Papers in peer-reviewed journals with impact factor (IF)
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21. Dellicour S, Mardulyn P, Hardy C, Roberts SPM & Vereecken NJ, in prep. Coalescent methods confirm a rapid and recent geographic range expansion in a solitary bee.
20. Vereecken NJ, in prep. The evolution of multi-model chemical mimicry in a parasitic beetle.
19. Vereecken NJ, Hötling S, Schulz S, Pellegrino G & Mardulyn P, in prep. Phylogenetic patterns of floral scents in Serapias orchids and the evolution of pollination by sexual deceit.
18. Vereecken NJ, Dafni A, Hötling S, Schulz S & Watts S, in prep. A pollinators’ eye view of a shelter mimicry system.
17. Van Rossum F, Vereecken NJ, Brédat E & Michez D, in revision. Pollen dispersal and fruit production in Vaccinium oxycoccos, and a comparison with a sympatric congener.
16. Vereecken NJ, Wilson CA, Hötling S, Schulz S, Banketov S & Mardulyn P, in revision. In and out of a highly specialised sexual mimicry system.
15. Vereecken NJ, Souche R & Schatz B, in revision. Pollinator shifts and the evolution of floral traits in a basal group of sexually deceptive orchids.
Chapters in textbooks
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2. Vereecken NJ & Francisco A, 2012. Ophrys pollination, from Darwin to the present day. In Darwin’s orchids, then and now, Edited by Peter H. Bernhardt and Retha Meier, University of Chicago Press.
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17. Vereecken NJ, Dufrêne P, Lückmann J, Devalez J, Raemakers I & Bologna M, 2010. Synthèse des données biogéographiques de Stenoria analis (Schaum) (Coleoptera, Meloidae) en France et dans les régions voisines. OSMIA 4: 1-4. PDF file (1,2Mb)
16. Vereecken NJ, Niolu P, Dufrêne E & Le Goff G, 2010. Observations sur les nids de deux chalicodomes et leurs occupants en Sardaigne (Italie). OSMIA 4: 15-19. PDF file (3Mb)
15. Smit J, Smit-Willemsen I & Vereecken NJ, 2010. A new record of the Asphodel mining bee, Andrena (Lepidandrena) sardoa Lepeletier from continental France. BembiX 30: 31-34. PDF file (340Kb)
14. Vereecken NJ & Barbier E, 2009. Premières données sur la présence de l’abeille asiatique Megachile (Callomegachile) sculpturalis Smith (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) en Europe. OSMIA 3: 4-6. PDF file (924Kb)
13. Vereecken NJ, Schwenninger H, Gogala A & Roberts SPM, 2009. Mise à jour de la distribution géographique de l’abeille du lierre, Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) en Europe. OSMIA 3: 2-3. PDF file (1,1Mb)
12. Vereecken NJ, Tengö J, Kullenberg G & Bergström G, 2009. Bertil Kullenberg (1913-2007) and his Ophrys orchids. Journal Europaïscher Orchidëen 41(1): 3-18. PDF file (794Kb)
11. Vereecken NJ, 2008. Pollinator-mediated selection, reproductive isolation and floral evolution in Ophrys orchids. Proc. Neth. Entomol. Soc. Meet. 19: 9-21. PDF file (390Kb)
10. Vereecken NJ, Dufrêne E, Roberts SPM, & Smit J, 2008. Redécouverte de Nomada agrestis Fabricius (Hymenoptera, Apidae) en France méditerranéenne. OSMIA 2: 7-10. PDF file (356Kb)
9. Devalez J & Vereecken NJ, 2008. Nouvelles données sur la présence de Colletes marginatus Smith (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) sur le littoral belge. OSMIA 2: 3–4. PDF file (204Kb)
8. Léglise E, Genoud D, Pauly A & Vereecken NJ, 2008. Ceylalictus variegatus (Olivier) (Hymenoptera, Halictidae), espèce nouvelle pour l’Aquitaine (France). OSMIA 2: 1–2. PDF file (312Kb)
7. Schiestl FP & Vereecken NJ, 2008. Andrena combinata, ein neuer Bestäuber von Ophrys araneola. Journal Europaïscher Orchidëen 40(1): 501-507. PDF file (226Kb)
6. Vereecken NJ, Risch S & Cortis P, 2007. Contribution to the pollination biology of Ophrys scolopax Cavanilles (Orchidaceae) in southern France. Natural. Belges 88 (Orchid. 20): 17–26. PDF file (126Kb)
5. Vereecken N & Genoud D, 2007. La pollinisation de l’Ophrys arachnitiformis (Orchidaceae) par les mâles de Colletes cunicularius (L.) (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) dans les Pyrénées-Atlantiques (France). OSMIA 1: 20–22. PDF file (362Kb)
4. Vereecken NJ & Patiny S, 2006. Patrolling males of Andrena bicolor F. (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae) as pollinators of Ophrys massiliensis Viglione & Véla. Natural. Belges 87 (Orchid. 19): 63–68. PDF file (166Kb)

