Dr Sébastien Puechmaille

Affiliations

Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution
UMR5554, CNRS, EPHE, IRD
RDC bat. 22, Case Courrier 64
University of Montpellier
Place Eugène Bataillon
34095 Montpellier Cedex 05
France

Institut Universitaire de France
75005 Paris
France

University of Greifswald
Zoological Institute
Soldmann-Str. 14
D - 17489 Greifswald
Germany

School of Biology and Environmental Sciences
University College Dublin (Zoology)
Belfield, D4
Dublin
Ireland

Education/work

Junior member (2021–present) – Institut Universitaire de France, France
Assistant Professor (HDR) (2018–present) – Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution, University of Montpellier, France
Guest Researcher (2018–present) – Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Germany
Adjunct Lecturer (2014–present) – School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University College Dublin, Ireland
Assistant Professor (2012–2018; Wissenschaftlicher Assistent) – Zoological Institute and Museum, University of Greifswald, Germany
Post-Doctoral Fellow (2010–2012) – The role of sensory ecology in species recognition and its implications for speciation (work supported by an "IRCSET-Marie Curie International Mobility Fellowship in Science, Engineering and Technology" awarded to SJP), University College Dublin, Ireland & Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Germany
Post-Doctoral Researcher (2009–2010) – Evolution of hearing in mammals, University College Dublin, Ireland
Ph.D (2005–2009) – A molecular and ecological investigation into the evolutionary history of Craseonycteris thonglongyai, University College Dublin, Ireland (supervisor: Dr. Emma Teeling)
M.Sc. (2004–2005) – Estimate of demographic parameters through non-invasive genetic data: applications to the lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros), University of Rennes, France (supervisor: Dr. Eric Petit)

Research interest

I am a population geneticist with a strong background in ecology, evolutionary biology, population genetics and phylogenetics. However, my research is founded on an integrative approach combining molecular, morphological, ecological and behavioural data with modelling techniques, and aims to disentangle factors involved in speciation as well as those shaping species distributions through time and space. My work ranges from:

elucidating the proximate and ultimate causes of speciation and the interplay between natural and sexual selection
studies on species distributions and population dynamics (e.g. range shifts/contractions/expansions)
investigations into current population structure in relation to habitat and climatic environment
predictions about the impact that current/future change (e.g. climate change, invasive species, habitat change) will have on species ranges, genetic diversity, connectivity between populations and diseases
studies on host-pathogen interactions with particular attention to pathogen's reservoirs, modes of infection, and transmission and their impact on host fitness

Research grants and funding

2020:

Take Off#3 (MUSE), €93,031 to set up and develop the "University of Montpellier Barcode Of Life" (2020–2025) (PI: S.J. Puechmaille & T. Decaens)

2018:

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), €271,176 to study the population structure, reservoirs and routes of infection of the causative agent of the White Nose disease, Pseudogymnoascus destructans in bats (2018–2021) (PI: S.J. Puechmaille)

2017:

Conservatoire d'espaces naturels de Midi-Pyrénées, €2,000 to investigate the presence of cryptic species in Myotis nattereri (2017–2019) (PI: S.J. Puechmaille)
Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), €675 for attendance to EBRS (European Bat Research Symposium) conference, Donostia, The Basque Country

2016:

Industry Agreement for training by Research Grant (CIFRE), €120,000 to study the effect of highways on population connectivity (PI: S.J. Puechmaille, N. Machon, C. Kerbiriou)
Bat Conservation International, $5,000 to identify the European source population of North American Geomyces destructans, the WNS fungus (PI: S.J. Puechmaille)
Systematics Research Fund (SRF) jointly administered by the Linnean Society and the Systematics Association, £1,070 to investigate the systematics of Vespertilionid tribal relationships (2015-2016, PI: S.J. Puechmaille)

2015:

Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), €6,157 to set up regular exchanges/visits with a collaborator, E. Petit (2016–2017, PI: S.J. Puechmaille)
Rennes Metropole Mobility Grants, €2,125 to carry out experiments in collaboration with E. Petit (INRA, Rennes, France) (2016, PI: S.J. Puechmaille)

2014:

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG), ca. €3,680,000 to set up a Research Training Group at the University of Greifswald (2015–2019, shared between 19 researchers)
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-funded grant project, ca. $200,000 to study the management of bat white-nose-syndrome by suppression of pathogenic environmental reservoirs (2014–2017, PI: D. Blehert & J. Lorch)

2013:

Observatoire des sciences de l'université de Rennes (OSUR), € 950 to cover the costs of visiting a collaborator, Dr. Eric Petit
Bat Conservation International, $27,937 to identify the European source population of North American Geomyces destructans, the WNS fungus (PI: S.J. Puechmaille)

2012:

National Geographic Society / Waitt Grants program, $14,765.00 for exploring bat diversity in the Osa Peninsula and building local capacity for research and long term acoustic monitoring (2011–2013) (PI: E. Boston, G. Chaverri & S.J. Puechmaille)

2011:

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-funded grant project, $222,078 to apply a transcriptome approach to study the host-pathogen interactions in WNS (2011–2013, PI: D. Akiyoshi)

2010:

IRCSET-Marie Curie International Mobility Fellowships in Science, Engineering and Technology, €175,150 (2010–2013; UCD / Max Planck Institute, PI: S.J. Puechmaille)
UCD seed funding, €2,500 to cover publication costs of Open Access publications

2008:

UCD seed funding, €1,200 for attendance to SMBE (Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution) conference, Barcelona, Spain
UCD seed funding, €1,510 for attendance to EBRS (European Bat Research Symposium) conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
The American Genetic Association, $800 for attendance to Congen (Recent Advances in Conservation Genetics) workshop, Gamboa, Panama

2007:

UCD seed funding, €3,500 for attendance to IBRS (International Bat Research Symposium) & NASBR (North Americam Symposium on Bat Research) conference, Merida, Mexico

2005:

Science Foundation Ireland grant, €57,150, (2005–2009; competitive, PhD Scholarship)

Papers published or in press (PDF available upon request)

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2021 and in press

98–Population genetics as a tool to elucidate pathogen reservoirs: Lessons from Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of white-nose disease in bats
Fischer NM, Altewischer A, Ranpal S, Dool SE, Kerth G and Puechmaille S
Molecular Ecology, 2021; in press .
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1111/mec.16249]

97–Genetic diversity in a long-lived mammal is explained by the past's demographic shadow and current connectivity
Lehnen L, Jan P-l, Besnard AL, Fourcy D, Kerth G, Biedermann M, Nyssen P, Schorcht W, Petit EJ and Puechmaille S
Molecular Ecology, 2021; 30 (20): 5048-5063.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1111/mec.16123]

96–A rapid, in-situ minimally-invasive technique to assess infections with Pseudogymnoascus destructans in bats
Fritze M, Puechmaille S, Fickel J, Czirják GÁ and Voigt CC
Acta Chiropterologica, 2021; 23 (1): 259-270.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2021.23.1.022]

95–Heterothermy and antifungal responses in bats
Whiting-Fawcett F, Field KA, Puechmaille S, Blomberg AS and Lilley TM
Current opinion in Microbiology, 2021; 62 61-67.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.mib.2021.05.002]

94–Bat overpasses help bats to cross roads safely by increasing their flight height
Claireau F, Kerbiriou C, Charton F, De Almeida Braga C, Feraille T, Julien J-F, Machon N, Allegrini B, Puechmaille S and Bas Y
Acta Chiropterologica, 2021; 23 (1): 189-198.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2021.23.1.015]

