Publications

2022
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
 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.
 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.

2021

 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.
 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.
 32. De Meester, G. & Baeckens S., (2021) Reinstating reptiles: from clueless creatures to esteemed models of cognitive biology. Behaviour 158:1057-1076​
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.​
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.​
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. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 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.
​​ ​ -> Publicity: Science, 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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