Functional Morphology search menu search content The shape of sound: otolith shape diversity in Lake Malawi cichlids Promoter: Sam Van Wassenbergh Supervisor: Joey Cabasan Subject: Otoliths, or earstones, are small calcified structures in the inner ear of fishes that play an essential role in hearin…

Hanne Van Cappellen onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Hanne Van Cappellen Rural underemployment and urbanisation : insights from a 9-year panel from Malawi Bron Journal of African economies - ISSN 0963-8024-34:2 (2025) p. 208-236 Auteur(s) Hanne Van Cappellen, Joachim De Weerdt Citatielink Urban as…

Hannes Svardal associate research professor Open PhD/Postdoc posititions Hannes Svardal Evolutionary population genomics The role of structural variants in the rapid evolution of biodiversity Our recent work suggests that large genomic inversions, a type of structural genetic variants, segregate in …

Sophie Gresham onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Sophie Gresham Introgression dynamics of sex-linked chromosomal inversions shape the Malawi cichlid radiation Bron Science - ISSN 0036-8075-388:6752 (2025) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) L.M. Blumer, Valentina Burskaia, Ilia Artiushin, Jaysmita Saha, Julia Camach…

Jens Boyen postdoc researcher FWO Research Jens Boyen Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise I am a molecular evolutionary ecologist with a passion for addressing the current climate and biodiversity crises. My research focuses on the evolutionary history and the present and futu…

Hannes Svardal associate research professor Research projects Hannes Svardal The molecular and phenotypic basis of rapid adaptation to heavy fishing Besides their role as a model system in speciation research, Lake Malawi cichlids are food for millions of people, and subject to a recent and strong i…

Sophie Gresham unpaid staff Research Sophie Gresham Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Charting the genomic landscape of hybridisation and genetic introgression across the Lake Malawi cichlid adaptive radiation. 01/11/2019 - 31/10/2024 Abstract Recent genome studies suggest that hybrid…

Hanne Van Cappellen unpaid staff Publications Hanne Van Cappellen Rural underemployment and urbanisation : insights from a 9-year panel from Malawi Source Journal of African economies - ISSN 0963-8024-34:2 (2025) p. 208-236 Author(s) Hanne Van Cappellen, Joachim De Weerdt Citation link Urban aspirat…

Julia Camacho Garcia unpaid staff Research Julia Camacho Garcia Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Understanding the role of old genomic variation in rapid adaptation. 01/04/2019 - 31/03/2023 Abstract The 100s of closely related but ecologically diverse species of Lake Malawi cichlid f…

Wilson Sawasawa onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Wilson Sawasawa Data supporting the paper 'An alternative pattern of head expansion during feeding in cichlids' Bron figshare, 2025, Auteur(s) Jana De Ridder, Vincent Dujardin, Julia Camacho Garcia, Wilson Sawasawa, Peter Aerts, Hannes Svardal, Sam …

Sophie Gresham unpaid staff Publications Sophie Gresham Introgression dynamics of sex-linked chromosomal inversions shape the Malawi cichlid radiation Source Science - ISSN 0036-8075-388:6752 (2025) p. 1-11 Author(s) L.M. Blumer, Valentina Burskaia, Ilia Artiushin, Jaysmita Saha, Julia Camacho Garci…

Alex Hooft van Huysduynen expert Publicaties Alex Hooft van Huysduynen Introgression dynamics of sex-linked chromosomal inversions shape the Malawi cichlid radiation Bron Science - ISSN 0036-8075-388:6752 (2025) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) L.M. Blumer, Valentina Burskaia, Ilia Artiushin, Jaysmita Saha, Julia …

Alex Hooft van Huysduynen expert Onderzoek Alex Hooft van Huysduynen Onderzoeksgroep Evolutionaire ecologie (EVECO) Karakteriseren van de genetische en fenotypische handtekening in visserij-geïnduceerde levensgeschiedenis evolutie in commercieel belangrijke Malawi cichliden. 01/11/2020 - 31/10/2024…

