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Researcher

Michaël Nicolaï

Publications & Research Data

Awards & Distinctions

23 Results

2025

Global scale high-resolution habitat suitability modeling of avifauna providing pollination service (sunbirds, Nectariniidae)

Masoud YousefiMichaël NicolaïLuciano BossoAnooshe KafashBagher NezamiEskandar Rastegar-Pouyani

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Habitat openness and squamate color evolution over deep time

Jonathan GoldenbergKaren BisschopJoshua W. LambertMichaël NicolaïRampal S. EtienneLiliana D'Alba AltamiranoMatthew Shawkey

A1 Journal Article in NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

2024

Ecological, genetic and geographical divergence explain differences in colouration among sunbird species (Nectariniidae)

Michaël NicolaïSvana RogallaM. YousefiR. C. K. BowieLiliana D'Alba AltamiranoMatthew Shawkey

A1 Journal Article in ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION

Hybridization constrains the evolution of mimicry complexes in woodpeckers

Jente OttenburghsMichaël Nicolaï

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF AVIAN BIOLOGY

Hydric environment and chemical composition shape non-avian reptile eggshell absorption

Gerben DebruynJozefien GeltmeyerElla SchoolaertMichaël NicolaïWanjie XieMaarten WynantMatthew ShawkeyKaren De ClerckLiliana D'Alba Altamirano

A1 Journal Article in INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Nanoscale millefeuilles produce iridescent bill ornaments in birds

Michaël NicolaïGerben DebruynMieke SoenensMatthew ShawkeyLiliana D'Alba Altamirano

A2 Journal Article in PNAS NEXUS

The evolution of multiple color mechanisms is correlated with diversification in sunbirds (Nectariniidae)

Michaël NicolaïBert Van HeckeSvana RogallaGerben DebruynRauri C K BowieNicholas J MatzkeShannon J HackettLiliana D'Alba AltamiranoMatthew Shawkey

A1 Journal Article in SYSTEMATIC BIOLOGY

The function and consequences of fluorescence in tetrapods

Michaël NicolaïMichael J. BokJavier AbalosLiliana D'Alba AltamiranoMatthew ShawkeyJonathan Goldenberg

A1 Journal Article in PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Thin‐film iridescence in the eggshell of a stick insect (Myronides glaucus)

Gerben DebruynThies H. BüscherMichaël NicolaïJessica Leigh DobsonWanjie XieKaren De ClerckLiliana D'Alba AltamiranoMatthew Shawkey

A1 Journal Article in PHYSIOLOGICAL ENTOMOLOGY

Transitions between colour mechanisms affect speciation dynamics and range distributions of birds

Chad M. EliasonMichaël NicolaïCynthia BomEline BlomLiliana D'Alba AltamiranoMatthew Shawkey

A1 Journal Article in NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

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

Boost funds to make museum specimens available to all

Michaël Nicolaï

A1 Journal Article in NATURE

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