Dekoninck, Wouter

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Dr Wouter Dekoninck

Curator Entomological Collections

Scientific Heritage Service

Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences

Vautierstraat 29

1000 Brussels, Belgium

+32(0)2 627 42 98, e-mail: wdekoninck@naturalsciences.be

www.naturalsciences.be

PUBLICATIONS

 * [[Media:BonteAnimBiol2003.pdf|Bonte, D., Dekoninck, W., Provoost, S., Cosijns, E. & Hoffmann, M. 2003. Microgeographical distribution of ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in coastal dune grassland and their relation to the soil structure and vegetation. Animal Biology, 53 (4): 367-377.]]


 * [[Media:Boer et al 2003.pdf| Boer, P., Dekoninck, W., Van Loon, A. J. & Vankerkhoven, F. 2003. Lijst van mieren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) van Belgie en Nederland, hun Nederlandse namen en hun voorkomen. Entomologische Berichten (Amsterdam) 63:54-58.]]


 * [[Media:Brosens et al 2013.pdf|Brosens, D., Vankerkhoven, F., Ignace, D., Wegnez, P., Noé, N., Heughebaert, A., Bortels, J. & Dekoninck, W. 2013. FORMIDABEL: The Belgian Ants Database. ZooKeys 306: 59–70.]]


 * [[Media:Deblauwe&Dekoninck 2007.pdf|Deblauwe, I. & Dekoninck, W. 2007. Diversity and distribution of ground-dwelling ants in a lowland rainforest in southeast Cameroon. Insectes Sociaux 54: 334-342.]]


 * [[Media:INS SOC Spatio-temporal_patterns.pdf|Deblauwe, I. & Dekoninck, W., 2007. Spatio-temporal patterns of the ground-dwelling ant assemblages in a lowland rainforest in Southeast Cameroon. Insectes Sociaux, 54(4): 343-350.]]


 * [[Media:Mertens J 2002.pdf|Dekoninck, W., de Baere, C., Mertens, J. & Maelfait, J.-P. 2002. On the arrival of the Asian invader ant Lasius neglectus in Belgium (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Bulletin S.R.B.E./K.B.V.E., 138: 45-48.]]


 * [[Media:BJZOOL137 pp137-146 Dekoninck et al.pdf|Dekoninck, W., De Koninck, H., Baugnée, J.-Y. & Maelfait, J.-P., 2007. Ant biodiversity conservation in Belgian calcareous grasslands: active management is vital (Hymenoptera : Formicidae). Belgian Journal of Zoology, 137(2): 137-146.]]


 * [[Media:EKE 105_4_681_Dekoninck.pdf|Dekoninck, W., Desender, K. & Grootaert, P., 2008. Establishment of ant communities in forests established on former agricultural fields: colonisation and 25 years of management are not enough (Formicidae: Hymenoptera). European Journal of Entomology, 105(4): 681-689.]]


 * [[Media:RES ECO Ancient querries.pdf|Dekoninck, W., Hendrickx, F., Dethier, M., & Maelfait, J.-P., 2010. Spontaneous afforestation endangers the special ant fauna of abandoned quarries along the river Meuse (Wallonia, Belgium). Restoration Ecology, 18(5): 681–690.]]


 * [[Media:EJE 107_2_209_Dekoninck.pdf|Dekoninck, W., Hendrickx, F., Grootaert, P. & Maelfait, J.-P., 2010. Present conservation status of red wood ants in north-western Belgium: Worse than previously, but not a lost cause. European Journal of Entomology, 107(2): 209-218.]]


 * [[Media:EurJEnt 104 159-161 Dekoninck et al.pdf|Dekoninck, W., Lock, K. & Janssens, F., 2007. Acceptance of two native myrmecophilous species, Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii and Cyphoderus albinus by the introduced invasive garden ant Lasius neglectus in Belgium. European Journal of Entomology, 104(1): 159-161.]]


