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Researcher

Luc Lens

Awards & Distinctions

396 Results

2025

Conserving avian biodiversity : challenges and prospects in shade coffee farms of Southwestern Ethiopia

Gelaye Gebremichael DugumaLuc LensAnagaw Atickem

Early-life group size influences response inhibition, but not the learning of it, in Japanese quails

Kathryn WillcoxAlizée VernouilletLuc LensFrederick Verbruggen

A1 Journal Article in LEARNING & BEHAVIOR

Ecophysiology of an avian invader : body condition and metabolic rate adjustments to ambient temperature

Marina Sentis VilaCesare PacioniEmma BossuytAndrey BushuevAnvar KerimovLuís ReinoLuc LensDiederik Strubbe

A1 Journal Article in INTEGRATIVE ZOOLOGY

Habitat disturbance alters movement behaviour in a social Afrotropical forest bird

Gladys Nyakeru Kung'uChristina FischerJanne HeiskanenLaurence CousseauMwangi GithiruJan Christian HabelKim G. MortegaPeter NjorogeLinda AlilaPetri Pellikka et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Neophobia across social contexts in juvenile herring gulls

Reinoud AllaertSophia KnochSimon BraemDries DebeerAn MartelWendt MüllerEric StienenLuc LensFrederick Verbruggen

A1 Journal Article in ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE

Proportion of forest surrounding breeding habitat predicts newt condition and fluctuating asymmetry

Leni LammensTosca VanroyNancy De SaeyerAn MartelLander BaetenLuc LensDiederik StrubbeKris VerheyenSiska CroubelsPeter Goethals et al.

A1 Journal Article in AMPHIBIA-REPTILIA

Spatial consistency affects foraging effort in a benthic diving seabird, the Black-faced Cormorant

Thomas CansseLuc LensGrace J. SuttonJonathan A. BothaJohn P. Y. Arnould

A1 Journal Article in IBIS

2024

Breeding density affects the movements of gull chicks, the size of their home ranges and their association with neighbours

R. SalasW. MüllerE. StienenHans MatheveBram Vanden BroeckeFrederick VerbruggenLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE

Cooperative breeding alters physiological and behavioral responses to habitat fragmentation

Beate ApfelbeckLaurence CousseauGladys Nyakeru Kung'uVirginie CanoineJanne HeiskanenDavid K. KorirFredrick LalaPetri PellikkaMwangi GithiruLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ISCIENCE

Do ingredient and nutrient intake reveal individual dietary specialization in an omnivorous carnivore, the brown bear?

Annelies De CuyperDiederik StrubbeMarcus ClaussLuc LensAndreas ZedrosserSam M. J. G. SteyaertAlexander KopatzGeert Janssens

A1 Journal Article in WILDLIFE BIOLOGY

Foraging behaviour and habitat use during chick-rearing in the Australian endemic black-faced cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscescens)

Thomas CansseLuc LensGrace J. SuttonJonathan A. BothaJohn P. Y. Arnould

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGY OPEN

Foraging ecology of black-faced cormorants

Thomas CansseLuc LensJohn Arnould

From the tropics to the temperate zone : a comprehensive exploration of thermoregulation in small passerines

Cesare PacioniLuc LensDiederik Strubbe

Larger and older church forests promote bird species richness, diversity and resilience across northwest Ethiopia’s deforested landscapes

Ferehiwot MequanintAlemayehu WassieShimeles AynalemEnyew AdgoJan NyssenAmaury FranklBart MuysHans MatheveJoachim PintensLuc Lens et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

Learning on the job? Foraging strategies of juvenile versus adult Lesser black-backed gulls at their first migratory stopover

Mélibée MorelReinoud AllaertEric StienenRuben FijnFrederick VerbruggenWendt MüllerLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE

Mammalian community responses in relation to anthropogenic disturbances and resource gradients in the shade coffee forest ecosystem of Southwestern Ethiopia

Behailu EtanaAnagaw AtickemPeter J. FashingDiress TsegayeMatthias De BeenhouwerLuc LensAfework BekeleNils Chr. Stenseth

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

Metabolic adjustments to winter severity in two geographically separated great tit (Parus major) populations

Cesare PacioniAndrey BushuevMarina Sentis VilaAnvar KerimovElena IvankinaLuc LensDiederik Strubbe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY PART A-ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY

Partial migration pays off in black-faced cormorants : insights from post-breeding GPS tracking

Thomas CansseLuc LensRachael A. OrbenGrace J. SuttonJonathan A. BothaJohn P. Y. Arnould

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

Reproducible WiSDM: a workflow for reproducible invasive alien species risk maps under climate change scenarios using standardized open data

Amy DavisQuentin GroomTim AdriaensSonia VanderhoevenRozemien De TrochDamiano OldoniPeter DesmetLien ReyserhoveLuc LensDiederik Strubbe

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Scaling stress : investigating chronic stress in fish using elasmoid scales

Michela CarboneLuc Lens

Silvicultural regime shapes understory functional structure in European forests

Francesco ChianucciFrancesca NapoleoneCarlo RicottaCarlotta FerraraLina FusaroLorenzo BalducciGiovanni TrentanoviOwen BradleyBence KovacsMarco Mina et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

The effect of forest structural complexity on tick-borne pathogens in questing ticks and small mammals

Tosca VanroyAn MartelLander BaetenManoj FonvilleLuc LensFrank PasmansHein SprongDiederik StrubbeMats Van GestelKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

2023

Anthropogenic activities affect forest structure and arthropod abundance in a Kenyan biodiversity hotspot

Gladys Nyakeru Kung'uLaurence CousseauMwangi GithiruJan Christian HabelMwangi KinyanjuiKennedy MathekaChristine B. SchmittTobias SeifertMike TeucherLuc Lens et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Avian nutritional condition increases with forest structural complexity

Bram CatfolisTosca VanroyKris VerheyenLander BaetenAn MartelFrank PasmansDiederik StrubbeLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Biophysical models accurately characterize the thermal energetics of a small invasive passerine bird

Marina Sentis VilaCesare PacioniAnnelies De CuyperGeert JanssensLuc LensDiederik Strubbe

A1 Journal Article in ISCIENCE

Colonial breeding in a rapidly changing world

Maria Salas FernandezWendt MullerLuc LensJan Mees

Contrasting effects of cooperative group size and number of helpers on maternal investment in eggs and nestlings

Dries Van de LoockLaurence CousseauBeate ApfelbeckMwangi GithiruLuc LensErik Matthysen

A1 Journal Article in ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Great tits (Parus major) in a west European temperate forest show little seasonal variation in metabolic energy requirements

Cesare PacioniMarina Sentis VilaCatherine HamblyJohn R. SpeakmanAnvar KerimovAndrey BushuevLuc LensDiederik Strubbe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

Ingredient vs nutrient intake in free-ranging European brown bears (Ursus arctos)

Annelies De CuyperDiederik StrubbeMarcus ClaussLuc LensAndreas ZedrosserSam SteyaertLeen VerbistGeert Janssens

Local and landscape-level effects on Ethiopian church forest biodiversity and implications for forest ecosystem services

Ferehiwot AdemassieLuc LensBart MuysAlemayehu WassieShimelis AynalemDiederik Strubbe

Mechanistic models project bird invasions with accuracy

Diederik StrubbeLaura JiménezA. Márcia BarbosaAmy DavisLuc LensCarsten Rahbek

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Nutrient intake and its possible drivers in free-ranging European brown bears (Ursus arctos arctos)

Annelies De CuyperDiederik StrubbeMarcus ClaussLuc LensAndreas ZedrosserSam SteyaertLeen VerbistGeert Janssens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Seasonal variation in thermoregulatory capacity of three closely related Afrotropical Estrildid finches introduced to Europe

Cesare PacioniMarina Sentis VilaAnvar KerimovAndrey BushuevLuc LensDiederik Strubbe

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THERMAL BIOLOGY

The influence of vegetation structure on sleeping site selection by chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes troglodytes)

Luc Roscelin Tédonzong DongmoMaxwell Bienvenu Mfula Ndju'uMartin TchambaTsi Evaristus AngwafoLuc LensNikki TaggJacob Willie

A1 Journal Article in AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PRIMATOLOGY

Tree-based ecosystem services supply and multifunctionality of church forests and their agricultural matrix near Lake Tana, Ethiopia

Ferehiwot AdemassieTobias FremoutDiederik StrubbeAlemayehu WassieShimelis AynalemEnyew AdgoJan NyssenAmaury FranklLuc LensBart Muys

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOSYSTEMS

Where are we now with European forest multi-taxon biodiversity and where can we head to?

Sabina BurrascanoFrancesco ChianucciGiovanni TrentanoviSebastian Kepfer-RojasTommaso SitziaFlóra TinyaInken DoerflerYoan PailletThomas Andrew NagelBozena Mitic et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Widespread triazole pesticide use affects infection dynamics of a global amphibian pathogen

Andrea BarbiTess GoessensDiederik StrubbeArne DeknockRobby Van LeeuwenbergNiels De TroyerElin VerbruggheMark GreenerSiegrid De BaereLuc Lens et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY LETTERS

2022

Agricultural contaminants in amphibian breeding ponds : occurrence, risk and correlation with agricultural land use

Tess GoessensSiegrid De BaereArne DeknockNiels De TroyerRobby van LeeuwenbergAn MartelFrank PasmansPeter GoethalsLuc LensPieter Spanoghe et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Bird brains : how do they stop?

