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dr hab. Kenneth De Baets, prof. ucz.

Research interests (Description)

I am an evolutionary paleobiologist documenting and interpreting the relative contributions of abiotic (e.g., climate) and biotic factors (e.g., parasitism) in driving large-scale ecological and evolutionary patterns in the history of life.

Current research focuses on macroecology, biotic interactions, and biomineralization. For example: How does body size distribution and growth respond to climate warming and related environmental stressors? How does parasitism relate to host biodiversity and disease? How does seawater chemistry affect biomineralization of aquatic ectotherms?

For this purpose, I strive to work across disciplines and find means to test hypotheses with different lines of evidence, ranging from evolutionary ecology, over quantitative and molecular (paleo)biology, to developmental paleobiology, (paleo)parasitology and earth sciences.

I also work in other research areas, principally biogeography, biostatistics and geometric morphometrics, environmental analysis, experimental taphonomy and phylogenetic analysis. I remain active and maintain interest in methods (sample preparation and quantitative analyses) used in all these fields. I would therefore be happy to advise students in these and other areas.

Latest student research includes: diversity and body size dynamics of marine invertebrates, Holocene trends in parasite-host prevalence captured in coprolites and skeletal pathologies, 3D-reconstruction and morphometry as well as experimental taphonomy of invertebrates and vertebrates.

Research interests (Summary)

  • Biomineralization
  • Body size evolution and loss of complexity
  • Conservation and Quantitative Paleobiology
  • Evolution and Fossil Record of Mollusks
  • Evolution and Fossil Record of Parasitism
  • Macroevolution and Ecology of marine invertebrates
  • Molecular paleobiology and divergence dating

Didactic experience

  • Analytical Paleobiology
  • Evolution of Life and Earth System Dynamics
  • General Paleontology
  • Macroevolution and Macroecology
  • Methods in Quantitative Biostratigraphy
  • Morphology, Systematics and Ecology of Invertebrates
  • Paleobiodiversity
  • Paleontological Field Courses
  • Research Project Design and Implementation

Research projects

  • PARADIVE: the integrated study of parasitism, biodiversity and environmental change (IDUB under I.3.4 Action of the Excellence Initiative – Research University Programme)
  • Size reductions during hyperthermal events: early warnings of environmental deterioration or signs of extinction? (DFG 269895748)

Publications

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2016

De Baets, K; Klug, C; Poschmann, M

The Hunsrück slate in the Rhenish Massif (Lower Devonian) Book Section

In: Planet Earth - In Deep Time: Palaeozoic Series (Devonian & Carboniferous), pp. 110–111, E. Schweizerbart'sche, 2016.

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2015

Naglik, Carole; Monnet, Claude; Goetz, Stefan; Kolb, Christian; De Baets, Kenneth; Tajika, Amane; Klug, Christian

Growth trajectories of some major ammonoid sub-clades revealed by serial grinding tomography data Journal Article

In: Lethaia, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 29–46, 2015.

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Klug, Christian; De Baets, Kenneth; Kröger, Björn; Bell, Mark A.; Korn, Dieter; Payne, Jonathan L.

Normal giants? Temporal and latitudinal shifts of Palaeozoic marine invertebrate gigantism and global change Journal Article

In: Lethaia, vol. 48, no. 1, pp. 267–288, 2015.

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Huntley, John Warren; De Baets, Kenneth

Trace Fossil Evidence of Trematode--Bivalve Parasite--Host Interactions in Deep Time Journal Article

In: Advances in Parasitology, vol. 90, pp. 201–231, 2015.

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De Baets, Kenneth; Dentzien-Dias, Paula; Upeniece, Ieva; Verneau, Olivier; Donoghue, Philip C. J.

Constraining the Deep Origin of Parasitic Flatworms and Host-Interactions with Fossil Evidence Journal Article

In: Advances in Parasitology, vol. 90, pp. 93–135, 2015.

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De Baets, Kenneth; Keupp, Helmut; Klug, Christian

Parasites of Ammonoids Book Section

In: Ammonoid Paleobiology: From anatomy to ecology. Topics in Geobiology, vol. 43, pp. 837–875, Springer, 2015.

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De Baets, Kenneth; Landman, Neil H.; Tanabe, Kazushige

Ammonoid Embryonic Development Book Section

In: Ammonoid Paleobiology: From anatomy to ecology. Topics in Geobiology, vol. 43, pp. 113–205, Springer, 2015.

