Vittecoq M. auteur aut IRD Roche Benjamin auteur aut IRD Daoust S.P. auteur aut IRD Ducasse H. auteur aut IRD Missé Dorothée auteur aut IRD Abadie J. auteur aut IRD Labrut S. auteur aut IRD Renaud F. auteur aut IRD Gauthier-Clerc M. auteur aut IRD Thomas F. auteur aut IRD text journalArticle eng text/pdf born digital access Cancer is a disease that affects the majority of metazoan species and, before directly causing host death, is likely to influence the competitive abilities of individuals, their susceptibility to pathogens, their vulnerability to predators, and their ability to disperse. Despite the potential importance of these ecological impacts, cancer is rarely incorporated into model ecosystems. We describe here the diversity of ways in which oncogenic phenomena, from precancerous lesions to generalized metastatic cancers, may affect ecological processes that govern biotic interactions. We argue that oncogenic phenomena, despite their complexity, can have significant and sometimes predictable ecological consequences. Our aim is to provide a new perspective on the ecological and evolutionary significance of cancer in wildlife, and to stimulate research on this topic. specialized cancer wildlife ecosystem tumor biotic interactions 050 082 28 11 628-635 2013 0169-5347 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061281 10.1016/j.tree.2013.07.005 0169-5347 [F B010061281] https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061281 https://www.documentation.ird.fr/intranet/publi/2013/12/010061281.pdf Accès réservé (Intranet de l'IRD) IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes 2013-12-23 2017-08-23 fdi:010061281 fre