List of works - Joachim Mergeay

A cryptic invasion within an invasion and widespread introgression in the European water frog complex: consequences of uncontrolled commercial trade and weak international legislation

scientific article published on 12 November 2008

A pragmatic approach for integrating molecular tools into biodiversity conservation

scientific article published on 25 December 2023

Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation of Sesbania rostrata

scientific article (publication date: December 2003)

An evaluation of seed zone delineation using phenotypic and population genomic data on black alderAlnus glutinosa

scientific article published in 2014

Asexuality and polyploidy inDaphniafrom the tropical Andes

article

Asymmetrical gene flow between coastal and inland dunes in a threatened digger wasp

Authors’ Reply to Letter to the Editor: Continued improvement to genetic diversity indicator for CBD

Cladoceran community composition in tropical semi-arid highland reservoirs in Tigray (Northern Ethiopia): A metacommunity perspective applied to young reservoirs

article

Colonization history and clonal richness of asexual Daphnia in periglacial habitats of contrasting age in West Greenland

scientific article

Cryptic invasion and dispersal of an American Daphnia in East Africa

article

Cyclical Parthenogenesis in Daphnia: Sexual Versus Asexual Reproduction

Daphnia community analysis in shallow Kenyan lakes and ponds using dormant eggs in surface sediments

article

Daphnia in the Tatra Mountain lakes: multiple colonisation and hidden species diversity revealed by molecular markers

article

Daphniaspecies diversity in Kenya, and a key to the identification of their ephippia

scholarly article by Joachim Mergeay et al published July 2005 in Hydrobiologia

Database on local environmental conditions and biodiversity in fish ponds in Midden-Limburg, Belgium

article

Development and characterization of eight polymorphic microsatellite markers for Daphnia atkinsoni (Crustacea: Ctenodaphnia).

scientific article

Developmental stability covaries with genome-wide and single-locus heterozygosity in house sparrows.

scientific article

Differential effects of dominant and subordinate plant species on the establishment success of target species in a grassland restoration experiment

article

Dispersal constraints for the conservation of the grassland herb Thymus pulegioides L. in a highly fragmented agricultural landscape

Drivers of population genetic differentiation in the wild: isolation by dispersal limitation, isolation by adaptation and isolation by colonization

scientific article

Ecological and evolutionary drivers of range size in Coenagrion damselflies

scientific article published on 19 September 2014

Effective population size remains a suitable, pragmatic indicator of genetic diversity for all species, including forest trees

article by Sean Hoban et al published January 2021 in Biological Conservation

Effects of adding an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculum and of distance to donor sites on plant species recolonization following topsoil removal

article

Environment not dispersal limitation drives clonal composition of Arctic Daphnia in a recently deglaciated area

scientific article

Evolution and Biodiversity: the evolutionary basis of biodiversity and its potential for adaptation to global change

scientific article published on February 2012

Evolution, plasticity and evolving plasticity of phenology in the tree species Alnus glutinosa

scientific article published on 20 October 2015

Extinction, recolonization, and dispersal through time in a planktonic crustacean

scientific article

Founder effects determine the genetic structure of the water flea Daphnia in Ethiopian reservoirs

Gene flow and effective population sizes of the butterfly Maculinea alcon in a highly fragmented, anthropogenic landscape

article

Genetic and demographic vulnerability of adder populations: Results of a genetic study in mainland Britain

scientific article published on 20 April 2020

Genetic detection of multiple exotic water frog species in Belgium illustrates the need for monitoring and immediate action

article

Genetic diversity and population structure in contemporary house sparrow populations along an urbanization gradient

scientific article

Genetic diversity goals and targets have improved, but remain insufficient for clear implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved

scientific article published in August 2020

Genetic support for the current discrete conservation unit of the Central European wolf population

scientific article

Genotyping validates photo-identification by the head scale pattern in a large population of the European adder (Vipera berus).

scientific article published on 14 February 2018

Global Commitments to Conserving and Monitoring Genetic Diversity Are Now Necessary and Feasible

scientific article published in September 2021

Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for genetic composition

scientific article published in August 2022

High levels of effective long-distance dispersal may blur ecotypic divergence in a rare terrestrial orchid

scientific article

How to maximally support local and regional biodiversity in applied conservation? Insights from pond management

scientific article

Interspecific hybridisation and interaction with cultivars affect the genetic variation of Ulmus minor and Ulmus glabra in Flanders

