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Dr Mylene Mariette

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Research Fellow

Faculty

Faculty of Sci Eng & Built Env

Department

School of Life & Env Sciences

Campus

Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus

Qualifications

Doctor of Philosophy, Macquarie University, 2010

Research interests

My research focuses on the importance of social selection and acoustic communication for the evolution of parental care and cooperation. In particular, I am interested in the role of acoustic communication in regulating cooperation and conflicts within the family, and the effects of early environment on development and individual life history strategies.

 

PhD POSITION AVAILABLE in our lab, deadline for applying 30/04/2018: https://www.ecolsoc.org.au/files/files/ad Incubation Behaviour Deakin studentship 2018.pdf

 

Currently, I am working on:
- Prenatal communication in birds: I am investigating the potential for parents to program the development of their offspring using acoustic signals before hatching, and the role this may play in species adaptation to unpredictable environments. (full text: Mariette & Buchanan 2016 Science; video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDg67kUPAcc)
- Social network and reproductive strategies: I am studying how position in a social network affects reproductive and foraging tactics, as well as the information transfer between colony members in wild zebra finches.
- Coordination of parental care: I test the fitness advantages of behavioural coordination between breeding partners in provisioning and foraging, and their implications for the evolution of bi-parental care.

Recently I have also worked on:
- the effect of sociality and coloniality on parental care, reproductive success and foraging behaviour
- social influences on mate choice, including the rare male effect, and the loser effect (traditionally applied to a fighting context)
- the development of social phenotypes and their relevance for mating strategies and parental care.

I mostly conduct large-scale experiments in the wild or in captivity. The iconic zebra finch has inspired a lot of my research questions, together with the unpredictable arid landscapes that it inhabits.

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Mariette M.M. & Buchanan K.L., 2016. Prenatal acoustic communication programs offspring for high posthatching temperatures in a songbird. Science. 353: 812-814. link full text

Boucaud I.C.A., Mariette M.M. Villain A.S & Vignal C. 2015. Vocal negotiation over parental care? Acoustic communication at the nest predicts partners´ incubation share. J. Linnean Soc. 117:322-336.

Mariette M.M., Buchanan K.L., Buttemer W.A. & Careau V. 2015. Tough decisions: reproductive timing and output vary with individuals’ physiology, behavior and past success in a social opportunistic breeder. Hormone & Behavior. 76: SI23-33.

Mariette M.M. & Griffith S.C. 2015. The adaptive significance of provisioning and foraging coordination between breeding partners. American Naturalist. 185:270-280. “highly cited paper” in Web of Science

Mariette M.M., Cathaud C., Chambon R. & Vignal C. 2013. Juvenile social experience affects pairing success at adulthood: congruence with the loser effect? Proc. Roy. B. 280: 20131514.

Full list at: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mylene_Mariette/contributions

Publications

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2024

Developmental programming by prenatal sounds: insights into possible mechanisms

Mylene Mariette

(2024), Vol. 227, pp. 1-14, Journal of Experimental Biology, Cambridge, Eng., C1

journal article

A prenatal acoustic signal of heat reduces a biomarker of chronic stress at adulthood across seasons

E Udino, M Oscos-Snowball, K Buchanan, M Mariette

(2024), Vol. 15, Frontiers in Physiology, C1

journal article
2023

Prenatal sound experience affects song preferences in male zebra finches

Andrew Katsis, Andrew Bennett, Katherine Buchanan, Sonia Kleindorfer, Mylene Mariette

(2023), Vol. 199, pp. 1-9, Animal Behaviour, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Thermal acclimatisation to heatwave conditions is rapid but sex-specific in wild zebra finches

Anaïs Pessato, Eve Udino, Andrew McKechnie, Andrew Bennett, Mylene Mariette

(2023), Vol. 13, pp. 1-12, Scientific Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article
2022

How to Stay Cool: Early Acoustic and Thermal Experience Alters Individual Behavioural Thermoregulation in the Heat

E Udino, M Mariette

(2022), Vol. 10, pp. 1-13, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1

journal article

A prenatal acoustic signal of heat affects thermoregulation capacities at adulthood in an arid-adapted bird

A Pessato, A McKechnie, M Mariette

(2022), Vol. 12, pp. 1-11, Scientific Reports, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Acute exposure to high temperature affects expression of heat shock proteins in altricial avian embryos

L Galletta, M Craven, A Meillère, T Crowley, K Buchanan, M Mariette

(2022), Vol. 110, pp. 1-7, Journal of Thermal Biology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article
2021

