Publications
Publications 2007
Van Daele, Paul A.A.G., E. Verheyen, M. Brunain and Adriaens D. - Cytochrome b sequence analysis reveals differential molecular evolution in African mole-rats of the chromosomally hyperdivers genus Fukomys (Bathyergidae, Rodentia) from the Zambezian region. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 45(1): 142-157.
Knapen D., Reynders H., Bervoets L., Verheyen E. and Blust R. (2007). Metallothionein gene and protein expression as a biomarker for metal pollution in natural gudgeon populations. Aquatic Toxicology 82 (2007) 163–172.
Verheyen, W.N., Hulselmans J.L.J., Dierckx T., Mulungu L., Verheyen E., Corti M., Kerbis J.P., Leirs H. (2007). Craniometric,cytogenetic and genetic characterization of the Kilimanjaro Lophuromys aquilus TRUE 1892 population, its implications for the taxonomy of the Lophuromys flavopunctatus species complex and description of five new taxa. (Rodentia-Muridae-Africa). Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen 77: 23-75
Lavrenchenko L., Verheyen W. and Verheyen E. (2007). Morphometric and genetic study of the Ethiopian Lophuromys flavopunctatus Thomas, 1888 species complex with description of three new 70-chromosomal species (Muridae, Rodentia). Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen 77: 77-117
Van Daele P.A.A.G., C. Faulkes, E. Verheyen and D. Adriaens (2007). Chapter 27. African Mole-rats (Bathyergidae): A Complex Radiation in Tropical Soils - in Subterranean Rodents: News from Underground (S. Begall, H. Burda, C.E. Schleich, Eds.) Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2007, pages 357-373
Terryn L., Wendelen W., Leirs H., Lenglet G., and Verheyen E. (2007). African Rodentia, http://projects.biodiversity.be/africanrodentia, Online since 01/12/2007.
Publications 2006
Koblmϋller S., Sturmbauer C, Verheyen E., Meyer A. and Salzburger W. (2006). Mitochondrial phylogeny and phylogeography of East African squeaker catfishes (Siluriformes: Synodontis). BMC Evolutionary Biology 2006, 6:49 doi:10. 1186/1471-2148-6-49
Duftner N., Koblmϋller S., Sefc K. M., Nevado B., Verheyen E., Phiri H., Sturmbauer C. (2006). Distinct population structure in a phenotypically homogeneous rock-dwelling cichlid fish from Lake Tanganyika. Molecular Ecology 15(9):2381-95
Lavrenchenko L. A. and Verheyen E. (2006). Evolutionary Relationships among Narrow-Headed Rats (Genus Stenocephalemys , Muridae, Rodentia) Inferred from Complete Cytochrome b Gene Sequences. Russian Journal of Genetics, 2006, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 439•446.
Knapen D., Taylor M. I., Blust R. and Verheyen E. (2006). Primer Note: Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the gudgeon, Gobio gobio (Cyprinidae). Molecular Ecology Notes (2006) 6, 387-389
Nicolas V, Quιrouil S, Verheyen E, W. Verheyen W, Mboumba JF, Dillen M., Colyn M. (2006). Mitochondrial phylogeny of African wood mice, genus Hylomyscus (Rodentia, Muridae): Implications for their taxonomy and biogeography. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38 (2006) 779•793
Quιrouil, S., Barriηre P., Colyn M., Hutterer R., Dudu A., Dillen M., and Verheyen, E. (2006). A molecular insight into the systematics of African Crocidura (Crocidurinae, Soricidae) using 16SrRNA sequences. - In: Biology of the Soricidae II/ Merritt, Churchfield, Hutterer, Sheftel [edit. ], Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication, (99-113)
Publications 2005
Salzburger W., Mack T., Verheyen E. and Meyer A. (2005). Out of Tanganyika: Genesis, explosive speciation and phylogeography of the haplochromine cichlids in Africa. BioMed Central Evolutionary Biology: 2005, 5:17
Colangelo P., Corti M., Verheyen E., Annesi F., Oguge N., Makundi R., and Verheyen W. (2005). Mitochondrial phylogeny reveals differential modes of chromosomal evolution in the genus Tatera (Rodentia: Gerbillinae) in Africa. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 35 (2005) 556•568
Knapen D., Steen Redeker E., Ina¥cio I., De Coen W., Verheyen E., Blust R. (2005) - New metallothionein mRNAs in Gobio gobio reveal at least three gene duplication events in cyprinid metallothionein evolution. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part C 140 (2005) 347 • 355
Nicolas, V., Verheyen E., Verheyen, W., Hulsemans J., Dillen, M., Wendelen, W. and Colyn, M. (2005). Systematics of African lowland rainforest Praomys (Rodentia, Muridae) based on molecular and craniometric data. Zool. J. Lin. Soc. 145, 539-553