Invasion of an asexual American water flea clone throughout Africa and rapid displacement of a native sibling species ⬇️

scientific article (publication date: 22 November 2006)

Isolation, characterization and genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the non-model tree species Frangula alnus (Rhamnaceae)

article

Lack of phylogeographic structure in the freshwater cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa suggests global dispersal

scientific article

Landscape genomics and a common garden trial reveal adaptive differentiation to temperature across Europe in the tree species Alnus glutinosa

scientific article

Local and regional founder effects in lake zooplankton persist after thousands of years despite high dispersal potential.

scientific article

Long distance dispersal of zooplankton endemic to isolated mountaintops--an example of an ecological process operating on an evolutionary time scale

scientific article (publication date: 2011)

Macrogenetic studies must not ignore limitations of genetic markers and scale

scientific article published in 2021

Meeting report: ALTER-Net Workshop about the "Application of Molecular Techniques to Study Biodiversity, Structure and Function of Planktonic Communities in Lakes" at Blanes, Spain, February 15-16, 2007.

scientific article published on 19 July 2007

Metadata description of the ORCA database (ORganic and Conventional Agriculture's impact on aquatic biodiversity)

Monitoring of species’ genetic diversity in Europe varies greatly and overlooks potential climate change impacts

scientific article published on 15 January 2024

Monitoring status and trends in genetic diversity for the Convention on Biological Diversity: An ongoing assessment of genetic indicators in nine countries

scientific article published in May 2023

Neutral and adaptive genomic signatures of rapid poleward range expansion

scientific article published on 12 November 2015

Opportunities and challenges of macrogenetic studies

Priority effects and species sorting in a long paleoecological record of repeated community assembly through time

scientific article

Rapid genetic adaptation precedes the spread of an exotic plant species

scientific article

Rapid range expansion increases genetic differentiation while causing limited reduction in genetic diversity in a damselfly

scientific article

Reconstructing Microevolutionary Dynamics from Layered Egg Banks

article

Reeves’ muntjac populations continue to grow and spread across Great Britain and are invading continental Europe

scientific article published on 05 April 2021

Reliable eDNA detection and quantification of the European weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis)

scientific article published on 10 March 2020

Retention of gene diversity during the spread of a non-native plant species.

scientific article published on 27 March 2017

Revision of the Old World Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) similis group Cladocera: Daphniidae)

scientific article

Roe deer population structure in a highly fragmented landscape

SNP discovery using Paired-End RAD-tag sequencing on pooled genomic DNA of Sisymbrium austriacum (Brassicaceae).

scientific article published on 11 December 2012

Spatial heterogeneity in genetic relatedness among house sparrows along an urban-rural gradient as revealed by individual-based analysis.

scientific article published on 18 October 2011

Strong differences in the clonal variation of two Daphnia species from mountain lakes affected by overwintering strategy

scientific article

Suppression of invasive topmouth gudgeonPseudorasbora parvaby native pikeEsox luciusin ponds

Temperature-related natural selection in a wind-pollinated tree across regional and continental scales

scientific article published on 30 May 2011

Testing the performance of a fragment of the COI gene to identify western Palaearctic stag beetle species (Coleoptera, Lucanidae)

scientific article

The Impact of Conservation Management on the Community Composition of Multiple Organism Groups in Eutrophic Interconnected Man-Made Ponds

scientific article published on 30 September 2015

The contribution of mating system variation to reproductive isolation in two closely related Centaurium species (Gentianaceae) with a generalized flower morphology

scientific article published in February 2014

The effect of drought stress on heterozygosity-fitness correlations in pedunculate oak (Quercus robur).

scientific article

The genetic legacy of polyploid Bolivian Daphnia: the tropical Andes as a source for the North and South American D. pulicaria complex

scientific article

The population genomic signature of environmental selection in the widespread insect-pollinated tree species Frangula alnus at different geographical scales

scientific article

The role of genetic diversity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in population recovery of the semi-natural grassland plant species Succisa pratensis

scientific article published on 05 November 2021

The role of selection in driving landscape genomic structure of the waterflea Daphnia magna ⬇️

scientific article published on November 23, 2012

Transatlantic invasion routes and adaptive potential in North American populations of the invasive glossy buckthorn, Frangula alnus ⬇️

scientific article

Transmission of genetic variation from the adult generation to naturally established seedling cohorts in small forest stands of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.)