Anneleen DewulfJoah R. MaddenLuc LensFrederick Verbruggen

Bird community composition and functional guilds response to vegetation structure in Southwest Ethiopia

Gelaye GebremichaelKitessa HunderaLindsay De DeckerRaf AertsLuc LensAnagaw Atickem

A1 Journal Article in FORESTS

Global maps of soil temperature

Jonas J. LembrechtsJohan HoogenJuha AaltoMichael B. AshcroftPieter De FrenneJulia KemppinenMartin KopeckýMiska LuotoIlya M. D. MacleanThomas W. Crowther et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Growing up in a crowd : social environment shapes the offspring's early exploratory phenotype in a colonial breeding species

Reyes SalasLuc LensEric StienenFrederick VerbruggenWendt Mueller

A1 Journal Article in ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE

Hybridization may aid evolutionary rescue of an endangered East African passerine

Daniel VedderLuc LensClaudia Azabal MartinPetri PellikkaHari AdhikariJanne HeiskanenJan Oliver EnglerJuliano Sarmento Cabral

A1 Journal Article in EVOLUTIONARY APPLICATIONS

Impact of heavy metal exposure on biological control of a deadly amphibian pathogen by zooplankton

Arne DeknockFrank PasmansRobby van LeeuwenbergSarah Van PraetNiels De TroyerTess GoessensLeni LammensStijn BruneelLuc LensAn Martel et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Kin do not always help : testing multiple hypotheses on nest feeding in a cooperatively breeding bird

Laurence CousseauDries Van de LoockBeate ApfelbeckMwangi GithiruErik MatthysenLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Resource predictability drives interannual variation in migratory behavior in a long-lived bird

Jan BaertEric W. M. StienenFrederick VerbruggenNico Van de WegheLuc LensWendt Mueller

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Territoriality constrains foraging activity and has carry-over effects on reproductive investment

Maria Salas FernandezJan BaertEric StienenLuc LensWendt Müller

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

Tree species diversity and forest edge density jointly shape the gut microbiota composition in juvenile great tits (Parus major)

Evy GoossensRoschong BoonyarittichaikijDaan DekeukeleireLionel HertzogSarah Van PraetFrank PasmansDries BonteKris VerheyenLuc LensAn Martel et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Weather- and human-related shifts in feeding conditions promote the use of built-up areas by an avian opportunist

Alejandro SotilloJan BaertWendt MuellerEric W. M. StienenJudy Shamoun-BaranesAmadeu M. V. M. SoaresLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Woody vegetation composition and structure of church forests in southeast of Lake Tana, Northwest Ethiopia

Ferehiwot Mefuanint AdmassieA. WassieS. AynalemE. AdgoJan NyssenAmaury FranklDiederik StrubbeB. MuysLuc Lens

Bookchapter in State of the art in Ethiopian church forests and restoration options

Zoonotic pathogens linked with hedgehog diphtheric disease

Naomi TerriereEvelien GlazemaekersSeline BregmanGeertrui RasschaertSjarlotte WillemsFilip BoyenLuc LensLander BaetenKris VerheyenFrank Pasmans et al.

A1 Journal Article in TRANSBOUNDARY AND EMERGING DISEASES

2021

Agricultural contaminants in freshwater ecosystems and disposition of fungicides in amphibians

Tess GoessensSiska CroubelsPeter GoethalsLuc LensFrank Pasmans

Alternative food sources interfere with removal of a fungal amphibian pathogen by zooplankton

Arne DeknockFrank PasmansRobby van LeeuwenbergSarah Van PraetStijn BruneelLuc LensSiska CroubelsAn MartelPeter Goethals

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Body size and tree species composition determine variation in prey consumption in a forest-inhabiting generalist predator

Irene van Schrojenstein LantmanEero VesterinenLionel HertzogAn MartelKris VerheyenLuc LensDries Bonte

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Building land resilience in NW Ethiopia : lessons learned from five years of overseas research collaboration

Amaury FranklM. AbateT. AbereE. AdgoT. AmsaluHabtamu Assaye DeffershaS. AynalemSamuel BodéBart De WitPascal Boeckx et al.

Context-dependent specialisation drives temporal dynamics in intra- and inter-individual variation in foraging behaviour within a generalist bird population

Jan BaertEric StienenFrederick VerbruggenNico Van de WegheLuc LensWendt Müller

A1 Journal Article in OIKOS

Diet diversity and environment determine the intestinal microbiome and bacterial pathogen load of fire salamanders

Yu WangHannah Keely SmithEvy GoossensLionel HertzogMolly C. BletzDries BonteKris VerheyenLuc LensMiguel VencesFrank Pasmans et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Effects of forest fragmentation and resource availability on mobility and reproduction of two avian insectivores, and consequences for ecosystem functioning

Daan DekeukeleireLuc LensDiederik Strubbe

Exploring the faecal microbiome of the Eurasian nuthatch (Sitta europaea)

Evy GoossensRoschong BoonyarittichaikijDaan DekeukeleireSarah Van PraetDries BonteKris VerheyenLuc LensAn MartelElin Verbrugghe

A1 Journal Article in ARCHIVES OF MICROBIOLOGY

Grading fecal consistency in an omnivorous carnivore, the brown bear : abandoning the concept of uniform feces

Annelies De CuyperMarcus ClaussLuc LensDiederik StrubbeAndreas ZedrosserSam SteyaertArturo Munoz SaraviaGeert Janssens

A1 Journal Article in ZOO BIOLOGY

Grading fecal consistency in brown bears (Ursus arctos) : beyond linear scaling

Annelies De CuyperMarcus ClaussLuc LensDiederik StrubbeAndreas ZedrosserSam SteyaertGeert Janssens

How many bird and mammal extinctions has recent conservation action prevented?

Friederike C. BolamLouise MairMarco AngelicoThomas M. BrooksMark BurgmanClaudia HermesMichael HoffmannRob W. MartinPhilip J. K. McGowanAna S. L. Rodrigues et al.

A1 Journal Article in CONSERVATION LETTERS

Long-distance migrants vary migratory behaviour as much as short-distance migrants : an individual-level comparison from a seabird species with diverse migration strategies

J. Morgan BrownE. Emiel van LoonWillem BoutenKees C. J. CamphuysenLuc LensWendt MüllerChris B. ThaxterJudy Shamoun-Baranes

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Microclimate limits thermal behaviour favourable to disease control in a nocturnal amphibian (vol 24, pg 27, 2021)

Wouter BeukemaFrank PasmansSarah Van PraetF. Ferri-YanezMoira KellyAlexandra LakingJesse ErensJ. SpeybroeckKris VerheyenLuc Lens et al.

Mixing of tree species is especially beneficial for biodiversity in fragmented landscapes, without compromising forest functioning

Lionel HertzogMartijn L. VandegehuchteDaan DekeukeleireWouter DekoninckPallieter De SmedtIrene Schrojenstein LantmanWillem ProesmansLander BaetenDries BonteAn Martel et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Multi-residue analysis of 20 mycotoxins including major metabolites and emerging mycotoxins in freshwater using UHPLC-MS/MS and application to freshwater ponds in flanders, Belgium

Tess GoessensSiegrid De BaereNiels De TroyerArne DeknockPeter GoethalsLuc LensFrank PasmansSiska Croubels

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH

Niche evolution reveals disparate signatures of speciation in the ‘great speciator‘ (white-eyes, Aves : Zosterops)

Jan Oliver EnglerYvonne LawrieJuliano S CabralLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Overstorey composition shapes across‐trophic level community relationships in deciduous forest regardless of fragmentation context

Michael PerringLionel HertzogStefanie De GrooteDaan DekeukeleireWouter De KoninckPallieter De SmedtWillem ProesmansBram SercuThiebe SleeuwaertJohan Van Keer et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Salamander loss alters litter decomposition dynamics

Alexandra LakingZhimin LiEvy GoossensMarta MiñarroWouter BeukemaLuc LensDries BonteKris VerheyenFrank PasmansAn Martel

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Simultaneous GPS-tracking of parents reveals a similar parental investment within pairs, but no immediate co-adjustment on a trip-to-trip basis

Marwa KavelaarsJan BaertJolien Van MalderenEric W. M. StienenJudy Shamoun-BaranesLuc LensWendt Müller

A1 Journal Article in MOVEMENT ECOLOGY

Spatial patterns of weed dispersal by wintering gulls within and beyond an agricultural landscape

Victor Martin-VelezCasper H. A. van LeeuwenMarta I. SanchezFrancisco HortasJudy Shamoun-BaranesChris B. ThaxterLuc LensCornelis J. CamphuysenAndy J. Green

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Traditional shade coffee forest systems act as refuges for medium- and large-sized mammals as natural forest dwindles in Ethiopia

Behailu EtanaAnagaw AtickemDiress TsegayeAfework BekeleMatthias De BeenhouwerKitessa HunderaLuc LensPeter J. FashingNils Chr Stenseth

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

2020

Attracted to the outside : a meso-scale response pattern of lesser black-backed gulls at an offshore wind farm revealed by GPS telemetry

Nicolas VanermenWouter CourtensRobin DaelemansLuc LensWendt MüllerMarc Van de walleHilbran VerstraeteEric W M Stienen

A1 Journal Article in ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Behind the fog : forest degradation despite logging bans in an East African cloud forest

Mike TeucherChristine B. SchmittAnja WieseBeate ApfelbeckMarianne MaghendaPetri PellikkaLuc LensJan Christian Habel

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

Biodiversity conservation in the sacred groves of north-west Ethiopia : diversity and community structure of woody species

Ferehiwot MequanintAlemayehu WassieShimeles AynalemEnyew AdgoJan NyssenAmaury FranklBart MuysLuc LensDiederik Strubbe

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

Breeding habitat loss reveals limited foraging flexibility and increases foraging effort in a colonial breeding seabird

Marwa KavelaarsJan BaertEric W. M. StienenJudy Shamoun-BaranesLuc LensWendt Müller

A1 Journal Article in MOVEMENT ECOLOGY

Cost and benefits of alternative foraging strategies in coastal breeding gulls under anthropogenic environmental change

Alejandro SotilloLuc LensAmadeu Soares

Diet contributes to urban-induced alterations in gut microbiota : experimental evidence from a wild passerine

Aimeric TeyssierErik MatthysenNoraine Salleh HudinLiesbeth De NeveJoël WhiteLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Faecal consistency grading in brown bears (Ursus arctos) : deviating from typical domestic carnivore scales

Annelies De CuyperMarcus ClaussLuc LensDiederik StrubbeAndreas ZedrosserSam SteyaertGeert Janssens

Female need for paternal care shapes variation in extra-pair paternity in a cooperative breeder

Laurence CousseauDries Van de LoockMwangi GithiruCarl VangestelLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Flexible nest‐site selection under anthropogenic habitat change in an Afrotropical understorey insectivore

Dries Van de LoockDiederik StrubbeKoen W. ThijsThomas Van De PeerLiesbeth De NeveMwangi GithiruErik MatthysenLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in IBIS

Forced nest site relocations negatively affect reproductive investment in a colonial seabird species

Reyes SalasWendt MüllerHarry VercruijsseLuc LensEric Stienen

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Forest edges, tree diversity and tree identity change leaf miner diversity in a temperate forest

Irene van Schrojenstein LantmanLionel HertzogMartijn L. VandegehuchteAn MartelKris VerheyenLuc LensDries Bonte

A1 Journal Article in INSECT CONSERVATION AND DIVERSITY

Habitat fragmentation shapes natal dispersal and sociality in an Afrotropical cooperative breeder

Laurence CousseauMartijn HammersDries Van de LoockBeate ApfelbeckMwangi GithiruErik MatthysenLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Highly sensitive multi-residue analysis of veterinary drugs including coccidiostats and anthelmintics in pond water using UHPLC-MS/MS : application to freshwater ponds in Flanders, Belgium

Tess GoessensSiegrid De BaereNiels De TroyerArne DeknockPeter GoethalsLuc LensFrank PasmansSiska Croubels

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE-PROCESSES & IMPACTS

Influence of urbanisation on the gut microbiota of avian hosts and implications for host fitness

Aimeric TeyssierErik MatthysenLuc LensJoël White

Kin structure and behavioral strategies in a cooperatively breeding bird

Laurence CousseauLuc Lens

Mercury uptake affects the development of Larus fuscus chicks

Cátia Sofia Andrade Dos SantosAlejandro SotilloTrisha GuptaSergio DelgadoWendt MüllerEric W. M. StienenLiesbeth De NeveLuc LensAmadeu M. V. M. SoaresMarta S. Monteiro et al.

