Persoonlijk profiel
Speerpunten
I am a behavioural and evolutionary ecologist who seeks to uncover why animals of the same population differ tremendously and consistently in behaviour (so-called animal personality), how such variation can help predict adaptive capacities of wildlife and help design the best possible conservation measures.
In my research, I use wild three-spined sticklebacks, pied flycatchers and great tits, species that are very well suited to study personality, ecological and evolutionary processes. My group is making use of a unique unintended experiment in the field (isolation of a migratory stickleback population), a bird population on Zernike campus (nest boxes hang along an urbanisation gradient) and experiments in semi-natural conditions (sticklebacks) to study how personality variation emerges, evolves and feeds back on eco-evolutionary processes.
You can also find me on Researche Gate ; Google Scholar ; Twitter (@sticklelab) and my personal blog
Opleiding / Academische kwalificatie
UTQ, Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Datum van toekenning: 30-nov.-2021
PhD, University of Groningen
2004 → 2009
Datum van toekenning: 30-okt.-2009
MSc, UNIV LOUIS PASTEUR, University of Strasbourg
2002 → 2003
Datum van toekenning: 1-jul.-2003
BSc, Univ Paris 11, University of Paris Sud - Paris XI
1997 → 2001
Datum van toekenning: 1-jul.-2001
Postdoc, Pablo de Olavide Univ, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Dept Econ Quantitat Methods & Hist Econ
feb.-2015 → dec.-2015
Postdoc, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology (Seewiesen)
jan.-2010 → feb.-2015
Externe posities
postdoctoral position, Pablo de Olavide Univ, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Dept Econ Quantitat Methods & Hist Econ
1-feb.-2015 → 30-nov.-2015
Postdoctoral position, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology (Seewiesen)
1-jan.-2010 → 30-jan.-2015
Expertise gerelateerd aan duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen van de VN
In 2015 stemden de VN-lidstaten in met 17 wereldwijde duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstellingen (Sustainable Development Goals, SDG's) om armoede te beëindigen, de planeet te beschermen en voor iedereen welvaart te garanderen. Het werk van deze persoon draagt bij aan de volgende duurzame ontwikkelingsdoelstelling(en):
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SDG 11 – Duurzame steden en gemeenschappen -
SDG 13 – Klimaatactie -
SDG 14 – Leven onder water -
SDG 15 – Leven op het land
Vingerafdruk
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Samenwerkingen en hoofdonderzoeksgebieden uit de afgelopen vijf jaar
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Parental predator exposure affects offspring boldness and laterality in the stickleback
Berlinghieri, F., Vittorietti, M., Savoca, D., Pace, A., Nicolaus, M., Riedstra, B., Brown, C. & Groothuis, T. G. G., 1-mei-2025, In: Animal Behaviour. 223, 13 blz., 123154.Onderzoeksoutput: Article › Academic › peer review
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Selective migration: Unravelling phenotype-dependent fishway passage success in anadromous three-spined sticklebacks
Nicolaus, M., Martin-Podevin, L., Schollema, P. P. & Huisman, J. B. J., sep.-2025, In: River Research and Applications. 41, 7, blz. 1468-1477 10 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Article › Academic › peer review
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Effects of early predation and social cues on the relationship between laterality and personality
Panizzon, P., Gismann, J., Riedstra, B., Nicolaus, M., Brown, C. & Groothuis, T., 1-mei-2024, In: Behavioral Ecology. 35, 3, 13 blz., arae012.Onderzoeksoutput: Article › Academic › peer review
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Effects of personality and social context on movement tendencies in three-spined sticklebacks
Gismann, J., Ramesh, A., Groothuis, T. G. G., Weissing, F. J. & Nicolaus, M., okt.-2024, In: Animal Behaviour. 216, blz. 1-13 13 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Article › Academic › peer review
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Adaptation to climate change through dispersal and inherited timing in an avian migrant
Lamers, K. P., Nilsson, J.-Å., Nicolaus, M. & Both, C., nov.-2023, In: Nature Ecology & Evolution. 7, blz. 1869–1877 23 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Article › Academic › peer review
Open AccessBestand15 Citaten (Scopus)336 Downloads (Pure)
