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Book chapters (5)

  • Vanhooydonck, B. and D. Irschick (2002) Is evolution predictable ? Evolutionary relationships of divergence in ecology, performance and morphology in Old and New World lizard radiations. In: Topics in functional and ecological vertebrate morphology (P. Aerts, K. Daout, A. Herrel and R. Van Damme, eds.), Shaker publisher, Maastricht. Pp: 191-204. full text (PDF)

  • Van Damme, R., B. Vanhooydonck, P. Aerts and F. De Vree (2002) Evolution of lizard locomotion: context and constraint. In: Biomechanics and Evolution (V.L. Bels, J-P Gasc and A. Casinos, eds.), BIOS Scientific Publishers, Oxford. Pp: 267-282. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., P. Aerts, D.J. Irschick and A. Herrel (2006) Power generation during locomotion in Anolis lizards: an ecomorphological approach. In: Ecology and Biomechanics: A mechanical approach to the ecology of animals and plants (A. Herrel, T. Speck and N. Rowe, Eds.). CRC Press, Boca Raton. Pp: 253-269. full text (PDF) (large file - 5mb)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., A. Herrel and R. Van Damme (2007) Interactions between habitat use, behavior and the trophic niche of lacertid lizards. In: Lizard Ecology: The evolutionary consequences of foraging mode. (S.M. Reilly, L.D. McBrayer and D.B. Miles, Eds.) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge. pp. 427-449. full text (PDF) (large file - 5.6mb)

  • Husak J.F., J.P. Henningsen, B. Vanhooydonck and D.J.Irschick (2012) A performance based approach to studying costs of reliable signals. In: Animal signaling: a functional approach. (D.J. Irschick, M. Briffa and J. Podos, Eds.) John Wiley & Sons (in press)



    Articles (67)

  • Van Damme, R., P. Aerts and B. Vanhooydonck (1997) No trade-off between sprinting and climbing in two populations of the lacertid lizard Podarcis hispanica (Reptilia: Lacertidae). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 60: 493-503. full text (PDF)

  • Van Damme, R., P. Aerts and B. Vanhooydonck (1998) Variation in morphology, gait characteristics and speed of locomotion in two populations of lizards. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 63: 409-427. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B. and R. Van Damme (1999) Evolutionary relationships between body shape and habitat use in lacertid lizards. Evol. Ecol. Res. 1: 785-805. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., R. Van Damme and P. Aerts (2000) Ecomorphological correlates of habitat partitioning in Corsican lacertid lizards. Funct. Ecol. 14: 358-368. full text (PDF)

  • Aerts, P., R. Van Damme, B. Vanhooydonck, A. Zaaf and A. Herrel (2000) Lizard locomotion: how morphology meets ecology. Neth. J. Zool. 50(2): 261-278. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B. and R. Van Damme (2001) Evolutionary trade-offs in locomotor capacities in lacertid lizards: are splendid sprinters clumsy climbers ? J. Evol. Biol. 14: 46-54. full text (PDF) - Erratum Erratum (figure 2)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., R. Van Damme, and P. Aerts (2001) Speed and stamina trade-off in lacertid lizards. Evolution 55(5): 1040-1048. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., R. Van Damme, T. Van Dooren and D. Bauwens (2001) Proximate causes of intraspecific variation in locomotor performance in the lizard Gallotia galloti. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 74(6): 937-945. full text (PDF)

  • Van Damme, R. and B. Vanhooydonck (2001) Origins of interspecific variation in lizard sprint capacity. Funct. Ecol. 15: 186-202. full text (PDF)

  • Herrel, A., R. Van Damme, B. Vanhooydonck and F. De Vree (2001) The implications of bite performance for diet in two species of lacertid lizards. Can. J. Zool. 79: 662-670. full text (PDF)

  • Herrel, A., J.J. Meyers and B. Vanhooydonck (2001) Relations between habitat use and body shape in a phrynosomatid lizard (Urosaurus ornatus): a population-level analysis. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 74: 305-314. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., R. Van Damme and P. Aerts (2002) Variation in speed, gait characteristics, and microhabitat use in lacertid lizards. J. Exp. Biol. 205: 1037-1046. full text (PDF)

  • Van Damme, R., R. Wilson, B. Vanhooydonck and P. Aerts (2002) Performance constraints in decathletes. Nature 415: 755-756. full text (PDF)

