prof. dr. S. (Simon) Verhulst
Professor of the Evolutionary Biology of Ageing

Research
Research units:
Publications
Connecting the data landscape of long-term ecological studies: The SPI-Birds data hub
SPI, 17-Nov-2020, In : Journal of Animal Ecology. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Genetics and geography of leukocyte telomere length in sub-Saharan Africans
Hunt, S. C., Hansen, M. E. B., Verhulst, S., McQuillan, M. A., Beggs, W., Lai, T-P., Mokone, G. G., Mpoloka, S. W., Meskel, D. W., Belay, G., Nyambo, T. B., Abnet, C. C., Yeager, M., Chanock, S. J., Province, M. A., Williams, S. M., Aviv, A. & Tishkoff, S. A., 15-Sep-2020, In : Human Molecular Genetics. 29, 18, p. 3014-3020 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Sleep in the European Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula)
Martinez-Gonzalez, D., van Hasselt, S. J., Mekenkmap, G. -J., Vyssotski, A. L., Verhulst, S., Meerlo, P. & Rattenborg, N. C., Sep-2020, In : Journal of Sleep Research. 29, p. 234-234 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Academic
An EEG study on sleep homeostasis in a songbird species, the European starling (Sturnus vulgaris): REM sleep, why bother?
van Hasselt, S. J., Rusche, M., Vyssotski, A. L., Verhulst, S., Rattenborg, N. C. & Meerlo, P., Sep-2020, In : Journal of Sleep Research. 29, p. 138-138 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Academic
Insulin-like growth factor 1 of wild vertebrates in a life-history context
Lodjak, J. & Verhulst, S., 1-Dec-2020, In : Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 518, 13 p., 110978.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › Academic › peer-review
Datasets
Dataset: Experimentally increased brood size accelerates actuarial senescence and increases subsequent reproductive effort in a wild bird population
Boonekamp, J. (Creator), Bauch, C. (Creator) & Verhulst, S. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 30-Jan-2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.8cz8w9gks
Dataset
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
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.kv319sc
Dataset
Data from: Increasing the accuracy and precision of relative telomere length estimates by RT qPCR
Eastwood, J. R. (Creator), Mulder, E. (Creator), Verhulst, S. (Creator) & Peters, A. (Creator), University of Groningen, 17-Aug-2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.7356h
Dataset
Activities
Evolutie van veroudering en levensduur – Eind goed, al goed?
Simon Verhulst (Speaker)
17-Oct-2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Professional
Royal Dutch Zoological Society (KNDV) (External organisation)
Simon Verhulst (Chair)
2009 → 2010Activity: Membership › Membership of board › Academic
European Ornithologists' Union (EOU) (External organisation)
Simon Verhulst (Member)
2007 → 2011Activity: Membership › Membership of network › Academic
Press / Media
RUG-bioloog wil dierproef afdwingen via de rechter
25/11/2020
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research › Academic
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
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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