Publications
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-- 2020--
27. Baeckens S., Blomberg S.P. & Shine R. (2020) Inclusive science: ditch insensitive terminology. Nature 580: 185. (PDF)
26. Baeckens S. & Van Damme R. (2020) The island syndrome. Current Biology 30: R338-R339. (PDF)
25. 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. (PDF)
(Publicity from NY Times, CNN, Miami Herald, InsideScience)
24. 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. (PDF)
(Publicity from British Ecological Society, Washington University, IFLScience, ScienceDaily, Cosmos, EurekAlert, Radio1)
23. 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. (PDF)
-- 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. (PDF) (Publicity from Science and 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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
-- 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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
-- 2017 --
11. Baeckens S. (2017) Reliable proxies of glandular secretion production in lacertid lizards. Acta Herpetologica 12:91-96. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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 (PDF).
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 (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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 (PDF) (Our article made the cover!)
-- 2016 --
3. Baeckens S., Driessens T. & Van Damme R. (2016) Intersexual chemo-sensation in a "visually-oriented" lizard, Anolis sagrei. PeerJ 4:e1874. (PDF)
-- 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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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Peer-reviewed 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 (PDF) (invited review)
3. Baeckens S., Leirs W. & Scholliers J. (2018) Podarcis melisellensis (Dalmatian Wall Lizard). Tail bifurcation. Herpetological Review 94(4): 246. (PDF)
2. Baeckens S. & Briesen B. (2017) Podarcis melisellensis (Dalmatian Wall Lizard). Predation. Herpetological Review 48(3): 657 (PDF).
1. Baeckens S., Scholliers J. & Van Damme R. (2016) Geographic distribution: Meroles squamulosus (Common Rough-scaled Lizard). Herpetological Review 47(1): 81. (PDF)
To respect copyright laws, request permission from the authors by email before downloading PDFs.
27. Baeckens S., Blomberg S.P. & Shine R. (2020) Inclusive science: ditch insensitive terminology. Nature 580: 185. (PDF)
26. Baeckens S. & Van Damme R. (2020) The island syndrome. Current Biology 30: R338-R339. (PDF)
25. 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. (PDF)
(Publicity from NY Times, CNN, Miami Herald, InsideScience)
24. 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. (PDF)
(Publicity from British Ecological Society, Washington University, IFLScience, ScienceDaily, Cosmos, EurekAlert, Radio1)
23. 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. (PDF)
-- 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. (PDF) (Publicity from Science and 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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
-- 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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
-- 2017 --
11. Baeckens S. (2017) Reliable proxies of glandular secretion production in lacertid lizards. Acta Herpetologica 12:91-96. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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 (PDF).
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 (PDF)
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 (PDF)
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. (PDF)
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 (PDF) (Our article made the cover!)
-- 2016 --
3. Baeckens S., Driessens T. & Van Damme R. (2016) Intersexual chemo-sensation in a "visually-oriented" lizard, Anolis sagrei. PeerJ 4:e1874. (PDF)
-- 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. (PDF)
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. (PDF)
——————————————————————————————————————————————————————--
Peer-reviewed 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 (PDF) (invited review)
3. Baeckens S., Leirs W. & Scholliers J. (2018) Podarcis melisellensis (Dalmatian Wall Lizard). Tail bifurcation. Herpetological Review 94(4): 246. (PDF)
2. Baeckens S. & Briesen B. (2017) Podarcis melisellensis (Dalmatian Wall Lizard). Predation. Herpetological Review 48(3): 657 (PDF).
1. Baeckens S., Scholliers J. & Van Damme R. (2016) Geographic distribution: Meroles squamulosus (Common Rough-scaled Lizard). Herpetological Review 47(1): 81. (PDF)
To respect copyright laws, request permission from the authors by email before downloading PDFs.