  • Herrel, A., J.J. Meyers and B. Vanhooydonck (2002) Relations between micro habitat use and limb shape in phrynosomatid lizards. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 77(1): 149-163. full text (PDF)

  • Van Damme, R. and B. Vanhooydonck (2002) Speed versus manoeuvrability: association between vertebral number and habitat structure in lacertid lizards. J. Zool., Lond. 258: 327-334. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B. and R. Van Damme (2003) Relationships between locomotor performance, microhabitat use and antipredator behaviour in lacertid lizards. Funct. Ecol. 17: 160-169. full text (PDF)

  • Toro, E., A. Herrel, B. Vanhooydonck and D.J. Irschick (2003) A biomechanical analysis of intra- and interspecific scaling of jumping biomechanics and morphology in Caribbean Anolis lizards. J. Exp. Biol. 206: 2641-2652. full text (PDF)

  • Aerts, P., R. Van Damme, K. Daout and B. Vanhooydonck (2003) Bipedalism in lizards: whole-body modelling reveals a possible spandrel. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B. 358: 1525-1533. full text (PDF)

  • Irschick, D.J., B. Vanhooydonck, A. Herrel and A. Andronescu (2003) Effects of loading and size on maximum power output and gait characteristics in geckos. J. Exp. Biol. 206: 3923-3934. full text (PDF)

  • Herrel, A., B. Vanhooydonck, R. Joachim and D.J. Irschick (2004) Frugivory in polychrotid lizards: effects of body size. Oecologia 140: 160-168. full text (PDF). The original publication is available at springerlink.com

  • Herrel, A., B. Vanhooydonck and R. Van Damme (2004) Omnivory in lacertid lizards:adaptive evolution or constraint ? J. Evol. Biol. 17: 974-984. full text (PDF)

  • Lailvaux, S.P., A. Herrel, B. Vanhooydonck, J.J. Meyers and D.J. Irschick (2004) Fighting tactics differ in two distinct male phenotypes in a lizard: Heavyweight and lightweight bouts. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B. 271: 2501-2508. full text (PDF).

  • Vanhooydonck, B., A. Herrel and D.J. Irschick (2005) Does dewlap size predict male bite force in Jamaican Anolis lizards? Funct. Ecol. 19: 38-42. full text (PDF)

  • Irschick, D.J., B. Vanhooydonck, A. Herrel and J.J. Meyers (2005) Intraspecific correlations among morphology, performance, and habitat use within a green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis) population. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 85: 211-221. full text (PDF)

  • Irschick, D.J., E. Carlisle, J. Elstrott, M. Ramos, C. Buckley, B. Vanhooydonck, J.J. Meyers and A. Herrel (2005) A comparison of habitat use, morphology, clinging performance, and escape behavior among two divergent green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis) populations. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 85: 223-234. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., A. Andronescu, A. Herrel and D.J. Irschick (2005) Effects of substrate structure on speed and acceleration capacity in climbing geckos. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 85: 385-393. full text (PDF)

  • Irschick D.J., A. Herrel, B. Vanhooydonck, K. Huyghe and R. Van Damme (2005) Locomotor compensation creates a mismatch between laboratory and field estimates of escape speed in lizards. Evolution 59: 1579-1587. full text (PDF)

  • Huyghe, K., B. Vanhooydonck, H. Scheers, M. Molina-Borja and R. Van Damme (2005) Morphology, performance and fighting capacity in male lizards, Gallotia galloti. Funct. Ecol. 19: 800-807. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., A. Herrel, J.J. Meyers, R. Van Damme and D.J. Irschick (2005) The relationship between dewlap size and performance changes with age and sex in an A. carolinensis lizard population. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 59: 157-165. full text (PDF)

  • Meyers, J.J., A. Herrel and B. Vanhooydonck (2005) Gambelia wislizenii (Leopard Lizard) - Ophiophagy. Herp. Review 36: 448-449. full text (PDF)

  • Irschick D.J., G. Gentry, A. Herrel and B. Vanhooydonck (2006) Seasonal patterns of Sarcophaid fly infections and male mortality in a North American lizard (Anolis carolinensis) population. J. Herpetol. 40: 107-112. full text (PDF)

  • Irschick D.J., M. Ramos, C. Buckley, J. Elstrott, E. Carlisle, S. Lailvaux, N. Bloch, A. Herrel and B. Vanhooydonck (2006) Are morphology -> performance relationships invariant across different seasons? A test with the green anole lizard (Anolis carolinensis). Oikos 114: 49-59. full text (PDF)