3. Tyteca D, Rois AS & Vereecken NJ, 2006. Observations on the pollination of Ophrys fuciflora by pseudocopulating males of Phyllopertha horticola. Journal Europaïscher Orchidëen 38(1): 203–214. PDF file (250Kb)

2. Vereecken NJ & Patiny S, 2005. On the pollination of Ophrys catalaunica (O. Danesch & E. Danesch) by pseudocopulating males of Chalicodoma pyrenaica (Lepeletier) (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae). Natural. Belges 86 (Orchid 18): 57–64. PDF file (1,2Mb)

1. Vereecken N & Carrière J, 2003. Contribution à l'étude éthologique de la grande scolie à front jaune, Megascolia maculata flavifrons (F., 1775) (Hymenoptera, Scoliidae) en France méditerranéenne. Notes Fauniques de Gembloux 53: 71–80. PDF file (404Kb)
Public outreach - General audience papers
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10. Vereecken N, Dufrêne E, Genoud D & Vaissière B, 2011. Le monde des abeilles - Une diversité étonnante. TDC - Textes et documents pour la classe 1014: 26-27.
9. Vereecken N, Michez D, Colomb P & Wollast M, 2011. Comment connaître et aider nos abeilles sauvages (5/5). L’Homme et l’Oiseau (LRBPO) 2010/3: 254-259. PDF file (3,1Mb)
8. Michez D & Vereecken N, 2010. Les abeilles sauvages, une biodiversité insoupçonnée. Probio-Revue 33(2): 110-113.. PDF file (278kb)
7. Vereecken N, Michez D, Colomb P & Wollast M, 2010. Comment connaître et aider nos abeilles sauvages (4/5). L’Homme et l’Oiseau (LRBPO) 2010/3: 254-259. PDF file (3,1Mb)
6. Colomb P, Michez D, Vereecken N & Wollast M, 2010. Comment connaître et aider nos abeilles sauvages (3/5). L’Homme et l’Oiseau (LRBPO) 2010/3: 178-182. PDF file (3,1Mb)
5. Michez D, Vereecken N, Colomb P & Wollast M, 2010. Comment connaître et aider nos abeilles sauvages (2/5). L’Homme et l’Oiseau (LRBPO) 2010/2: 106-100. PDF file (2,9Mb)
4. Vereecken N, Michez D, Colomb P & Wollast M, 2010. Comment connaître et aider nos abeilles sauvages (1/5). L’Homme et l’Oiseau (LRBPO) 2010/1: 35-38. PDF file (770Kb)
3. Vereecken N, 2008. Sexe, mensonge et botanique. Natagora 26: 28-31. PDF file (705Kb)
2. Vereecken N, Toffin E & Michez D, 2006. Observations relatives à la biologie et à la nidification d'abeilles psammophiles d'intérêt en Wallonie. 2. Observations estivales et automnales. Parcs et Réserves 61(4): 12–20. PDF file (1Mb)

1. Vereecken N, Toffin E, Gosselin M & Michez D, 2006. Observations relatives à la biologie et à la nidification d'abeilles psammophiles d'intérêt en Wallonie. 1. Observations printanières. Parcs et Réserves 61(1): 8–13. PDF file (1Mb)

