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Croix du sud 4-5/L7.07.04
1348 Louvain-la-Neuve
Renate Wesselingh
Professeure
1996-1997 post-doc at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1998-1999 post-doc at the University of Georgia, Athens, USA
2000- professor at the Université catholique de Louvain
- Diploma
Year Label Educational Organization 1989 Maître en sciences biologiques University of Groningen 1995 Docteur en biologie University of Leiden
- Courses
Name ID Ecology I LBIO1117 Management and exploration of biological data LBIO1282 Speciation : origin of biodiversity LBIO1355 Integrated practical work in ecology and biogeography: biodiversity of natural environments LBIO1356 Integrated practical work in ecology and biogeography: biogeography of Belgium LBIO1357 Field training in terrestrial ecology LBOE2109 Molecular ecology LBOE2124 Ecologie des interactions LBOE2160 Modélisation écologique et évolutive LBOE2292 Biogeography LGEO1332
Van De Schoot, Evert ; Merckx, Thomas ; Ebert, Dieter ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Altermatt, Florian ; Van Dyck, Hans. Evolutionary change in flight-to-light response in urban moths comes with changes in wing morphology. In: Biology Letters, (2024). doi:10.1098/rsbl.2023.0486.
Andersson, Stefan ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Plant ecotypes in the 21st century: from local adaptation to speciation and conservation. In: Nordic Journal of Botany, Vol. 2024, no. 7, p. 1-2 (2024). doi:10.1111/njb.04547.
Ollerton, Jeff ; Trunschke, Judith ; Havens, Kayri ; Landaverde-González, Patricia ; Keller, Alexander ; Gilpin, Amy-Marie ; Rodrigo Rech, André ; Baronio, Gudryan J. ; Phillips, Benjamin J. ; Mackin, Chris ; Stanley, Dara A. ; Treanore, Erin ; Baker, Ellen ; Rotheray, Ellen L. ; Erickson, Emily ; Fornoff, Felix ; Brearley, Francis Q. ; Ballantyne, Gavin ; Iossa, Graziella ; Stone, Graham N. ; Bartomeus, Ignasi ; Stockan, Jenni A. ; Leguizamón, Johana ; Prendergast, Kit ; Rowley, Lisa ; Giovanetti, Manuela ; de Oliveira Bueno, Raquel ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Mallinger, Rachel ; Edmondson, Sally ; Howard, Scarlett R. ; Leonhardt, Sara D. ; Rojas-Nossa, Sandra V. ; Brett, Maisie ; Joaqui, Tatiana ; Antoniazzi, Reuber ; Burton, Victoria J. ; Feng, Hui-Hui ; Tian, Zhi-Xi ; Xu, Qi ; Zhang, Chuan ; Shi, Chang-Li ; Huang, Shuang-Quan ; Cole, Lorna J. ; Bendifallah, Leila ; Ellis, Emilie E. ; Hegland, Stein Joar ; Straffon Díaz, Sara ; Lander, Tonya ; Mayr, Antonia V. ; Katzer, Sophie ; Dawson, Richard ; Eeraerts, Maxime ; Armbruster, W. Scott ; Walton, Becky ; Adjlane, Noureddine ; Falk, Steven ; Mata, Luis ; Goncalves Geiger, Anya ; Carvell, Claire ; Ratto, Fabrizia ; Barberis, Marta ; Kahane, Fay ; Connop, Stuart ; Stip, Anthonie ; Sigrist, Maria Rosangela ; Vereecken, Nicolas J. ; Klein, Alexandra-Maria ; Baldock, Katherine C.R. ; Arnold, Sarah E.J.. Pollinator-flower interactions in gardens during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of 2020. In: Journal of Pollination Ecology, Vol. 32, no. 9, p. 87–96 (2022). doi:10.26786/1920-7603(2022)695.
Mirzaei, Khaled ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Development of a large set of diagnostic SNP markers using ddRAD-seq to study hybridization in Rhinanthus major and R. minor (Orobanchaceae). In: Conservation Genetics Resources, Vol. 13, p. 31–33 (2021). doi:10.1007/s12686-020-01181-5.
Wesselingh, Renate A.. Winter is coming and the clock starts ticking. In: New Phytologist, Vol. 228, no.5, p. 1458-1459 (2020). doi:10.1111/nph.16863.
Henneresse, Thomas ; Kaiser, Aurélien ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Tyteca, Daniel. Do local conspecific density and floral display size influence fruit set via pollinator visitation in Orchis militaris?. In: Nordic Journal of Botany, Vol. 37, no. 4 (2019). doi:10.1111/njb.02308.
