@article {171,
	title = {Cuticular structure of three<i> Bunonema</i> species and first description of the male of <i>B. penard</i>i Stefanski, 1914 (Nematoda : Bunonematidae)},
	journal = {NematologyNematology},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2004},
	note = {Times Cited: 0 Article English Borgonie, G State Univ Ghent, Dept Biol, Nematol Sect, KL Ledeganckstr 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Cited References Count: 38 889AI BRILL ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS PLANTIJNSTRAAT 2, P O BOX 9000, 2300 PA LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS LEIDEN Part 4},
	pages = {473-484},
	abstract = {This study reanalyses some morphological and ultrastructural aspects of three Bunonema species. Specimens of B. penardi, B. hessi and B.franzi were studied using light microscopy and SEM. Bunonema franzi was also studied by TEM. The male of B. penardi is described, this being the first record of males in the genus Bunonema. Additional morphometric data on the females of this species are presented. SEM pictures show details of the deviant amphid position within the Bunonematidae. In contrast to earlier reports, our TEM results show that the evagination of the cuticle in ridges and tubercles is due to the thickening of the median zone of the cuticle. Ultrastructural details of the species-specific polygonal mesh network on the right body side are revealed. The rods that constitute this network lie above the epicuticle and are therefore extracuticular},
	keywords = {BODY WALL, cuticle, FINE-STRUCTURE, GENUS, light microscopy, microscopy, morphology, Nematoda, PROTEIN, RHABDITIDA, SEM, STOMA, TEM, tubercle, ultrastructure, YOLK},
	isbn = {1388-5545},
	author = {Van Gansbeke, R. and Bert, W. and Govaerts, A. and Claeys, M. and Van Driessche, R. and Manhout, J. and Borgonie, G.}
}
@article {172,
	title = {Cuticular structure of three Bunonema species and first description of the male of B-penardi Stefanski, 1914 (Nematoda : Bunonematidae)},
	journal = {NematologyNematology},
	volume = {6},
	year = {2004},
	note = {Van Gansbeke, R Bert, W Govaerts, A Claeys, M Van Driessche, R Manhout, J Borgonie, GPart 4},
	pages = {473-484},
	abstract = {This study reanalyses some morphological and ultrastructural aspects of three Bunonema species. Specimens of B. penardi, B. hessi and B.franzi were studied using light microscopy and SEM. Bunonema franzi was also studied by TEM. The male of B. penardi is described, this being the first record of males in the genus Bunonema. Additional morphometric data on the females of this species are presented. SEM pictures show details of the deviant amphid position within the Bunonematidae. In contrast to earlier reports, our TEM results show that the evagination of the cuticle in ridges and tubercles is due to the thickening of the median zone of the cuticle. Ultrastructural details of the species-specific polygonal mesh network on the right body side are revealed. The rods that constitute this network lie above the epicuticle and are therefore extracuticular.},
	isbn = {1388-5545},
	author = {Van Gansbeke, R. and Bert, W. and Govaerts, A. and Claeys, M. and Van Driessche, R. and Manhout, J. and Borgonie, G.}
}
@article {150,
	title = {Nematode communities of small farmland ponds},
	journal = {HydrobiologiaHydrobiologia},
	volume = {583},
	year = {2007},
	note = {Times Cited: 0 Article English Bert, W Univ Ghent, Dept Biol, Ledeganckstr 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Cited References Count: 58 152JQ SPRINGER VAN GODEWIJCKSTRAAT 30, 3311 GZ DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS DORDRECHT},
	pages = {91-105},
	abstract = {The nematofauna of 14 farmland ponds, selected according to a gradient of surrounding agricultural land-use intensity, from five regions in North-West of Belgium were studied. The total nematode density (9-411 ind./10 cm(2) per pond), and especially the number of species (4-12 species per pond) was especially low in these ponds. In total, 17 genera of free-living benthic nematodes, belonging to 15 families, are identified. Tobrilus gracilis and Eumonhystera filiformis were the most common species and were found in 13 and 12 of the 14 sampled ponds, respectively. The genera Tobrilus and Eumonhystera jointly comprise 77\% of the total nematofauna. Consequently, the investigated water bodies were dominated by deposit feeding Monhysteridae and/or by chewing Tobrilidae. Diplogasteridae and Rhabditidae, normally related with eutrophic habitats, were almost absent. In order to explain the variation of total density, diversity, feeding-types composition and the individual density of the six most important species within ponds as well, sets of environmental variables were statistically selected. It was demonstrated that morphologically very similar species can show highly different ecological properties. The presence of a substantial mud layer and of an overall high level of eutrophication as well as the presence of possibly associated anaerobic conditions are put forward as the main factors explaining the observed low density and diversity. Total phosphate concentration and sediment characteristics seem to be the most important variables to explain the nematode community structure. However, a clear pattern of environmental variables, agricultural land use and nematode assemblages was not observed},
