Projects
Diversity and ecology of the prokaryotic mobilome. University of Antwerp
Exposure modelling and effect assessment of organic pollutants in predatory birds: Studying the interactions between exposure, climate variability and feeding ecology, using the white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) as model species. University of Antwerp
Sabbatical leave within the framework of animal ecology. University of Antwerp
Exploring the Suillus luteus genome to understand the functional ecology of an ectomycorrhizal fungus adapted to heavy metal stress Hasselt University
Population genetic structure and cryptic diversity in free-living marine nematodes: descritpion and implications for population and ecosystem functioning Ghent University
This projects investigates the population genetic structure and cryptic diversity of selected free-living marine neamtode species using a combined molecular - morphological - morphometric approach. In addition, functional implications of genotypic diversity within known morphospecies are experimentally studied. Finally, the relationship between genetic diversity and the fitness, resistance and resilience of nematode populations is empirically ...
Population dynamics of a gynodioecious species. KU Leuven
Plants display remarkable sexual diversity. Regardless of this variation, most flowering plants are hermaphrodites and contain flowers with both male and female sex organs. However, various sexual systems have evolved in which male and female organs have been separated between flowers and between individuals.
In gynodioecious species, hermaphrodites co-exist with females, plants that lack pollen production (male-sterile individuals). ...
Energy budgets in copepod population modelling – How much model complexity do we really need in environmental risk assessment? Ghent University
In environmental risk assessment (ERA), we aim to determine (a) which concentration of a
chemical substance can harm ecosystems and (b) which concentration is likely to occur in these
ecosystems. Since the EU-regulation REACH came into force in 2016, manufacturers bear full
responsibility for the ERA of all chemicals used in their production lines.
Standardized laboratory tests are usually performed as a first step to ...
Path dependency of population and community dynamics in heterogeneous landscapes: a theoretical and statistical approach KU Leuven
Understanding the processes that drive the distribution of genes and species in heterogeneous landscapes is a central goal in biology. However, the proportion of the patterns in gene or species distribution that can be explained is often limited. Path dependency results in historical contingencies in current-day patterns and might partly be responsible for our limited capacity to explain gene and species occurrences. In the proposed research, ...