Publications in Ecology and Biodiversity

Baeckens, S. (2026). The Evolution of Lizard Chemical Signals Across Time, Space, and Contexts. In Lisa M. Schulte, (ed.), Chemical Signals in Vertebrates 16 (pp. 65-85). Springer Nature Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-30752-1_4

Boulembert, M., Destierdt, W., Couty, A., Gallet‐moron, E., Eslin, P., & Chabrerie, O. (2026). Climatic factors, landscape composition and host plant traits co‐drive fruit infestation of unmanaged walnut trees by the invasive pest fly <i>Rhagoletis completa</i> ( <scp>C</scp> resson, 1929) ( <scp>D</scp> iptera: <scp>T</scp> ephritidae). Agricultural and Forest Entomology, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1111/afe.70085 (Original work published 2026)

Zhang, J., Baeckens, S., Van Damme, R., Wommer, K., & Wanieck, K. (2026). Who mimics nature? Disciplinary asymmetry in biomimetic and bioinspired research teams. Journal of the Royal Society Interface, 23(243), 20260324. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9 (Original work published 2026)

Agasse, C., Chollet, S., Boudes, P., Dano, M., Boutaud, E., Gancedo, I., Hance, T., Hervé, M., Jacquemart, A.-L., Marrec, R., Redlich, S., Saska, P., Skuhrovec, J., Timm, S., Tougeron, K., Vašková, H., Audusseau, H., Bondu, L., Burtchen, L., et al. (2026). Citizen science in the fields: BioBlitzes as a method to increase agroecosystem biodiversity knowledge. Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (Online), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683565.2026.2739959 (Original work published 2026)

Mallefet, J., Staples, D., O&apos;hara, T., & Duchatelet, L. (2026). Abyssal glowing sea spider, first insight into pycnogonid luminescence. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 231, 104735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsr.2026.104735 (Original work published 2026)

Debusscher, F., Van Den Eeckhaut, F., Baekeland, J., Van Dyck, H., Merckx, T., & Bossuyt, F. (2026). Agriwilding substantially restores butterfly and moth diversity in a European agricultural landscape. Biological Conservation, 321, 111965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biocon.2026.111965 (Original work published 2026)

Heidari Latibari, M., Hance, T., Arias-Penna, D., Ghafouri Moghaddam, M., Thanoosing, C., Chen, X.-X., Butcher, B., & Warrit, N. (2026). Endosymbiont-mediated resistance: effects of <i>Hamiltonella defensa</i> (Enterobacterales: Enterobacteriaceae) on parasitism of <i>Aphidius colemani</i> and <i>Praon volucre</i> (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) in <i>Aphis craccivora</i> (Hemiptera: Aphididae). Journal of Insect Science, 26(5), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/ieag102 (Original work published 2026)

Claes, J., Stevens, D., & Mallefet, J. (2026). Counterillumination in a large demersal bioluminescent shark. iScience, 29(8), 117089. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.117089 (Original work published 2026)

Meulepas, B., Merckx, T., Van Dyck, H., Maes, D., & Verberk, W. (2026). High nitrogen loading impacts the temperature‐size rule and heat tolerance in a nettle‐feeding butterfly. Functional Ecology, 40(7), 2011-2022. https://doi.org/10.1111/1365-2435.70347 (Original work published 2026)

Baeckens, S., Martín, J., Zoran, T., Van den Camp, E., Sacchi, R., Van Damme, R., & Mangiacotti, M. (2026). Non-adaptive processes explain chemical signal divergence in island lizards. Oikos : a journal of ecology, 2026(e11743), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/oik.11743 (Original work published 2026)

Baguette, M., Le Floch, G., Lacassagne, E., Bels, V., Ribeiro, L., & Schtickzelle, N. (2026). Beak elongation as a candidate key innovation underlying ecological transitions in shorebirds. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 14(1775883), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2026.1775883 (Original work published 2026)

Gavriilidi, I., Baeckens, S., Pafilis, P., & Van Damme, R. (2026). Creatures of habit: similar but more repeatable behaviours in insular compared with mainland lizards. Animal Behaviour, 233, 123493. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2026.123493 (Original work published 2026)

Marini, D., Ferri, V., Funk, A., Gialdini, O., Crescia, P., & Carafa, M. (2026). Recapturing Vipera ursinii: Photo-Identification and HDF Telemetry in a Meadow Viper Population from Maiella National Park, Italy. Diversity, 18(4), 202. https://doi.org/10.3390/d18040202 (Original work published 2026)

Dufour, P., Nussbaumer, R., Doniol-Valcroze, P., Rime, Y., Adamík, P., Åkesson, S., Arlettaz, R., Barras, A., Batbayar, N., Beggs, I., Bell, F., Benito Ruiz, A., Bensch, S., Bocher, P., Boves, T., Brodersen, J., Burgess, M., Burnus, L., Caballero-Lopez, V., et al. (2026). Multi-sensor tracking reveals the extent of nocturnal migration in landbirds. Current Biology, 36, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.06.030 (Original work published 2026)

Ramahaimandimby, Z., Randriamaherisoa, A., Vanclooster, M., & Bielders, C. (2026). Raingauge vs IMERG precipitation data for SWAT modelling: balancing accuracy and cost for reliable hydrological observatories in a tropical river basin. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/02626667.2025.2608134 (Original work published 2026)

Manzi, F., Brans, V., Dacek, M., Jacob, S., & Schtickzelle, N. (2026). Tracking Cell Movement in Two-Dimensional, FragmentedMicrocosms Reveals Dispersal Syndromes and Strategies inTetrahymena thermophila. Ecology and Evolution, 16(2), 1-18. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73092 (Original work published 2026)

Van De Schoot, E., Pels, C., Wesselingh, R., & Van Dyck, H. (2026). Larval development under continuous and dynamic light pollution alters sexual dimorphism in a moth species. Ecological Entomology, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1111/een.70053 (Original work published 2025)

Flego, M., Funk, A., Dadda, T., Rumo, V., Sacchi, R., & Mangiacotti, M. (2026). Unraveling the drivers of amphibian community distribution at a lowland–mountain interface: A joint modeling approach. Ecosphere, 17(9), null-null. https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70747 (Original work published 2026)

Chen, X., Dadole, R., Avia, K., Venon, A., Brisson, M., Remoué, C., Zhang, D., Gabrielyan, I., Nersesyan, A., Roman, A., Ursu, T., Alhmedi, A., Bylemans, D., Beliën, T., Rousselet, A., Le Guilloux, M., Dapena, E., Durel, C.-E., Kirisits, T., et al. (2026). Gene flow from the European wild apple and selection shaped the domesticated apple genome. Current Biology, 36, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2026.03.048 (Original work published 2026)