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Invasive species | Plants and Ecosystems | University of Antwerp
Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Invasive species Invasiveness and invasibility, impact of invasive species, climate sensitivity The introduction and spread of alien plant species has become a global ecological and conservation crisis as these species can dramatically effect native e…
Invasive species in the Andes | Global Change Ecology | University of Antwerp
Global Change Ecology search menu search content Invasive species in the Andes Invasive species in the Andes are surprisingly familiar One day, Jonas Lembrechts (Global Change Ecology, Reserach Group Plants and Ecosystems) received a beautifully illustrated book about the exotic flora of Chile from …
Applied population biology: Conservation, pests and invasive species | Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO | University of Antwerp
Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Applied population biology: Conservation, pests and invasive species This research line developed from work in fundamental population ecology in the 1980s. The work with rodents that cause damage in agriculture or carry diseases, especial…
Ecology and impact of invasive vertebrate species - Evolutionary Ecology | Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO | University of Antwerp
Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Ecology and impact of invasive vertebrate species - Evolutionary Ecology Invasive species are increasingly regarded as a major threat to biodiversity, but in many cases evidence is lacking on the actual impact of these species on endemic …
studyspecies Wendt Müller | Wendt Müller | University of Antwerp
Wendt Müller research professor studyspecies Wendt Müller Study species Cookie prreferences Strictly necessary cookies They are necessary for the proper functioning of the website and can not be switched off. They are generally defined only as a result of actions you carry out and that enable you …
Biological diversity | Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO | University of Antwerp
Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Biological diversity How “Supergenes” Help Fish Evolve into New Species Cichlid fish research helps an international research team led by the University of Antwerp to unlock the secret of biological diversity Why are there so many dif…
Research Léa Joffrin | Léa Joffrin | University of Antwerp
Léa Joffrin unpaid staff Research Léa Joffrin Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Community ecology of Tanzanian bats and cross-species transmission of their viruses. 01/04/2023 - 31/03/2024 Abstract Most research on the eco-epidemiology of bat-borne viruses is conducted on "one host…
Education Erik Matthysen | Erik Matthysen | University of Antwerp
Erik Matthysen full professor Education Erik Matthysen 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Diversity of animals Diversity of animals Course code: 1001WETDVD Bachelor of Biology Ecology I Ecology I Course code: 1001WETECO Bachelor of Biology Good Field Practices Good Field Practices Course code: …
Plants shift to the west | Plants and Ecosystems | University of Antwerp
Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Plants shift to the west Nitrogen pollution relates to unexpected westward shift in European forest plants New research reveals nitrogen pollution, and to a lesser extent climate change, unexpectedly as the key driver behind surprising westward shifts…
Research Valentina Burskaia | Valentina Burskaia | University of Antwerp
Valentina Burskaia unpaid staff Research Valentina Burskaia Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise Stunning beauty of living creatures raises an inevitable question: how is it made? According to the second law of thermodynamics, in a closed system entropy always increases irrever…
| Global Change Ecology | University of Antwerp
Global Change Ecology search menu search content Invasive Chinese mitten crabs useful to monitor PFAS contamination Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commonly known as PFAS, are a large group of man-made chemicals. PFAS have been used for many different applications including waterproofing materi…
What is the mustelid’s swimmers physique? | Functional Morphology | University of Antwerp
Functional Morphology search menu search content What is the mustelid’s swimmers physique? Quantifying limb muscle architecture in semi-aquatic mustelids Promoter: Leonard Dewaele Supervision: Tim De Ridder Subject: Mustelids (weasels & allies) are a diverse clade of carnivoran mammals with a wide…
NEW: Avoiding a local wildlife reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 in Belgium. | Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO | University of Antwerp
Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content NEW: Avoiding a local wildlife reservoir of SARS-CoV-2 in Belgium. SARS-CoV-2 has its origin in an Asian bat species, but it is now clear that it can infect various unrelated mammal species in addition to humans. Given the circulation of …
Genetic resilience | Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO | University of Antwerp
Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Genetic resilience Genetic diversity is prime indicator of wildcat survival Antwerp study makes clear which species should be prioritised on Red List of endangered species As the number of endangered species continues to rise, new genomic…
Research Genevieve Diedericks | Genevieve Diedericks | University of Antwerp
Genevieve Diedericks project coordinator Research Genevieve Diedericks Research team Functional Morphology Expertise I'm a postdoctoral research fellow at the Svardal lab, University of Antwerp (Belgium). My research interests center around population genetics, and the interface between genetics and…
Education Herwig Leirs | Herwig Leirs | University of Antwerp
Herwig Leirs full professor - rector Education Herwig Leirs 2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2025-2026 Parasitology Parasitology Course code: 1001WETPAR Bachelor of Biology Project Project Course code: 1001WETPRO Bachelor of Biology Field Course Tropical Biology Field Course Tropical Biology Course cod…
Functional plant diversity | Plants and Ecosystems | University of Antwerp
Plants and Ecosystems search menu search content Functional plant diversity Biodiversity-functioning relationships, interaction with climate change, diversity and stability A plant community generally consists of many species from multiple functional groups. The role of species richness, evenness an…
Can you help us find crabs? | Global Change Ecology | University of Antwerp
Global Change Ecology search menu search content Can you help us find crabs? Wanted dead or alive: blue crabs The University of Antwerp is looking for Atlantic blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus). These crabs with striking blue legs and pincers occur naturally along the Atlantic coasts of North and Sou…
Mustached Bat brain atlas | Bio-Imaging Lab | University of Antwerp
Bio-Imaging Lab search menu search content Mustached Bat brain atlas The Mustached Bat brain atlas and its manual can be freely downloaded as zip-file and can be interactively explored with AMIDE, AMIRA 5.4.5, MRIcro, MRIcron, MRIcro-GL, or any other common MRI visualization program. Substantial kno…
Do otters move like no ott(h)er? | Functional Morphology | University of Antwerp
Functional Morphology search menu search content Do otters move like no ott(h)er? The kinematics of mustelid locomotion Promoter: Leonard Dewaele Co-promoter: Sam Van Wassenbergh Supervisor: Tim De Ridder Subject: Mustelids (weasels & allies) are a diverse clade of carnivoran mammals with a wide arr…
How do bioluminescent fireflies respond to artificial light? | Global Change Ecology | University of Antwerp
Global Change Ecology search menu search content How do bioluminescent fireflies respond to artificial light? Behavioural responses of bioluminescent fireflies to artificial light at night Nocturnal light pollution affects the natural light environment and day-night cycle, impacting many taxa. The c…
Research Maria Cecilia Oliveira | Maria Cecilia Oliveira | University of Antwerp
Maria Cecilia Oliveira postdoctoral scholarship hold. Research Maria Cecilia Oliveira Research team Plasma Lab for Applications in Sustainability and Medicine - Antwerp (PLASMANT) Expertise I am a postdoctoral fellow performing molecular dynamics simulations of biological systems. Specifically, I am…
Mitten crab symposium | Global Change Ecology | University of Antwerp
Global Change Ecology search menu search content Mitten crab symposium Mitten crabs in Europe – What do we know so far? The Global Change Ecology Centre, in collaboration with the Flemish Environment Agency, invites you to an afternoon symposium on the problem of the invasive Chinese mitten crab i…
Research Michaël Meeus | Michaël Meeus | University of Antwerp
Michaël Meeus doctoral scholarship holder Research Michaël Meeus Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Into the wild: the role of virus exchange as a driver of adaptive genetic introgression between the European wildcat, Felis silvestris, and the domestic cat, Felis catus. 01/11/2025 - …
Plasma medicine - Annemie Bogaerts | Annemie Bogaerts | University of Antwerp
Annemie Bogaerts full research professor Plasma medicine - Annemie Bogaerts Plasma medicine finds many applications, e.g., sterilisation and decontamination, wound healing, as well as cancer treatment, which is the application we focus on. In collaboration with CORE (E. Smits, Faculty of Medicine an…