Biology
Specializing in ecology and marine biology, I received my B.Sc. degree in biology from the University of Groningen, and I am currently a M.Sc. candidate in marine biology at the same university.
Since 2008 I’ve been a staff member of Stichting Onderwaterbiologie (‘Society for Underwater Biology’), where I organize and teach weekend courses about the marine biology of the Dutch estuaries. These courses are aimed at scuba divers who don’t have a background in (marine) biology. For course dates and more information, see Stichting Onderwaterbiologie, or feel free to drop me a line.
Scientific Publications (Peer-reviewed)
- Alphen J van, Voogd NJ de, Hoeksema BW. 2011. Differential feeding strategies in phyllidiid nudibranchs on coral reefs at Halmahera, northern Moluccas. Coral Reefs 30(1):59. DOI: 10.1007/s00338-010-0698-y. Open access
- Varela-Lasheras I, Bakker AJ, Mije SSD van der, Alphen J van, Galis F. 2011. Breaking evolutionary and pleiotropic constraints in mammals. On sloths, manatees and homeotic mutations. EvoDevo 2:11. DOI: 10.1186/2041-9139-2-11. Open access Highly accessed