 * [[Media:JHR_article_4402 Dekoninck et al 2014 Polygyny Formica rufa.pdf|Dekoninck, W., Maebe K., Breyne, P. & Hendrickx, F., 2014. Polygyny and strong genetic structuring within an isolated population of the wood ant Formica rufa. Journal of Hymenoptera research, 41: 95-111.]]


 * [[Media:Dekoninck et al 2006.pdf|Dekoninck, W., Maelfait, J.-P., Vankerkhoven, F., Baugnée, J.-Y. & Grootaert, P. 2006. An update of the checklist of the Belgian ant fauna with comments on new species for the country (Hymenoptera, Formicidae). Belgian Journal of Entomology 8: 27-41.]]
 * Dekoninck, W., Maelfait, J.-P., Vankerkhoven, F. & Grootaert, P. 2005. Remarks on the distribution and use of a provisional red list of the ants of Flanders (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). JNCC Report 367: 74-85.


 * [[Media:Dekoninck 2002a.pdf|Dekoninck, W. & Pauly, A. 2002. Camponotus vagus Scopoli, 1763 (Hymenoptera Formicidae) a new ant species for Belgium? Bulletin S.R.B.E./K.B.V.E., 138: 29-30.]]


 * Dekoninck, W. & Vankerkhoven, F. 2001. Eight new species for the Belgian ant fauna and other remarkable recent records (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Bulletin S.R.B.E./K.B.V.E., 137: 36-43.


 * Dekoninck, W. & Vankerkhoven, F. 2001. Checklist of the Belgian ant-fauna (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique. Entomologie. 71: 263-266.


 * Dekoninck, W., Versteirt, V. & Grootaert, P. 2001. Rediscovery of a colony Polyergus rufescens (Latreille, 1798) in Belgium: observations at the "Hageven" nature reserve (Hymenoptera Formicidae). Bulletin S.R.B.E./K.B.V.E., 137: 98-101.


 * [[Media:Heathlands France PFvrs Baits insects-12-00307.pdf|Hacala, A., Gouraud, C., Dekoninck, W. & Pétillon, J., 2021. Relative Efficiency of Pitfall vs. Bait Trapping for Capturing Taxonomic and Functional Diversities of Ant Assemblages in Temporate Heathlands. Insects, 12(4), 307.]]


 * [[Media:PPE Nine new species Galapagos.pdf|Herrera, H.W., Longino, J.T. & Dekoninck, W., 2014. New records of nine ant species (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) for the Galápagos Islands. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 90(2):72-81.]]


 * [[Media:Pan Pacific Entomology Pheidole megacephala.pdf|Herrera, H.W., Sevilla, C.R. & Dekoninck, W., 2013. Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae): a new invasive ant in the Galápagos Islands. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 89(4): 234-243.]]


 * [[Media:insects-10-00218.pdf|Kasseney, B.D., Titati, B.N., Nuto, Y., Dekoninck, W., Yeo, K. & Glitho, I.A., 2019; Diversity of Ants and Termites of the Botanical Garden of the University of Lomé, Togo; Insects, 10, 218: 1-14.]]


 * [[Media:J TROP ECO Koneetal2018fourmis FINAL.pdf|Koné, M., Dosso, K., Yodé, C.D., Kouakou, A.E., N’Dri, A.B., Koné, N.A., N’Dri, J.K., Dekoninck, W. & Barot, S., 2018. Short-term changes in the structure of ant assemblages in a Guinean savanna under differing fire regimes (Lamto Scientific Reserve, Côte d’Ivoire). Journal of Tropical Ecology, 34 :326–335.]]


 * [[Media:BJZ_148_1_Kouakou_Dekoninck.pdf|Kouakou, L.M.M., Yeo, K., Dekoninck, W., Delsinne, T., Koné, M., Ouattara, K. & Konate, S., 2018. Diversity and distribution of anthropophilic, introduced and potential invasive ant species from the three ecoregions of Côte d’Ivoire. Belgian Journal of Zoology 148(1): 83-103.]]


