Joint Experimental Molecular Unit (JEMU)

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(A) Papers in peer-reviewed journals with impact factor
Anderson, C.M., G.J. Aparicio, A.R. Atangana, J. Beaulieu, M.W. Bruford, F. Cain, R. Campos, A. Cariani, M.A. Carvalho, N. Chen, P.P. Chen, A. Clamens, A.M. Clark, A. Coeur d’Acier, P. Connolly, A. Cordero-Rivera, J.M. Coughlan, T.S. Cross, B. David, C. De Bruyn, M. De Meyer, C. De Ridder, H. Delatte, M.T. Dettori, S.J. Downer, C. Dubreuil, K.J. Evans, B. Fan, G. Ferrara, A. Gagné, M. Gaillard, L. Gigliarelli, J. Giovinazzi, D.R. Gomez, N.J. Grünwald, B. Hansson, T. Huotari, L. Jank, E. Jousselin, L. Jungmann, M.E. Kaczmarek, D.P. Khasa, J. Kneebone, H. Korpelainen, K. Kostamo, L. Lanfaloni, H. Lin, X. Liu, L. Lucentini, G.E. Maes, W.F. Mahaffee, Z. Meng, S. Micali, I. Milano, H.F. Mok, L. Morin, T.M. Nelly, C.H. Newton, D. Gigi Ostrow, A. Palomba, F. Panara, M.E. Puletti, R. Quarta, S. Quilici, A.K.B. Ramos, T. Rigaud, A.M. Risterucci, M.P. Salomón, R.A. Sanchez-Guillén, S.L. Sarver, A.S. Sequiera, D.A. Sforça, C. Simiand, B. Smit, A.C.B. Sousa, A.P. Souza, C.C. Stepien, A.J. Stuckert, J. Sulikowski, A. Tayeh, F. Tinti, P.C.W. Tsang, J.K.J. Van Houdt, E. Vendramin, I. Verde, M. Virgilio, H.L. Wang, L. Wang, R.A. Wattier, M. Wellenreuther, C.X. Xie, L. Zane, X.J. Zhang, Y. Zhang, Z. Zhuang & M.I. Zucchi. 2010. Permanent genetic resources added to Molecular Ecology Resources database 1 December 2009 - 31 January 2010. Molecular Ecology Resources 10: 576-579.
[IF2011: 3.062]

Barr, N.B., M.S. Islam, M. De Meyer & B.A. McPheron. 2012. Molecular identification of Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae) using DNA sequences of the COI barcode region. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 105: 339-350.
[IF2011: 1.317]

Boevé, J.L., Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., Symoens, F., Altenhofer, E., Häberlein, C. & Schulz, S. 2009. Defense by volatiles in leaf-mining insect larvae. Journal of Chemical Ecology 35: 507-517.
[IF2011: 2.657]

Bourguignon, T., Scheffrahn, R.H., Krecek, J., Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G. & Roisin, Y. 2010. Towards a revision of the Neotropical soldierless termites (Isoptera : Termitidae): redescription of the genus Anoplotermes and description of Longustitermes, gen. nov. Invertebrate Systematics 24: 357–370.
[IF2011: 1.351]

Breman, F.C., Jordaens, K., Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., Van Houdt, J. & Louette, M. 2013. DNA barcoding and evolutionary relationships in Accipiter Brisson, 1760 (Aves, Falconiformes: Accipitridae) with a focus on African and Eurasian representatives. Journal of Ornithology. 154: 265–287.
[IF2011: 1.636]

Breugelmans, K., Quintana Cardona, J., Artois, T., Jordaens, K. & Backeljau, T. 2012. First report of the exotic blue land planarian Caenoplana coerulea (Platyhelminthes, Geoplanidae), on Menorca (Balearic Islands, Spain). ZooKeys 199: 91-105.
[IF2011: 0.879]

Colyn, M., Hulselmans, J., Sonet, G., Oude, P., De Winter, J., Natta, A., Nagy, Z.T. & Verheyen, E. 2010. Discovery of a new duiker species (Bovidae: Cephalophinae) from the Dahomey Gap, West Africa. Zootaxa 2637: 1-30.
[IF2011: 0.927]

Craig, A.J.F.K., Hasson, M., Jordaens, K., Breman, F.C. & Louette, M. 2011. Range extension of the Lufira Masked Weaver Ploceus ruweti, endemic to Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. Ostrich 82: 77-78.
[IF2011: 0.427]

Delatte, H., M. Virgilio, C. Simiand, S. Quilici & M. De Meyer. (online). Isolation and characterisation of sixteen microsatellite markers cross-amplifying in a complex of three African agricultural pests (Ceratitis rosa, C. anonae and C. fasciventris, Diptera: Tephritidae). Conservation Genetics Resources.
[IF2011: 0.485]

Delsinne, T., Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., Wauters, N., Jacquemin, J. & Leponce, M. 2012. High species turnover of the ant genus Solenopsis (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) along an altitudinal gradient in the Ecuadorian Andes, indicated by a combined DNA sequencing and morphological approach. Invertebrate Systematics 26(6): 457-469.
[IF2011: 1.351]

Derycke, S., Vanaverbeke, J., Rigaux, A., Backeljau, T. & Moens, T. 2010. Exploring the use of cytochrome oxidase c subunit 1 (COI) for DNA barcoding of free-living marine nematodes. PLoS ONE 5: e13716.
[IF2011: 4.092]

Dillen, L., Jordaens, K. & Backeljau, T. 2009. Life-history variation in the hermaphroditic land snail Succinea putris (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Succineidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 75: 311-313.
[IF2011: 1.227]

Dillen, L., Jordaens, K. & Backeljau, T. 2009. Sperm transfer, sperm storage and sperm digestion in the hermaphroditic land snail Succinea putris (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). Invertebrate Biology 128: 97-106.
[IF2011: 1.306]

Dillen, L., Jordaens, K., De Bruyn, L. & Backeljau, T. 2010. Fecundity in the hermaphroditic land snail Succinea putris (Pulmonata: Succineidae): does body size matter ? Journal of Molluscan Studies 76: 376-383.
[IF2011: 1.227]

Dillen, L., Jordaens, K., Van Dongen, S. & Backeljau, T. 2010. Effects of body size on courtship role, mating frequency and sperm transfer in the land snail Succinea putris. Animal Behaviour 79: 125-1133.
[IF2011: 3.493]

Dubut, V., Martin, J., Gilles, A., Van Houdt, J.K.J., Chappaz, R. & Costedoat, C. 2009. Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the dace complex: Leuciscus leuciscus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae). Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 1179-1183.
[IF2011: 3.062]

Engelke, S., Kömpf, J., Jordaens, K., Tomiuk, J. & Parker, E.D. 2011. The genetic dynamics of the rapid and recent colonization of Denmark by Arion lusitanicus (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Arionidae). Genetica 139: 709-721.
[IF2011: 2.148]

Erbout, N., M. Virgilio, L. Lens N. Barr & M. De Meyer. 2011. Discrepancies between subgeneric classification and molecular phylogeny of Ceratitis (Diptera: Tephritidae), can the evolution of host use provide some clues? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 60: 259-264.
[IF2011: 3.609]

Franzen, M., Jones, J., Raselimanana, A.P., Nagy, Z.T., D'Cruze, N., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2009. A new black-bellied snake (Pseudoxyrhophiinae: Liophidium) from western Madagascar, with notes on the genus Pararhadinaea. Amphibia-Reptilia 30: 173-183.
[IF2011: 1.056]

Glaw, F., Nagy, Z.T. & Vences, M. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships and classification of the Malagasy pseudoxyrhophiine snake genera Geodipsas and Compsophis based on morphological and molecular data. Zootaxa 1517: 53-62.
[IF2011: 0.927]

Glaw, F., Nagy, Z.T., Franzen, M. & Vences, M. 2007. Molecular phylogeny and systematics of the pseudoxyrhophiine snake genus Liopholidophis (Reptilia, Colubridae): evolution of its exceptional sexual dimorphism and descriptions of new taxa. Zoologica Scripta 36: 291-300.
[IF2011: 2.913]

Glaw, F., Nagy, Z.T., Köhler, J., Franzen, M. & Vences, M. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships of a new species of pseudoxyrhophiine snake (Reptilia: Lamprophiidae: Thamnosophis) suggest a biogeographical link between western and northern Madagascar. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 9: 13-22.
[IF2011: 1.648]

Havermans, C., Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G., De Broyer, C. & Martin, P. 2010. Incongruence between molecular phylogeny and morphological classification in amphipod crustaceans: A case study of Antarctic lysianassoids. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55: 202-209.
[IF2011: 3.609]

Havermans, C., Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G., De Broyer, C. & Martin, P. 2011. DNA barcoding reveals new insights into the diversity of Antarctic species of Orchomene sensu lato (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Lysianassoidea). Deep-Sea Research Part II 58: 230-241.
[IF2011: 2.277]

Hawlitschek, O., Nagy, Z.T. & Glaw, F. 2012. Island evolution and systematic revision of Comoran snakes: Why and when subspecies still make sense. PLoS ONE 7: e42970.
[IF2011: 4.092]