Verheyen E., Stoffelen P., Dall'Asta U. and Snoeks J. (2005). Providing access to Albertine Rift Biodiversity Data. A queryable website on taxon and specimen information for endemic birds, butterflies (Lepidoptera, Papilionidae (Papilio, Graphium) and Nymphalidae (Charaxes)), flowering plants (coffee family, Rubiaceae), and lacustrine fishes (Cichlidae). http://projects. bebif. be/enbi/albertinerift/common/. Access date: 07/11/2005
Lavrenchenko L. A. and Verheyen E. (2005). An assessment of the systematics of the genus Desmomys Thomas, 1910 (Rodentia: Muridae) using mitochondrial DNA sequences. African Biodiversity- Molecules, Organisms, Ecosystems. (B. A. Huber, B. J. Sinclair and K. -H. Lampe editors), Springer 363-370
Publications 2004
Knaepkens, G., Bervoets, L., Verheyen, E., and Eens, M. (2004). Relationship between population size and genetic diversity in endangered populations of the European bullhead (Cottus gobio L. ): implications for conservation. Biological Conservation. 115, 403-410
Knapen, D., Bervoets, L., Verheyen, E. and Blust, R. (2004). Resistance to water pollution in natural gudgeon (Gobio gobio) populations may be due to genetic adaptation. Aquatic Toxicology 67(2): 157-167.
Faulkes, C. G., Verheyen E., Verheyen, W., Jarvis, J. U. M. and Bennett, N. C. (2004). Phylogeographic patterns of genetic divergence and speciation in African mole-rats (Family: Bathyergidae). Molecular Ecology 13, 613•629.
Knaepkens, G., Verheyen E., Galbusera P. and Eens, M. (2004). The use of genetic tools for the evaluation of a potential migration barrier for the bullhead. Journal of Fish Biology. 64, 1737-1744
Verheyen, E., Salzburger, W., Snoeks, J. and Meyer, A. (2004). Response to Comment on Origin of the Superflock of Cichlid Fishes from Lake Victoria, East Africa. Science 304 (May 2004), 963.
Semovski S. V., Verheyen E., Sherbakov D. Y. (2004). Simulating the evolution of neutrally evolving sequences in a population under environmental changes. Ecological Modelling 176, 99-107
Lavrenchenko L. A., Verheyen E., Potapov S. G., Lebedev V. S., Bulatova N. SH, Aniskin V. M., Verheyen W., and Ryskov A. P. (2004). Divergent and reticulate processes in evolution of Ethiopian Lophuromys flavopunctatus species complex: evidence from mitochondrial and nuclear DNA differentiation patterns. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 83, 301-316
Semovski, S. V., Sherbakov, D. Y., Verheyen E. (2004). Genetic traces of environmental variations in ancient lakes, In: Dying and Dead Seas, Jacques C. J. Nihoul, Peter O. Zavialov and Philip P. Micklin editors, NATO Science Series IV. Earth and Environmental Science. Vol. 36, Kluwer Publ., Dordrecht PP, February 2004. pp. 341-358.
Publications 2003
Verheyen, E., Salzburger, W., Snoeks, J. and Meyer, A. (2003). Origin of the superflock of cichlid fishes from Lake Victoria, East Africa. Science 300, 325-329
Quιrouil, S., Verheyen, E., Dillen, M., and Colyn, M. (2003). Patterns of diversification in two African forest shrews: Sylvisorex johnstoni and Sylvisorex ollula (Soricidae, Insectivora) in relation to paleo-environmental changes, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 28(1), 24-37
Sturmbauer, C., Hainz, U., Baric, S., Verheyen, E. and Salzburger, W. (2003). Evolution of the tribe Tropheini from Lake Tanganyika: Synchronized explosive speciation producing multiple evolutionary parallelism. Hydrobiologia 500: 541-64
Donohue, I., Verheyen, E., and Irvine, K. (2003). In-situ experiments investigating the effects of increased sediment loads on littoral rocky shore communities in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa. Freshwater Biology 48, 1603-1616
Knapen, D., Knaepkens, G, Bervoets, L., Taylor, M., Eens, M. and Verheyen, E. (2003). Characterisation of conservation units based upon mitochondrial and nuclear markers for the European bullhead (Cottus gobio L., 1758) in Flanders, Belgium. Conservation Genetics 4(2), 129-140
Verheyen, W., Hulselmans, J. L. J., Dierckx, T., Colyn, M., Leirs, H., and Verheyen, E. (2003). A craniometric and genetic approach to the systematics of the genus Dasymys Peters, 1875 and the description of three new taxa (Rodentia, Muridae, Africa). Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen 73, 27-71
Verheyen, E. (2003). Plate tectonics, Climate changes and the Origin of Cichlid Biodiversity in East Africa. Child of the Universe, Liber Amicorum Walter Decleir.
