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Nico K. Michiels
Researcher at University of Tübingen
Publications - 103
Citations - 2910
Nico K. Michiels is an academic researcher from University of Tübingen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mating & Population. The author has an hindex of 30, co-authored 101 publications receiving 2694 citations. Previous affiliations of Nico K. Michiels include University of Münster & University of Antwerp.
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Multiple reciprocal adaptations and rapid genetic change upon experimental coevolution of an animal host and its microbial parasite
TL;DR: The results provide evidence of reciprocal effects for several other central predictions of the coevolutionary dynamics, including (i) possible adaptation costs, (ii) rapid genetic changes, and an overall increase in genetic diversity across time.
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Regulation of red fluorescent light emission in a cryptic marine fish
TL;DR: This is the first time chromatophore units are found to control fluorescent emission in marine teleost fishes and the discovery of a second mechanism for fluorescence modulation strengthens the view that fluorescence is a relevant and adaptive component of fish colouration.
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How do invertebrates generate a highly specific innate immune response
TL;DR: Alternative mechanisms for invertebrate specificity are proposed, including (i) high genetic diversity of receptors or effectors, (ii) synergistic interactions among immune components, and (iii) dosage effects.
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Functions, diversity, and evolution of traumatic mating
TL;DR: It is shown thattraumatic mating is a widespread and diverse phenomenon that likely evolved via several pathways and corroborate quantitatively the hypothesis that traumatic mating evolved relatively more often among hermaphroditic than among gonochoric taxa.
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Red fluorescence in reef fish: A novel signalling mechanism?
Nico K. Michiels,Nils Anthes,Nathan S. Hart,Jürgen Herler,Alfred J. Meixner,Frank Schleifenbaum,Gregor Schulte,Ulricke E. Siebeck,Dennis Sprenger,Matthias F. Wucherer +9 more
TL;DR: Red fluorescence is widespread among marine fishes and many features indicate that it is used as a private communication mechanism in small, benthic, pair- or group-living fishes, many of these species show quite cryptic colouration in other parts of the visible spectrum.