93–Misconceptions and misinformation about bats and viruses
Puechmaille S, Ar Gouilh M, Dechmann DKN, Fenton BM, Cullen G, Medellín R, Mittermeier RA, Racey PA, Reeder DM, Schaer J, Vicente-Santos A, Sechrest W, Viquez-R L and Weber N.
International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021; 105 606-607.
[Open access pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.ijid.2021.02.097]

92–Population genetics as a tool to elucidate pathogen reservoirs: Lessons from Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of white-nose disease in bats
Fischer NM, Altewischer A, Ranpal S, Dool SE, Kerth G and Puechmaille S.
bioRxiv, 2021; 2021.02.04.429503.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1101/2021.02.04.429503]

91–Determinants of defence strategies of a hibernating European bat species towards the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans
Fritze M, Puechmaille S., Costantini D, Fickel J, Voigt CC and Czirják G.
Developmental & Comparative Immunology, 2021; 119: 104017.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.dci.2021.104017]

2020

90–Bat overpasses help bats to cross roads safely by increasing their flight height
Claireau F, Kerbiriou C, Charton F, De Almeida Braga C, Feraille T, Julien J-F, Machon N, Allegrini B, Puechmaille S and Bas Y.
Acta Chiropterologica 2020; in press.

89–Six reference-quality genomes reveal evolution of bat adaptations
Jebb D, Huang Z, Pippel M, Hughes GM, Lavrichenko K, Devanna P, Winkler S, Jermiin LS, Skirmuntt EC, Katzourakis A, Burkitt-Gray L, Ray DA, Sullivan KAM, Roscito JG, Kirilenko BM, Dávalos LM, Corthals AP, Power ML, Jones G, Ransome RD, Dechmann DKN, Locatelli AG, Puechmaille S, Fedrigo O, Jarvis ED, Hiller M, Vernes SC, Myers EW and Teeling EC.
Nature, 2020; 583 (7817): 578–584.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2486-3]

88–Seasonal patterns of Pseudogymnoascus destructans germination indicate host-pathogen coevolution
Fischer NM, Dool SE and Puechmaille S.
Biology Letters, 2020; 16 (6): 20200177.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1098/rsbl.2020.0177]

87–Drivers of longitudinal telomere dynamics in the long-lived bat species, Myotis myotis
Foley NM, Petit EJ, Brazier T, Finarelli JA, Hughes GM, Touzalin F, Puechmaille S. and Teeling EC.
Molecular Ecology, 2020; 29 (16): 2963–2977.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/mec.15395] [Featured in a "News and Views" in Molecular Ecology]

86–Timescale and colony dependent relationships between environmental conditions and plasma oxidative markers in a long-lived bat species
Beaulieu M, Touzalin F, Dool SE, Teeling EC and Puechmaille S.
Conservation Physiology, 2020; 8 (1): coaa083.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1093/conphys/coaa083]

85–Did you wash your caving suit? Cavers' role in the potential spread of Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of White-Nose Disease
Zhelyazkova VL, Hubancheva A, Radoslavov G, Toshkova NL and Puechmaille S.
International Journal of Speleology, 2020; 49 (2): 145–154.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.5038/1827-806X.49.2.2326]

84–Mating type determination within a microsatellite multiplex for the fungal pathogen Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of white-nose disease in bats
Dool SE, Altewischer A, Fischer NM, Drees KP, Foster JT, Fritze M and Puechmaille S.
Conservation Genetics Resources, 2020; 12 (2):45–48.
[Abstract and pdf] [Free full-text view-only version] [doi:10.1007/s12686-018-1064-6]

2019

83–Six new reference-quality bat genomes illuminate the molecular basis and evolution of bat adaptations
Jebb D, Huang Z, Pippel M, Hughes GM, Lavrichenko K, Devanna P, Winkler S, Jermiin LS, Skirmuntt EC, Katzourakis A, Burkitt-Gray L, Ray DA, Sullivan KA, Roscito JG, Kirilenko BM, Davalos LM, Corthals AP, Power M, Jones G, Ransome RD, Dechmann D, Locatelli AG, Puechmaille S, Fedrigo O, Jarvis ED, Springer MS, Hiller M, Vernes SC, Myers EW and Teeling EC.
bioRxiv, 2019; 836874.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1101/836874]

82–Integrating population genetics to define conservation units from the core to the edge of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum western range
Tournayre O, Pons J-B, Leuchtmann M, Leblois R, Piry S, Filippi-Codaccioni O, Loiseau A, Duhayer J, Garin I, Mathews F, Puechmaille S, Charbonnel N and Pontier D.
Ecology and Evolution, 2019; 9 (21): 12272–12290.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1002/ece3.5714]

81–Population-level sensitivity to landscape variables reflects individual-based habitat selection in a woodland bat species
Jan P-L, Zarzoso-Lacoste D, Fourcy D, Baudouin A, Farcy O, Boireau J, Le Gouar P, Puechmaille S and Petit EJ.
bioRxiv, 2019; 752733..
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1101/752733]

80–Range expansion is associated with increased survival and fecundity in a long-lived bat species
Jan P-l, Lehnen L, Besnard AL, Kerth G, Biedermann M, Schorcht W, Petit EJ, Le Gouar P and Puechmaille S.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2019; 286 (1906) 20190384.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1098/rspb.2019.0384]

79–The patterns and possible causes of global geographical variation in the body size of the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum)
Jiang T, Wang J, Wu H, Csorba G, Puechmaille S, Benda P, Boireau J, Toffoli R, Courtois J-Y, Nyssen P, Colombo R and Feng J.
Journal of Biogeography, 2019; 46 (10): 2363–2377.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/jbi.13658]

78–Unavailable names in the Myotis nattereri species complex
Ruedi M, Puechmaille S., Ibáñez C and Juste J.
Journal of Biogeography, 2019; 46 (9): 2145–2146.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/jbi.13665]

77–Longitudinal comparative transcriptomics reveals unique mechanisms underlying extended healthspan in bats
Huang Z, Whelan CV, Foley NM, Jebb D, Touzalin F, Petit EJ, Puechmaille S. and Teeling EC.
Nature Ecology & Evolution, 2019; 16 (1): 150–162.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1038/s41559-019-0913-3]

76–Considering adaptive genetic variation in climate change vulnerability assessment reduces species range loss projections
Razgour O, Forester B, Taggart J, Bekaert M, Juste J, Ibáñez C, Puechmaille S., Fernandez RN, Alberdi A and Manel S.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019; 116: 10418–10423.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1073/pnas.1820663116]

75–Major roads have important negative effects on insectivorous bat activity
Claireau F, Bas Y, Pauwels J, Barré K, Machon N, Allegrini B, Puechmaille S. and Kerbiriou C.
Biological Conservation, 2019; 235: 53–62.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2019.04.002]

74–Screening and biosecutiry for Whie-Nose fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans) in Hawai
Zhelyazkova VL, Toshkova NL, Dool SE, Bonaccorso FJ, Pinzari CA, Montoya-Aiona K and Puechmaille S.
Pacific Science, 2019; 73 (3): 357–365.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.2984/73.3.4]

73–Bat overpasses as an alternative solution to restore habitat connectivity in the context of road requalification
Claireau F, Bas Y, Julien J-F, Machon N, Allegrini B, Puechmaille S. and Kerbiriou C.
Ecological Engineering, 2019; 131: 34–38..
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2019.02.011]

