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Abstract Globalization, international trade, climate change, population growth and rapid urbanization are behind the growing number of invasive exotic species and new interactions between organisms, leading to the emergence of new pathogens. Because of …

Abstract The human brain contains an immense number of neuronal types. How is this diversity established during development ? The spatial origin of neural stem cells and their temporal evolution during division contribute to this diversity. Using simpler …

Abstract The second lecture will focus on the book Chronicles as a rewriting of older historical traditions in changed and changing imperial-political environments. It will be shown that Chronicles was (and is) "reforming history" that contributed …

Abstract The Zoroastrian texts supply kind of division of the world and the reason for it which is important for understanding the Persian view of the world in Late Antiquity. In the Middle Persian texts, we come across a story which is not present in the …

Résumé En guise d’introduction à la problématique du colloque, nous nous proposons d’aborder la question des relations entre cour royale et cour divine au I er  millénaire av. J.-C. sous deux angles. En premier lieu, il s’agit de faire un état des lieux …

Abstract The middle of the XIX th century saw the emergence of a new and innovative science : prehistoric archaeology. From 1860 onwards, the beginnings of mankind were presented in museums and at world's fairs. Popular works, illustrated with beautiful …

Abstract Arab petitions have been studied as a distinct genre, combining diplomatic elements (formulas, layout, medium, writing) and a moral framework ("circle of justice"). Yet letters of request on papyrus show that polite petitions, even outside the …

Abstract Life is animated by a secret life of encounters, interactions and associations that are sometimes unsuspected. These biotic interactions can be beneficial, ineffective or harmful. On the whole, interactions are most often mutually beneficial …

Abstract This lecture will address the research front on the effects of landscape structure on its multiple functions. After summarizing the effects of landscape composition, it will focus on the most recent findings on the effects of spatial …

Abstract Understanding the ecological responses of organisms to habitat loss and fragmentation is essential for spatially explicit nature conservation plans in human-dominated landscapes. It is recognized that the greater the amount of habitat in a …