Jean-Yves;
Cam, Emmanuelle.
(2022)
Can attraction to and competition for high-quality habitats shape breeding propensity?.
Journal of Animal Ecology.
volum 91 (5).
Academic article
-
Fay, Rémi;
Hamel, Sandra;
Van de Pol, Martijn;
Gaillard, Jean Michel;
Yoccoz, Nigel;
Acker, Paul;
Authier, Matthieu;
Larue, Benjamin;
Le Coeur, Christie;
Macdonald, Kaitlin R.;
Nicol-Harper, Alex;
Barbraud, Christophe;
Bonenfant, Christophe;
Van Vuren, Dirk H.;
Cam, Emmanuelle;
Delord, Karine;
Gamelon, Marlène;
Moiron, Maria;
Pelletier, Fanie;
Rotella, Jay J.;
Teplitsky, Céline;
Visser, Marcel E.;
Wells, Caitlin P.;
Wheelwright, Nathaniel T.;
Jenouvrier, Stéphanie;
Sæther, Bernt-Erik.
(2022)
Temporal correlations among demographic parameters are ubiquitous but highly variable across species.
Ecology Letters.
volum 25 (7).
Academic article
-
Payo-Payo, Ana;
Acker, Paul;
Bocedi, Greta;
Travis, Justin M. J.;
Burthe, Sarah J.;
Harris, Michael P.;
Wanless, Sarah;
Newell, Mark A.;
Daunt, Francis;
Reid, Jane Margaret.
(2022)
Modelling the responses of partially migratory metapopulations to changing seasonal migration rates: From theory to data.
Journal of Animal Ecology.
volum 91 (9).
Academic article
-
Reid, Jane Margaret;
Acker, Paul.
(2022)
Conceptualizing the evolutionary quantitative genetics of phenological life-history events: Breeding time as a plastic threshold trait.
Evolution Letters.
volum 6 (3).
Academic article
-
Reid, Jane Margaret;
Acker, Paul.
(2022)
Properties of phenotypic plasticity in discrete threshold traits.
Evolution.
volum 76 (2).
Academic article
-
Acker, Paul;
Daunt, Francis;
Wanless, Sarah;
Burthe, Sarah J;
Newell, Mark A;
Harris, Michael P;
Grist, Hannah;
Sturgeon, Jenny;
Swann, Robert L;
Gunn, Carrie;
Payo-Payo, Ana;
Reid, Jane Margaret.
(2021)
Strong survival selection on seasonal migration versus residence induced by extreme climatic events.
Journal of Animal Ecology.
volum 90.
Academic article
-
Acker, Paul;
Burthe, Sarah J;
Newell, Mark A;
Grist, Hannah;
Gunn, Carrie;
Harris, Michael P.;
Payo-Payo, Ana;
Swann, Robert L;
Wanless, Sarah;
Daunt, Francis;
Reid, Jane Margaret.
(2021)
Episodes of opposing survival and reproductive selection cause strong fluctuating selection on seasonal migration versus residence.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
volum 288.
Academic article
-
Fay, Rémi;
Authier, Matthieu;
Hamel, Sandra;
Jenouvrier, Stéphanie;
van de Pol, Martijn;
Cam, Emmanuelle;
Gaillard, Jean-Michel;
Yoccoz, Nigel G.;
Acker, Paul;
Allen, Andrew;
Aubry, Lise M.;
Bonenfant, Christophe;
Caswell, Hal;
Coste, Christophe;
Larue, Benjamin;
Le Coeur, Christie;
Gamelon, Marlène;
Macdonald, Kaitlin R.;
Moiron, Maria;
Nicol-Harper, Alex;
Pelletier, Fanie;
Rotella, Jay J.;
Teplitsky, Celine;
Touzot, Laura;
Wells, Caitlin P.;
Sæther, Bernt-Erik.
(2021)
Quantifying fixed individual heterogeneity in demographic parameters: Performance of correlated random effects for Bernoulli variables.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution.
volum 13 (1).
Academic article
-
Reid, Jane Margaret;
Souter, Moray;
Fenn, Sarah R.;
Acker, Paul;
Payo-Payo, Ana;
Burthe, Sarah J.;
Wanless, Sarah;
Daunt, Francis.
(2020)
Among-individual and within-individual variation in seasonal migration covaries with subsequent reproductive success in a partially-migratory bird.
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Biological Sciences.
volum 287 (1931).
Academic article
-
Acker, Paul;
Francesiaz, Charlotte;
Bechet, Arnaud;
Sadoul, Nicolas;
Lessells, Catherine M.;
Pijl, Agata S.;
Besnard, Aurélien.