 * [[Media:BIR_2017_Kouakou_etal_correctedproof.pdf|Kouakou, L.M.M., Yeo, K., Herrera, H.W., Kone, M., Delsinne, T., Vanderheyden, A., Ouattara, K. & Dekoninck, W., 2017. First official detection of invasive tropical fire ant, Solenopsis geminata (Fabricius, 1804) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Côte d’Ivoire (West Africa). BioInvasion Records, 6(2): 173-179]]


 * [[Media:Kouakou et al 2018 Journal of Applied Biosciences Espaces verts.pdf|Kouakou, L.M.M., Yeo, K., Koné, M., Ouattara, K., Kouakou, A.K., Delsinne, T. & Dekoninck, W., 2018. Espaces verts comme une alternative de conservation de la biodiversité en villes : le cas des fourmis (Hyménoptères : Formicidae) dans le district d’Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire). Journal of Applied Biosciences, 131: 13358-13381.]]


 * [[Media:Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences Kouakou Ports invasion.pdf|Kouakou, L.M.M., Yeo, K., Ouattara, K., Dekoninck, W., Delsinne, T. & Konate, S., 2018. Investigating urban ant community (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in port cities and in major towns along the border in Côte d’Ivoire: a rapid assessment to detect potential introduced invasive ant species. Journal of Animal & Plant Sciences 36: 5793-5811.]]


 * [[Media:BJZ_Benelux_89-96.pdf|Lehouck, V., Bonte, D., Dekoninck, W. & Maelfait, J.-P., 2004. The distribution of ant nests (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) in coastal grey dunes of Flanders (Belgium) and their relation to myrmecochorous plants. Belgian Journal of Zoology; 134(2/1): 95-102.]]


 * [[Media:Lehouck et al Eur J of Ent.pdf|Lehouck, V., Bonte, D., Dekoninck, W. & Maelfait, J.-P., 2004. Trophobiotic relationships between ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) and Tettigometridae (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha) in the grey dunes of Belgium. European Journal of Entomology: 101(4): 547-553.]]


 * [[Media:nagyetal_salamandra2017.pdf|Nagy, Z.T., Dekoninck, W., De Block, F., Yeo, K., Silue, K.S. & Delsinne, T., 2017. Oviposition of Thelotornis kirtlandii (Hallowell, 1844) in a parabiotic ant nest. Salamandra, 53(1): 167-170.]]


 * [[Media:soil-litter-ant-hymenoptera-formicidae-community-gishwati-FINAL.pdf|Nsengimana, V. & Dekoninck, W., 2021. Soil-litter ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) community response to reforested lands of Gishwati tropical montane forest, Western-Northern part of Rwanda. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 37 (4): 165-174.]]


 * [[Media:Env Ent 2018.pdf|Nsengimana, V., Kaplin, B.A., Francis, F., Lombart, K.M.M. & Dekoninck, W., Nsabimana, D. 2018. Use of Soil and Litter Ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) as Biological Indicators of Soil Quality Under Different Land Uses in Southern Rwanda. Environmental Entomology, 47 (6): 1394-1401.]]


 * [[Media:Diversity and abundance of soil-litter arthropods and their relationships.pdf|Nsengimana, V., Kaplin, A.B., Nsabimana, D., Dekoninck, W. & Francis, F., 2021. Diversity and abundance of soil-litter arthropods and their relationships with soil physicochemical properties under different land uses in Rwanda. Biodiversity, 22(1-2): 41-52.]]


 * [[Media:First_record_of_the_ant_Pheidole_megatron_Fischer_and_Fisher_2013_Hymenoptera_Formicidae_FINAL.pdf|Nsengimana, V., Nsabimana, D., Vanderheyden, A., Gombeer, S., Smitz, N., Meganck, K., De Meyer, M., Backeljau, T., Fisher, B.L. & Dekoninck, W., 2021. First record of the ant (Hymenoptera: Formcidae) Pheidole megatron (Fischer and Fisher, 2013) from Rwanda. African Zoology, 56(2): 157-161.]]