Huyghe, K., Breugelmans, K., Small, M., Tadic, Z., Van Damme, R., Vanhooydonck, B. & Backeljau, T. 2009. Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in the Dalmatian wall lizard Podarcis melisellensis (Squamata: Lacertidae). Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 299-301.
[IF2011: 3.062]

Huyghe, K., Small, M., Vanhooydonck, B., Herrel, A., Tadic, Z., Van Damme, R. & Backeljau, T. 2010. Genetic divergence among sympatric colour morphs of the Dalmatian wall lizard (Podarcis melisellensis). Genetica 138: 387-383.
[IF2011: 2.148]

Iserbyt, A., Bots, J., Van Gossum, H. & Jordaens, K. 2010. Did historical events shape current geographic variation in morph frequencies of a polymorphic damselfly. Journal of Zoology 282: 256-265.
[IF2011: 2.043]

Jacquard, C., M. Virgilio, S. Quilici, M. De Meyer & H. Delatte. 2012. Population structuring of an economic important pest: the case of the fruit fly Bactrocera cucurbitae on the tropical island of La Réunion. Biological Invasions (online).
[IF2011: 2.896]

Jesus, J., Nagy, Z.T., Branch, W.R., Wink, M., Brehm, A. & Harris, D.J. 2009. Phylogenetic relationships of African green snakes (genera Philothamnus and Hapsidophrys) from São Tomé, Príncipe and Annobon islands based on mtDNA sequences, and comments on their colonization and taxonomy. The Herpetological Journal 19: 41-48.
[IF2011: 0.812]

Joger, U., Fritz, U., Guicking, D., Kalyabina-Hauf, S., Nagy, Z.T. & Wink, M. 2007. Phylogeography of western Palaearctic reptiles – Spatial and temporal speciation patterns. Zoologischer Anzeiger – A Journal of Comparative Zoology 246: 293-313.
[IF2011: 1.415]

Jordaens, K., Bruyndonckx, L., Van Goethem, J.L. & Backeljau, T. 2009. Morphological and anatomical differentiation of three land snails of the genus Rhynchotrochus (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Camaenidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies 75: 1-8.
[IF2011: 1.227]

Jordaens, K., Dillen, L. & Backeljau, T. 2009. Shell shape and mating behaviour in pulmonate gastropods (Mollusca). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 96: 306-321.
[IF2011: 2.193]

Jordaens, K., Pinceel, J., Breugelmans, K., Van Houtte, N. & Backeljau, T. 2010. Arion transsylvanus (Mollusca, Pulmonata, Arionidae): rediscovery of a cryptic species. Zoologica Scripta 39: 343-362.
[IF2011: 2.913]

Jordaens, K., Sonet, G., Richet, R., Dupont, E., Braet, Y, & Desmyter, S. 2013. Identification of forensically important Sarcophaga species (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) using the mitochondrial COI gene. International Journal of Legal Medicine 127(2): 491-504.
[IF2012: 2.587]

Jordaens, K., Van Riel, P., Frias Martins, A.M. & Backeljau, T. 2009. Speciation on the Azores islands: congruent patterns in shell morphology, genital morphology and molecular markers in endemic land snails (Gastropoda, Leptaxinae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 97: 166-176.
[IF2011: 2.193]

Kappes, H., Jordaens, K., Hendrickx, F., Maelfait, J.-P., Lens, L. & Backeljau, T. 2009. Response of snails and slugs to fragmentation in NW European lowland forests. Landscape Ecology 24: 685-697.
[IF2011: 3.061]

Khamis, F.M., D.K. Masiga, S.A. Mohamed, D. Salifu, M. De Meyer & S. Ekesi. 2012. Taxonomic identity of the invasive fruit fly Bactrocera invadens: concordance in morphometry and DNA barcoding. PLoS ONE 7: e44862.
[IF2011: 4.092]

Lance, S.L., Jones, K.L., Hagen, C., Jordaens, K., Backeljau, T. & Prévot, V. 2010. Fifteen microsatellite loci for the decollate snail, Rumina decollata. Conservation Genetics Resources 2: 287-289.
[IF2011: 0.485]

Larmuseau, M.H.D., Freyhof, J., Volckaert, F.A.M. & Van Houdt, J.K.J. 2009. Matrilinear phylogeography and demographical patterns of Rutilus rutilus: implications for taxonomy and conservation. Journal of Fish Biology 75: 332-353.
[IF2011: 1.685]

Larmuseau, M.H.D., Huyse, T., Vancampenhout, K., Hellemans, B., Van Houdt, J.K.J. & Volckaert, F.A.M. 2010. High molecular diversity in the rhodopsin gene in closely related goby fishes: A role for visual pigments in adaptive speciation? Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 55: 689-698.
[IF2011: 3.609]

Larmuseau, M.H.D., Raeymaekers, J., Ruddick, K.G., Van Houdt, J.K.J. &Volckaert, F.A.M. 2009. To see in different seas: spatial variation in the rhodopsin gene of the sand goby (Pomatoschistus minutus). Molecular Ecology 18: 4227-4239.
[IF2011: 5.522]

Larmuseau, M.H.D., Van Houdt, J.K.J., Guelinckx, J., Hellemans, B. & Volckaert, F.A.M. 2009. Distributional and demographic consequences of Pleistocene climate fluctuations for a marine demersal fish in the north-eastern Atlantic. Journal of Biogeography 36: 1138-1151.
[IF2011: 4.544]

Lopez-Vaamonde C., Breman F.C., Lees D.C. Van Houdt J. & De Prins J. (in press). Analysis of tissue dependent DNA yield for optimal sampling of micromoths in large-scale biodiversity surveys. European Journal of Entomology.
[IF2011: 1.061]

McDonnell, R.J., Rugman-Jones, P., Backeljau, T., Breugelmans, K., Jordaens, K. & Gormally, M. 2011. Molecular identification of the exotic slug Arion subfuscus sensu stricto (Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in California, with comments on the source location of introduced populations. Biological Invasions 13: 61-66.
[IF2011: 2.896]

Nagy, Z.T. 2010. A hands-on overview of tissue preservation methods for molecular genetic analyses. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 10: 91-105.
[IF2011: 1.648]

Nagy, Z.T., Bellaagh, M., Wink, M., Paunović, A. & Korsós, Z. 2010. Phylogeography of the Caspian whipsnake in Europe with emphasis on the westernmost populations. Amphibia-Reptilia 31: 455-461.
[IF2011: 1.056]

Nagy, Z.T., Glaw, F., Andreone, F., Wink, M. & Vences, M. 2007. Species boundaries in Malagasy snakes of the genus Madagascarophis (Serpentes: Colubridae sensu lato) assessed by nuclear and mitochondrial markers. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 7: 241-251.
[IF2011: 1.648]

Nagy, Z.T., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2010. Systematics of the snake genera Stenophis and Lycodryas from Madagascar and the Comoros. Zoologica Scripta 39: 426-435.
[IF2011: 2.913]

Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G., Glaw, F., Vences, M. 2012. First large-scale DNA barcoding assessment of reptiles in the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar, based on newly designed COI primers. PloS ONE 7: e34506.
[IF2011: 4.092]

Ntie, S., Johnston, A.R., Mickala, P., Bowkett, A.E., Jansen van Vuuren, B., Colyn, M., Telfer, P., Maisels, F., Hymas, O., Rouyer, R.L., Wallace, R.A., LeBlanc, K., van Vliet, N., Sonet, G., Verheyen, E., Pires, D., Wickings, E.J., Lahm, S.A. & Anthony, N.M. 2010. A molecular diagnostic for identifying central African forest artiodactyls from faecal pellets. Animal Conservation 13: 80-93.
[IF2011: 2.931]

Opitz, S.E.W., Boevé, J.-L., Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G., Koch, F. & Müller, C. 2012. Host shifts from Lamiales to Brassicaceae in the sawfly genus Athalia. PloS ONE 7: e33649.
[IF2011: 4.092]

Orozco-terWengel, P., Nagy, Z.T., Vieites, D.R., Vences, M. & Louis, E. Jr. 2008. Phylogeography and phylogenetic relationships of Malagasy tree and ground boas. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 95: 640-652.
[IF2011: 2.193]

Ortells, R.,Van Houdt, J.K.J., Geldof, S., De Meester, L. & Mergeay, J. 2009. Development and characterization of eight polymorphic microsatellite markers for Daphnia atkinsoni (Crustacea:Ctenodaphnia). Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 326-329.
[IF2011: 3.062]

Pujolar, J.M., Maes, G.E., Van Houdt, J.K.J. & Zane, L. 2009. Isolation and characterization of expressed sequence tag-linked microsatellite loci for the European eel (Anguilla anguilla). Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 233-235.
[IF2011: 3.062]

Slik, J.W.F., Bernard, C.S., Breman, F.C., van Beek, M., Salim, A. & Sheil, D. 2008. Wood density as a conservation tool: quantification of disturbance and identification of conservation priority areas in tropical forests. Conservation Biology 22: 1299-1308.
[IF2011: 4.692]

Slik, J.W.F., Bernard, C.S., van Beek, M., Breman, F.C. & Eichhorn, K.A.O. 2008. Tree diversity, composition, forest structure and aboveground biomass dynamics after single and repeated fire in a Bornean rain forest. Oecologia 158: 579-588.
[IF2011: 3.412]