On nest-site copying, owner aggression, and mimicry: the adaptive significance of interspecific information use in a landscape of fear

M Mariette

(2021), Vol. 24, pp. 71-77, Acta ethologica, Heidelberg, Germany, C1

journal article

Integrating mitochondrial aerobic metabolism into ecology and evolution

Rebecca Koch, Katherine Buchanan, Stefania Casagrande, Ondi Crino, Damian Dowling, Geoffrey Hill, Wendy Hood, Matthew McKenzie, Mylene Mariette, Daniel Noble, Alexandra Pavlova, Frank Seebacher, Paul Sunnucks, Eve Udino, Craig White, Karine Salin, Antoine Stier

(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 321-332, Trends in Ecology & Evolution, Oxford, Eng., C1

journal article

Long-term effects of prenatal sound experience on songbird behavior and their relation to song learning

A Katsis, K Buchanan, S Kleindorfer, M Mariette

(2021), Vol. 75, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, C1

journal article

Acoustic developmental programming: a mechanistic and evolutionary framework

M Mariette, D Clayton, K Buchanan

(2021), Vol. 36, pp. 722-736, Trends in Ecology and Evolution, England, C1

journal article

PAX2⁺ Mesenchymal Origin of Gonadal Supporting Cells Is Conserved in Birds

M Estermann, M Mariette, J Moreau, A Combes, C Smith

(2021), Vol. 9, pp. 1-13, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Prenatal acoustic programming of mitochondrial function for high temperatures in an arid-adapted bird

E Udino, J George, M McKenzie, A Pessato, O Crino, K Buchanan, M Mariette

(2021), Vol. 288, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, England, C1

journal article
2020

Repeatability of behavior and physiology: No impact of reproductive investment

V Careau, M Mariette, O Crino, W Buttemer, K Buchanan

(2020), Vol. 290, General and Comparative Endocrinology, United States, C1

journal article

Egg size is unrelated to ambient temperature in the opportunistically breeding zebra finch

S Griffith, S Andrew, L McCowan, L Hurley, D Englert Duursma, K Buchanan, M Mariette

(2020), Vol. 51, Journal of Avian Biology, C1

journal article

Avian mortality risk during heat waves will increase greatly in arid Australia during the 21st century

Shannon Conradie, Stephan Woodborne, Blair Wolf, Anaïs Pessato, Mylene Mariette, Andrew McKechnie

(2020), Vol. 8, pp. 1-14, Conservation Physiology, Oxford, England, C1

journal article

Vocal panting: a novel thermoregulatory mechanism for enhancing heat tolerance in a desert-adapted bird

A Pessato, A McKechnie, K Buchanan, M Mariette

(2020), Vol. 10, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article

Acoustic Developmental Programming: implications for adaptive plasticity and the evolution of sensitive periods

M Mariette

(2020), Vol. 36, pp. 129-134, Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article
2019

Yolk corticosterone in the Gouldian Finch (Erythrura gouldiae)

A Miltiadous, S Pryke, M Mariette, K Buchanan

(2019), Vol. 119, pp. 97-105, Emu - Austral ornithology, Abingdon, Eng., C1

journal article

Acoustic cooperation: acoustic communication regulates conflict and cooperation within the family

M Mariette

(2019), Vol. 7, pp. 1-8, Frontiers in ecology and evolution, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1

journal article
2018

Prenatal exposure to incubation calls affects song learning in the zebra finch

A Katsis, M Davies, K Buchanan, S Kleindorfer, M Hauber, M Mariette

(2018), Vol. 8, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article

Parent-embryo acoustic communication: a specialised heat vocalisation allowing embryonic eavesdropping

M Mariette, A Pessato, W Buttemer, A McKechnie, E Udino, R Collins, A Meillère, A Bennett, K Buchanan

(2018), Vol. 8, Scientific Reports, England, C1

journal article
2017

Variation in Reproductive Success Across Captive Populations: Methodological Differences, Potential Biases and Opportunities

S Griffith, O Crino, S Andrew, F Nomano, E Adkins-Regan, C Alonso-Alvarez, I Bailey, S Bittner, P Bolton, W Boner, N Boogert, I Boucaud, M Briga, K Buchanan, B Caspers, M Cichoń, D Clayton, S Derégnaucourt, W Forstmeier, L Guillette, I Hartley, S Healy, D Hill, M Holveck, L Hurley, M Ihle, E Tobias Krause, M Mainwaring, V Marasco, M Mariette, M Martin-Wintle, L McCowan, M McMahon, P Monaghan, R Nager, M Naguib, A Nord, D Potvin, N Prior, K Riebel, A Romero-Haro, N Royle, J Rutkowska, W Schuett, J Swaddle, M Tobler, L Trompf, C Varian-Ramos, C Vignal, A Villain, T Williams