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY

Microclimate limits thermal behaviour favourable to disease control in a nocturnal amphibian

Wouter BeukemaFrank PasmansSarah Van PraetFrancisco Ferri‐YáñezMoira KellyAlexandra LakingJesse ErensJeroen SpeybroeckKris VerheyenLuc Lens et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY LETTERS

Mixing tree species is especially beneficial for biodiversity and forest functioning in highly fragmented landscapes

Lionel HertzogMartijn L. VandegehuchteDaan DekeukeleireWouter DekoninckPallieter DeSmedtIrene van Schrojenstein LantmanWillem ProesmansLander BaetenDries BonteAn Martel et al.

Multi-class analysis of 46 antimicrobial drug residues in pond water using UHPLC-Orbitrap-HRMS and application to freshwater ponds in Flanders, Belgium

Tess GoessensSteve HuysmanNiels De TroyerArne DeknockPeter GoethalsLuc LensLynn VanhaeckeSiska Croubels

A1 Journal Article in TALANTA

Parental investment in a changing world : how the optimal reproductive strategy is affected by the social and ecological environment

Marwa KavelaarsWendt MüllerLuc Lens

Pathogen pollution across spatial scales : a primer on disease ecology of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans in Europe

Wouter BeukemaAn MartelFrank PasmansLuc Lens

Phenotypic signatures of urbanization are scale-dependent : a multi-trait study on a classic urban exploiter

Diederik StrubbeNoraine Salleh HudinAimeric TeyssierPieter VantieghemJohan AertsLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Predicting post-natal energy intake of lesser black-backed gull chicks by Dynamic Energy Budget modeling

Jaap van der MeerSusanne van DonkAlejandro SotilloLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL MODELLING

Presence of low virulence chytrid fungi could protect European amphibians from more deadly strains

Mark GreenerElin VerbruggheMoira KellyMark BlooiWouter BeukemaStefano CanessaSalvador CarranzaSiska CroubelsNiels De TroyerDaniel Fernandez-Giberteau et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

Season as a discriminating factor for faecal metabolomic composition of great tits (Parus major)

Roschong BoonyarittichaikijBeata PomianDaan DekeukeleireLuc LensDries BonteElin VerbruggheKris VerheyenFrank PasmansAn Martel

A1 Journal Article in BELGIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Support for the habitat amount hypothesis from a global synthesis of species density studies

James I WatlingVictor Arroyo‐RodríguezMarion PfeiferLander BaetenCristina Banks‐LeiteLaura M CisnerosRebecca FangA Caroli Hamel‐LeigueThibault LachatInara R Leal et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY LETTERS

Towards a food web based control strategy to mitigate an amphibian panzootic in agricultural landscapes

Arne DeknockPeter GoethalsSiska CroubelsLuc LensAn MartelFrank Pasmans

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND CONSERVATION

Urban foraging : individual variation in inner-city graffiti writers' target preferences and specialization

Elias NeirynckChristophe VandeviverLuc LensTom Vander Beken

Urbanization drives cross-taxon declines in abundance and diversity at multiple spatial scales

Elena PianoCaroline SouffreauThomas MerckxLisa F. BaardsenThierry BackeljauDries BonteKristien I. BransMarie CoursMaxime DahirelNicolas Debortoli et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Variation in behavioral traits of two frugivorous mammals may lead to differential responses to human disturbance

Luc Roscelin Dongmo TedonzongJacob WillieSandra Tewamba MakengveuLuc LensNikki Tagg

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

2019

Agricultural contaminants in the aquatic environment in Flanders : current situation

Tess GoessensSiska CroubelsPeter GoethalsFrank PasmansLuc LensLynn VanhaeckePieter Spanoghe

Assay optimisation and age-related baseline variation in biochemical markers in lesser black-backed gulls

Cátia Sofia Andrade Dos SantosSusana LoureiroAlejandro SotilloWendt MuellerEric WM StienenLiesbeth De NeveLuc LensMarta S Monteiro

A1 Journal Article in ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Avian top-down control affects invertebrate herbivory and sapling growth more strongly than overstorey species composition in temperate forest fragments

Daan DekeukeleireIrene van Schrojenstein LantmanLionel HertzogMartijn L. VandegehuchteDiederik StrubbePieter VantieghemAn MartelKris VerheyenDries BonteLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Distinct growth responses to drought for oak and beech in temperate mixed forests

Margot VanhellemontRita Sousa-SilvaSybryn MaesJan Van den BulckeLionel HertzogStefanie De GrooteJoris Van AckerDries BonteAn MartelLuc Lens et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Dynamic screening of agricultural contaminants in freshwater ecosystems as part of amphibian biodiversity conservation

Tess GoessensLynn VanhaeckePieter SpanogheLuc LensPeter GoethalsAn MartelFrank PasmansSiska Croubels

Ecological and anthropogenic drivers of the distribution and abundance of two Afrotropical rain forest mammals

Luc Roscelin Tédonzong DongmoLuc LensJacob Willie

Extinction filters mediate the global effects of habitat fragmentation on animals

Matthew G. BettsChristopher WolfMarion PfeiferCristina Banks-LeiteVictor Arroyo-RodriguezDanilo Bandini RibeiroJos BarlowFelix EigenbrodDeborah FariaJr. Fletcher, Robert J. et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE

Final countdown for biodiversity hotspots

Jan C. HabelLivia RascheUwe A. SchneiderJan Oliver EnglerErwin SchmidDennis RödderSebastian T. MeyerNatalie TrappRuth Sos del DiegoHilde Eggermont et al.

A1 Journal Article in CONSERVATION LETTERS

Forest fragmentation and tree species composition jointly shape breeding performance of two avian insectivores

Daan DekeukeleireLionel HertzogPieter VantieghemIrene van Schrojenstein LantmanBram SercuRoschong BoonyarittichaikijAn MartelKris VerheyenDries BonteDiederik Strubbe et al.

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Forest fragmentation modulates effects of tree species richness and composition on ecosystem multifunctionality

Lionel HertzogRoschong BoonyarittichaikijDaan DekeukeleireStefanie De GrooteIrene van Schrojenstein LantmanBram SercuHannah Keely SmithEduardo de la PenaMartijn L. VandegehuchteDries Bonte et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY

Life-history strategies of a facultative cooperative breeder in a fragmented Afrotropical cloud forest

Dries Van de LoockLuc LensErik Matthysen

Linking local people's perception of wildlife and conservation to livelihood and poaching alleviation : a case study of the Dja biosphere reserve, Cameroon

Manfred Aime EpandaAndre Junior Mukam FotsingThomas BachaDaniel FryntaLuc LensIsaac Roger TchouamoDupain Jef

A1 Journal Article in ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Recently-adopted foraging strategies constrain early chick development in a coastal breeding gull

Alejandro SotilloJan BaertWendt MüllerEric WM StienenAmadeu MVM SoaresLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in PEERJ

Sharing the burden : on the division of parental care and vocalizations during incubation

Marwa M. KavelaarsLuc LensWendt Muller

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Soil heterogeneity in tree mixtures depends on spatial clustering of tree species

Bram SercuLionel HertzogStefanie De GrooteLander BaetenLuc LensAn MartelDries BonteKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Specialization reduces foraging effort and improves breeding performance in a generalist bird

Merijn van den BoschJan BaertWendt MüllerLuc LensEric WM Stienen

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

The distribution of plant consumption traits across habitat types and the patterns of fruit availability suggest a mechanism of coexistence of two sympatric frugivorous mammals

Luc Roscelin Tédonzong DongmoJacob WillieNikki TaggMartin N TchambaTsi Evaristus AngwafoAda Myriane Patipe KeukoJacques Keumo KuenbouCharles‐Albert PetreLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Time and energy costs of different foraging choices in an avian generalist species

Alejandro SotilloJan BaertWendt MüllerEric WM StienenAmadeu MVM SoaresLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in MOVEMENT ECOLOGY

Understanding the interrelation between landscape structure on church forests’ resilience, bird ecology and agricultural production in the Eastern Lake Tana basin

Ferehiwot AdemassieAlemayehu WassieShimeles AynalemEnyew AdgoJan NyssenAmaury FranklDiederik StrubbeBart MuysLuc Lens

Bookchapter in Institutional university cooperation with Bahir Dar University : year 3 joint steering committee meeting : excursion guide

2018

Assessing the dynamics of natural populations by fitting individual-based models with approximate Bayesian computation

Jukka SirenLuc LensLaurence CousseauOtso Ovaskainen

A1 Journal Article in METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Body-size shifts in aquatic and terrestrial urban communities

Thomas MerckxCaroline SouffreauAurelien KaiserLisa F BaardsenThierry BackeljauDries BonteKristien I BransMarie CoursMaxime DahirelNicolas Debortoli et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Competition, tree age and size drive the productivity of mixed forests of pedunculate oak, beech and red oak

Stefanie De GrooteMargot VanhellemontLander BaetenJan Van den BulckeAn MartelDries BonteLuc LensKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in FOREST ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT

Diversity and community composition of herbaceous plants in different habitat types in south-east Cameroon

Jacob WillieNikki TaggLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Do wild-caught urban house sparrows show desensitized stress responses to a novel stressor?