Slik, J.W.F., Breman, F.C., Bernard, C., van Beek, M., Cannon, C.H., Eichhorn, K.A.O. & Sidiyasa, K. 2010. Fire as a selective force in tropical forests: Species specific habitat preference and functional traits influence tree abundance after fire. Oecologia 16: 841-849.
[IF2011: 3.412]

Slik, J.W.F., van Beek, M., Bernard, C., Bongers, F., Breman, F.C., Cannon, C.H. & Sidiyasa, K. 2011. Limited edge effects along a burned-unburned forest boundary seven years after disturbance. Biotropica 43: 288-298.
[IF2011: 2.229]

Slotsbo, S., Hansen, L.M., Jordaens, K., Backeljau, T., Malmendal, A., Nielsen, N.Chr. & Holmstrup, M. 2012. Cold tolerance and freeze-induced glucose accumulation in three terrestrial slugs. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A 161: 443-449.
[IF2011: 2.235]

Sonet, G., Jordaens, K., Braet, Y. & Desmyter, Stijn. (2012). Why is the molecular identification of the forensically important blowfly species Lucilia caesar and L. illustris (family Calliphoridae) so problematic? Forensic Science International 223: 153:159.
[IF2011: 2.301]

Vandecasteele, B., du Laing, G., Lettens, S., Jordaens, K. & Tack, F.M.G. 2010. Influence of flooding and metal immobilising soil amendments on availability of metals for willows and earthworms in calcareous dredged sediment-derived soils. Environmental Pollution 6: 2181-2188.
[IF2011: 3.746]

Van De Putte, A.P., Van Houdt, J.K.J., Maes, G.E., Janko, K., Koubbi, P., Rock, J. & Volckaert, F.A.M. 2009. Species identification in the trematomid family using nuclear genetic markers. Polar Biology 32: 1731-1741.
[IF2011: 1.659]

Van Houdt, J.K.J., Breman, F.C., Virgilio, M. & De Meyer, M. 2010. Recovering full DNA barcodes from natural history collections of tephritid fruitflies (Tephritidae, Diptera) using mini barcodes. Molecular Ecology Resources 10: 459-465.
[IF2011: 3.062]

Vidal, N., Branch, W.R., Pauwels, O.S.G., Hedges, S.B., Broadley, D.G., Wink, M., Cruaud, C., Joger, U. & Nagy, Z.T. 2008. Dissecting the major African snake radiation: a molecular phylogeny of the Lamprophiidae Fitzinger (Serpentes, Caenophidia). Zootaxa 1945: 51-66.
[IF2011: 0.927]

Virgilio, M., Backeljau, T., Barr, N. & De Meyer, M. 2008. Molecular evaluation of nominal species in the Ceratitis fasciventris, C. anonae, C. rosa complex (Diptera: Tephritidae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 48: 270-280.
[IF2011: 3.609]

Virgilio, M., Backeljau, T., Nevado, B. & De Meyer, M. 2010. Comparative performance of DNA barcoding across insect orders. BMC Bioinformatics 11: 206.
[IF2011: 2.751]

Virgilio, M., Delatte, H., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. 2010. Macrogeographic population structuring in the cosmopolitan agricultural pest Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera, Tephritidae). Molecular Ecology 19: 2713-2724.
[IF2011: 5.522]

Virgilio, M., De Meyer, M., White, I.M. & Backeljau, T. 2009. African Dacus (Diptera: Tephritidae): Molecular data and host plant associations do not corroborate morphology based classifications. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 51: 531-539.
[IF2011: 3.609]

Virgilio M., Backeljau T., Emeleme R., Juakali J.L. & De Meyer M. 2011. A quantitative comparison of frugivorous tephritids (Diptera: Tephritidae) in tropical forests and rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Bulletin of Entomological Research 101: 591-597.
[IF2011: 1.882]

Virgilio, M. Jordaens, K., Breman, F., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. 2012. Identifying insects with incomplete DNA barcode libraries, African fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) as a test case. PLoS ONE 7: e31581.
[IF2011: 4.092]

Wang, C., Li, S., Nagy, Z.T., Lehoczky, I., Huang, L., Zhao, Y., Song, X. & Jeney, Z. 2010. Molecular genetic structure and relationship of Chinese and Hungarian common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) strains based on mitochondrial sequence. Aquaculture Research 41: 1339-1347.
[IF2011: 1.203]

Yserbyt, A., Bots, J., Van Gossum, H. & Jordaens, K. 2010. Did historical events shape current geographic variation in morph frequencies of a polymorphic damselfly? Journal of Zoology 282: 256-265.
[IF2011: 2.043]

(B) Papers in peer-reviewed journals without impact factor
Ardó, L., Bakos, J., Nagy, Z.T., Rónyai, A., Gál, D., Bercsényi, M., Gjerde, B., Olesen, I., Jeney, G. & Jeney, Z. 2008. Az Aeromonas hydrophila fertőzéssel szembeni ellenálló-képesség vizsgálata különböző genetikai hátterű pontyvariánsokon (előzetes eredmények). Agrártudományi Közlemények 31: 7-11. [Hungarian, with English summary]

Backeljau, T., Jordaens, K. & de Frias Martins, A.M. 2012. Taxonomy alive and kicking: or how taxonomy can help debunking creationist thinking. Açoreana Suppl. 7: 241-291.

Breman, F.C., Jordaens, K., Sonet, G., Van Houdt, J., Nagy, ZT. & Louette, M. 2010. Preliminary molecular systematics of the African Goshawk Accipiter tachiro (Daudin, 1800). Journal of Afrotropical Zoology Special Issue 101-102.

Jeney, Z., Váradi, L., Lehoczky, I., Bakos, J., Nagy, Z.T. & Bercsényi, M. 2011. Conservation of genetic resources of fish culture. Állattenyésztés és Takarmányozás 60: 233-245. [Hungarian, with English summary]

Louette, M., Herremans, M., Nagy, Z.T., de Roland, L.-A. R., Jordaens, K., Van Houdt, J., Sonet, G. & Breman, F.C. 2011. Frances’s Sparrowhawk Accipiter francesiae (Aves: Accipitridae) radiation on the Comoro islands. Bonner zoologische Monographien 57: 133-143.

Nagy Z.T., Breman F.C. & Dall’Asta U. 2010. DNA barcoding of museum specimens of Lymantriidae of the preserved in the Royal Museum for Central Africa. Entomologica Romanica 15: 11-16.

Nagy, Z.T., Chifundera Kusamba, Z., Gembu Tungaluna, G.-C., Lotana Lokasola, A., Kolby, J., & Kielgast, J. 2011. Foraging acrobatics of Toxicodryas blandingii in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Herpetology Notes 4: 91-92.

Schmidtler, J.F., Göçmen, B., Yildiz, M.Z., Akman, B., Yalçinkaya, D. & Nagy, Z.T. 2009. Rediscovery of the snake genus Eirenis on Cyprus (Reptilia: Colubridae). Salamandra 45: 15-23.

Sonet, G., Breman, F.C., Jordaens, K., Lenglet, G., Louette, M., Montanes, G., Nagy, ZT., Van Houdt, J. & Verheyen, E. 2010. Do birds from the Democratic Republic of Congo present in museum collections contain useful genetic information? Journal of Afrotropical Zoology Special Issue 117-118.

Sonet, G., Breman, F.C., Lenglet, G., Louette, M., Montañés, G., Nagy, Z.T., Van Houdt, J. & Verheyen, E. 2011. Applicability of DNA barcoding to museum specimens of birds from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Bonner zoologische Monographien 57: 117-131.

Vieites, D.R., Ratsoavina, F.M., Randrianiaina, R-D., Nagy, Z.T., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2010. A rhapsody of colours from Madagascar: discovery of a remarkable new snake of the genus Liophidium and its phylogenetic relationships. Salamandra 46: 1-10.

(C) Book chapters
Nagy, Z.T. & Vidal, N. 2008. La super-famille des Caenophidia – Un aperçu de la systématique des Caenophidia d’Afrique. Pp. 149-152 in Pauwels, O.S.G. & Vande Weghe, J.P.: Les reptiles du Gabon. (ISBN 978-1-893912-01-4, Smithsonian Institute).

Joger, U., Fritz, U., Guicking, D., Kalyabina-Hauf, S., Nagy, Z.T. & Wink, M. 2010. Relict populations and endemic clades in Palearctic reptiles: Evolutionary history and implications for conservation. Pp. 119-143 in Habel, J.C. & Assmann, T. (eds.): Relict species: Phylogeography and conservation biology. (ISBN 978-3-540-92159-2, Springer).

Vences, M., Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G. & Verheyen, E. 2012. DNA barcoding amphibians and reptiles. Pp. 79-107 in Kress, W.J. & Erickson, D.L. (eds.): DNA barcodes: Methods and protocols. Methods in Molecular Biology 858 (ISBN 978-1-61779-590-9, Springer).

(D) Conference volume
JEMU (ed): ‘Program and abstracts’ of the Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Barcoding of organisms of policy concern, 17-20 September 2012, Brussels, Belgium.

