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Dr De Wolf, Hans

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Universiteit Antwerpen; Faculteit Wetenschappen; Departement Biologie; Onderzoeksgroep Systemisch Fysiologisch en Ecotoxicologisch Onderzoek (SPHERE), more

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Effects of environmental stress on the genetic structure of natural populations of the periwinkles Littorina littorea and Littorina saxatilis (Mollusca, Gastropoda), more
Genetic characterization of 'alikruiken' Littorina littorea en L. saxatilis along the pollutiongradient in the Schelde estuary, more
Het gebruik van Littorina als TBT biomonitor langsheen het Schelde-estuarium en de Noordzeekust, more
Macrogeografische variatie en populatiegenetica van Littorina striata en Melarhaphe neritoides (Mollusca : Prosobranchia), more
Phylogeography, population and eco-genetics of European marine and terrestrial molluscs, more
Population genetics and morphological variation of Littorinidae, more
Population genetics and phylogeny of periwinkle (Littorinidae, Gasteropoda), more
Study of the Belgian recent and Quaternary, terrestrial, freshwater, brackish water and marine molluscan fauna, more

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A1 Publications (28) [show]
Van den Broeck, H.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2010). Effect of metal accumulation on metallothionein level and condition of the periwinkle Littorina littorea along the Scheldt estuary (the Netherlands). Environ. Pollut. 158(5): 1791-1799. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.11.004, more Van den Broeck, H.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2009). Comparative assessment of reproductive impairment in the gastropod mollusc Littorina littorea along the Belgian North Sea coast. Sci. Total Environ. 407(8): 3063-3069. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2008.12.050, more De Wolf, H.; Rashid, R. (2008). Heavy metal accumulation in Littoraria scabra along polluted and pristine mangrove areas of Tanzania. Environ. Pollut. 152(3): 636-643. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2007.06.064, more Van den Broeck, H.; Breugelmans, K.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T. (2008). Completely disjunct mitochondrial DNA haplotype distribution without a phylogeographic break in a planktonic developing gastropod. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 153(3): 421-429. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-007-0820-z, more De Wolf, H.; Lukambuzi, L.; Van den Broeck, H.; Smolders, R. (2007). Spatio-temporal variation in energy content of the periwinkle Littorina littorea, along a pollution gradient in the Western Scheldt estuary, The Netherlands. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 344(1): 78-87. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jembe.2006.12.009, more Van den Broeck, H.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2007). Effects of environmental stress on the condition of Littorina littorea along the Scheldt Estuary (the Netherlands). Sci. Total Environ. 376(1-3): 346-358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.01.081, more De Wolf, H.; Van den Broeck, H.; Qadah, D.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2005). Temporal trends in soft tissue metal levels in the periwinkle Littorina littorea along the Scheldt estuary, The Netherlands. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 50(4): 479-484, more De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2004). Sensitivity to cadmium along a salinity gradient in populations of the periwinkle, Littorina littorea, using time-to-death analysis. Aquat. Toxicol. 66(3): 241-253. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2003.09.006, more De Wolf, H.; Handa, C.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2004). A baseline survey of intersex in Littorina littorea along the Scheldt Estuary, The Netherlands. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 48(5-6): 592-596. dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2003.11.018, more De Wolf, H.; Blust, R.; Backeljau, T. (2004). The population genetic structure of Littorina littorea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) along a pollution gradient in the Scheldt Estuary (The Netherlands) using RAPD analysis. Sci. Total Environ. 325(1-3): 59-69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitoten.2003.11.004, more Brito, C.; Lourenco, P.; Medeiros, R.; Rebelo, J.F.; De Wolf, H.; Jordaens, K.; Backeljau, T. (2001). Radular myoglobin as a molecular marker in littorinid systematics (Caenogastropoda). J. Shellfish Res. 20(1): 411-414. https://hdl.handle.net/10067/386320151162165141, more De Wolf, H.; Ulomi, S.A.; Backeljau, T.; Pratap, H.B.; Blust, R. (2001). Heavy metal levels in the sediments of four Dar es Salaam mangroves: accumulation in, and effect on the morphology of the periwinkle, Littoraria scabra (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Environ. Int. 26: 243-249. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0160-4120(00)00113-6, more De Wolf, H.; Jordaens, K.; Reusens, E.; Blust, R.; Backeljau, T. (2001). Esterase variation in the periwinkle Littorina littorea, along the western and eastern Scheldt estuarium. Mar. Environ. Res. 52(4): 373-382. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(01)00091-5, more De Wolf, H.; De Coen, W.M.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2001). Intersex and sterility in the periwinkle Littorina littorea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) along the Western Scheldt estuary, the Netherlands. Mar. Environ. Res. 52(3): 249-255. https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0141-1136(01)00097-6, more De Wolf, H.; Blust, R.; Backeljau, T. (2001). Shell size variation in Littorina littorea in the western Scheldt estuary. J. Shellfish Res. 20(1): 427-430. hdl.handle.net/10067/386330151162165141, more De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2000). Heavy metal accumulation in the periwinkle Littorina littorea, along a pollution gradient in the Scheldt estuary. Sci. Total Environ. 262(1-2): 111-121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00601-X, more De Wolf, H.; Verhagen, R.; Backeljau, T. (2000). Large scale population structure and gene flow in the planktonic developing periwinkle, Littorina striata, in Macaronesia (Mollusca : Gastropoda). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 246(1): 69-83. dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0022-0981(99)00177-X, more Jordaens, K.; De Wolf, H.; Willems, T.; Van Dongen, S.; Brito, C.; Martins, A.M.F.; Backeljau, T. (2000). Loss of genetic variation in a strongly isolated Azorean population of the edible calm, Tapes decussatus. J. Shellfish Res. 19(1): 29-34, more De Wolf, H.; Brito, C.; Van Dongen, S.; Backeljau, T. (1999). Did a heavy storm affect the aperture area of wave-exposed and sheltered Littorina striata? J. Mar. Biol. Ass. U.K. 79(6): 1129-1130. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0025315499001411, more De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Van Dongen, S.; Verhagen, R. (1998). Large-scale patterns of shell variation in Littorina striata, a planktonic developing periwinkle from Macaronesia (Mollusca: Prosobranchia). Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 131(2): 309-317. dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002270050324, more De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Verhagen, R. (1998). Lack of significant esterase and myoglobin differentiation in the periwinkle, Littorina striata (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Hydrobiologia 378: 27-32. https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1003269000946, more De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Verhagen, R. (1998). Congruence between allozyme and RAPD data in assessing macrogeographical genetic variation in the periwinkle Littorina striata (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Heredity 81(Part 5): 486-492. https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.hdy.6884330, more De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Verhagen, R. (1998). Spatio-temporal genetic structure and gene flow between two distinct shell morphs of the planktonic developing periwinkle Littorina striata (Mollusca : Prosobranchia). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 163: 155-163. https://dx.doi.org/10.3354/meps163155, more Medeiros, R.; Serpa, L.; Brito, C.; De Wolf, H.; Jordaens, K.; Winnepenninck, B.; Backeljau, T. (1998). Radular myoglobin and protein variation within and among some littorinid species (Mollusca : Gastropoda). Hydrobiologia 378: 43-51, more De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Medeiros, R.; Verhagen, R. (1997). Microgeographical shell variation in Littorina striata, a planktonic developing periwinkle. Mar. Biol. (Berl.) 129(2): 331-342, more Backeljau, T.; De Wolf, H.; Van Dongen, S.; Brito, C. (1994). Fourth International symposium on littorinid biology, Roscoff 19-25 september 1993: the phylogenetic relationships of Littorina striata as deduced from allozyme data. Cah. Biol. Mar. 35(2): 239-240, more De Wolf, H.; Van Dongen, S.; Brito, C.; Backeljau, T. (1994). Fourth International symposium on littorinid biology, Roscoff 19-25 september 1993: population genetics of Littorina striata at a microgeographical scale. Cah. Biol. Mar. 35(2): 243-244, more De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Breugelmans, K.; Brito, C. (1993). Population genetics in Littorina striata on a microgeographical scale. Belg. J. Zool. 123(Suppl. 1): 22-23, more
Peer reviewed publications (4) [show]
Backeljau, T.; Frias Martins, A.M.; Gosling, E.; Grahame, J.; Mill, P.; Brito, C.; Clarke, A.; Medeiros, R.; Small, M.; Wilding, C.; Wilson, I.; Winnepenninckx, B.; Clarke, R.; De Wolf, H. (2001). Periwinkles (Gastropoda, Littorinidae) as a model for studying patterns and dynamics of marine biodiversity. Bull. Kon. Belg. Inst. Natuurwet. Biologie 71(Suppl.): 43-65, more Bruyndoncx, L.; Jordaens, K.; De Wolf, H.; Meire, P.; Backeljau, T. (2000). New records of Assiminea grayana Fleming, 1828, Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801) and Pisidium subtruncatum Malm, 1855 (Mollusca: Gastropoda, Bivalvia) in the Scheldt estuary. Bull. K. Belg. Inst. Nat. Wet. 70: 103-106, more Hummel, H.; De Wolf, H.; Fortuin, A.W. (1988). The annual cycle of glycogen in estuarine benthic animals. Hydrobiol. Bull. 22(2): 199-202, more du Saar, A.; De Wolf, H. (1973). Marine diatoms of sediment cores from Breid Bay and Brekilen, Antarctica. Neth. J. Sea Res. 6(3): 339-354, more
