Publications
Inbreeding depression and IQ in a study of 72 countries Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In this ecological study, a robust negative correlation of r = - .62 (P < .01) is reported between national IQs and consanguinity as measured by the log10 transformed percentage of consanguineous marriages for 72 countries. This correlation is reduced in magnitude, when IQ is controlled for GDP per capita (r = - .41, P < .01); education index (r = - .40, P < .01); and democracy index (r = - .42, P < .01). Multiple regression ...
Continuous inbreeding affects genetic variation, phenology, and reproductive strategy in ex situ cultivated Digitalis lutea Meise Botanic Garden
Strong bottlenecks, inbreeding and multiple hybridization of threatened European Ruppia maritima populations Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Inbreeding within human Schistosoma mansoni Institute of Tropical Medicine Ghent University KU Leuven
The size, structure and distribution of host populations are key determinants of the genetic composition of parasite populations. Despite the evolutionary and epidemiological merits, there has been little consideration of how host heterogeneities affect the evolutionary trajectories of parasite populations. We assessed the genetic composition of natural populations of the parasite Schistosoma mansoni in northern Senegal. A total of 1346 ...
Molecular paternity determination in captive bonobos and the impact of inbreeding on infant mortality Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp University of Antwerp
Inbreeding depression and biased paternity after mixed-pollination in Vaccinium myrtillus L. (Ericaceae) Meise Botanic Garden
A retrospective study on semen quality parameters from four different Dutch horse breeds with different levels of inbreeding Ghent University
Maternal effects and inbreeding depression in post-translocation progeny of Campanula glomerata Meise Botanic Garden
We investigated fitness traits (seed germination, seedling viability, and juvenile growth and mortality) combined with 15 microsatellite loci of the first ...