(E) Paper in a popular journal
Lehoczky, I., Nagy, Z.T., Bakos, J. & Jeney, Z. 2010. Jelentősebb hazai vadpontyfajtáink genetikai változatosságának fenntartása a HAKI ex situ génbankjának, valamint a faj természetes vizeinkben élő populációinak segítségével. [Maintenance of the genetic variability of the most important Hungarian wild carp strains using the ex situ gene bank of HAKI and the natural populations of the species.] Halászat 103: 104-109.

Editorial services
Kurt Jordaens is associate editor of the Journal of Molluscan Studies.
Kurt Jordaens is associate editor of Malacologica Bohemoslovaka.
Kurt Jordaens is branch editor of the Belgian Journal of Zoology.
Kurt Jordaens is section editor of the European Journal of Taxonomy.
Zoltán T. Nagy is managing editor of Herpetology Notes.
Zoltán T. Nagy is section editor of Zootaxa.

Referee services
Abc Taxa
Állattani Közlemények
American Naturalist
Aquatic Invasions
Belgian Journal of Zoology
Biologia
Biological Invasions
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society
BMC Ecology
BMC Evolutionary Biology
Canadian Journal of Zoology
Diversity and Distributions
Heredity
Herpetology Notes
Insectes Sociaux
Invertebrate Biology
Invertebrate Reproduction and Development
Journal of Afrotropical Zoology
Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
Journal of Molluscan Studies
Journal of Natural History
Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
Journal of Zoology
Malacologia
Malacologica Bohemoslovaka
Molecular Ecology
Molecular Ecology Resources
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Molluscan Research
Naturwissenschaften
North-Western Journal of Zoology
Organisms, Diversity & Evolution
Ostrich
PLoS ONE
Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B
Salamandra
Zookeys
Zoological Science
Zoologica Scripta
Zoological Studies

Conference abstracts
Backeljau, T., Quintana Cardona, J., Breugelmans, K., Vrijders, H. & Jordaens, K. 2010. Molecular characterisation of Arion ponsi, an endemic slug of the Balearic Islands (Pulmonata, Arionidae). World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Backeljau, T., Breugelmans, K., Elejalde, A., Prévot, V. & Jordaens, K. 2012. Inferring species limits in facultatively autogamous slugs and snails: a problem with too many solutions? 45th Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Malacologists, Santa Cruz, USA, 24-27 June 2012.

Barr, N.B., M.S. Islam, B.A. McPheron & M. De Meyer. 2011. Molecular Identification of Ceratitis capitata (Tephritidae) and related fruit flies: Transitioning into the DNA Barcode Era. Sixth Session of the Commision on Phytosanitary Measures, Rome, Italy.

Breman, F.C., Jordaens, K., Van Steenberge, M., Loix, S. & Snoeks, J. 2012. DNA barcoding of the Lake Tanganyika cichlid species (Pisces, Perciformes, Cichlidae) of the rocky shores. Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Brussels, Belgium, 17-20 September 2012.

Breman, F.C., Jordaens, K., Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., Van Houdt, J. & Louette, M. 2012. DNA barcoding and evolutionary relationships in Accipiter Brisson, 1760 (Aves, Falconiformes: Accipitridae) with a focus on African and Eurasian representatives. Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Brussels, Belgium, 17-20 September 2012.

Breman, F.C., Van Houdt, J., Sonet, G., Reygel, A. & Louette, M. 2009. Investigating species boundaries in the Accipiter tachiro/toussenelii complex. 6th International Meeting of European Bird Curators, Tervuren, Belgium, 27-28 August 2009.

Breman, F.C., Van Houdt, J., Sonet, G., Reygel, A., Verheyen, E. & Louette, M. 2009. DNA barcoding European Accipiter and their African relatives. 16th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 28-30 October 2009.

Breman, F., Jordaens, K., De Meyer, M. & Virgilio, M. 2010. DNA barcoding as identification tool in fruit fly interception and surveying activities. 8th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance. Valencia, Spain, 26 September – 1 October 2010.

Breman, F., Sonet, G., Nagy, Z., Jordaens, K., Van Houdt, J., Hanssens, M., Vreven, E., Snoeks, J. & Verheyen, E. 2010. DNA barcoding as identification tool in Congolese freshwater fishes. ECBOL2: European DNA barcoding Conference, Braga, Portugal, 2-4 June 2010.

Breman, F., Jordaens, K., Tessens, B., Backeljau, T., Smeets, K & Artois, T. 2011. Cryptic biodiversity and phylogeographic relationships in the freeliving flatworm Gyratrix hermaphroditus (Platyhelminthes, Kalyptorhynchia). BioSystematics Berlin 2011, Berlin, Germany, 21-27 February 2011.

Breman, F.C., Sonet, G., Nagy, Z., Lenglet, G., Jordaens, K. & Louette, M. 2011. DNA barcoding in European and African Accipiter (Accipitridae: Falconiformes). Fourth International Barcode of Life Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 28 November – 3 December 2011.

Breman, F.C., Sonet, G., Nagy, Z., Lenglet, G., Jordaens, K. & Louette, M. 2011. DNA barcoding in European and African Accipiter (Accipitridae: Falconiformes). 18th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2-4 November 2011.

Breugelmans, K., Jordaens, K., Van Houtte, N. & Backeljau, T. 2010. Rediscovery of a cryptic snail species: Arion transsylvanus (Pulmonata, Arionidae) from the Romanian Carpathians. World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Breugelmans, K., Jordaens, K., Kano, Y., Asami, T. & Backeljau, T. 2012. Phylogeny and DNA barcoding of Nipponarion (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora: Arionidae): a bridge too far ? Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Brussels, Belgium, 17-20 September 2012.

Dall’Asta, U., Nagy, Z.T. & Breman, F.C. 2009. DNA barcoding of museum specimens of Lymantriidae of the Royal Museum for Central Africa. Congress of Lepitopterology, Cluj, Roemenia, 25-31 May 2009.

Delatte, H., M. Virgilio, C. Jacquard, M. De Meyer & S. Quilici. 2012. Spatial scales of genetic structuring in Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera, Tephritidae) an invasive pest of economic importance. 2nd TEAM International Meeting, Kolymbari, Crete.

De Meyer, M., Virgilio, M., Barr, N., Breman, F., Backeljau, T., Norrbom & A., McPheron, B. 2008. Tephritid Barcoding Initiative: a molecular diagnostic tool for fruit flies. 1st Meeting of TEAM (Tephritid workers of Europe Africa and the Middle-East), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 7-8 April 2008.

De Meyer, M., S. Ekesi, M. Virgilio, F. Khamis, M. Mwatawala & A. Malacrida. 2010. In and out of Africa: invasion history of fruit flies on the African mainland (Diptera, Tephritidae). 8th Int. Symp. Fruit Flies Econ. Importance, Valencia, Spain.

De Meyer, M. 2010. Exotic fruit flies: a tale of stowaways, invaders and conquerors. International Organisation on Biological Control, Workshop on sustainable protection of fruit crops in the Mediterranean area. Vico del Gargano, Italy.

De Meyer, M. & M.Mwatawala. 2011. A multidisciplinary approach to the impact of invasive fruit fly species in Tanzania. 10th African Crop Science Society Conference, Maputo, Mozambique.

Dillen, L., Jordaens, K. & Backeljau, T. 2010. Male and female investment in the hermaphroditic land snail Succinea putris (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Succineidae): Effects of social group size, mating frequency and body size. World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Dillen, L., Jordaens, K. & Backeljau, T. 2010. Effects of body size on courtship role, mating frequency and sperm transfer in the land snail Succinea putris. World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Elejalde, A.M., M. De Frias Martins, A., Jordaens, K., Van Houtte, N., Diericx, M. & Backeljau, T. 2010. Preliminary molecular systematics of the genus Napaeus (Pulmonata, Enidae) in the Azores. World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Elejalde, M.A., Breugelmans, K., Vrijders, H., Leonard, J.L., Pearse, J.S., Jordaens, K. & Backeljau, T. 2011. Phylogenetic relationships of banana slugs (Stylommatophora: Arionidae: Ariolimax) using mtDNA. 6th Congress of the European Malacological Societies, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, 18-22 July 2011.

Elejalde, M.A., Leonard, J.L., Pearse, J.S., Janssens, C., Van Houtte, N., Breugelmans, K., Jordaens, K. & Backeljau, T. 2011. The reproductive biology of the banana slug, Ariolimax buttoni (Stylommatophora: Arionidae) inferred by microsatellite DNA variation. 6th Congress of the European Malacological Societies, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, 18-22 July 2011.

Elejalde, M.A., Breugelmans, K., Jordaens, K., Pearse, J.S., Leonard, J.L. & Backeljau, T. 2012. Molecular systematics of banana slugs (Stylommatophora: Arionidae: Ariolimax), 45th Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Malacologists, Santa Cruz, USA, 24-27 June 2012.

Elejalde, A., Breugelmans, K., Jordaens, K., Pearse, J.S., Leonard, J.L. & Backeljau, T. 2012. Applying species delimitation methods in Ariolimax (Stylommatophora: Arionidae). Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Brussels, Belgium, 17-20 September 2012.

