K. De Wolf

Urban Cepaea nemoralis snails are less likely to have nematodes trapped within their shells

The paper examines how urbanization affects nematode trapping in Cepaea nemoralis snails, finding reduced encapsulation rates and a link between snail size and nematode presence.

Lack of abundant core virome in Culex mosquitoes from a temperate climate region despite a mosquito species-specific virome

The study profiles the virome of Culex and Aedes mosquitoes in Belgium, finding no abundant core virome and identifying 45 viruses, 28 novel, with species-specific patterns and Wolbachia prevalence.

Evolution at two time frames: polymorphisms from an ancient singular divergence event fuel contemporary parallel evolution

The paper shows that ancient genetic variation from a single divergence event enables rapid parallel evolution in beetle ecotypes through repeated selection after admixture.