Scholarships and fees On this page you can find an overview of all scholarships and (reduced) tuition fees, as well as the cancellation policy. Click on the name of the programme for the cancellation policy and the specific fee information. Students of UAntwerp are eligible for an extra scholarship,…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Effects of tropical forest fragmentation on bird populations - Evolutionary Ecology Since 1996 we are studying populations of 9 understorey forest birds in a series of cloud forest remnants in the Taita Hills, Kenya. These hills are dense…

University Fund search menu search content Bird populations as a gauge of climate change A biological study in great tits and blue tits Fundamental biological research The Bird Populations project tracks the same great and blue tits in nest boxes year after year. By keeping this consistently so, it …

Wendt Müller hoogleraar Curriculum vitae Wendt Müller Curriculum vitae 2011 -current Assistant professor (tenure track) at the University of Antwerp (Belgium), Department of Biology-Ethology. 2008 -2011 Postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, with Prof. Marcel Eens. 200…

Antwerp X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy laboratory search menu search content The Scream by E. Munch Solving a Cold Case: the Bird Droppings Mystery 'Bird droppings can pose a significant threat for monuments, outdoor statues ... and brand new cars', says Dr. Geert Van der Snickt, cultural heritage s…

Wendt Müller hoogleraar The Family Ecology Team Wendt Müller People Current members Natalia Estramil (PhD) Parent-offspring conflict in canaries: individual plasticity, genetic basis and co-adaptation. Carsten Lucass (PhD) Conflict and co-adaptation: the evolution of parental care in a wild bird s…

Richard Schnürmacher predoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Richard Schnürmacher Achromatic markings as male quality indicators in a crepuscular bird Bron Biology - ISSN 2079-7737-14:3 (2025) p. 1-16 Auteur(s) Richard Schnürmacher, Rhune Vanden Eynde, Jitse Creemers, Eddy Ulenaers, Marcel Eens, Ruben Eve…

Aina Garcia Raventós postdoc researcher FWO Research Aina Garcia Raventós Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise I am an evolutionary ecologist interested in how animals respond to environmental changes through life-history decisions to reduce maladaptation and facilitate popul…

Dieter Heylen unpaid staff Research Dieter Heylen Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Prioritizing Lyme borreliosis risk areas for forest and nature management based on novel insights in tick ecology. 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2022 Abstract Cases of Lyme borreliosis, a disease transmitted to h…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Ecology of Borrelia infections in wild birds Ecology of Borrelia garinii infections in wild birds PhD Student opportunities: * we welcome candidates who are eager in pursuing the link between bird infections (with ticks and with tick-born…

Wendt Müller research professor Curriculum vitae Wendt Müller Curriculum vitae 2021 - current Associate professor at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). 2016 - 2021 Assistant professor at the University of Antwerp (Belgium). 2011 - 2016 Assistant professor (tenure track) at the University of Antw…

Job Aben onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Job Aben Integrating learning into animal range dynamics under rapid human-induced environmental change Bron Ecology letters - ISSN 1461-023X-27:2 (2024) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) Job Aben, Justin M.J. Travis, Hans Van Dyck, Sophie O. Vanwambeke Citatielink What y…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Ticks and tick-borne diseases Research on ticks and tick-borne diseases at the University of Antwerp Direct link to publications on ticks and TBD In 2006 the Evolutionary Ecology Group led by Erik Matthysen started a research programme on…

Behavioural Ecology and Ecophysiology search menu search content CPD Training Continued professional development Use of wild and domestic birds in field and lab experiments - best practices and new methodologies Birds are frequently used in research but their use has not been as well characterized a…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Ecological and evolutionary responses to global change We focus on several major axes of global change: climate change, urbanization and habitat fragmentation. Evolutionary responses are studied by means of long-term population data of ho…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Host-parasite interactions in birds - Evolutionary Ecology Even though nestbox-breeding birds are among the most popular model systems for ecological and evolutionary research, host-parasite interactions have received limited attention ev…

Richard Schnürmacher predoc researcher FWO Publications Richard Schnürmacher Achromatic markings as male quality indicators in a crepuscular bird Source Biology - ISSN 2079-7737-14:3 (2025) p. 1-16 Author(s) Richard Schnürmacher, Rhune Vanden Eynde, Jitse Creemers, Eddy Ulenaers, Marcel Eens, Rub…

Aina Garcia Raventós postdoc mandaat FWO Onderzoek Aina Garcia Raventós Onderzoeksgroep Evolutionaire ecologie (EVECO) Expertise Ik ben een evolutionair ecoloog die geïnteresseerd is in hoe dieren reageren op veranderingen in hun omgeving door middel van levensgeschiedenisbeslissingen om maladapt…

Geneeskundige Dagen van Antwerpen zoeken menu zoek inhoud Inschrijven Deelnametarieven Volledig congres: 11 en 12 september 2025: Leden Karva, VAV, UAntwerpen-stagebegeleiders, andere gezondheidswerkers: €90 (Early bird: betaling vóór 01.07.2024: €60) Niet-leden: €130 (Early bird: betaling v…

Jitse Creemers onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Jitse Creemers Skyglow facilitates prey detection in a crepuscular insectivore : distant light sources create bright skies Bron Environmental pollution - ISSN 0269-7491-369 (2025) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) Jitse Creemers, Marcel Eens, Eddy Ulenaers, Michiel …

Job Aben unpaid staff Publications Job Aben Integrating learning into animal range dynamics under rapid human-induced environmental change Source Ecology letters - ISSN 1461-023X-27:2 (2024) p. 1-11 Author(s) Job Aben, Justin M.J. Travis, Hans Van Dyck, Sophie O. Vanwambeke Citation link What you se…

Clara García i Co predoc mandaat FWO Publicaties Clara García i Co The balance between care and conflict may be key to understanding maternal aggression in canaries Bron Scientific reports - ISSN 2045-2322-15:1 (2025) p. 1-12 Auteur(s) Clara García i Co, F. Verbruggen, J. Morales, Wendt Müller C…

Annie Pinxten hoogleraar - senior onderzoeker Publicaties Annie Pinxten Explicating explicit reflection in nature of science education : a systematic literature review Bron Frontiers in Education - ISSN 2504-284X-10 (2025) p. 1-17 Auteur(s) Lotte Boven, Jelle De Schrijver, Rianne Pinxten, Peter Van …

Marcel Eens full professor Research Marcel Eens Research team Behavioural Ecology & Ecophysiology Expertise Evolutionary biological and Molecular ecological research. Field ecotoxicological and behavioural research in birds. PFAS systemic regional approach to Assess Spatial distribution, Transfer, E…

Wendt Müller research professor seminars Wendt Müller Seminars in Ecology and Evolution 2022-23 The next seminar is on Thursday 17th of November (12h15 in D 0.39): Jana Tesikova (EVECO) Virus hunting: the diversity of selected rodent-borne viruses. Valentina Burskaya (EVECO) Does hybridization fac…