Emelemé, R., J.L. Juakaly, M. De Meyer, M. Virgilio & T. Backeljau. 2011. Etude quantitative des peuplements des mouches des fruits (Diptera: Tephritidae) dans les forêts tropicales et les campagnes de la République Démocratique du Congo. Workshop Congo Network, Tervuren, Belgium.

Erbout, N., L. Lens, M. Virgilio & M. De Meyer. 2010. Host plant toxicity, stenophagy and evolutionary radiation in the genus Ceratitis (Diptera, Tephritidae). 8th Int. Symp. Fruit Flies Econ. Importance, Valencia, Spain.

Gessmallah, A.E., M. Virgilio, M. De Meyer, T. Backeljau, N.H.H. Bashir, M. E. Elkashif & Y.O.H. Assad. 2009. DNA barcoding and mini-barcoding for the molecular identification of tephritid fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae). African Association of Insect Scientists 18th Biennial Meeting, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

Havermans, C., Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G., De Broyer, C. & Martin, P. 2008. DNA barcoding reveals both cryptic and true circumpolar species in Antarctic Lysianassoidea (Amphipoda). 15th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Liège, Belgium, 30-31 October 2008.

Havermans, C., Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G., De Broyer, C. & Martin, P. 2009. Incongruence between molecular phylogeny and morphological classification in amphipop crustaceans: a case study of Antarctic lysianassoids.  European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy - EDIT, Young taxonomist Symposium, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 15-17 December 2009.

Havermans, C., Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., Riehl, T., Brix, S., Martin, P., Held, C. 3 & d’Udekem d’Acoz, C. 2012. Molecular and morphological evidence for several species within the cosmopolitan eurybathic deep-sea lysianassoid amphipod Eurythenes gryllus sensu lato. 19th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Brussels, Belgium, 19-20 October 2012.

Hendrickx, F., Desender, K., Breman, F., Van Houdt, J. & Baert, L. 2009. Evolution of Pterostichus beetles (Carabidae, Coleoptera) from Galapagos. 14th European Carabidologist Meeting, Westerbork, The Netherlands, 14-18 September 2009.

Jacquard, C., M. Virgilio, S. Quilici, M. De Meyer & H. Delatte. 2012. Spatial scales of genetic structuring in Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera, Tephritidae): population structure of Bactrocera cucurbitae on La Réunion. 2nd FAO/IAEA Research Co-ordination Meeting on Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Overcome Constraints to SIT Application and International Trade, Brisbane, Australia.

Jordaens, K., Vandecasteele, B., Lettens, S., Hendrickx, F., Backeljau, T., Bervoets, L. & Tack, F. 2010. Tissue- and species-specific accumulation of trace metals in two land snails (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Jordaens, K., Dillen, L. & Backeljau, T. 2010. Effects of the breeding system on life history traits in land snails and slugs (Pulmonata). World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Jordaens, K., Breman, F.C., De Meyer, M. & Virgilio, M. 2010. DNA barcoding as identification tool in fruitfly interception and surveying activities. 17th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Ghent, Belgium, 22-23 October 2011.

Jordaens, K., F. Breman, Z. Nagy, G. Sonet, T. Backeljau & M. De Meyer. 2010. DNA barcoding en de herkenning van invasieve soorten: fruitvliegen als voorbeeld. INBO studiedag Genetica in natuurbeleid en –beheer, Brussels, Belgium.

Jordaens, K., G. sonet, Z. Nagy, F. Breman, M. De Meyer & T. Backeljau. 2010. Het gebruik van DNA barcoding in natuurbeleid- en beheer. INBO studiedag Genetica in natuurbeleid en –beheer, Brussels, Belgium.

Jordaens, K., Sonet, G., Richet, R., Braet, Y. & Desmyter, S. 2011. DNA-based identification of forensically important flesh flies (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). BioSystematics 2011, Berlin, Germany, 21-27 February 2011.

Jordaens, K., Van Houtte, N., Moerkens, R., Peusens, G., Leirs, H. & Gobin, B. 2011. Cryptic diversity in the widespread European earwig, Forficula auricularia (Insecta, Dermaptera). Fourth International Barcode of Life Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 28 November – 3 December 2011.

Jordaens, K., Sonet, G., Richet, R., Dupont, E., Braet, Y. & Desmyter, S. 2011. Species identification of forensically important flies using DNA barcoding. Fourth International Barcode of Life Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 28 November – 3 December 2011.

Jordaens, K., Sonet, G., Richet, R., Dupont, E., Braet, Y. & Desmyter, S. 2011. Species identification of forensically important Sarcophaga flies using DNA barcoding. 18th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2-4 November 2011.

Jordaens, K., Sonet, G., Bourguignon, L., Richet, R., Dupont, E., Braet, Y. & Desmyter, S. 2012. Identification of forensically important Sarcophaga species (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) using the mitochondrial COI gene. 9th meeting of the European Association for Forensic Entomology, Torun, Poland, 18-21 April 2012.

Jordaens, K., Sonet, G., Richet, R., Dupont, E., Braet, Y. & Desmyter, S. 2012. Towards a molecular reference database for the identification of forensically important Sarcophaga species (Diptera: Sarcophagidae). Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Brussels, Belgium, 17-20 September 2012.

Jordaens, K., Sonet, G., Bourguignon, L., Braet, Y., Dupont, E. & Desmyter, S. 2012. Towards a molecular database for the identification of forensically important Diptera in Belgium. 19th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Brussels, Belgium, 19-20 October 2012.

Kielgast, J., Nagy, Z.T., Kusamba, C.Z., Lokasola, A.L. & Loetters, S. 2011. Reed frog diversity in the green heart of Africa. 16th European Congress of Herpetology, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 25-29 September 2011.

Lettens, S., Tack, F.M.G., Jordaens, K., De Vos, B. & Vandecasteele, B. 2010. Introducing a clean top soil layer on a contaminated dredged sediment-derived soil. Effects on litter metal concentrations. Sustainable Approaches to Remedation of Contaminated Land in Europe, Ghent, Belgium, 8-10 June 2010.

Louette, M., Herremans, M., Sonet, G., Breman, F.C. & Van Houdt, J. 2009. The Accipiter francesiae radiation on the Comoro islands. 6th International Congress of Zoology, Bonn, Germany, 3-8 May 2009.

Louette, M., Breman, F.C., Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., Haring, E., Gamauf, A. & Jordaens, K. 2012. Molecular data elucidate species limits and some relationships of Ploceus weavers. Pan-African Ornithological Congress, Arusha, Tanzania, 14-21 October 2012.

M. De Frias Martins, A., Jordaens, K. & Backeljau, T. 2010. Conchological and anatomical differentiation in Drouetia land snails from São Miguel (Azores). World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Mortelmans, J., Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G. & Grootaert, P. 2012. Using DNA barcodes for assessing diversity of dance flies (Diptera: Empidoidea) and as a basis for phylogenetic research. Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Brussels, Belgium, 17-20 September 2012.

Mwatawala, M.W., G. Rwegasira, M. De Meyer & M. Virgilio. 2012. Host utilization and genetic divergence among populations of Bactrocera invadens Drew Tsuruta & White and Bactrocera cucurbitae Cocquillett in Tanzania. 2nd FAO/IAEA Research Co-ordination Meeting on Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Overcome Constraints to SIT Application and International Trade, Brisbane, Australia.

Nagy, Z.T., Bellaagh, M., Wink, M. & Korsós, Z. 2009. Phylogeography of the Caspian whipsnake in Europe with emphasis on the edge populations in Hungary. 15th European Congress of Herpetology, Kusadasi, Turkey, 28 September – 2 October 2009.

Nagy, Z.T., Breman F.C. & Dall’Asta U. 2010. A first step toward the DNA barcoding of African lymantriids. ECBOL2: European DNA barcoding Conference, Braga, Portugal, 2-4 June 2010.

Nagy, Z.T., Kusamba, C., Lokasola, L., Kolby, J. & Kielgast, J. 2011. Survey of the reptile fauna in the Congo basin. 16th European Congress of Herpetology, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 25-29 September 2011.

Nagy, Z.T., Kusamba, C., Lötters, S. & Kielgast, J. 2012. Diversity of snakes and frogs in the DR Congo, the green heart of Africa. 7th World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada, 8-14 August 2012.

Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2011 DNA barcoding of reptiles: practical aspects, Fourth International Barcode of Life Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 28 November – 3 December 2011.

Nagy, Z.T., Sonet G., Van Houdt J., Breman F., Verheyen E., Snoeks J., Jocqué R., De Meyer M. & Backeljau, T. 2007. Joint Experimental Molecular Unit: a project of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences and the Royal Museum for Central Africa. Conference of DNA Barcoding in Europe, Leiden, The Netherlands, 3-5 October 2007.

Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2009. DNA barcoding of Malagasy reptiles. 15th European Congress of Herpetology, Kusadasi, Turkey, 28 September – 2 October 2009.

Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2011. Assessing squamate diversity in Madagascar using the DNA barcoding approach. BioSystematics 2011, Berlin, Germany, 21-27 February 2011.

Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G., Glaw, F. & Vences, M. 2012. First large-scale DNA barcoding assessment of reptiles in the biodiversity hotspot of Madagascar. Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Brussels, Belgium, 17-20 September 2012.

