Michele Chiacchio
MSc Ecology
Contact/address
Department Conservation Biology
Helmholtz-Zentrum
für Umweltforschung - UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
michele.chiacchio@ufz.de
CV / Scientific Career
Oct. 2014 - Sep. 2015 |
MSc in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Imperial College London, UK Thesis title: Morphological diversity of dental characters in selachians (Chondrichthyes: Selachii) following the Jurassic evolutionary radiation |
Sep. 2010 - Sep. 2013 |
BSc in Natural and Environmental Sciences University of Parma, Italy |
Occupational activities
June 2017 - currently |
Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig Research Assistant |
Sep. 2016 - Mar. 2017 |
Sakaerat Environmental Research Station, Thailand Field Assistant Researcher |
Apr. 2016 - Aug. 2016 |
University of Saskatchewan, Canada Field Assistant Researcher |
Apr.2013 - May 2013 |
Natural History Museum of Parma, Italy Intern |
Research interests
- Herpetology
- Community ecology
- Functional diversity
- Trophic interactions
- Niche partitioning
Co-operations / Projects
Effects of climate change on a reptile community in arid Australia
Project duration: 2012 onwards
In the project: since 2017
Influence of winter tourism on montane herpetological communities in Europe
Project duration: 2018 onward
In the project: since 2018
Field-work contributions
Sakaerat Najas ProjectProject duration: 2013 onwards
In the project: Sep.2016 - Mar.2017
Black-tailed prairie dogs phenology
Project duration: 2014 onwards
In the project: Apr.2016 - Aug.2016
Publications
Chiacchio M, Nadolski BS, Suwanwaree P and Waengsothorn S. (2017)
Centipede, Scolopendra dawydoffi (Chilopoda: Scolopendridae), predation on an egg-laying snake, Sibynophis triangularis (Squamata: Colubridea), in Thailand.
Journal of Insect Behavior, 30: 563-566
Chiacchio M. (2016)
First photographic documentation of Dendrocolaptes sanctithomae preying on a frog.
Tropical Ecology, 57: 619-620