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Genetic detection of multiple exotic water frog species in Belgium illustrates the need for monitoring and immediate action by Holsbeek, Griet, Mergeay, J, Volckaert, F. A. M, De Meester, L

“…The recent genetic screening of water frogs (genus Pelophylax) in Belgium has shown that the invasion of two water frog species from Eastern Europe and the…”
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Temporal genetic stability and high effective population size despite fisheries-induced life-history trait evolution in the North Sea sole by CUVELIERS, E. L., VOLCKAERT, F. A. M., RIJNSDORP, A. D., LARMUSEAU, M. H. D., MAES, G. E.

“…Heavy fishing and other anthropogenic influences can have profound impact on a species’ resilience to harvesting. Besides the decrease in the census and…”
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Regional environmental pressure influences population differentiation in turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) by Vandamme, S. G, Maes, G. E, Raeymaekers, J. A. M, Cottenie, K, Imsland, A. K, Hellemans, B, Lacroix, G, Mac Aoidh, E, Martinsohn, J. T, Martínez, P, Robbens, J, Vilas, R, Volckaert, F. A. M

“…Unravelling the factors shaping the genetic structure of mobile marine species is challenging due to the high potential for gene flow. However, genetic…”
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FIRST REPORT OF GYRODACTYLUS SPP. (PLATYHELMINTHES: MONOGENEA) IN THE WESTERN MEDITERRANEAN SEA: MOLECULAR AND MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTIONS by Huyse, T, Pampoulie, C, Audenaert, V, Volckaert, F. A M

“…The Gyrodactylus spp. fauna on species of gobies, Pomatoschistus, Gobiusculus, and Knipowitschia (Gobiidae: Teleostei), from the western Mediterranean and…”
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cryptic invasion within an invasion and widespread introgression in the European water frog complex: consequences of uncontrolled commercial trade and weak international legislation by HOLSBEEK, G, MERGEAY, J, HOTZ, H, PLÖTNER, J, VOLCKAERT, F.A.M, DE MEESTER, L

“…In Western Europe, many pond owners introduce amphibians for ornamental purposes. Although indigenous amphibians are legally protected in most European…”
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Mito-nuclear discordance in the degree of population differentiation in a marine goby by Larmuseau, M H D, Raeymaekers, J A M, Hellemans, B, Van Houdt, J K J, Volckaert, F A M

“…An increasing number of phylogeographic studies on marine species shows discordant patterns in the degree of population differentiation between nuclear and…”
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Gene transcription reflects poor health status of resident European eel chronically exposed to environmental pollutants by Maes, G.E., Raeymaekers, J.A.M., Hellemans, B., Geeraerts, C., Parmentier, K., De Temmerman, L., Volckaert, F.A.M., Belpaire, C.

“…► We investigated the relation between pollutants bioaccumulation levels and the health status in European eel. ► We measured the associated transcriptional…”
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QTL for body weight, morphometric traits and stress response in European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax by Massault, C, Hellemans, B, Louro, B, Batargias, C, Van Houdt, J.K.J, Canario, A, Volckaert, F.A.M, Bovenhuis, H, Haley, C, de Koning, D.J

“…Natural mating and mass spawning in the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L., Moronidae, Teleostei) complicate genetic studies and the implementation of…”
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Multi-marker estimate of genetic connectivity of sole (Solea solea) in the North-East Atlantic Ocean by Cuveliers, E. L., Larmuseau, M. H. D., Hellemans, B., Verherstraeten, S. L. N. A., Volckaert, F. A. M., Maes, G. E.

“…A thorough knowledge on the genetic connectivity of marine populations is important for fisheries management and conservation. Using a dense population…”
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Optimal sample storage and extraction procotols for reliable multilocus genotyping of the human parasite Schistosoma mansoni by Van den Broeck, F., Geldof, S., Polman, K., Volckaert, F.A.M., Huyse, T.

“…► This is the first study for schistosomes that evaluates microsatellite loci and extraction protocols by the quantification of genotyping errors. ► Special…”
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Detecting Holocene divergence in the anadromous-freshwater three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) system by RAEYMAEKERS, J. A. M., MAES, G. E., AUDENAERT, E., VOLCKAERT, F. A. M.

“…The anadromous–freshwater three‐spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) system allows for inferring the role of adaptation in speciation with a high level…”
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GROWTH RATE CORRELATES TO INDIVIDUAL HETEROZYGOSITY IN THE EUROPEAN EEL, ANGUILLA ANGUILLA L by Pujolar, J. M, Maes, G. E, Vancoillie, C, Volckaert, F. A M

“…Heterozygosity-fitness correlations (HFCs) have been reported in populations of many species. We provide evidence for a positive correlation between genetic…”
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Conservation of the introgressed European water frog complex using molecular tools by Holsbeek, G, Maes, G.E, Meester, L. de, Volckaert, F.A.M

“…In Belgium, the Pelophylax esculentus complex has recently been subjected to multiple introductions of non-native water frogs, increasing the occurrence of…”
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Signature of selection on the rhodopsin gene in the marine radiation of American seven‐spined gobies (Gobiidae, Gobiosomatini) by LARMUSEAU, M. H. D., VANHOVE, M. P. M., HUYSE, T., VOLCKAERT, F. A. M., DECORTE, R.

“…In comparison with terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, information about speciation modes and the role of selection in marine environments is scarce. Recent…”
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Clinal genetic variation and isolation by distance in the European eel Anguilla anguilla (L.) by MAES, G. E., VOLCKAERT, F. A. M.

“…The genetic variability and structure of the European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) in populations throughout Europe was reassessed using 15 allozymic loci, seven…”
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Morphological and genetic seasonal dynamics of European eel Anguilla anguilla recruitment in southern France by Maes, G. E., Van Vo, B., Crivelli, A. J., Volckaert, F. A. M.

“…The fine scale morphological and genetic dynamics of successive waves of Anguilla anguilla glass eel recruitment was studied over a 2 year period at a southern…”
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Population structure and connectivity in the genus Molva in the Northeast Atlantic by McGill, L, McDevitt, A D, Hellemans, B, Neat, F, Knutsen, H, Mariani, S, Christiansen, H, Johansen, T, Volckaert, F A M, Coscia, I

“…Abstract In fisheries, operational management units and biological data often do not coincide. In many cases, this is not even known due to the lack of…”
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Hybridisation between the two major African schistosome species of humans by Huyse, T., Van den Broeck, F., Hellemans, B., Volckaert, F.A.M., Polman, K.

“…[Display omitted] •Hybridisation between Schistosoma mansoni and Schistosoma haematobium was demonstrated.•It was assumed that these species were not able to…”
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Species identification in the trematomid family using nuclear genetic markers by Van de Putte, Anton Pieter, Van Houdt, J. K. J, Maes, G. E, Janko, K, Koubbi, P, Rock, J, Volckaert, F. A. M

“…The Trematominae, a subfamily of the Nototheniidae, are typical of the high-Antarctic shelf waters. Within the Trematominae examples of phenotypic plasticity…”
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Weak link between dispersal and parasite community differentiation or immunogenetic divergence in two sympatric cichlid fishes by Hablützel, P. I., Grégoir, A. F., Vanhove, M. P. M., Volckaert, F. A. M., Raeymaekers, J. A. M.

“…Geographical isolation, habitat variation and trophic specialization have contributed to a large extent to the astonishing diversity of cichlid fishes in the…”
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