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Taxonomic term: Mollusca [WoRMS]

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Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Departement Malacology

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University of Antwerp; Faculty of Sciences; Department of Biology; Evolutionary Ecology group

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Unitas Malacologica

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Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences; Operational Directorate Taxonomy and Phylogeny

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Tapes decussatus and T. philippinarum (Mollusca, Bivalvia)
Effecten van anthropogene stress (zware metalen, gechloreerde koolwaterstoffen en thermale vervuiling) op de genetische structuur van natuurlijke populaties van intertidale ongewervelden
Fylogenie van de Typhloplanida en de Kalypthorhynchia (Plathelminthes) in een multidisciplinaire benadering
Geïntegreerde, multidisciplinaire studie van speciatie en adaptatieve radiatie aan de hand van enkele zoölogische probleemgroepen uit terrestrische en lacustriene milieus. I
Geïntegreerde, multidisciplinaire studie van speciatie en adaptatieve radiatie aan de hand van enkele zoölogische probleemgroepen uit terrestrische en lacustriene milieus. II
Molecular phylogeny of invertebrates
Niet-inheemse soorten in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee en omliggende estuaria
Phylogeography, population and eco-genetics of European marine and terrestrial molluscs
Populatiegenetische structuur en cryptische diversiteit van vrijlevende mariene nematoden : beschrijving en implicaties voor het functioneren van populaties en ecosystemen.
Population genetics and morphological variation of Littorinidae
Population genetics and phylogeny of periwinkle (Littorinidae, Gasteropoda)
Population genetics of European periwinkles (Mollusca, Gastropoda: Littorinidae)

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Mayk, D.; Peck, L.S.; Backeljau, T.; Harper, E.M. (2022). Shell thickness of Nucella lapillus in the North Sea increased over the last 130 years despite ocean acidification. Commun. Earth Environ. 3(1): 158. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00486-7 Mayk, D.; Harper, E.M.; Fietzke, J.; Backeljau, T.; Peck, L.S. (2022). 130 years of heavy metal pollution archived in the shell of the intertidal dog whelk, Nucella lapillus (Gastropoda, Muricidae). Mar. Pollut. Bull. 185(Part A): 114286. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114286 Aydin, M.; Biltekin, D.; Breugelmans, K.; Backeljau, T. (2021). First record, DNA identification and morphometric characterization of Pacific oyster, Crassostrea gigas (Thunberg, 1793) in the southern Black Sea. Bioinvasions Records 10(4): 838-852. https://dx.doi.org/10.3391/bir.2021.10.4.08 De Wolf, K.; Vanderheyden, A.; Deblauwe, I.; Smitz, N.; Gombeer, S.; Vanslembrouck, A.; Meganck, K.; Dekoninck, W.; De Meyer, M.; Backeljau, T.; Müller, R.; Van Bortel, W. (2021). First record of the West Nile virus bridge vector Culex modestus Ficalbi (Diptera: Culicidae) in Belgium, validated by DNA barcoding. Zootaxa 4920(1): 131-139. https://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4920.1.7 Gombeer, S.; Nebesse, C.; Musaba, P.; Ngoy, S.; Peeters, M.; Vanderheyden, A.; Meganck, K.; Smitz, N.; Geers, F.; Van Den Heuvel, S.; Backeljau, T.; De Meyer, M.; Verheyen, E. (2021). Exploring the bushmeat market in Brussels, Belgium: a clandestine luxury business. Biodivers. Conserv. 30(1): 55-66. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10531-020-02074-7 Koudenoukpo, Z.C.; Odountan, O.H.; Agboho, P.A.; Dalu, T.; Van Bocxlaer, B.; Janssens de Bistoven, L.; Chikou, A.; Backeljau, T. (2021). Using self-organizing maps and machine learning models to assess mollusc community structure in relation to physicochemical variables in a West Africa river–estuary system. Ecol. Indic. 126: 107706. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107706 Nsengimana, V.; Vanderheyden, A.; Gombeer, S.; Smitz, N.; Meganck, K.; De Meyer, M.; Backeljau, T.; Fisher, B.L.; Dekoninck, W. (2021). First record of the ant Pheidole megatron Fischer and Fisher, 2013 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Rwanda. African Zoology 46(2): 157-161. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1080/15627020.2021.1901605 Smitz, N.; De wolf, K.; Gheysen, A.; Deblauwe, I.; Meganck, K.; De Witte, J.; Schneider, A.; Verlé, I.; Dekoninck, W.; Gombeer, S.; Vanderheyden, A.; De Meyer, M.; Backeljau, T.; Müller, R.; Van Bortel, W. (2021). DNA identification of species of the Anopheles maculipennis complex and first record of An. daciae in Belgium. Medical and Veterinary Entomology 35(3): 442-450. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/mve.12519 Smitz, N.; De Wolf, K.; Deblauwe, I.; Kampen, H.; Schaffner, F.; De Witte, J.; Schneider, A.; Verlé, I.; Vanslembrouck, A.; Dekoninck, W.; Meganck, K.; Gombeer, S.; Vanderheyden, A.; De Meyer, M.; Backeljau, T.; Werner, D.; Müller, R.; Van Bortel, W. (2021). Population genetic structure of the Asian bush mosquito, Aedes japonicus (Diptera, Culicidae), in Belgium suggests multiple introductions. Parasites & Vectors 14(1): 179. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-021-04676-8 Telesca, L.; Peck, L.S.; Backeljau, T.; Heinig, M.F.; Harper, E.M. (2021). A century of coping with environmental and ecological changes via compensatory biomineralization in mussels. Glob. Chang. Biol. 27(3): 624-639. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15417 Tessens, B.; Monnens, M.; Backeljau, T.; Jordaens, K.; Van Steenkiste, N.W.L.; Breman, F.C.; Smeets, K.; Artois, T.J.; Breman, F.C. (2021). Is 'everything everywhere'? Unprecedented cryptic diversity in the cosmopolitan flatworm Gyratrix hermaphroditus. Zoologica Scri. 50(6): 837-851. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12507 Clark, M.S.; Peck, L.S.; Arivalagan, J.; Backeljau, T.; Berland, S.; Cardoso, J.C.R.; Caurcel, C.; Chapelle, G.; De Noia, M.; Dupont, S.; Gharbi, K.; Hoffman, J.I.; Last, K.S.; Marie, A.; Melzner, F.; Michalek, K.; Morris, J.; Power, D.M.; Ramesh, K.; Sanders, T.; Sillanpaa, K.; Sleight, V.A.; Stewart-Sinclair, P.J.; Sundell, K.; Telesca, L.; Vendrami, D.L.J.; Ventura, A.; Wilding, T.A.; Yarra, T.; Harper, E.M. (2020). Deciphering mollusc shell production: the roles of genetic mechanisms through to ecology, aquaculture and biomimetics. Biol. Rev. 95(6): 1812-1837. https://hdl.handle.net/10.1111/brv.12640 Dimzas, D.; Morelli, S.; Traversa, D.; Di Cesare, A.; Van Bourgonie, Y.R.; Breugelmans, K.; Backeljau, T.; di Regalbono, A.T.; Diakou, A. (2020). Intermediate gastropod hosts of major feline cardiopulmonary nematodes in an area of wildcat and domestic cat sympatry in Greece. Parasites & Vectors 13(1): 345. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13071-020-04213-z Horsák, M.; Naggs, F.; Backeljau, T. (2020). Paropeas achatinaceum (Pfeiffer, 1846) and other alien subulinine and opeatine land snails in European greenhouses (Gastropoda, Achatinidae). Malacologia 63(1): 123-130. https://dx.doi.org/10.4002/040.063.0112 Koudenoukpo, Z.C.; Odountan, O.H.; Van Bocxlaer, B.; Sablon, R.; Chikou, A.; Backeljau, T. (2020). Checklist of the fresh and brackish water snails (Mollusca, Gastropoda) of Bénin and adjacent West African ecoregions. ZooKeys 942(942): 21-64. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.942.52722 Bayne, B.; d'Auriac, M.A.; Backeljau, T.; Beninger, P.; Boudry, P.; Carnegie, R.; Davis, J.; Guo, X.; Hedgecock, D.; Krause, M.; Langdon, C.; Lapegue, S.; Manahan, D.; Mann, R.; Powell, E.; Shumway, S. (2019). A scientific name for Pacific oysters. Aquaculture 499: 373-373. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2018.08.048 Beninger, P.G.; Backeljau, T. (2019). Understanding taxonomic and nomenclatural instability – a case study of the Manila clam. Aquaculture 504: 375-379. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2019.02.016 Fourdrilis, S.; Backeljau, T. (2019). Highly polymorphic mitochondrial DNA and deceiving haplotypic differentiation: implications for assessing population genetic differentiation and connectivity. BMC Evol. Biol. 19: 92. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1414-3 Fourdrilis, S.; Backeljau, T. (2019). Correction to: Highly polymorphic mitochondrial DNA and deceiving haplotypic differentiation: implications for assessing population genetic differentiation and connectivity. BMC Evol. Biol. 19(1): 103. https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-019-1428-x Morris, J.P.; Backeljau, T.; Chapelle, G. (2019). Shells from aquaculture: a valuable biomaterial, not a nuisance waste product. Reviews in Aquaculture 11(1): 42-57. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/raq.12225 Fourdrilis, S.; de Frias Martins, A.M.; Backeljau, T. (2018). Relation between mitochondrial DNA hyperdiversity, mutation rate and mitochondrial genome evolution in Melarhaphe neritoides (Gastropoda: Littorinidae) and other Caenogastropoda. NPG Scientific Reports 8: 17964. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-36428-7 Lange, M.K.; Penagos-Tabares, F.; Hirzmann, J.; Failing, K.; Schaper, R.; Van Bourgonie, Y.R.; Backeljau, T.; Hermosilla, C.; Taubert, A. (2018). Prevalence of Angiostrongylus vasorum, Aelurostrongylus abstrusus and Crenosoma vulpis larvae in native slug populations in Germany. Veterinary parasitology 254: 120-130. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2018.03.011 Bayne, B.L.; Ahrens, M.; Allen, S.K.; D'auriac, M.A.; Backeljau, T.; Beninger, P.; Bohn, R.; Boudry, P.; Davis, J.; Green, T.; Guo, X.; Hedgecock, D.; Ibarra, A.M.; Kingsley-Smith, P.; Krause, M.; Langdon, C.; Lapegue, S.; Li, C.; Manahan, D.; Mann, R.; Perez-Paralle, L.; Powell, E.N.; Rawson, P.D.; Speiser, D.; Sanchez, J.-L.; Shumway, S.; Wang, H. (2017). The proposed dropping of the genus Crassostrea for all Pacific cupped oysters and its replacement by a new genus Magallana: A dissenting view. J. Shellfish Res. 36(3): 545-547. https://dx.doi.org/10.2983/035.036.0301 Gombeer, S.; Meganck, K.; Van Bourgonie, Y.R.; Smitz, N.; De Meyer, M.; Backeljau, T. (2017). Authenticating fish and seafood products for sale on the Belgian market, in: Scientific abstracts from the 7th International Barcode of Life Conference = Résumés scientifiques du 7e Conférence internationale « Barcode of Life », November 20-24, 2017 Kruger National Park, South Africa. Genome, 60(11): pp. 937 Verheye, M.L.; Backeljau, T.; d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (2017). Locked in the icehouse: evolution of an endemic Epimeria (Amphipoda, Crustacea) species flock on the Antarctic shelf. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 114: 14-33. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2017.05.013 Fourdrilis, S.; Mardulyn, P.; Hardy, O.J.; Jordaens, K.; de Frias Martins, A.M.; Backeljau, T. (2016). Mitochondrial DNA hyperdiversity and its potential causes in the marine periwinkle Melarhaphe neritoides (Mollusca: Gastropoda). PeerJ 4: 33 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2549 Morris, J.P.; Wang, Y.; Backeljau, T.; Chapelle, G. (2016). Biomimetic and bio-inspired uses of mollusc shells. Marine Genomics 27: 85-90. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.margen.2016.04.001 Verheye, M.L.; Martin, P.; Backeljau, T.; D'Udekem D'Acoz, C. (2016). DNA analyses reveal abundant homoplasy in taxonomically important morphological characters of Eusiroidea (Crustacea, Amphipoda). Zoologica Scri. 45(3): 300-321. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/zsc.12153 Verheye, M.L.; Backeljau, T.; d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (2016). Looking beneath the tip of the iceberg: diversification of the genus Epimeria on the Antarctic shelf (Crustacea, Amphipoda). Polar Biol. 39(5): 925-945. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00300-016-1910-5 de Jong, Y.; Kouwenberg, J.; Boumans, L.; Hussey, C.; Hyam, R.; Nicolson, N.; Kirk, P.; Paton, A.; Michel, E.; Guiry, M.D.; Boegh, P.S.; Pedersen, H.A.; Enghoff, H.; von Raab-Straube, E.; Güntsch, A.; Geoffroy, M.; Müller, A.; Kohlbecker, A.; Berendsohn, W.; Appeltans, W.; Arvanitidis, C.; Vanhoorne, B.; Declerck, J.; Vandepitte, L.; Hernandez, F.; Nash, R.; Costello, M.J.; Ouvrard, D.; Bezard-Falgas, P.; Bourgoin, T.; Wetzel, F.T.; Glöckler, F.; Korb, G.; Ring, C.; Hagedorn, G.; Haüser, C.; Aktaç, N.; Asan, A.; Ardelean, A.; Vieira Borges, P.A.; Dhora, D.; Khachatryan, H.; Malicky, M.; Ibrahimov, S.; Tuzikov, A.; De Wever, A.; Moncheva, S.; Spassov, N.; Chobot, K.; Popov, A.; Borsic, I.; Sfenthourakis, S.; Kõljalg, U.; Uotila, P.; Olivier, G.; Dauvin, J.C.; Tarkhnishvili, D.; Chaladze, G.; Tuerkay, M.; Legakis, A.; Peregovits, L.; Gudmundsson, G.A.; Ólafsson, E.; Lysaght, L.; Galil, B.S.; Raimondo, F.M.; Domina, G.; Stoch, F.; Minelli, A.; Spungis, V.; Budrys, E.; Olenin, S.; Turpel, A.; Walisch, T.; Krpach, V.; Gambin, M.T.; Ungureanu, L.; Karaman, G.; Kleukers, R.M. J. C.; Stur, E.; Aagaard, K.; Valland, N.; Moen, T.L.; Bogdanowicz, W.; Tykarski, P.; Weslawski, J.M.; Kendra, M.; de Frias Martins, A.M.; Abreu, A.D.; Silva, R.; Medvedev, S.; Ryss, A.; Simic, S.; Marhold, K.; Stloukal, E.; Tome, D.; Ramos, M.A.; Valdés, B.; Pina, F.; Kullander, S.O.; Telenius, A.; Gonsenth, Y.; Tschudin, P.; Sergeyeva, O.; Vladymyrov, V.; Rizun, W.B.; Raper, C.; Lear, D.; Stoev, P.; Penev, L.; Rubio, A.C.; Backeljau, T.; Saarenmaa, H.; Ulenberg, S. (2015). PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe. Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5848. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.3.e5848 Decraemer, W.; Backeljau, T. (2015). Utility of classical alpha-taxonomy for biodiversity of aquatic nematodes. J. Nematol. 47(1): 1-10 Raeymaekers, J.A.M.; Backeljau, T. (2015). Recurrent adaptation in a low-dispersal trait. Mol. Ecol. 24(4): 699-701. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/mec.13081 Armenteros, M; Rojas-Corzo, A; Ruiz-Abierno, A; Derycke, S.; Backeljau, T.; Decraemer, W. (2014). Systematics and DNA barcoding of free-living marine nematodes with emphasis on tropical desmodorids using nuclear SSU rDNA and mitochondrial COI sequences. Nematology (Leiden) 16: 979-989. dx.doi.org/10.1163/15685411-00002824 Derycke, S.; Backeljau, T.; Moens, T. (2013). Dispersal and gene flow in free-living marine nematodes. Front. Zool. 10: 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1742-9994-10-1 Van Steenkiste, N.; Tessens, B.; Willems, W.; Backeljau, T.; Jondelius, U.; Artois, T. (2013). A comprehensive molecular phylogeny of Dalytyphloplanida (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela) reveals multiple escapes from the marine environment and origins of symbiotic relationships. PLoS One 8(3): 1-13. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059917 Casteleyn, G.; Leliaert, F.; Backeljau, T.; Debeer, A.-E.; Kotaki, Y.; Rhodes, L. L.; Lundholm, N.; Sabbe, K.; Vyverman, W. (2010). Limits to gene flow in a cosmopolitan marine planktonic diatom. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 107(29): 12952-12957. dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1001380107 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(10): e13716. dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0013716 Van den Broeck, H.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2010). Effect of metal accumulation on metallothionein level and condition of the periwinkle Littorina littorea along the Scheldt estuary (the Netherlands). Environ. Pollut. 158(5): 1791-1799. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.11.004 Avila, S.P.; da Silva, C.M.; Schiebel, R.; Cecca, F.; Backeljau, T.; Martins, A.M.D. (2009). How did they get here? The biogeography of the marine molluscs of the Azores. Bull. Soc. Géol. Fr. 180(4): 295-307 Casteleyn, G.; Evans, K.M.; Backeljau, T.; D'hondt, S.; Chepurnov, V.; Sabbe, K.; Vyverman, W. (2009). Lack of population genetic structuring in the marine planktonic diatom Pseudo-nitzschia pungens (Bacillariophyceae) in a heterogeneous area in the Southern Bight of the North Sea. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 156(6): 1149-1158. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-009-1157-6 Guerra-Varela, J.; Colson, I.; Backeljau, T.; Breugelmans, K.; Hughes, R.; Rolan-Alvarez, E. (2009). The evolutionary mechanism maintaining shell shape and molecular differentiation between two ecotypes of the dogwhelk Nucella lapillus. Evolutionary Ecology 23(2): 261-280. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10682-007-9221-5 Jordaens, K.; Dillen, L.; Backeljau, T. (2009). Shell shape and mating behaviour in pulmonate gastropods (Mollusca). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 96(2): 306-321. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2008.01122.x Mikhailova, N.A.; Gracheva, Y.A.; Backeljau, T.; Granovitch, A.I. (2009). A potential species-specific molecular marker suggests interspecific hybridization between sibling species Littorina arcana and L. saxatilis (Mollusca, Caenogastropoda) in natural populations. Genetica 137(3): 333-340. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10709-009-9397-4 Van den Broeck, H.