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De Baets, Kenneth; Bert, Didier; Hoffmann, René; Monnet, Claude; Yacobucci, Margaret M.; Klug, Christian

Ammonoid Intraspecific Variability Book Section

In: Ammonoid Paleobiology: From anatomy to ecology. Topics in Geobiology, vol. 43, pp. 359–426, Springer, 2015.

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Klug, Christian; Korn, Dieter; Landman, Neil H.; Tanabe, Kazushige; De Baets, Kenneth; Naglik, Carole

Describing Ammonoid Conchs Book Section

In: Ammonoid Paleobiology: From anatomy to ecology. Topics in Geobiology, vol. 43, pp. 3–24, Springer, 2015.

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Klug, Christian; Kröger, Björn; Vinther, Jakob; Fuchs, Dirk; De Baets, Kenneth

Ancestry, Origin and Early Evolution of Ammonoids Book Section

In: Ammonoid Paleobiology: From macroevolution to paleogeography. Topics in Geobiology, vol. 44, pp. 3–24, Springer, 2015.

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Monnet, Claude; De Baets, Kenneth; Yacobucci, Margaret M.

Buckman’s Rules of Covariation Book Section

In: Ammonoid Paleobiology: From macroevolution to paleogeography. Topics in Geobiology, vol. 44, pp. 67–94, Springer, 2015.

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Monnet, Claude; Klug, Christian; De Baets, Kenneth

Evolutionary Patterns of Ammonoids: Phenotypic Trends, Convergence, and Parallel Evolution Book Section

In: Ammonoid Paleobiology: From macroevolution to paleogeography. Topics in Geobiology, vol. 44, pp. 95–142, Springer, 2015.

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Korn, Dieter; De Baets, Kenneth

Biogeography of Paleozoic Ammonoids Book Section

In: Ammonoid Paleobiology: From macroevolution to paleogeography. Topics in Geobiology, vol. 44, pp. 145–161, Springer, 2015.

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Klug, Christian; Korn, Dieter; De Baets, Kenneth; Kruta, Isabelle; Mapes, Royal H.

Ammonoid Paleobiology: From macroevolution to paleogeography Miscellaneous

2015.

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Klug, Christian; Korn, Dieter; De Baets, Kenneth; Kruta, Isabelle; Mapes, Royal H.

Ammonoid Paleobiology: From anatomy to ecology Miscellaneous

2015.

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De Baets, Kenneth; Littlewood, D. T. J.

The Importance of Fossils in Understanding the Evolution of Parasites and Their Vectors Journal Article

In: Advances in Parasitology, vol. 90, pp. 1–51, 2015.

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De Baets, Kenneth; Littlewood, D Timothy J

Fossil Parasites Miscellaneous

2015.

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2014

Klug, Christian; De Baets, Kenneth; Naglik, Carole June; Waters, Johnny

A new species of Tiaracrinus from the latest Emsian of Morocco and its phylogeny Journal Article

In: 2014, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 135–145, 2014.

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Ritterbush, KA; Hoffmann, R; Lukeneder, A; De Baets, K

Pelagic palaeoecology: the importance of recent constraints on ammonoid palaeobiology and life history Journal Article

In: Journal of Zoology, vol. 292, no. 4, pp. 229–241, 2014.

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2013

De Baets, Kenneth; Klug, Christian; Monnet, Claude

Intraspecific variability through ontogeny in early ammonoids Journal Article

In: Paleobiology, vol. 39, no. 1, pp. 75–94, 2013.

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Klug, C; Korn, D; Naglik, C; Frey, L; De Baets, K

The Lochkovian to Eifelian succession of the Amessoui syncline (southern Tafilalt) Journal Article

In: Documents de l’Institut Scientifique, vol. 27, pp. 51–60, 2013.

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De Baets, Kenneth; Klug, Christian; Korn, Dieter; Bartels, Christoph; Poschmann, Markus

Emsian Ammonoidea and the age of the Hunsrück Slate (Rhenish Mountains, Western Germany) Journal Article

In: Palaeontographica Abteilung A, vol. 299, no. 1-6, pp. 1–113, 2013.

