Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biosketch
After studying biology at the University of Groningen I did my PhD under supervision of Joost Tinbergen at the department of Animal Ecology of the Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO - KNAW) - and in 1995 defended my PhD thesis "Reproductive decisions in great tits; An optimality approach" (Cum laude). After Postdoc positions at the University of Bristol ( John McNamara , Mathematics Department), Oxford ( Chris Perrins , Dept. of Zoology) and University of Uppsala ( Lars Gustafsson , Dept. of Zoology) I obtained an 'open competition' NWO-grant, enabling a return to the University of Groningen. In 2004 I was awarded a Vici-grant, enabling the creation of a new research group (animals@work) embedded in the Behavioural Biology group, and we are continuing the work started with that project.
External positions
Member editorial board / Associate Editor: Journal of Avian Biology, Frontiers in Zoology and Frontiers in Behavioral and Evolutionary Ecology
Network
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Egg size effects on nestling mass in jackdaws Corvus monedula: A cross-foster experiment
Borger, M. J., Bauch, C., Boonekamp, J. J. & Verhulst, S., May-2023, In: Journal of Avian Biology. 5-6, 11 p., e03099.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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A comparison of continuous and intermittent EEG recordings in geese: How much data are needed to reliably estimate sleep-wake patterns?
van Hasselt, S. J., Verhulst, S., Piersma, T., Rattenborg, N. C. & Meerlo, P., Jun-2022, In: Journal of Sleep Research. 31, 3, 7 p., e13525.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Decoupling blood telomere length from age in recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant in the BMT-CTN 1202
Lai, T. P., Verhulst, S., Dagnall, C. L., Hutchinson, A., Spellman, S. R., Howard, A., Katki, H. A., Levine, J. E., Saber, W., Aviv, A. & Gadalla, S. M., 3-Oct-2022, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 13, 9 p., 966301.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Deterrence of birds with an artificial predator, the RobotFalcon
Storms, R. F., Carere, C., Musters, R., van Gasteren, H., Verhulst, S. & Hemelrijk, C. K., 26-Oct-2022, In: Journal of the Royal Society Interface. 19, 195, p. 20220497 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Effects of manipulated food availability and seasonality on innate immune function in a passerine
Driessen, M. M. G., Versteegh, M. A., Gerritsma, Y. H., Tieleman, B. I., Pen, I. R. & Verhulst, S., Dec-2022, In: Journal of Animal Ecology. 91, 12, p. 2400-2411 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile21 Downloads (Pure)
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AL-III: DNA-methylation as an epigenetic clock of biological age: A new tool to study ageing and ecology & evolution of life histories?
Verhulst, S., Dugdale, H., Palsboll, P. & Tangili, M.
01/08/2020 → 01/08/2024
Project: Research
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AL-I: Mosaic aging
Verhulst, S., Pen, I., Tieleman, I. & Driessen, M.
01/01/2017 → 01/10/2023
Project: Research
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AL-II: Parsing developmental plasticity of personality in zebra finches
Verhulst, S., Boer ,de, S. & Gerritsma, Y.
01/10/2017 → 01/02/2023
Project: Research
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Preventing bird strikes: Developing RoboFalcons to deter bird flocks
Hemelrijk, C., Verhulst, S., Storms, R. & Papadopoulou, M.
01/04/2017 → 01/04/2021
Project: Research
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Telomeres and life histories: All's well that ends well?
Verhulst, S. & Boonekamp, J.
01/10/2013 → 01/01/2018
Project: Research
Activities
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European Conference on Behavioural Biology 2022
Jean-Christophe Billeter (Member of organising committee), Cato Drion (Member of organising committee), Pleunie Kraak (Member of organising committee), Martine Maan (Member of organising committee) & Simon Verhulst (Member of organising committee)
20-Jul-2022 → 23-Jul-2022Activity: Organising and attending an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
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Telomere Research Network (TRN) - Executive Committee (External organisation)
Simon Verhulst (Member)
Sept-2019 → …Activity: Membership › Academic
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Evolutie van veroudering en levensduur - Eind goed, al goed?
Simon Verhulst (Speaker)
17-Oct-2017Activity: Talk and presentation › Inaugural lecture › Popular
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ESEB 2017
Leo Beukeboom (Chair/vice-chair of organising committee), Simon Verhulst (Chair/vice-chair of organising committee), Bregje Wertheim (Member of organising committee), Martine Maan (Member of organising committee), Paul Steerenberg (Treasurer of organising committee), Emma Plender-Hartman (Secretary of organising committee), Franz Weissing (Chair/vice-chair of scientific committee) & Sander van Doorn (Member of scientific committee)
2015 → 2017Activity: Organising and attending an event › Organising and contributing to an event › Academic
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Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution (Journal)
Simon Verhulst (Editor)
2014 → …Activity: Peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work › Academic
Datasets
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Data from: Ultra-long telomeres shorten with age in nestling great tits but are static in adults and mask attrition of short telomeres
Atema, E. (Creator), Mulder, E. (Creator), van Noordwijk, A. J. (Creator) & Verhulst, S. (Creator), University of Groningen, 14-Jan-2019
Dataset
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Datasheet 3: Table percentiles from Antioxidant supplementation slows telomere shortening in free-living white stork chicks
Pineda-Pampliega, J. (Contributor), Herrera-Dueñas, A. (Contributor), Mulder, E. (Contributor), Aguirre, J. I. (Contributor), Höfle, U. (Contributor) & Verhulst, S. (Contributor), University of Groningen, 25-Dec-2019
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.11366177.v1, https://doi.org/10.6084%2Fm9.figshare.11366177.v1
Dataset
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Data from: Male but not female zebra finches with high plasma corticosterone have lower survival
Jimeno, B. (Creator), Briga, M. (Creator), Hau, M. (Creator) & Verhulst, S. (Creator), University of Groningen, 22-Nov-2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.c0g0b
Dataset
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Data from: Carotenoid-dependent signals and the evolution of plasma carotenoid levels in birds
Simons, M. (Creator), Maia, R. (Creator), Leenknegt, B. (Creator) & Verhulst, S. (Creator), University of Groningen, 23-Jul-2014
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.kg007
Dataset
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Data from: Within the genome, long telomeres are more informative than short telomeres with respect to fitness components in a long-lived seabird
Bauch, C. (Creator), Becker, P. H. (Creator) & Verhulst, S. (Creator), University of Groningen, 9-Dec-2013
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.k8r75
Dataset
Press/Media
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Model finds COVID-19 deaths among elderly may be due to genetic limit on cell division
06/05/2022 → 27/07/2022
17 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment › Popular
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RUG-bioloog wil dierproef afdwingen via de rechter
25/11/2020 → 07/04/2021
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Academic
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Starlings sleep less during summer and full-moon nights
Sjoerd van Hasselt, Maria Rusche, Simon Verhulst & Peter Meerlo
19/03/2020 → 20/03/2020
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Academic
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The Great Lockdown - UG researchers deal with the corona crisis
Simon Verhulst, Merijn Driessen, Leo Beukeboom & Antonius Groothuis
18/03/2020
2 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other › Academic
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Animal testing: Regulated to death
Simon Verhulst, Robbert Havekes & Sietse de Boer
23/05/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Other › Professional