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2009). Comparative assessment of reproductive impairment in the gastropod mollusc Littorina littorea along the Belgian North Sea coast. Sci. Total Environ. 407(8): 3063-3069. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.12.050 Virgilio, M.; Fauvelot, C.; Costantini, F.; Abbiati, M.; Backeljau, T. (2009). Phylogeography of the common ragworm Hediste diversicolor (Polychaeta: Nereididae) reveals cryptic diversity and multiple colonization events across its distribution. Mol. Ecol. 18(9): 1980-1994. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2009.04170.x Derycke, S.; Remerie, T.; Backeljau, T.; Vierstraete, A.; Vanfleteren, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2008). Phylogeography of the Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina species complex: evidence for long-distance dispersal, and for range expansions and restricted gene flow in the northeast Atlantic. Mol. Ecol. 17(14): 3306-3322. dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-294X.2008.03846.x Van den Broeck, H.; Breugelmans, K.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T. (2008). Completely disjunct mitochondrial DNA haplotype distribution without a phylogeographic break in a planktonic developing gastropod. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 153(3): 421-429. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0820-z Derycke, S.; Backeljau, T.; Vlaeminck, C.; Vierstraete, A.; Vanfleteren, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2007). Spatiotemporal analysis of population genetic structure in Geomonhystera disjuncta (Nematoda, Monhysteridae) reveals high levels of molecular diversity. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 151(5): 1799-1812. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0609-0 Derycke, S.; Backeljau, T.; Vlaeminck, C.; Vierstraete, A.; Vanfleteren, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2007). Spatiotemporal analysis of population genetic structure in Geomonhystera disjuncta (Nematoda, Monhysteridae) reveals high levels of molecular diversity. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 151(5): 1799-1812. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0609-0 Derycke, S.; Hendrickx, F.; Backeljau, T.; D’Hondt, S.; Camphijn, L.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2007). Effects of sublethal abiotic stressors on population growth and genetic diversity of Pellioditis marina (Nematoda) from the Westerschelde estuary. Aquat. Toxicol. 82(2): 110-119. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2007.02.002 Van den Broeck, H.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2007). Effects of environmental stress on the condition of Littorina littorea along the Scheldt Estuary (the Netherlands). Sci. Total Environ. 376(1-3): 346-358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.01.081 Derycke, S.; Backeljau, T.; Vlaeminck, C.; Vierstraete, A.; Vanfleteren, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2006). Seasonal dynamics of population genetic structure in cryptic taxa of the Pellioditis marina complex (Nematoda: Rhabditida). Genetica 128(1-3): 307-321. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10709-006-6944-0 Geenen, S.; Jordaens, K.; Backeljau, T. (2006). Molecular systematics of the Carinarion complex (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata): a taxonomic riddle caused by a mixed breeding system. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 89(4): 589-604. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2006.00693.x Virgilio, M.; Backeljau, T.; Abbiati, M. (2006). Mitochondrial DNA and allozyme patterns of Hediste diversicolor (Polychaeta: Nereididae): the importance of small scale genetic structuring. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 326: 157-165. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps326157 Willems, W.R.; Wallberg, A.; Jondelius, U.; Littlewood, D.T.J.; Backeljau, T.; Schockaert, E.R.; Artois, T. (2006). Filling a gap in the phylogeny of flatworms: relationships within the Rhabdocoela (Platyhelminthes), inferred from 18S ribosomal DNA sequences. Zoologica Scri. 35(1): 1-17 De Wolf, H.; Van den Broeck, H.; Qadah, D.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2005). Temporal trends in soft tissue metal levels in the periwinkle Littorina littorea along the Scheldt estuary, The Netherlands. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 50(4): 479-484 Derycke, S.; Remerie, T.; Vierstraete, A.; Backeljau, T.; Vanfleteren, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2005). Mitochondrial DNA variation and cryptic speciation within the free-living marine nematode Pellioditis marina. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 300: 91-103. dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps300091 Neira, C.; Decraemer, W.; Backeljau, T. (2005). A new species of Glochinema (Epsilonematidae, Nematoda) from the oxygen minimum zone off Baja California, NE Pacific and phylogenetic relationships at species level within the family. Cah. Biol. Mar. 46(2): 105-126. hdl.handle.net/10067/576370151162165141 Willems, W.; Artois, T.; Vermin, W.; Backeljau, T.; Schockaert, E. (2005). “Typhloplanoida” (Platyhelminthes: Rhabdocoela) from the Indian Ocean, with the description of six new taxa. J. Nat. Hist. 39(19): 1561-1582 Willems, W.R.; Artois, T.J.; Backeljau, T.; Schockaert, E.R. (2005). Typhloplanoida (Platyhelminthes, Rhabdocoela) from New Caledonia and eastern Australia, with the description of six new taxa. N.Z. J. Zool. 32: 79-98 De Wolf, H.; Blust, R.; Backeljau, T. (2004). The population genetic structure of Littorina littorea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) along a pollution gradient in the Scheldt Estuary (The Netherlands) using RAPD analysis. Sci. Total Environ. 