Publications

2021

30. Martínez A., Nguyen D., Basson M.S., Medina J., Irschick D.J. & Baeckens S. (in press) Quantifying surface topography of biological systems from 3D scans. Methods in Ecology and Evolution doi: 10.1111/2041-210X.13603​
29. Baeckens S. & Whiting M.J.  (2021) Investment in chemical signalling glands facilitates the evolution of sociality in lizards. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 288: 20202438.

2020

28. Baeckens S., Blomberg S.P. & Shine R.  (2020) Inclusive science: ditch insensitive terminology. Nature 580: 185.
27. Baeckens S. & Van Damme R. (2020) The island syndrome. Current Biology 30: R338-R339.
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26. Donihue C.M., Kowaleski A., Losos J.B., Algar A., Baeckens S., Buchkowski R.W., Fabre A.-C., Frank H.K., Geneva A.J., Reynolds R.G., Stroud J.T., Velasco J.A., Kolbe J.J., Mahler D.L. & Herrel A. (2020) Hurricane effects on neotropical lizards span geographic and phylogenetic scales. PNAS 117: 10429-10434. 
  -> Publicity:NY Times, CNN, Miami Herald, InsideScience
25. Donihue C., Herrel A., Martín J., Foufopoulos J., Pafilis P. & Baeckens S. (2020) Rapid and repeated divergence of animal chemical signals in an island introduction experiment. Journal of Animal Ecology 89: 1458-1467.
​ -> Publicity:British Ecological Society, Washington University, IFLScience, ScienceDaily, Cosmos, EurekAlert, Radio1, ...
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24. Baeckens S., Goeyers C. & Van Damme R. (2020) Convergent evolution of claw shape in a transcontinental lizard radiation. Integrative and Comparative Biology 60: 10-23.
23. Brock, K., Baeckens S., Donihue, C., Martín, J., Pafilis, P. & Edwards D. (2020) Trait differences among discrete morphs of a color polymorphic lizard, Podarcis erhardii. PeerJ 8: e10284.

2019

22. Baeckens S., De Meester W., Tadic Z., & Van Damme R (2019) Where to do number two: Lizard defecate on the largest rock in the territory. ​Behavioural Processes 167:103937.
​​ ​ -> PublicityScience, Inside Science
21. Baeckens S., Wainwright D.K., Weaver J.C., Irschick D.J. & Losos J.B. (2019) Ontogenetic scaling patterns of lizard skin surface structure as revealed by gel-based stereo-profilometry. Journal of Anatomy 235:346-356.
20. Baeckens S., Llusia D., García-Roa R. & Martín J. (2019) Lizard calls convey honest information on body size and bite performance: a role in predator deterrence? Behavioural Ecology and Sociobiology 73: 87.
​19. Vasilopoulou-Kampitsi M., Goyens J., Baeckens S., Van Damme R. & Aerts P. (2019) Habitat use and vestibular system's dimensions in lacertid lizards. Journal of Anatomy 235: 1-14.
18. Baeckens S. (2019) Evolution of animal chemical communication: Insights from non-model species and phylogenetic comparative methods. Belgian Journal of Zoology 149: 63-93.
17. Van Wassenbergh S. & Baeckens S. (2019) Digest: Evolution of shape and leverage of bird beaks reflects feeding ecology, but not as strongly as expected. Evolution 73: 621-622.

2018

16. Baeckens S. & Van Damme R. (2018) Immunocompetence and parasite infestation in a melanistic and normally-coloured population of the lacertid lizard, Podarcis siculus. Amphibia-Reptilia 39: 471-478.
15. Baeckens S., Driessens T., Huyghe K., Vanhooydonck B. & Van Damme R. (2018) Intraspecific variation in the information content of an ornament: why relative dewlap size signals bite force in some, but not all island populations of Anolis sagrei. Integrative and Comparative Biology 58: 25-37.
14. Baeckens S., Martín J., García-Roa R. & Van Damme R. (2018) Sexual selection and the chemical signal design of lacertid lizards. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society​ 183: 445-457.
13. Baeckens S., Driessens T. & Van Damme R. (2018) The brown anole dewlap revisited: do predation pressure, sexual selection, and species recognition shape among-population signal diversity? PeerJ 6:e4722.
12. Baeckens S., Martín J., García-Roa R., Pafilis P., Huyghe K. & Van Damme R. (2018) Environmental conditions shape the chemical signal design of lizards. Functional Ecology 32: 566-580.

2017

11. Baeckens S. (2017) Reliable proxies of glandular secretion production in lacertid lizards. Acta Herpetologica 12:91-96.
10. Baeckens S., García-Roa R., Martín J. & Van Damme R. (2017) The role of diet in shaping the chemical signal design of lacertid lizards. Journal of Chemical Ecology 43: 902-910.
9. Baeckens S., Herrel A., Broeckhoven C., Vasilopoulou-Kampitsi M., Huyghe K., Goyens J. & Van Damme R. (2017) Evolutionary morphology of the lizard chemosensory system. Scientific Reports 7: 10141.
8. García-Roa R., Jara M., Baeckens S., López P., Van Damme R., Martín J. & Pincheira-Donoso D. (2017) Macroevolutionary diversification of glands for chemical communication in squamate reptiles. Scientific Reports 7: 9288.
7. Driessens T., Baeckens S., Balzarolo M., Vanhooydonck B., Huyghe K. & Van Damme R. (2017) Climate-related environmental variation in a visual signalling device: the male and female dewlap in Anolis sagrei lizards. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 30: 1846-1861.
6. Baeckens S., Van Damme R. & Cooper W.E. (2017) How phylogeny and foraging ecology drive the level of chemosensory exploration in lizards and snakes. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 30: 627-640.
5. Baeckens S., García-Roa R., Martín J., Ortega J., Huyghe K. & Van Damme R. (2017) Fossorial ánd durophagous: implications of molluscivory for head size and bite capacity in a burrowing worm lizard. Journal of Zoology 301: 193-205.
4. Baeckens S., Huyghe K., Palme R. & Van Damme R. (2017) Chemical communication in the lacertid lizard Podarcis muralis: the functual significance of testosterone. Acta Zoologica 98(1): 94-103.

2016

3. Baeckens S., Driessens T. & Van Damme R. (2016) Intersexual chemo-sensation in a "visually-oriented" lizard, Anolis sagrei. PeerJ 4:e1874. 

2015

2. Baeckens S., Edwards S., Huyghe K. & Van Damme R. (2015) Chemical signalling in lizards: an interspecific comparison of femoral pore numbers in Lacertidae. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 114 (1): 44-57.
1. Mayerl C., Baeckens S. & Van Damme R. (2015) Evolution and role of the follicular epidermal gland system in non-ophidian squamates. Amphibia-Reptilia 36: 185-206.

Natural History Notes and Book Reviews

4. Baeckens S. (2019) American Tropics: The Caribbean Roots of Biodiversity Science by Megan Raby. The Quarterly Review of Biology 94(1): 107-108. (invited review)
3. Baeckens S., Leirs W. & Scholliers J. (2018) Podarcis melisellensis (Dalmatian Wall Lizard). Tail bifurcation. Herpetological Review 94(4): 246.
2. Baeckens S. & Briesen B. (2017) Podarcis melisellensis (Dalmatian Wall Lizard). Predation. Herpetological Review 48(3): 657.
1. Baeckens S., Scholliers J. & Van Damme R. (2016) Geographic distribution: Meroles squamulosus (Common Rough-scaled Lizard). Herpetological Review 47(1): 81.

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