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Hořčicová, Šárka ; Mirzaei, Khaled. Fitness of reciprocal F1 hybrids between Rhinanthus minor and Rhinanthus major under controlled conditions and in the field. In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 32, no. 9, p. 931–942 (2019). doi:10.1111/jeb.13492.
Henneresse, Thomas ; Kaiser, Aurélien ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Tyteca, Daniel. Variability in space and time: contrasting fruit distribution patterns in the deceptive orchid Orchis militaris. In: Plant Biology, Vol. 21, no. 2, p. 259-266 (2019). doi:10.1111/plb.12932.
Lebeau, Julie ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Van Dyck, Hans. Impact of floral nectar limitation on life-history traits in a grassland butterfly relative to nectar supply in different agricultural landscapes. In: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, Vol. 251, no.1, p. 99-106 (2018). doi:10.1016/j.agee.2017.09.014.
Hamida Mallem ; Zohra Houyou ; Atika Benrima ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Mohamed Kouidri ; Djamila Ameur ; Hatem Chaar. Particular effects of steppic plants in the rehabilitation of degraded soils, ability to control wind erosion. In: Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 13, no.1, p. 347-355 (2018).
Henneresse, Thomas ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Tyteca, Daniel. Effects of floral display, conspecific density and rewarding species on fruit set in the deceptive orchid Orchis militaris (Orchidaceae). In: Plant Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 150, no. 3, p. 279-292 (2017). doi:10.5091/plecevo.2017.1313.
Lebeau, Julie ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Van Dyck, Hans. Flower use of the butterfly Maniola jurtina in nectar-rich and nectar-poor grasslands: a nectar generalist with a strong preference?. In: Insect Conservation and Diversity, Vol. 10, p. 258–270 (2017). doi:10.1111/icad.12222.
Lebeau, Julie ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Van Dyck, Hans. Floral resource limitation severely reduces butterfly survival,condition and flight activity in simplified agricultural landscapes. In: Oecologia, Vol. 180, no.2, p. 421-427 (2016). doi:10.1007/s00442-015-3492-2.
Lebeau, Julie ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Van Dyck, Hans. Nectar resource limitation affects butterfly flight performance and metabolism differently in intensive and extensive agricultural landscapes. In: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences, Vol. 283, no.1830, p. 1-7 (2016). doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.0455.
Wesselingh, Renate A.. The biology of non-weedy parasitic plants: the third symposium. In: Plant Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 149, no.1, p. 3-4 (2016).
Wesselingh, Renate A.. Within-population variation in the relation between node number and flowering time in Rhinanthus angustifolius (Orobanchaceae). In: Plant Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 149, no.1, p. 21-30 (2016). doi:10.5091/plecevo.2016.1143.
Lebeau, Julie ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Van Dyck, Hans. Butterfly density and behaviour in uncut hay meadow strips : behavioural ecological consequences of an agri-environmental scheme. In: PLoS One, , p. 1-17 (2015). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134945.
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Meerts, Pierre ; Robbrecht, Elmar. Second "Annual Meeting on Plant Ecology and Evolution". In: Plant Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 148, no.1, p. 3-4 (2015). doi:10.5091/plecevo.2015.1086.
Ducarme, Véronique ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Outcrossing rates in two self-compatible, hybridising Rhinanthus species: implications for hybrid formation. In: Plant Biology, (2013). doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.2012.00668.x.
Natalis, Laurent C. ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Parental frequencies and spatial configuration shape bumblebee behavior and floral isolation in hybridizing Rhinanthus. In: Evolution, Vol. 67, no. 6, p. 1539–1846 (2013). doi:10.1111/evo.12044.
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Tesitel, Jakub. The Third Symposium on the Biology of Non-weedy Parasitic Plants. Namur, Belgium Sept 12-15,2013. In: Haustorium, Vol. 64, p. 2 (2013).
Vrancken, Jerome ; Brochmann, Christian ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. A European phylogeography of Rhinanthus minor compared to Rhinanthus angustifolius: unexpected splits and signs of hybridization. In: Ecology and Evolution, Vol. 2, no. 7, p. 1531–1548 (2012). doi:10.1002/ece3.276.
Natalis, Laurent C. ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Post-pollination barriers and their role in asymmetric hybridization in Rhinanthus (Orobanchaceae). In: American Journal of Botany : the journal for all plant biologists, Vol. 99, no. 11, p. 1847-1856 (2012). doi:10.3732/ajb.1200085.
Natalis, Laurent C. ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Shared pollinators and pollen transfer dynamics in two hybridizing species, Rhinanthus minor and R. angustifolius. In: Oecologia, Vol. 170, no. 3, p. 709–721 (2012). doi:10.1007/s00442-012-2346-4.
