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Researcher

Michaël Nicolaï

Awards & Distinctions

12 Results

2023

Back in black : melanin-rich skin colour associated with increased net diversification rates in birds

Michaël NicolaïRaf VanisterbecqMatthew ShawkeyLiliana D'Alba Altamirano

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGY LETTERS

2022

Chameleon biogeographic dispersal is associated with extreme life history strategies

Sarah‐Sophie WeilLaure GallienSébastien LavergneLuca BörgerGabriel W. HasslerMichaël NicolaïWilliam L. Allen

A1 Journal Article in ECOGRAPHY

First observation of a brood patch on a male sunbird (Chalcomitra amethystina)

Svana RogallaMichaël NicolaïViki VandommeRobin TeifelSusana Clusella-TrullasLiliana D'Alba AltamiranoMatthew Shawkey

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY

Pterosaur melanosomes support signalling functions for early feathers

Aude CincottaMichaël NicolaïHebert Bruno Nascimento CamposMaria McNamaraLiliana D'Alba AltamiranoMatthew ShawkeyEdio-Ernst KischlatJohan YansRobert CarleerFrancois Escuillie et al.

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

Reptile richness and genetic divergence patterns were shaped by current and past climate in and around the Irano‐Anatolian global biodiversity hotspot : implications for conservation

Masoud YousefiAnooshe KafashMichaël Nicolaï

A1 Journal Article in DIVERSITY AND DISTRIBUTIONS

Supplementary morphological information for Cornufer manus (Kraus & Allison, 2009) and Cornufer vogti (Hediger, 1934), with information on colour in life

Michaël NicolaïSara PorchettaJonathan R. CleggPeter N. TaylorMerlijn M.T. Jocque

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY

The evolution and function of integumentary melanin

Michaël NicolaïMatthew ShawkeyLiliana D'Alba Altamirano

2021

The evolution of darker wings in seabirds in relation to temperature-dependent flight efficiency

Svana RogallaMichaël NicolaïSara PorchettaGertjan GlabekeClaudia BattistellaLiliana D'Alba AltamiranoNathan C. GianneschiJeroen van BeeckMatthew Shawkey

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY INTERFACE

Untangling the structural and molecular mechanisms underlying colour and rapid colour change in a lizard, Agama atra

Michaël NicolaïLiliana D'Alba AltamiranoJonathan GoldenbergYannick GansemansFilip Van NieuwerburghSusana Clusella‐TrullasMatthew Shawkey

A1 Journal Article in MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

2020

Exposure to UV radiance predicts repeated evolution of concealed black skin in birds

Michaël NicolaïMatthew ShawkeySara PorchettaRuben ClausLiliana D'Alba Altamirano

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

2019

Trait‐based range expansion aided in the global radiation of Crocodylidae

Michaël NicolaïNicholas J. Matzke

A1 Journal Article in GLOBAL ECOLOGY AND BIOGEOGRAPHY

2018

Anomaloglossus meansi sp. n., a new Pantepui species of the Anomaloglossus beebei group (Anura, Aromobatidae)

Philippe J.R. KokMichaël NicolaïAmy LathropRoss D. MacCulloch

A1 Journal Article in ZOOKEYS