Noraine Salleh HudinAimeric TeyssierJohan AertsGraham D. FairhurstDiederik StrubbeJoel WhiteLiesbeth De NeveLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGY OPEN

Dynamics of gut microbiota diversity during the early development of an avian host : evidence from a cross-foster experiment

Aimeric TeyssierLuc LensErik MatthysenJoel White

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Effects of mineral soil and forest floor on the regeneration of pedunculate oak, beech and red oak

Stefanie De GrooteMargot VanhellemontLander BaetenMaría CarónAn MartelDries BonteLuc LensKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in FORESTS

Environmentally and behaviourally mediated co-occurrence of functional traits in bird communities of tropical forest fragments

Werner UlrichCristina Banks-LeiteGreet De CosterJan Christian HabelHans MatheveWilliam D NewmarkJoseph A TobiasLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in OIKOS

GPS tracking during parental care does not affect early offspring development in lesser black-backed gulls

Marwa KavelaarsEric StienenHans MatheveRoland-Jan BuijsLuc LensWendt Muller

A1 Journal Article in MARINE BIOLOGY

High-resolution GPS tracking reveals sex differences in migratory behaviour and stopover habitat use in the lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus

Jan BaertEric WM StienenBrigitte HeylenMarwa KavelaarsRoland-Jan BuijsJudy Shamoun-BaranesLuc LensWendt Müller

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Influence of habitat fragmentation and microbial pressure on the reproductive success of great and blue tits

Roschong BoonyarittichaikijAn MartelLuc LensElin Verbrugghe

Influence of patch and landscape-level characteristics on woody species composition and canopy structure of church forests east of Lake Tana, Ethiopia

F. MequanintA. WassieS AynalemE AdgoJan NyssenAmaury FranklDiederik StrubbeBart MuysLuc Lens

Leaf herbivory is more impacted by forest composition than by tree diversity or edge effects

Irene van Schrojenstein LantmanLionel HertzogMartijn L. VandegehuchteAn MartelKris VerheyenLuc LensDries Bonte

A1 Journal Article in BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Mitigating the impact of microbial pressure on great (Parus major) and blue (Cyanistes caeruleus) tit hatching success through maternal immune investment

Roschong BoonyarittichaikijElin VerbruggheDaan DekeukeleireDiederik StrubbeSarah Van PraetRobbe De BeeldeLieze RouffaerFrank PasmansDries BonteKris Verheyen et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Parasitisme en symbiose : wat verandert er in de stad?

Lore BulteelLien ReyserhoveEmilie MackeLuc LensAimeric TeyssierJoël WhiteLieze RouffaerLisa BaardsenDries BonteJoost Raeymaekers et al.

A4 Journal Article in NATUUR.ORIOLUS (TURNHOUT)

Parental foraging strategies, mercury load and offspring development in a coastal breeding gull species

Cátia Sofia Andrade Dos SantosLuc LensLiesbeth De NeveSusana Loureiro

Skin mucosome activity as an indicator of Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans susceptibility in salamanders

Hannah Keely SmithFrank PasmansMaarten DhaenensDieter DeforceDries BonteKris VerheyenLuc LensAn Martel

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

The effect of urbanization on house sparrows (Passer domesticus) and their enteropathogens

Lieze RouffaerAn MartelLuc LensFrank Pasmans

Tree species diversity indirectly affects nutrient cycling through the shrub layer and its high-quality litter

Stefanie De GrooteMargot VanhellemontLander BaetenAn De SchrijverAn MartelDries BonteLuc LensKris Verheyen

A1 Journal Article in PLANT AND SOIL

Using abundance and habitat variables to identify high conservation value areas for threatened mammals

Luc Roscelin Tédonzong DongmoJacob WillieAda Myriane Patipe KeukoJacques Keumo KuenbouGiscard NjotahMartin N TchambaNikki TaggLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Verstedelijking en biodiversiteit door een ecologische en evolutionaire bril

Hans Van DyckThomas MerckxLuc LensDries BonteEllen DecaesteckerFrederik HendrickxErik MatthysenRobby StoksFilip VolckaertCaroline Souffreau et al.

A4 Journal Article in NATUUR.ORIOLUS (TURNHOUT)

2017

Cooperative breeding shapes post-fledging survival in an Afrotropical forest bird

Dries Van de LoockDiederik StrubbeLiesbeth De NeveMwangi GithiruErik MatthysenLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Creation of forest edges has a global impact on forest vertebrates

M PfeiferV LefebvreCA PeresC Banks-LeiteOR WearnCJ MarshSHM ButchartV Arroyo-RodriguezJ BarlowA Cerezo et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

East African coastal forest under pressure

Jan Christian HabelIvon Constanza Cuadros CasanovaCamilo ZamoraMike TeucherBerthold HornetzHalimu ShauriRonald K MulwaLuc Lens

Editorial material

Effect of human-induced environmental changes on bird diversity and abundance in natural wetlands of Southwest Ethiopia

Selamawit Negassa ChawakaSeid Tiku MeretaPeter GoethalsLuc LensPieter Boets

A1 Journal Article in WATERBIRDS

Effects of urbanization on host-pathogen interactions, using Yersinia in house sparrows as a model

Lieze RouffaerDiederik StrubbeAimeric TeyssierNoraine Salleh HudinAnne-Marie Van Den AbeeleIvo CoxRoel HaesendonckMichel DelméeFreddy HaesebrouckFrank Pasmans et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Endemism of Salmonella Typhimurium does not compromise reproductive success in great (Parus major) and blue (Cyanistes caeruleus) tits

Roschong BoonyarittichaikijElin VerbruggheDaan DekeukeleireLieze RouffaerRoel HaesendonckDiederik StrubbeRobbe De BeeldeWesley MattheusSophie BertrandFrank Pasmans et al.

How tree species identity and diversity affect light transmittance to the understory in mature temperate forests

Bram SercuLander BaetenFrieke VancoillieAn MartelLuc LensKris VerheyenDries Bonte

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Inside the guts of the city : urban-induced alterations of the gut microbiota in a wild passerine

Aimeric TeyssierLieze RouffaerNoraine Salleh HudinDiederik StrubbeErik MatthysenLuc LensJoël White

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Low prevalence of human enteropathogenic Yersinia spp. in brown rats (Rattus norvegicus) in Flanders

Lieze RouffaerKristof BaertAnne-Marie Van den AbeeleIvo CoxGerty VanantwerpenLieven De ZutterDiederik StrubbeKatleen VranckxLuc LensFreddy Haesebrouck et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

More topics from the tropics : additional thoughts to Mammides et al.

Jan Christian HabelLuc LensHilde EggermontMwangi GithiruRonald K MulwaHalimu Suleiman ShauriThomas M LewinsohnWolfgang W WeisserThomas Schmitt

Editorial material

Offspring Hg exposure relates to parental feeding strategies in a generalist bird with strong individual foraging specialization

Cátia Sofia Andrade Dos SantosLéa BlondelAlejandro SotilloWendt MüllerEric WM StienenPascal BoeckxAmadeu MVM SoaresMarta S MonteiroSusana LoureiroLiesbeth De Neve et al.

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Salmonella Typhimurium DT193 and DT99 are present in great and blue tits in Flanders, Belgium

Roschong BoonyarittichaikijElin VerbruggheDaan DekeukeleireRobbe De BeeldeLieze RouffaerRoel HaesendonckDiederik StrubbeWesley MattheusSophie BertrandFrank Pasmans et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Supplementary feeding increases nestling feather corticosterone early in the breeding season in house sparrows

Noraine Salleh HudinLiesbeth De NeveDiederik StrubbeGraham D FairhurstCarl VangestelWill J PeachLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Testosterone reduces promiscuity of female blue tits (Cyanistes caeruleus) : an experimental study

Berber De JongLuc LensMarco van der VeldePeter KorstenTon GroothuisJan Komdeur

A1 Journal Article in ETHOLOGY

Tracking Invasive Alien Species (TrIAS) : building a data-driven framework to inform policy

Sonia VanderhoevenTim AdriaensPeter DesmetDiederik StrubbeThierry BackeljauYvan BarbierDimitri BrosensJulien CigarMaxime CoupremanneRozemien De Troch et al.

Tree species identity outweighs the effects of tree species diversity and forest fragmentation on understorey diversity and composition

Stefanie De GrooteIrene van Schrojenstein LantmanBram SercuDaan DekeukeleireRoschong BoonyarittichaikijHannah Keely SmithRobbe De BeeldeKris CeunenPieter VantieghemHans Matheve et al.

A1 Journal Article in PLANT ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Urban stress ecology : an individual-based, multi-component study of an urban-dwelling passerine

Noraine Salleh HudinLuc Lens

Urbanization drives community shifts towards thermophilic and dispersive species at local and landscape scales

Elena PianoKatrien De WolfFrancesca BonaDries BonteDiana E. BowlerMarco IsaiaLuc LensThomas MerckxDaan MertensMarc van Kerckvoorde et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

2016

A longitudinal genetic survey identifies temporal shifts in the population structure of Dutch house sparrows

Laurence CousseauM HusemannR FoppenCarl VangestelLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in HEREDITY

Contrasting patterns of species richness and functional diversity in bird communities of East African cloud forest fragments

Werner UlrichLuc LensJoseph A TobiasJan C Habel

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Effects of experimentally sustained elevated testosterone on incubation behaviour and reproductive success in female great tits (Pants major)

Berber De JongLuc LensSeyed Mehdi AmininasabKees van OersVeerle M DarrasMarcel EensRianne PinxtenJan KomdeurTon GG Groothuis

A1 Journal Article in GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY

GPS tracking data of Lesser Black-backed Gulls and Herring Gulls breeding at the southern North Sea coast

Eric WM StienenPeter DesmetBart AeltermanWouter CourtensSimon FeysNicolas VanermenHilbran VerstraeteMarc Van de WalleKlaas DeneudtFrancisco Hernandez et al.

