Evolution in (top panels) and in φ^∗ (bottom panels) as a function of redshift for the VIPERS sample (left), and for red galaxies only (right). Various literature data are shown for comparison. For the red LF, galaxies were divided into red and blue as defined using the colour-bimodality scheme (filled symbols) and according to their SED type classification (open symbols). In the top panels, the dashed lines indicate the evolution in as predicted by the PEGASE models, calibrated on local SDSS data, with various burst duration time scales τ. In the bottom right panel the red lines give the predictions of quenching models with quenching formation times of z_quench = 1.5 (dot-dashed) and z_quench = 2.0 (solid), which are in very good agreement with the VIPERS data. The dotted line in the bottom panels gives the PEGASE prediction of a passive evolution model for the evolution of the number density.