article

Tree density and population size affect pollen flow and mating patterns in small fragmented forest stands of pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur L.)

scientific article published in 2014

Two hundred years of a diverse Daphnia community in Lake Naivasha (Kenya): effects of natural and human-induced environmental changes

article

Unravelling the effects of contemporary and historical range expansion on the distribution of genetic diversity in the damselfly Coenagrion scitulum

scientific article (publication date: 3 March 2014)

List of works by Joachim Mergeay

A cryptic invasion within an invasion and widespread introgression in the European water frog complex: consequences of uncontrolled commercial trade and weak international legislation

A pragmatic approach for integrating molecular tools into biodiversity conservation

Agrobacterium rhizogenes-mediated transformation of Sesbania rostrata

An evaluation of seed zone delineation using phenotypic and population genomic data on black alderAlnus glutinosa

Asexuality and polyploidy inDaphniafrom the tropical Andes

Asymmetrical gene flow between coastal and inland dunes in a threatened digger wasp

Authors’ Reply to Letter to the Editor: Continued improvement to genetic diversity indicator for CBD

Cladoceran community composition in tropical semi-arid highland reservoirs in Tigray (Northern Ethiopia): A metacommunity perspective applied to young reservoirs

Colonization history and clonal richness of asexual Daphnia in periglacial habitats of contrasting age in West Greenland

Cryptic invasion and dispersal of an American Daphnia in East Africa

Cyclical Parthenogenesis in Daphnia: Sexual Versus Asexual Reproduction

Daphnia community analysis in shallow Kenyan lakes and ponds using dormant eggs in surface sediments

Daphnia in the Tatra Mountain lakes: multiple colonisation and hidden species diversity revealed by molecular markers

Daphniaspecies diversity in Kenya, and a key to the identification of their ephippia

Database on local environmental conditions and biodiversity in fish ponds in Midden-Limburg, Belgium

Development and characterization of eight polymorphic microsatellite markers for Daphnia atkinsoni (Crustacea: Ctenodaphnia).

Developmental stability covaries with genome-wide and single-locus heterozygosity in house sparrows.

Differential effects of dominant and subordinate plant species on the establishment success of target species in a grassland restoration experiment

Dispersal constraints for the conservation of the grassland herb Thymus pulegioides L. in a highly fragmented agricultural landscape

Drivers of population genetic differentiation in the wild: isolation by dispersal limitation, isolation by adaptation and isolation by colonization

Ecological and evolutionary drivers of range size in Coenagrion damselflies

Effective population size remains a suitable, pragmatic indicator of genetic diversity for all species, including forest trees

Effects of adding an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi inoculum and of distance to donor sites on plant species recolonization following topsoil removal

Environment not dispersal limitation drives clonal composition of Arctic Daphnia in a recently deglaciated area

Evolution and Biodiversity: the evolutionary basis of biodiversity and its potential for adaptation to global change

Evolution, plasticity and evolving plasticity of phenology in the tree species Alnus glutinosa

Extinction, recolonization, and dispersal through time in a planktonic crustacean

Founder effects determine the genetic structure of the water flea Daphnia in Ethiopian reservoirs

Gene flow and effective population sizes of the butterfly Maculinea alcon in a highly fragmented, anthropogenic landscape

Genetic and demographic vulnerability of adder populations: Results of a genetic study in mainland Britain

Genetic detection of multiple exotic water frog species in Belgium illustrates the need for monitoring and immediate action

Genetic diversity and population structure in contemporary house sparrow populations along an urbanization gradient

Genetic diversity goals and targets have improved, but remain insufficient for clear implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Genetic diversity targets and indicators in the CBD post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework must be improved

Genetic support for the current discrete conservation unit of the Central European wolf population

Genotyping validates photo-identification by the head scale pattern in a large population of the European adder (Vipera berus).