A1 Journal Article in ZOOKEYS

House sparrows do not constitute a significant Salmonella Typhimurium reservoir across urban gradients in Flanders, Belgium

Lieze RouffaerLuc LensRoel HaesendonckAimeric TeyssierNoraine Salleh HudinDiederik StrubbeFreddy HaesebrouckFrank PasmansAn Martel

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Life-history variation within and between two closely related gull species

Davy BosmanLuc Lens

Nature conservation at the edge

Jan Christian HabelMike TeucherRonald K MulwaWolfgang HaberHilde EggermontLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Nutritional stress causes heterogeneous relationships with multi-trait FA in lesser black-backed gull chicks : an aviary experiment

Trisha GuptaCátia Sofia Andrade Dos SantosAlejandro SotilloLiesbeth De NeveEric WM StienenWendt MüllerLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in SYMMETRY-BASEL

Predictable food supplies induce plastic shifts in avian scaled body mass

Noraine Salleh HudinDiederik StrubbeAimeric TeyssierLiesbeth De NeveJoel WhiteGeert JanssensLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Prevalence of Mycoplasma gallisepticum and Mycoplasma synoviae in commercial poultry, racing pigeons and wild birds in Belgium

Tinne MichielsSarah WelbyMia VanrobaeysChristian QuinetLieze RouffaerLuc LensAn MartelPatrick Butaye

A1 Journal Article in AVIAN PATHOLOGY

Sex, growth rate, rank order after brood reduction, and hatching date affect first-year survival of long-lived Herring Gulls

Davy BosmanEric WM StienenLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF FIELD ORNITHOLOGY

Solutions for archiving data in long-term studies : a reply to Whitlock et al.

James A MillsCéline TeplitskyBeatriz ArroyoAnne CharmantierPeter H BeckerTim R BirkheadPierre BizeDaniel T BlumsteinChristophe BonenfantStan Boutin et al.

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The importance of realistic dispersal models in conservation planning : application of a novel modelling platform to evaluate management scenarios in an Afrotropical biodiversity hotspot

Job AbenGreta BocediStephen CF PalmerPetri PellikkaDiederik StrubbeCaspar HallmannJustin MJ TravisLuc LensErik Matthysen

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

2015

A stochastic movement simulator improves estimates of landscape connectivity

A CoulonJ AbenSCF PalmerVM StevensTom CallensDiederik StrubbeLuc LensE MatthysenM BaguetteJMJ Travis

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY

Archiving primary data: solutions for long-term studies

James A MillsCéline TeplitskyBeatriz ArroyoAnne CharmantierPeter H BeckerTim R BirkheadPierre BizeDaniel T BlumsteinChristophe BonenfantStan Boutin et al.

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Citizen science in action : evidence for long-term, region-wide house sparrow declines in Flanders, Belgium

Greet De CosterJenny De LaetCarl VangestelFrank AdriaensenLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING

Effects of population size and isolation on the genetic structure of the East African mountain white-eye Zosterops poliogaster (Aves)

Martin HusemannLaurence CousseauLuca BorghesioLuc LensJan Christian Habel

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Enteropathogens in house sparrows along an urban gradient in Belgium?

Lieze RouffaerLuc LensLiesbeth De NeveAnne-Marie Van Den AbeeleIvo CoxFrank PasmansAn Martel

Evolution along the Great Rift Valley: phenotypic and genetic differentiation of East African white-eyes (Aves, Zosteropidae)

Jan Christian HabelLuca BorghesioWilliam D NewmarkJulia J DayLuc LensMartin HusemannWerner Ulrich

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Importance of Ethiopian shade coffee farms for forest bird conservation

Evan R BuechleyÇağan H ŞekercioğluMeshesha Atickem AnagawGelaye DugumaJames Kuria NdunguBruktawit Abdu MahamuedTifases BeyeneTariku MekonnenLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Novel insights into relationships between egg corticosterone and timing of breeding revealed by LC-MS/MS

Tom Rosendahl LarsenGraham D FairhurstSiegrid De BaereSiska CroubelsWendt MüllerLiesbeth De NeveLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Post-fragmentation population structure in a cooperative breeding Afrotropical cloud forest bird: emergence of a source-sink population network

M HusemannLaurence CousseauTom CallensE MatthysenCarl VangestelC HallmannLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Real-world complexity of food security and biodiversity conservation

Jan Christian HabelMike TeucherBerthold HornetzRalph JaetzoldJosphert N KimatuSichangi KasiliZachariah MairuraRonald K MulwaHilde EggermontWolfgang W Weisser et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Use of LC–MS–MS as an alternative to currently available immunoassay methods to quantitate corticosterone in egg yolk and albumen

Siegrid De BaereTom Rosendahl LarsenMathias DevreesePatrick De BackerLiesbeth De NeveGraham FairhurstLuc LensSiska Croubels

A1 Journal Article in ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

2014

BIOFRAG: a new database for analyzing BIOdiversity responses to forest FRAGmentation

Marion PfeiferVeronique LefebvreToby A GardnerVictor Arroyo-RodriguezLander BaetenCristina Banks-LeiteJos BarlowMatthew G BettsJoerg BrunetAlexis Cerezo et al.

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Genomic and behavioral aspects of recurrent ecotypic divergence in the wing polymorphic beetle Pogonus chalceus

Steven Van BelleghemFrederik HendrickxLuc Lens

Lowland panmixia versus highland disjunction: genetic and bioacoustic differentiation in two species of East African White-eye birds

Jan Christian HabelWerner UlrichGustav PetersMartin HusemannLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in CONSERVATION GENETICS

Nest predation in Afrotropical forest fragments shaped by inverse edge effects, timing of nest initiation and vegetation structure

Toon SpanhoveTom CallensCaspar A HallmannPetri PellikkaLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY

Plant selection for nest building by western lowland gorillas in Cameroon

Jacob WillieNikki TaggCharles-Albert PetreZjef PereboomLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in PRIMATES

Population signatures of large-scale, long-term disjunction and small-scale, short-term habitat fragmentation in an Afromontane forest bird

JC HabelRK MulwaF GassertD RoedderW UlrichL BorghesioM HusemannLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in HEREDITY

Potential tree species extinction, colonization and recruitment in Afromontane forest relicts

Koen W ThijsRaf AertsWinfred MusilaMika SiljanderErik MatthysenLuc LensPetri PellikkaHubert GulinckBart Muys

A1 Journal Article in BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Simple individual-based models effectively represent Afrotropical forest bird movement in complex landscapes

Job AbenDiederik StrubbeFrank AdriaensenStephen CF PalmerJustin MJ TravisLuc LensErik Matthysen

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Towards more equal footing in north-south biodiversity research: European and sub-Saharan viewpoints

Jan Christian HabelHilde EggermontSven GünterRonald K MulwaMarco RieckmannLian Pin KohSaliou NiassyJ Willem H FergusonGelaye GebremichaelMwangi Githiru et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

2013

Age of first breeding interacts with pre- and post-recruitment experience in shaping breeding phenology in a long-lived gull

Davy BosmanHarry JP VercruijsseEric WM StienenMagda VincxLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Context- and stage-dependent effects in frugivorous seed dispersal

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveDries BonteLuc Lens

Density of herbaceous plants and distribution of western gorillas in different habitat types in south-east Cameroon

Jacob WillieCharles-Albert PetreNikki TaggLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Effects of abiotic factors on the herbaceous plant community structure: a case study in Southeast Cameroon

Jacob WillieEduardo de la PenaNikki TaggLuc Lens

Bookchapter in Herbaceous plants : cultivation methods, grazing and environmental impacts

Fluctuating asymmetry and environmental stress : understanding the role of trait history

Greet De CosterStefan Van DongenPhillista MalakiMuchai MuchaneAngelica Alcantara-ExpositoHans MatheveLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Food security versus biodiversity protection: an example of land-sharing from East Africa

Jan Christian HabelWolfgang W WeisserHilde EggermontLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Intra-clutch variation in avian eggshell pigmentation covaries with female quality

Greet De CosterLiesbeth De NeveLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY

Mind the gaps when using science to address conservation concerns

Jan Christian HabelMartin M GossnerSebastian T MeyerHilde EggermontLuc LensJürgen DenglerWolfgang W Weisser

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Population genetics of the East African White-eye species complex

Jan Christian HabelSiobhan CoxFranz GassertRonald K MulwaJobst MeyerLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in CONSERVATION GENETICS

Sex-biased dispersal at different geographical scales in a cooperative breeder from fragmented rainforest

Carl VangestelTom CallensViki VandommeLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

The genetic signature of ecologically different grassland Lepidopterans

Jan Christian HabelDennis RödderLuc LensThomas Schmitt

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

2012

Avian persistence in a severely fragmented Afrotropical cloud forest

Toon SpanhoveLuc LensValérie Lehouck

Cage size and enrichment effects on the bone quality and fluctuating asymmetry of fattening rabbits

Stephanie BuijsEls Van PouckeStefan Van DongenLuc LensFrank Tuyttens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Effects of body size on sex-related migration vary between two closely related gull species with similar size dimorphism

Davy BosmanHarry JP VercruijsseEric WM StienenMagda VincxLiesbeth De NeveLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in IBIS

Effects of land use on the fungal spore richness in small crater-lake basins of western Uganda

Vanessa GeloriniAnnemieke VerbekenLuc LensHilde EggermontBent Vad OdgaardDirk Verschuren

A1 Journal Article in FUNGAL DIVERSITY

Effects of matrix composition and configuration on forest bird movements in a fragmented Afromontane biodiversity hotspot

Job AbenFrank AdriaensenKoen W ThijsPetri PellikkaMika SiljanderLuc LensErik Matthysen

A1 Journal Article in ANIMAL CONSERVATION

Evaluation of species richness estimators based on quantitative performance measures and sensitivity to patchiness and sample grain size.