	keywords = {BENTHIC NEMATODES, diversity, ECOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS, FAMILY, FREE-LIVING NEMATODES, freshwater, LIFE-HISTORY, MATURITY INDEX, meiofauna, NATIONAL-PARK BERCHTESGADEN, Nematoda, NEMATODE, nematodes, OLIGOTROPHIC LAKE KONIGSSEE, pool, SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION, SOUTHWEST GERMANY, SUBMOUNTAIN CARBONATE STREAM, water body},
	isbn = {0018-8158},
	author = {Bert, W. and Messiaen, M. and Hendrickx, F. and Manhout, J. and De Bie, T. and Borgonie, G.}
}
@article {158,
	title = {Evolutionary loss of parasitism by nematodes? Discovery of a free-living filaroid nematode},
	journal = {Journal of ParasitologyJournal of Parasitology},
	volume = {92},
	number = {3},
	year = {2006},
	note = {Times Cited: 2 Article English Bert, W Univ Ghent, Dept Biol, Ledeganckstr 35, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium Cited References Count: 15 065CD AMER SOC PARASITOLOGISTS 810 EAST 10TH STREET, LAWRENCE, KS 66044 USA LAWRENCE},
	pages = {645-647},
	abstract = {A cattle-drinking pool in nature reserve "Zwin" on the Belgian coast contained free-living third-stage infective filaroid juveniles. These juveniles clearly differ morphologically from all known nematodes. Morphological and molecular analyses indicate a position within the Filaroidea. The aberrant biology of this nematode, namely. a free-living stage in ail aquatic environment. is unknown within this superfamily. and the evolution of the parasitic phenotype to a free-living state is generally thought to be unlikely. However, the obtained placement in the small subunit molecular phylogenetic tree suggests that this free-living stage is most likely a secondary adaptation. It is reasonable to assert that nematodes with complex life cycles still have the genetic potential for a reversion from parasitism to a (partial) free-living stage},
	keywords = {Evolution, NEMATODE, nematodes, pool, SEQUENCE},
	isbn = {0022-3395},
	author = {Bert, W. and Messiaen, M. and Manhout, J. and Houthoofd, W. and Borgonie, G.}
}
@conference {159,
	title = {Nematode communities of small pools in an agricultural landscape},
	booktitle = {Journal of NematologyJournal of Nematology},
	volume = {38},
	number = {2},
	year = {2006},
	note = {Times Cited: 0 Meeting Abstract English Cited References Count: 0 086KM SOC NEMATOLOGISTS},
	pages = {262-262},
	keywords = {NEMATODE, pool},
	isbn = {0022-300X},
	author = {Bert, W. and Messiaen, M. and Hendrickx, F. and Manhout, J. and Borgonie, G.}
}
@article {128,
	title = {Nematode assemblages in a nature reserve with historical pollution},
	journal = {Belgian Journal of ZoologyBelgian Journal of Zoology},
	volume = {139},
	number = {1},
	year = {2009},
	note = {Bert, Wim Manhout, Joeri Van Colen, Carl Borgonie, Gaetan Decraemer, Wilfrida},
	month = {Jan},
	pages = {3-14},
	abstract = {Nematodes, and especially nematode communities, have significant potential as bio-indicators. The present study aimed to assess thee nematode community structure of several sites with different historical pollution Long-term polluted municipal waste-, tar- and sludge- sites were compared with less disturbed annex sites At each site heavy metal and PAHs concentrations were measured together with soil texture classes. pH and total organic matter Identification of three hundred nematodes at each location resulted in the discrimination of 63 genera from 32 different families of which the Cephalobidae. Belonolaimidae, Tylenchidae, Hoplolaimidae, Belonolaimidae and Plectidae were the most abundant families The sampling sites harbour significantly different nematode communities and significant differences of life-strategy-related parameters (cp-groups, MI Indexes) were observed. The significant augmentation of the proportion of the cp 2 nematodes in historically-polluted sites was especially informative. Omitting the cp 1 group from the MI (=MI2-5) better reflects putative historical pollution-induced community changes However, the current study did not reveal significant relationships between historical pollution and the feeding type composition, or the Shannon-Wiener diversity The observed results are critically assessed in the light of possible flaws such as sampling and analyzing limitations.},
	isbn = {0777-6276},
	author = {Bert, W. and Manhout, J. and Van Colen, C. and Borgonie, G. and Decraemer, W.}
}