Publications 2002
Salzburger, W., Meyer, A., Bariγ, S., Verheyen, E., and Sturmbauer, C. (2002). Phylogeny of the Lake Tanganyika Cichlid species-flock and its relationship to the Central and East African Haplochromine Cichlid faunas. Systematic Biology 51 (1), 113-135.
Knaepkens, G., Knapen, D., Bervoets, L., Hδnfling, B., Verheyen, E. and Eens, M. (2002). Genetic diversity and the condition factor: a significant relationship in Flemish but not in German populations of the European bullhead (Cottus gobio L. ) Heredity 89, 280-287
Wautier, K., Huysseune, A. and Verheyen, E. (2002). Tooth shape differences analysed by biometric and morphometric approaches: a case study on two morphologically very similar lacustrine cichlid species. Connective Tissue Research 43, 103-108
Quιrouil, S., Colyn, M., Verheyen, E., and Deleporte, P. (2002). De la phylogιnie comparιe ύ la biogιographie: lîexemple de quelques Mammifηres forestiers d£Afrique centrale. Biosystema - Systιmatique et Biogιographie. 20, 131-140
Verheyen, W. N., Hulselmans, J. L. J., Dierckx, T. and Verheyen, E. (2002). A craniometric and genetic description of two new species from the Lophuromys flavopunctatus THOMAS 1888 s. l. species complex (Rodentia, Muridae, Africa). Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen 72, 1. 3-144
Publications 2001
Fadda, C., Corti, M. and Verheyen, E. (2001). Molecular phylogeny of Myomys/Stenocephalemys complex and its relationships with related African genera. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 29, 585-596.
Sturmbauer, C., Bariγ, S., Salzburger, W., Rϋber, L. and Verheyen, E. (2001). Lake level fluctuations synchronize genetic divergences of cichlid fishes in African Lakes. Molecular Biology and Evolution 18(2), 144-154.
Taylor, M., Rϋber, L. and Verheyen, E. (2001). Microsatellites reveal high levels of population substructuring in the species-poor Eretmodine cichlid lineage from Lake Tanganyika. Proceedings of the Royal Society (London) B268, 803-808.
Rϋber, L., Meyer, A., Sturmbauer, C. and Verheyen, E. (2001). Population structure in two sympatric species of the Lake Tanganyika cichlid tribe Eretmodini: evidence for introgression. Molecular Ecology 10, 1207-1225.
Quιrouil, S., Hutterer, R., Barriηre, P. , Colyn, M., Kerbis-Peterhans, J. C. and Verheyen, E. (2001) Phylogeny and evolution of African shrews (Crocidurinae; Soricidae) inferred from 16s rRNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 20(2), 185-195.
Taylor, M. and Verheyen, E. (2001). Microsatellite data reveals weak population substructuring in Copadichromis sp. ™virginalis kajose ™, a demersal cichlid from Lake Malawi, Africa. Journal of Fish Biology 59, 593-604
Schωn, I., Verheyen, E. and Martens, K. (2001). ëspeciation in ancient lake ostracods: Comparative analysis of Baikalian Cytherissa and Tanganyikan Cyprideis. Proceedings of the XXVII Societas Internationalis Limnologiae (SIL) Congress, (August 8-14 Dublin, Ireland). Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol. 27, 1-4
Knaepkens, G., Bruyndoncx, L., Meeus, W., Knapen, D., Vandervennet, E., Bervoets, L., Blust, R., Coeck, J., Verheyen, E., and Eens, M. (2001). Verlies van genetische variatie bij zeldzame en bedreigde inheemse vissoorten: omvang, consequenties en maatregelen. - Brussel: Vlaamse Gemeenschap, 2001, 156 pagina£s, eindverslag van project VLINA 99/03; studie uitgevoerd voor rekening van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap binnen het kader van het VLINA.
