TEACHING RESPONSABILITIES
2018 – current | Ghent University, Belgium
Behavioral Ecology (Master course, responsible teacher)
Ornithology (Master course, co-responsible teacher)
Laboratory Animal Sciences (Master course, co-responsible teacher)
Terrestrial Ecology (Bachelor course, contributor)
Ecology (Bachelor course, co-responsible teacher)
Population Ecology (Bachelor course, co-responsible teacher)
Biological excursions (Bachelor course, contributor)
2016 – 2021 | University of Copenhagen, Denmark
4.5 ECTS International PhD Course: Modelling species distributions under climate change (Teacher at the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate)
Biological Invasions (Master course, contributor)
2010 – 2015 | University of Antwerp, Belgium
Conservation Biogeography (Master course, contributor)
Ornithology (Master course, contributor)
2005 – 2009 | University of Antwerp, Belgium
Population Biology (Bachelor course, contributor)
Animal morphology (Bachelor course, contributor).
Behavioral Ecology (Master course, responsible teacher)
Ornithology (Master course, co-responsible teacher)
Laboratory Animal Sciences (Master course, co-responsible teacher)
Terrestrial Ecology (Bachelor course, contributor)
Ecology (Bachelor course, co-responsible teacher)
Population Ecology (Bachelor course, co-responsible teacher)
Biological excursions (Bachelor course, contributor)
2016 – 2021 | University of Copenhagen, Denmark
4.5 ECTS International PhD Course: Modelling species distributions under climate change (Teacher at the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate)
Biological Invasions (Master course, contributor)
2010 – 2015 | University of Antwerp, Belgium
Conservation Biogeography (Master course, contributor)
Ornithology (Master course, contributor)
2005 – 2009 | University of Antwerp, Belgium
Population Biology (Bachelor course, contributor)
Animal morphology (Bachelor course, contributor).
STUDENT SUPERVISION
To date, I supervise / have supervised 15 master students, 10 bachelor students, 7 PhD students (5 ongoing, 2 successfully defended) and one postdoc.
PhD student supervision (promotor)
2021 – 2024
Marina Sentis, Understanding species’ invasions: a mechanistic view of the invasion success of the common waxbill (Estrilda astrild), a prolific avian invader. [with Prof. Dr Luc Lens]
2021 – 2025
Bram Catfolis, Forest biodiversity and multifunctionality drive chronic stress-mediated dynamics in pathogen reservoirs. [with Prof Dr Luc Lens, Prof Dr An Martel and Prof Dr Johan Aerts]
2021 – 2023
Cesare Pacioni, Mechanistic underpinnings of bird distribution ranges: temperature
tolerance and energetic constraints. [with Prof. Dr Luc Lens, international FWO-RSF collaboration with Dr Bushuev and Dr Kerimov, Moscow State University]
2020 – 2023
Lior Ventura, Modeling urban species distributions to assess city-wide effects of urban planning. [with Prof. Dr. Assaf Shwartz, Technion University, Israel].
2016 – 2021
Ferehiwot Admassie, Understanding the interrelation between landscape structure on church forests’ resilience, bird ecology and agricultural production in the Eastern Lake Tana basin, Ethiopia. [with Prof. Dr Luc Lens and Prof Dr Bart Muys (KU Leuven)]
2015 – 2020
Daan Dekeukeleire, Avian food web ecology in fragmented forests. [with Prof. Dr Luc Lens, defended February 19th 2021]
2014 – 2020
Constance Fastré, Systematic conservation planning in the high Andes of Bolivia: application of modeling tools for integrative management of natural areas [with Prof Dr Erik Matthysen, defended March 9th 2020]
Master and bachelor student supervision (promotor)
2020 – 2021 | Master students
- Yahya Ghalayini, Does microclimate and spring phenology influence ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri) timing of breeding and breeding success?
- Fleur Petersen, Does intraspecific niche variation affect the performance of predictive models of species invasion risk?
- Tim Claerhout, Conservation of Magnolias from the Dominican Republic.
2020 – 2021 | Bachelor students
- Liam De Bosscher and Thomas Veryser, Are birds healthier and in a better body condition in more biodiverse forests?
