Thierry Lodé
Thierry Lodé
Born in 1956, Thierry Lodé is a French biologist teaching evolutionary ecology in the CNRS Units ETHOS (Ethology, Evolution, Ecology, [University of Rennes1] [1], France). He is one of the best specialist of animal sexuality. As VicePresident of council for natural and biodiversity preservation, Thierry Lodé widely contributes in conservation biology, chiefly carnivores (otters, polecat, mink etc…). His work deals mainly with sexual conflict[1], stressing that sexuality appears as a confrontation between males and females. "No norms, he said, no exclusive behaviors exist in natural sexuality but variations of sexual behaviors, from homosexuality to polygyny". Resulting in an antagonistic coevolution, the sexual conflict leads to speciation i.e. the development of new species.
Scientific conceptions
Developing an original point of view, (biodiversity in love), Thierry Lodé analyses the beauty as a result of the supra-normal stimulus in evolution and builts a theory including bilateral symmetry and supra-normal stimulus from the concept developed by Lorenz. Besides, the French kiss consists in a saliva exchange resulting from the exploration of the sexual partner’s immune responses (MHC). He stresses that the divergences which occur resulting from the conflict could lead to sympatric speciation. Arguing that evolution is a historic process for adaptation, he is one of the opponents to creationism and the new intelligent design theory. Finally, analyzing numerous animal strategies, Thierry Lodé denies some major genetic explications in sociobiology and behavioral ecology, especially regarding kin selection.
Social engagement
Thierry Lodé is a nonconformist biologist, engaged in social struggles and extolling a libertarian biology. He developed activities for the liberty of the contraception, asserting that he is against the institution of the marriage, for the equality between sexes and for a sexuality stamping contemporary taboos. He supported José Bové to the last French presidential elections and collaborates to the anarchist newspaper l’Endehors.
Books
• Thierry Lodé "La guerre des sexes chez les animaux, une histoire naturelle de la sexualité" 2006 Eds Odile Jacob ISBN 2-7381-1901-8[2]
• Thierry Lodé "Les stratégies de reproduction des animaux" 2001 Éditions Dunod Masson Sciences[3]
• Thierry Lodé "Génétique des populations" 1998 Editions Ellipses
References
Göran Arsqvist and Locke Rowe "Sexual conflict" Eds Princeton Univ Press, 2005
External links
CNRS Three question to Thierry Lodé [4]
- ^ Göran Arsqvist and Locke Rowe "Sexual conflict" Eds Princeton Univ Press, 2005
- ^ Thierry Lodé "La guerre des sexes chez les animaux, une histoire naturelle de la sexualité" 2006
- ^ Thierry Lodé "Les stratégies de reproduction des animaux" 2001 Éditions Dunod Masson Sciences
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