Jacob WillieCharles-Albert PetreNikki TaggLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Genetic and demographic signatures of population fragmentation in a cooperatively breeding bird from south-east Kenya

Tom CallensLuc LensLiesbeth De NeveErik Matthysen

Genetic diversity and population structure in contemporary house sparrow populations along an urbanization gradient

Carl VangestelJoachim MergeayDeborah A DawsonTom CallensViki VandommeLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in HEREDITY

Herbaceous plant community structure in south-east Cameroon : ecological drivers and use by western lowland gorillas

Jacob WillieLuc LensNikki Tagg

Integrating context- and stage-dependent effects in studies of frugivorous seed dispersal: an example from south-east Kenya

Valérie LehouckDries BonteToon SpanhoveLuc Lens

Bookchapter in Dispersal ecology and evolution

Intraclutch variation in avian eggshell pigmentation: the anaemia hypothesis

Greet De CosterLiesbeth De NeveLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in OECOLOGIA

Linking life history, physiological and genetic consequences of exposure to metal stress : a case study on wolf spiders

Debbie EralyFrederik HendrickxLuc Lens

Maternal effects reduce oxidative stress in female nestlings under high parasite load

Greet De CosterLiesbeth De NeveSimon VerhulstLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Quantifying population structure on short timescales

Joost RaeymaekersLuc LensFrederik Van den BroeckStefan Van DongenFilip AM Volckaert

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Soil conditions in natural, declining and restored heathlands influence plant-pollinator interactions of Calluna vulgaris

Eduardo de la PenaHelena Van De VeldeLuc LensDries Bonte

A1 Journal Article in RESTORATION ECOLOGY

The influence of stocking density on broiler chicken bone quality and fluctuating asymmetry

Stephanie BuijsEls Van PouckeStefan Van DongenLuc LensJoost BaertFrank Tuyttens

A1 Journal Article in POULTRY SCIENCE

2011

Avian fruit ingestion differentially facilitates seed germination of four fleshy-fruited plant species of an Afrotropical forest

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in PLANT ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Context- and stage-dependent effects in frugivorous seed dispersal: an example from south-east Kenya

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveDries BonteLuc Lens

Developmental stability covaries with genome-wide and single-locus heterozygosity in house sparrows

Carl VangestelJoachim MergeayDeborah DawsonViki VandommeLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

Direct and indirect effects of metal stress on physiology and life history variation in field populations of a lycosid spider

Debbie EralyFrederik HendrickxThierry BackeljauLieven BervoetsLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Discrepancies between subgeneric classification and molecular phylogeny of Ceratitis (Diptera: Tephritidae), can the evolution of host use provide some clues?

Nathalie ErboutMassimiliano VirgilioLuc LensNorman BarrMarc De Meyer

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR PHYLOGENETICS AND EVOLUTION

Does fluctuating asymmetry constitute a sensitive biomarker of nutritional stress in house sparrows (Passer domesticus)?

Carl VangestelLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Effects of early developmental conditions on innate immunity are only evident under favourable adult conditions in zebra finches

Greet De CosterSimon VerhulstEgbert KoetsierLiesbeth De NeveMichael BrigaLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN

From Africa to Europe and back : refugia and range shifts cause high genetic differentiation in the Marbled White butterfly Melanargia galathea

Jan C HabelLuc LensDennis RoedderThomas Schmitt

A1 Journal Article in BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Genetic signature of population fragmentation varies with mobility in seven bird species of a fragmented Kenyan cloud forest

Tom CallensPeter GalbuseraErik MatthysenEric Y DurandMwangi GithiruJeroen R HuygheLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Mothers matter: how maternal investment can help offspring to cope with environmental stress

Greet De CosterLuc LensLiesbeth De Neve

Patterns of divergence in a wolf spider radiation from the Galápagos

Charlotte De BusschereFrederik HendrickxLuc Lens

Relating phenotypic and genetic variation to urbanization in avian species: a case study on house sparrows (Passer domesticus)

Carl VangestelLuc LensJoachim Mergeay

Spatial heterogeneity in genetic relatedness among house sparrows along an urban-rural gradient as revealed by individual-based analysis

Carl VangestelJoachim MergeayDeborah A DawsonViki VandommeLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Using science to guide conservation: from landscape modelling to increased connectivity in the Taita Hills, SE Kenya

Mwangi GithiruLuc LensFrank AdriaensenJames Mwang'ombeErik Matthysen

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL FOR NATURE CONSERVATION

Woody plant communities of isolated Afromontane cloud forests in Taita Hills, Kenya

Raf AertsKoen ThijsValérie LehouckHenk BeentjeBenny BytebierErik MatthijsenHubert GulinckLuc LensBart Muys

A1 Journal Article in PLANT ECOLOGY

2010

Changing landscapes : consequences for the recruitment of animal-dispersed plants

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveDries BonteLuc Lens

Changing landscapes: consequences for the recruitment of animal-dispersed plants

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveLuc Lens

Constraints on home range behaviour affect nutritional condition in urban house sparrows (Passer domesticus)

Carl VangestelBart BraeckmanHans MatheveLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Experimental exposure to cadmium affects metallothionein-like protein levels but not survival and growth in wolf spiders from polluted and reference populations

Debbie EralyFrederik HendrickxLieven BervoetsLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Genetic signature of Afrotropical rainforest fragmentation in seven sympatric bird species that vary in historical and current mobility

Tom CallensPeter GalbuseraErik MatthysenLuc Lens

Genetic signature of population fragmentation varies with mobility in seven bird species of a fragmented Kenyan cloud forest

Tom CallensPeter GalbuseraErik MatthysenEric DurandLuc Lens

Host plant toxicity, stenophagy and evolutionary radiationin phytophagous insects : genus Ceratitis (Diptera:Tephritidae) as ecological model

Nathalie ErboutLuc LensMarc De Meyer

Limnological and ecological sensitivity of Rwenzori mountain lakes to climate warming

Hilde EggermontDirk VerschurenLeen AudenaertLuc LensJames RussellGerrit KlaassenOliver Heiri

A1 Journal Article in HYDROBIOLOGIA

Mild stress during development affects the phenotype of great tit Parus major nestlings: a challenge experiment

Willem TalloenLuc LensStefan Van DongenFrank AdriaensenErik Matthysen

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Parallel habitat specialization within the wolf spider genus Hogna from the Galapagos

Charlotte De BusschereFrederik HendrickxSteven Van BelleghemT BackeljauLuc LensL Baert

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Variation in innate immunity in relation to ectoparasite load, age and season : a field experiment in great tits (Parus major)

Greet De CosterLiesbeth De NeveDavid Martín-GálvezLieven TherryLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

2009

A land snail's view of a fragmented landscape

H KappesK JordaensN Van HoutteFrederik HendrickxJP MaelfaitLuc LensThierry Backeljau

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Airborne remote sensing of spatiotemporal change (1955-2004) in indigenous and exotic forest cover in the Taita Hills, Kenya

PKE PellikkaM LotjonenM SijanderLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED EARTH OBSERVATION AND GEOINFORMATION

Bird dispersal and persistence affects plant recruitment in a fragmented East-African biodiversity hotspot

Luc LensValérie LehouckToon Spanhove

Complementary seed dispersal by three avian frugivores in a fragmented Afromontane forest

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveSébastien DemeterNikée GrootLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in Journal of Vegetation Science

Condition-dependent mate choice and its implications for population differentiation in the wolf spider Pirata piraticus

Debbie EralyFrederik HendrickxLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Does landscape structure affect resource tracking by avian frugivores in a fragmented Afrotropical forest?

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveCarl VangestelNorbert J CordeiroLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ECOGRAPHY

Edge effects on avian nest predation: the quest for a conceptual framework

Toon SpanhoveValérie LehouckLuc Lens

Editorial material

Environmental stress and quantitative genetic variation in butterfly wing characteristics

Willem TalloenStefan Van DongenHans Van DyckLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in Evolutionary Ecology

Evolutionary history shapes the association between developmental instability and population-level genetic variation in three-spined sticklebacks

S Van DongenLuc LensE PapeFAM VolckaertJoost Raeymaekers

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Feeding facilitation, the hidden interaction in mammalian herbivore assemblages?: a case-study on rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) and large grazers

Nele SomersMaurice HoffmannLuc Lens

Forest fragmentation relaxes natural nest predation in an Afromontane forest

Toon SpanhoveValérie LehouckPieter BoetsLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in Animal Conservation

Fragmentation relaxes nest predation in a Afromontane forest: evidence from natural and artificial nests

Toon SpanhoveValérie LehouckLuc Lens

Frugivory and seed dispersal in a fragmented Afromontane forest, Taita Hills, Kenya: can the mutualism between birds and trees persist?

Valérie LehouckLuc LensNorbert Cordeiro

Habitat disturbance reduces seed dispersal of a forest interior tree in a fragmented African cloud forest

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveLiesbet ColsonAnnelies Adringa-DavisNorbert CordeiroLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in OIKOS

Home range characteristics of the near threatened Giant Conebill Oreomanes fraseri in fragmented Polylepis forest

Greet De CosterErik MatthysenJennifer RA CahillLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Host plant toxicity affects developmental rates in a polyphagous fruit fly - experimental evidence.

Nathalie ErboutMarc De MeyerCarl VangestelLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Indigenous cloud forest fragmentation reduces seed dispersal by avian frugivores in an East-African biodiversity hotspot

Luc LensValérie Lehouck

Inverse edge effect on nest predation in a Kenyan forest fragment : an experimental case study

Toon SpanhoveValérie LehouckLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Larval food stress differentially affects flight morphology in male and female speckled woods (Pararge aegeria)

Boris PellegromsStefan Van DongenHans Van DyckLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Pervasive effects of dispersal limitation on within- and among-community species richness in agricultural landscapes

Frederik HendrickxJP MaelfaitK DesenderS AvironD BaileyT DiekotterLuc LensJ LiiraO SchweigerM Speelmans et al.

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

Recruitment dynamics of an avian dispersed tree in a fragmented landscape

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveLuc Lens

Recruitment of an Afromontane forest tree in a threatened fragmented ecosystem

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveLuc Lens

Repeatability of dispersal behavior in a common dwarf spider: evidence for different mechanisms behind short and long distance dispersal

Dries BonteNele De ClercqIngrid ZwertvaegherLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in Ecological Entomology

Response of snails and slugs to fragmentation of lowland forests in NW Germany

H KappesK JordaensFrederik HendrickxJP MaelfaitLuc LensT Backeljau

A1 Journal Article in LANDSCAPE ECOLOGY

Sex and asymmetry in humans: what is the role of developmental instability?

Stefan Van DongenR CornilleLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Spatial and temporal effects on recruitment of an Afromontane forest tree in a threatened fragmented ecosystem.

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveAlemu GonsamoNorbert CordeiroLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in Biological Conservation

2008

Broiler chicken health, welfare and fluctuating asymmetry in organic versus conventional production systems

Frank TuyttensMarc HeyndrickxMaya DE BOECKAnneleen MOREELSAnnelies Van NuffelEls Van PouckeEls VAN COILLIEStefan VAN DONGENLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in LIVESTOCK SCIENCE

Demography of alpine red squirrel populations in relation to fluctuations in seed crop size

LA WAUTERSM GITHIRUS BERTOLINOA MOLINARIG TOSILuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ECOGRAPHY

Does landscape structure affect resource tracking by avian frugivores in a fragmented Afrotropical forest?