Global Commitments to Conserving and Monitoring Genetic Diversity Are Now Necessary and Feasible

Global genetic diversity status and trends: towards a suite of Essential Biodiversity Variables (EBVs) for genetic composition

High levels of effective long-distance dispersal may blur ecotypic divergence in a rare terrestrial orchid

How to maximally support local and regional biodiversity in applied conservation? Insights from pond management

Interspecific hybridisation and interaction with cultivars affect the genetic variation of Ulmus minor and Ulmus glabra in Flanders

Invasion of an asexual American water flea clone throughout Africa and rapid displacement of a native sibling species ⬇️

Isolation, characterization and genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms in the non-model tree species Frangula alnus (Rhamnaceae)

Lack of phylogeographic structure in the freshwater cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa suggests global dispersal

Landscape genomics and a common garden trial reveal adaptive differentiation to temperature across Europe in the tree species Alnus glutinosa

Local and regional founder effects in lake zooplankton persist after thousands of years despite high dispersal potential.

Long distance dispersal of zooplankton endemic to isolated mountaintops--an example of an ecological process operating on an evolutionary time scale

Macrogenetic studies must not ignore limitations of genetic markers and scale

Meeting report: ALTER-Net Workshop about the "Application of Molecular Techniques to Study Biodiversity, Structure and Function of Planktonic Communities in Lakes" at Blanes, Spain, February 15-16, 2007.

Metadata description of the ORCA database (ORganic and Conventional Agriculture's impact on aquatic biodiversity)

Monitoring of species’ genetic diversity in Europe varies greatly and overlooks potential climate change impacts

Monitoring status and trends in genetic diversity for the Convention on Biological Diversity: An ongoing assessment of genetic indicators in nine countries

Neutral and adaptive genomic signatures of rapid poleward range expansion

Opportunities and challenges of macrogenetic studies

Priority effects and species sorting in a long paleoecological record of repeated community assembly through time

Rapid genetic adaptation precedes the spread of an exotic plant species

Rapid range expansion increases genetic differentiation while causing limited reduction in genetic diversity in a damselfly

Reconstructing Microevolutionary Dynamics from Layered Egg Banks

Reeves’ muntjac populations continue to grow and spread across Great Britain and are invading continental Europe

Reliable eDNA detection and quantification of the European weather loach (Misgurnus fossilis)

Retention of gene diversity during the spread of a non-native plant species.

Revision of the Old World Daphnia (Ctenodaphnia) similis group Cladocera: Daphniidae)

Roe deer population structure in a highly fragmented landscape

SNP discovery using Paired-End RAD-tag sequencing on pooled genomic DNA of Sisymbrium austriacum (Brassicaceae).

Spatial heterogeneity in genetic relatedness among house sparrows along an urban-rural gradient as revealed by individual-based analysis.

Strong differences in the clonal variation of two Daphnia species from mountain lakes affected by overwintering strategy

Suppression of invasive topmouth gudgeonPseudorasbora parvaby native pikeEsox luciusin ponds

Temperature-related natural selection in a wind-pollinated tree across regional and continental scales

Testing the performance of a fragment of the COI gene to identify western Palaearctic stag beetle species (Coleoptera, Lucanidae)

The Impact of Conservation Management on the Community Composition of Multiple Organism Groups in Eutrophic Interconnected Man-Made Ponds

The contribution of mating system variation to reproductive isolation in two closely related Centaurium species (Gentianaceae) with a generalized flower morphology

The effect of drought stress on heterozygosity-fitness correlations in pedunculate oak (Quercus robur).

The genetic legacy of polyploid Bolivian Daphnia: the tropical Andes as a source for the North and South American D. pulicaria complex

The population genomic signature of environmental selection in the widespread insect-pollinated tree species Frangula alnus at different geographical scales

The role of genetic diversity and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity in population recovery of the semi-natural grassland plant species Succisa pratensis

The role of selection in driving landscape genomic structure of the waterflea Daphnia magna ⬇️

Transatlantic invasion routes and adaptive potential in North American populations of the invasive glossy buckthorn, Frangula alnus ⬇️

Transmission of genetic variation from the adult generation to naturally established seedling cohorts in small forest stands of pedunculate oak (Quercus robur L.)

Tree density and population size affect pollen flow and mating patterns in small fragmented forest stands of pedunculate oak ( Quercus robur L.)