Publications
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Submitted, under review, accepted, in press
55. Baeckens S., Martín J., Tadic Z., Van den Camp E., Sacchi R., Van Damme R. & Mangiacotti M (submitted) Stochasticity and chemical signal divergence in island lizard populations.
54. Baeckens S. & Donihue C. (under review) Evolutionary consequences of extreme climate events.
53. Zhang J., Baeckens S., Van Damme R. & Wanieck K. (under review) Overlooked sources of inspiration in biomimetic research. Scientific Reports.
52. Gavriilidi I., Baeckens S., Pafilis P. & Van Damme R. (under review) Tame, but otherwise the same: little evidence for consistent behavioural changes between mainland and island lizards. Animal Behaviour
51. Gavriilidi I., Baeckens S. & Van Damme R. (under review) On the flick of the tongue: male island and mainland lizards' responses to self and conspecific chemical stimuli. Journal of Zoology
50. Baeckens S. (accepted) The evolution of lizard chemical signals across time, space, and context. In: Chemical Signals in Vertebrates, LM Schulte (Ed). Springer.
2025
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49. Baeckens S., Martín J., Panayiotis, P., Herrel, A. & Donihue C.H. (2025) Temporal dynamics of scent mark composition in field-experimental lizard populations. Functional Ecology 39, 154–164.
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2024
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48. Bock D.G.*, Baeckens S.*, Kolbe J.J. & Losos J.B. (2024) When adaptation is slowed down: genomic analysis of evolutionary stasis in thermal tolerance during biological invasion in a novel climate. Molecular Ecology 33:e17075.
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2023
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47. Banfi F., Meiri S., Shine R., Van Damme R. & Baeckens S. (2023) Foraging mode constrains the evolution of cephalic horns in lizards and snakes. Biology Letters 19:20230395.
Press: ScienceNews, Phys.Org, IFLScience, My Droll |
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46. Pita-Aquino J.N., Bock, D.G., Baeckens S., Losos J.B. & Kolbe J.J. (2023) Stronger evidence for genetic ancestry than environmental conditions shaping the evolution of a complex signaling trait during biological invasion. Molecular Ecology 32:5558-5574.
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45. Baeckens S., Meiri S. & Shine R. (2023) Foraging mode affects extinction risk of snakes and lizards, but in different ways. Conservation Letters 16:e12977.
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43. Lyons S., Baeckens S. & Van Wassenbergh S. (2023) Upper beak depression instead of elevation dominates cranial kinesis in woodpeckers. Biology Letters 19:20230148.
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42. Mangiacotti M., Baeckens S., Fumagalli M., Martín J., Scali S. & Sacchi S. (2023) Protein-lipid association in lizard chemical signals. Integrative Organismal Biology 5:obad016.
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41. Laitão H.G., Diedericks G., Broeckhoven C., Baeckens S. & Svardal H. (2023) Chromosome-level genome assembly of the Cape cliff lizard (Hemicordylus capensis). Genome Biology and Evolution 5:evad001.
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40. Baeckens S., Losos J.B., Irschick D.J., Kolbe J.J. & Bock D.G. (2023) Introduction history and hybridization determine the hydric balance of an invasive lizard facing a recent climate niche shift. Evolution 77:123-137.
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39. Mangiacotti M., Baeckens S., Fumagalli M., Martín J., Scali S. & Sacchi R. (2023) Sexual selection and proteinaceous diversity in the femoral gland secretions of lacertid lizards. Diversity 15:777.
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38. Ashton B.J. & Baeckens S. (2023) Digest: Environmental variability as a constraint on cognitive evolution in lizards. Evolution 77:625-626.
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2022
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37. Goyens J., Baeckens S., Smith E.S.J., Pozzi J., Mason M.J. (2022) Parallel evolution of semicircular canal form and sensitivity in subterranean mammals. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 208:627:640.
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36. Gavriilidi I, De Meester G., Van Damme, R. & Baeckens, S. (2022) How to behave when marooned: the behavioural component of the island syndrome remains underexplored. Biology Letters 18:20220030.
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35. Gavriilidi I, Baeckens S., De Meester G., Van Linden L., Van Damme, R. (2022) The gullible genius: Fast learners fall for fake news. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 76:5.
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2021
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34. Bock D.G., Baeckens S., Pita-Aquino J.N., Chejanoviski Z.A., Michaelides S.N., Muralidhar P., Lapiedra O., Park S., Menke D.B., Geneva A.J., Losos J.B., Kolbe J.J. (2021) Changes in selection pressure can facilitate hybridization during biological invasion in a Cuban lizard. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 118: e2108638118.
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33. Baeckens S., Temmerman M., Gorb S.N., Neto C., Whiting M.J. & Van Damme R. (2021) Convergent evolution of skin surface microarchitecture and increased skin hydrophobicity in semi-aquatic anole lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology 225: jeb242939.
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32. De Meester, G. & Baeckens S. (2021) Reinstating reptiles: from clueless creatures to esteemed models of cognitive biology. Behaviour 158:1057-1076
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31. Mangiacotti M., Baeckens S., Scali S., Martín J., Van Damme R. & Sacchi R. (2021) Evolutionary and biogeographical support for species-specific proteins in lizard chemical signals. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 134:912-928.
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30. Martínez A., Nguyen D., Basson M.S., Medina J., Irschick D.J. & Baeckens S. (2021) Quantifying surface topography of biological systems from 3D scans. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 12: 1265-1276.
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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.
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2020
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28. Baeckens S., Blomberg S.P. & Shine R. (2020) Inclusive science: ditch insensitive terminology. Nature 580: 185.
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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. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 117: 10429-10434.
-> Publicity: NY Times, CNN, Miami Herald, InsideScience |
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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.
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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.
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2019
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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.
-> Publicity: Science, Inside Science |
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2018
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2017
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11. Baeckens S. (2017) Reliable proxies of glandular secretion production in lacertid lizards. Acta Herpetologica 12:91-96.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2016
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3. Baeckens S., Driessens T. & Van Damme R. (2016) Intersexual chemo-sensation in a "visually-oriented" lizard, Anolis sagrei. PeerJ 4:e1874.
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2015
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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.
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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.
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Natural History Notes and Book Reviews
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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)
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3. Baeckens S., Leirs W. & Scholliers J. (2018) Podarcis melisellensis (Dalmatian Wall Lizard). Tail bifurcation. Herpetological Review 94(4): 246.
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2. Baeckens S. & Briesen B. (2017) Podarcis melisellensis (Dalmatian Wall Lizard). Predation. Herpetological Review 48(3): 657.
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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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