(2017), Vol. 123, pp. 1-29, Ethology, C1

journal article

Co-option of the cardiac transcription factor Nkx2.5 during development of the emu wing

P Farlie, N Davidson, N Baker, M Raabus, K Roeszler, C Hirst, A Major, M Mariette, D Lambert, A Oshlack, C Smith

(2017), Vol. 8, pp. 1-12, Nature communications, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Sex reversal and comparative data undermine the W chromosome and support Z-linked DMRT1 as the regulator of gonadal Sex differentiation in birds

C Hirst, A Major, K Ayers, R Brown, M Mariette, T Sackton, C Smith

(2017), Vol. 158, pp. 2970-2987, Endocrinology, Cary, N.C., C1

journal article

Higher temperatures during development reduce body size in the zebra finch in the laboratory and in the wild

S Andrew, L Hurley, M Mariette, S Griffith

(2017), Vol. 30, pp. 2156-2164, Journal of evolutionary biology, Chichester, Eng., C1

journal article
2016

Vocal negotiation over parental care? Acoustic communication at the nest predicts partners' incubation share

I Boucaud, M Mariette, A Villain, C Vignal

(2016), Vol. 117, pp. 322-336, Biological journal of the linnean society, London, Eng., C1

journal article

Bonding beyond the pair in a monogamous bird: Impact on social structure in adult rooks (Corvus frugilegus)

P Boucherie, M Mariette, C Bret, V Dufour

(2016), Vol. 153, pp. 897-925, Behaviour: an international journal of behaviourial biology, Leiden, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

Prenatal acoustic communication programs offspring for high posthatching temperatures in a songbird

M Mariette, K Buchanan

(2016), Vol. 353, pp. 812-814, Science, United States, C1

journal article

A new semi-automated method for assessing avian acoustic networks reveals that juvenile and adult zebra finches have separate calling networks

M Fernandez, H Soula, M Mariette, C Vignal

(2016), Vol. 7, pp. 1816-1816, Frontiers in psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland, C1

journal article

Corticosterone triggers high-pitched nestlings' begging calls and affects parental behavior in the wild zebra finch

E Perez, M Mariette, P Cochard, C Soulage, S Griffith, C Vignal

(2016), Vol. 27, pp. 1665-1675, Behavioral ecology, Oxford, Eng., C1-1

journal article
2015

The adaptive significance of provisioning and foraging coordination between breeding partners.

M Mariette, S Griffith

(2015), Vol. 185, pp. 270-280, American naturalist, Chicago, IL., C1

journal article

Tough decisions: Reproductive timing and output vary with individuals' physiology, behavior and past success in a social opportunistic breeder

M Mariette, K Buchanan, W Buttemer, V Careau

(2015), Vol. 76, pp. 23-33, Hormones and behavior, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1

journal article

The size and composition of social groups in the wild zebra finch

L McCowan, M Mariette, S Griffith

(2015), Vol. 115, pp. 191-198, Emu, C1-1

journal article
2013

Does coloniality improve foraging efficiency and nestling provisioning? A field experiment in the wild Zebra Finch

M Mariette, S Griffith

(2013), Vol. 94, pp. 325-335, Ecology, Ithaca, N.Y., C1-1

journal article

Juvenile social experience affects pairing success at adulthood: Congruence with the loser effect?

M Mariette, C Cathaud, R Chambon, C Vignal

(2013), Vol. 280, pp. 1-9, Proceedings of the Royal Society B: biological sciences, London, England, C1-1

journal article
2012

Male song structure predicts reproductive success in a wild zebra finch population

J Woodgate, M Mariette, A Bennett, S Griffith, K Buchanan

(2012), Vol. 83, pp. 773-781, Animal behaviour, Oxford, England, C1

journal article

Nest visit synchrony is high and correlates with reproductive success in the wild Zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata

M Mariette, S Griffith

(2012), Vol. 43, pp. 131-140, Journal of Avian Biology, London, England, C1-1

journal article

Conspecific attraction and nest site selection in a nomadic species, the zebra finch

M Mariette, S Griffith

(2012), Vol. 121, pp. 823-834, Oikos, London, England, C1-1

journal article
2011

Using an Electronic Monitoring System to Link Offspring Provisioning and Foraging Behavior of a Wild Passerine

M Mariette, E Pariser, A Gilby, M Magrath, S Pryke, S Griffith

(2011), Vol. 128, pp. 26-35, Auk, Berkeley, Calif., C1-1

journal article
2010

The effects of familiarity and group size on mating preferences in the guppy, Poecilia reticulata

M Mariette, S Zajitschek, G Macías, R Brooks

(2010), Vol. 23, pp. 1772-1782, Journal of evolutionary biology, Chichester, England, C1-1

journal article

Vocal communication at the nest between mates in wild zebra finches : a private vocal duet?