  • Meyers, J.J., D.J. Irschick, B. Vanhooydonck and A. Herrel (2006) Divergent roles for multiple sexual signals in a polygynous lizard. Funct. Ecol. 20: 709-716. full text (PDF)

  • Herrel, A., R. Joachim, B. Vanhooydonck and D.J. Irschick (2006) Ecological consequences of ontogenetic changes in head shape and bite performance in the Jamaican lizard Anolis lineatopus. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 89: 443-454. full text (PDF)

  • Irschick D.J., A. Herrel and B. Vanhooydonck (2006) Whole-organism studies of adhesion in pad-bearing lizards. J. Comp. Physiol. A. 192: 1169-1177. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., A. Herrel, R. Van Damme and D.J. Irschick (2006) The quick and the fast: the evolution of acceleration capacity in Anolis lizards. Evolution 60: 2137-2147. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., A. Herrel and D.J. Irschick (2006) Out on a limb: the differential effect of substrate diameter on acceleration capacity in Anolis lizards. J. Exp. Biol. 209: 4515-4523. full text (PDF)

  • Huyghe, K., A. Herrel, B. Vanhooydonck, J.J. Meyers and D.J. Irschick (2007) Microhabitat use, diet, and performance data on the Hispaniolan twig anole, Anolis sheplani. Zoology 110: 2-8. full text (PDF)

  • Huyghe, K., B. Vanhooydonck, A. Herrel, Z. Tadic and R. Van Damme (2007) Morphology, performance, behaviour and ecology of three colour morphs in males of the lizard Podarcis melisellensis. Integr. Comp. Biol. 47: 211-220. full text (PDF)

  • Irschick, D.J., A. Herrel, B. Vanhooydonck and R. Van Damme (2007) A functional approach to sexual selection. Funct. Ecol. 21: 621-626. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., R. Van Damme, A. Herrel and D.J. Irschick (2007) A performance based approach to the index versus handicap debate in sexual selection studies. Funct. Ecol. 21: 645-652. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., A. Herrel and D.J. Irschick (2007) Determinants of sexual differences in escape behavior in Anolis lizards: a comparative approach. Integr. Comp. Biol. 47: 200-210. full text (PDF)

  • Brecko, J., K. Huyghe, B. Vanhooydonck, A. Herrel, I. Grbac and R. Van Damme (2008) Functional and ecological relevance of intraspecific variation in body size and shape in a lizard, Podarcis melisellensis. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 94: 251-264. full text (PDF)

  • Castilla, A.M., B. Vanhooydonck and A. Catenazzi (2008) Feeding behavior of the Columbretes lizard Podarcis atrata, in relation to Isopoda (Crustaceae) species: Ligia italica and Armadillo officinalis. Belg. J. Zool. 138: 146-148. full text (PDF)

  • Herrel, A., K. Huyghe, B. Vanhooydonck, T. Backeljau, K. Breugelmans, I. Grbac, R. Van Damme and D.J. Irschick (2008) Rapid large scale evolutionary divergence in morphology and performance associated with exploitation of a different dietary resource. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 105: 4792-4795. full text (PDF)

  • Herrel, A., S.E. Vincent, M.E. Alfaro, S. Van Wassenbergh, B. Vanhooydonck and D.J. Irschick (2008) Morphological convergence as a consequence of extreme functional demands: examples from the feeding system of natricine snakes. J. Evol. Biol. 21: 1438-1448. full text (PDF)

  • Herrel, A., B. Vanhooydonck, J. Porck and D.J. Irschick (2008) Anatomical basis of differences in locomotor behavior in Anolis lizards: a comparison between two ecomorphs. Bull. Mus. Comp. Zool. 159: 213-238. full text (PDF)

  • Van Damme, R., P. Entin, B. Vanhooydonck and A. Herrel (2008) Causes of sexual dimorphism in performance traits: a comparative approach. Evol. Ecol. Res. 10: 229-250. full text (PDF)

  • Herrel, A., J. Podos, B. Vanhooydonck and A.P. Hendry (2009) Force-velocity trade-off in Darwin's finch jaw function: a biomechanical basis for ecological speciation? Funct. Ecol. 23:119-125. full text (PDF)

  • Huyghe, K., K. Breugelmans, M. Small, Z. Tadic, R. Van Damme, B. Vanhooydonck and T. Backeljau (2009) Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite markers in the Dalmatian wall lizard Podarcis melisellensis (Squamata: Lacertidae). Molec. Ecol. Res. 9: 299-301. full text (PDF)

