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: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: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: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]]


 * 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: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.]]