THE UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL ECOLOGY OF VISION RESEARCH GROUP
We are an internationally leading vision research group that focuses on visually guided behaviours. We study how animal vision functions in a wide range of species - including crustaceans, insects, fish and cephalopods. A particular strength of the group is discovering new optical principles behind the ways animals manipulate light and understanding how and why vision and animal optics have evolved.
Our research group consists of a mix of biologists, physicists and engineers. This allows us to successfully follow cross-disciplinary approaches in our research. A full list of current group members can be found here.
New Papers from the group:
Ospina-Rozo, L., Priscilla, N., Hutchison, J., van de Meene, A., Roberts, N.W., Stuart-Fox, D. and Roberts, A. 2023. Deconstructed beetles: bilayered materials produce green coloration with remarkably high near-infrared reflectance Materials Today Advances In press.
Caro, T., Fogg, E., Stephens-Collins, T., Santon, M., How, M.J. 2023 Why don’t tabanids land on zebras? Journal of Experimental Biology. 226 (4): jeb244778. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.244778
Wilson, R., Cooper, C.E.C., Meah, R.J., Wakefield, A., Roberts, N.W. and Jones G. 2023. The spectral composition of a white light influences its attractiveness to Culex pipiens mosquitoes. Ecology and Evolution 13(1) e9714 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.9714
How, M.J. and Santon, M., 2022. Cuttlefish camouflage: Blending in by matching background features. Current Biology, 32(11), pp.R523-R525.
Previous Recent Papers from the group:
Field Work Sites where we do research:
Much of the research work we undertake is experimental field work. We use field sites in the Pyrenees, Spain, Panama and the coral reefs off Lizard Island on the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. The video below shows us heading out to Horseshoe Reef just off Lizard Island where we were setting up remote polarization cameras.
Latest Updates
@EcologyofVision
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RT @KoralWotton: The sequencing of active genes from migrating insects reveals the genetic components of migratory behaviour and phy… https://t.co/33zIBUEGVI
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RT @karlincubus: Happy to share my first paper out! 2 different lab populations of Western Flower #Thrips responded differently to b… https://t.co/F2KqSs0tSY
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Rochelle talked to @BenitoExplains for @savebutterflies about some of her work on the negative effects of light pol… https://t.co/oCLbr3DBrm
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RT @MatteoSanton: Cuttlefish camouflage news alert! @DrMartinJohnHow and I discuss latest study investigating how these fantastic ani… https://t.co/cm3ErUxD2m
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RT @vancedberg: Stoked to be awarded a 2-year @snf_ch postdoc mobility grant to investigate polarisation vision & imaging at… https://t.co/tYXxY3pQR6
