RBINS Staff Publications 2026 OA

This folder holds the following references to publications, sorted by year and author.

There are 17 references in this bibliography folder.

Ambakina, H, Gómez, K, Monzenga, J, Sánchez-García, D, and Dekoninck, W (2026).
Uncovering ant diversity across forest successional stages in the Yangambi Biosphere Reserve (DRC): Insights from Winkler and pitfall trap sampling
African Invertebrates, 67(1):65–91.

Basile, M, Pichler, M, Valerio, F, Balducci, L, Chianucci, F, Godinho, S, Rota, F, Archaux, F, Bouget, C, Brazaitis, G, Campagnaro, T, D’Andrea, E, De Keersmaeker, L, Dekoninck, W, De Smedt, P, Elek, Z, García-Mijangos, I, Gosselin, F, Gosselin, M, Gross, A, Haeler, E, Kepfer-Rojas, S, Korboulewsky, N, Kozák, D, Lachat, T, Landivar Albis, CM, Leyman, A, Liu, X, Mårell, A, Matula, R, Mikoláš, M, Ódor, P, Paillet, Y, Šimkevičius, K, Sitzia, T, Stofer, S, Strebel, N, Svoboda, M, Tinya, F, Ujházyová, M, Vandekerkhove, K, Verheyen, K, Wohlwend, M, Xystrakis, F, and Burrascano, S (2026).
Harnessing the power of machine and deep learning for transferring joint species distribution models considering the structure of biotic interactions
Ecography:1-17.

Castillo Franco, D, Parmentier, T, Van de Walle, T, Van Reempts, E, Dekoninck, W, Romiguier, J, and Wybouw, N (2026).
Spiroplasma Display an Intricate Continuum of Infection Heterogeneity and Persistence in Myrmica Ants
Molecular Ecology, 2026; 35:e70341:1-15.

Cucchi, T, Hays, L, Veneziano, A, Michaud, M, Brassard, C, Arbogast, R, Pétrequin, P, Germonpré, M, Crégut-Bonnoure, E, Elleboudt, F, Czeibert, K, Garamszegi, L, Kubinyi, E, Kolm, N, Csörgő, T, Joseph, J, Leroy, S, Guintard, C, Fusellier, M, Duchamp, C, Herrel, A, Koungoulos, L, Peachey, T, Scarsbrook, L, Frantz, L, Madurell-Malapeira, J, and Ladevèze, S (2026).
Brain size reduction in dogs was already established at least by the Late Neolithic of Western Europe, 5000 years ago
Royal Society Open Science, 13(4):252453.

Grégoire, J, Artois, J, Claude, J, Gilbert, M, Morand, S, Roux, G, San Martin, G, Avtzis, D, Berkvens, N, Bonte, J, Casteels, H, Closa, S, Csóka, G, Drumont, A, Farrugia, N, Flot, J, Foit, J, Franquinho Aguiar, A, Galko, J, Govaert, M, Grisane, L, Hauptman, T, Heijerman, T, Hoch, G, Hoppe, B, Ilau, B, Jactel, H, Jennes, W, Kersaudy, E, Leroy, Q, Magnoux, E, Mas, H, Matsiakh, I, Michelante, D, Misser, J, Nikolov, C, Pajares, J, Prospero, S, Rassati, D, Ravn, H, Reiners, J, Rezgytė, L, Roques, A, Schroeder, M, Sukovata, L, Van Geertruijden, L, Vanhoutte, O, Vihervuori, L, and Vukadin, A (2026).
Introduced or established? Convergent evidence indicates imported pine wood nematode vectors occupy gaps in native distribution
Journal of Pest Science, 99(2):67.

Gómez, K and Dekoninck, W (2026).
Cataulacus nywelendefu sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a New Arboreal Ant from Tanzania
Sociobiology, 73(1):1-8.

Lecocq de Pletincx, N, Devis, M, Verhofstede, R, Dekoninck, W, and Parmentier, T (2026).
New records of the shining guest ant Formicoxenus nitidulus (Nylander, 1846) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in Belgium
Bulletin de la Société royale belge d'Entomologie / Bulletin van de Koninklijke Belgische Vereniging voor Entomologie, 161:126-131.

Lemierre, A, Folie, A, Bailon, S, and Laurin, M (2026).
Anurans of In Becetèn (Republic of Niger): the most diverse site for amphibians in Mesozoic Africa
Geodiversitas, 48(4):51-67.

Moucheron, B and Drumont, A (2026).
Les Neuropterida du Jardin botanique Jean Massart (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale, Belgique) (Arthropoda: Insecta)
Belgian Journal of Entomology, 162:1-19.

O'Shea, S, Samyn, Y, Ablett, JD, d'Udekem d'Acoz, C, and Carnall, M (2026).
Redescription of Teretoctopus alcocki Robson, 1932 (Cephalopoda: Enteroctopodidae), and comments on the nomenclature of “inkless octopus” genera
Folia Malacologica.

Pizzolotto, R, Durante, F, and Dekoninck, W (2026).
On the Darwin Core Term dwc:habitat, and the Need to Adopt a European Vocabulary Based on NATURA2000 and EUNIS Classifications, with a Comment on International Applicability
Data Science Journal, 25(17):1-10.

Plasman, C, Hancock, A, Raymond, B, Bax, N, Fierro-Arcos, D, Henley, S, Benson, A, Corney, S, Evans, K, Friscourt, N, Eriksen, R, Henderson, A, Halfter, S, Jansen, J, McMahon, C, Meijers, A, Miloslavich, P, ten Hoopen, P, Corney, I, Walters, A, Swadling, K, Gan, Y, and Van de Putte, A (2026).
Developing Essential Biodiversity Variables for the Southern Ocean: From data gaps to valuable insights
Elementa: Science of the Anthropocene, 14(1):00038.

Tissier, J and Smith, T (2026).
Earliest perissodactyls reveal large-scale dispersals during the PETM
PNAS, 123(4):e2519690122 (8 pages).

Tolksdorf, J, Woidich, M, Blana, M, Abura, J, Sonet, G, Mindermann, S, Greeves, S, Kropf, E, and Hölzl, S (2026).
A double-sided ivory comb with two animal pursuit scenes from a 6th century CE burial at Deiningen, Germany
Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports, 69:105579.

van der Zanden, I, Moereels, L, Schelfhout, S, De Smedt, P, Lock, K, Dekoninck, W, Korthals, G, van der Putten, H, Verheyen, K, and Veen, GF (2026).
Planting food forests can increase soil biodiversity in agricultural landscapes of Northwest Europe
npj Biodiversity, (2026) 5:11(11):1-13.

Amadei Martinez, L, Sabbe, K, Fettweis, M, Desmit, X, Israel, Y, Bakker, W, Dasseville, R, D'Hondt, S, Daveloose, I, Verstraete, T, Chaerle, P, Brion, N, Maris, T, and Vyverman, W (2025).
Phytoplankton enhances the flocculation of suspended particulate matter in a turbid estuary
Limnology and Oceanography, 9999:1-16.

Smith, T and Gryseels, B (2025).
Paul Gigase
Proceedings of the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences, 3(2):447-457.