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Calodromius bifasciatus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in de Benelux en het omliggend gebied
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/publications-on-rbins-collections-by-external-author-s/articlereference.2018-12-03.1279690422
No publisherRBINS Collection(s)2018/12/03 11:18:14 GMT+1Article ReferenceCallidiellum rufipenne (Motschulsky, 1861) en Belgique: bilan de sa présence et de son installation sur notre territoire (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae)
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications/articlereference.2015-02-25.7515778315
No publisherPeer ReviewRBINS Collection(s)2015/02/25 09:46:43 GMT+1Article ReferenceCalcul des écoulements de nappes aquifères à deux dimensions en régime transitoire
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications/bookreference.2014-01-08.7565392343
No publisherRBINS Collection(s)2014/01/09 07:25:00 GMT+1Book ReferenceCalcareous nannoplankton assemblages from the Tertiary in the Knokke borehole.
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications/incollectionreference.2014-01-28.5097960372
No publisherRBINS Collection(s)2015/03/10 16:16:53 GMT+1Incollection Reference Calcareous nannofossil events at the Eocene-Oligocene boundary.
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications/incollectionreference.2014-01-28.8384827097
No publisherPeer ReviewInternational Redaction BoardRBINS Collection(s)2015/03/10 16:10:37 GMT+1Incollection ReferenceBruchidius imbricornis (Panzer, 1795), Bruchus occidentalis Lukjanovitch & Ter-Minassian, 1957 et Bruchus brachialis Fåhraeus, 1839 nouveaux pour la faune belge et données récentes de Bruchidius siliquastri Delobel, 2007 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Bruchi
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2021/articlereference.2021-08-10.3675580529
No publisherPeer ReviewInternational Redaction BoardRBINS Collection(s)2021/08/10 13:40:00 GMT+1Article ReferenceBrockphasma spinifemoralis gen. et spec. nov.: a new phasmid genus and new species of Neohiraseini (Phasmida: Necrosciinae) from Vietnam
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications/articlereference.2014-12-08.3246698232
No publisherPeer ReviewImpact FactorInternational Redaction BoardRBINS Collection(s)2014/12/08 09:55:00 GMT+1Article ReferenceBringing Collections to the Digital Era: 3 Examples of Integrated High Resolution Digitisations Projects
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications/inproceedingsreference.2015-12-19.1073812755
No publisherPeer ReviewRBINS Collection(s)2016/01/18 21:35:00 GMT+1Inproceedings ReferenceBrawn before brains in placental mammals after the end-Cretaceous extinction
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2022-oa/articlereference.2023-01-02.4952338549
Mammals are the most encephalized vertebrates, with the largest brains relative to body size. Placental mammals have particularly enlarged brains, with expanded neocortices for sensory integration, the origins of which are unclear. We used computed tomography scans of newly discovered Paleocene fossils to show that contrary to the convention that mammal brains have steadily enlarged over time, early placentals initially decreased their relative brain sizes because body mass increased at a faster rate. Later in the Eocene, multiple crown lineages independently acquired highly encephalized brains through marked growth in sensory regions. We argue that the placental radiation initially emphasized increases in body size as extinction survivors filled vacant niches. Brains eventually became larger as ecosystems saturated and competition intensified.No publisherRBINS Collection(s)PDF availableImpact FactorPeer ReviewInternational Redaction Board2023/01/02 16:25:00 GMT+1Article ReferenceBrain evolution of early placental mammals: the impact of the end-Cretaceous mass extinction on the the neurosensory system of our distant relatives
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications-2020/inproceedingsreference.2020-11-02.2494673054
The end-Cretaceous mass extinction, 66 million years ago, profoundly reshaped the biodiversity of our planet. After likely originating in the Cretaceous, placental mammals (species giving live birth to well-developed young) survived the extinction and quickly diversified in the ensuing Paleocene. Compared to Mesozoic species, extant placentals have advanced neurosensory abilities, enabled by a proportionally large brain with an expanded neocortex. This brain construction was acquired by the Eocene, but its origins, and how its evolution relates to extinction survivorship and recovery, are unclear, because little is known about the neurosensory systems of Paleocene species. We used high-resolution computed tomography (CT) scanning to build digital brain models in 29 extinct placentals (including 23 from the Paleocene). We added these to data from the literature to construct a database of 98 taxa, from the Jurassic to the Eocene, which we assessed in a phylogenetic context. We find that the Phylogenetic Encephalization Quotient (PEQ), a measure of relative brain size, increased in the Cretaceous along branches leading to Placentalia, but then decreased in Paleocene clades (taeniodonts, phenacodontids, pantodonts, periptychids, and arctocyonids). Later, during the Eocene, the PEQ increased independently in all crown groups (e.g., euarchontoglirans and laurasiatherians). The Paleocene decline in PEQ was driven by body mass increasing much more rapidly after the extinction than brain volume. The neocortex remained small, relative to the rest of the brain, in Paleocene taxa and expanded independently in Eocene crown groups. The relative size of the olfactory bulbs, however, remained relatively stable over time, except for a major decrease in Euarchontoglires and some Eocene artiodactyls, while the petrosal lobules (associated with eye movement coordination) decreased in size in Laurasiatheria but increased in Euarchontoglires. Our results indicate that an enlarged, modern-style brain was not instrumental to the survival of placental mammal ancestors at the end-Cretaceous, nor to their radiation in the Paleocene. Instead, opening of new ecological niches post-extinction promoted the diversification of larger body sizes, while brain and neocortex sizes lagged behind. The independent increase in PEQ in Eocene crown groups is related to the expansion of the neocortex, possibly a response to ecological specialization as environments changed, long after the extinction. Funding Sources Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, European Research Council Starting Grant, National Science Foundation, Belgian Science Policy Office, DMNS No Walls Community Initiative.No publisherRBINS Collection(s)PDF availableProceedingsImpact FactorAbstract of an Oral Presentation or a PosterPeer ReviewInternational Redaction Board2020/11/02 15:15:00 GMT+1Inproceedings ReferenceBookreview. D. Nolf, Haaie- en roggetanden uit het Tertiair van België.