Nagy, Z.T., Vreven, E., Hanssens, M., Snoeks, J., Mizani, C.D. & Verheyen, E. 2008. 15th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Liège, 30-31 October 2008.

Nagy, Z.T., Vreven, E., Hanssens, M., Snoeks, J., Mizani, C.D. & Verheyen, E. 2009. Phylogeny, phylogeography and DNA barcoding of Central African Synodontis species (Siluriformes:Mochokidae). 6th International Tropical Zoology Symposium, 3-8 May 2009, ZFMK, Bonn, Germany.

Patrão, C., Jordaens, K., Castilho, R. & Backeljau, T. 2010. Geomalacus and Letourneuxia: Are we talking about the same thing (Pulmonata, Arionidae). World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Patrão, C., Jordaens, K., Castilho, R. & Leitão, A. 2010. Comparative cytogenetics of the genus Geomalacus (Pulmonata: Arionidae). World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Prévot, V., Jordaens, K. & Backeljau, T. 2010. Morphological and population genetic structuring in the land snail Rumina decollata (Pulmonata, Stylommatophora): Montpellier revisited 30 years later. World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Prévot, V., Van Houtte, N., Jordaens, K. & Backeljau, T. 2010. The difficulty of delimiting species in the largely selfing land snail genus Rumina (Pulmonata: Stylommatophora). World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Prévot, V., Jordaens, K., Sonet, G. & Backeljau, T. 2012. Exploring species delimitation methods based on DNA barcoding in the land snail genus Rumina (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Brussels, Belgium, 17-20 September 2012.

Ruiz-Arce, R., N. Barr & M. De Meyer. 2010. Molecular tools for the pathway analysis of Ceratitis capitata. 8th Int. Symp. Fruit Flies Econ. Importance, Valencia, Spain.

Segers, H., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. 2011. A Belgian barcoding facility for organisms and tissues of policy concern (BOPCO). Fourth International Barcode of Life Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 28 November – 3 December 2011.

Skevington, J.H., C. Kelmaier, M. De Meyer, J.A. Rafael & S. Kelso. 2012. The trouble with rapidly diversifying Neotropical lineages: Can the current Pipunculidae classification be incorporated into new phylogenetic hypotheses? 24th International Congress of Entomology, Daegu, South Korea.

Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., Breugelmans, K., Wendelen, W., Colyn, M., Molotwa, E., Martens, K., Backeljau, & Verheyen, E. 2007. Testing molecular genetic protocols for specimens of natural history collections in Belgium. Buffon Symposium, Paris, France, 18-19 October 2007.

Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., Verheyen, E., Hulselmans, J., Wendelen, W., Van Rompaey, H. & Colyn, M. 2008. First genetic identification of cusimanses (Mammalia: Herpestidae: Crossarchus) based on intra- and interspecific variability of archival mitochondrial DNA. 15th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Liège, 30-31 October 2008.

Sonet, G., Breman, F.C., Lenglet, G., Louette, M., Montañés, G., Nagy, Z.T., Van Houdt, J. & Verheyen, E. 2009. DNA barcoding of Congolese birds from museum collections. 6th International Congress of Zoology, Bonn, Germany, 3-8 May 2009.

Sonet, G., Breman, F.C., Lenglet, G., Louette, M., Montañés, G., Nagy, Z.T., Van Houdt, J. & Verheyen, E. 2009. Do Congolese birds in museum collections contain useful genetic information? 6th International Meeting of European Bird Curators, Tervuren, Belgium, 27-28 August 2009.

Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., Jordaens, K., Breman, F.C., Vermeulen, J., Dery, A. & Bourguignon, T. 2010. DNA barcoding of soldierless termites from South America: the Anoplotermes group (Termitidae). ECBOL2: European DNA barcoding Conference, Braga, Portugal, 2-4 June 2010.

Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., Delsinne, T., Jacquemin, J., Wauters, N. & Leponce, M. 2011. Validation of the DNA barcoding approach to survey ant communities in the Ecuadorian Andes. BioSystematics Berlin 2011, Berlin, Germany, 21-27 February 2011.

Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., Jacquemin, J., Wauters, N., Delsinne, T. & Leponce, M. 2011. DNA barcoding of fire ants and thief ants (genus solenopsis) of the Ecuadorian Andes as a tool for biodiversity research. Fourth International Barcode of Life Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 28 November – 3 December 2011.

Sonet, G., Jordaens, K., Breman, F., Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., De Meyer, M. & Backeljau, T. 2011. Belgian Network for DNA Barcoding. Fourth International Barcode of Life Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 28 November – 3 December 2011.

Sonet, G., Desmyter, S., Braet, Y. & Jordaens, K. 2012. Molecular identification of the forensically important greenbottle fly species Lucilia caesar and L. illustris (Family Calliphoridae). Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Brussels, Belgium, 17-20 September 2012.

Sonet, G., Nagy, Z.T., Breman, F.C., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T. & Jordaens, K. 2012. Integrating DNA barcoding in taxonomic practice: Experience from a joint initiative of two natural history museums. 19th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Brussels, Belgium, 19-20 October 2012.

Van Houdt, J., Breman, F.C., Sonet, G., Reygel, A. & Louette, M. 2009. DNA barcoding of European accipiter and their African relatives. 7th Conference of the European Ornithologists' Union, Zürich, Switzerland, 21-26 August 2009.

Van Houdt, J., Breman, F.C., Sonet, G., Reygel, A. & Louette, M. 2009. DNA barcoding of European accipiter and their African relatives. 6th International Meeting of European Bird Curators, Tervuren, Belgium, 27-28 August 2009.

Van Houdt, J., Breman, F.C., Sonet, G., Reygel, A. & Louette, M. 2009. DNA barcoding of European accipiter and their African relatives. 3rd International Barcode of Life Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, 9-13 November 2009.

Van Houdt J, Breman F. C., Virgilio M., Backeljau T. & De Meyer M. 2008. Evaluation of minibarcodes for the identification of tephritid fruit flies. 23rd International Congress of Entomology, Durban, South Africa, 6-12 July 2008.

Van Houtte, N., Helsen, S., Leonard, J., Pearse, J., Elejalde, A., Breugelmans, K., Backeljau, T. & Jordaens, K. 2010. Microsatellite DNA for population genetic and parentage analysis of banana slugs (Pulmonata, Arionidae: Ariolimax). World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010.

Verheyen E., Breman F. C., Hanssens M., Nagy, Z.T., Sonet G., Van Houdt J., Vreven E., Danadu Mizani, C. & Snoeks, J. 2008. DNA barcoding of freshwater fish collections from the Congo region. 15th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Liège, Belgium, 30-31 October 2008.

Verheyen, E., Breman, F.C., Hanssens, M., Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G., Van Houdt, J., Vreven, E., Danadu Mizani, C., Ali Pato, U. & Snoeks, J. 2009. A DNA barcode assisted survey of the Congolese freshwater fish diversity. 6th International Congress of Zoology, Bonn, Germany, 3-8 May 2009.

Verheyen, E., Vreven, E., Nagy, Z.T., Sonet, G., Breman, F.C., Jordaens, K., Van Houdt, J., Hanssens, M., Mizani, C.D. & Snoeks, J. 2012. The reliability of DNA barcoding in Congolese fish through the comparison of two independently generated data sets. Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Brussels, Belgium, 17-20 September 2012.

Virgilio M., M. De Meyer, A.E. Gessmallah, B. Nevado & T. Backeljau. 2009. DNA barcoding and mini-barcoding for molecular identification of Diptera. 3rd International Barcode of Life Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.

Virgilio M., T. Backeljau T., B. Nevado & M. De Meyer. 2009. Performance of DNA barcoding for insect identification. 3rd International Barcode of Life Conference, Mexico City, Mexico.

Virgilio, M., H. Delatte, T. Backeljau & M. De Meyer. 2010. Macrogeographic population structuring in the cosmopolitan agricultural pest Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tephritidae). 8th Int. Symp. Fruit Flies Econ. Importance, Valencia, Spain.

Virgilio, M., Jordaens, K., Breman, F. & De Meyer, M. 2011. Turning DNA barcodes into an alternative tool for identification: African fruit flies as a model. International Plant Protection Convention, Rome, Italy, 14-18 March 2011.

Virgilio, M., Jordaens, K., Breman, F., Backeljau, T. & De Meyer, M. 2011. Turning DNA barcoding into a practical tool for insect identification. African fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) as a model. Fourth International Barcode of Life Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 28 November – 3 December 2011.

Virgilio, M., H. Delatte, T. Backeljau, S. Quilici & M. De Meyer. 2012. Microsatellite diagnosis of specieds within the Ceratitis fasciventris, C. anonae, C. rosa species complex (Diptera: Tephritidae). 2nd FAO/IAEA Research Co-ordination Meeting on Resolution of Cryptic Species Complexes of Tephritid Pests to Overcome Constraints to SIT Application and International Trade, Brisbane, Australia.

Virgilio, M., H. Delatte, T. Backeljau, S. Quilici & M. De Meyer. 2012. There’s more than meets the eye: population structure in the Ceratitis ”FAR complex” (Diptera: Tephritidae). 2nd TEAM International Meeting, Kolymbari, Crete.

