Luc Lens

Ghent University — Belgium

Environmental Science · Physical Sciences

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Research Topics

Wildlife Ecology and Conservation(128), Avian ecology and behavior(119), Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies(109), Animal Behavior and Reproduction(81), Species Distribution and Climate Change(74)

Publications516 total

Early-life social instability affects aggression, but not response inhibition, in chickens
acta ethologica·2026
Habitat degradation relates to reduced immune function in nestlings, but not adults, of a tropical forest bird
Die Naturwissenschaften·2025Open Access
Predicting current and future distribution of the common waxbill using a mechanistic modelling approach
2025Open Access
Weak evaporative cooling capacity and body size shape thermal limits in tropical montane forest birds
2025Open Access
Avian influenza causes age-related mortality in a long-lived seabird
2025Open Access
Understanding individual range use in free-range chickens - a systematic review
2025Open Access
Early-life social instability affects aggression, but not response inhibition, in chickens
2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Metabolic responses at sub-thermoneutral temperatures in captive common waxbills ( <i>Estrilda astrild</i> )
2025Open Access
Multitaxon assessment reveals inconsistent biodiversity responses to forest structural complexity in temperate forests
2025Open Access
Species characteristics predict the effectiveness of avian survey methods in an Afromontane sky‐island
Ibis·2025Open Access
LBBG_ADULT - Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding in Belgium
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)·2025Open Access
Home range and activity budget in the Falkland Steamer Duck (Tachyeres brachypterus)
PLoS ONE·2025Open Access
Bird health in forests: exploring relationships between forest structural complexity, body condition, and tick infestation
Heliyon·2025Open Access
Evaluating wildlife rehabilitation: Successful return of rehabilitated gulls in the wild
2025Open Access
Effects of forest cover and fragmentation on bird functional guilds in understorey birds in shade coffee habitats of southwest Ethiopia
Ostrich·2025
Heterophil-to-lymphocyte ratio varies with habitat fragmentation and canopy cover in a tropical understory insectivore
Journal für Ornithologie·2025Open Access
LBBG_JUVENILE - Juvenile lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) and herring gulls (Larus argentatus, Laridae) hatched in Zeebrugge (Belgium)
Research Portal (King's College London)·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
Migratory Birds on Wintering Grounds in Tropics Have a Higher Basal Metabolic Rate than Tropical Residents
Ecological and Evolutionary Physiology·2025· 1 cited
In-vitro experiments suggest Ixodes ricinus nymphs prefer blood with Borrelia infection and low glucocorticoid levels
Experimental Parasitology·2025Open Access
Spatiotemporal differences in plastic biovectoring among three sympatric waterbirds
Environmental Research·2025· 3 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Erik Matthysen(15), Dries Bonte(11), Stefan Van Dongen(8), Jean‐Pierre Maelfait(6), Frederik Hendrickx(5), Hans Matheve(4), Thomas M. Brooks(4), Mwangi Githiru(4), Marion Pfeifer(3), Sarab S. Sethi(3), Víctor Arroyo‐Rodríguez(3), Danilo Bandini Ribeiro(3), J. Nicolás Urbina‐Cardona(3), James I. Watling(3), Eric M. Wood(3), Elena Piano(3), Thomas Merckx(3), Katrien De Wolf(3), Hans Van Dyck(3), Luc De Meester(3)