J Elie, M Mariette, H Soula, S Griffith, N Mathevon, C Vignal

(2010), Vol. 80, pp. 597-605, Animal behaviour, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article

Artificial ornaments manipulate intrinsic male quality in wild-caught zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)

E Pariser, M Mariette, S Griffith

(2010), Vol. 21, pp. 264-269, Behavioral Ecology, Cary, North Carolina, C1-1

journal article

Low level of extrapair parentage in wild zebra finches

S Griffith, C Holleley, M Mariette, N Svedin

(2010), Vol. 79, pp. 261-264, Animal behaviour, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, C1-1

journal article
2009

Short- and long-term consequences of early developmental conditions : a case study on wild and domesticated zebra finches

B Tschirren, A Rutstein, E Postma, M Mariette, S Griffith

(2009), Vol. 22, pp. 387-395, Journal of evolutionary biology, Chichester, England, C1-1

journal article
2008

Use of nest-boxes by the Zebra Finch (Taeniopygia guttata): implications for reproductive success and research

S Griffith, S Pryke, M Mariette

(2008), Vol. 108, pp. 311-319, Emu, Collingwood, Vic., C1-1

journal article
2006

The effects of inbreeding on male courtship behaviour and coloration in guppies

M Mariette, J Kelley, R Brooks, J Evans

(2006), Vol. 112, pp. 807-814, Ethology, Berlin, Germany, C1-1

journal article

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

The role of pre-natal communication in adaptation to hot climate

Dr Mylene Mariette

ARC DECRA - Discovery Early Career Researcher Award

  • 2019: $132,388
  • 2018: $129,919
  • 2017: $127,999

Industry and Other Funding

Effect of prenatal communication and early experience on the heat tolerance in zebra finches

Prof Kate Buchanan, Dr Mylene Mariette, Ms Anais Claudia Pessato

ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795

  • 2020: $7,445
  • 2019: $6,740

Effects of early life experience on behavioural and stress responses to temperatures extremes in the zebra finch

Dr Mylene Mariette, Miss Eve Udino, Prof Kate Buchanan

ESA - Holsworth Wildlife Research Endowment - 20 571 098 795

  • 2020: $6,750

Other Funding Sources

The ecological role of parental incubation calling in an Australian arid-adapted bird

Mr Andrew Katsis, Prof Kate Buchanan, Dr Mylene Mariette

BirdLife Travel (CAT8)

  • 2018: $895

Physiological bases of adaptation to hot climates via prenatal communication

Prof Kate Buchanan, Dr Mylene Mariette, Ms Anias Pessato

BirdLife Travel (CAT8)

  • 2018: $520

Effects of early life experience on individual stress response to high temperature in the zebra finch

Dr Mylene Mariette, Miss Eve Udino

The Society of Experimental Biology - Travel

  • 2019: $644

Effects of early life experience on individual stress response to high temperature in the zebra finch

Dr Mylene Mariette, Miss Eve Udino

BirdLife Travel (CAT8)

  • 2019: $1,000

Australian and New Zealand Society for Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry conference in Perth

Dr Mylene Mariette, Ms Anais Claudia Pessato

BirdLife Travel (CAT8)

  • 2019: $1,000

Prenatal treatment effects on incubation behaviour and its consequences on egg temperature and embryo heat shock response in a desert adapted Australian species.

Dr Mylene Mariette, Prof Kate Buchanan, Mr Lorenzo Galletta

BirdLife Travel (CAT8)

  • 2019: $1,000

Transgenerational programing for thermal stress? Evidence from embryonic heat shock proteins

Dr Mylene Mariette, Mr Lorenzo Galletta, Prof Kate Buchanan

BirdLife Travel (CAT8)

  • 2021: $1,000

Supervisions

Principal Supervisor
2022

Anais Claudia Pessato

Thesis entitled: Acoustic developmental programming and thermoregulation in the heat

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences

Associate Supervisor
2020

Andrew Katsis

Thesis entitled: Effects of prenatal acoustic communication on songbird behaviour and cognition

Doctor of Philosophy (Life & Env), School of Life and Environmental Sciences