 * [[Media:AEB_03_198 - Ouattara et al 2018.pdf|Ouattara, K., Yeo, K., Koné, M., Lombart, M.M., Dekoninck, W. & Konate, S., 2018. Impact of ants on the growth and productivity of Lamto savanna perennial grasses (Côte d’Ivoire). International Journal of Agriculture, Environment and Bioresearch, 3(4):46-73.]]


 * [[Media:Kaly et al 2021.pdf|Ouatarra, K., Yeo, K., Kouakou, L.M.M., Koné, M., Dekoninck, W. & Konate, S., 2021. Influence of Ant-grass association on soil microbial activity through organic matter decomposition dynamics in Lamto savanna (Côte d’Ivoire). African Journal of Ecology, 59(4): 1023-1032.]]


 * [[Media:Parmentier_et_al-Oikos Final.pdf|Parmentier, T., Bouillon, S., Dekoninck, W. & Wenseleers, T., 2015. Trophic interactions in an ant nest microcosm: a combined experimental and stable isotope (δ13C/δ15N) approach. Oikos, 125 (8): 1182-1192.]]


 * [[Media:Sociobiology Parmentier et al Site_Fidelity FINAL.pdf|Parmentier, T., Dekoninck, W. & Hendrickx, F., 2012. Site fidelity of Formica rufa: micro-scaled and persistent despite disturbance. Sociobiology, 59(3):1413-1425.]]


 * [[Media:review RWA myrmecophiles.pdf|Parmentier, T., Dekoninck, W. & Wenseleers, T., 2014. A highly diverse microcosm in a hostile world: a review on the associates of red wood ants (Formica rufa group). Insectes Sociaux, 61 (3): 229-237.]] Supplementary Tables: [[Media:40_2014_357_MOESM1_ESM.pdf|Suppl]]


 * [[Media:Context-dependent specialization in colony defence in the red wood ant Formica rufa.pdf|Parmentier, T., Dekoninck, W. & Wenseleers, T., 2015. Context-dependennt specialization in colony defence in the red wood ant Formica rufa. Animal Behaviour, 103: 161-167.]]


 * [[Media:Metapopulation processes affecting diversity and distribution of myrmecophiles.pdf|Parmentier, T., Dekoninck, W. & Wenseleers, T., 2015. Metapopulation processes affecting diversity and distribution of myrmecophiles associated with red wood ants. Basic and Applied Ecology, 16(6): 553-562]]


 * [[Media:art_10.1186_s12862-016-0583-6.pdf|Parmentier, T., Dekoninck, W. & Wenseleers, T., 2016. Are less detrimental parasites better integrated in an inquiline community? A test using red wood ant myrmecophiles. BMC Evolutionary Biology, 16: 12.]]


 * [[Media:Survival of persecuted myrmecophiles.pdf|Parmentier, T., Dekoninck, W. & Wenseleers, T., 2016. Survival analyses of unspecialized myrmecophiles in nests of their preferred, but aggressive host and in nests of non-hosts (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Myrmecological News, 23: 71-79.]] Supplements [[Media:Parmentier et al. 2016 supplementary material.pdf| Suppl]]


 * [[Media:Parmentier_etal_jchemecol_2017.pdf|Parmentier, T., Dekoninck, W. & Wenseleers, T., 2017. Arthropods Associate with their Red Wood ant Host without Matching Nestmate Recognition Cues. Journal of chemical ecology, 43(7): 644-661. ]]


 * [[Media:parmentier_etal_bioljlinnsoc_2017_RG.pdf|Parmentier, T., Vanderheyden, A., Dekoninck, W. & Wenseleers, T., 2017. Body size in the ant-associated isopod Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii is host-dependent. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 121, 2(1): 305-311.]]