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Ducarme, Véronique ; Vrancken, Jérome. Natural hybridization in the annual plant genus Rhinanthus: from populations to species.
Ducarme, Véronique ; Vrancken, Jérôme ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Hybridization in annual plants: patterns and dynamics during a four-year study in mixed Rhinanthus populations. In: Folia Geobotanica, Vol. 45, no. 4, p. 387-405 (2010). doi:10.1007/s12224-010-9077-2.
Vrancken, Jérôme ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Inheritance of the chloroplast genome in Rhinanthus angustifolius (Orobanchaceae). In: Plant ecology and evolution, Vol. 143, no. 2, p. 239-242 (2010). doi:10.5091/plecevo.2010.425.
Ducarme, Véronique ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Performance of two Rhinanthus species under different hydric conditions. In: Plant Ecology, Vol. 206, no. 2, p. 263-277 (2010). doi:10.1007/s11258-009-9640-1.
Štech, Milan ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. The biology of non-weedy hemiparasitic Orobanchaceae: the second symposium. In: Folia Geobotanica, Vol. 45, no. 4, p. 345-346 (2010). doi:10.1007/s12224-010-9092-3.
Vrancken, Jérôme ; Brochmann, Christian ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. How did an annual plant react to Pleistocene glaciations? Postglacial history of Rhinanthus angustifolius in Europe. In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 98, no. 1, p. 1-13 (2009). doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01261.x.
Ducarme, Véronique ; Risterucci, Ange Marie ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Development of microsatellite markers in Rhinanthus angustifolius and cross-species amplification. In: Molecular Ecology Resources, Vol. 8, no. 2, p. 384-386 (2008). doi:10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01966.x.
Wesselingh, Renate A.. Pollen limitation meets resource allocation: towards a comprehensive methodology. In: New Phytologist, Vol. 174, no. 1, p. 26-37 (2007). doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2007.01997.x.
Stevens, Virginie M. ; Verkenne, Catherine ; Vandewoestijne, Sofie ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Baguette, Michel. Gene flow and functional connectivity in the natterjack toad. In: Molecular Ecology, Vol. 15, no. 9, p. 2333-2344 (2006). doi:10.1111/j.1365-294X.2006.02936.x.
Stevens, Virginie M. ; Le Boulengé, Éric ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Baguette, Michel. Quantifying functional connectivity: experimental assessment of boundary permeability for the natterjack toad (Bufo calamita). In: Oecologia, Vol. 150, no. 1, p. 161-71 (2006). doi:10.1007/s00442-006-0500-6.
Ducarme, Véronique ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Detecting hybridization in mixed populations of Rhinanthus minor and Rhinanthus angustifolius. In: Folia Geobotanica, Vol. 40, no. 2-3, p. 151-161 (2005). doi:10.1007/BF02803231.
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; ter Borg, Siny J.. The biology of non-weedy hemiparasitic Orobanchaceae: An introduction. In: Folia Geobotanica, Vol. 40, no. 2-3, p. 113-114 (2005). doi:10.1007/BF02803228.
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; van Groenendael, Jan M.. The biology of non-weedy hemiparasitic Orobanchaceae: Synthesis and perspectives. In: Folia Geobotanica, Vol. 40, no. 2-3, p. 311-318 (2005). doi:10.1007/BF02803242.
Cornman, R. Scott ; Burke, John M. ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Arnold, Michael L.. Contrasting genetic structure of adults and progeny in a Louisiana iris hybrid population. In: Evolution : international journal of organic evolution, Vol. 58, no. 12, p. 2669-2681 (2004). doi:10.1111/j.0014-3820.2004.tb01620.x.
Stevens, Virginie M. ; Polus, Emmanuelle ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Schtickzelle, Nicolas ; Baguette, Michel. Quantifying functional connectivity: experimental evidence for patch-specific resistance in the Natterjack toad (Bufo calamita). In: Landscape Ecology, Vol. 19, no. 8, p. 829-842 (2004). doi:10.1007/s10980-005-0166-1.
Stevens, Virginie ; Polus, Emmanuelle ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Schtickzelle, Nicolas ; Baguette, Michel. Quantifying functional connectivity: experimental evidence for patch-specific resistance in the Natterjack toad (Bufo calamita). In: Landscape Ecology, Vol. 19, no.8, p. 829-842 (2004). doi:10.1007/s10980-004-0166-6.
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Arnold, Michael L.. A top-down hierarchy in fruit set on inflorescences in Iris fulva (Iridaceae). In: Plant Biology, Vol. 5, no. 6, p. 651-660 (2003). doi:10.1055/s-2003-44713.