Book [show]
De Wolf, H.; De Wolf, G. (2019). De gewervelde dieren: Wonderlijke feiten & ware verzinsels. Borgerhoff & Lamberigts: Gent. ISBN 9789463931052. 110 pp., more
Book chapters (2) [show]
Blust, R.; De Wolf, H.; Mubiana, V.; Van De Vijver, I.; De Coen, W.M. (2002). From fluxes to bioavailability and effects of micropollutants in the Scheldt estuary, in: ECSA Local Meeting: ecological structures and functions in the Scheldt Estuary: from past to future, Antwerp, Belgium October 7-10, 2002: abstract book. pp. 29, more Kuijpers, A.; Troelstra, S.R.; Verbeek, J.W.; Wensink, H.; De Wolf, H. (1984). Paleoceanic conditions in the Canary Basin, Eastern North Atlantic, since 1.4 M.A. BP: evidence from the deep-water sedimentary record, in: Kuijpers, A. et al. Geological Studies in the Eastern North Atlantic. Mededelingen Rijks Geologische Dienst. Nieuwe Serie, 38(2): pp. 215-230, more
Abstracts (5) [show]
Goossens, C.; Hylén, A.; Kreuzburg, M.; De Wolf, H.; Burdorf, L.; Fiers, G.; Van Heurck, B.; Lauriks, F.; Theetaert, H.; Verbrugge, S.; Cnudde, V.; Cattrijsse, A.; Meysman, F.J.R. (2023). The role of bioturbation in enhanced silicate weathering in coastal sediments: A long-term mesocosm study, in: Mees, J. et al. Book of abstracts – VLIZ Marine Science Day, 1 March 2023, Bruges. VLIZ Special Publication, 90: pp. 27, more Van den Broeck, H.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2007). Differences in shell morphology and reproductive impairment in Littorina littorea along the Belgian coast, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 2 March 2007: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 39: pp. 60, more Van den Broeck, H.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Blust, R. (2005). Assessment of the myoglobin variation in the periwinkle Littorina littorea along the Scheldt estuary, in: Mees, J. et al. (Ed.) VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 25 February 2005: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 20: pp. 62, more Van den Broeck, H.; Breugelmans, K.; De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T. (2004). Macrogeographic mtDNA differentiation in the Macaronesian periwinkle, Littorina striata (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda), in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17: pp. 73, more Van Riel, P.; Breugelmans, K.; De Wolf, H.; Mikhailova, N.; Backeljau, T. (2004). Analysis of mitochondrial DNA variation via PCR-SSCP reveals micro- and macrogeographic genetic heterogeneity in the planktonic developing periwinkle, Melaraphe neritoides (Caenogastropoda, Littorinidae), in: Mees, J. et al. VLIZ Young Scientists' Day, Brugge, Belgium 5 March 2004: book of abstracts. VLIZ Special Publication, 17: pp. 76, more
Report [show]
De Wolf, H.; Houthuys, R.; Malherbe, B.; Raes, E. (1996). Evaluation of a beach nourishment combined with a nearshore feeder berm realized at the Belgian coast: internal note. Waterways Coast Division: Oostende. 7 pp., more
Other publication [show]
De Wolf, H.; Backeljau, T.; Verhagen, R. (1998). Congruence between allozyme and RADP data in assessing macrogeographic genetic variation in the periwinkle Littorina striata (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Biol. Jb. Dodonaea 65: 135-136, more
Thesis (co-)promotor (6) [show]
Rashid, R. (2006). Heavy metal accumulation of Littoraria scabra in coastal areas of Tanzania. MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen/Vrije Universiteit Brussel (ECOMAMA): Brussel. 55 pp., more Lukambuzi, L. (2005). Temporal variation in the energy budget of the periwinkle Littorina littorea, along the pollution gradient in the western Scheldt estuary. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel (ECOMAMA)/Universiteit Antwerpen: Brussel. 63 pp., more Malbas, S.A. (2002). Temporal variability in heavy metal content, shell morphology, and intersex in Littorina littorea (Mollusca: Gastropoda) along the Scheldt estuary (The Netherlands). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Antwerpen (RUCA)/Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB): Brussel. VIII, 85 pp., more Wezenbeek, K. (2002). Age related bioaccumulation of heavy metals and possible effects of biomagnification in some intertidal invertebrates along the western Scheldt estuary, The Netherlands. MSc Thesis. Free University of Brussels (VUB)/University of Antwerp (RUCA): Brussel. 111, + annexes pp., more Collins, H. (2001). Effects of Tributyltin (TBT) and heavy metals on the intersex, penial gland numbers and shell morphology of the Periwinkle Littorina littorea (Linné, 1758) along the Scheldt estuary. MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. VIII, 81 pp., more Kwamla Atupra, D. (2001). Determination of the toxicity of cadmium in three populations of Littorina littorea taken from a pollution and salinity gradient in the Scheldt estuary (Mollusca: Gastropoda). MSc Thesis. Vrije Universiteit Brussel: Brussel. 88 pp., more

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