- Arno Lapiere: Is there a relation between microclimate and ring-necked parakeet breeding phenology?
- Simon Vandepitte: Prediction of the fundamental thermal niche of the common waxbill (Estrilda astrild) in Europe using NicheMapper.
2019 – 2020 | Master students
- Michael Goedertier, A mechanistic view of biological invasions: the common waxbill as a case study
- Marie Stessens, Assessing the importance of individual modeling decisions for invasive range forecasting – a case study using the common waxbill
- Laure Van Lauwe, Invasive exotic species and citizen science for secondary schools
- Ananya Agnihotri, Studying variation in the morphological traits of Estrilda astrild with climate and environment across Sub- Saharan Africa (via the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree in Tropical Biodiversity and Ecosystems, TROPIMUNDO)
2019 – 2020 | Bachelor student
- Bert Van Hecke, Using biophysical characteristics to map the ecological distribution of invasive species.
2018 – 2019 | Bachelor student
- Eline Verhelst, The relationship between corticosterone and fluctuating asymmetry, melanin concentration and color values of feathers.
2017 – 2018 | Master student
- Sydney Cheong, Diet and activity of invasive ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri).
2015 – 2016 | Master students
- Hannes Ledegen, Avian diversity in fragmented Polylepis woodlands. A study in the Bolivian high-Andes
- Marine Servonnat, The impact of invasive fish species on biodiversity in Lipsi Island, Greece.
2015 – 2016 | Bachelor students
- Marianne Dehasque, Possible competition between invasive ring-necked and Alexandrine parakeets and native common noctules: an exploratory investigation
- Anthony Detré, Distribution and habitat preference of monk parakeets (Myiopsitta monachus) in Brussels.
2014 – 2015 | Master students
- Alexander Mertens, Patterns and drivers of global non-native bird species richness
- Aline Delcroix, Reproductive success of invasive Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) across a gradient from urban to rural habitats
- Natalia Alcalde-Saez, Niche shifts during biological invasion: a case study on birds.
2013 – 2014 | Master student
- Nelleke Buitendijk, Changes in the behaviour of the Rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) from mid-winter to early spring.
2013 – 2014 | Bachelor student
- Simon Baeckens, Nesting cavity preferences and interspecific competition between invasive ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri) and Great Spotted Woodpeckers (Dendrocopus major).
2010 – 2011 | Master student
- Stefan Vanbeveren, Distribution of invasive Alexandrine parakeets (Psittacula eupatria) in Belgium.
2009 – 2010 | Bachelor student
- Dieter Crauwels, Invasive parakeet populations: habitat and diet choice.
PhD Committee jury member
I was invited as a member of the jury for the following PHD defenses
Tinyiko Cavin Shivambu, Aspects of the ecology of invasive rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) in eThekwini Metropolitan, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa (2021, University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Svana Rogalla, Thermophysiology and the thermal effects of feather coloration (2021, Ghent University
Alejandro Sotillo, Cost and benefits of alternative foraging strategies in coastal breeding gulls under anthropogenic environmental change (2020, Ghent University)
Marwa Kavelaars, Parental investment in a changing world (2020, Ghent University)
Stefano Masier, Dispersal heterogeneity and eco-evolutionary dynamics in experimental metapopulations (2020, Ghent University)
Lieze Rouffaer, The effect of urbanization on house sparrows (Passer domesticus) and their entero-pathogens (2017, Ghent University)
Tinyiko Cavin Shivambu, Aspects of the ecology of invasive rose-ringed parakeets (Psittacula krameri) in eThekwini Metropolitan, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa (2021, University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Svana Rogalla, Thermophysiology and the thermal effects of feather coloration (2021, Ghent University
Alejandro Sotillo, Cost and benefits of alternative foraging strategies in coastal breeding gulls under anthropogenic environmental change (2020, Ghent University)
Marwa Kavelaars, Parental investment in a changing world (2020, Ghent University)
Stefano Masier, Dispersal heterogeneity and eco-evolutionary dynamics in experimental metapopulations (2020, Ghent University)
Lieze Rouffaer, The effect of urbanization on house sparrows (Passer domesticus) and their entero-pathogens (2017, Ghent University)
