Simon Baeckens
@simonbaeckens.bsky.social
Asst. Prof. at UCLouvain 🇧🇪 // Head of the Animal Evolutionary Ecology lab // macro- to micro-evolution and lizard adaptations🦎
We studied lizards from 12 Croatian islands and found substantial variation in their chemical signal profiles. Ecological factors didn’t explain it. Instead, divergence was best explained by non-adaptive processes 🦎🏝️ @oikosjournal.bsky.social nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
October 20, 2025 at 5:15 AM
We studied lizards from 12 Croatian islands and found substantial variation in their chemical signal profiles. Ecological factors didn’t explain it. Instead, divergence was best explained by non-adaptive processes 🦎🏝️ @oikosjournal.bsky.social nsojournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Currently, the most compelling evolutionary insights have come from long-term selection studies that were serendipitously interrupted by an extreme event. To advance our understanding of how extreme events drive evolution, proactive strategies are now essential.
September 9, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Currently, the most compelling evolutionary insights have come from long-term selection studies that were serendipitously interrupted by an extreme event. To advance our understanding of how extreme events drive evolution, proactive strategies are now essential.
Day one at UCLouvain, day one of the Animal Evolutionary Ecology Lab! Eager to get started!
September 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Day one at UCLouvain, day one of the Animal Evolutionary Ecology Lab! Eager to get started!
The talented Jindong Zhang analyzed 74,000+ papers, revealing how #biomimetic research relies on a narrow slice of biodiversity—missing out on nature’s untapped genius. In our paper, we call for broader, species-level, and comparative approaches!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The talented Jindong Zhang analyzed 74,000+ papers, revealing how #biomimetic research relies on a narrow slice of biodiversity—missing out on nature’s untapped genius. In our paper, we call for broader, species-level, and comparative approaches!
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Excited to announce that I’ll be joining the Earth & Life Institute at UCLouvain (🇧🇪) as an Assistant Professor of Animal Evolutionary Ecology this September. Watch this space for upcoming opportunities for PhDs and postdocs!
June 30, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Excited to announce that I’ll be joining the Earth & Life Institute at UCLouvain (🇧🇪) as an Assistant Professor of Animal Evolutionary Ecology this September. Watch this space for upcoming opportunities for PhDs and postdocs!