Uwe Kils
Uwe Kils is a German marine biologist specializing in Antarctic biology.
Career
His work led to the development of instruments for in situ observation of underwater fauna, including the ecoSCOPE and the first software for full speed video processing. Later work at Kiel included the study of predator-prey interactions of juvenile herring and plankton, for which a floating laboratory was built called ATOLL.Awards
| Year | Award | Organization | Result |
| 1979 | Heinz Maier Leibnitz Prize | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft | Won |
Photo gallery
Photos by KilsSelected publications
- Kils, U.: "", in German from 1979, College Station, Texas; 1981. Available free via
- Kils, U., Klages, N. "" Naturwissenschaftliche Rundschau, 10: 397-402.
- Kils, U. "Verhaltensphysiologische Untersuchungen an pelagischen Schwärmen - Schwarmbildung als Strategie zur Orientierung in Umwelt-Gradienten. Bedeutung der Schwarmbildung in der Aquakultur",, Universität Kiel, Ber Inst Meereskunde, Kiel 163: 1-168.
- Kils, U. . In: Berichte zur Polarforschung, Alfred-Wegener-Institut fuer Polarforschung, Sonderheft 4. On the biology of Krill Euphausia superba, Proceedings of the Seminar and Report of Krill Ecology Group, ed. S. B. Schnack, 130 - 155
- Kils, U., Marschall, P. "". In: Hempel, I., Hempel, G., Biologie der Polarmeere - Erlebnisse und Ergebnisse. Gustav Fischer Jena - Stuttgart - New York, 201 - 207
- Kils, U., "So frisst der Krill". In: Hempel, G., Hempel, I., Schiel, S., Faszination Meeresforschung, Ein oekologisches Lesebuch. Hauschild Bremen, 112-115.