dr. C.J. (Casper) van der Kooi

Group leader

Faculty of Science and Engineering

Telephone:

+31 50 36 32277 (Office)

E-mail:

c.j.van.der.kooi rug.nl

Homepage ORCID Research Portal

Publications

The origins of flowering plants and pollinators

van der Kooi, C. & Ollerton, J., 19-Jun-2020, In: Science. 368, 6497, p. 1306-1308 3 p.

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Mutualisms and (a)symmetry in plant–pollinator interactions

van der Kooi, C. J., Vallejo-Marín, M. & Leonhardt, S. D., 25-Jan-2021, In: Current Biology. 31, 2, p. R91-R99 9 p.

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Vividly coloured poppy flowers due to dense pigmentation and strong scattering in thin petals

van der Kooi, C. J. & Stavenga, D. G., Jun-2019, In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A. 205, 3, p. 363-372 10 p.

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Evolution of insect color vision: From spectral sensitivity to visual ecology

van der Kooi, C. J., Stavenga, D. G., Arikawa, K., Belušič, G. & Kelber, A., 7-Jan-2021, In: Annual review of entomology. 66, p. 435-461 27 p.

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Differential pollinator importance contributes to flower colour variation along an elevational gradient

Heinze, J., van der Kooi, C. J. & Spaethe, J., 1-Jun-2026, In: Biology Letters. 22, 6, 7 p.

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Flower color polymorphism in the peacock anemone (Anemone pavonina) reflects spatiotemporal variation in pollinator abundance

Heinze, J., van der Kooi, C. J., Vogg, G., Jäger, U. & Spaethe, J., Apr-2026, In: American Journal of Botany. 113, 4, 14 p., e70189.

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Flower colour polymorphism in Anemone coronaria correlates with the activity pattern and colour preferences of its visitors

Labin, T., Phukela, B., van der Kooi, C. J., Keasar, T. & Sapir, Y., Apr-2026, In: AoB PLANTS. 18, 2, 12 p., plag009.

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Intraspecific floral trait variation shifts with plant community structure along a land-use gradient

Bansal, V., Keller, A., van der Kooi, C. J. & Leonhardt, S. D., Jul-2026, In: Plant ecology. 227, 7, 12 p., 77.

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Iridescence, polarisation and directionality of Morpho butterfly displays

Sosa Espinosa, J., Giraldo, M. A., Stavenga, D. G. & van der Kooi, C. J., 4-Jun-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Comparative Physiology A.

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Multi-colored traps can enhance monitoring programs for native and non-native longhorn beetles in forest ecosystems

Besana, L., Santoiemma, G., Biondi, A., Booth, E. G., Cavaletto, G., Caruso, V., Devine, S. M., Francese, J. A., Franzen, E., Gugliuzzo, A., Gutowski, J. M., Johns, R., Owens, E., Plewa, R., Ray, A. M., Roques, A., Sućko, K., van der Kooi, C. J. & Rassati, D., 1-Feb-2026, In: Forest ecology and management. 601, 14 p., 123365.

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