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Vrije Universiteit Brussel New tricks for old dogs: Ancient pheromone blend as an alternative for copulation in advanced salamanders Maex, Margo; Van Bocxlaer, Ines; Treer, Dag; Vandebergh, Wim; Janssenswillen, Sunita; Stegen, Gwij; Kok, Philippe; Willaert, Bert; Matthijs, Severine; Martens, Erik; Mortier, Anneleen; De Greve, Henri; Proost, Paul; Bossuyt, Franky Published in: 21st Benelux Congress of Zoology Publication date: 2014 Link to publication Citation for published version (APA): Maex, M., Van Bocxlaer, I., Treer, D., Vandebergh, W., Janssenswillen, S., Stegen, G., ... Bossuyt, F. (2014). New tricks for old dogs: Ancient pheromone blend as an alternative for copulation in advanced salamanders. In 21st Benelux Congress of Zoology (pp. 75-75) General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 07. Oct. 2021 ZOOLOGY 2014 21st Benelux Congress of Zoology Liege, Belgium 12 &13 December 2014 Organised by the Royal Belgian Zoological Society (RBZS) http://rbzs.myspecies.info Royal Dutch Zoological Society (RDZS) http://kndv.science.ru.nl Cover drawing: Pierre Bailly (www.petitpoilu.com) Abstract book: Edited by Gilles LEPOINT, Loïc MICHEL, Joseph SCHNITZLER and Nicolas STURARO Official sponsors Food, drinks & musical animation Special thanks to… Extra information at the end of the book WELCOME Mister Chairmans of the Belgium and Dutch societies of zoology, Dear colleagues, Dear students As dean of the faculty of sciences of the University of Liège, this is a great pleasure for me to welcome your participation at this two thousand fourtheen edition of the meeting of the Benelux congress of zoology. You are indeed welcome within this prestigious Institute, named after Edouard Van Beneden who was the first to describe the meiosis and whose statue you passed when you entered the building entrance, just next to this of Théodore Schwan, the father of the cellular theory. This meeting is certainly a very good occasion for gathering people interested in animal diversity and more generally in biodiversity, if I refer to the topics of the meeting that overview most fields of zoological approaches, from genetic to environment. You are at the rendez-vous and about 300 of you answered positively to the invitation of the organizers. This is already a success and I would like to congratulate the organizing committee. This meeting is also mainly an opportunity for young scientists, probably the first one, to present the results of their master thesis as a scientific communication, in an international conference. Indeed, in a close future, some of them will travel the world to communicate their research. Some will become renowned scientists, but all of them will always remind their first public presentation and the first contacts they established during this Benelux Congress of Zoology. I wish you an excellent stay, both scientifically and socially. This Institute is housing a Museum of Zoology that reflects the evolution of species but also the Aquarium Marcel Dubuisson. In fact I hope you will feel in your element, or as we say in French « as a fish in water » during your stay. Prof. Dr. Pascal Poncin Dean of the Sciences Faculty University of Liège WELCOME The Royal Zoological Society of Belgium and the University of Liège are happy to welcome you to the 21st Benelux Congress of Zoology, which will be held at the Institute of Zoology, in the historic centre of Liège. Since more than 150 years, these two institutions have a long scientific tradition devoted to the promotion of zoology and to the publication of research in zoology. The Royal Zoological Society of Belgium connects zoology researchers throughout Belgium and abroad, providing a network for both, junior and senior members, who benefit through contacts and collaboration. This society also publishes the Belgian Journal of Zoology, which is distributed in various institutions in more than 50 countries in the world. This journal gives the opportunity to publish high quality studies in a large area of scientific