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Staying hidden in a changing world: The adaptiveness of fish camouflage strategies
Nicolaus, M. (Hoofdonderzoeker), Both, C. (Hoofdonderzoeker) & Bentlage, A. (PhD student)
01/09/2025 → 01/09/2029
Project: Research
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The eco-evo-devo of social personalities
Weissing, F. (Hoofdonderzoeker), Groothuis, T. (Hoofdonderzoeker), Nicolaus, M. (Postdoc) & Gismann, J. (PhD student)
01/06/2019 → 01/06/2023
Project: Research
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AL-II: The eco-evo-devo of migration syndromes
Weissing, F. (Hoofdonderzoeker), Groothuis, T. (Hoofdonderzoeker), Nicolaus, M. (Hoofdonderzoeker) & Ramesh, A. (PhD student)
16/07/2017 → 01/09/2022
Project: Research
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Evolutionary causes and consequences of dispersal syndromes: An experimental approach
Both, C. (Hoofdonderzoeker) & Nicolaus, M. (Postdoc)
01/12/2015 → 01/09/2019
Project: Research
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Eco-evolutionary consequences of dispersal syndromes
Nicolaus, M. (Invited speaker)
2-feb.-2024Activiteit: Academic presentation › Academic
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Eco-evolutionary consequences of dispersal syndromes
Nicolaus, M. (Invited speaker)
29-nov.-2023Activiteit: Academic presentation › Academic
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Eco-evolutionary consequences of dispersal syndromes
Nicolaus, M. (Keynote speaker)
24-nov.-2023Activiteit: Academic presentation › Academic
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Eco-evolutionary consequences of dispersal syndromes
Nicolaus, M. (Invited speaker)
30-nov.-2023Activiteit: Academic presentation › Academic
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Human-induced isolation causes rapid behavioural divergence in resident and migrant sticklebacks
Nicolaus, M. (Speaker), Ramesh, A. (Contributor), Stamhuis, E. (Contributor), Groothuis, T. (Contributor) & Weissing, F. (Contributor)
23-jul.-2022Activiteit: Academic presentation › Academic
Datasets
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Data from: The correlation between colouration and exploration behaviour varies across hierarchical levels in a wild passerine bird
Nicolaus, M. (Creator), Piault, R. (Creator), Ubels, R. (Creator), Tinbergen, J. (Creator) & Dingemanse, N. (Creator), University of Groningen, 27-mei-2016
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.4nj8t
Dataset
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Datasets used for the publication: State-dependence explains individual variation in nest defence behaviour in a long-lived bird
Jong ,de, M. (Contributor), Nicolaus, M. (Contributor), Fokkema, R. (Contributor) & Loonen, M. J. J. E. (Contributor), University of Groningen, 11-dec.-2020
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.sf7m0cg50, https://zenodo.org/record/4317845
Dataset
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Data from: Provisioning tactics of great tits (Parus major) in response to long-term brood size manipulations differ across years
Mathot, K. J. (Creator), Olson, A.-L. (Creator), Mutzel, A. (Creator), Araya-Ajoy, Y. G. (Creator), Nicolaus, M. (Creator), Westneat, D. F. (Creator), Wright, J. (Creator), Kempenaers, B. (Creator) & Dingemanse, N. (Creator), University of Groningen, 11-mei-2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.406fd
Dataset
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Data from: Mesocosm experiment reveals scale-dependence of movement tendencies in sticklebacks
Ramesh, A. (Contributor), Gismann, J. (Contributor), Groothuis, T. G. G. (Contributor), Weissing, F. J. (Contributor) & Nicolaus, M. (Contributor), DRYAD, 27-mrt.-2023
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.xwdbrv1hx, https://zenodo.org/records/7773818
Dataset
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Effects of early predation and social cues on the relationship between laterality and personality in the Threespined stickleback
Panizzon, P. (Contributor), Gismann, J. (Contributor), Riedstra, B. (Contributor), Nicolaus, M. (Contributor), Brown, C. (Contributor) & Groothuis, T. (Contributor), DRYAD, 6-jul.-2023
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.6t1g1jx4c, https://zenodo.org/records/8119088
Dataset
Prijzen
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Rosalind Franklin Fellowship
Nicolaus, M. (Recipient), 2022
Prijs: Fellowship awarded competitively › Academic