72–Phenotypic plasticity closely linked to climate at origin and resulting in increased mortality under warming and frost stress in a common grass
Kreyling J, Puechmaille S., Malyshev A and Valladares F.
Ecology and Evolution, 2019; 9 (3): 1344–1352.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1002/ece3.4848]

71–Bat overpasses: an insufficient solution to restore habitat connectivity across roads
Claireau F, Bas Y, Puechmaille S., Julien J-F, Allegrini B and Kerbiriou C.
Journal of Applied Ecology, 2019; 56 (3): 573–584.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/1365-2664.13288]

70–A continent-scale study of the social structure and phylogeography of the bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii (Mammalia: Chiroptera), using new microsatellite data
Gürün K, Furman A, Juste J, Ramos Pereira MJ, Palmeirim JM, Puechmaille S, Hulva P, Presetnik P, Hamidovic D, Ibáñez C, Karatas A, Allegrini B, Georgiakakis P, Scaravelli D, Uhrin M, Nicolaou H, Abi-Said MR, Nagy ZL, Gazaryan S and Bilgin R.
Journal of Mammalogy, 2019; 100 (6): 1865–1878.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1093/jmammal/gyz153]

2018

69–Two new cryptic bat species within the Myotis nattereri species complex (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) from the Western Palaearctic
Juste J, Ruedi M, Puechmaille S., Salicini I and Ibáñez C.
Acta Chiropterologica, 2018; 20 (2): 285-300..
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2018.20.2.001]

68–Using Approximate Bayesian Computation to infer sex ratios from acoustic data
Lehnen L, Schorcht W, Karst I, Biedermann M, Kerth G and Puechmaille S.
PLoS ONE, 2018; 13 (6): e0199428.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0199428]

67–Population level mitogenomics of long-lived bats reveals dynamic heteroplasmy and challenges the Free Radical Theory of Ageing
Jebb D, Foley NM, Whelan CV, Touzalin F, Puechmaille S. and Teeling EC.
Scientific Reports, 2018; 8: 13634.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1101/224592]

66–Identifying unusual mortality events in bats: a baseline for bat hibernation monitoring and white-nose syndrome research
Fritze M and Puechmaille S.
Mammal Review, 2018; 48 (3) 224–228.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/mam.12122] [Full list of contributors [pdf]]

65–Male-biased dispersal and the potential impact of human-induced habitat modifications on the Neotropical bat Trachops cirrhosus
Halczok T, Brändel SD, Flores V, Puechmaille S., Tschapka M, Page RA and Kerth G.
Ecology and Evolution, 2018; 8 (12): 6065–6080..
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1002/ece3.4161]

64–SARS-CoV related Betacoronavirus and diverse Alphacoronavirus members found in western old-world
Ar Gouilh M, Puechmaille S., Diancourt L, Vandenbogaert M, Serra-Cobo J, Lopez Roïg M, Brown P, Moutou F, Caro V, Vabret A and Manuguerra J-C.
Virology, 2018; 517 88–97.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.virol.2018.01.014]

63–Growing old, yet staying young: the role of telomeres in bats' exceptional longevity
Foley NM, Hughes GM, Huang Z, Clarke M, Jebb D, Whelan CV, Petit EJ, Touzalin F, Farcy O, Jones G, Ransome RD, Kacprzyk J, O'Connell MJ, Kerth G, Rebelo H, Rodrigues L, Puechmaille S and Teeling EC.
Science Advances, 2018; 4 (2): eaao0926..
[Abstract and open access pdf] [doi:10.1126/sciadv.aao0926]

62–Bat biology, genomes, and the Bat1K Project: to generate chromosome-level genomes for all living bat species
Teeling E, Vernes S, Davalos LM, Ray DA, Gilbert MTP, Myers E and Bat1K Consortium* (*including Puechmaille S.)
Annual Review of Animal Biosciences, 2018; 6 (1)..
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1146/annurev-animal-022516-022811]

61–Mycobiomes of sympatric Amorphophallus albispathus and Camellia sinensis differ in diversity and composition and display clear tissue preferences
Unterseher M, Karunarathna S, Garcia Cruz R, Dagamac NH, Borg Dahl M, Dool SE, Galla M, Herbst L, Nilsson H, Puechmaille S, Schöner MG, Schöner CR, Siddique AB, Teltewskoi A, Wicke K, Würth DG, Wurzbacher C and Hyde KD.
Mycological Progress, 2018; 17(4): 489–500.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1007/s11557-018-1375-8]

60–Is there a link between aging and microbiome diversity in exceptional mammalian longevity?
Hughes GM, Leech J, Puechmaille S, Lopez JV and Teeling EC.
PeerJ, 2018; 6: e4174.
[Abstract and open access pdf] [doi:10.7717/peerj.4174]

59–Combining noninvasive genetics and a new mammalian sex-linked marker provides new tools to investigate population size, structure and individual behaviour: an application to bats
Zarzoso-Lacoste D, Jan P-L, Lehnen L, Girard T, Besnard A-L, Puechmaille S and Petit E.
Molecular Ecology Resources, 2018; 18: 218-228.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/1755-0998.12727]

2017

58–Phylogenetics of a fungal invasion: Origins and widespread dispersal of white-nose syndrome
Drees KP, Lorch JM, Puechmaille S, Parise KL, Wibbelt G, Hoyt JR, Sun K, Jargalsaikhan A, Dalannast M, Palmer JM, Lindner DL, Kilpatrick AM, Pearson T, Keim P, Blehert DS and Foster JT.
mBio, 2017;8(6): e01941–17.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1128/mBio.01941-17]

57–A potent anti-inflammatory response in bat macrophages may be linked to extended longevity and viral tolerance
Kacprzyk J, Hughes GM, Palsson-McDermott EM, Quinn SR, Puechmaille S, O'Neill LAJ, Teeling EC.
Acta Chiropterologica, 2017; 19(2): 219–228.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2017.19.2.001]

56–Stabilization of a bat-pitcher plant mutualism
Schöner MG, Schöner CR, Ermisch R, Puechmaille S, Grafe TU, Tan MC, Kerth G.
Scientific Reports, 2017;7(1): 13170.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1038/s41598-017-13535-5]

55–Which temporal resolution to consider when investigating the impact of climatic data on population dynamics? The case of the lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Jan P-L, Farcy O, Boireau J, Le Texier E, Baudouin A, Le Gouar P, Puechmaille S and Petit EJ.
Oecologia, 2017; 184 (4): 749–761..
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1007/s00442-017-3901-9]

54–Characterization of microsatellites in Pseudogymnoascus destructans for White-nose Syndrome genetic analysis
Drees KP, Parise KL, Rivas SM, Felton LL, Puechmaille S, Keim P and Foster JT.
Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 2017;53(4):869–874.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.7589/2016-09-217]

53–Towards navigating the Minotaur's Labyrinth: cryptic diversity and taxonomic revision within the speciose genus Hipposideros (Hipposideridae)
Foley NM, Goodman SM, Whelan CW, Puechmaille S and Teeling EC.
Acta Chiropterologica, 2017;19(1): 1–18.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2017.19.1.001]

52–Evidence for genetic variation in Natterer's bats (Myotis nattereri) across three regions in Germany but no evidence for co-variation with their associated astroviruses
Halczok T, Fischer K, Gierke R, Zeus V, Meier F, Tress C, Balkema-Buschmann A, Puechmaille S and Kerth G.
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2017; 17(5).
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.1186/s12862-016-0856-0]