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De Baets, Kenneth; Goolaerts, Stijn; Jansen, Ulrich; Rietbergen, Tim; Klug, Christian

The first record of Early Devonian ammonoids from Belgium and their stratigraphic significance Journal Article

In: Geologica Belgica, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 148–156, 2013.

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2012

De Baets, Kenneth; Klug, Christian; Korn, Dieter; Landman, Neil H

Early evolutionary trends in ammonoid embryonic development Journal Article

In: Evolution, vol. 66, no. 6, pp. 1788–1806, 2012.

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Mariotti, Nino; Weis, Robert; Cencio, Andrea Di; Clement, Arnaud; De Baets, Kenneth

New records of early Middle Jurassic belemnites in the French Subalpine Basin and their paleobiogeographic significance Journal Article

In: Geobios, vol. 45, no. 1, pp. 99–108, 2012.

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Brinkmann, Winand; De Baets, Kenneth

Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide Miscellaneous

2012.

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2011

De Baets, Kenneth; Klug, Christian; Korn, Dieter

Devonian pearls and ammonoid-endoparasite co-evolution Journal Article

In: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 159–180, 2011.

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Monnet, Claude; De Baets, Kenneth; Klug, Christian

Parallel evolution controlled by adaptation and covariation in ammonoid cephalopods Journal Article

In: BMC evolutionary Biology, vol. 11, no. 115, pp. 1–21, 2011.

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Monnet, Claude; Klug, Christian; Goudemand, Nicolas; De Baets, Kenneth; Bucher, Hugo

Quantitative biochronology of Devonian ammonoids from Morocco and proposals for a refined unitary association method Journal Article

In: Lethaia, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 469–489, 2011.

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2010

Neige, Pascal; Cecca, Fabrizio; De Baets, Kenneth; Dommergues, Jean-Louis; Fara, Emmanuel; Guiomar, Myette; Kruta, Isabelle; Rouget, Isabelle; Rulleau, Louis; Vermeulen, Jean

Fieldtrip Guidebook for the 8th International Symposium, Cephalopods -- Present and Past. Four days in Jurassic and Cretaceous outcrops in Lyon and Digne-les-Bains areas. Miscellaneous

2010.

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De Baets, Kenneth; Klug, Christian; Plusquellec, Yves

Zlichovian faunas with early ammonoids from Morocco and their use for the correlation of the eastern Anti-Atlas and the western Dra Valley Journal Article

In: Bulletin of Geosciences, vol. 85, no. 2, pp. 317–352, 2010.

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Becker, R Thomas; De Baets, Kenneth; Nikolaeva, Svetlana

New ammonoid records from the lower Emsian of the Kitab Reserve (Uzbekistan)-Preliminary Results Journal Article

In: SDS Newsletter, vol. 25, pp. 20–28, 2010.

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Klug, Christian; Kröger, Björn; De Baets, Kenneth

An Early Devonian nonagonal orthoconic cephalopod from Morocco Book Section

In: Cephalopods - Present and Past, pp. 141–146, Tokai University Press, 2010.

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2009

De Baets, Kenneth; Klug, Christian; Korn, Dieter

Anetoceratinae (Ammonoidea, Early Devonian) from the Eifel and Harz Mountains (Germany), with a revision of their genera Journal Article

In: Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie-Abhandlungen, vol. 252, no. 3, pp. 361–376, 2009.

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Klug, Christian; Schulz, Hartmut; De Baets, Kenneth

Red Devonian trilobites with green eyes from Morocco and the silicification of the trilobite exoskeleton Journal Article

In: Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, vol. 54, no. 1, pp. 117–123, 2009.

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2008

Klug, Christian; Kröger, Björn; Dieter, Korn; Martin, Rücklin; Schemm-Gregory, Mena; De Baets, Kenneth; Mapes, Royal H

Ecological change during the early Emsian (Devonian) in the Tafilalt (Morocco), the origin of the Ammonoidea, and the first African pyrgocystid edrioasteroids, machaerids and phyllocarids Journal Article

In: Palaeontographica Abteilung A, vol. 283, no. 4-6, pp. 83–176, 2008.

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De Baets, Kenneth; Cecca, Fabrizio; Guiomar, Myette; Verniers, Jacques

Ammonites from the latest Aalenian--earliest Bathonian of La Baume (Castellane area, SE France): palaeontology and biostratigraphy Journal Article

In: Swiss Journal of Geosciences, vol. 101, pp. 563–578, 2008.

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