Researcher
Marcel Eens
- Research Expertise:Evolutionary biological and Molecular ecological research. Field ecotoxicological and behavioural research in birds.
- Keywords:FISH ECOLOGY, EVOLUTIONARY ECOLOGY, FIELD ECOTOXICOLOGY, BIOACOUSTICS, BIOMONITORING, Biology
- Disciplines:Animal biology, General biology, Veterinary medicine
- Research techniques:- Description, analysis, and interpretation of behaviour - Bioacoustical analyses - Molecular-ecological analyses - Electrofishing techniques - Biomonitoring
- Users of research expertise:- Environmental and nature administration - Media
Affiliations
- Behavioural Ecology & Ecophysiology (Research group)
Responsible
From1 Oct 2003 → Today
Projects
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- Investigating the role of astronomical light pollution on acoustic and visual communication in nocturnal birds.From1 Nov 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Mercury exposure, nutritional stress and their combined effect on the susceptibility to a viral disease, physiology, and parental care behaviour: an experimental approach in a wild, long-lived seabird.From1 Nov 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Serotonergic modulation of the behavioral divergence in Pan: A hologenomics approach.From1 Oct 2023 → TodayFunding: FWO senior postdoctoral fellowship
- Bioavailability and toxicity of legacy and emerging per- and polyfluoralkylated substances (PFAS) in a terrestrial food chain: effects at different levels of biological organisation (BIOTOX-Terra)From1 Jan 2023 → TodayFunding: BOF - projects
- Human biomonitoring study in the vicinity of 3M (Jongerenstudie HBM-3M)From1 Dec 2021 → 31 Mar 2023Funding: Department of Environment
- Unravelling the impact of astronomical light pollution on individual behaviour in a nocturnal bird.From1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
- The female perspective of aggression in a free-living songbird: studying female competitive trait expression within a behavioural syndrome and life history framework.From1 Oct 2021 → TodayFunding: BOF - doctoral mandates
- Research in the Antwerp Primate Ethology & Evolution Lab.From1 Mar 2021 → 28 Feb 2022Funding: Other Flemish scientific institutions
- The gut-brain axis: investigating the gut microbiome and its influence on behavior in the bonobo (Pan paniscus).From1 Nov 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO fellowships
- Unravelling the effects of mercury exposure on the physiological status, senescence, and susceptibility to viral diseases in a long-lived seabird.From1 Nov 2020 → TodayFunding: FWO junior postdoctoral fellowship
Publications
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- Evolution in European and Israeli school curricula(2024)
Authors: Evangelia Mavrikaki, Giulia Realdon, Tuomas Aivelo, Ani Bajrami, Cicek Dilek Bakanay, Anna Beniermann, Jelena Blagojevic, Egle Butkeviciene, Bento Cavadas, Costantina Cossu, et al.
Pages: 1 - 27 - Assessing the trophic ecology and migration on the exposure of cape petrels and Wilson's storm petrels from Antarctica to perfluoroalkylated substances, trace and major elements(2024)
Authors: J.A.G. Padilha, S. Santos, Tim Willems, J. Souza-Kasprzyk, A. Leite, L.S.T. Cunha, E.S. Costa, A.R. Pessôa, Marcel Eens, Els Prinsen, et al.
Pages: 1 - 12 - Spatiotemporal trends of anthropogenic and naturally occurring polybrominated diphenyl ethers in long-term white-tailed eagle feather collections(2024)
Authors: Jiachen Sun, Adrian Covaci, Jan Ove Bustnes, Veerle Jaspers, Bjorn Helander, Bard-Jorgen Bardsen, David Boertmann, Rune Dietz, Aili Lage Labansen, Ralf Schulz, et al.
Pages: 158 - 165 - Female chronotype and aggression covary on different hierarchical levels in a songbird(2024)
Authors: Marjolein Meijdam, Marcel Eens, Bert Thys, Wendt Müller
Pages: 75 - 83 - Dynamic spatiotemporal changes of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in soil and eggs of private gardens at different distances from a fluorochemical plant(2024)
Authors: Robin Lasters, Thimo Groffen, Marcel Eens, Lieven Bervoets
Pages: 1 - 12 - Temporal trends in PFAS concentrations in livers of a terrestrial raptor (common buzzard; Buteo buteo) collected in Belgium during the period 2000–2005 and in 2021(2023)
Authors: Thimo Groffen, Lieven Bervoets, Marcel Eens
Pages: 1 - 7 - Jongerenstudie HBM - omgeving 3M(2023)
Authors: Ilse Loots, Dries Coertjens, Ann Colles, Veerle Verheyen, Sylvie Remy, Bianca Cox, Gudrun Koppen, Natasha Wauters, Janne Pauwels, Eva Govarts, et al.
Number of pages: 219 - Assessment of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in commercially available drinking straws using targeted and suspect screening approaches(2023)
Authors: Pauline Boisacq, Maarten De Keuster, Els Prinsen, Yunsun Jeong, Lieven Bervoets, Marcel Eens, Adrian Covaci, Tim Willems, Thimo Groffen
Pages: 1230 - 1241 - Anthropogenic noise and light pollution additively affect sleep behaviour in free-living birds in sex- and season-dependent fashions(2023)
Authors: Andrea Grunst, Melissa Grunst, Thomas Raap, Annie Pinxten, Marcel Eens
Pages: 1 - 9 - Associations between PFAS concentrations and the oxidative status in a free-living songbird (Parus major) near a fluorochemical facility(2023)
Authors: Jodie Buytaert, Marcel Eens, Hamada Abd Elgawad, Lieven Bervoets, Gerrit Beemster, Thimo Groffen
Pages: 1 - 11
Linked dataset
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- Data from: Group-level variation in co-feeding tolerance between two sanctuary-housed communities of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) (Creator)
- Data from: Variable and consistent traffic noise negatively affect the sleep behavior of a free-living songbird (Creator)
- Glucocorticoids link forest type to local abundance in tropical birds (Creator)
- Pathways linking female personality with reproductive success are trait and year-specific (Creator)
- Data from: Early-life exposure to artificial light at night elevates physiological stress in free-living songbirds (Creator)
- Dataset Disruptive effects of light pollution on sleep in free-living birds: season and/or light intensity-dependent? (Creator)