51–Con- and heterospecific social groups affect each other's resource use: a study on roost sharing among bat colonies
Zeus V, Puechmaille S and Kerth G.
Animal Behaviour, 2017; 123.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2016.11.015]

50–The complete mitochondrial genome of the Greater Mouse-Eared Bat, Myotis myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)
Jebb D, Foley N, Puechmaille S and Teeling EC
Mitochondrial DNA, 2017; 28: 347–349.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.3109/19401736.2015.1122775]

2016

49–The effects of human-mediated habitat fragmentation on a sedentary woodland-associated species (Rhinolophus hipposideros) at its range margin
Dool SE, Puechmaille S, Kelleher C, McAney K and Teeling EC.
Acta Chiropterologica, 2016; 18(2): 377–393.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.2.006]

48–Patterns of orofacial clefting in the facial morphology of bats: a possible naturally-occurring model of cleft palate
Orr DJA, Teeling EC, Puechmaille S and Finarelli JA.
Journal of Anatomy, 2016; 229(5): 657–672.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/joa.12510]

47–Phylogeographic-based conservation implications for the New Zealand long-tailed bat, (Chalinolobus tuberculatus): identification of a single ESU and a candidate population for genetic rescue
Dool SE, O'Donnell C, F. J., Monks JM, Puechmaille S and Kerth G.
Conservation Genetics, 2016; 17: 1067–1079.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1007/s10592-016-0844-3]

46–Circum-Mediterranean phylogeography of a bat coupled with past environmental niche modelling: a new paradigm for the recolonization of Europe?
Bilgin R, Gürün K, Rebelo H, Puechmaille S, Maraci Ö, Presetnik P, Benda P, Hulva P, Ibáñez C, Hamidovic D, Fressel N, Horáček I, Karataş A, Karataş A, Allegrini B, Georgiakakis P, Gazaryan S, Nagy Z, Abi-Said M, Lučan RK, Bartonička T, Nicolaou H, Scaravelli D, Karapandža B, Uhrin M, Paunović M and Juste J.
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2016; 99: 323–336.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.03.024]

45–Acoustic identification of Mexican bats based on taxonomic and ecological constraints on call design
Zamora-Gutierrez V, Lopez-Gonzalez C, MacSwiney Gonzalez MC, Fenton B, Jones G, Kalko E, Puechmaille S, Stathopoulos V and Jones K.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2016; 7(9): 1082–1091.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/2041-210X.12556] [Data available from the Dryad Digital Repository] [doi:10.5061/dryad.760r8]

44–The program STRUCTURE does not reliably recover the correct population structure when sampling is uneven: sub-sampling and new estimators alleviate the problem
Puechmaille S
Molecular Ecology Resources, 2016; 16(3): 608–627.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/1755-0998.12512] [Data available from the Dryad Digital Repository] [doi:10.5061/dryad.2d4m9] [Featured in the Molecular Ecologist] [Featured in a Perspective in Molecular Ecology Resources]

43–Nuclear introns outperform mitochondrial DNA in inter-specific phylogenetic reconstruction: lessons from horseshoe bats (Rhinolophidae: Chiroptera) (*joint first author)
Dool S, Puechmaille S*, Foley N, Allegrini B, Bastian A, Mutumi G, Maluleke T, Odendaal L, Teeling E and Jacobs D
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2016; 97:196–212.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2016.01.003] [Data available from the Dryad Digital Repository] [doi:10.5061/dryad.s630c]

42–A non-lethal sampling method to obtain, generate and assemble whole-blood transcriptomes from small, wild animals
Huang Z, Gallot A, Lao NT, Puechmaille S, Foley NM, Jebb D, Bekaert M and Teeling EC
Molecular Ecology Resources, 2016; 16(1):150–162.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/1755-0998.12447]

2015

41–Will reduced host connectivity curb the spread of a devastating epidemic? (*invited contribution)
Petit E, and Puechmaille S*
Molecular Ecology, 2015; 24: 5491–5494.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/mec.13406]

40–Bats are acoustically attracted to mutualistic carnivorous plants
Schöner MG, Schöner CR, Simon R, Grafe TU, Puechmaille S, Ji LL and Kerth G
Current Biology, 2015; 25(14): R609–R610.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.05.054] [Nature Research Highlights] [Science News]

39–White-Nose Syndrome fungus introduced from Europe to North America
Leopardi S, Damer B and , Puechmaille S
Current Biology, 2015; 25(6): R217–219.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.01.047]

38–Disease alters macroecological patterns of North American bats
Frick W, Puechmaille S, Hoyt JR, Nickel BA, Langwig KE, Foster JT, Horáček I, Bartonička T, Barlow KE, Haarsma A-J, van der Kooij J, Rodrigues L, Mulkens B, Petrov B, Herzog C, Reynolds R, Stihler CW, Turner GG, Feller D and Kilpatrick AM
Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2015; 24: 741–749.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/geb.12290]

37–How and why overcome the impediments to resolution: lessons from rhinolophid and hipposiderid bats (*joint senior author)
Foley NM, Thong VD, Soisook P, Goodman SM, Armstrong K, Jacobs D, Puechmaille S* and Teeling EC
Molecular Biology and Evolution, 2015; 32(2): 313–333.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1093/molbev/msu329]

2014

36–Further evidence for cryptic north-western refugia in Europe? Mitochondrial phylogeography of the sibling species Pipistrellus pipistrellus and Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Boston ESM, Puechmaille S, Clissmann F and Teeling EC
Acta Chiropterologica, 2014; 16(2): 263–277.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.3161/150811014X687233]

35–Female mate choice can drive the evolution of high frequency echolocation in bats: a case study with Rhinolophus mehelyi
Puechmaille S, Borissov I, Zsebok S, Allegrini B, Hizem MW, Kuenzel S, Schuchmann M, Teeling EC and Siemers BM
PLoS ONE, 2014; 9(7): e103452.
[Open access pdf] [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0103452]

34–Scale-dependent effects of landscape variables on gene flow and population structure in bats
Razgour O, Rebelo H, Puechmaille S, Juste J, Ibáñez C, Kiefer A, Burke T, Dawson DA and Jones G
Diversity and Distributions, 2014; 20(10): 1173–1185.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/ddi.12200]

33–A new species of the Miniopterus schreibersii species complex (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae) from the Maghreb Region, North Africa
Puechmaille S, Allegrini B, Benda P, Gürün K, Šrámek J, Ibáñez C, Juste J and Bilgin R
Zootaxa, 2014; 3794(1): 108–124.
[Abstract and Open access pdf] [doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3794.1.4]

32–Non-invasive genetics can help find rare species: a case study with Rhinolophus mehelyi and R. euryale (Rhinolophidae: Chiroptera) in western Europe
Puechmaille S and Teeling E
Mammalia, 2014; 78(2): 251–255.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1515/mammalia-2013-0040]

2013

31–Skin lesions in European hibernating bats associated with Geomyces destructans, the etiologic agent of White-Nose Syndrome
Wibbelt G, Puechmaille SJ, Ohlendorf B, Mühldorfer C, Bosch T, Görföl T, Passior K, Kurth A, Lacremans D and Forget F
PLoS ONE, 2013; 8(9): e74105.
[Open access pdf] [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0074105]

30–Factors affecting geographic variation in echolocation calls of the endemic Myotis davidii in China
Jiang T, You Y, Liu S, Lu G, Wang L, Wu H, Berquist SW, Ho J, Puechmaille SJ and Feng J
Ethology, 2013; 119(10):881–890.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/eth.12130]