Virgilio, M. 2012. Making the best out of incomplete DNA barcode libraries: simple ad hoc thresholds to reduce identification errors. Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Brussels, Belgium, 17-20 September 2012.

Congresses, symposia and workshops
DNA Barcoding in Europe, Leiden, The Netherlands, 3-5 October 2007: 1 poster presentation.

European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy – EDIT Symposium - Future trends in taxonomy, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 21-23 January 2008.

1st Meeting of TEAM (Tephritid workers of Europe Africa and the Middle-East), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 7-8 April 2008: 1 poster presentation.

23rd International Congress of Entomology, Durban, South Africa, 6-12 July 2008: 1 poster presentation.

15th Benelux Congress of Zoology, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium, 30-31 October 2008: 4 poster presentations.

6th International Congress of Zoology, Bonn, Germany, 3-8 May 2009: 4 oral presentations.

16. European Congress of Lepidopterology, Cluj, Romania, 25-31 May 2009: 1 oral presentation.

6th International Meeting of European Bird Curators, Tervuren, Belgium, 27-28 August 2009: 2 oral presentations.

14th European Carabidologist Meeting, Westerbork, The Netherlands, 14-18 September 2009: 1 poster presentation.

3rd International Barcode of Life Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, 7-13 November 2009: 1 oral and 2 poster presentations.

European Distributed Institute of Taxonomy – EDIT 2nd General & ECBoL meetings, Carvoeiro, Portugal, 15-17 December 2009: 1 oral presentation.

8th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance. Valencia, Spain, 26 September – 1 October 2010: 1 poster presentation.

15th European Congress Of Herpetology, Kusadasi, Turkey, September 28 – October 2 2009: 2 poster presentations.

16th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 28-30 October 2009: 1 oral presentation.

ECBOL2: European DNA barcoding Conference, Braga, Portugal, 2-4 June 2010: 3 poster presentations.

Sustainable Approaches to Remediation of Contaminated Land in Europe, Ghent, Belgium, 8-10 June 2010: 1 poster presentation.

World Congress of Malacology, Phuket, Thailand, 18-24 July 2010: 4 oral and 9 poster presentations.

8th International Symposium on Fruit Flies of Economic Importance, Valencia, Spain, 26 September – 1 October 2010: 2 oral and 3 poster presentations.

Studiedag ‘Genetica in Natuurbeleid’, Research Institute for Nature and Forest, Brussels, Belgium, 18 November 2010: 2 poster presentations.

Royal Museum for Central Africa Science Days, Tervuren, Belgium, 26-28 January 2011: 3 oral presentations.

BioSystematics Berlin 2011, Berlin, Germany, 21-27 February 2011: 1 oral and 3 poster presentations.

International Plant Protection Convention, Rome, Italy, 14-18 March 2011: 1 poster presentation.

17. European Congress of Lepidopterology, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 9-14 May: 1 oral presentation.

6th Congress of the European Malacological Societies, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, 18-22 July 2011: 1 oral and 1 poster presentation.

16th European Congress of Herpetology, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, 25-29 September: 2 oral presentations.

10th African Crop Science Society Conference, Maputo, Mozambique, 10-13 October 2011: 1 oral presentation.

17th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Ghent, Belgium, 22-23 October 2011: 1 poster presentations.

18th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2-4 November 2011: 1 poster and 1 oral presentation.

Fourth International Barcode of Life Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 28 November – 3 December 2011: 2 oral and 3 poster presentations.

45th Annual Meeting of the Western Society of Malacologists, Santa Cruz, USA, 24-27 June 2012: 2 oral presentations.

2nd International Meeting of the Tephritid Workers of Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Kolymbari, Crete, 2-6 July 2012: 1 oral and 1 poster presentation.

9th meeting of the European Association for Forensic Entomology, Torun, Poland, 18-21 April 2012: 1 oral presentation.

7th World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, Canada: 1 oral presentation

24th International Congress of Entomology, Daegu, South Korea, 19-25 August 2012: 1 poster presentation.

Third European Conference for the Barcode of Life, Brussels, Belgium, 17-20 September 2012: 10 poster presentations.

19th Benelux Congress of Zoology, Brussels, Belgium, 19-20 October 2012: 1 poster and 1 oral presentation.

Collaborations with JEMU

(A)    Belgian collaborators
Artois, Tom: University of Hasselt – Department of Biology – Zoology: Biodiversity and Toxicology – Hasselt. Keywords: phylogeny – Plathyhelminthes – taxonomy.

Boevé, Jean-Luc: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels - Department of Entomology – Keywords: Nematinae – taxonomy - chemical ecology.

Bourguignon, Thomas: Université Libre de Bruxelles - Evolutionary Biology and Ecology – Brussels. Keywords: Anoplotermes – taxonomy – ecology.

Breugelmans, Karin: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences – Department of Invertebrates – Brussels. Keywords: phylogeny – population genetics – Mollusca.

Coosemans, Marc / Van Bortel, Wim: Institute of Tropical Medicine – Unit of Medical Entomology – Antwerp. Keywords: medical entomology – malaria – parasitology.

Dall’Asta, Ugo: Royal Museum for Central Africa – Department of Entomology – Tervuren. Keywords: Africa – Lepidoptera – taxonomy.

Delsinne, Thibaut: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences – Department of Education and Nature, Biological Evaluation Section – Brussels. Keywords: biodiversity – nature conservation – tropical ecology.

De Prins, Jurate: Royal Museum for Central Africa – Department of Entomology – Tervuren. Keywords: Africa – Lepidoptera – taxonomy.

Desmyter, Stijn / Braet, Yves: National Institute of Criminalistics and Criminology – Brussels. Keywords: Forensic sciences – Diptera – molecular diagnostics

Fassotte, Christianne: Centre Wallon de Recherchess Agronomiques – Unité: Protection des plantes et écotoxicologie – Gembloux. Keywords: pest control – plant protection –midges.

Gilissen, Emmanuel: Royal Museum for Central Africa – Department of Vertebrates – Tervuren. Keywords: Africa – mammals – taxonomy.

Gobin, Bruno: PC Fruit, Afdeling Zoologie – Sint-Truiden. Keywords: biological pest control – insects – earwigs.

Grootaert, Patrick: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences – Department of Entomology – Brussels. Keywords: Empididae – phylogeny – taxonomy.

Havermans, Charlotte: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Department of Education and Nature, Freshwater Biology – Brussels. Keywords: Amphipoda – taxonomy – phylogeny.

Hendrickx, Frederik: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences – Department of Entomology – Brussels. Keywords: phylogeography – speciation – spiders.

Jocque, Rudy: Royal Museum for Central Africa – Department of Invertebrates non-insects – Tervuren. Keywords: Africa – spiders – taxonomy.

Leirs, Herwig: University of Antwerp – Department of Biology – Antwerp. Keywords: ecological modelling – pest control – vertebrates.

Leponce, Maurice: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences – Department of Education and Nature, Biological Evaluation Section – Brussels. Keywords: social insect – biodiversity – nature conservation.

Louette, Michel: Royal Museum for Central Africa – Department of Vertebrates – Tervuren. Keywords: Africa – birds – taxonomy.

Martens, Koen: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Department of Education and Nature, Freshwater Biology – Brussels. Keywords: Ostracoda – taxonomy - aquatic biodiversity.

Martin, Patrick: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Department of Education and Nature, Freshwater Biology – Brussels. Keywords: Oligochaeta – taxonomy – ecology.

Prévot, Vanya: Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences – Department of Invertebrates – Brussels. Keywords: phylogeny – population genetics – Mollusca.

Schön, Isabelle: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Department of Education and Nature, Freshwater Biology – Brussels. Keywords: Ostracoda – evolutionary ecology – asexual/sexual reproduction.

Snoeks, Jos: Royal Museum for Central Africa – Department of Vertebrates – Tervuren. Keywords: Africa – ichthyology – taxonomy.

Verheyen, Erik: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences – Department of Vertebrates – Brussels. Keywords: Africa – vertebrates – molecular taxonomy.

Virgilio, Massimiliano: Royal Museum for Central Africa – Department of Entomology – Tervuren. Keywords: Tephritidae – molecular taxonomy – phylogeny.

Volckaert, Filip: University of Leuven – Department of Biology – Leuven. Keywords: conservation genetics – Ichthyology – population genetics.

Vreven, Emmanuel: Royal Museum for Central Africa – Department of Vertebrates – Tervuren. Keywords: Africa – ichthyology – taxonomy.

(B)    Foreign collaborators

Barr, Norman: Center for Plant Health Science and Technology – USDA-Aphis – Edinburg – USA. Keywords: molecular taxonomy – pest control – Tephritidae.

Browne, David: Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium. Keywords: Belize – land gastropods – conservation genetics.

Frias Martins, Antonio: University of the Azores – Department of Biology – São Miguel (Azores) – Portugal. Keywords: Azores – land snails – taxonomy.

Glaw, Frank: Zoologische Staatssammlung Muenchen – Munich – Germany. Keywords: herpetology – Madagascar – systematics.

Greenbaum, Eli: University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, USA. Keywords: herpetology – DR Congo – systematics.

Guschanski, Katerina: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology – Leipzig - Germany. Keywords: archival DNA – Great apes – phylogeny.