(2018)
Insights on dispersal and recruitment paradigms: sex-and age-dependent variations in a nomadic breeder.
Oecologia.
volum 186 (1).
Academic article
-
Acker, Paul;
Besnard, Aurélien;
Monnat, Jean-Yves;
Cam, Emmanuelle.
(2017)
Breeding habitat selection across spatial scales: is grass always greener on the other side?.
Ecology.
volum 98 (10).
Academic article
-
Acker, Paul;
Grégoire, Arnaud;
Rat, Margaux;
Spottiswoode, Claire N.;
van Dijk, René E.;
Paquet, Mathieu;
Kaden, J. C.;
Pradel, Roger;
Hatchwell, Ben J.;
Covas, Rita;
Doutrelant, Claire.
(2015)
Disruptive viability selection on a black plumage trait associated with dominance.
Journal of Evolutionary Biology.
volum 28 (11).
Academic article
-
Acker, Paul;
Robert, Alexandre;
Bourget, Romain;
Colas, Bruno.
(2014)
Heterogeneity of reproductive age increases the viability of semelparous populations.
Functional Ecology.
volum 28 (2).
Academic article
UTSTILLING
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Vaagland, Henriette;
Pedersen, Lisbeth;
Ghalambor, Dionna;
Maaseide, Birte Margrete Torp;
Rønning, Bernt;
Brandtzæg, Nils Einar;
Jeannot, Manon;
Arntsen, Lina Gansmoe;
Hundstad, Erik Hvid;
Acker, Paul;
Berg, Elise Andrea Øien;
Henning, Martine Alexandra Andersen.
(2022)
Skattejakt i naturen.
Forskningstorget
[Kunstnerisk og museal presentasjon] . Forskningsdagene 2022; Trondheim sentrum, Kalvskinnet. 2022-09-23 - 2022-09-24.
Other presentation
Media
2022
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Academic lectureAcker, Paul; Daunt, Francis; Burthe, Sarah J.; Wanless, Sarah; Harris, Mike P.; Newell, Mark A.; Swann, William B.; Reid, Jane Margaret. (2022) Hierarchical plasticity, and selection on plasticity, shape the dynamics of seasonal movement. ESEB Congress ; Prague. 2022-08-15 - 2022-08-19.
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Academic lectureAcker, Paul; Daunt, Francis; Burthe, Sarah J; Reid, Jane Margaret. (2022) Quantifying individual variation, selection, and additive genetic variance in migration versus residence with full-annual-cycle capture-recapture models. International Statistical Ecology Conference ; 2022-06-27 - 2022-07-01.
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Academic lectureReid, Jane Margaret; Acker, Paul; Daunt, Francis; Burthe, Sarah J.; Wanless, Sarah; Harris, Michael P.. (2022) Eco-evolutionary dynamics under spatio-seasonal environmental change. European Society for Evolutionary Biology Congress ; 2022-08-14 - 2022-08-19.
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PosterUgland, Cassandra Regine; Acker, Paul; Daunt, Francis; Fortuna, Rita; Burthe, Sarah; Wanless, Sarah; Harris, Mike; Reid, Jane Margaret. (2022) Strong natural selection on early life expression of seasonal migration vs. residence. British Ecological Society Annual Meeting 2022 . British Ecological Society; Edinburgh. 2022-12-18 - 2022-12-21.
2021
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Academic lectureAcker, Paul; Daunt, Francis; Burthe, Sarah J.; Reid, Jane Margaret. (2021) Quantifying individual variation in migration versus residence within and among year: a dynamic-finite-mixture multi-state capture-recapture model. EURING Analytical Meeting ; Québec. 2021-05-31.
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PosterLe Moullec, Mathilde; Acker, Paul; Grøtan, Vidar; Lee, Aline Magdalena; Herfindal, Ivar; O'Hara, Bob; Martin, Ellen Claire; Peeters, Bart; Bjørkås, Ragnhild; Reid, Jane Margaret; Ringsby, Thor Harald; Sæther, Bernt-Erik; Hansen, Brage Bremset. (2021) How can we assess temporal changes in population synchrony?. Annual Meeting of the British Ecological Society . British Ecological Society; Liverpool, UK. 2021-12-12 - 2021-12-15.
2020
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Academic lectureAcker, Paul; Daunt, Francis; Wanless, Sarah; Burthe, Sarah J.; Harris, Mike P.; Payo-Payo, Ana; Reid, Jane Margaret. (2020) Characterising hidden individual heterogeneity & plasticity in life-histories: A mixture of tactics along the residence-migration continuum. 7th Evolutionary Demography Society annual meeting ; Røros. 2020-10-07.