29–The shaping of genetic variation in edge-of-range populations under past and future climate change
Razgour O, Juste J, Ibáñez C, Kiefer A, Rebelo H, Puechmaille SJ, Arlettaz R, Burke T, Dawson DA, Beaumont M and Jones G
Ecology Letters, 2013; 16(10): 1258–1266.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/ele.12158]

28–Premières données sur la présence de la Pipistrelle de Nathusius (Pipistrellus nathusii) en Aveyron
Puechmaille SJ
Le Vespère, 2013; 3 191–194..
[Open access pdf]

27–Vespertilion (Myotis) latipennis (Crespon, 1844) : un nom pour la nouvelle espèce Myotis sp. A du groupe nattereri ?
Allegrini B and Puechmaille SJ
Le Vespère, 2013; 3 181–183..
[Open access pdf]

26–Phylogeography and postglacial recolonisation of Europe by Rhinolophus hipposideros: evidence from multiple genetic markers
Dool, S, Puechmaille S, Dietz C, Juste J, Ibáñez C, Hulva P, Roue S, Petit E, Jones G, Russo D, Toffoli R, Viglino A, Martinoli A, Rossiter SJ and Teeling E
Molecular Ecology, 2013; 22(15): 4055–4070.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/mec.12373]

2012

25–Bat fauna of Tunisia: review of records and new records, morphometrics and echolocation data
Puechmaille S, Hizem W, Allegrini B and Abiadh A
Vespertilio, 2012; 16: 211–239.
[Open access pdf]

24–Phylogeny of the Emballonurini (Emballonuridae) with descriptions of a new genus and species from Madagascar
Goodman SM, Puechmaille S, Friedli-Weyeneth N, Gerlach J, Ruedi M, Schoeman C, Stanley WT and Teeling EC
Journal of Mammalogy, 2012; 93(6): 1440–1455.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1644/11-MAMM-A-271.1]

23–Resolving a mammal mystery: the identity of Paracoelops megalotis (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae)
Thong VD, Dietz C, Denzinger A, Bates PJJ, Puechmaille S, Callou C and Schnitzler H-U
Zootaxa, 2012; 3505: 75–85.
[Preview]

22–A continental-scale tool for acoustic identification of European bats
Walters C, Maltby A, Dietz C, Fenton B, Jones G, Obrist M, Puechmaille S, Sattler T, Siemers B, Jones K and Parsons S
Journal of Applied Ecology, 2012; 49(5): 1064–1074.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2012.02182.x]

21–Horseshoe bats recognise the sex of conspecifics from their echolocation calls
Schuchmann M, Puechmaille S, Siemers B
Acta Chiropterologica, 2012; 14(1): 161–166.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.3161/150811012X654376]

20–Empirical assessment of non-invasive population genetics in bats: comparison of DNA quality from faecal and tissue samples
Boston E, Puechmaille S, Buckley D, Lundy M, Scott D, Prodöhl P, Montgomery I and Teeling E
Acta Chiropterologica, 2012; 14(1): 45–52.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.3161/150811012X654259]

19–Biogeography of Old World emballonurine bats (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae) inferred with mitochondrial and nuclear DNA
Ruedi M, Friedli-Weyeneth N, Teeling EC, Puechmaille S and Goodman SM
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 2012; 64(1): 204–211.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2012.03.019]

18–Genetic analyses reveal further cryptic lineages within the Myotis nattereri species complex
Puechmaille S, Allegrini B, Boston E, Dubourg-Savage M-J, Evin A, Le Bris Y, Knochel A, Lecoq V, Lemaire M, Rist D and Teeling EC
Mammalian Biology – Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 2012; 77(3): 224–228.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.mambio.2011.11.004]

17–Systematics of the Hipposideros turpis complex with a description of a new subspecies from Vietnam
Thong, VD, Puechmaille S, Denzinger A, Bates PJJ, Dietz C, Csorba G, Soisook P, Teeling EC, Matsumura S, Furey N and Schnitzler H-U
Mammal Review, 2012;42(2):166–192.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1111/j.1365-2907.2011.00202.x]

16–A new species of Hipposideros (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from Vietnam
Thong, VD, Puechmaille S, Denzinger A, Csorba G, Dietz C, Bates PJJ, Teeling EC and Schnitzler H-U
Journal of Mammalogy, 2012; 93(1): 1–11.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1644/11-MAMM-A-073.1]

2011

15–The evolution of sensory divergence in the context of limited gene flow in the bumblebee bat
Puechmaille S, Ar Gouilh M, Piyapan P, Yokubol M, Khin Mie Mie, Bates P, Satasook C, Tin Nwe, Si Si Hla Bu, Mackie I, Petit E Teeling EC
Nature Communications, 2011; 2, 573.
[Open access pdf] [doi:10.1038/ncomms1582]

14–SARS-Coronavirus ancestor's foot-prints in South-East Asian bat colonies and the refuge theory
Ar Gouilh M, Puechmaille S, Gonzalez JP, Teeling E, Pattamaporn K and Manuguerra J-C
Infection Genetics and Evolution, 2011; 11(7): 1690–1702.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.meegid.2011.06.021]

13–White nose syndrome: is this emerging disease a threat to European bats?
Puechmaille S, Frick WF, Kunz TH, Racey PA, Voigt C, Wibbelt G and Teeling EC
Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 2011; 26(11): 570–576.
[Abstract and pdf] [doi:10.1016/j.tree.2011.06.013]

12–A critical assessment of the presence of Barbastella barbastellus and Nyctalus noctula in Ireland with a description of N. leisleri echolocation calls from Ireland (*joint first author)
Buckley D, Puechmaille S*, Roche N and Teeling E
Hystrix, Italian Journal of Mammalogy, 2011; 22(1): 111–127.
[Open access pdf] [doi:10.4404/Hystrix-22.1.4472]

11–A rapid PCR-based assay for identification of cryptic Myotis sp. (M. mystacinus, M. brandtii and M. alcathoe)
Boston E, Hanrahan N, Puechmaille S, Ruedi M, Buckley DJ, Lundy M, Scott DD, Prodöhl PA, Montgomery WI, and Teeling EC
Conservation Genetics Resources, 2011; 3(3): 557–563.
[abstract & pdf] [doi:10.1007/s12686-011-9404-9]

10–Effect of sample preservation methods on the viability of Geomyces destructans, the fungus associated with white-nose syndrome in bats
Puechmaille S, Fuller H and Teeling EC
Acta Chiropterologica, 2011; 13(1): 217–221.
[abstract & pdf] [doi:10.3161/150811011X578778]

9–A taxonomic review of Rhinolophus coelophyllus Peters 1867 and R. shameli Tate 1943 (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in continental Southeast Asia
Ith S, Soisook P, Bumrungsri S, Kingston T, Puechmaille S, Struebig M, Si Si Hla Bu, Thong V, Furey N, Hammond N and Bates P
Acta Chiropterologica, 2011; 13(1): 41–59.
[abstract & pdf] [doi:10.3161/150811011X578615]

8–Pan-European distribution of white-nose syndrome fungus (Geomyces destructans) not associated with mass mortality
Puechmaille S, Wibbelt G, Korn V, Fuller H, Forget F, Mühldorfer K, Kurth A, Bogdanowicz W, Borel C, Bosch T, Cherezy T, Drebet M, Görföl T, Haarsma A-J, Herhaus F, Hallart G, Hammer M, Jungmann C, Le Bris Y, Lutsar L, Masing M, Mulkens B, Passior K, Starrach M, Wojtaszewski A, Zöphel U and Teeling EC
PLoS ONE, 2011; 6(4): e19167.
[Open access pdf] [doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0019167]