325(1-3): 59-69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitoten.2003.11.004 De Wolf, H.; Handa, C.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2004). A baseline survey of intersex in Littorina littorea along the Scheldt Estuary, The Netherlands. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 48(5-6): 592-596. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.11.018 De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2004). Sensitivity to cadmium along a salinity gradient in populations of the periwinkle, Littorina littorea, using time-to-death analysis. Aquat. Toxicol. 66(3): 241-253. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2003.09.006 Willems, W.; Artois, T.; Vermin, W.; Backeljau, T.; Schockaert, E. (2004). Reports on the free-living Platyhelminthes from Australia: Typhloplanoida, with the description of three new taxa. Zool. Sci. 21: 333-341 Bruyndoncx, L.; Jordaens, K.; Ysebaert, T.J.; Meire, P.; Backeljau, T. (2002). Molluscan diversity in tidal marshes along the Scheldt estuary (The Netherlands, Belgium). Hydrobiologia 474(1-3): 189-196. dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1016539905812 Brito, C.; Lourenco, P.; Medeiros, R.; Rebelo, J.F.; De Wolf, H.; Jordaens, K.; Backeljau, T. (2001). Radular myoglobin as a molecular marker in littorinid systematics (Caenogastropoda). J. Shellfish Res. 20(1): 411-414. https://hdl.handle.net/10067/386320151162165141 De Wolf, H.; Ulomi, S.A.; Backeljau, T.; Pratap, H.B.; Blust, R. (2001). Heavy metal levels in the sediments of four Dar es Salaam mangroves: accumulation in, and effect on the morphology of the periwinkle, Littoraria scabra (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Environ. Int. 26: 243-249. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0160-4120(00)00113-6 De Wolf, H.; De Coen, W.M.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2001). Intersex and sterility in the periwinkle Littorina littorea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) along the Western Scheldt estuary, the Netherlands. Mar. Environ. Res. 52(3): 249-255. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(01)00097-6 De Wolf, H.; Jordaens, K.; Reusens, E.; Blust, R.; Backeljau, T. (2001). Esterase variation in the periwinkle Littorina littorea, along the western and eastern Scheldt estuarium. Mar. Environ. Res. 52(4): 373-382. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(01)00091-5 De Wolf, H.; Blust, R.; Backeljau, T. (2001). Shell size variation in Littorina littorea in the western Scheldt estuary. J. Shellfish Res. 20(1): 427-430. hdl.handle.net/10067/386330151162165141 Reise, H.; Zimdars, B.; Jordaens, K.; Backeljau, T. (2001). First evidence of possible outcrossing in the terrestrial slug Arion intermedius (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Hereditas 134(3): 267-270. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1601-5223.2001.00267.x De Wolf, H.; Verhagen, R.; Backeljau, T. (2000). Large scale population structure and gene flow in the planktonic developing periwinkle, Littorina striata, in Macaronesia (Mollusca : Gastropoda). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 246(1): 69-83. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00177-X De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2000). Heavy metal accumulation in the periwinkle Littorina littorea, along a pollution gradient in the Scheldt estuary. Sci. Total Environ. 262(1-2): 111-121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00601-X Jordaens, K.; De Wolf, H.; Willems, T.; Van Dongen, S.; Brito, C.; Martins, A.M.F.; Backeljau, T. (2000). Loss of genetic variation in a strongly isolated Azorean population of the edible calm, Tapes decussatus. J. Shellfish Res. 19(1): 29-34 De Wolf, H.; Brito, C.; Van Dongen, S.; Backeljau, T. (1999). Did a heavy storm affect the aperture area of wave-exposed and sheltered Littorina striata? J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 79(6): 1129-1130. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315499001411 De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Van Dongen, S.; Verhagen, R. (1998). Large-scale patterns of shell variation in Littorina striata, a planktonic developing periwinkle from Macaronesia (Mollusca: Prosobranchia). Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 131(2): 309-317. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002270050324 De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Verhagen, R. (1998). Lack of significant esterase and myoglobin differentiation in the periwinkle, Littorina striata (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Hydrobiologia 378: 27-32. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003269000946 De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Verhagen, R. (1998). Congruence between allozyme and RAPD data in assessing macrogeographical genetic variation in the periwinkle Littorina striata (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Heredity 81(Part 5): 486-492. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6884330 De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Verhagen, R. (1998). Spatio-temporal genetic structure and gene flow between two distinct shell morphs of the planktonic developing periwinkle Littorina striata (Mollusca : Prosobranchia). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 163: 155-163. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps163155 Desender, K.; Backeljau, T.; Delahaye, K.; De Meester, L. (1998). Age and size of European saltmarshes and the population genetic consequences for ground beetles. Oecologia 114(4): 503-513. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004420050474 Medeiros, R.; Serpa, L.; Brito, C.; De Wolf, H.; Jordaens, K.; Winnepenninck, B.; Backeljau, T. (1998). Radular myoglobin and protein variation within and among some littorinid species (Mollusca : Gastropoda). Hydrobiologia 378: 43-51 Olabarria, C.; Timmermans, J.M.; Backeljau, T. (1998). Electrophoretic heterogeneity within and between flat periwinkles (Mollusca : Gastropoda) along an intertidal transect at Ria Ferrol, northwest Spain. Hydrobiologia 378: 11-19 Van Riel, P.; Backeljau, T.; Brito, C.; Frias Martins, A.M.; Jordaens, K.; Verhagen, R. (1998). Systematics and conservation genetics of the endemic Leptaxinae (Mollusca, Pulmonata: Hygromiidae) in the Azores. J. Conch., Lond. Spec. Publ. 2: 309-310 Winnepenninckx, B.; Steiner, G.; Backeljau, T.; De Wachter, R. (1998). Details of gastropod phylogeny inferred from 18S rRNA sequences. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 9(1): 55-63 Winnepenninckx, B.; Backeljau, T. (1998). Isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers in the periwinkle Littorina striata King & Broderip, 1832 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Mol. Ecol. 7(9): 1253-1254 Winnepenninckx, B.M.H.; Reid, D.G.; Backeljau, T. (1998). Performance of 18S rRNA in littorinid Phylogeny (Gastropoda : Caenogastropoda). J. Mol. Evol. 47(5): 586-596 Winnepenninckx, B.M.H.; Backeljau, T.; Kristensen, R.M. (1998). Relations of the new phylum Cycliophora. Nature (Lond.) 393(6686): 636-638. dx.doi.org/10.1038/31377 De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Medeiros, R.; Verhagen, R. (1997). Microgeographical shell variation in Littorina striata, a planktonic developing periwinkle. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 129(2): 331-342 Decraemer, W.; Gourbault, N.; Backeljau, T. (1997). Marine nematodes of the family Draconematidae (Nemata): a synthesis with phylogenetic relationships. Hydrobiologia 357: 185-202 Mackey, L.Y.; Winnepenninckx, B.; De Wachter, R.; Backeljau, T.; Emschermann, P.; Garey, J.R. (1996). 18S rRNA suggests that Entoprocta are protostomes, unrelated to Ectoprocta. J. Mol. Evol. 42: 552-559. hdl.handle.net/10067/157710151162165141 Backeljau, T.; De Wolf, H.; Van Dongen, S.; Brito, C. (1994). Fourth International symposium on littorinid biology, Roscoff 19-25 september 1993: the phylogenetic relationships of Littorina striata as deduced from allozyme data. Cah. Biol. Mar. 35(2): 239-240 Backeljau, T.; Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; De Bruyn, L. (1994). Genetic variation, systematics and distribution of the venerid clam Chamelea gallina. J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 74: 211-223. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315400035773 Backeljau, T.; Breugelmans, K.; Leirs, H.; Rodriguez, T.; Sherbakov, D.; Sitnikova, T.; Timmermans, J.M.; Van Goethem, J.L.; Verheyen, E. (1994). Application of isoelectric-focusing in molluscan systematics. The Nautilus 108(Suppl. 2): 156-167 De Wolf, H.; Van Dongen, S.; Brito, C.; Backeljau, T. (1994). Fourth International symposium on littorinid biology, Roscoff 19-25 september 1993: population genetics of Littorina striata at a microgeographical scale. Cah. Biol. Mar. 35(2): 243-244 Winnepenninckx, B.; Backeljau, T.; Dewachter, R. (1994). Small ribosomal-subunit RNA and the phylogeny of Mollusca. The Nautilus 108(Suppl. 2): 98-110 Backeljau, T.; Winnepenninck, B.; De Bruyn, L.; Reise, H. (1993). Cladistics and metazoan relationships, in: Chardon, M. et al. Third Belgian Congress of Zoology, 5-6 November 1993. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 123(Suppl. 1): pp. 4 De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Breugelmans, K.; Brito, C. (1993). Population genetics in Littorina striata on a microgeographical scale. Belg. J. Zool. 123(Suppl. 1): 22-23 Winnepenninckx, B.; Backeljau, T.; Dewachter, R. (1993). Extraction of high-molecular-weight DNA from mollusks. Trends in genetics 9(12): 407 Winnepenninckx, B.; Backeljau, T.; Dewachter, R. (1993). Complete small ribosomal-subunit RNA sequence of the chiton acanthopleura-japonica (Lischke, 1873) (Mollusca, Polyplacophora). Nucleic Acids Res. 21(7): 1670. https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/nar/21.7.1670
Peer reviewed publications (13) [show]
Deblauwe, I.; Brosens, D.; De Wolf, K.; Smitz, N.; Vanslembrouck, A.; Schneider, A.; De Witte, J.; Verlé, I.; Dekoninck, W.; De Meyer, M.; Backeljau, T.; Gombeer, S.; Meganck, K.; Vanderheyden, A.; Müller, R.; Van Bortel, W. (2022). MEMO: Monitoring of exotic mosquitoes in Belgium. GigaByte 2022: 1-9. https://dx.doi.org/10.46471/gigabyte.59 Backeljau, T. (2007). Mededeling - Wolrd Congress of Malacology (Antwerpen 15-20 juli 2007). Het Zeepaard 67(2): 60 Backeljau, T.; Frias Martins, A.M.; Gosling, E.; Grahame, J.; Mill, P.; Brito, C.; Clarke, A.; Medeiros, R.; Small, M.; Wilding, C.; Wilson, I.; Winnepenninckx, B.; Clarke, R.; De Wolf, H. (2001). Periwinkles (Gastropoda, Littorinidae) as a model for studying patterns and dynamics of marine biodiversity. Bull. Kon. Belg. Inst. Natuurwet. Biologie 71(Suppl.): 43-65 Bruyndoncx, L.; Jordaens, K.; De Wolf, H.; Meire, P.; Backeljau, T. (2000). New records of Assiminea grayana Fleming, 1828, Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801) and Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 (Mollusca: Gastropoda, Bivalvia) in the Scheldt estuary. Bull. K. Belg. Inst. Nat. Wet. 70: 103-106 Troncoso, J.S.; García, F.J.; Backeljau, T.; Urgorri, V. (1996). Faunistic and anatomical data on the Antarctic Opisthobranchia (Mollusca, Gastropoda) in the collections of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. Bull. Kon. Belg. Inst. Natuurwet. Biologie 66: 29-40 Risch, P.; Backeljau, T. (1989). On the occurrence of arion lusitanicus mabille, 1868 in Belgium (Mollusca, Pulmonata). Ann. Soc. R. Zool. Bel. 119(1): 25-38 Warmoes, T.; Backeljau, T.; De Bruyn, L. (1988). The littorinid fauna of the Belgian coast (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bull. K. Belg. Inst. Nat. Wet. 58: 51-70 Backeljau, T. (1986). Lijst van de recente mariene mollusken van België. Studiedocumenten van het K.B.I.N. = Documents de Travail de l'I.R.Sc.N.B., 29. Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen: Brussel. 106 pp. Backeljau, T.; De Meyer, M.; Janssens, L.; Liesse, H.; Proesmans, R. (1986). The bivalve molluscs of Varangerfjorden (northern Norway). Fauna Norv. (Ser. A) 7: 1-9 Backeljau, T.; De Meyer, M.; Janssens, L.; Proesmans, R. (1984). The systematics and distribution of Altenaeum dawsoni (Jeffreys, 1864) with special reference to some new records from northern Norway (Mollusca, Bivalvia: Condylocardiidae?). Sarsia 69: 205-209 Backeljau, T.; De Meyer, M.; Janssens, L.; Proesmans, R. (1984). Prosobranch and shelled opistobranch molluscs from Store Ekkerøya, Varangerfjorden (northern Norway). Fauna Norv. (Ser. A) 5: 1-5 Backeljau, T. (1982). Het genus Mya in Europa. Gloria Maris 21: 201-222 Backeljau, T. (1979). Een uitstapje naar De Panne. Gloria Maris 18(1): 26
Book chapters (9) [show]
Casteleyn, G.; Leliaert, F.; Backeljau, T.; Debeer, A.E.; Kotaki, Y.; Rhodes, L.; Lundholm, N.; Sabbe, K.; Vyverman, W. (2009). Macrogeographic population genetic differentiation in the cosmopolitan marine planktonic diatom Pseudo-nitzschia pungens var. pungens, in: Casteleyn, G. Species structure and biogeography of Pseudo-nitzschia pungens* = Soortstructuur en biogeografie van Pseudo-nitzschia pungens.* pp. 103-119 Derycke, S.; Backeljau, T.; Vlaeminck, C.; Vierstraete, A.; Vanfleteren, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2007). Seasonal dynamics of population genetic structure in cryptic taxa of the Pellioditis marina complex (Nematoda: Rhabditida), in: Derycke, S. Patronen en processen in de genetische structuur van twee mariene nemarodentaxa Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina and Halomonhystera disjuncta): een moleculaire, morfologische en experimentele benadering = Patterns and processes in the genetic structure of two marine nematode taxa (Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina and Halomonhystera disjuncta): a molecular, morphology and experimental approach. pp. 41-63 Derycke, S.; Remerie, T.; Vierstraete, A.; Backeljau, T.; Vanfleteren, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2007). Mitochondrial DNA variation and cryptic speciation within the free-living marine nematode Pellioditis marina, in: Derycke, S. Patronen en processen in de genetische structuur van twee mariene nemarodentaxa Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina and Halomonhystera disjuncta): een moleculaire, morfologische en experimentele benadering = Patterns and processes in the genetic structure of two marine nematode taxa (Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina and Halomonhystera disjuncta): a molecular, morphology and experimental approach. pp. 15-39 Derycke, S.; Hendrickx, F.; Backeljau, T.; D’Hondt, S.; Camphijn, L.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2007). Effects of sublethal abiotic stressors on population growth and genetic diversity of Pellioditis marina (Nematoda) from the Westerschelde estuary, in: Derycke, S. Patronen en processen in de genetische structuur van twee mariene nemarodentaxa Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina and Halomonhystera disjuncta): een moleculaire, morfologische en experimentele benadering = Patterns and processes in the genetic structure of two marine nematode taxa (Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina and Halomonhystera disjuncta): a molecular, morphology and experimental approach. pp. 158-177 Derycke, S.; Backeljau, T.; Vlaeminck, C.; Vierstraete, A.; Vanfleteren, J.; Vincx, M.; Moens, T. (2007). Spatiotemporal analysis of population genetic structure in Geomonhystera disjuncta (Nematoda, Monhysteridae) reveals high levels of molecular diversity, in: Derycke, S. Patronen en processen in de genetische structuur van twee mariene nemarodentaxa Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina and Halomonhystera disjuncta): een moleculaire, morfologische en experimentele benadering = Patterns and processes in the genetic structure of two marine nematode taxa (Rhabditis (Pellioditis) marina and Halomonhystera disjuncta): a molecular, morphology and experimental approach. pp. 65-87 Backeljau, T. (2003). Introduction to topic one “Measuring, managing and conserving genetic resources in natural marine systems” (2), in: Hiscock, K. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on ‘Genetic biodiversity in marine ecosystems: measurement, understanding and management’: summary of discussions, 6 to 17 October, 2003. MARBENA Proceedings, 5: pp. 13-17 Maltagliati, F.; Backeljau, T. (2003). Summary of discussions on topic 1: Measuring, managing and conserving genetic resources in natural marine systems, in: Hiscock, K. et al. (Ed.) Electronic conference on ‘Genetic biodiversity in marine ecosystems: measurement, understanding and management’: summary of discussions, 6 to 17 October, 2003. MARBENA Proceedings, 5: pp. 36-42 Fiers, F.; Backeljau, T.; Willenz, P.; Verheyen, E.; Govaere, J.; Grootaert, P.; Baert, L.; Jocqué, R.; Snoeks, J. (1994). Diversity and speciation in the wider Caribbean, in: Vanderborght, O. et al. (Ed.) IGBP and 'Global Change' related research in Belgium II. pp. 38 Goddeeris, B.; Martens, K.; Backeljau, T.; Martin, P.; Verheyen, E. (1994). Speciation in ancient lakes (Lake Baikal, Tanganyika and Nyassa/Malawi), in: Vanderborght, O. et al. (Ed.) IGBP and 'Global Change' related research in Belgium II. pp. 39
