Body size is intrinsically linked to metabolic rate and life-history traits, and is a crucial determinant
of food webs and community dynamics 1 , 2 . The increased temperatures associated …

The increasing urbanization process is hypothesized to drastically alter (semi‐)natural
environments with a concomitant major decline in species abundance and diversity. Yet, studies …

The increasing conversion of agricultural and natural areas to human‐dominated urban
landscapes is predicted to lead to a major decline in biodiversity worldwide. Two conditions that …

When environments change, populations may adapt surprisingly fast, repeatedly and even
at microgeographic scales. There is increasing evidence that such cases of rapid parallel …

In Europe, the air-borne accidental introduction of exotic mosquito species (EMS) has been
demonstrated using mosquito surveillance schemes at Schiphol International Airport (…

The present study aimed at identifying the members of the Anopheles maculipennis complex
(Diptera: Culicidae) occurring in Belgium. Therefore, the second internal transcribed spacer …

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an immunogenic tumor, but uses several immune-suppressive
mechanisms to shift the balance from tumor immune response toward tumor growth. …

Invasive mosquito species (IMS) and their associated mosquito-borne diseases are emerging
in Europe. In Belgium, the first detection of Aedes albopictus (Skuse 1894) occurred in …

Background The primary objective was to determine maximum tolerated radiation dose in
patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma on pazopanib treatment. Methods Treatment-…

Purpose To report the results of a phase 1 trial evaluating the safety of the ipilimumab/radiation
therapy combination in patients with metastatic melanoma. Patients and Methods …