PUBLICATIONS
Preprints
[7] Moerman F., Colegrave N., Frequent sexual reproduction limits adaptation in outcrossed populations of the alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, BioRxiv. (doi.org/10.1101/2022.07.01.498510)
Peer reviewed articles
[6] Olive M., Moerman F., Fernandez-Cassi X., Altermatt F and Kohn T. Removal of Waterborne Viruses by Tetrahymena pyriformis Is Virus-Specific and Coincides with Changes in Protist Swimming Speed, Environmental Science and Technology. (doi.org/10.1111/1365-2656.13598)
[5] Moerman F., Fronhofer E. A., Altermatt F and Wagner A. Selection on growth rate and local adaptation drive genomic adaptation during experimental range expansions in the protist Tetrahymena thermophila, BioRxiv. (doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c05518)
[4] Moerman F., Fronhofer E. A., Wagner A & Altermatt F. Gene swamping alters evolution during range expansions in the protist Tetrahymena thermophila. Biology Letters 16, 20200244. (doi:10.1098/rsbl.2020.0244)
[3] Cairns J., Moerman F., Fronhofer E. A., Altermatt F. & Hiltunen T., Evolution in interacting species alters predator life history traits, behavior and morphology in experimental microbial communities. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 287, 20200652. (doi:10.1098/rspb.2020.0652)
[2] Moerman F., Arquint A., Merkli S., Wagner A., Altermatt F. & Fronhofer E. A. Evolution under pH stress and high population densities leads to increased density-dependent fitness in the protist Tetrahymena thermophila. Evolution. 2020;74(3):573–86.
[1] Van Petegem K. H. P., Moerman F., Dahirel M., Fronhofer E. A., Vandegehuchte M., Van Leeuwen T., Wybouw N., Stocks R. & Bonte D. (2018) Kin competition accelerates experimental range expansion in an arthropod herbivore. Ecology Letters 21: 225-234.
Theses
[PhD] Moerman F., Understanding Invasions—From the Genetic Basis to the Ecological Dynamics of Spreading Populations, Dissertation zur Erlangung der naturwissenschaftlichen Doktorwürde, Universität Zurich, Switzerland, 2021
[M.Sc.] Moerman F., Eco-evolutionary responses along an experimental dispersal front, using Tetranychus urticae as a model species, Master’s dissertation submitted to obtain the degree of Master of Science in Biology, Ghent University, Belgium, 2016