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveLuc Lens

Effect of metal stress on life history divergence and quantitative genetic architecture in a wolf spider

Frederik HendrickxJean-Pierre MaelfaitLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Feather development under environmental stress: lead exposure effects on growth patterns in Great Tits Parus major

W TALLOENLuc LensS VAN DONGENE MATTHYSEN

A1 Journal Article in BIRD STUDY

Fluctuating asymmetry as a putative marker of human-induced stress in avian conservation

Luc LensHilde Eggermont

A1 Journal Article in Bird Conservation International

Food quality affects diet preference of rabbits: experimental evidence

Nele SomersBinke D'HaeseBeatrijs BossuytLuc LensMaurice Hoffmann

A1 Journal Article in BELGIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Hybridization between two polyphagous fruit-fly species (Diptera: Tephritidae) causes sex-biased reduction in developmental stability

Nathalie ErboutMarc De MeyerLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Inverse edge effects on nest predation in Afrotropical forest fragments: a case study with natural and artificial ground nests

Toon SpanhoveValérie LehouckLuc Lens

Inverse edge-effect on nest predation in the Aftrotropics: evidence from natural and artificial nests

Toon SpanhoveValérie LehouckLuc Lens

Land rehabilitation and the conservation of birds in a degraded Afromontane landscape in northern Ethiopia

Raf AertsFrederik LerougeEva NovemberLuc LensMartin HermyBart Muys

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Landscape use of three frugivorous bird species in a heavily fragmented cloud forest system in SE Kenya

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveLuc Lens

Persistent seed dispersal limitation of a bird-dispersed tree in a fragmented Afromontane forest

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveLuc Lens

Starvation affects pre-dispersal behaviour of Erigone spiders

Dries BonteMartin LukacLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

Thermal conditions during juvenile development affect adult dispersal in a spider

Dries BonteJustin M.J. TravisNele De ClercqIngrid ZwertvaegherLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Web building flexibility of an orb-web spider in a heterogeneous agricultural landscape

Dries BonteKjell LanckackerElisabeth WiersmaLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ECOGRAPHY

2007

Aerial dispersal plasticity under different wind velocities in a salt marsh wolf spider

Dries BonteBeatrijs BossuytLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

Application of fragmentation research to conservation planning for multiple stakeholders: An example from the Taita Hills, southeast Kenya

M GITHIRULuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Can a common bird species be used as a surrogate to draw insights for the conservation of a rare species? : a case study from the fragmented Taita Hills, Kenya

Mwangi GithiruLuc LensLeon A BennunErik Matthysen

A1 Journal Article in ORYX

Experimental stress does not increase fluctuating asymmetry of broiler chickens at slaughter age

Els Van PouckeAnnelies Van NuffelS Van DongenB SonckLuc LensFrank Tuyttens

A1 Journal Article in POULTRY SCIENCE

Fluctuating asymmetry in broiler chickens: a decision protocol for trait selection in seven measuring methods

Annelies Van NuffelFrank TuyttensS Van DongenW TalloenEls Van PouckeB SonckLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in POULTRY SCIENCE

Heritability of spider ballooning motivation under different wind velocities

Dries BonteLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY RESEARCH

Movement dynamics of Canada Geese (Branta canadensis) in Flanders

S COOLEMANLuc LensEckhart KuijkenA ANSELIN

A3 Journal Article in Aves

Patterns of avian frugivory in a fragmented Afromontane cloud forest: a case study from South-East Kenya

Valérie LehouckNorbert CordeiroLuc Lens

Population status and distribution of Taita White-eye Zosterops silvanus in the fragmented forests of Taita Hills and Mount Kasigau, Kenya

RK MULWALA BENNUNCKPO OGOLLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Ranging behaviour and habitat use by an Afrotropical songbird in a fragmented landscape

M GITHIRULuc LensL BENNUN

A1 Journal Article in AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Studying patterns of fluctuating asymmetry in Afrotropical birds: pitfalls and applications

Van patronen naar processen: een case-studie van nestpredatie in de Taita Hills

Toon SpanhoveValérie LehouckLuc Lens

2006

Annual survival and turnover rates of an afrotropical robin in a fragmented forest

M GITHIRULuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Demography of an Afrotropical passerine in a highly fragmented landscape

M GITHIRULuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ANIMAL CONSERVATION

Experimental evidence of 'floaters' in two isolated populations of an Afrotropical forest bird

M GITHIRULuc LensLA BENNUNC PERRINS

A1 Journal Article in OSTRICH

Fluctuating asymmetry and ptilochronology as phenotypic markers of food stress in the House Sparrow

Carl VangestelLuc Lens

Geographical variation in wolf spider dispersal behaviour is related to landscape structure

Dries BonteJeroen Vanden BorreLuc LensJean-Pierre Maelfait

A1 Journal Article in ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Modelling forest connectivity for critically-endangered bird species: A case study in the Taita Hills, Kenya

Frank AdriaensenM GITHIRUE MATTHYSENLuc Lens

New unconventional methods of estimating habitat quality: strengths and weaknesses

Sand dynamics in coastal dune landscapes constrain diversity and life-history characteristics of spiders

Dries BonteLuc LensJean-Pierre Maelfait

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Seedling establishment after endozoochory in disturbed and undisturbed grasslands

Eric CosynsBeatrijs BossuytMaurice HoffmannHilde VervaetLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BASIC AND APPLIED ECOLOGY

The Afrotropical Region

Luc LensHilde Eggermont

Bookchapter in Philips Birds of the World

The status of the House Sparrow in large towns: First results from Belgium

Jenny DE LAETDennis SUMMERS-SMITHLuc LensCarl VangestelHans Matheve

2005

Germination success of temperate grassland species after passage through ungulate and rabbit guts

Eric CosynsA. DelporteLuc LensMaurice Hoffmann

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

High variation in developmental instability under non-normal developmental error: A Bayesian perspective

S VAN DONGENW TALLOENLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THEORETICAL BIOLOGY

Maken koeien een onderscheid tussen verschillende types vachtborstels ?

F TUYTTENSK VAN DEN BOSSCHELuc LensJohan Mertens

A4 Journal Article in AgriConstruct

Measuring fluctuating asymmetry in fattening rabbits: a valid indicator of performance and housing quality?

Frank TuyttensL MaertensE Van PouckeA Van NuffelS DebeuckelaereJ CreveLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Nest predation in a fragmented Afrotropical forest: evidence from natural and artificial nests

M GITHIRULuc LensW CRESSWELL

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Patterns of avian frugivory in a fragmented Afro-montane cloud forest : a case study from South-East Kenya

Valérie LehouckToon SpanhoveNorbert CordeiroLuc Lens

Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus L.) in coastal dune grasslands

Nele SomersBeatrijs BossuytMaurice HoffmannLuc Lens

Spatial and temporal variation in fruit and fruit-eating birds in the Taita Hills, south-east Kenya

M GITHIRULA BENNUNLuc LensCPKO OGOL

A1 Journal Article in OSTRICH

Systematics of the olive thrush Turdus olivaceus species complex with reference to the taxonomic status of the endangered Taita thrush T. helleri

RCK BOWIEG VOELKERJ FJELDSALuc LensSI HACKETTTM CROWE

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

2004

Asymmetry patterns across the distribution range: does the species matter?

S KARKLuc LensS VAN DONGENE SCHMIDT

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL JOURNAL OF THE LINNEAN SOCIETY

Effects of aerial dispersal, habitat specialisation, and landscape structure on spider distribution across fragmented grey dunes

Dries BonteL BAERTLuc LensJean-Pierre Maelfait

A1 Journal Article in ECOGRAPHY

Evaluation of fluctuating asymmetry as an indicator of broiler welfare

Annelies Van NuffelWillem TalloenBart SonckLuc LensFrank Tuyttens

Bookchapter in Measuring and auditing broiler welfare

Evolution of ballooning behaviour in wolf spiders (Lycosidae): micro- versus macroevolutionary patterns

Dries BonteLuc LensJean-Pierre Maelfait

Evolutionary and ecological determinants of ballooning dispersal in Pardosa-wolf spiders

Dries BonteLuc LensJean-Pierre Maelfait

Fluctuating asymmetry as an indicator for measuring the welfare of broilers on the farm

A VAN NUFFELE VAN POUCKEW TALLOENB SONCKLuc LensS VAN DONGENF TUYTTENS

Foraging behaviour and habitat use of large herbivores in a coastal dune landscape

Indra LamootMaurice HoffmannLuc Lens

Genetic equilibrium despite habitat fragmentation in an Afrotropical bird

P GALBUSERAM GITHIRULuc LensE MATTHYSEN

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Lack of homeward orientation and increased mobility result in high emigration rates from low-quality fragments in a dune wolf spider

Dries BonteLuc LensJean-Pierre Maelfait

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

Measuring Fluctuating Asymmetry in broilers

A VAN NUFFELW TALLOENS VAN DONGENB SONCKLuc LensF TUYTTENS

The cost of melanization: Butterfly wing coloration under environmental stress

W TALLOENH VAN DYCKLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in EVOLUTION

Ungulate seed dispersal: aspects of endozoochory in a semi-natural landscape

Eric CosynsMaurice HoffmannLuc Lens

Using scientific evidence to guide the conservation of a highly fragmented and threatened Afrotropical forest

Mwangi GithiruLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ORYX

2003

Aerial dispersal in spiders from a fragmented dune system: proximate and innate factors and implications for species distribution

Dries BonteLuc LensJean-Pierre Maelfait

Consistency and variation in the bat assemblages inhabiting two forest islands within a neotropical savanna in Bolivia

LF AGUIRRELuc LensR VAN DAMMEE MATTHYSEN

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY

Evaluation of fluctuating asymmetry as an indicator of broiler welfare

Annelies Van NuffelFrank TuyttensLuc Lens

Low ballooning propensity in habitat specialists from a fragmented landscape: rare species will become rarer

Dries BonteN VANDENBROECKELuc LensJean-Pierre Maelfait

Low ballooning propensity in habitat specialists from fragmented grey dunes: rare species will become rarer

Dries BonteN VANDENBROECKELuc LensJean-Pierre Maelfait

Low propensity for aerial dispersal in specialist spiders from fragmented landscapes

Dries BonteNele VandenbroeckeLuc LensJean-Pierre Maelfait

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Measuring Fluctuating Asymmetry for assessing broiler Welfare

A VAN NUFFELW TALLOENB SONCKLuc LensF TUYTTENS

Patch quality and connectivity influence spatial dynamics in a dune wolfspider

Dries BonteLuc LensJean-Pierre MaelfaitMaurice HoffmannEckhart Kuijken

A1 Journal Article in OECOLOGIA

Patterns of roost use by bats in a neotropical savanna: implications for conservation

LF AGUIRRELuc LensE MATTHYSEN

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Recent developments and shortcomings in the analysis of individual asymmetry: a review and introduction of a Bayesian Statistical approach

S VAN DONGENLuc LensG MOLENBERGHS

Bookchapter in Developmental instability: causes and consequences

Recent developments and shortcomings in the analysis of individual asymmetry: a review and introduction of a Bayesian Statistical approach

Bookchapter in Developmental instability: causes and consequences

Relationship between fluctuating asymmetry and fitness within and between stressed and unstressed populations of the wolf spider Pirata piraticus

Frederik HendrickxJean-Pierre MaelfaitLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Spider dispersal in a fragmented dune system: on the interaction between nurture and nature

Dries BonteLuc LensJean-Pierre Maelfait

2002

Avian persistence in fragmented rainforest.