scopes. Moreover, since 21 years, the Royal Belgian and Dutch Zoological Societies co-organised congresses of zoology and it is a great pleasure that this year, it will be organised in the walls of the University of Liège. The University of Liège houses 3300 professors and researchers working in more than 470 research units. Concerning Zoology, the University developed this field of research since its creation in 1817. During these last two centuries, thousands of researches were developed in a large number of topics, including marine and terrestrial zoology. One of the most renowned researches is probably the discovery of the meiosis and mitosis processes by Edouard Van Beneden, in 1883. He’s also at the origin of the construction of the Institute of Zoology where the congress will take place this year. But the city of Liège is also highly renowned for its warm and kind hospitality, its historic centre and many good Walloon specialities. In the name of the Royal Zoological Society of Belgium, it is a great pleasure and honour to welcome you in Liège where we hope that you will appreciate the proposed topics and talks as well as the legendary hospitality of the people from Liège. Dr. Johan Michaux President of the Royal Zoological Society of Belgium CONTENTS Organising & scientific committee 8 General information 11 Detailed programme 15 Keynote lectures 27 Kets award lecture 32 Lecture abstracts 34 Poster abstracts 104 List of participants 257 Author index 272 Sponsors 276 Notes 285 ORGANISING & SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Organising committee Dr. Gilles LEPOINT University of Liège, BE (Coordinator) Dr. Loïc MICHEL University of Liège, BE Dr. Joseph SCHNITZLER University of Liège, BE Dr. Nicolas STURARO University of Liège, BE Scientific committee Prof. Dr. Dominique ADRIAENS Ghent University, BE Prof. Dr. Ellen DECAESTECKER Catholic University of Leuven, BE Dr. Bruno FRÉDÉRICH University of Liège, BE Dr. Jan HERR Nature and Forest Administration, LU Prof. Dr. Jan KAMMENGA Wageningen University, NL Prof. Dr. Peter KLAREN Radboud University of Nijmegen, NL Dr. Gilles LEPOINT University of Liège, BE Dr. Patrick MARDULYN Free University of Brussels, BE Prof. Dr. Johan MICHAUX University of Liège, BE Dr. Loïc MICHEL University of Liège, BE Prof. Dr. Jean-Christophe PLUMIER University of Liège, BE Dr. Stéphane ROBERTY University of Liège, BE Monaco Scientific Center, FR Dr. Laurent SCHLEY Nature and Forest Administration, LU Dr. Joseph SCHNITZLER University of Liège, BE Prof. Dr. Isa SCHÖN Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, BE Prof. Dr. Frédéric SILVESTRE University of Namur, BE Dr. Nicolas STURARO University of Liège, BE 8 Board members of the Royal Belgian Zoological Society Prof. Dr. Dominique ADRIAENS Ghent University Prof. Dr. Tom ARTOIS Hasselt University Prof. Dr. Ronny BLUST Antwerp University Prof. Dr. Luc BRENDONCK Catholic University of Leuven Prof. Dr. Frits DE VREE – FRET Antwerp University Prof. Dr. Ellen DECAESTECKER, Catholic University of Leuven Dr. Niels DESMET Ghent University Prof. Dr. Pierre DEVOS University of Namur Prof. Dr. Philippe HELSEN Antwerp University Prof. Dr. Roger HUYBRECHTS Catholic University of Leuven Prof. Dr. Guy JOSENS Free University of Brussels Prof. Dr. Jan KENNIS Antwerp University Prof. Dr. Éric LE BOULENGÉ Catholic University of Louvain Prof. Dr. Herwig LEIRS Antwerp University Prof. Dr. Luc LENS Ghent University Dr. Gilles LEPOINT University of Liège Dr. Patrick MARDULYN Free University of Brussels Dr. Patricia MERGEN Royal Museum for Central Africa Prof. Dr. Johan MICHAUX University of Liège Dr. Denis MICHEZ University of Mons Prof. Dr. Jean-Christophe PLUMIER University of Liège Dr. Stéphane ROBERTY University of Liège Monaco Scientific Center, FR Prof. Dr. Isabelle SCHÖN Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences Prof. Dr. Frédéric SILVESTRE University of Namur Mr. Michel SWITTEN Antwerp University Prof. Dr. Hans VAN DYCK Catholic University of Louvain Prof. em. 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