2005–2010

7–A taxonomic review of Hipposideros halophyllus, with additional information on H. ater and H. cineraceus (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) from Thailand and Myanmar
Douangboubpha B, Bumrungsri S, Murray S, Puechmaille S, Satasook C, Si Si Hla Bu, Harrison D and Bates P
Acta Chiropterologica, 2010; 12(1): 29–50.
[abstract & pdf] [doi:10.3161/150811010X504572]

6–White-nose syndrome fungus (Geomyces destructans) in bat, France
Puechmaille S, Verdeyroux P, Fuller H, Ar Gouilh M, Bekaert M, and Teeling EC
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010; 16(2): 290–293.
[Open Access pdf] [Technical Appendix] [doi:10.3201/eid1602.091391] [Science News of the Week] [Nature News ] [PLoS Biodiversity HUB]

5–Population size, distribution, threats and conservation status of two endangered bat species: Craseonycteris thonglongyai and Hipposideros turpis
Puechmaille S, Soisook P, Yokubol M, Piyapan P, Ar Gouilh M, Khin Mie Mie, Khin Khin Kyaw, Mackie I, Bumrungsri S, Dejtaradol A, Tin Nwe, Si Si Hla Bu, Satasook C, Bates P and Teeling E
Endangered Species Research, 2009; 8(1–2): 15–23.
[abstract & pdf] [Open Access pdf] [doi:10.3354/esr00157]

4–Characterization and multiplex genotyping of 16 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered bumblebee-bat, Craseonycteris thonglongyai (Chiroptera: Craseonycteridae)
Puechmaille S, Yokubol M, Piyapan P, Ar Gouilh M, Khin Mie Mie, Bates P, Satasook C, Tin Nwe, Si Si Hla Bu, Mackie I and Teeling E
Conservation Genetics, 2009; 10(4): 1073–1076.
[abstract & pdf] [doi:10.1007/s10592-008-9691-1]

3–Empirical evaluation of non-invasive Capture-Mark-Recapture estimates of population size based on a single sampling session
Puechmaille S, and Petit E
Journal of Applied Ecology, 2007; 44(4): 843–852.
[abstract & pdf] [doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01321.x]

2–Good DNA from bat droppings
Puechmaille S, Mathy G and Petit E
Acta Chiropterologica, 2007; 9(1): 269–276.
[abstract & pdf] [doi:10.3161/1733-5329(2007)9[269:GDFBD]2.0.CO;2]

1–Characterization of 14 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the lesser horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus hipposideros (Rhinolophidae, Chiroptera)
Puechmaille S, Mathy G and Petit E
Molecular Ecology Notes, 2005; 5(4): 941–944.
[abstract & pdf] [doi:10.1111/j.1471-8286.2005.01123.x]

Papers submitted or in revision (selection)

Book chapters

Mehely's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus mehelyi Matschie, 1901
Puechmaille S
Handbook of the Mammals of Europe (eds. Khackländer K., Zachos F.E.), 2020.
[Abstract & PDF] [doi:10.1007/978-3-319-65038-8_42-1]

White-nose syndrome in bats
Frick W, Puechmaille S and Willis CKR
In Bats in the Anthropocene: Conservation of bats in a changing world (eds. Voigt C.C., Kingston T.), 2016.
[Open Access PDF] [doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25220-9_9]

Software, packages or scripts (Free download)

CMRPopHet (+ Manual; updated 14/03/2011)
Capture Mark Recapture Population estimates (from Petit & Valière, 2006) and Heterogeneity test (from Puechmaille & Petit, 2007)

Download version 2.2.3 as .7zip file

Download version 2.2.3 as .rar file

Kestimator (+ Manual; updated 02/07/2017)
Estimates of the number of clusters K from STRUCTURE outputs (from Puechmaille, 2016)

Download version 1.13 as .zip file

Download version 1.13 as .rar file

Download version 1.12 as .zip file

Download version 1.12 as .rar file

ABC-acoustic (+ Manual; updated 21/06/2018)
Estimates sex-ratio from acoustic data under using Approximate Bayesian Computing (from Lehnen et al., 2018)

Download version 1.0 as .zip file

Presentations at scientific meetings

52–Population genetics as a tool to elucidate pathogen reservoirs: Lessons from Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of white-nose disease in bats
Fischer NM, Altewischer A, Ranpal S, Dool SE, Kerth G and Puechmaille S*
Small Mammals Meeting, INRAE Montpellier, Montpellier, France, 22^nd November 2021 (*denotes speaker)

51–New tools for setting-up large scale monitoring programs of the causative agent of the White-Nose Disease, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, in bats and their environment
Puechmaille S, Fritze M, Niessen L, Fickel J, Wibbelt G, Voigt C and Czirják G
XV^th European Bat Research Symposium, Turku, Finland, 4^th-7^th May 2021

50–All about the life of the lesser horseshoe bat via acoustics
Puechmaille S
18^èmes Rencontres Nationales Chauves-souris, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Bourges, Bourges, France, 26^th-27^th March 2021

49–Recovering NUMTs from full bat genomes, a mine of information
Puechmaille S
Biodiversity Genomics Meeting 2020, Welcome Sanger Institute, 5^th 9^th October 2020

48–On the use and misuse of mitochondrial DNA in taxonomy and phylogeny
Puechmaille S, and Dool SE
XVIII International Bat Research Conference, Phuket, Thailand, 28^th July-1^st August 2019

47–Population Genetic Structure and Movement of the White-Nose Disease Fungus, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, within and between Continents
Puechmaille S, Fischer NM, Ranpal S, Stecker R-M, Altewischer A, Toshkova N, Zhelyazkova V, Blomberg A, Lilley T, Fritze M and Dool SE
XVIII International Bat Research Conference, Phuket, Thailand, 28^th July-1^st August 2019

46–Comparing what is ecologically comparable in interspecific ageing studies
Puechmaille S
The Banbury Center Meeting on Bats: New Models for Aging Research, The Banbury Center, Lloyd Harbor, New York, 11^th-14^th March 2018. (Invited speaker)

45–Origin and impacts of the causative agent of White Nose Disease on hibernating bats
Puechmaille S, Santos H, Rebelo H and Fritze M
91^st Annual Meeting of the German Society for Mammalian Biology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde), Greifswald, Germany, 18^th-21^st September 2017

44–Population genetic structure of Pseudogymnoascus destructans in the Western Palearctic: where did it all start?
Puechmaille S, Ranpal S, Stecker, RM, Fischer N, Altewischer A, Toshkova N, Zhelyazhkova V, Fritze M, Dool S
XIV^th European Bat Research Symposium, Donostia, The Basque Country, 1^st-5^th August 2017

43–Contrasting phylogeography and population structure in two ecologically similar Rhinolophus species, R. euryale and R. mehelyi
Puechmaille S, Allegrini B, Bilgin R, Abiadh A, Mucedda M, Ibáñez C, Juste J, Papadatou E, Georgiakakis P, Russo D, Sharifi M, Salsamendi E, Garin I, Rebelo H, Toffoli R, Courtois J-Y, Rambaut D, Siemers B and Teeling E
XIV^th European Bat Research Symposium, Donostia, The Basque Country, 1^st-5^th August 2017