 * [[Media:PArmentier Yeo et al.pdf|Parmentier, T., Yeo, K., Dekoninck, W. & Wenseleers, T., 2017. An apparent mutualism between Afrotropical ant species sharing the same nest. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 71(46), 12pp.]]


 * [[Media:Tadu et al 2019 AJE.pdf|Tadu, Z., Badin, R., Alene, D.C., Yede, N., Edith, B., Messop, Y., Dekoninck, W. & Dijeto L.C., 2019. Ant assemblage structure on cocoa trees in smallholder farms in the Centre Region of Cameroon. African Journal of Ecology, 57(4): 512-522.]]


 * [[Media:Bioinvasions Records Vanderhaegenetal2019 Final version-2-11.pdf|Vanderhaegen, K., Naturinda, Z., Kouakou, L.M.M., Vanderheyden, A. & Dekoninck, W., 2019. First record of the invasive longhorn crazy ant, Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) from Mt. Elgon, eastern Uganda. BioInvasions Records, 8(3):505-514.]]


 * Vankerkhoven, F.; Evens, J. & Dekoninck, W. 2008. First observation of Myrmica gallienii Bondroit, 1920 for Belgium (Formicidae, Hymenoptera). Bulletin S.R.B.E./K.B.V.E., 144:35-42.


 * [[Media:Vankerkhoven, F.etal 2008. A well preserved fossil in Baltic amber of the enigmatic genus Gesomyrmex (www.academia.edu 1070394).pdf|Vankerkhoven, F., Hendrickx, H. & Dekoninck, W. 2008. A well preserved fossil in Baltic amber of the enigmatic genus Gesomyrmex Mayr, 1868 (Hymenoptera: Formicidae). Bulletin S.R.B.E./K.B.V.E., 145: 87-90.]]


 * [[Media:BIO INV Introduction_history_and_genetic_diversity.pdf|Wauters, N., Dekoninck, W. & Fournier, D., 2018. Introduction history and genetic diversity of the invasive ant Solenopsis geminata in the Galápagos Islands. Biological Invasions, 20(11): 3207-3226.]]


 * [[Media:Wauters et al Habitat association and coexistence of endemic.pdf|Wauters, N., Dekoninck, W., Hendrickx, F., Herrera, H.W. & Fournier, D., 2016. Habitat association and coexistence of endemic, native and introduced ant species in Galápagos Islands. Ecological Entomology, 41: 40-50.]]


 * [[Media:2014-90.4.205 Wauters et al PPE Sol gem.pdf|Wauters, N., Dekoninck, W., Herrera, H. & Fournier, D., 2014. Distribution, behavioral dominance and potential impacts on endemic fauna of the tropical fire ant Solenopsis geminata (Hymenoptera: Myrmicinae) in the Galápagos archipelago. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 90(4): 205-220.]]


 * [[Media:Wauters_etal_2018.pdf|Wauters, N., Dekoninck, W., Nagy, Z.T., Fournier, D., 2018. Impact of laying date and fire ants on hatchlings of Chelonoidis porteri on Santa Cruz Island, Galápagos, Ecuador. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 13(2) :479-487.]]


 * [[Media:J Ent Zoo Studies 4-3-202-372 (2).pdf|Yeo, K., Kouakou, L.M.M., Dekoninck, W., Ouattara, K. & Konate, S., 2016. Detecting intruders: assessment of the anthropophilic ant fauna (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the city of Abidjan and along access roads in Banco National Park (Côte d’Ivoire). Journal of Entomology and Zoology Studies, 4(4): 351-359.]]


 * [[Media:Yode et al 2020 Sociobiology 5558-23716-1-PB.pdf|Yode, C.D., Dosso, K., Kouakou, L.M.M., Yeo, K., Dekoninck, W., Konate, S. & Kouassi, P.K., 2020. Evaluating efficiency of different sampling methods for arboreal ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in a West African forest-savanna mosaic. Sociobiology, 67(4): 492-500.]]