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Klaus Fischer is affiliated with the University of Greifswald in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science, agricultural and biological sciences, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main subfields of their work include genetics, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, nature and landscape conservation, and insect science.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas including plant and animal studies, ecology and vegetation dynamics studies, species distribution and climate change, genetic diversity and population structure, forest ecology and biodiversity studies, wildlife ecology and conservation, and forest insect ecology and management.

Fischer has several recent publications highlighting various aspects of biodiversity, genetics, and ecology. These include:

  • Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: Grassy field margins and semi-natural fragments both foster spider diversity and body size (2021, Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment)
  • Biodiversity in agricultural landscapes: different non-crop habitats increase diversity of ground-dwelling beetles (Coleoptera) but support different communities (2021, Biodiversity and Conservation)
  • Plant-mediated indirect effects of climate change on an insect herbivore (2021, Basic and Applied Ecology)
  • Anthropogenic and natural barriers affect genetic connectivity in an Alpine butterfly (2020, Molecular Ecology)
  • Genotype-environment interactions rule the response of a widespread butterfly to temperature variation (2020, Journal of Evolutionary Biology)

Fischer frequently publishes in several scientific journals, with multiple contributions in:

  • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment
  • Ecology and Evolution
  • Insect Conservation and Diversity
  • Journal of Insect Conservation
  • Ecological Entomology

The scientist collaborates regularly with a consistent group of coauthors. These include Eva Plath, Michaël Beaulieu, Tamara Rischen, Laura Tensen, and Daronja Trense, all contributing significantly to their joint work.

Best Publications

  • PLASTICITY IN BUTTERFLY EGG SIZE: WHY LARGER OFFSPRING AT LOWER TEMPERATURES?

    Klaus Fischer;Paul M. Brakefield;Bas J. Zwaan

  • Effects of food stress and density in different life stages on reproduction in a butterfly

    Stephanie S. Bauerfeind;Klaus Fischer

  • Heat resistance throughout ontogeny: body size constrains thermal tolerance.

    Michael Klockmann;Franziska Günter;Klaus Fischer

  • Assay conditions in laboratory experiments: is the use of constant rather than fluctuating temperatures justified when investigating temperature-induced plasticity?

    Klaus Fischer;Nadine Kölzow;Henriette Höltje;Isabell Karl

  • Temperature extremes and butterfly fitness: conflicting evidence from life history and immune function

    Isabell Karl;Robby Stoks;Marjan De Block;Susann A. Janowitz

  • Why get big in the cold? Towards a solution to a life-history puzzle.

    Isabell Karl;Klaus Fischer;Klaus Fischer

  • Response of the copper butterfly Lycaena tityrus to increased leaf nitrogen in natural food plants: evidence against the nitrogen limitation hypothesis

    Klaus Fischer;Konrad Fiedler

  • Exploring plastic and genetic responses to temperature variation using copper butterflies

    K. Fischer;I. Karl

  • Environmental Effects on Temperature Stress Resistance in the Tropical Butterfly Bicyclus Anynana

    Klaus Fischer;Anneke Dierks;Kristin Franke;Thorin L. Geister

  • Altitudinal life-history variation and thermal adaptation in the Copper butterfly Lycaena tityrus

    Isabell Karl;Susann A. Janowitz;Klaus Fischer

  • Adult nutrition and butterfly fitness: effects of diet quality on reproductive output, egg composition, and egg hatching success.

    Thorin L Geister;Matthias W Lorenz;Klaus H Hoffmann;Klaus Fischer

  • Allocation of larval and adult resources to reproduction in a fruit‐feeding butterfly

    Klaus Fischer;D. M. O'Brien;Carol L. Boggs

  • Sex‐related differences in reaction norms in the butterfly Lycaena tityrus (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae)

    Klaus Fischer;Konrad Fiedler

  • Costs of Reproduction in Male Bicyclus anynana and Pieris napi Butterflies: Effects of Mating History and Food Limitation

    Carina Ferkau;Klaus Fischer

  • Effects of adult-derived carbohydrates, amino acids and micronutrients on female reproduction in a fruit-feeding butterfly

    Stephanie S. Bauerfeind;Klaus Fischer

  • How does egg size relate to body size in butterflies

    Klaus Fischer;Bas J. Zwaan;Paul M. Brakefield

  • Increased temperature reduces herbivore host-plant quality.

    Stephanie S. Bauerfeind;Klaus Fischer

  • Cracking the olfactory code of a butterfly: the scent of ageing

    Caroline M. Nieberding;Klaus Fischer;Marjo Saastamoinen;Marjo Saastamoinen;Cerisse E. Allen;Cerisse E. Allen

  • Cooler butterflies lay larger eggs: developmental plasticity versus acclimation

    Klaus Fischer;Evelien Eenhoorn;Adrianne N. M. Bot;Paul M. Brakefield

  • Reaction norms for age and size at maturity in response to temperature: a test of the compound interest hypothesis

    Klaus Fischer;Konrad Fiedler

Frequent Co-Authors

Konrad Fiedler
Konrad Fiedler University of Vienna
Paul M. Brakefield
Paul M. Brakefield University of Cambridge
Bas J. Zwaan
Bas J. Zwaan Wageningen University & Research
Volker Loeschcke
Volker Loeschcke Aarhus University
Robby Stoks
Robby Stoks KU Leuven
Marjo Saastamoinen
Marjo Saastamoinen University of Helsinki
Christer Löfstedt
Christer Löfstedt Lund University
Jesper Givskov Sørensen
Jesper Givskov Sørensen Aarhus University
Caroline Müller
Caroline Müller Bielefeld University
Mario Stanke
Mario Stanke University of Greifswald

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