42–Using genetic and genomic tools to understand disease emergence: a case study with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causative agent of the White-Nose Disease in bats
Puechmaille S, Stecker, RM, Fischer N, Altewischer A, Dool S, Fritze M, Toshkova N, Zhelyazhkova V, Foster J, Drees K, Santos H and Rebelo H
Population Genomics of Fungal and Oomycete Diseases of Animals and Plants Conference, Monte Verità, Ascona, Switzerland, 7^th–11^th May 2017

41–Moving beyond borders: understanding the past to better predict the future for a bat fungal pathogen
Puechmaille S, Stecker, RM, Fischer N, Dool S, Altewischer A, Fritze M, Toshkova N, Zhelyazhkova V, Santos H and Rebelo H
5^th international Berlin bat meeting: Are bats special? Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany, 24^th–26^th February 2017

40–New data retracing the origin of the causative agent of White-Nose Disease to Europe
Puechmaille S
16^èmes Rencontres Nationales Chauves-souris, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Bourges, Bourges, France, 26^th-27^th March 2016

39–Investigations into the origins and spread of the causative agent of White Nose Disease in bats
Puechmaille S
Royal Society Meeting on Tackling emerging threats to animal health, food security and ecosystem resilience: the state of the art, Chicheley Hall, UK, 9^th–10^th March 2016. (Invited speaker)

38–Investigation into the origin and impacts of the causative agent of White Nose Disease on bats
Puechmaille S, Fritze M, Leopardi S, Blake D, Frick W, Kilpatrick M and Rebelo H
27^th International Congress for Conservation Biology, Montpellier, France, 2^nd–6^th August 2015.

37–Investigation into the transmission and spread of Geomyces destructans, the etiologic agent of White Nose Disease
Puechmaille S
4^th International Berlin bat meeting: Movement ecology of bats, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany, 13^th–15^th March 2015.

36–Distribution and ecology of Geomyces destructans in Eurasia and its relationship with bats
Puechmaille S
7^th White Nose Syndrome Symposium, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A., 8^th–12^th Septembre 2014. (Invited speaker)

35–On the presence and ecology of Geomyces destructans in Eurasia and its relationship with bats
Puechmaille S and Fritze M
XIII^th European Bat Research Symposium, Sibenik, Croatia, 1^st–5^th Septembre 2014.

34–Female mate choice can drive the evolution of high frequency echolocation
Puechmaille S, Borissov I, Zsebok S, Allegrini B, Hizem M, Künzel S, Schuchmann M, Teeling E, and Siemers B
XIII^th European Bat Research Symposium, Sibenik, Croatia, 1^st–5^th Septembre 2014.

33–Biogeography and population structure in Rhinolophus mehelyi and R. euryale
Puechmaille S
15^èmes Rencontres Nationales Chauves-souris, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Bourges, Bourges, France, 14^th–16^th March 2014.

32–Modelling Geomyces destructans distribution in North America and Eurasia using ecological niche modelling: what can we learn?
Puechmaille S and Rebelo H
6^th White Nose Syndrome Symposium, Boise, Idaho, U.S.A., 3^rd–6^th Septembre 2013. (Invited speaker)

31–Phylogenomic and population genetic studies elucidate the evolution and functional roles of echolocation in bats
Puechmaille S, Siemers B and Teeling E
XVI International Bat Research Conference & 43^rd NASBR, San José, Costa Rica, 12^th–15^rd August 2013. (Invited speaker)

30–Predicting the potential distribution of Geomyces destructans in Eurasia and North America using ecological niche modelling
Puechmaille S and Rebelo H
XVI International Bat Research Conference & 43^rd NASBR, San José, Costa Rica, 12^th–15^rd August 2013. (Invited speaker)

29–Bats as a novel model to study sensory speciation
Puechmaille S, Siemers B and Teeling E
Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 7^th–11^th July 2013.

28–Modelling Geomyces destructans distribution in North America and Eurasia using ecological niche modelling: what can we learn?
Puechmaille S and Rebelo H
Third international Berlin bat meeting: bats in the anthropocene, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany, 1^st–3^rd March 2013.(Invited speaker)

27–Predicting the potential distribution of Geomyces destructans in Eurasia and North America using ecological niche modelling
Puechmaille S and Rebelo H
5^th White Nose Syndrome Symposium, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A., 4^th–7^th June 2012. (Invited speaker)

26–Morphology, genetics and echolocation, which criteria to use for defining and distinguishing species
Puechmaille S
14^èmes Rencontres Nationales Chauves-souris, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Bourges, Bourges, France, 3^rd–4^th March 2012. (Invited key-note speaker)

25–Overview of the distribution and dynamics of Geomyces destructans across Europe and potential threats to bats
Puechmaille S, Wibbelt G, Frick W, Kunz T, Racey P, Voigt C, and Teeling EC
41^th Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Bat Research, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada, 26^th–29^st October 2011. (Invited speaker)

24–Determining factors shaping population structure in a flying mammal, the bumble-bee bat Craseonycteris thonglongyai
Puechmaille S, Ar Gouilh M, Yokubol M, Piyapan P, Tin Nwe, Si Si Hla Bu, Khin Mie Mie, Satasook C, Bates P, Petit E, Mackie I, and Teeling EC
International Conference in Landscape Genetics, Bialowieza, Poland, 10^th–12^th October 2011. (Invited speaker)

23–Female Rhinolophus mehelyi prefer males with high frequency echolocation calls
Puechmaille S, Schuchmann M, Zsebok S*, Borissov I, Teeling E, and Siemers B
XII^th European Bat Research Symposium, Vilnius, Lithuania, 22^nd–26^th August 2011. (*denotes speaker)

22–Distribution and dynamics of Geomyces destructans across Europe
Puechmaille S and Wibbelt G
4^th White Nose Syndrome Symposium, Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A., 17^th–19^th May 2011. (Invited speaker)

21–Importance of genetics in distinguishing and defining bat species
Puechmaille S
6^th Irish Bat Conference, Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, Ireland, 1^st–3^rd October 2010. (Invited key-note speaker)

20–On the origin of Geomyces destructans, the suspected causative agent of White Nose Syndrome
Puechmaille S
6^th Irish Bat Conference, Ormonde Hotel, Kilkenny, Ireland, 1^st–3^rd October 2010. (Invited speaker)

19–Restricted gene flow is required for sensory speciation in bats
Puechmaille S, Ar Gouilh M, Yokubol M, Piyapan P,Khin Mie Mie, Bates P, Petit E, Mackie I and Teeling E
15^th International Bat Research Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 23^rd–27^th August 2010. (Invited speaker)

18–Population history of Craseonycteris thonglongyai
Puechmaille S, Ar Gouilh M, Yokubol M, Piyapan P,Khin Mie Mie, Bates P, Petit E, Mackie I and Teeling E
15^th International Bat Research Conference, Prague, Czech Republic, 23^rd–27^th August 2010. (Invited speaker)

17–The potential threat of White Nose Syndrome to European bats: an action plan
Puechmaille S (on behalf of the White-Nose Syndrome Consortium)
3^rd White Nose Syndrome Symposium, Pittsburgh, Pensylvania, U.S.A., 25^th–27^th May 2010. (Invited speaker)

16–White Nose Syndrome (WNS), update on the situation and ongoing research
Puechmaille S
13^èmes Rencontres Nationales Chauves-souris, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Bourges, Bourges, France, 20^th–21^st March 2010.