Luc LensS VAN DONGENK NORRISM GITHIRUE MATTHYSEN

A1 Journal Article in SCIENCE

Effects of site and fruit size on the composition of avian frugivore assemblages in a fragmented Afrotropical forest.

M GITHIRULuc LensLA BENNURC OGOL

A1 Journal Article in OIKOS

Fluctuating asymmetry as a bio-indicator in isolated populations of the Taita thrush: a Bayesian perspective.

Luc LensS VAN DONGEN

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOGEOGRAPHY

Fluctuating asymmetry as an early warning system in the critically endangered Taita thrush.

Luc LensS VAN DONGENE MATTHYSEN

A1 Journal Article in CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

Fluctuating asymmetry as an indicator of fitness: can we bridge the gap between studies?

Luc LensS VAN DONGENS KARKE MATTHYSEN

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Habitat selection and conservation of Sharpe's longclaw (Macronyx sharpei), a threatened Kenyan grassland endemic.

M MUCHAILuc LensL BENNUN

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Land-use and the conservation of Sharpe's Longclaw Macronyx sharpei in central Kenya.

M MUCHAIL BENNUNLuc LensM RAYMENTG PISANO

A1 Journal Article in BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Modelling developmental instability as the joint action of noise and stability: a Bayesian approach.

Stefan Van DongenLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Regeneration patterns among bird-dispersed plants in a fragmented Afrotropical forest, south-east Kenya.

M GITHIRUL BENNUNLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF TROPICAL ECOLOGY

2001

Developmental instability in relation to stress and fitness in birds and moths studied by the laboratory of animal ecology of the university of Antwerp

S Van DongenLuc LensE Matthysen

A2 Journal Article in BELGIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Fluctuating asymmetry as an indicator of stress: paradigm or conservation tool?

Luc LensS VAN DONGEN

A1 Journal Article in OSTRICH

Landscape variables affect the density of Sharpe's Longclaw Macronyx sharpei, a montane grassland specialist

Luc LensLA BENNUNL DUCHATEAU

A1 Journal Article in IBIS

Notes on the behaviour and ecology of Sharpe's Longclaw, a threatened Kenyan grassland endemic

M MUCHAIL BENNUNLuc Lens

A3 Journal Article in Scopus

Proceedings of the Tenth Pan-African Ornithological Congress

The use of bilateral asymmetry in ecology and conservation: Concept, developments & prospects

Luc LensS VAN DONGENS KARKW TALLOENL HENSE MATTHYSEN

Bookchapter in Recent Research Developments in Ecology

2000

Avian biogeography of the Taita Hills, Kenya

T BROOKSLuc LensM DE MEYERE WAIYAKIC WILDER

A2 Journal Article in J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc.

Conservation planning in an agricultural landscape: the case of Sharpe's Longclaw

Luc LensM MUCHAILA BENNUNLuc Duchateau

A1 Journal Article in OSTRICH

Developmental instability and inbreeding in natural bird populations exposed to different levels of habitat disturbance

Luc LensS VAN DONGENP GALBUSERAT SCHENCKE MATTHYSENT VAN DE CASTEELE

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Fluctuating and directional asymmetry in natural bird populations exposed to different levels of habitat disturbance, as revealed by mixture analysis

Luc LensS VAN DONGEN

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY LETTERS

Genetic variability and gene flow in the globally, critically-endangered Taita Thrush

P GALBUSERALuc LensT SCHENCKE WAIYAKIE MATTHYSEN

A2 Journal Article in Conservation Genetics

Symmetry, size and stress

S VAN DONGENLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

The evolutionary potential of developmental instability

S VAN DONGENLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Vegetation structure and composition of the Taita Hills forests

C WILDERT BROOKSLuc Lens

A2 Journal Article in J. E. Afr. Nat. Hist. Soc.

1999

Dispersal studies in recently and historically fragmented forests - a comparison between Kenya and Belgium

Luc LensFrank AdriaensenE MATTHYSEN

Evidence for organism-wide asymmetry in five bird species of a fragmented afrotropical forest

Luc LensS VAN DONGEN

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Fluctuating asymmetry increases with habitat disturbance in seven bird species of a fragmented afrotropical forest

Luc LensS VAN DONGENCM WILDERTM BROOKSE MATTHYSEN

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Mixture analysis of asymmetry: modelling directional asymmetry, antisymmetry and heterogeneity in fluctuating asymmetry

S VAN DONGENLuc LensG MOLENBERGHS

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY LETTERS

1998

Habitat use by the globally endangered Hinde's Babbler, Turdoides hindei, and its sympatric relative the Northern Pied Babbler, T. hypoleucus

P NJOROGEL BENNUNLuc Lens

A2 Journal Article in BIRD CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL

Highly skewed sex ratios in the critically endangered Taita thrush as revealed by CHD genes

Luc LensP GALBUSERAT BROOKSE WAIYAKIT SCHENCK

A1 Journal Article in BIODIVERSITY AND CONSERVATION

Stabilizing selection on blue tit fledgling mass in the presence of sparrowhawks

Frank AdriaensenAA DHONDTS VAN DONGENLuc LensE MATTHYSEN

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF LONDON SERIES B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

The conservation status of the forest birds of the Taita Hills

T BROOKSLuc LensJ BARNESR BARNESJ KIHURIAC WILDER

A2 Journal Article in Kenya. Bird Cons. Int.

1997

Distribution and habitat use of Crested Larks, Galerida cristata, at Loiyengalani, Kenya

L BENNUNL BORGHESIOL BIDDAUE WAIYAKILuc Lens

A3 Journal Article in Scopus

The validity of open seasons for sandgrouse shooting: analysis of an 11-year data set from Kenya

P NJOROGELuc LensJ SUTTONLA BENNUN

A1 Journal Article in AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY

Why female crested tits copulate repeatedly with the same partner: Evidence for the mate assessment hypothesis

Luc LensS VANDONGENM VANDENBROECKC VANBROECKHOVENAA DHONDT

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY

1996

A northern population of willow tits Parus montanus did not store more food than southern ones

A BrodinK LahtiLuc LensJ Suhonen

A1 Journal Article in ORNIS FENNICA

Effects of population growth on Crested Tit Parus cristatus post-fledging settlement

Luc LensLA WAUTERS

A1 Journal Article in IBIS

Response to simulated intrusions by territorial Yellow-whiskered Greenbuls Andropadus latirostris

Luc LensO NASIRWAE NEMETHL BENNUN

Editorial material

Wind stress affects foraging site competition between Crested Tits and Willow Tits

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

1995

DIVERSE EFFECTS OF FOREST FRAGMENTATION ON A NUMBER OF ANIMAL SPECIES

E MATTHYSENLuc LensS VANDONGENGR VERHEYENLA WAUTERSFrank AdriaensenAA DHONDT

A1 Journal Article in BELGIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

EFFECTS OF FOOD AVAILABILITY AND DENSITY ON RED SQUIRREL (SCIURUS-VULGARIS) REPRODUCTION

LA WAUTERSLuc Lens

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY

STORMS AFFECTING CRESTED TIT PARUS-CRISTATUS SOCIAL-ORGANIZATION

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL FUR ORNITHOLOGIE

VARIATION IN TERRITORY FIDELITY AND TERRITORY SHIFTS AMONG RED-SQUIRREL, SCIURUS-VULGARIS, FEMALES

LA WAUTERSLuc LensAA DHONDT

A1 Journal Article in ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

1994

AGE-RELATED HOARDING STRATEGIES IN THE CRESTED TIT PARUS-CRISTATUS - SHOULD THE COST OF SUBORDINATION BE REASSESSED

Luc LensFrank AdriaensenAA DHONDT

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

DO CRESTED TITS, PARUS-CRISTATUS, STORE MORE FOOD AT NORTHERN LATITUDES

A BRODINLuc LensJ SUHONEN

A1 Journal Article in ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

EFFECTS OF HABITAT FRAGMENTATION ON THE TIMING OF CRESTED TIT PARUS-CRISTATUS NATAL DISPERSAL

Luc LensAA DHONDT

A1 Journal Article in IBIS

NEST-BUILDING BY CRESTED TIT PARUS-CRISTATUS MALES - AN ANALYSIS OF COSTS AND BENEFITS

Luc LensLA WAUTERSAA DHONDT

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

Soaring bird migration at the Bosphorus (Turkey): the need for a multi-station survey

W VAN DEN BOSSCHELuc Lens

A2 Journal Article in Le Gerfaut

1993

INDIVIDUAL VARIATION IN MATE CARE BY ALPHA MALES IN CRESTED TIT WINTER FLOCKS

Luc LensAA DHONDT

A1 Journal Article in BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY AND SOCIOBIOLOGY

1992

THE EFFECT OF A SEVERE STORM ON A POPULATION OF CRESTED TITS PARUS-CRISTATUS IN BELGIUM

Luc LensAA DHONDT

A1 Journal Article in BIRD STUDY

VARIATION IN COHERENCE OF CRESTED TIT WINTER FLOCKS - AN EXAMPLE OF MULTIVARIATE OPTIMIZATION

Luc LensAA DHONDT

A1 Journal Article in ACTA OECOLOGICA-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ECOLOGY