  • Huyghe, K., J.F. Husak, A. Herrel, Z. Tadic, I.T. Moore, R. Van Damme and B. Vanhooydonck (2009) Relationships between hormones, physiological performance and immunocompetence in a color-polymorphic species, Podarcis melisellensis. Horm. Behav. 55: 488-494. full text (PDF)

  • Tulli, M.J., F.B. Cruz, A. Herrel, B. Vanhooydonck and V. Abdala (2009) The interplay between claw morphology and microhabitat use in Neotropical Iguanian lizards. Zoology 112: 379-392. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., A. Herrel, J.J. Meyers and D.J. Irschick (2009) What determines dewlap diversity in Anolis lizards? An among-island comparison. J. Evol. Biol. 22: 293-305. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., G. Meulepas, A. Herrel, R. Boistel, P. Tafforeau, V. Fernandez and P. Aerts (2009) Ecomorphological analysis of aerial performance in a non-specialized lacertid lizard, Holaspis guentheri. J. Exp. Biol. 212: 2475-2492. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., A. Herrel, A. Gabela and J. Podos (2009) Wing shape variation in the medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis): an ecomorphological approach. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 98: 129-138. full text (PDF)

  • Huyghe, K., J.F. Husak, I.T. Moore, B. Vanhooydonck, R. Van Damme, M. Molina-Borja and A. Herrel (2010) Effects of testosterone on morphology, performance and muscle mass in a lizard. J. Exp. Zool. 313A: 9-16. full text (PDF)

  • Huyghe, K., M. Small, B. Vanhooydonck, A. Herrel, Z. tadic, R. Van Damme and T. Backeljau (2010) Genetic divergence among sympatric colour morphs of the Dalmatian wall lizard (Podarcis melisellensis). Genetica 138: 387-393 full text (PDF)

  • Huyghe K., A. Van Oystaeyen, F. Pasmans, Z. Tadic, B. Vanhooydonck B and R. Van Damme (2010) Seasonal changes in parasite load and a cellular immune response in a colour polymorphic lizard. Oecologia 163: 867-874. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., F.B. Cruz, C.S. Abdala, D.L. Moreno Azócar, M.F. Bonino and A. Herrel (2010) Sex-specific evolution of bite performance in Liolaemus lizards (Iguania: Iguanidae): the battle of the sexes. Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 101: 461-475. full text (PDF)

  • Vanhooydonck, B., R. Boistel, V. Fernandez and A. Herrel (2011) Push and bite: trade-offs between burrowing and biting in a burrowing skink (Acontias percivali). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 101: 461-475. full text (PDF)

  • Herrel, A., H.-F. Choi, E. Dumont, N. De Schepper, B. Vanhooydonck, P. Aerts and D. Adriaens (2011) Burrowing and subsurface locomotion in anguilliform fish: behavioral specializations and mechanical constraints. J. Exp. Biol. 214: 1379-1385. full text (PDF)

  • Boistel R., A. Herrel, R. Lebrun, G. Daghfous, P. Tafforeau, J.B. Losos and B. Vanhooydonck (2011) Shake rattle and roll: the bony labyrinth and aerial descent in squamates. Integr. Comp. Biol. 51: 957-968. full text (PDF)

  • Herrel A., G.J. Measey, B. Vanhooydonck and K.A. Tolley (2011) Functional consequences of morphological differentiation between populations of the Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum). Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 104: 692-700. full text (PDF)

  • Measey G.J., A.D. Rebelo, A. Herrel, B. Vanhooydonck and K.A. Tolley (2011) Diet, morphology and performance in two chameleon morphs: do harder bites equate with harder prey? J. Zool. (in press)

  • Tulli M.J., A. Herrel, B. Vanhooydonck and V. Abdala (2012) Is phylogeny driving tendon length in lizards? Acta Zoologica (in press)

  • Huyghe K., B. Vanhooydonck, A. Herrel, Z. Tadic and R. Van Damme (2012) Female lizards ignore the sweet scent of success: male characteristics implicated in female mate preferences. Zoology (in press)

  • Herrel A., G.J. Measey, B. Vanhooydonck and K.A. Tolley (2012) Got it clipped? The effect of tail clipping on tail gripping in chameleons. J. Herpetol. (in press)



    Dissertation

  • Vanhooydonck, B. Ecomorphology of locomotion in lacertid lizards. University of Antwerp, 2001. full text (PDF)