Taylor, M., Blust, R. and Verheyen, E. (2001). Characterisation of microsatellite loci in the stone loach, Barbatula barbatula L. Molecular Ecology notes 1, 96-97.
Verheyen, E. and Rϋber, L. (2000). Conservation of the endemic cichlids of Lake Tanganyika: Implications from population level studies based upon mtDNA sequencesî. Advances in Ecological Research 31, 539-551.
Publications 2000
Martin, P., Kaygorodova, I., Sherbakov, D., Yu. and Verheyen, E. (2000). Rapidly evolving lineages impede the resolution of phylogenetic relationships in Clitellata (Annelida). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 15(3), 355-368.
Irvine, K. Donohue, I., Sinyinza, R., Verheyen, E. and Taylor, M. (2000). Special Study on Sediment Discharge and its Consequences. Impact of Sedimentation on Biota, a Project funded by UNDP/GEF) and executed by the UNOPS, Technical Report 9, 80 pages.
Publications 1999
Hanssens, M., Snoeks, J. and Verheyen, E. (1999). A morphometric revision of the genus Ophthalmotilapia (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika (East Africa). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 125, 487-512.
Huysseune, A., Rϋber, L. and Verheyen, E. (1999). A single tooth replacement pattern generates diversity in cichlids of the tribe Eretmodini, endemic to lake Tanganyika (Teleostei, Cichlidae). Belgian Journal of Zoology 129(1), 157-174.
Rϋber, L., Verheyen, E. and Meyer, A. (1999). Replicated evolution of trophic specializations in a single cichlid fish lineage from Lake Tanganyika. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA) 96, 10230-10235.
Sherbakov, D. Yu., Kamaltynov, R. M., Ogarkov, O. B. Vaοnωla, R., Vainio, J. and Verheyen, E. (1999). On the Phylogeny of Lake Baikal Amphipods in the Light of Mitochondrial and Nuclear DNA Crustaceana 72(8), 911-919.
Publications 1998
Sherbakov, D., Yu., Kamaltynov, R. M., Ogarkov, O. B. and Verheyen, E. (1998). Evolutionary patterns of gammarids from Lake Baikal as inferred from nuclear and mitochondrial DNA sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 10(2), 160-167.
Snoeks, J., Hanssens, M. and Verheyen, E. (1998). Over 100 years of biodiversity research on Lake Tanganyika fishes. DATZ Sonderheft page 14-19.
Schωn, I., Di Masso, E., Gandolfi, A., Griffiths, H. I., Verheyen, E. and Butlin, R. K. (1998). The application of molecular techniques to the study of ostracods. Bulletin des Centres de recherche exploration-production Elf Aquitaine Mιm. 20, 48-51.
Publications 1997
Sturmbauer, C., Verheyen, E., Rϋber, L. and Meyer, A. (1997). Chapter 7 - Phylogeographic patterns in populations of cichlid fishes from rock habitats in Lake Tanganyika. In: Molecular Systematics of Fishes. (T. D. Kocher and C. Stepien, eds. ); Academic Press, page 93-107.
Rϋber L., Verheyen, E., Sturmbauer, C. and Meyer, A. (1997). Lake level fluctuations and speciation in a rock-dwelling cichlid tribe endemic to Lake Tanganyika. In: Evolution on Islands. (P. Grant and B. Clarke eds. ); Oxford University Press: page 225-240
Publications 1996
Verheyen, E., Rϋber, L., Snoeks, J. and Meyer, A. (1996). Mitochondrial phylogeography of rock-dwelling cichlid fishes reflect historical lake level fluctuations in Lake Tanganyika. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society London. 351 (1341), 797-805.
Meyer, A., Knowles, L. and Verheyen, E. (1996). Widespread geographic distribution of mitochondrial haplotypes in a Lake Tanganyika rock-dwelling cichlid fish. Molecular Ecology 5, 341-350.
Verheyen, E., Colyn, M. and Verheyen, W. (1996). A mitochondrial cytochrome b phylogeny confirms the paraphyly of the Dendromurinae Alston, 1896 (Muridae, Rodentia). Mammalia 60(4), 780-785.