15–Craseonycteris thonglongyai, a bat that does not fly?
Puechmaille S and Teeling E
13^èmes Rencontres Nationales Chauves-souris, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Bourges, Bourges, France, 20^th–21^st March 2010.

14–What do we know about the smallest mammal in the world?
Puechmaille S, Yokubol M, Piyapan P, Khin Mie Mie, Bates P and Teeling E
The National Bat Conference – Bat Conservation Trust, University of York, UK, 18^th–20^th September 2009. (Invited speaker)

13–Does sensory ecology drive speciation in the smallest mammal of the world?
Puechmaille S, Yokubol M, Piyapan P, Ar Gouilh M, Tin Nwe, Si Si Hla Bu, Khin Mie Mie, Satasook C, Bates P and Teeling E
Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Iowa City, U.S.A., 3^rd–7^th June 2009.

12–Is adaptation driving speciation in Craseonycteris thonglongyai: a genetic perspective
Puechmaille S, Yokubol M, Piyapan P, Khin Mie Mie, Bates P and Teeling E
XI^th European Bat Research Symposium, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 18^th–22^nd August 2008. (Best student speaker prize)

11–Bats and viruses
Ar Gouilh M and Puechmaille S*
XI^th European Bat Research Symposium, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 18^th–22^nd August 2008. (*denotes speaker)

10–Does intra-specific echolocation call variation relate to phylogenetic history?
Puechmaille S and Teeling E
V^th Irish Bat Conference, Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen, Ireland, 12^th–13^th October 2007. (Best student speaker prize)

9–Cryptic speciation in Craseonycteris thonglongyai?
Puechmaille S, Bates P and Teeling E
XIV International Bat Research Conference & 37^th NASBR, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, 19^th–23^rd August 2007. (Invited speaker)

8–Noninvasive Genetics: new tools for the study of bat population ecology
Petit E, Rodriguez A and Puechmaille S*
XIV International Bat Research Conference & 37^th NASBR, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, 19^th–23^rd August 2007. (*denotes speaker)

7–Variation in the frequency of the echolocation calls of Craseonycteris thonglongyai in Thailand and Myanmar
Puechmaille S, and Teeling E
The First International South-East Asian Bat Conference, Club Andaman Resort Beach Hotel, Patong, Phuket, Thailand, 7^th–10^th May 2007.

6–Population genetics and conservation status of the samallest mammal in the world, Craseonycteris thonglongyai
Puechmaille S, and Teeling E
2^nd Postgraduate Ecology Forum, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 12^th–13^th March 2007.

5–Craseonycteris thonglongyai: one species or two?
Puechmaille S, and Teeling E
36^th North American Symposium on Bat Research, Hilton Riverside, Wilmington, U.S.A., 18^th–21^st October 2006.

4–Noninvasive genetics: new tools for the study of evolutionary and functional ecology of bats
Petit E, Puechmaille S, and Valière N
The Wildlife Society 13^th Annual Conference, Anchorage, Alaska, 23^rd–27^th September 2006.

3–Towards noninvasive genetics: guano, a promising fertilizer for bat research
Puechmaille S, and Petit E
International Workshop on Bat Taxonomy and Echolocation, Prince of Songkla University, Hat-Yai, Thailand, 21^st–25^th March 2006.

2–Vers une génétique non-invasive : le guano, un engrais prometteur pour la recherche en chiroptérologie
Petit E, Puechmaille S, & le groupe chiroptères de Bretagne Vivante – SEPNB
11^èmes Rencontres Nationales Chauves-souris, Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle de Bourges, Bourges, France, 18^th–19^th March 2006.

1–Population size estimates using a noninvasive Capture-Mark-Recapture method: application to lesser horseshoe bats, Rhinolophus hipposideros, colonies
Puechmaille S, and Petit E
X^th European Bat Research Symposium, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland, 21^st–26^th August 2005.

Poster presentations

Modelling and predicting the occurence of a disease: a case study with White Nose Syndrome
Puechmaille S & Rebelo H.
Young Modellers in Ecology (YoMo) Workshop, Hann Münden, Germany, 1^st–4^th May 2014. (Best poster prize)

Adaptation and selection across a species distribution: the influence of population structure in the world's smallest mammal (the bumble-bee bat)
Puechmaille S, Yokubol M, Piyapan P, Ar Gouilh M, Tin Nwe, Si Si Hla Bu, Kin Mie Mie, Satasook C, Bates P, PEtit E and Teeling E
Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Lyon Convention Center, Lyon, France, 4^th–8^th July 2010.

First evidence for Geomyces destructans in European bats
Puechmaille S, Verdeyroux P, Fuller H, Ar Gouilh M, Bekaert M, and Teeling E
Second international Berlin bat meeting: bat biology and infectious diseases, Federal Institute for Risk Assessment, Berlin, Germany, 19^th–21^st February 2010.

Does sensory ecology drive speciation?
Puechmaille S, Piyapan P, Yokubol M, Satasook C, Tin Nwe, Si Si Hla Bu, Kin Mie Mie, Bates P and Teeling E
Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Recinte Montjuïc – Palau de Congressos de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 5^th–8^th June 2008.

Conservation and phylogeography of the endangered lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Dool S, Hayden T, Puechmaille S and Teeling E
Symposium on Phylogeography and Conservation of Postglacial Relicts, National Museum of Natural History, Luxembourg, 18^th–20^th October 2007.

Phylogeography of the endangered lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Dool S, Hayden T, Puechmaille S and Teeling E
V^th Irish Bat Conference, Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen, Ireland, 12^th–13^th October 2007.

Conservation and phylogeography of the endangered lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Dool S, Hayden T, Puechmaille S and Teeling E
XIV International Bat Research Conference & 37^th NASBR, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, 19^th–23^rd August 2007.

NUMTs and the phylogenetic reconstruction of an ancient lineage
Puechmaille S, Bates P and Teeling E
Annual Meeting of the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada, 24^th–28^th June 2007.

Other non peer-reviewed publications

Bat diversity and activity at subalpine grasslands of Varnous and Triklarion Mountains (NW Greece)
Papadatou E, Puechmaille S, Gremillet X, Georgiakakis P, Galand N, Deguines N, Declercq S, Cheyrezy T and Kazoglou Y
In Dry grasslands of Europe: grazing and ecosystem services, M Vrahnakis, AP Kyriazopoulos, D Chouvardas and G Fotiadis, eds. (Prespa), 2012, pp. 233–238..

Biodiversité fonctionnelle en verger de pommier. Les chauves-souris consomment-elles des ravageurs ?
Jay M, Boreau de Roincé C, Ricard J-M, Garcin A, Mandarin J-F, Lavigne C, Bouvier J-C, Tupinier Y and Puechmaille S.
Infos–Ctifl, 2012; 286 28–34..

Syndrome du museau blanc (WNS) : bilan des connaissances et recherches nécessaires
Puechmaille S
Symbioses, 2012; 28: 32–38.

Vers une génétique non-invasive : le guano, un engrais prometteur pour la recherche en chiroptérologie
Petit E, Puechmaille S
Symbioses, 2008; 21: 10–12.

Bat survey on the subalpine grasslands of Mt Varnous (Florina, Greece): preliminary results
Galand N, Declercq S, Cheyrezy T, Puechmaille S, Grémillet X, Deguines N, Papadatou E and Kazoglou Y
Proceedings of the 7^th Pan-Hellenic Rangeland Congress, 2010.