Stevens, Virginie M. ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Baguette, Michel. Demographic processes in a small, isolated population of natterjack toads (Bufo calamita) in southern Belgium. In: Herpetological Journal, Vol. 13, no. 2, p. 59-67 (2003).
Devos, Nicolas ; Tyteca, Daniel ; Raspe, Olivier ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Jacquemart, Anne-Laure. Pattern of chloroplast diversity among western European Dactylorhiza species (Orchidaceae). In: Plant Systematics and Evolution : Entwicklungsgeschichte und Systematik der Pflanzen, Vol. 243, p. 85-97 (2003). doi:10.1007/s00606-003-0068-0.
Johnston, Jill A. ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Bouck, Amy C. ; Donovan, Lisa A. ; Arnold, Michael L.. Intimately linked or hardly speaking? The relationship between genotype and environmental gradients in a Louisiana Iris hybrid population . In: Molecular Ecology, Vol. 10, no. 3, p. 673-681 (2001).
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Burgers, Heino C.M. ; Den Nijs, Hans C.M.. Bumblebee pollination of understorey shrub species in a tropical montane forest in Costa Rica . In: Journal of Tropical Ecology, Vol. 16, no. 5, p. 657-672 (2000). doi:10.1017/S0266467400001632.
Burke, John, M. ; Bulger, MR ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Arnold, Michael L.. Frequency and spatial patterning of clonal reproduction in Louisiana iris hybrid populations. In: Evolution : international journal of organic evolution, Vol. 54, no.1, p. 137-144 (2000). doi:10.1111/j.0014-3820.2000.tb00014.x.
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Arnold, Michael L.. Nectar production in Louisiana iris hybrids . In: International Journal of Plant Sciences, Vol. 161, no. 2, p. 245-251 (2000). doi:10.1086/314252.
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Arnold, , Michael L.. Pollinator behaviour and the evolution of Louisiana iris hybrid zones. In: Journal of Evolutionary Biology, Vol. 13, no.2, p. 171-180 (2000). doi:10.1046/j.1420-9101.2000.00153.x.
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Witteveldt, Martin ; Morissette, Julienne ; den Nijs, Hans C. M. . Reproductive ecology of understory species in a tropical montane forest in Costa Rica. In: Biotropica, Vol. 31, no.4, p. 637-645 (1999).
van Marken Lichtenbelt, Wouter D ; Vogel, Jacob T. ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Energetic consequences of field body temperatures in the green iguana. In: Ecology, Vol. 78, no.1, p. 297-307 (1997).
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Klinkhamer, Peter G. L. ; de Jong, Tom J. ; Boorman, Laurence A. Threshold size for flowering in different habitats: Effects of size-dependent growth and survival. In: Ecology, Vol. 78, no.7, p. 2118-2132 (1997).
Klinkhamer, Peter G. L ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Threshold size for vernalization in Senecio jacobaea: genetic variation and response to artificial selection. In: Functional Ecology, Vol. 10, no.2, p. 281-288 (1996).
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; de Jong, Tom J . Bidirectional selection on threshold size for flowering in Cynoglossum officinale (hound's-tongue). In: Heredity, Vol. 74, no.4, p. 415-424 (1995).
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Klinkhamer, Peter G. L. ; de Jong, Tom J. ; Schlatmann, Els G. M. . A latitudinal cline in vernalization requirement in Cirsium vulgare. In: Ecography : pattern and diversity in ecology, Vol. 17, no.3, p. 272-277 (1994).
Van Marken Lichtenbelt, Wouter D. ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Vogel, Jacob T. ; Albers, Koen B. M. . Energy budgets in free-living green iguanas in a seasonal environment. In: Ecology, Vol. 74, no.4, p. 1157-1172 (1993).
Wesselingh, Renate A. ; de Jong, Tom J. ; Klinkhamer, Peter G. L. ; van Dijk, Marinke J. ; Schlatmann, Els G. M.. Geographical variation in threshold size for flowering in Cynoglossum officinale. In: Acta Botanica Neerlandica, Vol. 42, no. 1, p. 81-91 (1993).
Klinkhamer, Peter G.L ; De Jong, Tom J ; Wesselingh, Renate A.. Implications of differences between hermaphrodite and female flowers for attractiveness to pollinators and seed production. In: Netherlands Journal of Zoology, Vol. 41, no.2-3, p. 130-143 (1990).
van Andel, Jelte ; Wesselingh, Renate A. ; Van Donk, H.J.. The performance of progeny groups from two populations of Phyteuma nigrum, with particular reference to the chance of survival or extinction. In: Acta Botanica Neerlandica, Vol. 37, no.2, p. 165-169 (1988).