Theses
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Vereecken NJ, 2008. Pollinator-mediated selection, reproductive isolation and the evolution of floral traits in the genus Ophrys (Orchidaceae). PhD Thesis Dissertation, Free University of Brussels (ULB), April 2008.
Vereecken NJ, 2004. Mate choice and odour preferences in the solitary bee Colletes cunicularius (L.) (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Colletidae), the exclusive pollinator of the (sexually deceptive) orchid Ophrys exaltata (Orchidaceae). Masters Thesis Dissertation, Gembloux University of Agricultural Sciences (Belgium), September 2004, 87pp, 4 Tables and 27 Figures. PDF file (1.5Mb)
Conference contributions
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Vereecken NJ, 2011. The chemistry and evolutionary biology of sexual deception in orchids and blister beetles. February 3, 2011, University of Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. (Invited conference)
Vereecken NJ, 2010. The chemical ecology and evolutionary biology of intimate relations based on deceit. February 24, 2010, University of Tel Aviv, Israël. (Invited conference)
Vereecken NJ, 2010. Fleurs refuge ou leurre sexuel? Nouvelles perspectives sur la pollinisation des orchidées du genre Serapias. Annual Meeting of the Swiss Hymenopterologists, January 30, 2010, Berne, Switzerland. (Invited conference)
Vereecken NJ, 2010. The chemical ecology and evolutionary biology of intimate relations based on deceit. Colloquium at the Centre of Organismal Systems Biology (COSB), January 11, 2010, University of Vienna, Austria. (Invited conference)
Vereecken NJ, 2009. The chemical ecology and evolutionary biology of intimate relations based on deceit. Young Botanist Days, 24-25 November 2009, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. (Invited conference)
Vereecken NJ, 2009. Larves de coléoptères sexy cherchent mâles d‘abeilles vigoureux pour dispersion: nouvelles données sur l‘écologie chimique des abeilles du genre Colletes et leurs parasites associés. Annual Meeting of the Swiss Hymenopterologists, January 31, 2009, Berne, Switzerland. (Invited conference)
Vereecken NJ & Schiestl FP, 2008. The evolution of imperfect floral mimicry. 25th International Society of Chemical Ecology Meeting, 17-22nd August 2008, State College, Pennsylvania State University, USA. (Invited conference)
Vereecken NJ, 2008. Ecologie et évolution d’un “ménage à trois”: quand les orchidées leurrent les mâles d’abeilles sauvages. Annual Meeting of the Swiss Hymenopterologists, January 26, 2008, Berne, Switzerland. (Invited conference)
Vereecken NJ, 2007. Pollinator-mediated selection, reproductive isolation and floral evolution in Ophrys orchids. 19th Meeting of the Netherlands Entomological Society, December 14, 2007, Wageningen, The Netherlands. (Invited plenary talk)
Vereecken NJ, 2007. Sex, lies and botany: the evolution of imperfect mimicry in sexually deceptive orchids. Gordon Research Conference on Floral and Vegetative Volatiles, October 7-12, 2007, Les Diablerets, Switzerland. (Invited conference)
Vereecken NJ, Florit A, Lai R & Cortis P, 2007. Pollinator behaviour and reproductive isolation in Ophrys (Orchidaceae). 102 Congresso della Società Botanica Italiana, Palermo, Italy, September 26-29, 2007. PDF file (3.6MB)
Vereecken NJ, de Biseau J-C & Schiestl FP, 2007. Pollinator-attracting odour signals in Ophrys orchids and the evolution of chemical mimicry. AGM Meeting of the Bees, Wasps and Ants Recording Scheme (BWARS), Oxford University, 28-29 September 2007 UK. (Invited conference)
Vereecken NJ, de Biseau J-C & Schiestl FP, 2006. Pollinator-attracting odour signals in Ophrys orchids and the evolution of chemical mimicry. Opening session of the BEE (Biology, Ecology, Evolution) doctoral school, Gembloux, Belgium, 15 November 2006.
Vereecken NJ & Schiestl FP, 2006. Pollinator-attracting odour signals in Ophrys orchids and the evolution of chemical mimicry. Postgraduate Course in Sensory Ecology, Lund University, Sweden, 9-21 October 2006.

Michez D, Patiny S, Rasmont P & Vereecken NJ, 2006. Phylogeny and floral choices of Melittidae. 7. Hymenopterologen-Tagung, Stuttgart, Germany, 6-8 October 2006. PDF file (276Ko)

Michez D, Patiny S, Rasmont P & Vereecken NJ, 2006. Phylogeny and floral choice inheritance in bees. The International Union for the Study of Social Insects 2006 Congress, Washington D.C., USA. (Invited conference) PDF file (132Ko)

Vereecken NJ, de Biseau J-C & Schiestl FP, 2006. Odour communication and pollination in Ophrys - New wine in old bottles. European Orchid Congress, 14-20th February 2006, Padova, Italy.

Vereecken NJ, Mant JG & Schiestl FP, 2005. Odour communication and pollination in Ophrys orchids. 11th Meeting for PhD students in Evolutionary Biology, 11-20 September 2005, Bordeaux, France.