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications/articlereference.2014-01-28.8180947972
No publisherPeer ReviewInternational Redaction BoardRBINS Collection(s)2015/03/10 16:10:50 GMT+1Article ReferenceBody length estimation of the European eel Anguilla anguilla on the basis of isolated skeletal elements
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications/articlereference.2013-04-26.8668543354
Using a large series of dry skeletons of modern European eel Anguilla anguilla (Linnaeus, 1758) from Belgium and the Netherlands, the relationship between fish length and individual bone measurements is investigated. The aim of the study is to provide adequate regression equations between both parameters. This methodology is relevant for both palaeoecological and ecological researches since isolated skeletal elements survive in large numbers on archaeological sites and in the stomach contents, faeces or regurgitations of piscivorous animals. The predictive value for the length estimations is explored for various skeletal elements and the accuracy of the obtained regression formulae is compared to that of the formulae already existing in literature. Particular attention is paid to the use of vertebrae, taking into account that different morphotypes can be distinguished amongst them.No publisherPeer ReviewImpact FactorInternational Redaction BoardRBINS Collection(s)2013/07/30 12:56:23 GMT+1Article ReferenceBiotic impact of Eocene thermal maximum 2 in a shelf setting (Dababiya, Egypt).
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications/articlereference.2013-02-13.2568542583
The Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum (PETM) initiated a global biotic event with major evolutionary impacts. Since a series of minor δ13C and δ18O excursions, indicative of hyperthermals, now appears to characterize early Eocene climate, it remains to be investigated how the biosphere responded to these warming events. We studied the Esna Formation at Dababiya (Nile Basin, Egypt), in order to identify Eocene thermal maximum 2 (ETM-2) and to evaluate the foraminiferal and ostracode patterns. The studied interval generally consists of gray-brown marls and shales and is interrupted by a sequence of deviating lithologies, representing an early Eocene Egyptian environmental perturbation that can be linked to ETM-2. The ETM-2 interval consists of brownish shales (bed 1) to marls (bed 2) at the base that grade into a foraminifera-rich chalky limestone (bed 3) at the top. This conspicuous white limestone bed forms the base of the Abu Had Member. A distinct negative δ13C excursion of approximately 1.6‰ is recorded encom- passing this interval and a second negative δ13C shift of 1‰ occurs 5 m higher. These two isotope events are situated respectively in the basal and lower part of the calcareous nannoplankton zone NP11 and appear to correlate with the H1 and H2(?) excursions observed in the deep-sea records. The lower δ13C excursion is associated with benthic foraminiferal and ostracode changes and settlement of impoverished anomalous foraminiferal (planktic and benthic) assemblages, indicating a transient environmental anomaly, disrupting the entire marine ecosystem during ETM-2. Our observations indicate some similarities between the sedimentary and biotic expressions of ETM-2 and the PETM at Dababiya, pointing to similar processes operating in the Egyptian Basin during these global warming events.No publisherPeer ReviewImpact FactorInternational Redaction BoardRBINS Collection(s)2013/07/30 12:55:00 GMT+1Article ReferenceBiostratigraphie et poissons fossiles de la Formation de l' Argile de Boom (Oligocène moyen du Bassin belge).
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications/articlereference.2014-01-28.2565894975
No publisherPeer ReviewImpact FactorRBINS Collection(s)2015/03/10 16:07:23 GMT+1Article ReferenceBiostratigraphie de l'Oligo-Miocène du bassin d'Aquitaine fondée sur les nannofossiles calcaires. Implications paléogéographiques
https://biblio.naturalsciences.be/library-1/rbins-staff-publications/articlereference.2013-08-01.5194827150
No publisherPeer ReviewRBINS Collection(s)2013/08/02 12:23:52 GMT+1Article Reference