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Nico K. Michiels

Nico K. Michiels

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Ecology and Evolution

D-Index
40
Citations
4776
World Ranking
6223
National Ranking
329

Overview

Nico K. Michiels is affiliated with the University of Tübingen in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on environmental science and neuroscience. Within these broad areas, their work further delves into subfields such as nature and landscape conservation, ecology, evolution, behavior and systematics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and molecular biology.

The main topics covered in their research include animal behavior and reproduction, neurobiology and insect physiology research, visual perception and processing mechanisms, fish biology, ecology, and behavior, ichthyology and marine biology, fish ecology and management studies, as well as coral and marine ecosystems studies.

Michiels has contributed to a variety of scientific literature, including multiple recent papers published across recognized journals. Selected publications include:

  • The round goby genome provides insights into mechanisms that may facilitate biological invasions, 2020, BMC Biology
  • A versatile workflow for linear modelling in R, 2023, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
  • Redirection of ambient light improves predator detection in a diurnal fish, 2020, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences
  • Scorpionfish rapidly change colour in response to their background, 2023, Frontiers in Zoology
  • Small benthic fish strike at prey over distances that fall within theoretical predictions for active sensing using light, 2020, Journal of Fish Biology

The venues where Michiels frequently publishes include Ecology and Evolution, Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, BMC Biology, and Frontiers in Zoology.

Throughout their career, Michiels has collaborated regularly with several researchers. Frequent coauthors include Matteo Santon, Leonie John, Pierre-Paul Bitton, Nils Anthes, and Fränzi Korner-Nievergelt.

Best Publications

  • 7 – Mating Conflicts and Sperm Competition in Simultaneous Hermaphrodites

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  • Multiple reciprocal adaptations and rapid genetic change upon experimental coevolution of an animal host and its microbial parasite

    Rebecca D. Schulte;Carsten Makus;Barbara Hasert;Nico K. Michiels

  • How do invertebrates generate a highly specific innate immune response

    Hinrich Schulenburg;Claudia Boehnisch;Nico K. Michiels

  • Regulation of red fluorescent light emission in a cryptic marine fish

    Matthias F Wucherer;Nico K Michiels

  • Functions, diversity, and evolution of traumatic mating

    Rolanda Lange;Klaus Reinhardt;Klaus Reinhardt;Nico K. Michiels;Nils Anthes

  • Sex and violence in hermaphrodites

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  • Red fluorescence in reef fish: A novel signalling mechanism?

    Nico K. Michiels;Nils Anthes;Nathan S. Hart;Jurgen Herler

  • Sperm Digestion and Reciprocal Sperm Transfer Can Drive Hermaphrodite Sex Allocation to Equality

    Jaco M. Greeff;Nicolaas K. Michiels

  • Spectral Tuning of Phototaxis by a Go-Opsin in the Rhabdomeric Eyes of Platynereis

    Martin Gühmann;Huiyong Jia;Nadine Randel;Csaba Verasztó

  • Trade-off between male and female allocation in the simultaneously hermaphroditic flatworm Macrostomum sp.

    Lukas Schärer;Peter Sandner;Nico K. Michiels

  • The Costs and Benefits of Occasional Sex: Theoretical Predictions and a Case Study

    Thomas G D'Souza;Nico K Michiels

  • Phylogeography of competing sexual and parthenogenetic forms of a freshwater flatworm: patterns and explanations

    Norbert Pongratz;Martin Storhas;Salvador Carranza;Nicolaas K Michiels

  • Sex role preferences, gender conflict and sperm trading in simultaneous hermaphrodites : a new framework

    Nils Anthes;Annika Putz;Nico K. Michiels

  • Precopulatory mate assessment in relation to body size in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris: Avoidance of dangerous liaisons?

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  • Ciliary and rhabdomeric photoreceptor-cell circuits form a spectral depth gauge in marine zooplankton.

    Csaba Verasztó;Csaba Verasztó;Martin Gühmann;Huiyong Jia;Vinoth Babu Veedin Rajan

  • Host–parasite local adaptation after experimental coevolution of Caenorhabditis elegans and its microparasite Bacillus thuringiensis

    Rebecca D. Schulte;Rebecca D. Schulte;Carsten Makus;Barbara Hasert;Nico K. Michiels

  • Piercing the partner's skin influences sperm uptake in the earthworm Lumbricus terrestris

    Joris M. Koene;Joris M. Koene;Tina Pförtner;Nico K. Michiels

  • How does breeding system variation modulate sexual antagonism

    Stéphanie Bedhomme;Giorgina Bernasconi;Joris M. Koene;Åsa Lankinen

  • Flatworms flatten to size up each other

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  • Characteristics of dispersal in sexually mature dragonflies

    N. K. Michiels;A. A. Dhondt

  • Effects of emergence characteristics on longevity and maturation in the dragonfly Sympetrum danae (Anisoptera : Libellulidae)

    Nico K. Michiels;André A. Dhondt

  • Sexual selection favors harmful mating in hermaphrodites more than in gonochorists.

    Nico K. Michiels;Joris M. Koene

  • Costs and benefits associated with oviposition site selection in the dragonfly Sympetrum danae (Odonata: Libellulidae)

    Nico K. Michiels;André A. Dhondt

  • Hermaphrodite sex role preferences: the role of partner body size, mating history and female fitness in the sea slug Chelidonura sandrana

    Nils Anthes;Annika Putz;Nico K. Michiels

  • Sex differences in host defence interfere with parasite-mediated selection for outcrossing during host-parasite coevolution.

    Leila Masri;Rebecca D. Schulte;Nadine Timmermeyer;Stefanie Thanisch

Frequent Co-Authors

Hinrich Schulenburg
Hinrich Schulenburg Kiel University
Shaun P. Collin
Shaun P. Collin La Trobe University
André A. Dhondt
André A. Dhondt Cornell University
Shozo Yokoyama
Shozo Yokoyama Emory University
Lukas Schärer
Lukas Schärer University of Basel
Anders Blomberg
Anders Blomberg University of Gothenburg
Jukka Jokela
Jukka Jokela Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology
Leo W. Beukeboom
Leo W. Beukeboom University of Groningen
Yves Van de Peer
Yves Van de Peer Ghent University
Alfred J. Meixner
Alfred J. Meixner University of Tübingen

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