Biophysics and Biomedical Physics search menu search content News and Events Events Interfaith Hiking Challenge Ga met enkele medestudenten op stap in de Vlaamse Ardennen Date 13 apr In the media Functional Morphology and Biomechanics of the 'Armature' of Stag Beetles - Jana Goyens (BIMEF/FUNMORPH) …

Toxicological Centre search menu search content Edible insects low in contaminants Antwerp toxicologists test for levels of hazardous organic chemicals The range of food products containing edible insects is growing steadily. Like any other food product, they need to be checked for their levels of h…

Pieter Leblans Publicaties Pieter Leblans Responses of carabid beetles to river restoration : a case study in the Demer River Bron Ecological indicators - ISSN 1470-160X-182 (2026) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Malaurie Hons, Alessio De Ruyck, Stijn Baeten, Kevin Scheers, Pieter Leblans, Tom Van den Neucker, Jo…

Functional Morphology search menu search content In the Media Beetle Battle on New York Times website Jana Goyens has staged stag beetle battles to solve the mystery of how the male beetles bite so hard. Watch the video on New York Times website A 'water tongue' to grab prey on land High-speed video…

Malaurie Hons researcher About Malaurie Hons Malaurie Hons Contact Campus Drie Eiken Show email address Universiteitsplein 1 2610 Wilrijk, BEL My research is situated in the Demer Valley, where I investigate the ecological effects of reconnecting meanders as part of the Sigmaplan. In addition to mon…

Jan Hulselmans emeritus occasional assignment Research Jan Hulselmans Research team Evolutionary genetics of phytophagous insects on the Galapagos archipelago: patterns and processes. 01/10/1998 - 30/09/2001 Abstract This project aims at studying the genetic differentiation and evolution of phytopha…

Malaurie Hons onderzoeker Publicaties Malaurie Hons Responses of carabid beetles to river restoration : a case study in the Demer River Bron Ecological indicators - ISSN 1470-160X-182 (2026) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Malaurie Hons, Alessio De Ruyck, Stijn Baeten, Kevin Scheers, Pieter Leblans, Tom Van den N…

Jonas Schoelynck hoofddocent Publicaties Jonas Schoelynck Plant trait trade-offs regulate tidal marsh resistance to combined hydrodynamic and erosion stress Bron The journal of applied ecology - ISSN 0021-8901-63:1 (2026) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) Ken Schoutens, Ignace Pelckmans, Sam Gebruers, Jonas Schoely…

Stijn Baeten Publicaties Stijn Baeten Responses of carabid beetles to river restoration : a case study in the Demer River Bron Ecological indicators - ISSN 1470-160X-182 (2026) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Malaurie Hons, Alessio De Ruyck, Stijn Baeten, Kevin Scheers, Pieter Leblans, Tom Van den Neucker, Jonas …

Tom Van den Neucker Publicaties Tom Van den Neucker Responses of carabid beetles to river restoration : a case study in the Demer River Bron Ecological indicators - ISSN 1470-160X-182 (2026) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Malaurie Hons, Alessio De Ruyck, Stijn Baeten, Kevin Scheers, Pieter Leblans, Tom Van den N…

Ruth Müller hoofddocent Publicaties Ruth Müller Ecological and social determinants of dengue and chikungunya along an altitudinal gradient in Central Nepal Bron Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Social Sciences, 2026,230 p. Auteur(s) Parbati Phuyal, Ruth Müller, Edwin Wouters, Meghnath D…

Ruth Müller associate professor Publications Ruth Müller On people's perceptions of climate change and its impacts in a hotspot of global warming Source PLoS ONE - ISSN 1932-6203-20:2 (2025) p. 1-23 Author(s) Parbati Phuyal, Isabelle Marie Kramer, Indira Kadel, Edwin Wouters, Axel Magdeburg, David…

Martijn Van Roie expert Publicaties Martijn Van Roie Fabrician types of new world Oedionychina Chapuis, 1875 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticini) deposited in the Zoological Museum of Kiel University collections with notes on Fabrician types of other collections and new combinations for species for…

Yuri Simone postdoctoraal bursaal Publicaties Yuri Simone Melanism in scorpions, reptiles and rodents inhabiting the volcanic fields of north-western Saudi Arabia Bron Journal of arid environments - ISSN 0140-1963-233 (2026) p. 1-5 Auteur(s) Margareta Lakušić, Myrto Roumelioti, Fulvio Licata, Marc…

Martijn Van Roie expert Publications Martijn Van Roie Fabrician types of new world Oedionychina Chapuis, 1875 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticini) deposited in the Zoological Museum of Kiel University collections with notes on Fabrician types of other collections and new combinations for species fo…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content How do bioluminescent fireflies respond to artificial light? Behavioural responses of bioluminescent fireflies to artificial light at night Nocturnal light pollution affects the natural light environment and day-night cycle, impacting many taxa. The c…

Biophysics and Biomedical Physics search menu search content PhD dissertations PhD dissertations William Keustermans - 18 December 2020 Promotor J.Dirckx 'Decision support system for objective nasal airway obstruction assessment using computational fluid dynamics' Download link Kevin Nijs - 25 septe…

Global Change Ecology search menu search content News 2025 Mitten crabs in Europe – What do we know so far? https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-groups/global-change-ecology/news/2025/symposium-clancy/ New field guide for aquatic plants in Burundi https://www.uantwerpen.be/en/research-groups/glob…

Joris Dirckx emeritus with assignment Research Joris Dirckx Research team Expertise dedicated optical measuring techniques for biomechanics, such as digital image correllation, digital holography, laser doppler interferometry modeling of biomechanical systems using finite elements functioning of the…

Peter Aerts emeritus with assignment Research Peter Aerts Research team Functional Morphology Expertise Kinesiological analyses. Belgian Alliance for Biomechanics. 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2029 Abstract The Belgian Alliance for Biomechanics (BAB) originates from the fundamental belief that the science of …

Functional Morphology search menu search content Research Projects Ongoing projects Functional morphology. 01/10/2025 - 30/09/2030 Abstract As a researcher at the Laboratory for Functional Morphology, I study how the anatomy and mechanical properties of animal bodies are adapted to the functions the…

Erik Matthysen full professor Research Erik Matthysen Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise - Evaluation of landscape connectivity. - Population viability analysisand genetic analysis of (natural) populations. Evolutionary potential of phenological and morphological responses to…

Science Public defences 2025 Attend a phd defence or search the archive of concluded doctoral research Public defences 2025 Attend a phd defence or search the archive of concluded doctoral research Taming Terrestrial Tremors: Low-Frequency Displacement-Sensing Techniques for Gravitational-Wave Detec…

Wetenschappen Doctoraten 2025 Woon een doctoraat bij of raadpleeg de voorbije verdedigingen Doctoraten 2025 Woon een doctoraat bij of raadpleeg de voorbije verdedigingen Machine Learning Models and Analysis Techniques For River Floods Detection in Complex and Data Scarce Terrains - Lawrence Mdegela …