Vereecken NJ, Mant JG & Schiestl FP, 2005. Do sex pheromone "dialects" in Colletes cunicularius drive adaptation of mimicry to local mate preferences in the sexually deceptive orchid Ophrys exaltata? 18th World Orchid Conference, Dijon (F), 11-20 March 2005 (Laureate Poster). PDF file (806Ko)

Vereecken NJ, Mant JG & Schiestl FP, 2004. Orchid pollination through the pollinators' sense of smell - A case study with Colletes cunicularius (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) and the sexually deceptive orchid Ophrys exaltata (Orchidaceae). New Perspectives on the Systematics and Ecology of Orchids, Toulouse University (F), 18-20 November 2004.

Vereecken NJ, Mant JG & Schiestl FP, 2004. La pollinisation des Orchidées au travers du sens chimique des pollinisateurs - Illustration avec Colletes cunicularius (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) et l'orchidée leurre Ophrys exaltata. Colloque Annuel Pop.Veg., Liège (B), 17 December 2004.

Vereecken NJ & Schiestl FP, 2003. Odour communication in the pollination biology of the deceptive orchids of the genus Ophrys (Orchidaceae). Graduate Student Course in Chemical and Molecular Ecology, Ecology Department, Lund University (S).
Supervision & Co-Supervision of undergraduate students

Verdikt R & Labtani Q, 2012. Différenciation florale et stratégies de pollinisation chez les orchidées trompeuses du genre Ophrys. Undergraduate project in BIOL-F-314 "Projet de recherche et communication scientifique" (with Dr M. Moser & Dr. D. Fournier) at the Free University of Brussels/Université Libre de Bruxelles.
De Prémorel G, 2012. Evolution of pollination by sexual deception in the genus Ophrys - causes and consequences. Masters Thesis at the Free University of Brussels/Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Hardy C, 2010-2011. Phylogeography of the Ivy bee, Colletes hederae (Hymenoptera, Apidea, Colletidae) based on nuclear and mitochondial molecular markers. Masters Thesis at the Free University of Brussels/Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Lokolo A & Bukaka E, 2009-2010. Etude de la diversité des abeilles sauvages (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) des provinces du Bas-Congo et de Kinshasa (R.D.Congo). Masters Thesis at the University of Kinshasa.
Bertels N & Bodenmann C, 2009. Investigations into the pollination biology of Anacamptis papilionacea (Orchidaceae): evidence for floral mimicry? Undergraduate project at the University of Zürich, Plant-Insect Interactions Course, May 2009.
Florit A, 2007. Etude de la mosaïque géographique des relations Ophrys-pollinisateurs (Orchidaceae): implications pour la spécificité des interactions biotiques, l’évolution et la conservation des orchidées. Mémoire pour l’obtention du Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (DEA) en Biologie de la Conservation, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris (France), 52p.
Edition/Referee/Others

Referee for Annals of Botany, Annales de la Société Entomologique de France, Apidologie, Behavioural Ecology, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Botanica Helvetica, Chemoecology, Ecology, Functional Ecology, Israel Journal of Botany, Plant Biology.
Editor of the newsletter OSMIA, member of the International Society of Chemical Ecology (ISCE).
Founding member of the Observatoire des Abeilles (OA), see http://www.oabeilles.org/
Teaching/Workshops

Agro-ecology of wild bees as pollinators (2012) at the Unité de recherche HydrISE, Institut Polytechnique LaSalle Beauvais (France), March 5-6 (Invited lecturer).
Pollination Biology Workshop (2012) at the University of Bangalore, India, with Prof. Amots Dafni (University of Haïfa, Israel) (Invited lecturer).
Pollination Biology and Bee Ecology Workshop (2012) at the University of Lubumbashi, DRCongo, with Prof. Pierre Meerts (Free University of Brussels/Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium), Prof. Gregory Mahy (Gemboux Agro Bio-Tech, University of Liège, Belgium), and Dr. Michel-Pierre Faucon (Université de Picardie, France) (Invited lecturer).
Pollination Biology Workshop (2011) at the Xishuangbanna Botanical Garden (Yunnan), China, with Prof. Amots Dafni (University of Haïfa, Israel) (Invited lecturer).
Pollination Biology Summer School (2010) at the Hokkaido University, Japan, with Prof. Amots Dafni (University of Haïfa, Israel) (Invited lecturer).
Chemical Ecology (2010-2012) at the Free University of Brussels with Prof. Jean-Christophe de Biseau (Free University of Brussels, Belgium).
Evolution and Adaptation (2009-2010) at the University of Zürich, Switzerland with Prof. Florian P. Schiestl (University of Zürich, Switzerland).