Alex Hooft van Huysduynen expert Research Alex Hooft van Huysduynen Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Characterising genetic and phenotypic signatures of fisheries-induced life history evolution in commercially important Malawi cichlid fish. 01/11/2020 - 31/10/2024 Abstract We current…

Wilson Sawasawa unpaid staff Publications Wilson Sawasawa Data supporting the paper 'An alternative pattern of head expansion during feeding in cichlids' Source figshare, 2025, Author(s) Jana De Ridder, Vincent Dujardin, Julia Camacho Garcia, Wilson Sawasawa, Peter Aerts, Hannes Svardal, Sam Van Was…

Valentina Burskaia unpaid staff Research Valentina Burskaia Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise Stunning beauty of living creatures raises an inevitable question: how is it made? According to the second law of thermodynamics, in a closed system entropy always increases irrever…

Ilia Artiushin doctoraatsbursaal Publicaties Ilia Artiushin Introgression dynamics of sex-linked chromosomal inversions shape the Malawi cichlid radiation Bron Science - ISSN 0036-8075-388:6752 (2025) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) L.M. Blumer, Valentina Burskaia, Ilia Artiushin, Jaysmita Saha, Julia Camacho Gar…

Jaysmita Saha onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Jaysmita Saha Introgression dynamics of sex-linked chromosomal inversions shape the Malawi cichlid radiation Bron Science - ISSN 0036-8075-388:6752 (2025) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) L.M. Blumer, Valentina Burskaia, Ilia Artiushin, Jaysmita Saha, Julia Camacho …

Alex Hooft van Huysduynen expert Publications Alex Hooft van Huysduynen Introgression dynamics of sex-linked chromosomal inversions shape the Malawi cichlid radiation Source Science - ISSN 0036-8075-388:6752 (2025) p. 1-11 Author(s) L.M. Blumer, Valentina Burskaia, Ilia Artiushin, Jaysmita Saha, Jul…

Valentina Burskaia onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Valentina Burskaia Introgression dynamics of sex-linked chromosomal inversions shape the Malawi cichlid radiation Bron Science - ISSN 0036-8075-388:6752 (2025) p. 1-11 Auteur(s) L.M. Blumer, Valentina Burskaia, Ilia Artiushin, Jaysmita Saha, Juli…

Julia Camacho Garcia onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Julia Camacho Garcia Data supporting the paper 'An alternative pattern of head expansion during feeding in cichlids' Bron figshare, 2025, Auteur(s) Jana De Ridder, Vincent Dujardin, Julia Camacho Garcia, Wilson Sawasawa, Peter Aerts, Hannes Sva…

Ilia Artiushin doctoral scholarship holder Publications Ilia Artiushin Introgression dynamics of sex-linked chromosomal inversions shape the Malawi cichlid radiation Source Science - ISSN 0036-8075-388:6752 (2025) p. 1-11 Author(s) L.M. Blumer, Valentina Burskaia, Ilia Artiushin, Jaysmita Saha, Juli…

Jaysmita Saha unpaid staff Publications Jaysmita Saha Introgression dynamics of sex-linked chromosomal inversions shape the Malawi cichlid radiation Source Science - ISSN 0036-8075-388:6752 (2025) p. 1-11 Author(s) L.M. Blumer, Valentina Burskaia, Ilia Artiushin, Jaysmita Saha, Julia Camacho Garcia,…

Hannes Svardal associate research professor Research Hannes Svardal Research team Evolutionary ecology group (EVECO) Expertise My main expertise is evolutionary genomic analysis of whole-genome sequencing data. I have been working on a variety of organisms including plants, monkeys and fishes. We al…

Evolutionary Ecology Group - EVECO search menu search content Biological diversity How “Supergenes” Help Fish Evolve into New Species Cichlid fish research helps an international research team led by the University of Antwerp to unlock the secret of biological diversity Why are there so many dif…