The study of biodiversity learns us more about ourselves than about the organisms we are studying.

Evolutionary parasitology is a prime playground to study biodiversity mechanisms. We also transfer biodiversity science to global South...

Potential of parasites as tags for host population structure, demographic history and introduction pathways

Unravelling the secrets of meiofaunal evolution, one flatworm at a time.

Description of the new taxa of marine Rhabdocoela from Cuba and other tropical areas, with emphasis in the phylogeny of Koinocystididae and...

Many generations of ecologists have searched for patterns explaining the distribution of species, with modern statistics this search has become...

Discovering the marvelous fauna of freshwater rhabdocoels from Cuba and its phylogenetic relationships.

Parasites host specificity can vary considerably even at genus level. This study will investigate the evolutionary mechanisms causing these...

The discipline of taxonomy is an interesting study object in itself. What are species? What do taxonomists think species are?

For first time the proseriate fauna of Cuba will be studied.

Can green roofs compensate for the loss of biodiversity in an urbanizing world?

Investigating patterns in Nightjar genomes within and among populations to make inferences about their ecology and evolution.

How is the migration ecology of European Nightjars and other migratory bird species affected by global climate- and landuse change?

Population genomics and phylogeography of freshwater sardines in Central African lakes

The more it changes, the more it stays the same?

Isolated urban green structures: platforms for a mind-blowing biodiversity.

As the project leader of the Field Research Centre of UHasselt I try to see, start up and mentor research and educational projects related to the...

I’m studying the whereabouts of birds throughout their annual cycle. Using modern tracking technologies, I investigate their spatial use and...

I provide technical support for the biodiversity and toxicology group.

I provide administrative support for the biodiversity and toxicology group.