Abstracts (8) [show]
Verheye, M.L.; Backeljau, T.; d’Udekem d’Acoz, C. (2017). Origin, dispersions and diversification dynamics of Epimeriidae and Iphimediidae (Amphipoda, Crustacea) from the Antarctic shelf, in: Van de Putte, A. (Ed.) Book of Abstracts: XIIth SCAR Biology Symposium, Leuven, Belgium, 10-14 July 2017. pp. 118 Fourdrilis, S.; Prévot, V.; Monjardez, M.; Backeljau, T. (2014). Genetic structure and connectivity assessment with hyper-polymorphic data in a high-dispersal potential mollusk in North Atlantic, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) Book of abstracts – VLIZ Young Scientists’ Day. Brugge, Belgium, 7 March 2014. VLIZ Special Publication, 67: pp. 59 Derycke, S.; Backeljau, T.; Moens, T. (2011). The importance of genetic diversity for population persistence in the marine nematode Rhabditis marina investigated through field and laboratory experiments, in: World Conference on Marine Biodiversity 2011. Our Oceans, Our Future: Oral Abstract Booklet. pp. 90 Van den Broeck, H.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2007). Differences in shell morphology and reproductive impairment in Littorina littorea along the Belgian coast, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 2 March 2007: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 39: pp. 60 Van den Broeck, H.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2005). Assessment of the myoglobin variation in the periwinkle Littorina littorea along the Scheldt estuary, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2005: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 20: pp. 62 Van den Broeck, H.; Breugelmans, K.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T. (2004). Macrogeographic mtDNA differentiation in the Macaronesian periwinkle, Littorina striata (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda), in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17: pp. 73 Van Riel, P.; Breugelmans, K.; De Wolf, H.; Mikhailova, N.; Backeljau, T. (2004). Analysis of mitochondrial DNA variation via PCR-SSCP reveals micro- and macrogeographic genetic heterogeneity in the planktonic developing periwinkle, Melaraphe neritoides (Caenogastropoda, Littorinidae), in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17: pp. 76 Backeljau, T. (1988). A faunistic survey of the Belgian marine molluscs: a first progress report, in: Wouters, K. et al. (Ed.) Symposium Invertebraten van België, samenvattingen, 25-26 nov. 1988. pp. 10
Other publications (8) [show]
Backeljau, T. (2018). Crassostrea gigas or Magallana gigas: A community-based scientific response. National Shellfisheries Association Quarterly Newsletter 2018(1): 3 Vanderhoeven, S.; Adriaens, T.; Desmet, P.; Strubbe, D.; Backeljau, T.; Barbier, Y.; Brosens, D.; Cigar, J.; Coupremanne, M.; De Troch, R.; Eggermont, H.; Heughebaert, A.; Hostens, K.; Huybrechts, P.; Jacquemart, A.-L.; Lens, L.; Monty, A.; Paquet, J.-Y.; Prévot, C.; Robertson, T.; Termonia, P.; Van De Kerchove, R.; Van Hoey, G.; Van Schaeybroeck, B.; Vercayie, D.; Verleye, T.J.; Welby, S.; Groom, Q.J. (2017). Tracking Invasive Alien Species (TrIAS): building a data-driven framework to inform policy. Research Ideas and Outcomes 3: e13414. https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/rio.3.e13414 Bonnin, J.; Rodriguez Babio, C.R.; Backeljau, T.; Kerckhof, F.; Jonckheere, I. (1998). Contribution to the knowledge of Montacuta dawsoni Jeffreys, 1864 (Mollusca, Bivalvia: Galeommatoidea). De Strandvlo 18(4): 142-157 De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Verhagen, R. (1998). Congruence between allozyme and RADP data in assessing macrogeographic genetic variation in the periwinkle Littorina striata (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 65: 135-136 Desender, K.; Backeljau, T.; Delahaye, K.; De Meester, L. (1998). Age and size of European saltmarshes and its population genetic consequences: a case study on two ground beetle species. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 65: 142 Jordaens, K.; Backeljau, T.; Verhagen, R. (1998). Population genetic structure and phally polymorphism in Zonitoides nitidus (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 65: 158 Van Dongen, S.; Backeljau, T.; Matthysen, E.; Dhondt, A.A. (1998). Synchronization of hatching date with budburst of individual host trees (Quercus robur) in the winter moth (Operophtera brumata) and its fitness consequences. Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 65: 182-183 Van Riel, P.; Jordaens, K.; Van Goethem, J.L.; Backeljau, T. (1998). Genetic and morphological variation in an isolated and peripherical population of the landsnail Isognomostoma isognomostoma (Mollusca: Pulmonata). Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 65: 188-189
Thesis (co-)promotor (3) [show]
Fourdrilis, S. (2017). Mitochondrial DNA hyperdiversity and population genetics in the periwinkle Melarhaphe neritoides (Linnaeus, 1758) (Mollusca: Gastropoda). PhD Thesis. Free University of Brussels: Brussel. 196 pp. Willems, W.R. (2005). The phylogeny of the 'Typhloplanoida' (Platyhelminthes) inferred from 18S ribosomal DNA sequences = Fylogenie van de 'Typhloplanoida' (Platyhelminthes) op basis van 18S ribosomale DNA sequenties. PhD Thesis. Limburgs Universitair Centrum: Diepenbeek. 66, appendices pp. Driezen, K. (2004). Populatiegenetische analyse van de geïntroduceerde zeenaaktslak Geitodoris planata (Alder & Hancock, 1846) (Mollusca, Opisthobranchia) in de Oosterschelde en het Grevelingenmeer. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen: Antwerpen. 50, XIX pp.

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