Hawlitschek, Oliver: Zoologische Staatssammlung München. Keywords: Comoros – snakes –taxonomy.

Kielgast, Jos: University of Copenhagen – Copenhagen – Denmark. Keywords: Amphibia – DR Congo – systematics.

Lees, David: Institut national de la Recherche Agronomique – Orléans – France. Keywords: biogeography – conservation genetics – Lepidoptera.

Leonard, Janet: University of California-Santa Cruz – Santa Cruz – USA. Keywords: Ariolimacidae – hermaphroditism – paternity analysis.

Lopez-Vaamonde, Carlos: Institut national de la Recherche Agronomique – Orléans – France. Keywords: conservation genetics – Lepidoptera – population genetics.

McDonnell, Rory: University of California – Department of Entomology – Riverside – USA. Keywords: applied ecology – invasive gastropods – land slugs.

Caroline Müller: Bielefeld University – Department of Chemical Ecology – Bielefeld – Germany. Keywords: Athalia – phylogeny – ancestral state reconstruction.

Parker, Dave: Aarhus University – Department of Genetics and Ecology – Aarhus – Denmark. Keywords: invasion biology – land slugs – population genetics.

Quintana Cardona, Josip: Institut Catala de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona – Barcelona – Spain. Keywords: invasion biology – flatworms – Balearic Islands.

Slotsbo, Stine: Aarhus University – Department of Biological Sciences – Aarhus – Denmark. Keywords: cold resistance – land slugs – physiology.

Vences, Miguel: Technical University of Braunschweig – Braunschweig – Germany. Keywords: Herpetology – Madagascar – systematics.

Vidal, Nicolas: National Museum of Natural History Paris. Keywords: Africa – snakes – systematics.

Wuester, Wolfgang: University of Bangor, United Kingdom. Keywords: Africa – snakes – systematics.

(C) Students

BSc student
Vermeulen, Joris (2008-2009): ‘Improving protocols for DNA barcoding of Anoplotermes’. Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven – Leuven – Belgium. Promotor: Zoltán T. Nagy. Keywords: Anoplotermes – DNA barcoding – PCR.

MSc students
Cauchie, Steven (2010-2011): ‘Moleculaire systematiek en populatiegenetica van Vertigo sp. (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)’. University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium. Promotor: Thierry Backeljau; co-promotor: Kurt Jordaens. Keywords: DNA barcoding; Vertigo; land snail.

Dams, Sam (2012-2013): ‘Moleculaire verwantschappen in het genus Sarcophaga (‘vleesvliegen’) (Diptera: Sarcophagidae)’. University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium. Promotor: Kurt Jordaens; co-promotor: Thierry Backeljau. Keywords: Phylogeny; Sarcophaga; forensic sciences.

De Gruyter, Johan (2011-2012): ‘Morfologische taxonomie en DNA barcoding van een geselecteerde groep nachtvlinders uit Africa’. University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium. Promotor: Luc De Bruyn; co-promotor: Jurate De Prins / Kurt Jordaens. Keywords: Africa –DNA barcoding; Lymantriidae.

Devriendt, Kassiopeia (2010-2011): ‘Inleidende studie naar het gebruik van fluctuerende asymmetrie (FA) bij orchideeën als maat voor kwaliteit op individueel niveau’. University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium. Promotor: Stefan Van Dongen; co-promotor: Kurt Jordaens. Keywords: developmental instability – fluctuating asymmetry – orchids.

Diercx, Marjan (2009-2010): ‘Moleculaire systematiek van het Napaeus pruninus complex (Gastropoda, Pulmonata) in de Azoren’. University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium. Promotor: Thierry Backeljau; co-promotor: Kurt Jordaens. Keywords: land snail; Napaeus; phylogeny.

Goovaerts, Frankie (2011-2012): ‘Moleculaire en morfologische systematiek van het Phormia regina (Diptera, Calliphoridae) complex’. University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium. Promotor: Kurt Jordaens; co-promotor: Thierry Backeljau. Keywords: phylogeny; Phormia; forensic sciences.

Helsen, Sanne (2009-2010): ‘Voortplantingsbiologie van Noordamerikaanse ‘banana-slugs’ (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Ariolimacidae)’. University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium). Promotor: Thierry Backeljau; co-promotor: Kurt Jordaens. Keywords: Ariolimax; breeding systems; land snail.

Hens, Hilde (2011-2012): ‘Moleculaire verwantschappen in het genus Sarcophaga (Diptera, Sarcophagidae)’. University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium. Promotor: Kurt Jordaens; co-promotor: Thierry Backeljau. Keywords: Phylogeny; Sarcophaga; forensic sciences.

Loix, Sara (2009-2010): ‘DNA-bardocing van cichliden van het Tanganyikameer (Oost-Afrika) aan de hand van het COI gen van het mitochondriaal genoom’. Catholic University of Leuven – Leuven – Belgium. Promotor: Jos Snoeks; co-promotor: Jeroen Van Houdt. Keywords: Africa – DNA-barcoding – ichthyology.

Maex, Margo (2010-2011): ‘Een moleculair-fylogenetische studie van het genus Dactylorhiza op basis van ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 and psbA-trnH’. University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium. Promotor: Kurt Jordaens; co-promotor: Thierry Backeljau. Keywords: Dactylorhiza; orchids; phylogeny.

Mortelmans, Jonas (2011-2012): ‘Digging deep: resolving the phylogenic relationship among dance flies subfamilies (Diptera Empidoidea)’. Ghent University – Ghent – Belgium. Promotor: Frederik Hendrickx; co-promotor: Patrick Grootaert; supervisors: Zoltán T. Nagy and Gontran Sonet.

Ottenburgs, Jente (2010-2011): ‘Moleculaire verwantschappen van endemische landslakken van het genus Plutonia (Pulmonata, Gastropoda) op de Azoren (Macaronisië – Portugal)’. University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium. Promotor: Thierry Backeljau; co-promotor: Kurt Jordaens. Keywords: DNA barcoding; land snail; Plutonia

Robeyns, Rob (2009-2010): ‘Fylogenetische analyse en cryptische biodiversiteit van het Gyratrix hermaphroditus soortencomplex’. University of Hasselt – Hasselt – Belgium. Promotor: Tom Artois; co-promotor: Wim Willems. Keywords: molecular systematics – phylogeny – Platyhelminthes

Van Baevel, Hanne (2010-2011): ‘Fylogenie, DNA barcoding en moleculaire systematiek van Azoreaanse Zonitidae (Gastropoda, Pulmonata)’. University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium. Promotor: Thierry Backeljau; co-promotor: Kurt Jordaens. Keywords: DNA barcoding, Drouetia, land snail

Van Steenberge, Maarten (2009-2010): ‘De ichthyofauna van Kasanka National Park (Zambia)’. Catholic University of Leuven – Leuven – Belgium. Promotor: Jos Snoeks; co-promotor: Emmanuel Vreven and Cyprian Katongo. Keywords: Africa – ichthylogy – taxonomy.

Verwimp, Christophe (2010-2011): ‘Hogere systematiek en fylogenie van Afrikaanse fruitvliegen (Diptera, Tephritidae) op basis van moleculaire kenmerken’. University of Antwerp – Antwerp – Belgium. Promotor: Massimiliano Virgilio; co-promotor: Kurt Jordaens. Keywords: fruit flies; Phylogeny; Tephritidae

PhD students
Dillen, Lubina: University of Antwerp – Evolutionary Ecology Group – Antwerp – Belgium. Keywords: land snail – sexual selection – Succinea putris.

Havermans, Charlotte: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences – Department of Invertebrates – Brussels – Belgium. Keywords: Amphipoda – deep-sea – phylogeny.

Henrard, Arnaud: Royal Museum for Central Africa – Invertebrates non-insects section – Tervuren – Belgium. Keywords: Aranea – phylogeny – spiders.

Heylen, Dieter: University of Antwerp – Evolutionary Ecology Group – Antwerp – Belgium. Keywords: Acari – host-parasite interactions – ticks.

Kennis, Jan: University of Antwerp – Evolutionary Ecology Group – Antwerp – Belgium. Keywords: Africa – rodents – taxonomy.

Maarten van Hove: Catholic University of Leuven – Leuven – Belgium. Keywords: Cichlidae – parasitology – taxonomy.

Moerkens, Rob: University of Antwerp – Evolutionary Ecology Group – Antwerp – Belgium. Keywords: Dermaptera – life-history variation – pest control.

Patrão, Claudia: University of the Algarve – Faro – Portugal. Keywords: Geomalacus – land slugs – taxonomy.

Prévot, Vanya: Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences – Department of Invertebrates – Brussels – Belgium. Keywords: land snail – Rumina – taxonomy.

Tessens, Bart: University of Hasselt – Hasselt – Belgium. Keywords: phylogeny – Platyhelminthes – molecular systematics.

Versteirt, Veerle: Institute of Tropical Medicine – Antwerp – Belgium. Keywords: Anopheles – malaria – taxonomy.

Yserbyt, Arne: University of Antwerp – Evolutionary Ecology Group – Antwerp – Belgium. Keywords: female colour polymorphism – Odonata – phylogeography.